Verizon just changed its mind about throttling unlimited data customers

Verizon just changed its mind about throttling unlimited data customers   Being "grandfathered" into an unlimited data plan is a common reason for customers to stick with a carrier whose service they otherwise hate, and Verizon just came very close to shooting itself in the foot with those users.The US carrier was until very recently planning to start throttling these users and slowing down their data speeds.This isn't surprising coming from a company whose CEO said last year that unlimited data is unsustainable for carriers.But it is surprising that the carrier changed its mind now, just as the "network optimization" measures were scheduled to go into effect. Read more >