[manofhonor24]

It looks like both of you were given incorrect information.

All phones since Nov. 15th, new contracts and upgrading contracts will require unlimited data plans to operate on the Verizon network.

The exception is:
All previous customers that were on a previous contract with that ESN will not have to have unlimited data charges on their account for that device.

So to be clear, and without any confusion, it is not limited to the device. It depends if that device was ever active on that account by that person.

So, if I found a XV6700 on ebay and decided to start service with Verizon I would have to pay for an unlimited data plan. If I had the xv6700 previously and have not changed my plan or I am still under a previous contract I will not have to pay unlimited data charges. But, you will have to pay what the data charges were at that time. Which is $15.32/MB.

Once you sign a contract, you are bound not only by the guidelines of the contract, but the terms and conditions set forth at that time. Now the flip side is that they WILL NOT BLOCK DATA. It doesn't matter what plan you have they WILL NOT BLOCK DATA ANYMORE. The customers that have the block already will continue to have the block until they request it taken off or their device changes.

Now this doesn't affect a lot of customers, just a small percentage. Most customers that have any pda have the data plan already. But this will be less of a factor in 2009 when LTE comes out for Verizon, and 2010 when all those contracts are gone anyway.