Verizon DROID data plan $30 with Exchange support for consumer lines

By on Nov 4, 2009 at 11:35 AM
General November 4, 2009

There have been rumors flying around the intertubes that Verizon is planning to charge an extra $15/month to allow your shiny new Motorola DROID to be hooked up to Microsoft’s Exchange email enviroment. Well, we are happy to confirm that, for consumer lines anyway, these rumors are false. The folks over at Gearlog received clarification from Verizon’s headquarters about the rumored $45/month data mandate, and it looks as though it’s for corporate responsible user accounts only. Individual accounts and family lines, whether you use Exchange or not, will still cost just $30/month. Good news for future DROID owners out there, and just the same as how the iPhone pricing works on AT&T.

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  • Jonathan

    Actually I don’t think this true! Verizon windows mobile don’t require this! There is talk of good mobile messaging app that would require the 45 dollar days plan!

  • Derrick

    Finally someone cleared this up. I was so sick of this misinformation. I knew that you wouldn’t have to pay $45. More misinformation from blogs who don’t do their research.

  • http://Glen Glen

    There is NO 5gb limit on the data plan. The limit is only on the extra tethering feature or on aircards and netbooks… Don’t post unless you have your facts straight. Unless you just have a bone to pick with VZW

  • idavid

    I feel so sorry for our American cousins. Here in UK, $40 pm equivalent buys you 500 mins voice (unlimited to landlines), unlimited SMS, email including Exchange accounts and 500Mb browsing. And you’ll probably get a free handset on a 24 month plan, too.

    And, upside of being a tiny country with shitty weather, all four carriers provide full 3G in most places that you’d want to visit.

    • chris

      so its like a 50 dollar monthly premium not to live in a a tiny country with shitty weather? sign me up.

  • Joe

    The Verizon website lists the data charge at $44.99.

  • AdamR

    Just picked up my Droid, and set up Exchange on the $30 plan (corporate account) no prob.

    • Cameron

      So when I bought my droid the guy told me the $44.99 data plan was required to get my corporate e-mail. I showed him this posting and he said the info was false. I told him to give me the $29.99 plan instead of the $44.99 plan anyway and I’d try it.

      Well I can’t get mail to sync. My exchange calendar synced at first, but now I can’t get that to sync either. It tells me “authentication failed.”

      Any suggestions?

      • James

        I agree – I had to sign up for $44.99. Still waiting to get exchange up and running, but I am paying the exact same as when I had a blackberry.

      • Joe

        Then you’ve been suckered. Works great on the $30 plan that I have.

    • Darren

      Much like the iPhone $30 plan works fine for Exchange but if you do a lot of Exchange usage and they notice it will get cut off and you have to switch plans.

      The description even lists it as for POP and IMAP accounts only.

    • riggo

      They charged me $45……

  • VerizonisTerrible

    Unfortunately, this isn’t true. Exchange requires the $45 plan no matter who you are. At least that’s what the Verizon guys said when I went in to the store.

    • riggo

      Just confirmed 2 min ago as well. $45 just to use the Exchange functionality.

      Love the Droid so far, but this certainly puts a damper on things.

  • bambilegal

    I have 2 exchange accounts (school and work) – and neither worked on the droid. One worked on Touchdown (school), but the other (work) didnt. I had the $29.99 data plan.

    Although this is a personal account, I have access to our corporate rep through work. He told me that I need the $45 plan to work with Exchange. So he put it on my plan. That made the school account work (previously it had only worked with Touchdown 3rd party app)… but the work account still doesn’t work.

    I guess Android is not supporting Exchange ActiveSync policies or something to that effect. Its a shame – they shouldn’t advertise full exchange support if they don’t really have it.

  • Micah

    Verizon store reps. were not clear on if you needed the $45 dollar plan v. $30 plan so to start I went with the $30 plan. In my case connecting to Exchange 2007 backend that is configured for https access it worked under the $30 dollar plan. You figure if Google Apps account works under $30 plan why not an Exchange connection as they are both using Microsoft’s ActiveSync technology.

    There is my data point for San Francisco area Verizon user

    • Micah

      OK so after working for a week under the $30 plan I am now convinced you need the $45. Darren’s post is accurate in my experience over a week of usage I had my account reset 5 times. By reset I mean I’d go to check my e-mail and instead get a prompt for “setup a new account” as if my Droid did not have e-mail configured. Once I changed to $45 data plan this immediately stopped occurring.

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