Verizon has finally put the nail in the coffin. Customers upgrading to LTE smartphones with grandfathered unlimited data will be forced to switch to a new tiered data plan after Verizon begins offering its shared tiered data plans this summer. Even though this isn’t exactly a surprising move by any means, this leaves Sprint as the only carrier offering unlimited data to new customers, while AT&T allows grandfathered unlimited customers to upgrade.
The new shared data plans that will be offered in the near future do offer benefits to many users, as customers may want to share one data plan between a tablet, smartphone, and wireless hotspot, or between family members. As the spectrum wars continue, this is Verizon’s way of securing their assets and ensuring their network does not get abused.
Obviously, this is not a good thing for the end user, and I recommend that anyone on a Verizon unlimited data plan upgrade ASAP to a new LTE phone to keep that plan for at least the next two years.
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