Vzw hates that you have unlimited data

[saultnutz]

Another thing....don't tell anyone......but it is possible to live without a smartphone.....shhhhhhhh....

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[huffwin]

Another thing....don't tell anyone......but it is possible to live without a smartphone.....shhhhhhhh....

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not in this day and age my friend.....

 

[Cigar-Junkie]

I think the data hoarders are fairly easy to spot but it also places Verizon wireless in the position of handing out punishment. Factor in the amount of people that can tether for free, I think it is easier for them to just track data. I have 5 phones and don't use a lot of data but now want to add some tethering and a jetpak . It will be a net savings for me but I must admit I have a lot of minutes on my plan. Like it or not I think all the carriers will move to this style of pricing, who knows maybe they will even get into a price war one day.

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[chevota84]

Tried to upgrade last night and they tried to roll me over into the 2gb data plan, says "your unlimited plan is no longer offered so we are applying the default 2gb plan". So I bought an s3 out of contract and am now going to become the biggest data hog they can imagine. I use 5-7gb/month so it would have cost me $35+/month more. If anybody else had decent service around here, I would have dropped them.

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[timato]

Not sure how being a data hog affects anyone else. I have never noticed a drop in quality service due to someone else's excessive use. It's obviously just a new way to make more money off of their customers, not them trying to offer better service.

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[metz65]

Another thing....don't tell anyone......but it is possible to live without a smartphone.....shhhhhhhh....

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You must be mistaken. I'm pretty sure that a constitutional amendment was passed and now everybody is entitled to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness and a smart phone with a pay what you want plan.

I don't care what kind of phone you have, that's not how I judge someone's worth or intelligence.

 

[anon(94115)]

The problem with the New shared data plans is that they may be fine for a single person, maybe a couple, but add in teenagers that will burn thru data, especially once all phones are on 4g, and it will get expensive very quickly.

I currently have 5 phoned on my account, 3 dumb phones with data blocked and 2 smart phones with unlimited data. Add in unlimited texting and 1400 minutes and my bill, with employee discounts, is $201/month.

New plan would be $170 PLUS data package. My wife is fine with 2gb, but I run around 6gb a month. You do the math....



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This is kinda my situation only all five phones are smartphones. When sprint gets lte here in september, off I and my lines go. I also save 75 bucks a month

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[LegalAmerican]

Not sure how being a data hog affects anyone else. I have never noticed a drop in quality service due to someone else's excessive use. It's obviously just a new way to make more money off of their customers, not them trying to offer better service.

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The only reason it affects other people is because Verizon watches the use and they want to cripple hogs. They will continue to find ways to attempt this, and that screws the lighter users. People blame the hogs, but ultimately it's Verizon being morons

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[anon(94115)]

They won't blink at 5-7 gig a month

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[zrxoa1]

I don't recall anyone asking it to be cheap, but the dollar amounts for shared data are ridiculous.

No need to be so hateful and condescending either.


Oops, that was a reply to ealier post....neglected to quote properly, sorry!!


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[hokiesteve]

I think the data hoarders are fairly easy to spot but it also places Verizon wireless in the position of handing out punishment. Factor in the amount of people that can tether for free, I think it is easier for them to just track data. I have 5 phones and don't use a lot of data but now want to add some tethering and a jetpak . It will be a net savings for me but I must admit I have a lot of minutes on my plan. Like it or not I think all the carriers will move to this style of pricing, who knows maybe they will even get into a price war one day.

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Yeah, the metered pricing is definitely an easy and fair way to price wireless data service, regardless of whether it involves overage or throttling. That's one of the reasons I was fine with going to a metered plan from my unlimited plan. I saw the writing on the wall.

I think my wife and I would save money on the shared plan from our separate data plans(hers unlimited and mine 6gb double data with hotspot). I just haven't switched yet because I still think the new data plans are a raw deal. Unlimited plans are a bit absurd in the current market based on the fact that there's high demand for a limited resource. However, the pricing is still inflated due to the fact that the carriers have an oligopoly. I do suspect though that over the long run, they will start competing more on pricing once all carriers deploy more network capacity and when MVNOs start to migrate to LTE.

 

[Serial Fordicator]

You guys can keep trying to convince yourself the new share plans are better, but you won't get me to believe it.

Vzw gave us early 4g adopters unlimited with $30 unlimited hotspot access also. The reason being was we were the Guinea pigs to help them test their new network. The only way they'll get my unlimited plan is when they pry it from my cold dead fingers.

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[chevota84]

You guys can keep trying to convince yourself the new share plans are better, but you won't get me to believe it.

Vzw gave us early 4g adopters unlimited with $30 unlimited hotspot access also. The reason being was we were the Guinea pigs to help them test their new network. The only way they'll get my unlimited plan is when they pry it from my cold dead fingers.

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X2. I don't have 4g anywhere near where I live so it's doubtful I'll even use it in the near future, however its not my fault that they were short sighted in offering an unlimited data plan.

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[Ry]

You guys can keep trying to convince yourself the new share plans are better, but you won't get me to believe it.

Vzw gave us early 4g adopters unlimited with $30 unlimited hotspot access also. The reason being was we were the Guinea pigs to help them test their new network. The only way they'll get my unlimited plan is when they pry it from my cold dead fingers.

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Just because it isn't better for you doesn't mean it can't be better for someone else. You don't pay their bills so why should it matter to you if someone saves by switching?

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[dkeven]

wow been gone for a few days and your still shilling for the big V, so why do you keep defending them, if some people dont like their business tactics it is their view, why respond?

 

[Johnly]

Bottom line is there is great opportunity to do it like we did back in the day. Talking to the people you love on the phone wherever, and whenever, starting at 5:00 talking to a woman you like and conversing late into the night, meeting up, whatever. I think the new plans rock in that respect, but if you prefer "the net," then it does suck. I have wifi at the house so I don't even need a data plan essentially, but what the heck, there is a pool anyway.......Reach out and touch someone, ha ha!

There is nothing to convince, you either use your phone as a phone or a computer, and that is what makes people mad, Verizon wont let you have both.

 

[zrxoa1]

That's a good point. If Verizon would let me have my smartphone with no data plan, I would be all over it. WiFi is everywhere.



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[duanedude1]

We are not data hogs but figured it was better to keep unlimited data. Used our last upgrades on the 27th to keep unlimited data. Especially concerned that we'd use more with 4g.

My new SG3 has been working great but wife got a Stratosphere. She has had problems with it and has been in the store 4x. They replaced it 3x. Still fails. She gets message that she is half done her 2GB allotment. The sneaky system switched her to a 2GB plan w/o her knowledge just because she switched out defective phones. Who told them to and who told them she only wanted 2GB?

On 4th time in store she decided rather than try another Strat she'd give up on that lemon (customer in store said they were junk and his daughter had gone thru 5 of them.). They let us put her Strat $ towards another SG3 and we would pay the difference. They would "request" unlimited be put back on her line.

She's loving the SG3 but we are waiting on the unlimited decision. None of the Strats should have triggered limited data and neither should her SG3. The only reason she got it was because of the problems with the Strats. If they worked we'd be fine. If she bought a SG3 on the 27th we'd be fine.

If unlimited data is not restored they will have to deal with her. Now local staff at the store has been great, but they may not want to see us again.

 

[Serial Fordicator]

Originally Posted by Serial Fordicator<br />
You guys can keep trying to convince yourself the new share plans are better, but you won't get me to believe it. <br />
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Vzw gave us early 4g adopters unlimited with $30 unlimited hotspot access also. The reason being was we were the Guinea pigs to help them test their new network. The only way they'll get my unlimited plan is when they pry it from my cold dead fingers. <br />
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Just because it isn't better for you doesn't mean it can't be better for someone else. You don't pay their bills so why should it matter to you if someone saves by switching?<br />
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I agree, but alot of posts sound like vzw employees trying to sell plans or people who can't afford paying the unsubsidized price trying to justify their decision in constantly saying they are saving money with the new plans and dont understand why noone else can limit themselves to 2 gb of data.


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[Johnly]

I agree, but alot of posts sound like vzw employees trying to sell plans or people who can't afford paying the unsubsidized price trying to justify their decision in constantly saying they are saving money with the new plans and dont understand why noone else can limit themselves to 2 gb of data.


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You can jump in greater than 2GB of data you know.