Verizon hikes prices for smartwatch plans by 50%

Verizon has launched but another value hike. This time, the supplier is rising prices for its smartwatch data plans from $10 to $15 month-to-month — a 50% hike that’s taken clients abruptly. Don’t neglect you possibly can moreover pay additional taxes on the elevated value, much like you had been paying in your earlier plan.

The supplier is sending emails to its smartwatch plan subscribers, informing them of the value hike that may take impression starting June 3. The model new $15 price tag applies to all plans tied to Apple Watches and Android watches using Verizon’s neighborhood.

“To proceed enhancing our industry-leading neighborhood and corporations, the value of select Smartwatch information plans will change as of June 3, 2024. Together with all watch plans supplying you with the freedom to stay linked, limitless plans using amount share now moreover embody limitless calling, texting, and information to, from, and inside Canada and Mexico,” Verizon well-known in its email correspondence to purchasers.

The supplier added that in case your watch strains embody a discount, corresponding to 50% off linked models on the Limitless Plus and Last plans, that low price will keep and be utilized to the model new pricing.

You’re out of luck in case you’ve gotten a smartwatch on contract from Verizon and want to cancel its service because of value hike. A client on Reddit tried to do this nonetheless was instructed by Verizon that they should pay the entire remaining stability on the watch sooner than they’ll cancel its service.