For eligible smartphones, Verizon is offering a pay-as-you-go plan of $30 a month for unlimited data. For multimedia phones, the prepaid plans are $10 a month for 25 MB, plus 20 cents for each megabyte over the limit. The plans will be available beginning Sept. 28.
The smartphones covered under the Verizon plan announced Thursday include models of Research In Motion's BlackBerry and Motorola and HTC Droids. Among the multimedia phones are the LG Chocolate and Samsung Alias.