Current Analysis: Verizon launching $80, 5 GB prepaid mobile broadband plan

By on Aug 24, 2010 at 9:30 PM
Rumor August 24, 2010

FierceWireless is reporting that Verizon Wireless will unveil a prepaid $80 per month 5 GB mobile broadband data plan in the coming months. The plan will complement the company’s current prepaid broadband plans which are $15/day for 75 MB, $30/week for 250 MB, and $50/month for 500 MB. The reported plan, as Current Analysis analyst Deepa Karthikeyan writes, “offers contract-phobic, high-end users with a viable option.” Given Virgin Mobile’s announcement this morning, would you pay double for Verizon’s network?

UPDATE: The new prepaid plans can be found here. The available plans are now: 100 MB (1 day) $15, 300 MB (7 days) $30, 1 GB (30 days) $50, and 5 GB (30 days) $80. Thanks to everyone who sent this in.

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  • PM

    Yes this plan is out. Already on their website.

    • destardi

      I’m shocked…this is a ridiculous plan.

      But I’m happy that Verizon actually let me upgrade my mobile broadband card, and still keep my original ALLTEL broadband plan, which is TRULY UNLIMITED…woo hoo.

  • Chellykay88

    No one will ever get this plan when they can get unlimited usage from virgin mobile for half the price… Or unlimited from cricket or semi unlimited from t-mo. I thought their plans were ridiculous before when 1GB was $60 and 5GB was $60 with virgin. It’s really a no brainer

    • http://infotainmentempire.blogspot.com pekosROB

      I was thinking the same thing – if SOMEHOW Virgin Mobile’s reception is worse than Verizon’s in your area, I could see why people wouldn’t get VM, but doesn’t VM use CDMA/EVDO like Verizon and probably gets the same signal strength as a Verizon router/phone would get?

      If that’s the case and consumers don’t know about VM, then it sounds like VM needs to get their marketing campaign together, because I only know about their plan from reading it online, not seeing it advertised.

  • X Glansburg

    What makes the 5GB of data any used on this device any different than the data I use on my X?

  • baldwin

    1. This is old news, this launched about 2-3 weeks ago.
    2. The “game-changing” providers such as Virgin Mobile, Cricket, etc advertise unlimited, with a speed throttle once you exceed 5GB. Sorry, but regardless if you pay overage beyond 5gb, or are forced down to speeds closer to dial-up, there is still a cap. This will not change until 4g with better bandwidth capabilities.

    Me personally, I think the plan is crap because it has no value to me, but the grass isn’t greener on the other side.

    • http://infotainmentempire.blogspot.com pekosROB

      True, but if VM throttles speed at >5GB AT LEAST YOU’RE PAYING HALF AS MUCH AS VERIZON’S $80 for the same 5 GB (and then charges you more for extra bandwidth, not slowing you down).

  • gee

    what a joke! no thanks

  • Bob Dole

    As much as I like Verizon’s network, this is dumb. $40 for unlimited on Virgin, please.

  • ras

    Verizon has mispriced this plan badly. EVERYone is doing it significantly cheaper.

    • Joe

      This is how all of Verizon’s plans are………

  • Matt

    For any moron err I mean person who buys this plan..Call me!! I have a awesome timeshare and investment for you :)

  • Joe

    LOL can’t wait to see what they’ll charge for LTE, ridiculous.

  • Duke

    I knew that I did the right thing leaving Verizon about 9 months ago. Happier than ever and cash in hand. Bye bye Verizon.

  • http://www.verizonwireless.com VZW

    BGR This changed 2 weeks ago already.

  • Alvin

    Verizon got good service, but come on. $80 for 5g. I mean it is not even unlimited. Virgin mobile offers unlimited plan for $40. If you want tethering option, buy a smart phone and add tethering option for $30 or maybe free with the palm devices. You will end up paying $30-60 a month instead of $80.

  • F1

    Just another example of VZW’s continued absurdly overpriced services, also known as pure”greed”.

    Service charges should be tiered, and be limited to a maximum of $10 per GB, hence allowing reasonable access to all, that would include low or no income (the unemployed) which make up to 10% of today’s U.S.working population.

    With every passing day, the cost of providing basic wireless data, is becoming more and more affordable, to charge the consumers in today’s economy, such outrages fees, is absurd.
    Shame on Verizon wirelees, if this is how they want to “Rule the AiR”.

    Thank You

  • Yert

    This is really old news. Verizon has had this plan for weeks now. Just go into a store and look at their prepaid packaging.

  • brandontx1

    big bullies(ATT&VZ), sometimes they just do the most outrageous things. they do because they can.
    thanks to Clearwire, and things to come..
    break down big giants.

  • http://seveners.com muhsin

    in my country (Indonesia) many operator offer $10 for 5GB data cap.

    lol

  • buj

    hmmmm…i have the same plan for $60 bucks a month… so…i can’t figure out how this is new…hmmmm…maybe its spin to get $20 more bucks out of us…lol…

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