Verizon (well all of the cell phone companies) just sucks (sorry if you do not like the language but it’s true, they really do). If you want to get the iPhone 5 on Verizon you will lose your unlimited data plan. These cell phone companies are like health insurance…we keep paying more and more for less and less and they keep having record profits. Go figure. Spread this around and make Verizon aware that we are not happy about this.
I did a little digging, and as it turns out these large companies have commercial general liability insurance, obviously. Well as it turns out, they have such good coverage that it would even protect them from customer complaints or class action lawsuits. There is no way to complain to them directly, or in any way affect them. Vote with your wallet people, it is just about the only way to make yourself heard.
Of course you can always buy the phone unlocked (just buy it outright from apple or verizon not on contract) for $650 and keep your plan. But come on, $650?
http://www.bgr.com/2012/09/13/verizon-iphone-5-unlimited-data-plan/
Sprint still has unlimited data plans. Don’t know how they can justify it if other, larger companies can’t. I’ll take their slightly spotty service for unlimited data (when I can get it). Wait, I lost my iphone, none of this even applies to me right now! 🙁