How to Deal with Verizon's Share Everything 4G LTE Plans - Keep Unlimited Data & Get Best Deals on Droid RAZR/Bionic Update

Verizon Data Usage

Share EverythingVerizon Wireless is running a new commercial for the Share Everything plans.  It makes it seem like it's all wonderful deal.  However, what the family is actually sharing is higher costs for data.  It is the data that is being shared not the voice minutes or the texts with smartphone plans because for each smartphon voice and text are unlimited. We calculated the recommended plans from Verizon for such a family and gave our own recommendations.

In this day and age when even preteens have to have a smartphone the most highly used feature is  data.  Yes, Verizon Wireless has the greatest coverage and some of the best speeds for 4G LTE, but depending on usage could be the most expensive.

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Unlimited 3G Verizon Data Hogs Throughput Reduced for Network Optimization

Network Optimization

Network OptimizationIn February, Verizon began notifying users of the possibility that heavy-data users on 3G unlimited plans may have  data speeds limited.  Last month, Verizon customers received notices in their wireless bills.  Recently, Verizon Wireless published a network optimization page to explain its policies which lead some bloggers to report that Verizon was, throttling data hogs.

"Verizon Wireless will not throttle data," said Verizon spokesman ,Jeffrey Nelson, "Throttling is when data throughput is reduced for the rest of the billing period.  When cell towers are congested, some 3G data customers who have used over 2GB of data will notice the slowing of data during busy times."

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