As expected, Verizon Wireless will end unlimited smartphone data plans.
On July 7, Verizon four data plans that are priced from $10 for 75MB per month. The other plans are priced at $30 for 2GB, $50 for 5GB and $80 for 10GB, according to published reports, including one from Fierce Wireless.
AT&T for data plans last year. It charges $15 for 200 MB per month, and $25 for 2GB per month.
T-Mobile USA affects data usage by throttling transmission speeds of users that go over a specified amount.
Sprint is the only large carrier that doesn't have usage-based smartphone data plans.
A separate report in Droid Life said Verizon will also begin charging $30 for unlimited LTE mobile hotspot usage on smartphones like the HTC ThunderBolt and Samsung Droid Charge, starting on July 7.
New customers will be charged $20 for an extra 2GB of data used in a mobile hotspot.
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