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I was thinking ahead to Black Friday deals and called Verizon back to get information. The customer service rep said that under my current family plan with 5 voice lines, the $10 / month for a 75 MB data line option was only if I was using a "basic" phone. Arrrrrrrrrgh!!! I'm not sure how the...

Thanks for the tip. For my situation, I think I'd prefer to carry just a single device that is primarily voice but can do rare Internet access (and without a $10/month fee). If I'm going to have two devices, I'd rather have my flip phone and a tablet (e.g., an ASUS MeMO Pad). Still thinking of...

I have tried answering your question a couple of times, but for some reason the post never appears - sorry! I am paying ~ $115 for 5 lines in a family voice plan. The people in my plan tend to go to remote locations (e.g., national parks and very rural areas), and the thinking is that Verizon...

When I spoke with the Verizon customer service rep earlier, she said my current family voice plan was "grandfathered" in but I could pay $10/month for 75 MB of Internet access. She claimed this was for my protection, because otherwise apps and what-not would connect to the Internet via Verizon...

I pay ~ $115 (my employee discount just changed) for 5 lines in a family plan. We tend to go to remote locations (e.g., national parks and very rural areas) where Verizon seems to have better service, and the rest of the people on my plan don't want Internet service.

Well, it's funny - I had been thinking of getting a Nexus 7 (or similar low-cost Android tablet), but someone observed that in my job a flip phone would be detrimental to how people perceive me. :-( I was hoping to finesse the issue by getting a cheap decent smartphone without a data plan, while...

I use Verizon and pay ~ $110 for 5 lines with my employee discount (it just changed, but it's something like that). My family members and I tend to go to remote areas (e.g, national parks and very rural areas) and perceive that Verizon offers better coverage.

This had not occurred to me. I just called Verizon, and they confirmed that I would need a data plan. Bah! You may have just saved me from making a costly mistake - thanks.

I am thinking of buying my first smartphone. I will primarily use it for talking (I am currently using a flip phone). I expect to mostly use the Internet features while traveling, and then, pretty sporadically and for not long (e.g., checking email, looking at a map, reading a review). For...