Verizon Vs. Wi-Fi: Storm 2

Contributor Gary Krakow reports there are rumors that Research in Motion's next touchscreen smartphone - dubbed the Storm 2 - will have Wi-Fi - if Verizon allows it. Usually they don't (cut into data profits) - but there's word that Verizon's parent company, Vodafone will.

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[IMP4EVR]

@gangstawanksta022 yep

[gangstawanksta022]

im gonna get an HTC Droid Eris, which has wi-fi. i have a verizon HS DSL internet connection at my house. can i access the internet via wi-fi free at my house without paying for a data plan?

[mikecool258]

yes they will cause they did and it is required to buy an unlimited data plan when u purchase the storm so giving it wifi wouldnt make verizon lose money at all

[somuchgreater]

yeah verizon has a flat rate 30 a month for a blackberry plan. or you cant even get a blackberry on there network. so ethier way wifi or not they get there cash

[oPrEciZioNo]

who cares verizon still gets their 30 bucks a month from the data

[brooks718]

i suspect that carriers will offer wifi but will restrict the rate at which data can transfer over wifi and since most of them require a data plan with their smartphones they will have people paying for a service they are not using and taking up less of their 3G network bandwidth....my sister was pissed when att made her get a data plan with her iphone.

[literati182]

Yeah, this guy is trying to make an invalid argument. Like everyone's said, it's a $30 set fee just for having a smartphone. That's not hurting Verizon at all letting the Storm 2 have wifi. If anything, it's good for verizon because a lot of people just enjoy having the option to connect via wifi because it's way faster than the data. I wish verizon wouldn't charge the $30 extra, though. At least not if you're already paying for unlimited data anyway.

[JohnnyFlightMedic]

Yep, huntersome is right. You pay the $30 with Vz for unlimited data regardless. It is required for the blackberry plans.

[Huntersome]

They dont lose money if people use wifi, your being charged a set amount for the data plan to begin with..

[Flakita4never]

yes it has wi-fi xD