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Verizon subscribers on one of the carriers’ legacy unlimited plans will need to be prepared for a price increase in the near future. According to The Mobile Report (via The Verge), Verizon is looking to increase the price of three of its legacy unlimited plans. Specifically the Go Unlimited, Beyond Unlimited, and Above Unlimited plans.
The increase will be fairly minor at $3 more per month. But that isn’t really the point. Customers who have been using these plans since they were made available in 2018 have likely held onto them through other changes. As these are legacy plans, Verizon already has new ones. But they could cost more and may not offer the same thing. And now customers are going to have to pay a little extra to keep these older plans. This probably won’t bother most. But there will no doubt be a few who won’t be happy about the change.
Also worth mentioning is that some people may be on a fixed budget. And may not have accounted for an extra $3 more a month. Which over the course of a year is an addition $36. It doesn’t seem like a lot. But it could be to some.
Verizon will introduce the price increase for these unlimited plans on August 29
So, when we will these price changes come into play? This month, as it turns out. Verizon has confirmed that the increases are happening on August 29, so there’s only a couple more weeks before that happens. If your billing cycle ends before that point, then you should have one more bill coming with the current monthly price. But then going forward, it’ll reflect the additional $3 per month.
Verizon continues to shake things up with its plan offerings and these $3 increases are just the latest effort. Back in May the carrier revealed and launched its new myPlan offerings that were an attempt to simplify things for customers. It’s also not the only carrier adding prices onto your bill or sliding in some extra fees here and there. Just last month, T-Mobile announced it would begin charging customers $5 to pay their bill in stores.