Verizon may announce Connect Plan, unlimited web for $10

By on Nov 9, 2008 at 2:08 PM
Rumor November 9, 2008

A lot of folks have always trashed Verizon as being one of the priciest carriers out there – if not the priciest. Nickel and dime seems to be their motto, until maybe now… Word is, though unconfirmed as of now, there is a new plan that Verizon will be announcing soon called “Connect”. Apparently, you can have unlimited mobile web for just $10/month instead of whatever you’re paying for V Cast right now. A Giz tipster said:

If someone does not want the Vcast service, this is a step above the current premium plans. So if your premium plan is $79.99, you can add Vcast for $15, for a total of about $95. With Connect it will be only $10 more, for a total of about $89.00. Connect allows for unlimited mobile web so if you want to save five bucks, and have the premium plan with unlimited mobile web, but no Vcast, that’s the new plan.

And if you want to add it on a secondary line, it’s also $10 bucks. It will be available on November 16 mobile web phones only, not smartphones.

There you have it. If you don’t want to pay that extra five bucks for everything V Cast has to offer and you have a dumbphone, you may soon be able to get unlimited web for your phone at the reasonable price of just $10.

UPDATE: It looks like the tipster was a bit off as the Premium plan already includes unlimited data and V Cast, as well as VZ navigator and unlimited messaging. It looks like the new Connect plan option will fall between the Select plan and the Premium plan, basically affording a $5 savings compared to the Select plan  and V Cast or a $10 savings compared to the Premium plan.

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  • vaxick

    Mobile web only used to cost $5 a month and still does for people on old phone plans. Problem is every new phone on the network (minus PDA’s) forces you to join their new plan so they can get more out of you.

  • The dude

    I call BS! This would take an act of Congress….

  • theguy

    its definitely BS, if you have the premium plan you wouldn’t have to add vcast or mobile web because it’s all included. It looks like the Giz tipster doesn’t know what he’s talking about.

  • Kevin

    The problem with the $5/month web plan was that you were charged airtime. And back in the day plans were not as generous with minutes as they are now. Even moderate users could see themselves with $5+ overage charges in a month. This won’t affect me as I’m a devoted Blackberry user, but this would fare well for many Verizon customers.

  • StevenGlansburg

    Sooner or later the cell phone companies will be asking for a bailout too… this is just further proof they are hurting…

  • Kelly Hodgkins

    @Kevin
    that $5/month web plan that used airtime minutes was great on nights and weekends because the minutes were unlimited!

    Doesn’t really matter as that old plan is gone. If buy a new phone, you are forced to upgrade to the newer plans which measures your data usage per MB instead of per minute.

  • http://bgr tblack

    no smartphones so u telling me the 10 dollars is useless like verizon

  • smknv8s

    @tblack
    Wow, could we say “Hater”?

    This is just another option for customers who don’t use all of vcast but still want internet. Nothing major. I wouldn’t doubt it if AT&T were to do something simalar to thier “Media Net” option here shortly.

    This is not proof of a company hurting Financially. They are LOWERING Data prices.

  • Louie Cantone

    This would surprise me if vzw were to do this but it’s great for the consumer

  • GetOverIt

    Kelly,

    that is not entirely true about requiring to update your plan if you get a new phone. There are a few phones that do require the change to the nationwide pricing, but not ALL do.

    I think this is a pretty good move by Verizon though. Should go over better with customers when they are required to get that unlimited data plan for $10 instead of $15

  • Abe

    StevenG, cell phone companies are hurting? You must have Sprint! Did you read the 3rd Q releases for VZW or AT&T? These guys are not hurting. Show me others that have that customer growth and YOY profit increases. Geez man, get a clue. This is another option for customers and could generate additional data revenue. For non-pda users, this is a great option.

    Abe

  • fan_of_fanboys

    The connect plan is between the select and prem plan. it is $10 more than select and $10 less than prem. 2ndry lines can either be $9.99 like norm w/ unlimited txt or $19.99 which includes unlimited data and mobile e-mail. you can mix and match your 2ndry lines. and if on the prem plan then 2ndry lines can be 9.99, 19.99, or 29.99, and will be either select, connect, or prem, respective to price. the connect plan gives unlimited data, mobile e-mail, unlimited txt/pix

  • JustMe

    Hmmm.. sounds like a good idea to me. The more options the better. You can go with 5 bucks and have it take away from your minutes (which is good for those who don’t use all of their minutes), 10 bucks for avid net surfers that don’t need everything VCast VPak offers, OR the whole sha-bang for 15 bucks.

    Customers like having their options and it seems like this would give them all the options they need.

    Way to be.

  • Nate

    This seems like a nice option, to me.

    Having paid for Vcast, in the past, I’d opt for this if I were a dumbphone user. Vcast videos are useless, but being able to knock five bucks off and still get unlimited web use would be worth it.

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