Verizon's Constitutional right to throttle you....

We are going to head off to sprint...... But ya... Let's stream and see what happens

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I never have issues streaming and sprint is upgrading its towers and putting lte out all over the place over the next couple of years and has no plans to change its unlimited data policy... what is Verizon going to change over the next couple of years... hell its your data just giving suggestions on a smart ass way

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I can understand as a sprint customer you would not know about throttling data considering you would have to shut your data off to make it any slower. :eek:

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Awesome, as a FORMER Sprint costumer, I totally understand this comment, lol.....
 
I never have issues streaming and sprint is upgrading its towers and putting lte out all over the place over the next couple of years and has no plans to change its unlimited data policy... what is Verizon going to change over the next couple of years... hell its your data just giving suggestions on a smart ass way

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Problem is LTE for sprint is YEARS away. Same thing they said about wimax, how did that work out? Not so good, so I left. I went to the carrier that has the best phones with the fastest data speeds in my area.
Spend your money smart! Sprint in my area was barely two times faster than dial up, I was not going to give them my $'s for that crap. Lucky for my Sprint changed my contract (added more $'s) so I got a "get out of jail" free card, and I used it.
 
Problem is LTE for sprint is YEARS away. Same thing they said about wimax, how did that work out? Not so good, so I left. I went to the carrier that has the best phones with the fastest data speeds in my area.
Spend your money smart! Sprint in my area was barely two times faster than dial up, I was not going to give them my $'s for that crap. Lucky for my Sprint changed my contract (added more $'s) so I got a "get out of jail" free card, and I used it.

WiMAX wasn't their best decision however they already have lte in several areas.

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I'm leaning towards straight talk myself but I'm going full GSM so I can purchase direct from Google and use anywhere.

I thought Straight Talk used VZW's third tier prepaid network. That would still be CDMA wouldn't it? I too am ready to tell VZW to shove it, but I want a reliable GSM network. I'm tired of subsidized phones. I will shell out $350 straight to Google for an unlocked fully mine phone. I like the rezound better than the nexus, but I'll take no strings over VZW's crap.
 
Off topic - Your analogy is flawed and so is everyone else who thinks this "tax" is bankrupting our country. Fact #1, Every other industrialized country offers healthcare "affordably" to it's citizens. Many in the way this health care act does. Individual mandate. ALL of these other countries require the mandate. Costs are controlled, unlike here where hospitals charge 50 times the normal price, trying to cover the uninsured which you and I "hard working" taxpayers cover the rest. You know the BIGGEST reason we are going bankrupt? 40% of the budget is spent on Defense spending. The BIGGEST beaurocratic waste that no one talks about with the misbelief that spending keeps us "safe". China spends 8% of their budget on the military. No one else goes above 5. THAT is bankrupting us. But keep railing against people who do work hard AND still can't afford healthcare the way it is now. I don't see you complaining against the hundreds of billions spent on the f-22 and f-35 that will NEVER see combat. And if they do, they crash and China gets the wreckage. Glad I paid for their military..

Many of these countries also delay needs that people have. If you need a surgery but it is not life threatening but you are in pain you will be put on a waiting list. Now I don't have to wait that long and if my doctor was booked for 6montha I find another.

Besides our system allows for more growth through reaearch. A govt controlled system will slow down that progress

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If you can't beat 'em, join 'em....

Buy VZ stock.
It pays a nice dividend, about 4.5%.

I wonder if that'll make it easier to swallow the new plans.
 
3 things:
1. Name ONE country that has health care as good as ours(or even in the same ballpark) with every citizen on it and with the country in good economic standing. And dont say Canada where you have to wait 6 months for basic procedures and they tell you to go get private care if you want to live. Most if not all of the countries you are referring to are going bankrupt from overspending(on things like healthcare) and are now moving back to systems more like ours.

2. Im not going to say the military is not wasteful and should not have costs trimmed(like everything else), but i am also not going to pretend like I believe that the strongest country in the world should not spend accordingly.

3. Your right, big company leadership almost always treats themselves ridiculously, but that is their choice and freedom. Its their money and company. If you think they are not acting accordingly, then don't buy their goods or work for them. Its all you or I can do about it. Telling them what they can and cannot do is like me telling my rich neighbors what they cant by something or they have to buy their children a new car.

What needs to happen is an entire rework of the system and for health insurance to stop covering unnecessary things and only covering what families cannot pay in life or function threatening cases. This way the whole system is cheaper to the consumer. After that, a flat income tax rate needs to be established so the bottom 50% of Americans will start paying taxes like everyone else. Finally, entitlement programs need to be cut to a minimum and a way tiering system needs to be established so people can easily get off of them and back to work so they can do things like buy healthcare without my money paying for it. I wont get into the worthless people of the country that milk off of the system and feel they should be entitled to.

dude you're high. get your facts straight and stop spewing lies
 
I thought Straight Talk used VZW's third tier prepaid network. That would still be CDMA wouldn't it? I too am ready to tell VZW to shove it, but I want a reliable GSM network. I'm tired of subsidized phones. I will shell out $350 straight to Google for an unlocked fully mine phone. I like the rezound better than the nexus, but I'll take no strings over VZW's crap.

Straight talk uses gsm carriers, att and t Mobile. When you sign up they ask you which carrier type sim card you want. You can use the att compatible sim with any att phone, same for tmobile. You don't have to unlock your phone.

Straight talk with att compatible sim is my next stop, once my contract is over. Maybe sooner....



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When I went to Walmart and checked out the Straight Talk phones, some were GSM, some were cdma. You have to look at the package. It's marked on the front. Straight talk, Net10,and trac phone, are all owned by trac phone. Read the fine print.

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Yes, my apologies. I was referring to the Bring it With You plans.... If you bring your own phone, GSM is the only way.


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I love this discussion. There should be a forum just for people to find Verizon alternates. They may be the biggest and arguably the best carrier, but I'm just not down for the extra cost of ... EVERYTHING. Top that off with the fact that they're trying to make my favorite pastime of getting new phones and I can happily say bye bye to Big Red.
 
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Top that off with the fact that they're trying to make my favorite pastime of getting new phones and I can happily say bye bye to Big Red.

Yes, this, seriously this!
Once my fiancee saw the whole "unless you buy full retail" thing, she simply asked "what are you gonna do now?" I said nothing. This thing I once loved doing is gone :'(