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Should I keep my Verizon unlimited data plan?

ergalthema

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Nov 12, 2009
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The last few months, I've used about 3.5GB of data per month. A 4GB plan with unlimited call/text is the same price of my current plan (unlimited data, 450 call/text - which I occasionally exceed).

It sounds like I might not miss my unlimited data. However, if I happened to lose my job or something, I might want to drop my home ISP and just use my Verizon data for a while - which would require more than 4GB/month. Or if I start traveling for work, I might need more than 4GB.

I have a Galaxy Nexus which still does the job, but sometimes it's really slow and frustrating. I'm a pretty heavy user and I think the Galaxy s5 is a good choice for me.

My mom's phone is ready for an upgrade in October. So, one option is to wait for that and use her upgrade to get an S5 for me (and hope she's okay with her S3 for another two years).

Do you have any opinions on this? Basically, should I upgrade and lose my unlimited data, or do whatever it takes to keep my unlimited data?
 
That would depend on how secure your job is, and what the chances are that you'll be required to travel and use data on your dime - and we don't know either of those facts.

If there's a chance that you're going to need unlimited data in the future, keep it for as long as they allow it and put up with the phone for a while. (The industry is going to go one of two ways - either everyone is going to offer unlimited data [don't scoff - unlimited talk was once beyond the realm of the ridiculous] or no one is. Maybe not this year or next year, but eventually.)
 
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