Verizon Dropping Unlimited Data Plans in July

New Verizon smartphone users have until July 7 to secure unlimited data plans for $30 or start paying up to $80 a month for 10GB of data.

β€œWe will move to a more usage based model in July,” Verizon spokeswoman Brenda Raney told AllThingsD in an e-mail. β€œWe’ll share more later.”

DroidLife listed the plans, starting at $30 a month for a mere 2GB of data.

Data Plans

  • 2GB $30/month
  • 5GB $50/month
  • 10GB $80/month

Anything over the standard plans are charged at  $10 per GB. Tethering is also available for an extra $20 a month (and an extra 2GB.)

While this is unlikely to affect those already under contract with Verizon, new subscribers only have about another two weeks to grab a smartphone with an unlimited data plan.

Verizon's new move means that it joins other carriers like AT&T which have killed unlimited data plans. The company has been rumored to do so for months, with Verizon's vice president Nicola Palmer stating in April, β€œUnlimited billing on data is simply unsustainable for the industry."

So if you haven't gotten the new iPhone or Droid Charge, you might think about buying one July 6.

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