More Details On Verizon RedBox Joint Venture

I'll stick with Netflix. I prefer to give Verizon as little money as possible. Actually I will be leaving when my contract is up due to their new data plans.....

Om sure no one will miss you, Don't let the door nock you out.

Why would you leave because of the new data plans? As long as you do not get a subsided phone you can keep your current plan when the contract ends.

Great you get to pay $600 for a phone, and $100/month for service. Sounds like a deal. You are forking over $20/month more to Verizon for unsubsidized, so you have to do the math to see if it's worth it.

I know the actuaries at VZW know this is going to turn people off (the instant gratification syndrome), so when faced with reupping do I want to pay $200 for the iphone X or $650. They know a vast majority will step into line and hand over unlimited for the shared plans. And then people will modify their behavior rather than watching netflix all day. Further confusing it will be rules on adding new phones. They will say, lets make it easy and take all over to shared plans and remove the complexity. They are right, and you will pay unless you sport some data capping app on these beasts

I gave up my unlimited plan because I heavily use wifi and I have never gone over 1GB in a month ever. So this puts me squarely in the sweet spot for prepaid, for which the fam is now on. 3 phones $55/month (1 smart, 2 texters). I can live with that. Under VZW that would be $150 minimum. And 2 of the phones are MVNO of Verizon. OMG

I'll stick with my StraightTalk SIM. I've abused it quite a bit and no complaints in their department.

..and for $45/mo.. I'm not whining.

Others will still give you unlimited data and a subsidized phone...

Nothing I read says the RedBox streaming option will be available only to Verizon customers. If Verizon/RedBox can rope in some movie studios to contracts, their streaming content may be able to provide more current movies than Netflix.

Netflix problem isnt that they cant stream it, it is that the content owners progressively prevent it through licensing and agreements. I dont see this changing with RedBox, nor Verizon streaming.

With a Verizon exec to be the CEO of this company, I think the price will not be competative as Netflix. They will say that's because they have a "superior network and contents"

The price would be a lot higher and count again your bandwidth if you plan to stream via 4G connection

Or they give a generous discount for Verizon/FiOS users the I'm in. I hope they do at least give a discount since I already have cellular, TV, Internet, and home phone service with Verizon.

But I also have no plans to change my Netflix service.

It's not paywalled / requires FiOS TV or broadband. If i have it as a standalone then it would be a viable option . If its high cost pay per view designed to please share holders while customer spreads cheeks then this is nothing.

Peoples can defend the big red all they like, but this is just another play to get unaware customers to pay heavy overages. You have to be a totally blind monkey not to see this. I really wish someone besides Verizon and their partner AT&T would get some decent coverage because where I am Verizon owns the cell coverage and I have to have my phone for work or I would be gone.

I have unlimited and could give it up and not hit a 2GB a month cap easily because I use a computer and DSL for my web ventures for the most part. I just think the way they are doing customers is wrong and it doesn't help when people know they are doing wrong but get on the forums and defend them anyhow. I don't know a single person that would pay less than 10% more on the new plans and myself I would pay 25% more a month to switch but alas, when it comes time to upgrade, I will lose my unlimited because I am not made of cash and can't afford the full price for a phone....I work for a living.

Utter nonsense.
Overage charges destroy goodwill. They exist to encourage restraint, manage the network, and at best, push customers to buy higher tiers.

But only the blindest, soon-to-be-departed CEO would pursue overage policy with the intent to charge and collect them.

Carriers want stable, predictable rents, preferably contracted, and HAPPY customers. The 100+ million who choose to pay VZW's premiums are not so much "unaware" as they are satisfied.

It should lead the world in Spanish language TV and movies.

.tv On Demand for all the world to see?

Everyone keeps complaining about how this will affect the phone data caps. Who watches movies on their phone.
I am assuming this is aimed at the home user just like Netflix and Amazon.
Seems odd that it will compete with their FIOS VOD but I guess they will have larger market to sell to as I guess it will be available to all.