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VZW doesnt have a Smartphone Cap of 5GB that comes into play when tethering. | |
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| Unlimited Currently means unlimited, I fail to see how the new incarnation of "unlimited" would change our consumption allowances while retaining the same name.
Ty VZW I currently use 6+ gb of data on my droid each month and have never experienced a "slowdown" or an overage fee. | |
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I'm kinda surprised they didn't at least match AT&T and do 200 Mb on the lower plan.
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join:2009-04-07
New York, NY | Re: Expensive... Have AT&T try and match their $29.99 unlimited instead. | |
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join:2001-05-03
Polk City, FL | Re: Expensive... I have the AT &T Unlimited Smart Phone Plan.
I have an android and I have 2 problems, I got a new phone with an outdated OS and I can not tether.. But I got unlimited data..
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join:2007-02-19
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kudos:2 | Re: Expensive... Did you get the Backflip? So sorry for your loss... | |
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join:2003-05-26
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kudos:3 | Atleast VZ didn't take out the unlimited plan.
They finally managed to do something right.
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2 edits | said by dlewis23:Thats some expensive ass bandwidth... I'm kinda surprised they didn't at least match AT&T and do 200 Mb on the lower plan. +1 on that. Just out of curiousity I did the math for comparable plans on VZW and AT&T... If I wanted 2 smartphones on the cheapest calling plan, with unlimited texts and the cheapest data plan, AT&T would be $10/month cheaper and offer 200MB/month rather than 150. It also offers rollover minutes and will work on most networks outside of North America if that is important to you. Verizon's only card it has to play is "unlimited" data, which really means nothing has changed. I think when my contract is up I will be shopping around. | |
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join:2009-04-07
New York, NY | Re: Expensive... Where did u get the $10 cheaper from? Both companies offer $39.99 as the lowest with 450min. If you want with unlimited text, then both also offer $59.99 with 450 + unlimited text. Now with these new data plans both companies offer $15 data add on.
Only difference I see is AT&T having extra 50MB on their $15 Data add on and where VZW coming on top for offering $29.99 Unlimited instead of $25 for 2GB. | |
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For AT&T: 450 rollover minutes shared over 2 lines is $59.99. Add $30 for unlimited texts on both lines. Add $15 per line for the 200MB data plan = $119.99 + tax
Verizon: 700 minutes + unlimited texting shared over 2 lines = $99.99. Add $15 per line for the 150MB data plan = $129.99 + tax.
I think 2GB for $25 would be more than enough for 99% of users. I like the idea of "unlimited" being an option and would probably go with that myself over the $15/150MB deal, however I understand that MOST customers don't need an unlimited plan, but rather something in between the two plans being offered - much like what the article points out. Anyone who argues otherwise is probably a heavy user, but you should understand that not everyone has the same usage habits. Most business users and probably a lot of casual users won't be downloading more than 2GB's every month. Most intelligent users will use wifi to download apps and any other bandwidth heavy data whenever possible.
I'd almost like to see a hybrid of the monthly allowance and a pay-as-you-go data plan....something like the first 200MB or so will cost you $10, then if you use between 200MB and 1GB, thats your next $10 (so $20 total), then between 1GB and 3GB would be your next $10 ($30 total), etc etc. That way more usage would be benefitial for both the customer and the providor - the customer gets cheaper bandwidth the more that it's used, and the network providor gets more money out of light users. | |
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join:2009-04-07
New York, NY | Re: Expensive... VZW also has a $59.99 Family shared plan that they do not advertise but it is available if customers ask for it. | |
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join:2009-07-08
New Orleans, LA | Where exactly do you get 99% of people being able to go under the 2gb cap?
I know many people with unlimited who go over 2gb's including myself but thankfully I am unlimited and no, I am not a heavy user and neither is anyone I know.
I wish I could say that me and others I know are downloading heavy HD youtube clips or watching HD Netflix movies over 3G but we aren't AND we go over 2gb's monthly.
Fact is, people are using MORE and finding more reasons to use more whether it is movies, tv, music, etc....
So this 2gb cap is already an absolute joke and as we keep moving forward....more and more and more people will keep hitting it monthly | |
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| iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | 1. Verizon has more coverage than AT&T.
2. Verizon will have LTE by the end of the year. AT&T won't.
3. Verizon has an unlimited plan for non-tablet, non-Mifi, non-data-stick customers. AT&T doesn't. | |
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2 edits | Re: Expensive... said by iansltx:1. Verizon has more coverage than AT&T. 2. Verizon will have LTE by the end of the year. AT&T won't. 3. Verizon has an unlimited plan for non-tablet, non-Mifi, non-data-stick customers. AT&T doesn't. Apples to oranges.
1. ATT has bigger global coverage (GSM is world standard). And covers almost all populated areas. Does it matter if it covers whole North Dakota including areas where not much people live?
2. No GSM provider in the world implements early LTE thanks to HSPA+. TeliaSonera in Sweden is an exception but it is government funded.
3. So grandfathered ATT customers. But HSPA is faster. 2GB is fine for most things on smartphone unless you tether or watch a lot of youtube. But so many places have free wi-fi its enough. You are not supposed to let people abuse networks with lower priority needs.
Had Verizon had iPhone now, and sooner Droid and other Android devices, it would probably suffer congestions too like ATT. No operator in the world would accurately predict everything.
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join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
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| Re: Expensive... 1. AT&T's data plans don't include global coverage, and Verizon offers a handful of phones that work globally.
2. We aren't talking about the world. We're talking about teh US, wehre T-Mobile has launched HSPA+ and AT&T hasn't lifted a finger. When Verizon turns on LTE they will have comparable coverage to other 4G networks that have been working at serving customers for a few years now (T-Mo and Sprint).
3. HSPA is not necessarily faster. I've seen Verizon hit 2.5 Mbps down and 800 kbps up. AT&T in my area (Fredericksburg, TX and Denver, CO...tested in both) is around 2 Mbps down and 1 Mbps up.
4. I've needed that feature maybe three times on my smartphone, in the three years that I've used smartphones. Also, LTE fixes this.
As for the "so many places have free WiFi" argument, Verizon phones can access WiFi too.
On the Droid argument, I'm not sure who has more smartphones (WinMo doesn't count, iPhone/Android/webOS do) but at this point Verizon's network is as loaded down as AT&T's from my perspective.
On the data side of things, I'm not on Verizon but my Epic 4G has chewed through a little over 880MB of data, and I'm 10 days into my billing cycle. If the darned thing had better battery life I'd be over the 1GB mark by now. Either way, I'd be getting a $10 overage from AT&T, putting their "$25" package $5 above Verizon's package for identical usage.
What's up next, AT&T fanboy?
P.S. If a wireless provider wanted to start a network today I would tell them to deploy the following techs:
1. HSPA+ firmware upgradeable to LTE if they want to focus on data customers
2. CDMA (preferably with EvDO) if they want to sustain tons of voice traffic (that's why CricKet and MetroPCS are both CDMA operations)
So I understand the benefits of HSPA+/LTE. HSPA doesn't register on the map because, at 7.2 Mbps in 5 MHz, it's less spectrally efficient than EvDO Rev. A. So in 15 MHz you can stack six EvDO carriers (uplink + downlink). Throw in another four carriers for 1x voice and you have...uh...two WCDMA carriers (up + down). Cue sad trombone. | |
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join:2003-08-05
Madison, AL | Re: Expensive... Can one buy thier own phone out right and use it on the VZ network like they can with ATT? If not then VZ fails IMO. | |
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join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | Re: Expensive... You can buy your phone outright. It just has to be Verizon-branded. | |
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join:2003-08-05
Madison, AL Reviews:
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| Re: Expensive... said by iansltx:You can buy your phone outright. It just has to be Verizon-branded. Just as I thought... No thanks. | |
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join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | Re: Expensive... Which phone would you want to put onto their network? | |
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join:2003-08-05
Madison, AL | Re: Expensive... I currently own an N1 and like it a lot. Next year it may be something different. I like the flexibility of using whatever phone I want by just swapping out the sim card.  | |
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4 edits | 1. AT&T's data plans don't include global coverage, 1.Actually they do. They DO offer global data plans
2.CDMA while handles more calls, it does not guaranty certain call quality like GSM (especially when on 3G, you can talk fine with only 1 bar). It won't drop call, it will go as bad as to poor voice. Some see it plus, I see it as minus. Plus on CDMA number of active callers in one area affects coverage.
3. There are plenty of areas, that offer speed above 3mb/s. And there are number of places on CDMA that have speed only around 1 Mb/s.
4. ATT is launching HSPA+ soon.
P.S Windows Mobile phones are good also. You get MS Office on the go. Whats wrong with that?
And I am GSM/WCDMA fanboy not ATT's. But its certainly better than T-Mobile, depending on what you plan to do with it. | |
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join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
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| Re: Expensive... 1. So does Verizon, however you were talking about their 2GB, $25 plan which is US-only.
2. WCDMA has cell breathing too. Also, I prefer CDMA voice quality to GSM, particularly if you're using a coec like SMV.
3. Does AT&T offer 3 Mbps in your area? And yes, I know that some areas hit only 1 Mbps on CDMA. Sprint and CricKet do that more than Verizon these days.
4. I will believe it when I see it. Also, the iPhone does not support HSPA+. At this point AT&T is a year or so behind T-Mobile in HSPA+ adoption...only time will tell when the company will even get HSPA+ capable phones in its lineup.
5. If they're so good, why did MS just phase them out in favor of Windows Phone 7? Also, ThinkFree Office on my Epic is comparable to Office Mobile on my Touch pro, if not better. | |
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Worldwide coverage doesn't matter to me. The last time I went overseas was in 2006 and I used a phone I purchased locally which gave me cheap calls within the country and back home to the US.
3. So grandfathered ATT customers. But HSPA is faster. 2GB is fine for most things on smartphone unless you tether or watch a lot of youtube. But so many places have free wi-fi its enough. You are not supposed to let people abuse networks with lower priority needs. FaceTime on 3G (when it's available) and even 1 hour of streaming audio daily can kill 2GB pretty fast. | |
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|  BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | said by dlewis23:Thats some expensive ass bandwidth... I'm kinda surprised they didn't at least match AT&T and do 200 Mb on the lower plan. Well under the old plan you paid $10 for 25 MB and 20 cents per MB thereafter so 150 MB would have been $35. Still like you said 200 MB or 250 MB would have been better. | |
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| oneacnHello
join:2001-05-03
Polk City, FL | I just recieved the Flipout and I love this phone better than the backflip now if i could only get android 2.2 | |
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join:2002-03-03
Longport, NJ
kudos:5
1 edit |  Smartphone vs Tablet?? What size?
3g tablet is $50/mo 5GB cap.
What defines when a large smartphone becomes a small tablet?
Some smartphones are now over 4"" in size. And some tablets are announced that are 7"" and smaller. Who gets to decide when a smartphone crosses over in to becoming a tablet?
P.S.>> I notice none of the prices quoted mentions 4g. I assume when 4g devices are avail, then prices will be even higher.
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| BlueC
join:2009-11-26
Minneapolis, MN | Re: Smartphone vs Tablet?? What size? My guess is smartphones typically get paired with a voice and data plan, and tablets probably rely solely on a data plan. | |
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Voted in your poll, TK...
Probably the way you'd vote, even though we often disagree on specific... | |
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join:2000-05-10
Valley Park, MO | yeah for no more requirements for data on POS phones I warned my parents but they upgraded anyway and were forced to pay $10/month for a data plan on a basic 'multimedia phone' When he asked me to show him how to take advantage of his data plan I poked around and confirmed what I suspected. The internet and email sucked, and there was nothing he could do for the 10/month he was being forced to pay. So at least now he should be able to call back and have them remove the 10/month multimedia charge and go with pay as you go.
Now on the smart phone side of things its too bad neither AT&T or VZW take the tiered pricing system seriously. As its obvious they expect, and want all users to choose the 'unlimited' plan at 30/month. | |
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| BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | Re: No change on USB modem plans said by ggultra2764:Noticeably, this is the one area they're still keeping the same ($59.99 a month for 5 GB plus 5 cents/ MB for overage fees). Guess I'm staying on my grandfathered plan for a little while longer. I'm pretty sure it would fall under
3G Tablet Plans – $20 monthly access for 1 GB ($20/1 GB overage), $35 monthly access for 3 GB ($10/ 1 GB overage); $50 monthly access for 5 GB ($10/1 GB overage) and $80 for 10 GB ($10/1G overage).
3G Netbooks/Notebooks Built-In Plans – $50 monthly access for 5 GB ($10/1 GB overage) or $80 monthly access for 10 GB ($10/1 GB overage).
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I'm pretty sure it would fall under
3G Tablet Plans – $20 monthly access for 1 GB ($20/1 GB overage), $35 monthly access for 3 GB ($10/ 1 GB overage); $50 monthly access for 5 GB ($10/1 GB overage) and $80 for 10 GB ($10/1G overage).
3G Netbooks/Notebooks Built-In Plans – $50 monthly access for 5 GB ($10/1 GB overage) or $80 monthly access for 10 GB ($10/1 GB overage).
doesn't make sense for it not too.
Look further down in Engadget's article and you'll come across this:
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Q: Will the data pricing change for 3G USB modems and PC cards?
A: No. The pricing for 3G USB modems and PC cards will remain the same – $39.99 monthly access for 250 MB ($0.10/MB overage) or $59.99 monthly access for 5 GB ($0.05/MB overage).
Clearly, VZW wants you to go for anything other than their USB modems and PC cards. | |
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join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | Re: No change on USB modem plans said by ggultra2764: Clearly, VZW wants you to go for anything other than their USB modems and PC cards. Well you could simply get a mi-fi and still use in on your PC and use the $80 10 GB plan. Not sure how that is different that using a USB dongle. | |
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join:2001-08-18
Frisco, TX
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| At least they HAVE an unlimited offering Unlike AT&T, which took the unlimited plan away altogether and replaced it with a 2GB hard cap, VZW at least will continue to offer unlimited, whatever they define that as.
The $15 plan's cap is really, really low, though. (Which of course is precisely the idea, General!)
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| slckusrPremium
join:2003-03-17
Maumee, OH
kudos:1 Reviews:
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| Re: At least they HAVE an unlimited offering said by banditws6:Unlike AT&T, which took the unlimited plan away altogether and replaced it with a 2GB hard cap, VZW at least will continue to offer unlimited, whatever they define that as. The $15 plan's cap is really, really low, though. (Which of course is precisely the idea, General!) While 150 megabytes is minuscule, for soccer a mom who wants a droid but has no idea to use the internet it fits perfect, and allows her to buy 1 droid with unlimited data for her kid, and get herself a shiny phone too. Not everyone uses the internet like us ( posters on this site). Cheers to Verizon though, unlike ATT they left their unlimited pricing intact. | |
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| AlcoholPremium
join:2003-05-26
Climax, MI
kudos:3 | 150mb works for people who have wifi at home and work. Unless there is some pandora/navigation going on, 150mb should be fine.
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Camden, TN | Re: At least they HAVE an unlimited offering said by Alcohol:150mb works for people who have wifi at home and work. Unless there is some pandora/navigation going on, 150mb should be fine. Yep. Sucks a data plan is required at all, but now it's dropped from $30 to $15. So people like me who have no use for a data plan on a smartphone but would like to use wi-fi the price just got cheaper. | |
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join:2004-09-30
Colorado Springs, CO | 29.99 Precursor to iPhone availablility I think Verizon has realized that if they do not at least match the unlimited on the iPhone consumers may just stay with AT&T rather than face a second mortgage if they were to stream netflix or listen to too much online radio | |
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join:2001-10-01
Minneapolis, MN |  Sprint?
"Introducing Any Mobile, Anytime, forget about restrictive calling circles. Our Everything Data plans give you unlimited data, messages and calls to any mobile, anytime while on the Sprint Network. That’s access to over 250 million U.S. mobile phones nationwide. Take advantage of unlimited Nationwide messaging, Web surfing, and nights and weekends with nights starting at 7 p.m. Learn More about how our $69.99 plan compares to the competition.
This plan includes
Any Mobile, Anytime: Unlimited domestic calls from the Sprint network to and from ANY U.S. mobile phone regardless of carrier. Any network, any time.
Unlimited data on our network: Web surfing, email, BlackBerry Internet Services (BIS), GPS Navigation, Sprint TV and Radio, NASCAR Sprint Cup MobileSM
Unlimited messaging: Text, pictures and video
Talk: Night calling and weekends starting at 7 p.m., nationwide long distance and no roaming charges"
So, get a android phone, pay around $70 a month plus tax and get unlimited mobile to mobile calling, unlimited text, and unlimited data+tethering to other devices (with root). Add on 4g for an extra $10 and its still a really good deal. The data is shared on family plans too, so not sure what's all that appealing about verizon or AT&T? | |
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| | | said by codee:I'm really confused why people would choose the terrible plans offered by Verizon or AT&T when Sprint has MUCH better pricing and plans? "Introducing Any Mobile, Anytime, forget about restrictive calling circles. Our Everything Data plans give you unlimited data, messages and calls to any mobile, anytime while on the Sprint Network. That’s access to over 250 million U.S. mobile phones nationwide. Take advantage of unlimited Nationwide messaging, Web surfing, and nights and weekends with nights starting at 7 p.m. Learn More about how our $69.99 plan compares to the competition. This plan includes Any Mobile, Anytime: Unlimited domestic calls from the Sprint network to and from ANY U.S. mobile phone regardless of carrier. Any network, any time. Unlimited data on our network: Web surfing, email, BlackBerry Internet Services (BIS), GPS Navigation, Sprint TV and Radio, NASCAR Sprint Cup MobileSM Unlimited messaging: Text, pictures and video Talk: Night calling and weekends starting at 7 p.m., nationwide long distance and no roaming charges" So, get a android phone, pay around $70 a month plus tax and get unlimited mobile to mobile calling, unlimited text, and unlimited data+tethering to other devices (with root). Add on 4g for an extra $10 and its still a really good deal. The data is shared on family plans too, so not sure what's all that appealing about verizon or AT&T? Sprint really f-d over many many people over the years, yes now they "seem" to be a great deal but for some it's too late. I hate em, and will never goto them.
Watch what happens once they gain back a few million of their lost customers....prices will start a climin'.
They have to give away thier service to try and win back some people they really pissed off over the years. | |
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Watch what happens once they gain back a few million of their lost customers....prices will start a climin'.
They have to give away their service to try and win back some people they really pissed off over the years.
Yep, I was a Sprint customer for 7 years and now if they were the only wireless provider on the planet I'd go without a cell phone. Between their shoddy coverage areas and worse customer service. No thanks, you can lower your prices down to free and I wouldn't touch 'em | |
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join:2006-09-22
Lanesboro, MA
kudos:2 | Mifi2200 If these new prices are true, maybe I can have Verizon Wireless move me to the $80/10G plan or even the $50/5G plan. The overages are much cheaper than the current .05/MB and also the current 5GB plan is the highest and it goes for $60. So, yeah. The price on the Mifi is actually cheaper now.
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I want the $35/3Gig plan on my netbook. I'm sick of paying $40 for 250 Meg and I don't need 5 gig. Why no 2G (or thereabouts) data plan offering for smartphone?
This is what ticks me off about verizon. They go out of their way to make themselves either expensive or stingy or both. They don't have ANYTHING that fits the moderate consumer's nneeds. And why are USB modems and air cards not included in the new pricing? This discriminatory pricing stinks. | |
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Camden, TN | $10 per GB overage is still outrageous Ok gettting better since it went from $503 per GB to $51.20 now down to $10 per GB, but that is still easily 25X actual costs. Seems to be on a patern to lowering data prices once every 2 years. So maybe in late 2012 they drop it to $2 per GB and in late 2014 they drop it to $1 per GB. Hopefully they also keep douling the amount of data offered. So 20 GB by late 2012 and 40 GB by late 2014. If so then I can finally tell my friend that in 4 years he can get something resembling real internet where he lives. | |
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join:2002-01-17
Mechanicsburg, PA | $3.50 fee?????? not with comcast brand new fios customer after 20+ years w/ comcast. went to pay our very 1st bill & saw this $3.50 fee------wtf???? i NEVER had to deal w/ that w/ comcast. | |
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If they don't like their data plan on the 3g feature (multimedia) branded phone, then get a data block. I've heard the VZ reps argue that they cannot do this, but that's a lie. You can get a data block and just not use the network for those services... as well as not pay for them. Careful though, as I'm not sure how that affects your picture and video messaging. I just wish that they would allow things the way it used to be. I have a Samsung i760 on VZ now, and there is ZERO data plan associated with it. I can use it for exactly what I want... a wifi PDA and mobile phone with no data charges.
There is a way to remove the $30 a month data plan from smart-phones, but I can't find the right person to get it done for me. It has to do with government workers/military, or some such. In speaking with a VZ reseller locally, he was able to do it, but I didn't have a post-Nov 14, 2008 launch date smart phone yet, so it mattered to me not. Now that I am about to get one, he's moved on to another location... still searching though.
Pricing plan is in line with release of Samsung Continuum
The Continuum is supposed to be released the same day as the pricing plan goes into effect. I have not found any other phones being released, but I'm currently torn between the Fascinate and the Continuum.
Pricing plans be damned. The smart-phone lower end pricing is more like a sampler instead of a plan. I'm sure anyone here can blow that in the first day. | |
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| | Got a card from Verizon offering wireless broadband There is no broadband in my area.
No DSL. No cable. Satellite is NOT broadband.
Nor is Verizon's supposed 'wireless broadband'.
The plan they offered was 39 bucks a month. 5GB monthly cap, 5 cents for each Megabyte over 5 GB.
Which translates to 50 dollars for each gigabyte over the 5 gig cap.
Such an offer is insulting. If all you did was watch a movie or two, you would have used up your monthly allotment.
They seem to think people are morons.
My only interest is in wireless broadband for home use.
This Verizon plan is obviously for cell phones, so I have no interest.
And even if I did have Verizon as my phone provider, I would not even consider signing up for such an ass-rape sort of plan.
Oh well. | |
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