| Are You Getting Screwed by Verizon's EV DO?? I have a very LARGE issue with Verizon on EV DO pricing. They charge $79.95 per month for unlimited/flat-rate service when using the PC5220 card, right? Well hang on to your hat .....
Turn to page 43 in the March 2005 issue of Laptop Magazine and you will see an article entitled SPEED DEMON. It references an Audiovox XV6600 PDA sold by Verizon that is EV DO enabled, giving you FULL Internet access for a mere $49.95 per month for unlimited service.
When I brought this to the attention of my local Verizon Guru, he said that Verizon feels that a PDA will download far less data than a laptop. On that note I almost went through the ceiling, because that's down right BS. Consider the OS of each format and it obvious that the conversion necessary to go from a Windows platform to that of the Audivox unit is far more data intense than a Windows based laptop. There's absolutely nothing that you can download on a Laptop, that can't be downloaded on a PDA.
Verizon has become the 1000lb. gorilla that thinks they can sit wherever they wish, I'd like to see others address this issue with Verizon and let's put some pressure on them where it hurts ...... in they're bottom line!! |
