planar1280
Banned
Someone seriously needs to break this monopoly
Current monthly bill with 4 GB data (2GB per device): $150 AFTER TAXES (2 iPhones)
Monthly bill under new plan with less data allowances (1GB shared): $180 BEFORE TAXES (2 iPhones)
FUCK YOU VERIZON!
Someone seriously needs to break this monopoly
Is everyone ignoring that in the very first reply where I lay out my scenario where this plan is cheaper and better for me?
This isn't crazy for everyone at all.
Verizon must think their users love throwing money away.
I have you on ignore.
Is everyone ignoring that in the very first reply where I lay out my scenario where this plan is cheaper and better for me?
This isn't crazy for everyone at all.
verizon,
shared plan
2 androids
700 minutes, unlimited txt
4GB data each phone
$135 after employee discounts.
What is ur discount %
It looks like if I wanted to do a family plan now, it'd be: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.
20% voice & data
This will cost you 140 after disc
2 phones
Unlimited voice and text
8 gb plan
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.
I get 16% off base plan, not data. If they extend it to the entire plan this might be worth switching to.20% voice & data
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.
2.2% savings overall.
A drop in a bucket.
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.
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.
Why is the pricing different for each device? Data used by a tablet is the same data used by a phone.
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.
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 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.
I'm generally curious, what are you guys doing with your phones that blows 2 GB a week? Do you constantly stream Netflix or something?
I'm generally curious, what are you guys doing with your phones that blows 2 GB a week? Do you constantly stream Netflix or something?
And the inclusion of unlimited voice and text gives Verizon the justification that it needs to charge an additional fee for each device that you add. If we were sharing a data bucket alone which is what most of the shared data advocates have asked for it would be harder to justify a significant per-device fee, since you're not getting any additional gigabytes for each additional tablet, modem, or phone. Instead, Verizon charges up to a whopping $40 extra if you add a smartphone. And let's spell out just what a lackluster deal that is: if you have a 1GB Share Everything plan, you're paying $40 for unlimited minutes and text and a single gigabyte of data shared across multiple devices. That's about what you'd expect to pay for a standalone plan with the same specs on many value carriers.
I'm generally curious, what are you guys doing with your phones that blows 2 GB a week? Do you constantly stream Netflix or something?
Tethering may use up that muchI'm generally curious, what are you guys doing with your phones that blows 2 GB a week? Do you constantly stream Netflix or something?
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?