Will You Need A Second Mortgage To Pay Your Verizon LTE Bill? > Verizon is killing what (little) value for money there is

reply to jp10558

Re: Verizon is killing what (little) value for money there is

Don't get a "pseudo-smart phone" and you don't have to worry about a data plan.

reply to BF69
Verizon has never forced my IL's or wife to get a data plan when they got phones last year - of course none had a PDA or the like. Just regular phones. I am off contract with Verizon and no where is it mentioned if I get a new phone I have to get a data plan (or text plan for that matter).
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Brian

"It drops into your stomach like a Abrams's tank.... driven by Rosanne Barr..." A. Bourdain

Which if you get a plain ol' phone, you probably won't have to get data.. but with most of the "new" phones being a "Smart Phone", you'll be stuck with one like it or not.

..even the LG Titan.. It doesn't run Windows Mobile, Palm, or iPhone OS.. But it's still considered a "Smart Phone" due to its' HTML browser (which if I get told that one more time, I'm gonna deck someone due to being a complete idiot).
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reply to openbox9

reply to Camelot One

In which case they can kiss my.... And I can probably get all 4 of us to switch to Cincinnatti Bell. Although we do not change the plan unless they can do a 450 minute plan instead of the 700 minute family plan.
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Brian

"It drops into your stomach like a Abrams's tank.... driven by Rosanne Barr..." A. Bourdain

reply to BF69
Hey smart guy Verizon's new rule is ANY phone that can access the web, which is is about ALL of their phones they offer, requires a data plan now.

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Not true. The LG Chocolate Touch and the NV3 still can be purchased without the recurring fee. They do make you sign for the 0.00 pay as you go data plan but I have 20 or so NV3s that are my flat monthly 450 minutes for 34.95

reply to openbox9

No, it's like saying buy a golf cart if you're only interested in playing golf. If you want to drive on the roadways, you buy a car and pay accordingly.

No, it's like saying "If you buy a car, and dare take it out of the driveway, we're converting the roads you need to drive on to tollways."
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"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." -- Benito Mussolini

But if you aren't going to use the roadways, you have no need for a car, and therefore won't pay any tolls.

If you aren't going to use the "smart" part of your phone, then save yourself some money and don't purchase a smartphone. Seems fairly straightforward to me.

Smartphones have more uses then just phone calls! They are little computers. Many people for example have used the smartphones for phones, but then used WiFi for internet access on same phone.

Basically, Verizon, and others, are looking to penalize you for buying what you want.

Look at it this way: You buy a new car, which you like and has the performance you want, but then, surprise, you're required to buy XM satellite radio or the car won't work. (IE, not optional.) That's pretty silly.
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"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." -- Benito Mussolini

If you want a "little computer" and don't feel like paying for it through VZ, then shop around elsewhere. VZ isn't penalizing you for buying what you want, it is exploiting maximum profit from you for a luxury item that you're willing to pay for. That's business.

Last analogy. You know that you have to subscribe to XM before you purchase the car. If you don't like the sales/lease agreement, then by all means, shop for a different car.

Except fopr those of us with a phone they consider a smart phone and you won't use the web but they will force you to pay for it. So if i wanted to stay with better coverage I have to pay for a part of a plan I will never use. So now I will be forced to leave to a service that does nto work as well.

I am less than enthused and happy about their decision... Hopefully those of us that do not use the web at all on their phones like my family and IL's will leave instead of pay for it and Verizon will feel the pinch. Doubt they will feel the pinch but I can hope.
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Brian

"It drops into your stomach like a Abrams's tank.... driven by Rosanne Barr..." A. Bourdain

I am not on contract - my IL's are but I am not. I tried to keep them off of the contract but my FIL believes that the service will stop if not on a contract. He ignores the fact I have not had a contract for 2 years...
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Brian

"It drops into your stomach like a Abrams's tank.... driven by Rosanne Barr..." A. Bourdain

reply to openbox9
A company that forces you to pay for something you don't want and don't use is wrong, period and only happens if they are in a position of insufficient market competition where they can abuse customers.

I think because of the continuous abuse in the telecom sector we're going to need regulations that allow consumers to walk at a whim and at no cost to the consumer and with no hold-ups or delays. All expenses eaten by the carriers. That way maybe they'll have to wise up and stop trying to scam people for extra $$$, and actually worry about their customers leaving them.
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"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." -- Benito Mussolini