It was a surprise, given how much their own executives have hinted about speed caps and tiered options. Melone said they wanted to keep it simple to start with. The $50 plan is actually $9.99 cheaper than the equivalent 3G plan they offer.
At this point it seems to expensive for all but the road warriors who travel all the time. I myself am thinking of dumping Verizon so I can afford to have a smart phone. Sprint is looking mighty tempting at this point.
Verizon has led the way with early high-band, millimeter-wave 5G, but the carrier faces lots of questions about how it can deploy 5G on low- or mid-band frequencies nationwide next year.
Say they will talk more about consumer devices at CES. Sticking with the "by mid-year" 2011 deadline for LTE smartphones