Survey conducted with regard to data charges for Verizon subscribers generally wanted data charges to be cheaper and unlimited. Verizon Communications is hinting that data charges for LTE customers will be in tier based speeds on top ot data consumption. This scenario is similar to wired Internet service providers. However, Verizon executives put a word of caution if this is to push through. They said, “”If you want to pay for less speed, you’ll pay for less speed and consume more, or you can pay for high speed and consume less,” Fran Shammo, Verizon CFO told the Wall Street Journal. They have not yet committed to any pricing strategy yet though.
Verizon has long been rumored to go to a usage-based pricing for LTE which it plans to release by December. However, they have not yet discussed the difference in data speeds as providing difference in pricing. As a holiday promotion, Verizon offers 150 MD of data usage for $15 a month for smartphone users on EVDO network. Verizon still has kept its $30 unlimited data plan.
MetroPCS charges $55 for unlimited LTE data access. Sprint Nextel charges $60 per month for 3G/4G broadband plan.
Smartphones Black Friday Sale for 2010
Holiday shopping is just around the corner. It unofficially begins on Nov. 26–Black Friday. FierceWireless will come up with a guide to provide details on top smartphones and tablets for Tier 1 wireless carriers. In the past years, carriers and manufacturers have been pushing the sales of smartphones and tablets with their data plans. The list is not exhaustive of all the smartphones on sale this season but a quick glance at major sales on smartphones.
Here are the following carriers with their Black Friday Sale:
Verizon Wireless – Apple iPad, Motorola Droid 2, Motorola Droid Pro, Motorola Droid X, Samsung Fascinate, Samsung Continuum, Samsung GalaxyTab,
AT&T Mobile – Apple iPhone 4, Apple iPad, HTC Surround, LG Quantum, Research In Motion BlackBerry, Samsung Captivate, Samsung Focus, Samsung GalaxyTab,
Sprint Mobile – HTC Evo, LG Optimus S, Samsung Epic, Samsung GalaxyTab, Samsung Transform, Sanyo Zio,
T-Mobile – HTC HD7, myTouch 4G, Samsung GalaxyTab, Samsung Vibrant, T-Mobile Comet (Huawei Ideos), T-Mobile G2
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