Hot on the heels of the earlier announcement today about Verizon's data pricing plans for the upcoming iPhone, not too far behind was the reveal about the pricing for the device's HotSpot feature. The feature allows users to use their phone as a wireless connection, utilizing Verizon's network to go online.
The $20 per month feature, will allow users to be able to connect up to five devices on the same connection. Here's the kicker though, according to Macworld, it will utilize a separate collection of 2GB worth of data. The fee will be in addition to the iPhone's require voice and data plans, but doesn't take away from the data of the iPhone plan.
Another spot to be mindful of though, is if you should happen to go over the 2GB ceiling -- it'll cost you to the tune of another $20 for each additional GB. Just the same, the iPhone data plan will still give users the option of unlimited data for $30 a month, but the hotspot option won't utilize the iPhone's data.
AT&T has been said to be looking into something similar for users on their network, but nothing has been made official yet. AT&T does allow data tethering through USB or Bluetooth on a single device, but by comparison, it costs an additional $20 a month. It does eat into the iPhone's data plan as well.
via Electronista
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Jfraser
October 10, 2012 at 4:53am
I hope Verizon knows that it can't charge for 4G iPhone 5 hotspots. It's actually illegal for the to charge the $20 a month fee for the 4G hotspot feature of a smartphone. They bought the C-block 4G spectrum from the FCC on the condition that they do NOT charge for the hotspot feature.
jknowlton
February 10, 2011 at 1:21pm
Not sure why they made such a huge deal out of it when they announced it, and its the same pricing model as everyone else.
msnight04
January 25, 2011 at 7:27pm
It's nice to know that Verizon has announced pricing, but there is nothing unique about it. This is the standard data rate for smart phones and tethering that Verizon has been charging for a while now. Because of this, can we stop calling it the iPhone Data Plan?
