Due Credit Goes To T-Mobile Despite Net Neutrality Concerns, Verizon’s Questionable New Plan

Although it’s now mixed in a Net Neutrality gaffe, many are giving T-Mobile credit for pushing other carriers to adopt plans leaning more towards unlimited data. With current user demands rocketing past what the data plans of many can accommodate, overage charges have become major revenue sources for carriers. By moving towards making unlimited data plans the norm, overcharging may become a thing of the past. Now, if only it wasn’t replaced by something worse such as Verizon’s new plan.

As Fool notes, T-Mobile is responsible for pushing other major carriers into a corner when it enacted its many radical industry changes. One of the most notable shifts that CEO John Legere implemented was to remove overage charges from its system.

This meant that even when consumers went over their data limit, they didn’t have to pay the same way as they would with AT&T or Verizon. As BGR reports, overage charges stood at $600 million in 2016 for both companies.

Then came the newest Net Neutrality issue when Legere once again shook things up in the wireless industry with its unlimited data plans. Many praised the Un-carrier’s move to offer unlimited downloads and video streaming to customers, thus prompting competitors like Sprint to follow suit with similar plans. However, internet watchdogs do take issue with the fact that users now have to pay extra to enjoy high-definition video streaming.

Speaking of unlimited data issues, it would seem Verizon is now offering limitless surfing on an hourly basis, Android Police reports. According to the publication, users can pay $3 in order to access unlimited data from the carrier for one hour thanks to a new plan called PopData.

While AP acknowledged that there are certain situations wherein this type of plan would be really useful, it’s also a fact that users will need to pay extra to gain access to more data even though they already have a plan from Verizon. More than that, the publication also notes how the carrier is aware of the real need people may have for unlimited, high-speed internet and is giving it to them piecemeal.