Verizon launches Lite home internet for people in limited coverage areas

"Verizon says its Lite plan is best for "light" internet usage in homes limited to "older, less reliable options like DSL or satellite." Customers who already use Verizon for their postpaid mobile phone service will benefit the most from the heavy discounts. You'll save $15 / month when the service is combined with a mobile plan. It's also offering a $10 monthly discount for paperless billing and autopay, along with an additional $10 discount available for three years if mobile phone customers sign up before December 31st. All these discounts bring the price down to $25 per month."

"Though Verizon's Lite plan may be ultra-cheap if you're able to take advantage of the price cuts, it's quite slow when compared to other budget internet plans. T-Mobile's cheapest home internet plan, for example, costs up to $55 per month for download speeds up to 415Mbps. Verizon will throttle your service by up to 10Mbps after the first 150GB of data usage in one month, while T-Mobile will start slowing down internet speeds if customers use more than 1.2TB in one month. Like T-Mobile, Mint Mobile's new prepaid home internet plan also offers download speeds of up to 415Mbps, but it will start throttling data after 1TB of usage and costs up to $50 per month."

Verizon launched a Lite home internet plan offering download speeds up to 25Mbps for areas previously outside fiber and 5G coverage. The plan's base price can reach $60 per month without discounts. Postpaid Verizon mobile customers receive a $15 monthly discount when combined with the internet plan. Additional discounts include $10 for paperless billing and autopay and a $10 promotional discount for three years for qualifying mobile customers who sign up before December 31st, which can reduce the price to $25 per month. The plan throttles speeds by up to 10Mbps after the first 150GB of monthly data. Competing budget plans from T-Mobile and Mint Mobile offer much higher speeds and higher data thresholds before throttling. Verizon Lite is available across the US immediately and coverage is expected to expand through acquisitions of Frontier and Starry.

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