Should New Cellphone Data Plans Have You Worried?
Should New Cellphone Data Plans Have You Worried?
Many real estate professionals rely on their smartphones a lot for their business. But new data plans by cellphone giants may get a little more pricey in the future as carriers move away from offering “unlimited plans.”
Verizon and AT&T, for example, are planning to move subscribers away from unlimited service plans to tiered data plans.
Verizon received some criticism as it started pushing tiered plans recently. It discountinued grandfathering in unlimited plans for those who switched to 4G devices.
Some options the carriers are reportedly considering include pricing tiers based on download speeds. “This would effectively block low-tier consumers or employees of a corporation from accessing streaming video or other data intensive applications,” Forbes.com explains. “Could be a great fit for those people who simply use smartphones for e-mail and light browsing of simple Web sites.”
Carriers also are reportedly considering pricing tiers based on peak offers, charging more for downloading during peak times.
Despite the pricier and tiered considerations, AT&T and Verizon continue to hold onto the market share in the cellphone market.
Source: “AT&T and Verizon Considering Complex New Data Plans,” Forbes.com (June 6, 2012)
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