planar1280
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Someone seriously needs to break this monopoly
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Verizon to introduce "Share Everything" plan 6/28
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I think I'm in the same boat with two Androids... ugh.
Government granted... Blame the Keynesians, my friend. (Actually, I believe it was Colin Powell's son; but nevertheless, the Keynesians allowed it)
Ninja Scooter
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I have you on ignore.
planar1280
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I need to have 2 kids and add my inlaws and parents and then it will be a great price
Oh wait
Oh wait
Seems that way.
RubxQub
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This would seriously break my heart...
as in, that would really suck if it were true
This is not any cheaper than the current model. Infact, if you have a feature phone, it's worse.
Originally for family plans you add $10 for each line and another $30 for data if it's a smartphone. Now you add $30 if it's a feature and an additional $10 if it's a smartphone.
But on TOP of that now you have to increase the shared data too so realistically you have to add on an additional $10 for each line.
How is this good for consumers? That's right. It isn't. Thanks Verizon.
I noticed if you have a 4G phone you get 4Gb as opposed to 2Gb on 3G. Guess they're not doing that anymore
Originally for family plans you add $10 for each line and another $30 for data if it's a smartphone. Now you add $30 if it's a feature and an additional $10 if it's a smartphone.
But on TOP of that now you have to increase the shared data too so realistically you have to add on an additional $10 for each line.
How is this good for consumers? That's right. It isn't. Thanks Verizon.
I noticed if you have a 4G phone you get 4Gb as opposed to 2Gb on 3G. Guess they're not doing that anymore
Your case is unique because you have two separate plans on AT&T and Verizon. I could be wrong but you would probably save money just by consolidating to one service and getting a family plan. For most people this plan is not going to save money.
planar1280
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What is ur discount %
BertramCooper
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I'm so glad I have a smartphone through work that I can also use for moderate personal use.
This shit is bananas.
This shit is bananas.
20% voice & data
RubxQub
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It looks like if I wanted to do a family plan now, it'd be:
$70 for 700 shared minutes
$10 for the second line
$30 for unlimited messaging
$50 for 5GB of data
$50 for 5GB of data for my iPad (separate)
Grand total of $210 vs. $190...and the $190 gets me more minutes (who gives) but more flexibility with my data.
Still better.
Probably worse if you're an existing customer (but no one's forcing you to switch to these), but good for someone like me coming into the carrier.
planar1280
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kind of the same thing, i have 4gb on each phone, plenty for me, and i only use about 100-200 minutes of talk max per month, no need for unlimited.
still it might work if you plan to go that route.
Angry Fork
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I'm scared of these huge phone companies, I just use boost mobile with ZTE. 60$ unlimited phone/text, 2.5gb internet. Good android phone, good service (for me at least in NYC), no contract or bill trickery and the bill goes down every 6 months.
planar1280
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kind of the same thing, i have 4gb on each phone, plenty for me, and i only use about 100-200 minutes of talk max per month, no need for unlimited.
Soon it will be cheaper to buy an unlocked smartphone for 599 and use prepaid
Like everywhere elsearound the world
PhoncipleBone
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I was waiting for a plan like this. But the issue is that my upgrade is available about 10 months before my wife. I was wanting to wait and upgrade my iPhone 4 when her upgrade time came so we both could jump to a new shared plan. I need to look at the bill and see if this is cheaper or not for us. And maybe if they will let her migrate over to teh shared plan with me if I upgrade sooner.
Large cell phone companies in the US are just screwing customers with these prices.
I don't understand why heavy data users don't use no-contract service, such as what is offered through Smart Talk or T-mobile. I'm floored at what some of you guys pay every month... how could anyone pay $100 or more per month for a cell phone plan? I pay $30 per month for 100 min (all I usually need, and additional minutes are only 10c per min, so if I need more, I put in a few extra bucks), unlimited texting, and unlimited data (5gb at 4g). And since these are GSM services, you can use whatever GSM based phones you want, unlike Virgin's plans.
I don't understand why heavy data users don't use no-contract service, such as what is offered through Smart Talk or T-mobile. I'm floored at what some of you guys pay every month... how could anyone pay $100 or more per month for a cell phone plan? I pay $30 per month for 100 min (all I usually need, and additional minutes are only 10c per min, so if I need more, I put in a few extra bucks), unlimited texting, and unlimited data (5gb at 4g). And since these are GSM services, you can use whatever GSM based phones you want, unlike Virgin's plans.
This is terrible.
There are 5 of us now, with 5 smartphones. Is the data cap shared between all of us? So we would pay $300 for 10GB shared?
We pay $270 now for unlimited for three of us and 1-2GB for two of us and 2000 minutes and unlimited texts. And we use 100 or so minutes.
I guess I need to get a new smartphone before the deadline so i can keep my unlimited data.
I guess that's why they are shipping the GS3 after this deadline, to force people into the new tiers.
I wonder how they will treat families where one person wants to upgrade after the deadline. Force everyone into this?
There are 5 of us now, with 5 smartphones. Is the data cap shared between all of us? So we would pay $300 for 10GB shared?
We pay $270 now for unlimited for three of us and 1-2GB for two of us and 2000 minutes and unlimited texts. And we use 100 or so minutes.
I guess I need to get a new smartphone before the deadline so i can keep my unlimited data.
I guess that's why they are shipping the GS3 after this deadline, to force people into the new tiers.
I wonder how they will treat families where one person wants to upgrade after the deadline. Force everyone into this?
poppabk
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I get 16% off base plan, not data. If they extend it to the entire plan this might be worth switching to.
We get 19% off primary line. Whatever that means.
A drop in a bucket.
HammerOfThor
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So if I have the old unlimited data + minutes and I'm paying $90ish now, I'd be losing if I let myself switch, right?
Edit: Does this apply to EVERYONE, or just plans with multiple devices?
Double Edit: Is June 28th when they end the grandfathered in subsidized stuff?
Edit: Does this apply to EVERYONE, or just plans with multiple devices?
Double Edit: Is June 28th when they end the grandfathered in subsidized stuff?
Right now it covers all services for the primary line, so it covers the main plan, the unlimited texts and data for line 1. So it saves quite a bit. But under the new plan I wonder if it will cover just line 1, or line 1 plus data, because then it would be significant.
IsntChrisL
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I really wish phone companies had more major competitors. Shit like this wouldn't be happening.
You could pay at least $250/month for the cheapest plan (1GB shared) to at most $300/month (10GB shared).
This total is before taxes/fees.
ROBOKITTYZILLA
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@Meier, RubxQub, Epix, et al.
Only slept three hours last night and was thinking the monthly allowance was not shared. I retract my "FUCK YOU". Still slightly more expensive than my current plan, so it does nothing for me.
Only slept three hours last night and was thinking the monthly allowance was not shared. I retract my "FUCK YOU". Still slightly more expensive than my current plan, so it does nothing for me.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
The main issue is that data is much more expensive than it used to be. $30 for 2gig versus $60 for 2gig. The whole point of sharing data was hopefully it would bring prices down for people who wanted to share only a small amount of data, lowering the barrier of entry, but with this setup you would save a measly $10 for two phones and lose 3gig of data.
Yep. We pay 270 now after all taxes and discounts. So I don't see this as a winning proposition in any way, unless the discount is 20% across the board on the bill.
I just used their data analyzer and we used a total of 5GB or less every month for the past 6 months between all five of us combined. So we could go with a 6-8 GB shared plan. I wonder if you go over, if they auto bump you a level, or if they have per kB/mB overage charges.
Verizon executive: "By Jove, he's right! Charge $50 for EACH device!"
Bumblebeetuna
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It's stupid that they are marketing all these phones that can do so much, while at the same time saying we have less data to use with them. Cannot wait for my Verizon contract to expire.
The irony is that the telcos don't want to be regulated like utilities yet charge customers like utilities do through metering.
I think the biggest reason why was because the prepaid plans had crap for phones. Now that the iPhone is starting to come to prepaid plans, you might see people switch to it.
RubxQub
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Prepaid makes little sense for me. You pay way more for the phone, and the overall price of the phone/service only turns positive after months and months (to offset the high cost of entry)...and the data plans have extremely limited coverage area and only support up to something like 3GB max before you get kneecapped.
That's hardly an awesome alternative to someone who uses a lot of data or travels around the country frequently.
Before we got our ESPN radio station back, I would use my phone and TuneInRadio to listen to ESPN radio in my car.
Now that we have ESPN back, I don't use it as much.
LaserBuddha
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Whats this about them making it hard to upgrade if you're grandfathered in? If what they say is true and they aren't forcing anyone over to it, then what's different about upgrading a device now?
I stream music from home via audiogalaxy. It racks up quickly given 8+ hours a day working/commuting. I imagine the same would go for any user of Pandora/similar.
youngplaya21
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Tethering may use up that much
If you get a subsidized phone from Verizon for your upgrade, they're going to force you to a tiered data plan.
You'll lose your unlimited data.
RubxQub
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What are carriers going to do when phones become almost purely VOIP devices and there's no need to run on the legacy voice/text networks at all?
The price of data is going to skyrocket!
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