Verizon To Give Users Exceeding 100GB/Month The Boot; Unlimited Data Plan No Longer Unlimited

In yet another glaring proof that the illusion of unlimited internet surfing is just that, an illusion, Verizon has just declared that users on their unlimited data plan who exceed 100GB a month will be marked as undesirable customers. Once this happens, the user will have no choice but to switch to plans that do have limits or forever say goodbye to Verizon.

The U.S. cellular carrier has actually stopped offering unlimited data to new customers as far back as 2011, Ars Technica reports, opting instead to make their entire lineup of data offers completely limited. However, some of Verizon’s older customers refused to let go of their ability to stream videos, play games or downloads files without having to worry about exceeding their data cap.

Since then, Verizon tried practically every trick in the book to get said customers to switch, including increasing the price and throttling internet speed. Suffice it to say, it failed. Now, the company is employing a more aggressive tactic by giving its users an ultimatum. It’s essentially the corporate version of the phrase “My way or the highway.”

Flagged customers will be branded “extraordinary” data users by Verizon, which is not the compliment that it sounds like, according to Engadget. The cellular carrier said as much when it described exactly what “extraordinary” means.

"These users are using data amounts well in excess of our largest plan size (100GB),” Verizon explains. “While the Verizon Plan at 100GB is designed to be shared across multiple users, each line receiving notification to move to the new Verizon Plan is using well in excess of that on a single device."

These flagged users will be sent notifications that they only have until Aug. 31 to switch to another plan with limited data or they will be given the boot on Sep. 1. Fortunately, Verizon is also offering any customer that it has cut off to reinstate their account within 50 days.