Verizon to Offer $50 Data-Only Plan for LTE Phones Bought Off Contract

If you were planning on buying the HTC Thunderbolt off contract, you may want to take a look at a new plan option that Android Central has uncovered. Should you buy an LTE (Long Term Evolution, latest standard in the mobile network technology) smartphone without a two-year contract and don’t want to use the phone part of the phone, you can get a data-only plan for $50 per month.

The plan is great for folks who

The plan is great for folks who would to put it more exactly use VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) customers to make their phone calls or for deaf people where voice plans are useless. We’re not sure how many people will as a matter of fact spring for this, now it’s nice to know you have options. Are any of you thinking of going this route?

Android nevertheless has no way of utilizing Google Voice/Gmail VoIP. Ironically, iPhone/iPod/iPad does, through Talkatone. I’d love to switch to data only; I already use Google Voice for all texting and call through Gmail as much as possible, however it’s nevertheless not but an option for us Android users:(

The people who wanted IP phone as their only phone

I remeber all the people who wanted IP phone as their only phone.. not me brother.. I can’t stand to talk to people with voip phones.

I’m assuming you were responding to me…if so, when you dial out with a GV number, all that means is Google is connecting your call to your carrier’s network. All minutes used are after all through traditional voice networks, not VoIP. Android, as far as I am concerned, everything considered lacks Gmail VoIP integration.

Why would anyone buy a phone not to use the phone lol If they want to sell a data device at the time they should make one for that use only.. The phone companies have real idiots working for them but, and it gets worst day in day out.

Phone for only data

NO! its not dumb to use a phone for only data, the more options the better if u liked reading would all in all get a kindle over an ipad or tablet prob not, and WTF $50 for 5GB of data, might as so then get mifi and use wifi on ur phone which would make the connection alot faster

Doesn’t T-Mobile offer a data only plan as so then for phones? Might be the same price or cheaper. Regardless, I’ll stick with the cheapest voice plan + a good data plan. If you drive anywhere or travel to the boonies or go to areas with TONS, do NOT count on your data working reliably or at all, doesn’t matter who the provider is.

Not a move I expected from Verizon…Surprisingly they are recognizing the shift in how users will use their phones and appear to be somewhat embracing it, rather at that time fighting it to the bitter end…I am impressed!

I don’t see anyone going over 5GB of data a month on a phone…I mean I’m sure people come close nevertheless still. That being said, 50 bucks for capped data? I’ll stick with my 30 buck unlimited 3G service, thank you.

$50 for capped data and you have to pay the full retail price for the handset???? No way!!!! Tmobile offers its deaf clients an unlimited data only plan at around $35 and you can get the phone at the 2 year contract price. If Verizon wants this plan to be popular they need to lower the price and offer the phones at a discounted price like they do with their other plans.