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this week announced that it would not be grandfathering customers with unlimited data contracts into its new LTE services and would instead be pushing users to utilize shared data plans that would give them capped access to Verizon's LTE network on multiple devices.

Shortly after Shammo described Verizon's plans, Sprint posted a short notice on its touting the fact that it's currently the only major U.S. wireless carrier to offer unlimited data for smartphones. It also pointed out the monthly uncertainty that tiered data plans can create since users can be slapped with overage fees if they go over their monthly allowance.

"Why would you want to risk a surprise on your monthly bill from data overage charges like you might get with tiered data plans from AT&T or Verizon?" the company asked. "And do you really want to risk limiting your data usage to avoid throttling, like you might with AT&T, Verizon or T-Mobile?"