- Verizon just launched new cell phone plans
on January 5th, 2022.
These are the best cell phone plans
Verizon has ever offered,
and they have four main changes over the previous plans.
In this video, I'm covering what changed,
how the new plans compare to the previous plans,
which one is best,
and if you should upgrade to these new plans
if you're on an old one.
Verizon's previous four plans were Start Unlimited,
Play More Unlimited,
Do More Unlimited,
and Get More Unlimited.
They were introduced on August 20th, 2020.
If you want to know what changes those plans brought,
you can check out my previous video here.
It'll be linked in the video description.
This time around,
Verizon's new plans changed four key things:
the name, the amount of priority data,
the amount of hotspot data,
and the included perks.
The first big change here was with the name.
Verizon officially removed the word unlimited from the name
and they added 5G to the start of all of the names.
So now, the plans are 5G Start,
5G Play More, 5G Do More, and 5G Get More.
And yes, I think these are ridiculous names.
All plans previously included access to 5G
and nothing has changed on the 5G front.
The second thing that did change, though,
was the amount of priority data.
The one plan that got improvements here
is the 5G Get More plan.
It went from 50 gigabytes to truly unlimited premium data.
Verizon finally matches the T-Mobile Magenta MAX
and AT&T Unlimited Elite plans
that already had unlimited premium data
for quite a while now.
The third big change is to the hotspot data.
Verizon added 10 extra gigabytes of hotspot data
to 5G Play More and Do More,
bringing their total to 25 gigabytes.
And on the 5G Get More Plan,
Verizon added 20 gigabytes of extra hotspot data here
for a total of 50 gigabytes.
This is now the most hotspot data you can get
on any consumer plan.
Magenta MAX and AT&T Unlimited Elite
both top out at 40 gigabytes of hotspot data.
The fourth big change here is with the perks.
Verizon added six months of Apple Arcade or Google Play Pass
to 5G Start and 5G Play More,
and they now include either Apple Arcade
or Google Play Pass in 5G Get More.
Verizon also added 50% off their 5G
or LTE Home Internet product
to 5G Play More, Do More, and Get More.
Alternatively, you could also choose to get $30 off
the Verizon FiOS Gigabit plan.
Finally, 5G Do More and Get More
now get one free TravelPass Day per month.
A TravelPass Day gives you unlimited minutes,
unlimited texts, and half a gigabyte of high-speed data
in 185 supported countries for a period of 24-hours.
What is nice is you can accumulate
up to 12 TravelPass Days total,
which would basically be enough
for a 12-day vacation once per year.
I will mention that Verizon did change up the perks
a couple of times during the year.
We saw them add 12 months of discovery+ a while back
and now is included for free,
but now that perk is gone.
So, as of the launch of these new plans,
this is what they include.
Overall, I would say positive changes across the board.
The value-add increases from between $36 to $312 per year
with the new perks.
And this isn't even counting
the 50% off 5G Home Internet perk,
which is up to an additional $420 in value per year
for 5G Play More, Do More, and Get More customers.
Do keep in mind, though,
that you're only getting the value
if you're actually using the perks.
And for some of them,
like the 50% off connected device perk,
you're only saving money by spending more money
to get the connected device plan in the first place.
And, there are actually two downgrades to the new plans
compared to the old ones.
And the downgrades have to do with 5G Ultra Wideband.
When you were connected to 5G Ultra Wideband
on the old plans, two key things happened:
you got unlimited high-speed data
and you got 4K video streaming by default.
Now, on the new plans,
you only get a set amount of hotspot data
available at full speeds.
After your high-speed allotment,
your hotspot data will be capped
to three megabits per second on Ultra Wideband.
And video streaming quality
now defaults to 720p instead of 4K.
Thankfully, there is a toggle in the Settings app
that you can turn on and once you enable 4K streaming,
I believe it stays enabled by default.
These downgrades honestly aren't a big deal
for a large majority of customers.
I'm just a little bummed, personally,
that the unlimited high-speed hotspot data is gone.
Check out my video here for more information
and to see me testing it out.
Okay, if you're on an old Verizon plan,
should you switch to one of these new plans?
Well, Verizon isn't giving you a choice.
If you were on the previous plan
that launched on August 20th, 2020,
then Verizon is automatically upgrading you
to the new plans on January 21st, 2022.
In fact, since this date has already passed,
you're probably already upgraded.
But if you're on a plan older than August 20th, 2020,
then might still be able to hang on to your current option.
Whether or not it's worth upgrading
will depend on what your current plan includes,
what features you want, if you want the new perks,
and how upgrading will impact your bill.
If you were to upgrade though, which plan is best?
Personally, I think the 5G Play More plan
is the best value here.
I think a lot of people
will love the included streaming perks
and it's got plenty of priority data
and plenty of hotspot data.
Keep in mind that families can also mix-and-match plans,
so each person can get a plan that best fits their needs.
Overall, I think Verizon made great improvements
to their plans,
and a lot of people will be happy with the options.
But what do you think?
Are you switching to these new plans?
Let me know with a comment.
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