http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/May 27th 2010 12:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/
...instead charging for "buckets" of megabytes, just like in the olden days -- despite the fact that it'll cost it a half to a third of what it costs today to transmit the same amount of data.]]>May 27th 2010 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/May 27th 2010 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/All you did was copy and paste from the article... No comments worth contributing?

Moving on though, I'm not sure how I feel about this. Obviously my first thought is NOOO!! But come to think of it, I don't use that much data on my phone, I don't think, so maybe this will allow me to save some money. Then again I probably use a lot more than I think I do, and with 4G (and unlimited) I'd use it to tether to my laptop. So, in conclusion: NOOO!! I want unlimited data!]]>May 27th 2010 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/
You think you will save money?! lol! They already charge $10-20 for featurephone data plans, and you think that you will be paying less for your smartphone? You must be crazy.]]>May 27th 2010 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/
Hate? Dude, you know to can switch to Sprint, they already offer 4G.]]>May 27th 2010 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/
If Verizon tries this and there isn't a mass-exodus (which there won't be), then you can bet that at&t will adopt it as well. They will claim they are investing so much in their wonderful LTE experience and they want to ensure the best experience, so you have to pay more (even though in reality, it's cheaper for them to deliver it).]]>May 27th 2010 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/
It will cost the lowest data users a lot less. The users that, you know, actually use data close the the current cap will be paying a lot more for data.]]>May 27th 2010 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/I concur. I wish they'd just lower their overpriced plans though =_=;]]>May 27th 2010 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/
Sent from my iPhone ]]>May 27th 2010 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/
AT&T is just as bad numbnuts.]]>May 27th 2010 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/Ya good thing your on At&t and get gouged for service you don't even get....ROFL.. At least Verizon customers are getting gouged for services they DO get. Largest 3g network my troll friend...BTW I am on T-Mobile]]>May 27th 2010 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/May 27th 2010 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/umm actually sprint dosent use 4G. It's still 3G. 4G dosent exist yet. Way too early.]]>May 27th 2010 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/
if they do this im switching away from vzw]]>May 27th 2010 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/
Sprint has had 4G for awhile now in select markets and is rolling out more markets (ie big cities) throughout this year.

they are the first American mobile network to have a lot of 4G up and running. the only difference is that they use WiMax and not LTE.]]>May 27th 2010 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/May 27th 2010 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/May 27th 2010 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/
Umm again they are not 4G... Wimax and lte ain't 4G. They pretty much 3.9G they market as 4G but it ain't 4G. ]]>May 27th 2010 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/lolwut? Sit, please inform yourself. Search the news, blogs, and wikipedia is a good source. Come back when you're done.]]>May 27th 2010 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/
That ain't 4G that's 3.9G... They market as 4G but it ain't 4G. Wimax and lte dosent meet the requirement fir 4G... It's only a next step toward 4G... It all has to do with the stupid marketing.]]>May 27th 2010 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/
Don't forget Verizon lets you pay your bill in store, without any additional charges. AT&T, on the other hand, has determined that a $5 fee is suitable for the convenience of paying your bill in the store.

Additionally, if you think for a second that AT&T won't do this if VzW gets away with it, you're a bigger shill than you thought .... errrr i mean "than WE thought"]]>May 27th 2010 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/Everyone that is commenting here on how this might be a good idea because it might be cheaper for them, since they can just pick the cheapest plan and only pay for what they use. Stop it, you are killing me! You actually want to give Verizon the ability to charge you for overage on data use? I bet you a million dollars that your bill will magically be $300+ one day because, according to Verizon, you went over your data limit because, "there is an app that still runs when you close your phone". Thank God I am on Sprint. I don't do convoluted overage math every time I want to read my email or check box scores. Sheesh! ]]>May 27th 2010 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/May 27th 2010 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/May 27th 2010 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/
Lol @ everyone that wants the iPhone on verizon now....
]]>May 27th 2010 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/I hate VZW's consumer limits too - all of the major carriers quit offering the unlimited consumer plans because of the very few users that were abusing the system - including those tethering without being provisioned for it. Carriers can't properly balance their networks if hackers are siphoning off data without planning. We used to have unlimited data account available until just a few years ago - we're still getting capped because the carriers KNOW they're going to get hacked, and we have better tools to hack with now. I'm going to get flamed for writing this - and I'm tired of capped tethering on the smart phones my company uses, but that's the way it is.

I can still get unlimited data card plans for my VZW and ATTWS corporate-liable accounts.]]>May 27th 2010 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/
Freddy is 100% correct.

WiMax is NOT considered 4G by the International Communications Union

"The Mobile WiMAX (IEEE 802.16e-2005) mobile wireless broadband access (MWBA) standard is sometimes branded 4G, and offers peak data rates of 128 Mbit/s downlink and 56 Mbit/s uplink over 20 MHz wide channels. The IEEE 802.16m evolution of 802.16e is under development, with the objective to fulfill the IMT-Advanced criteria of 1 Gbit/s for stationary reception and 100 Mbit/s for mobile reception.[5]

Sprint Nextel has announced that it will be using WiMAX, branded as a "4G" network."]]>May 27th 2010 3:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/May 27th 2010 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/May 28th 2010 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://j.mp/att-apple-2012-armageddon]]>May 28th 2010 1:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/May 27th 2010 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/Tethering better be free as well.]]>May 27th 2010 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/
i hope verizon does impose these limits and at&t follows suit. eventually people will switch to sprint & t-mobile because of the cheaper plans and they will become the #1 & #2 carriers in the US. then verizon and at&t will start firing off executives for allowing a mass exodus from their company...

At which time, a man named Han Desse will become CEO of verizon and usher in a new era of affordable plans, cheap unlimited data services, verizon money back guarantee, and reduced ETF fees. at&t will follow suit in the ensuing few years as sprint and t-mobile become drunk on power and profits and start to nickel & dime their customers (again)...

At which time, verizon and at&t will grow to be the #1 & #2 carriers in the US again, and we're back where we started. I call it the "circle of carrier stupidity."


Given the above truths... Verizon, can you just stop dicking around and stop trying to squeeze out profits? Stop the inevitable future from happening and you can actually stay on top for the next 10 years.]]>May 27th 2010 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/
But reality says Sprint is bleeding both money and customers ,and they're mainly going to Verizon. The reality is that Verizon offers a better and more reliable service than Sprint.

The EVO is going to be Sprint's last hurrah. If it fails, I can see Verizon buying out Sprint, easily.]]>May 27th 2010 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/I'd be ok paying for tethering too, but I'd like to see it be $5-10 extra. I was looking forward to the EVO's ability until it came out that its $30, on top of the extra $10 for data. At least it looks like there's no 3G/4G data limits with that, but that shit adds up fast, and I don't even have 4G in the area. I have to drive to LA or Las Vegas.]]>May 27th 2010 6:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/May 27th 2010 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/i'm just hoping they finally get the Hero 2 so we can have a decent android phone that doesn't charge $10 extra each month for a service i'll never be able to use (indianapolis isn't on the list of WiMax sites in the next year - or more - so there's no point in me paying for 4G)]]>May 27th 2010 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/May 27th 2010 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/
Exactly. Get an Evo and don't worry about limits ever again.]]>May 27th 2010 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/
http://blog.laptopmag.com/sprint-clarifies-required-10-premium-data-charge-on-evo-4g]]>May 27th 2010 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/
Let us know how good your coverage is. That unlimited data and cheaper service isn't very good if it doesn't work half the time.]]>May 27th 2010 5:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/
Umm so according to your dumb logic is that if you pay more it will mean your service will be better??? last time I check ATT 3g is not available as much as Sprint 3g is when att is like twice as much as expensive as VZW. How come VZW and ATT customers aren't experiencing 4g speeds in at least one city in the USA???? I mean you guys get raped right so shouldn't be the other way around both Att and VZW having 4g.]]>May 27th 2010 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/May 27th 2010 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/May 27th 2010 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/May 27th 2010 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/May 27th 2010 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/May 27th 2010 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/May 27th 2010 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/verizon-looking-at-non-unlimited-plans-for-4g-data-will-use-lte/May 27th 2010 12:36PM