i1me2ao Premium Member join:2001-03-03 TEXAS |
i1me2ao
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2011-Dec-7 6:17 pm
cannot wait to see how this is twisted. | |
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I like this...Now if will just work the way that consumers think it will.... | |
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openbox9
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2011-Dec-7 7:23 pm
Re: I like this...I'll give you a little hint. VZW isn't going to take a hit to the top line | |
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88615298 (banned)
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2011-Dec-7 11:38 pm
Re: I like this...said by openbox9:I'll give you a little hint. VZW isn't going to take a hit to the top line Yeah but if a family has 4 phones and none are smartphones and the reason is they are not going to pay $120 a month for data and you can offer a family data plan for $60 VZW is getting $60 vs ZERO $$$$. 60>ZERO | |
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JPL
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2011-Dec-8 9:49 am
Re: I like this...said by 88615298:said by openbox9:I'll give you a little hint. VZW isn't going to take a hit to the top line Yeah but if a family has 4 phones and none are smartphones and the reason is they are not going to pay $120 a month for data and you can offer a family data plan for $60 VZW is getting $60 vs ZERO $$$$. 60>ZERO That's exactly it. I have 4 cell phones on my family plan, and exacctly zero with a data plan. The reason? No way am I paying for separate data plans like that. Give me a family data plan, and they'll make it very hard to resist going with a data plan. It's because they created a family unlimited texting plan that I'm now even considering texting. | |
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jp10558
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2011-Dec-8 4:21 pm
Re: I like this...Can you get on these plans w/out breaking your contracts though? | |
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en103
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2011-Dec-7 7:02 pm
Re: Meanwhile, VZW LTE is down nationwideI'm sure if it was AT&T, it'd be the top of the page | |
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en103
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2011-Dec-7 9:24 pm
Re: Meanwhile, VZW LTE is down nationwide | |
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| algPassionately apathetic Premium Member join:2001-04-10 Houston, TX |
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Nah, no way would they post an negative news story about Verizon. | |
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| HarleyYacLee Premium Member join:2001-10-13 Allendale, NJ |
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Mine still has not come back..However I live on a fringe 4g area and in Jersey city it usually is rock solid | |
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I'll sell you a bridge if you believe VerizonWe all know VZ wants it all on different bills more chances to "unfee" and "overage" us to death | |
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OwlSaverOwlSaver Premium Member join:2005-01-30 Berwyn, PA |
OwlSaver
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2011-Dec-7 9:51 pm
Four PhonesWe have four phones on Verizon and do not want to pay four times $30 so they are getting zero from us right now. A plan that is about $60 and will not result in overages would work for us. I might even get some tablets at that point. | |
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TechyDad
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2011-Dec-7 9:59 pm
Re: Four PhonesWe're in the same boat albeit with 3 phones, only 2 of which we'd get data plans for. Right now, they get $0 per month from us because I refuse to spend $30 per phone per month. Even if it cost $45 per month, I might actually consider it. It'd still be pricey, but at least I'd know that I could add devices on without incurring more monthly fees. (Assuming they stayed under the bucket's limit, of course.) | |
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Re: Four PhonesSame boat here, gents. We are a family with four dumbphones and have far too much experience with data caps (thanks to satellite ISP service) to trade up. I pay the bill and I go over every line to make sure the kids haven't used too many minutes or unwittingly subscribed to a garbage text service.
There had better be a pretty big bucket of data available or there will be war. One too many movies atreamed, songs downloaded or Skype sesaions and BOOM! There goes another tuft of dad's thinning hair. Or, worse yet, mom gives you "The Look." | |
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OwlSaver
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2011-Dec-8 12:45 am
Re: Four PhonesYes, we can't have "The Look". That would be unacceptable. | |
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said by OwlSaver:We have four phones on Verizon and do not want to pay four times $30 so they are getting zero from us right now. A plan that is about $60 and will not result in overages would work for us. I might even get some tablets at that point. Well do they do have a $20 plan which gives you 300 MB a month. It's only avilable until Jan I believe. I mean you can stay on the plan past Jan it just won't be available after Jan for people who haven't gotten on it yet. | |
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88615298 (banned)
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2011-Dec-7 11:36 pm
Short on actual facts"I think in 2012 we will see it," McAdam said at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference.
He THINKS. That FAR short of a sure thing. Sometimes I THINK I might to get to have sex with Mila Kunis one day.
No talk of pricing or how much data you get. So this is a bunch of nothing in my book. | |
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IowaCowboyLost in the Supermarket Premium Member join:2010-10-16 Springfield, MA |
I'd take a lower price anyway.My VZW bill runs around $170 per month. I have the unlimited voice, unlimited data (on my phone) 250 texts, and the total equipment coverage for iPhone. I also have a 4G USB modem which adds another $50 to the bill and Taxachusetts (Massachusetts) gets their cut.
If the shared data plan offered any real savings (I use less than a GB on my phone and 1-2 on the USB modem) then I would give up my unlimited data on my iPhone. | |
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Re: I'd take a lower price anyway.said by IowaCowboy:My VZW bill runs around $170 per month. I have the unlimited voice, unlimited data (on my phone) 250 texts, and the total equipment coverage for iPhone. I also have a 4G USB modem which adds another $50 to the bill and Taxachusetts (Massachusetts) gets their cut.
If the shared data plan offered any real savings (I use less than a GB on my phone and 1-2 on the USB modem) then I would give up my unlimited data on my iPhone. $120 a month for cellular service seems outrageous... even if it is an "unlimited data" plan. There are too many gullable people who are addicted to smart phones and having data everywhere they go.. nevertheless, if you can drop $1400+ a year on cell service (plus a $600 phone) then you are doing alright.. most likely in the middle class with some job/funding security. This is what Verizon and AT&T shareholders bank on, is your gullableness to keep spending on these habits. So much so, that they've just about done away with unlimited plans and want to go back to the old usage based model even though the acquired spectrum and upgrade investments will make the cost of running the cellular business 50 fold cheaper for them and support loads more cu$tomer$ who will be coerced to drop similar bundles of cash for less service. Years ago I could not see the value of being tied to a cellphone and today they (and smart phones) are tools for turning people into work and social zombies. If that EMP doomsday tech scenario comes to pass.. there will be millions of people with mental problems and won't be able to function normally in society. | |
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Re: I'd take a lower price anyway.said by tmc8080:Years ago I could not see the value of being tied to a cellphone and today they (and smart phones) are tools for turning people into work and social zombies. If that EMP doomsday tech scenario comes to pass.. there will be millions of people with mental problems and won't be able to function normally in society. Being connected is the mental problem. A EMP attack would just show that problem to everyone who wasn't paying attention. I know several people who need help. They're the ones who are in a store talking loudly on their bluetooth earpiece or take photos with their phone and have to post it asap on Facebook or are keeping up with their Twitter account during a social gathering. Those people truely need to go "cold turkey" with their "always connected" lifestyle. There is nothing wrong with using data on a phone or other mobile device. There is a problem when you are basically basing a lifestyle around using that data. | |
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i am also able to move around and see kids at games and run around town because i have smart phone and bluetooth. i am not tied to sitting at home and being in front of computer. it is nice. | |
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Even though he has a smartphone, the bulk of his bill is still for VOICE. Assuming his plan is similar to mine, he's probably 70V + 30D + 10T + tax. | |
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