Wow oh Wow... sorry guys/gals I am new around this forum, but not a newbie to the cellular world. But wow there is a lot of mis information in this thread regarding VZW plans. Let me do my best to break it down for you all. It is simple really....
VZW has both single line and Family Share Plans.... And they are broke down into four categories.
BASIC: Voice Calling Only
SELECT: Voice Calling and Unlimited Messaging
CONNECT: Voice Calling, Unlimited Messaging, Unlimited Data, Mobile Email
PREMIUM: Voice Calling, Unlimited Messaging, Unlimited Data, V Cast Video on Demand, VZ Navigator, and Mobile Email.
On Single line Plans they offer 450 min to Unlimited and Family Plans from 700 Min to Unlimited.
For single line plans every thing goes up in $20.00 increments. ie... a basic 450 min plan is $39.99 and the next basic plan up is 900 min @ $59.99. The same goes for if you are going to a Basic 450 plan to a Select 450 plan it goes from 39.99 to 59.99. For each step up it will add another $20.00.
The Select and Basic Plans are for ALL VZW equipment. And the Premium and Connect Plans are for HTML and Enhanced Media Devices
not smart phones.
So if you have a WM, BlackBerry, or ANDROID, Smart Phone you would only choose a Select or Basic Plan and add 29.99 for Personal UNLIMITED Email and Web.
The $45.00 Data Plan is for Business Plans using a WM device or BlackBerry that is connected to a BES server or is Using Wireless Sync or MS Exchange. I am sure this will be the same for any Android devices using MS exchange as well.
Tethering on a Smart Phone is $30.00 on personal plans and $15.00 for Plans that are a $45.00 data plan. Either way if your on VZW and Tether your phone you will end up spending $60.00 a month in Data. (unless you have a program like Tether Berry )
Hope this did not confuse any one
Peace Gixx