It never hurts to have different plans to choose from.
Verizon on Friday announced five new “unlimited” phone plans, four of which include extended access to Apple Music.
The plans, termed “Start Unlimited,” “Do More Unlimited,” “Play More Unlimited,” “Get More Unlimited,” and “Just Kids.” “Get More” and “Play More” include an Apple Music bundle, provided one of the customers is a Verizon subscriber. The “Start Unlimited” and “Do More Unlimited” bundle include six months of Apple Music access.
The plans are $5/month cheaper than their predecessors, and offer different terms regarding their data caps and video quality. The “Just Kids” is the most restricted, capped at 5 gigabytes of 4G with 480p video. “Start Unlimited” has no data cap, but is still locked to 480p video, and offers no tethering.
“Do More” once again has 480p video, but a 50-gigabyte cap including 15 gigabytes of tethered use. Play More cuts that cap in half but with support for 720p video — the top tier is Get More, which has 720p and 75 gigabytes of data, 30 tethered.
Users who exceed their data caps will be throttled to speeds of 600 kilobits per second during periods of congestion. On the plus side, 5G access, which is typically included at a fee of an extra $10 per month, features a waived fee, the fee itself paying for truly unlimited data including 4K video streaming.
Verizon’s 5G network is currently only available in a few markets, and no Apple devices support it without a third-party hotspot. Apple’s first 5G-capable iPhones are expected in 2020.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via AppleInsider and Verizon Wireless