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That sound Verizon executives hear coming up fast behind them? That's T-Mobile. The nation's second-largest wireless provider reported 538,000 net new postpaid phone subscribers for the first quarter. That was more than AT&T and Verizon combined. But don't blame the former as AT&T had 424,000 net new subscribers in this all-important category during Q1 while Verizon lost 127,000 subscribers.And recently T-Mobile shook things up with its new Go5G plans which allow new and existing customers to upgrade to a new phone every two years instead of every three years as is the industry standard these days. But there is some rumbling per The Mobile Report that Verizon, still the leading wireless carrier in the U.S., will introduce new options for subscribers under the name "myPlan." Options will reportedly include Unlimited Welcome and Unlimited Plus. These will replace all current Verizon Unlimited plans according to the rumor.

Unlimited Plus includes unlimited Ultra Wideband 5G data

Now according to the rumors, the "myPlan" branding means that subscribers would get to choose which perks they would receive. For example, depending on the Verizon unlimited plan you currently have, you can get for free the popular Disney+ bundle, Apple Arcade, or Apple Music, But, and this is a big but, under "myPlan," subscribers would have to pay $10 per month for each perk they choose. If Verizon hopes to stay ahead of T-Mobile, this would be a huge mistake. This is the most un Un-carrier move ever made.

Based on the leaked images, Verizon wants its customers to pay for perks including ones that are now free

Now that's not to say that there isn't value in some of these rumored freebies. Verizon says in leaked images that the 100GB of mobile hotspot connectivity it is offering for $10 per month would save subscribers $35 monthly. But the point of T-Mobile's perks is to keep the subscriber from having to pay extra for them. This move may not go down with subscribers as Verizon figured it might. For example, paying $10 per month for a Walmart membership would save a Verizon subscriber less than $3 per month after paying $10 a month extra.

Another issue that might not have caught your eye is that while both the "myPlan" Unlimited Welcome and Unlimited Plus support 5G, the cheaper plan includes unlimited 5G data while the Unlimited Plus plan supports unlimited 5G Ultra Wideband data. It isn't clear and we should know more soon, but it would seem that if you want the faster mid-band 5G that is approximately 10x faster than LTE, you will have to subscribe to the more expensive Unlimited Plus plan.

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