Verizon updates EVDO phone/pda tethering pricing

Alex · Last edited by Alex on Thu May 14, 2009 9:53 am; edited 1 time in total

Official press release is at: http://www.evdoinfo.com/content/view/2782/64/

Alex · Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 9:46 am Post subject:

we're not sure that EXISTING customers will automatically see the lower tethering charges.

we're working as hard as we can to find out for sure, and will post update here once we know.
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Maureen · Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 6:05 pm Post subject:

UPDATE: Existing tethering customers will NOT automatically see the lower rates and lower overage charges. However, since tethering is not a contracted service and there is no penalty for canceling, all you have to do to take advantage of the new pricing/overages is to call Verizon and turn off tethering and then call them back and turn it back on (on or after Sunday, when these new plans go into effect).

The way this press release is worded is a tad confusing, so allow me to clarify the costs of tethering with Verizon. They have three different rates: 1 for customers tethering a regular (non-PDA) phone, 1 for PDA users who are signed up for the $29.99/mo PDA package, and a third for PDA users who are signed up for the $44.99/mo PDA package. While the overage charges for ALL tethering customers is dropping on Sunday, ONLY THE FEE FOR TETHERING REGULAR PHONES IS CHANGING - the fees for PDA users is still the same:

Verizon tethering fees effective Sunday 5/17/09:
Regular (non-PDA) phones: $49.99/mo (previously $59.99)
PDA users with $29.99 PDA package: $30/mo (same as before)
PDA users with $44.95 PDA package: $15/mo (same as before)

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What's the tethering charge for the 64.99/69.99 Global plan?
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