Step 1: Smartphones
Do you have more than 1 line on an account that includes a smartphone? Proceed to “Step 2″ and the Share Everything plans. If you have an individual smartphone account with 1 line, there are standalone data packages for you starting at $30 for 2GB of data. If you only have feature (basic) phones on your account, you get a whole new set of plans that you can find at the very bottom of the post
Step 2: Number of Devices
How many devices do you have? Each one comes with its own “Monthly Line Access” fee. Prices below:
Smartphones: $40 per device
Feature phones: $30 per device
Jetpack / Netbook / Notebook / USB: $20 per device
Tablets: $10 per device
Step 3: Data Package Selection
Choose a data package for your entire family/account or what Verizon refers to as “Monthly Account Access”:
1GB for $50
2GB for $60
4GB for $70
6GB for $80
8GB for $90
10GB for $100
Step 4: More Data
Not enough data? If 10GB is not enough, you can add on an additional 2GB for $10. If you go over your monthly allowance, you pay $15 per 1GB of data.
Step 5: Mobile Hotspot
Want to add mobile hotspot on? It’s already on there. Mobile hotspot is now included with all capable devices at no extra charge. Just remember that using a hotspot on any of them will pull from the data package you selected in “Step 3.”
Step 6: Minutes and Texting
You do not have to select a minute or text package as they are all unlimited on these new share everything plans, and that includes picture and video messages. From what we can tell, this isn’t just mobile-to-mobile either. You can call anyone across this great nation for free on any phone.
Step 7: Add It Up
To figure out what your bill will look like, add up your number of devices along with their per device price from step 1, then add on a data package and you are done. That is now your monthly bill, minus taxes and fees.
Here is an example:
You have 6 devices in your family – 3 smartphones, 1 feature phone, 1 Jetpack, and 1 tablet. You will pay $40 for each smartphone ($120), plus $30 for the 1 feature phone, $20 for the Jetpack, and $10 for the tablet. The total monthly line access for your devices comes to $180. Since Verizon seems to think that the average user users 1-2GB of data per month, you would probably choose no less than the 8GB plan for $90. Add that to the $180 total for your devices and your bill will roughly be $270 per month, which includes unlimited talk and text.
Last edited by Moose24; 06/14/12 12:55 PM.
