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Verizon rivals AT&T by trimming prices on More Everything plan

The new savings apply to customers who opt for Verizon’s Edge monthly installment plan.

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Verizon subscribers who need big buckets of data can now save more money via the carrier's More Everything plan.

Through the new budget-friendlier plan, customers who choose data buckets of 10GB or higher now pay an access fee of just $15 per month per smartphone line, down from the previously discounted price of $20. Verizon charges $100 a month for 10GB worth of data. So, for example, these cuts mean that a family of four people would now pay $160 each month as opposed to $180 previously.

There is one gotcha. The lower prices are good only with Verizon's Edge program, through which you pay a monthly installment fee for your devices in exchange for the option to upgrade anytime. Verizon subscribers who buy a subsidized phone through the usual two-year agreement are out of luck.

The $160 price tag for a family of four is not exactly a coincidence. AT&T has promoted its own Next installment plan with the same price for a family plan.

(Via Droid Life)

Correction, 8:30 a.m. PT: This story was updated to clarify the new pricing compared with previously-discounted pricing.