Verizon started the one - upsmanship on Monday when it unveiled
its first unlimited data plan since 2011.
Not exact matches
Then in August 2016, T - Mobile was the
first carrier in the United States to offer
unlimited voice, text and
data plans.
Big Red has confirmed to CNN Money a report
first made by Droid Life, saying that the company will indeed start charging an additional one - time $ 20 activation fee for all customers who sign up for one of Verizon's contract - free device payment
plans beginning Nov. 15, the same day the carrier will start charging users an additional $ 20 for
unlimited data.
Until Tuesday, Walmart's
plan did not offer
unlimited web access, now it will, but it will only give you 3G speed for the
first 250 MB of
data, the rest?..
So on The Vergecast, Nilay, Dieter, and Paul go over the
first impressions of Samsung's latest product and what the pricing will mean for future smartphones.Next up, Loren Grush returns to the show to talk about the second episode of Space Craft, as well as her experience seeing the eclipse this week in Nashville.There's a lot more in between, like Android Oreo's name announcement, Verizon's new
unlimited data plans, and some new smart speakers on the horizon, so listen to it all and you'll get it all.02: 43 - Note 8 specs and features17: 06 - Apple reportedly
planning $ 999 price for new iPhone26: 36 - How I outran clouds to get the perfect eclipse photo with Loren Grush34: 12 - Space Craft episode two with Loren Grush44: 34 - Android O is now officially Android Oreo47: 40 - Google may take on the Echo Dot with a mini Google Home51: 26 - Samsung confirms it's working on a smart speaker52: 13 - Paul revisits Intel's new chip announcements57: 41 - Verizon's good
unlimited data plan is now three bad
unlimited plans1: 09:38 - Paul's weekly segment «YotaPhone 3; still Yota - ing» 1:12:07 - Apple TV is losing badly to Roku and Amazon in the living room, survey finds1: 13:28 - iOS 11 Safari will turn Google AMP links back into regular ones when sharing1: 19:34 - Nikon's new D850 has 45.7 megapixels and enough features to tempt Canon shooters
Virgin Mobile: Virgin Mobile sells all configurations of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus at list price, but under their Inner Circle
plan you'll pay just $ 1 / month for
unlimited data for the
first six months with Virgin Mobile.
Cricket's offering an all - in - one
plan with
unlimited text, talk, and
data for just $ 70 a month — and if you sign up for auto - pay, every month after the
first is just $ 65.
First launched in April, Xfinity Mobile costs $ 12 / GB of
data on the» By the Gig»
plan, or $ 45 / line for an»
unlimited»
plan.
If you're the type who rarely makes calls with their phone, T - Mobile also offers a text and web prepaid
plan that includes
unlimited text and
data (4G speeds for the
first 5 GB; speeds reduced thereafter) and just 100 minutes of talk.
AT&T
first raised its prices for its
unlimited data plans back in February 2016, increasing
data plans from $ 30 to $ 35.
All this comes in response to Verizon and T - Mobile, which spent the
first part of the week jockeying to offer subscribers dueling
unlimited data plans.
In addition to the grand prize, three
first prize winners will get a new Samsung Galaxy S7 with one - year of the Cricket Wireless $ 70
plan, which includes
unlimited text, talk and high - speed
data with no annual contract.