In addition, if you take a look at the fine print on Verizon's prepaid page, it says "once high-speeds data allowance is used," you'll get "128 kbps speeds for the rest of the month." Unfortunately, it doesn't say how much data allowance you'll get for $80.*

The carrier's new prepaid offering takes cues from the unlimited postpaid plan it revived back in February. Verizon relaunched the option since it lost hundreds of thousands of customers in a short span of time after killing its unlimited plans. As soon as it revived the offering, over 100,000 customers immediately signed up, illustrating why wireless competition is a good thing for subscribers.

*Update: A Verizon spokesperson told us that its $80 plan isn't affected by data priorization: