Android Hackers

[BrandonSi]

My setup on my ATP.. took a while to configure, but I love it.. I also have a HTZ Rezound that's rooted, but that's about it.. I need my phone to be rock solid for work, so no ROMS there..

 

[skri11a]

I'm still holding off upgrading my Verizon Android out of protest until they offer the family share plan for internet access. I refuse to pay more for my phones to have internet access than I pay for home internet from AT&T. I think my highest data usage has been around 150mb in one month. Typically, I'm far under 100mb. That may rise slightly since I now have a Kindle, but since Christmas it hasn't been noticeable.

One $30 plan shared between my wife and I would suffice. She has a semi-smart LG phone and seldom uses internet access. She wants an Android. Hers is the $9.95 plan right now. My Android is $20. Rumors vary as to how Big V's shared plans would work, but competitive pressures should prevail. Sprint is selling family data plans for $30/2GB. Rumors talk about a higher Verizon price, like $50 for a family share. If that is their game (and no one else in town has decent cell coverage) I will just root the phones and work from wi-fi. I've wanted to do that anyway. The problem is that Verizon requires a data plan for a smartphone or they won't activate it. The alternative is a rooted brick that can't make phone calls, but does wireless and an old fashioned flip phone on your hip.

It looks like your shared plan has finally been released by Verizon.

Verizon Wireless Unveils Shared-Data Plans | Fox Business

 

[DaveP]

It looks like your shared plan has finally been released by Verizon.

Verizon Wireless Unveils Shared-Data Plans | Fox Business

I saw that a couple of days ago. I'll probably get the Razr soon. I don't care for the 1gb data limit on the $50 data plan, though. It will work fine for me and allow my wife to get an Android phone without paying for 2 data plans under the old system. The total will work out fine for us, but still cost us $160 a month for 3 phones, 2 of which that will hardly ever use any data at all. On a heavy month I will use about 150mb of data. I'm sure I will use a little more with a faster dual core phone, but not that much. Wireless access points are available most everywhere I go. I'd still like the $50 shared data plan to be 5gb like the old $50 single plan.

Page down about halfway on this link and you'll see the new pricing plans in a Verizon graphic.

Verizon family data share plan pricing info - Android Forums at AndroidCentral.com