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Comments on news posted 2008-02-18 09:07:45: Last week new Spriint CEO Dan Hesse, who's trying to figure out ways to streamline Sprint operations and improve their fortunes, said he was considering a flat-rate, unlimited pricing model for wireless phones. ..

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Cop
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join:2001-09-05
Auburn, AL

prices

pretty good prices

wdh280
ATT Dsl Elite.

join:2001-10-13
Middletown, OH

Re: prices

Prices are outrageous, i have cricket unlimited everything for 55.00 after taxes. Lol verizon is a joke...

Camelot One
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Austin, TX
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Re: prices

said by wdh280:

Prices are outrageous, i have cricket unlimited everything for 55.00 after taxes. Lol verizon is a joke...
Yeah but I've had experience with cricket. (atleast in Austin) All you can talk doesn't amount to much when every call gets dropped.
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Matt
All noise, no signal.
Premium
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Jamestown, NC
kudos:12

Re: prices

said by Camelot One:

said by wdh280:

Prices are outrageous, i have cricket unlimited everything for 55.00 after taxes. Lol verizon is a joke...
Yeah but I've had experience with cricket. (atleast in Austin) All you can talk doesn't amount to much when every call gets dropped.
And do they even offer roaming now?
hottboiinnc
ME

join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH

Re: prices

cricket does on some plans. in Ohio which its REVOL does not offer roaming outside of the REVOL network.

Cricket offers 200minutes of roaming per month.

Pthfndr

@verizon.com
This is a joke post right. Cricket is only available in 27 states and not even in the metro areas.

Armaina
Not every saint is a fool
Premium
join:2002-11-06
Tempe, AZ

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I hope you don't plan on ever leaving your calling area, the roaming charges is where they get you. Not to mention, the signal isn't very good.

mememem

@myvzw.com
you should get credit and then use your phone all over the country This is an industry first and proves once again Verizon is ahead of the curve.

C0deZer0
Oc'D To Rhythm And Police
Premium
join:2001-10-03
Davenport, FL
75¢/call roaming. And that's assuming you can still get signal.

... right.

Partial to VZW

@embarqhsd.net
Cricket is not a Nationwide provider, of course it will be cheaper. They do not cover roaming or have nationwide cell cites to maintain and operate. With Verizon you are paying for Nationwide coverage as well as the Americas Most Reliable Network. Think about what your saying before you open your mouth. What may be best for you may not be best for another.

chanur
Premium
join:2001-02-26
Colorado Springs, CO
said by Cop:

pretty good prices
Come-on, those prices suck. With T-Mobile's fav 5 thingy I get unlimited to select callers for far less. Or, you can get a bajillion minutes on most plans with unlimited text, etc for those prices. So far they are not giving anything up.

Good news those prices won't survive the competition, all this is good, I expect we will see reasonable unlimited prices in the next 12 - 18 months.

Camelot One
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Austin, TX
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Re: prices

said by chanur:

said by Cop:

pretty good prices
Come-on, those prices suck. With T-Mobile's fav 5 thingy I get unlimited to select callers for far less. Or, you can get a bajillion minutes on most plans with unlimited text, etc for those prices. So far they are not giving anything up.

Good news those prices won't survive the competition, all this is good, I expect we will see reasonable unlimited prices in the next 12 - 18 months.
As well as users discovering the "unlimited" limits.
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hottboiinnc
ME

join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH

Re: prices

you can keep the TM 5 ppl. with Alltel i get 20.

Matt
All noise, no signal.
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Jamestown, NC
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said by chanur:

said by Cop:

pretty good prices
Come-on, those prices suck. With T-Mobile's fav 5 thingy I get unlimited to select callers for far less. Or, you can get a bajillion minutes on most plans with unlimited text, etc for those prices. So far they are not giving anything up.

Good news those prices won't survive the competition, all this is good, I expect we will see reasonable unlimited prices in the next 12 - 18 months.
For Verizon, those are good prices. An individual, 1350 minute plan with unlimited txt/pix/flix is $99/month now.

So, for $99 you bump that to unlimited minutes.

And Alltel, in this area anyway, is terrible.

BAF
Baffles
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South Glens Falls, NY

Re: prices

Alltel roams on Verizon, so it can't be that bad...

Matt
All noise, no signal.
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Jamestown, NC
kudos:12

Re: prices

said by BAF:

Alltel roams on Verizon, so it can't be that bad...
My GF has Alltel and I have Verizon and she constantly has trouble. Perhaps it's her phone.
t mobile has great prices! and about 10% coverage in new york city area LOL

said by chanur:

said by Cop:

pretty good prices
Come-on, those prices suck. With T-Mobile's fav 5 thingy I get unlimited to select callers for far less. Or, you can get a bajillion minutes on most plans with unlimited text, etc for those prices. So far they are not giving anything up.

Good news those prices won't survive the competition, all this is good, I expect we will see reasonable unlimited prices in the next 12 - 18 months.

BF69
Premium
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Camden, TN
said by Cop:

pretty good prices
Not if "* $200 - Family plan with two lines, $100 per additional line." means $300 for 3 phones on family share plan. WTF kind of deal is that?

For $210 I can get 4000 minutes. Considering week-end and everything M-F from 9 PM - 6 AM is unlimited anyways. That's basically unlimited and $90 a month cheaper.

BF69
Premium
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Camden, TN
"Interestingly, it looks like unlimited customers who sign up for this plan will be free of Verizon's 5GB monthly data plan limit"

Well for $150 a month one would hope so.
fiberguy
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said by Cop:

pretty good prices
I dunno.. I think that Sprint will come out with a better one.

Sprint has already offered, in Northern California and in Minnesota, an unlimited plan for $99.99 per month for unlimited voice (local & long), two-way, and text messages...

I believe that Sprint will out-do Verizon with their plans.

However, loyalty to one or the other, OR anger against one or the other, in the end, I think, it what will play. Price isn't always the deal.. (but, another side of me does say that the VZ prices are WAY too high.. that's a triple play price.. and even business will often shy away from that price.)

gaforces
United We Stand, Divided We Fall

join:2002-04-07
Santa Cruz, CA

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Prices

Those prices are outrageous, I never used more than $50.00 in minutes when I had v wireless.
$150.00 for data inclusion? Ridiculous. And what's this $170.00 for international data?
They are going to restrict the $150.00 plan to US only? Insert joke here.
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Matt
All noise, no signal.
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Jamestown, NC
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Re: Prices

said by gaforces:

Those prices are outrageous, I never used more than $50.00 in minutes when I had v wireless.
$150.00 for data inclusion? Ridiculous. And what's this $170.00 for international data?
They are going to restrict the $150.00 plan to US only? Insert joke here.
Just because YOU didn't use more than $50 in minutes doesn't mean other people don't. Maybe you should get more friends.

$150 for unlimited minutes and an unlimited data plan is not bad at all. The unlimited data plan is already $44.99/month. So you're getting unlimited minutes and unlimited data.

My old 1400 minute family plan with one unlimited data plan was ~$175/month.

The laughable part is the family plans. Might as well get 3 separate plans, there's no incentive to bundle all your phones because they are just charging $100/phone anyway.

gaforces
United We Stand, Divided We Fall

join:2002-04-07
Santa Cruz, CA

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Re: Prices

Blah blah blahblah. Maybe YOU just talk too much

»www.martynemko.com/articles/do-y···h_id1371

I think I lost most RL friends during the dial-up years, my phone was always busy busy busy.
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BF69
Premium
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Camden, TN
said by Matt:

Just because YOU didn't use more than $50 in minutes doesn't mean other people don't. Maybe you should get more friends.
maybe most of his friends and family also use verizon so therefore those calls don't count against minutes.

gaforces
United We Stand, Divided We Fall

join:2002-04-07
Santa Cruz, CA

Re: Prices

Nah, I canceled service after my boss kept using my hours, even when I was at home with a land line, and refused to help with the bill.
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karlmarx

join:2006-09-18
iraq
Umm, don't you even READ DSL reports? There is no 'unlimited data plan'. It's 44.99 for 5GB a month.

How much you want to bet their 'unlimited' data plan has so many restrictions, it's not worth it.

I mean, If I could get TRULY unlimited EDVO (call it 600Kb/sec), that's not a 'bad' price, if your only other option was satellite internet. That's about 180 GB per month for $170.00. Compare that to a satellite, which is about 13GB/month for $99.00, That's pretty much a no brainer, Verizon wins hands down.

However, since Verizon doesn't know the meaning of the word "unlimited", I suspect you will see a 5 or 10GB total bandwidth limit on their plans.
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eco
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Wilmington, DE

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said by Matt:

Just because YOU didn't use more than $50 in minutes doesn't mean other people don't. Maybe you should get more friends.

Most of my friends communicate with each other via texts. The only time we call is when you have to say something too complex for a text message. Even my parents have hopped on the bandwagon and text my sister and I if they need to tell us something. All my communications for work are done via email. I think the only time I got a call from them was when they told me to come in for the interview. I rarely use more than 100 or so minutes a month these days.

BF69
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Camden, TN

Re: Prices

said by eco:

said by Matt:

Just because YOU didn't use more than $50 in minutes doesn't mean other people don't. Maybe you should get more friends.

Most of my friends communicate with each other via texts. The only time we call is when you have to say something too complex for a text message. Even my parents have hopped on the bandwagon and text my sister and I if they need to tell us something. All my communications for work are done via email. I think the only time I got a call from them was when they told me to come in for the interview. I rarely use more than 100 or so minutes a month these days.
I'm not sure why people like texting. I abhor it. It takes ot long to communicate. especially on my end. It takes me forever just to type in a few words. And god forbid I mess it up then it takes a REAL long time. Even using IM on a computer where I can at least use a keyboard is too slow for me. And I type pretty fast. I prefer the instantaneous communication of speech.

Matt
All noise, no signal.
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Jamestown, NC
kudos:12

Re: Prices

said by BF69:

said by eco:

said by Matt:

Just because YOU didn't use more than $50 in minutes doesn't mean other people don't. Maybe you should get more friends.

Most of my friends communicate with each other via texts. The only time we call is when you have to say something too complex for a text message. Even my parents have hopped on the bandwagon and text my sister and I if they need to tell us something. All my communications for work are done via email. I think the only time I got a call from them was when they told me to come in for the interview. I rarely use more than 100 or so minutes a month these days.
I'm not sure why people like texting. I abhor it. It takes ot long to communicate. especially on my end. It takes me forever just to type in a few words. And god forbid I mess it up then it takes a REAL long time. Even using IM on a computer where I can at least use a keyboard is too slow for me. And I type pretty fast. I prefer the instantaneous communication of speech.
Learn T9 or iTAP.

MZA

@comcast.net

Good and Not So Good

Well those prices are not going to make me want to give up my land line that's for certain. AT*T(formerly Bellsouth) has unlimited calling for $24.99 without Complete Choice and $23.99 with Complete Choice so these prices are not designed for those with cell phones wanting to replace their land lines. However, it does seem good for about anyone else that wants to be able to call anyone on any network at any time.

Matt
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Re: Good and Not So Good

said by MZA :

Well those prices are not going to make me want to give up my land line that's for certain. AT*T(formerly Bellsouth) has unlimited calling for $24.99 without Complete Choice and $23.99 with Complete Choice so these prices are not designed for those with cell phones wanting to replace their land lines. However, it does seem good for about anyone else that wants to be able to call anyone on any network at any time.
Can't pick up that POTS line and take it with you can you?

Also, what is the price of the POTS line BEFORE you add the $24 for Unlimited Calling. $50?

ExitWound
Porsche Snob

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State College, PA
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·Vonage

Re: Good and Not So Good

No, it's not portable, correct. But for us peeps who would like a cellphone for casual use, emergencies, can't rely on these companies since they think EVERYone will fall into their predetermined categories. And this is the reason why I still, in 2008, don't have a cell phone. I don't need one enough, at those prices, to subscribe. I'll suffer with messages on my landline and not having a portable 911 device until the prices are far, far lower for casual use.
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Matt
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Re: Good and Not So Good

said by ExitWound:

No, it's not portable, correct. But for us peeps who would like a cellphone for casual use, emergencies, can't rely on these companies since they think EVERYone will fall into their predetermined categories. And this is the reason why I still, in 2008, don't have a cell phone. I don't need one enough, at those prices, to subscribe. I'll suffer with messages on my landline and not having a portable 911 device until the prices are far, far lower for casual use.
Get a pre-paid cell phone. Then you make your own category.

Majestik
World Traveler
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Tulsa, OK

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Re: Good and Not So Good

said by Matt:

said by ExitWound:

No, it's not portable, correct. But for us peeps who would like a cellphone for casual use, emergencies, can't rely on these companies since they think EVERYone will fall into their predetermined categories. And this is the reason why I still, in 2008, don't have a cell phone. I don't need one enough, at those prices, to subscribe. I'll suffer with messages on my landline and not having a portable 911 device until the prices are far, far lower for casual use.
Get a pre-paid cell phone. Then you make your own category.
I think that would be my category......

I shut down my $23/month unlimited land line over 3 years ago and moved my number to a T-mobile prepaid.
And use free internet phone for long talks locally and all long distance calls using a BT headset with a 40ft range at home and work.

After years of being forced to listening to people talk on their cell phone in public basically about nothing really important and realizing they are willing to pay more than $50-$150 or more per month to do it....and say it is a bargain....I figured that paying $100/year for 1k minutes with a unlocked quadband and using Skype for home and on a wifi pda free while traveling abroad made more sense.
AS well as keeping some Sprint shares for the dividends.
So I guess I communicate(cell,sim,video phone,email,myspace,text) to as many friends as anyone else as well as in over 40 countries.
But pay no more than $150/year to do it.
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itguy05

join:2005-06-17

The NOTwork

so now the NOTwork will suck even more......

snipper_cr
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Wheaton, IL

Yeah Right

We all know what happens when the word "Unlimited" is thrown around.
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Jonbo298

join:2004-01-12
Council Bluffs, IA

HowardForums found it first

See this thread that made first mention of the plan. Boy Genius knew of it afterwards.

»www.howardforums.com/showthread.···=1328319

Also, the plans mentioned are TIPS sent in by others. They are still rumor and training for VZW reps is today, so it's going to change. Considering that its utterly pointless to have a 'Family' plan unlimited at $200 a month.
gower23528

join:2005-06-08
Weston, WV

Re: HowardForums found it first

Well the only thing Sprint can do now to compete is to charge less for an unlimited plan.

Alex G Bell

join:2002-07-02
Boston, MA

Re: HowardForums found it first

Yes, and they should. What is awful is that "extensions" pay the same $100.00 per month instead of "sharing" the "unlimited" minutes.
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BF69
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Camden, TN

Re: HowardForums found it first

said by Alex G Bell:

Yes, and they should. What is awful is that "extensions" pay the same $100.00 per month instead of "sharing" the "unlimited" minutes.
Might as well just get 3 seperate accounts. Doesn't make sense. On the family share plan they don't charge an etxra $40-$50 for eac extra phone. they charge $10.

Currently family share plan is 75% more thna single $70 vs $40, additional line $10. So 3 lines on family plan is double single line. So logic dictates that unlimited family plan with 3 lines should be $200 not $300. Which even at $200 is crazy.

Matt
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said by Jonbo298:

See this thread that made first mention of the plan. Boy Genius knew of it afterwards.

»www.howardforums.com/showthread.···=1328319

Also, the plans mentioned are TIPS sent in by others. They are still rumor and training for VZW reps is today, so it's going to change. Considering that its utterly pointless to have a 'Family' plan unlimited at $200 a month.
I agree, those prices looked awfully strange to me. The prices were too even. Marketing types would have it at $99.99/month, not $100 a month.

I also agree about the family plan, it's completely pointless to have a family plan with no cost savings. Right now the (Select Plans) 1350min Individual Plan is $99/month and the 1400min Family Plan with one additional included line is $119 ...

MxxCon

join:1999-11-19
Brooklyn, NY

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Sprint is better.

Sprint's offer is $119 for unlimited voice+data+sms+whatever else.
and btw, didn't have alltel and helio always had $100 unlimited plans?

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jjoshua
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Scotch Plains, NJ
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$100 plus...

$100 does not include activation, taxes, fees, un-fees, $500 ETF, and everything else that Verizon decides to add after you sign the contract.

bubi73

join:2004-02-03
Mundelein, IL

Re: $100 plus...

I would think that prices for "unlimited" service would be artificially high in order to rope in customers that think they are getting a better deal than their current minute limited plan. Personally, I don't see a reason to switch since even during my heaviest usage month the amount of overages I paid still doesn't equal the amount Vz or Spring charges on a month by month basis, but that's just me.

dumbpeople

@rr.com
...the etf is not $500, its 175 starting, and goes down every month by $10 (another industry first!) also, if you already have service with verizon there wont be any activation fees or any fees at all when you change the plan. there ARE activation fees if you start service...just like EVER other carrier. Also, there wont be an ETF if you keep your service...duh....

BAF
Baffles
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South Glens Falls, NY

Re: $100 plus...

Interesting, I didn't pay any kind of activation fee on my Sprint SERO service.

viperpa33s
Why Me?
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Bradenton, FL

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One word, Rediculous!

My bill will more than double under this new plan since I have 2 cellphones. I can't justify paying over $240 for 2 cellphones. What about the families who have 4 cellphones, they are going to get socked. Getting pretty close to having a car payment.

The only people who are going to benefit from this are the cellphone hogs. There bills will go down while mine goes up. I don't think there is no middle ground here. No reason to double your bill just to get more phone calls. There was only once I went over my limit but I didn't come close to doubling my bill.

Will see if I have to switch over to the new plan or I can keep my current plan until the contract is up. If I have to switch over I can probably cancel without paying a termination fee. I will just get MetroPCS, 2 cellphones with unlimited local and long distance, internet, and text messaging for about $100 a month.

Since Verizon is going unlimited, will they unlock the phones now or charge you extra beyond the new charges?

Pathfinder
Dazed Confused
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Mount Vernon, NY

Re: One word, Rediculous!

I missed the part where they said they are doing away with all other plans. I have no desire to go to the unlimited plan.
Sbrav77
Premium
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Bourbonnais, IL
I totally agree. I for one will surely not be signing up for this plan. I have 5 lines on one of my accounts, 2 lines on my second account, and a third account with 1 line. The account with 5 lines is on the 2100 minute family share plan with the unlimited messaging bundle to anyone on any network covering all 5 lines. I receive an 18% discount through my employer. Out of the 2100 minutes, the total usage monthly for all 5 phones is probably on average around 500 minutes. Total texts sent and received for the 5 lines would be around 3500-4000 monthly. Why in the world would I wanna go from paying around 240.00 monthly for the 5 lines to paying over 500.00. They really need to rethink the pricing.

Anjorusso

@optonline.net

Wimax is their doom and they know it!

They could have had this plan in place a long time ago. They did not want to....obviously....now they HAVE to.....or as soon as wimax comes around, majority will be migrating to wimax phones...you pay wimax monthly fee plus a tiny fee for unlimited voip plan...and vois la...verizon goes kaput...this way...$100 is not a lot of moolah...as opposed to maybe $50 or $60 for wimax plus voip plan....so verizon might stay in business for another 1-2 years...they will make less but will stick around a little bit...beggars aren't choosers and the way it looks, verizon has just taken out it's beggar hat..

openupshop

join:2000-11-25
Chandler, AZ
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Re: Wimax is their doom and they know it!

Are you serious about your post?! Verizon has the lowest churn rate out of all carriers. This means the lowest turnover rate. Customers don't change they stick with Verizon. Also you get what you pay for. If you want to roll in Quality drive a Mercedes! If you want a solid company with no dropped calls then get Verizon Wireless. Not everybody just goes for price like you. I go for quality and not quantity!

wowowow

@rr.com
youre an idiot. a company with 68 million customers and the best network isnt going to go kaput in 2 years because of some no name company that no one has ever heard of that probably has like 2 towers every 3 thousand miles. put your business brain on kiddo. put out its beggar hat? its a fortune 10 company genius.

BAF
Baffles
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South Glens Falls, NY

Re: Wimax is their doom and they know it!

Sprint isn't a no name company and they have comparable coverage with Verizon.

rit56

join:2000-12-01
New York, NY
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·RoadRunner Cable

Not a trust worthy company

With everything they charge you for now, all the mysterious costs it will be more like 150. Than you know they'll start inventing stuff to boost the bill up to 200 bucks. Touch tone button charge, 6 dollars a month, Federal reconsistor trade inverter, 10 dollars. losing the FISA immunity bill in Congress recoup all the lawsuits we lost and make the customers pay for us violating the Constitution charge, 20 dollars per month .....etc...etc..
wev567

join:2006-02-25
Pittsburgh, PA

Re: Not a trust worthy company

said by rit56:

...Touch tone button charge.
Have you ever been charged for touch tone tone on a CELL phone?

ztmike
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Michigan City, IN

Sprint

I expect Sprint to fire back and steal Verizon's heat with lower pricing.
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openupshop

join:2000-11-25
Chandler, AZ

Re: Sprint

With all the layoffs and executive layoffs..maybe LOL

Sprint is losing money left and right. And they really F&%$#*
up Nextel.

insomniac84

join:2002-01-03
Schererville, IN

What is the deal with those email plans?

Nationwide Global Email vs. Nationwide Email?
pcme2000

join:2008-01-17
Bangor, ME

Verizon Wireless: Unlimited Calling

That is a great deal, maybe I will switch from T-Mobile fav 5 to verizon wireless.

benc
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Glen Carbon, IL
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·Charter

$100 for Unmetered Service* on a Mobile?

*-Well, unmetered if it's a domestic phone call, anyway.

It's a great deal! Well, I think so anyway.

Sure, it's more expensive than a POTS line with the unmetered service, but it's also a mobile and you can take it with you anywhere. Because of that, of course it's going to cost more.

I'm just glad that Sprint and Verizon have gotten on board and decided to offer this.

Sadly, neither T-Mobile or Cin...AT&T offer this. The closest thing AT&T has is their Unity plan: Unlimited calling to other AT&T mobiles and AT&T POTS lines. But minutes are used to call Verizon POTS lines or a mobile on any other carrier.

But, I wouldn't be too terribly surprised if either of them release a similar plan soon. My bet is that T-Mobile would do it first.
lefty1

join:2002-10-25
Clay, NY
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·Time Warner Cable

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Re: $100 for Unmetered Service* on a Mobile?

said by benc:

I'm just glad that Sprint and Verizon have gotten on board and decided to offer this.

Sadly, neither T-Mobile or Cin...AT&T offer this.

But, I wouldn't be too terribly surprised if either of them release a similar plan soon. My bet is that T-Mobile would do it first.
AT&T will initially resist the idea, and tell people it's (in effect) a lousy deal. The facts are that a $99-a-month voice plan isn't for everyone. But if Sprint or T-Mobile undercuts it by $10 or more a month, AT&T will come out with their own $99-a-month unlimited plan which they will tout as 'better' than Sprint's or T-Mobile's lower-priced plans. They'll also try to convice people that 5GB per month data is better than unlimited.

And I'll bet that 'unlimited' doesn't really mean unlimited to any of them.
ggultra2764

join:2007-09-13
Cambridge, NY

Wireless USB Modem

I take it those who are using Verizon Wireless's USB modems for Internet coverage are still gonna be capped with the 5 GB monthly limit since this seems to only apply to cell phone customers. Am I right?
Mr Matt

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Eustis, FL
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·Comcast
·Embarq Now Centu..
·Millenicom

Who said talk is cheap?

I find the Verizon Plan a bit pricey. In January 2003 I signed up with Sprint for a plan that included Two Handsets, 2000 Peak Minutes. Unlimited PCS to PCS calling, Unlimited Vision service. Use of either handset on the plan as a modem. All for $105.00 per month plus crap charges. I had a virtually unlimited plan. During the period I subscribed to the plan, From February 2003 until May 2007 I used no more than 1000 Peak Minutes. I was forced to transfer to Verizon Wireless when I moved and found that Sprint did not provide a signal at my new home. Unfortunately I get 700 Minutes and Mobile Web 2 which is usage sensitive, for about the same rate I was paying Sprint. To get a 2100 Minute plan from Verizon with the same service features, I would pay around $279.00 plus crap charges. On the other hand if I do not need to Roam, I can get a flat rate plan from Metro PCS with no contract for $50.00 per month per handset and a load of features. I hope Sprint comes up with plans similar to Verizon Wireless Plans with lower prices to give Verizon Wireless an incentive to offer lower prices for their plans.
tmc8080

join:2004-04-24
Brooklyn, NY
Reviews:
·Optimum Online
·Verizon FiOS

other prices dropping..

Now if Verizon drops other price points such as those for PTT(push to talk)...Sprint is going to have a hard time keeping customers. Sprint's #1 handset maker Motorola is exiting the handset business.. and many of Sprint's corporate customers will be up for grabs due to the lack of comparable handsets so the first to satisfy that market will have a landslide of hundreds of thousands of customers-- right now that's looking good for Verizon where they overlap.

hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
Premium
join:2005-06-29
kudos:1

lol

How much more longer will it take vz, to see there towers are or near peak push them over to the point off all you get is a busy signal. So mush for 911 calling.
Needeles

join:2006-10-12
Fountain City, WI

Helio already has it...

Yup, I use Helio and personally I luv it. I get the best of both worlds and pay less then either of em alone. Granted they don't have the best phone selection but the phones they do have utterly rock.

They have had an unlimited plan since they started basically and kinda funny how the "Big Boys" are finally catching up. The catch here is, everything is unlimited not just voice. Text, Web browsing, messenger services, You Tube, My Space and countless other things all for $99 a month. Sprint and VRZ at this rate will not even come close to what Helio can and does already offer ppl. Sit and compare what is offered by each when it is said and done and you will see where ya would come out better.

Sry bout the rant but ppl make a huge deal out of this just because a "Big" company does it when another company has offered this type of service for over a year.
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