Verizon has been making a big fuss about an announcement scheduled for 1pm ET tomorrow. Among other things, Verizon is expected to announce a revamp to some of its most popular plans.
Right now, Verizon has four postpaid, unlimited plans for the mass market:
- Start Unlimited
- Play More Unlimited
- Do More Unlimited
- Get More Unlimited
An authentic-looking picture appeared on Reddit and included details about the revamped plans. While I can’t be certain, it looks like the revamped plans will keep their old prices, have “5G” added to their names, and have “unlimited” dropped from their names. That’ll leave us with:
- 5G Start
- 5G Play More
- 5G Do More
- 5G Get More
For the most part, the changes to the plans look minor. As I see it, here are the most noteworthy changes:
- Hotspot data increases from 15GB to 25GB on the Play More & Do More plans
- Hotspot data on the Get More plan increases from 30GB to 50GB
- (Possibly) Get More & Do More plans lose a discount on connected device plans
- Get More & Do More subscribers get one free TravelPass each month1
- Added 50% discount on Verizon Home Internet with all plans expect 5G Start
- Premium data with the Get More plan turns unlimited (currently 50GB)
Verizon seems to be following T-Mobile’s lead with that last change. In my view, it’s a bad development for most Verizon subscribers. Here’s what I wrote when T-Mobile dropped premium data restrictions on its top-tier plan (Magenta MAX):2
The same can be said for Verizon and the 5G Get More plan.
There’s nothing necessarily wrong with managing networks via things like premium data allotments. Consumers need transparency about network congestion. Dropping premium data limits just passes the buck.
Again, everything is uncertain at this point. I plan to write another post after tomorrow’s announcement.
Hat tip to Josh of PA TECH who drew my attention to the Reddit post.
