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[devdeuce]

Oh I thought that was the Edge plan.

It's the edge plan without paying full price for your phones. You can get a phone at a discounted New contract price and move from unlimited data to the six gigs

there is no spoon

 

[acousticshade]

It's the edge plan without paying full price for your phones. You can get a phone at a discounted New contract price and move from unlimited data to the six gigs

there is no spoon

If someone is indeed still able to get the maxx plan now, please respond to this thread. If I am forced to choose between their new plans or the edge plan, I'll just buy the phone outright & stay off contract, but if I can get the subsidized phone price and switch to maxx, I will go that route. Hate to give up unlimited, but it sounds like we will all be giving it up eventually & I rarely use over 6 gig.

 

[Domestic violence]

Picked one up today. SO happy to be back on android. $450, off contract

 

[TatDroid]

If someone is indeed still able to get the maxx plan now, please respond to this thread. If I am forced to choose between their new plans or the edge plan, I'll just buy the phone outright & stay off contract, but if I can get the subsidized phone price and switch to maxx, I will go that route. Hate to give up unlimited, but it sounds like we will all be giving it up eventually & I rarely use over 6 gig.

I can't speak to "today", but I did it about 3 weeks ago. I don't believe you can do it in store (and I didn't think you could do it in a non-Verizon store, like Best Buy). You have to call a Verizon rep, and if they're not familiar with it you have to be specific - Max plan, NOT the Edge plan. 6GB for $30/month, you sign a new 2 year contract and you can buy a subsidized phone. It's only available to grandfathered unlimited customers.

 

[thegreatone3]

I can't speak to "today", but I did it about 3 weeks ago. I don't believe you can do it in store (and I didn't think you could do it in a non-Verizon store, like Best Buy). You have to call a Verizon rep, and if they're not familiar with it you have to be specific - Max plan, NOT the Edge plan. 6GB for $30/month, you sign a new 2 year contract and you can buy a subsidized phone. It's only available to grandfathered unlimited customers.

Any tips before I try this? Did you have to threaten to leave or anything? Did you have to speak to a manager to get this?

 

[TatDroid]

Any tips before I try this? Did you have to threaten to leave or anything? Did you have to speak to a manager to get this?

Nope, the rep I spoke with was familiar with the plan. She identified me as an unlimited data customer, I ordered my phone, and it arrived in the mail in 2 days. No drama at all.

 

[kodiak799]

Why do people assume VZW will end unlimited but that this plan would be safe? Giving you a subsidized phone is a substantial cost to VZW, almost certainly more expensive than the marginal cost of most unlimited users.

If it's all about the bottom-line, and it usually is, then why wouldn't VZW just kick-off the heavy unlimited users and leave the rest be?

There is ample evidence that VZW is approaching this from a variety of angles to entice people, rather than force, them off unlimited. They aren't going to just take away unlimited, tee-off those customers and force them to cheaper plans on other carriers. At worst, I'd expect VZW to offer alternatives similar to this 6-gig Maxx plan.

I'm eyeing VoLTE as a game-changer. I don't think that feature will be available to current unlimited plans. So VZW will make a big push to entice unlimited people to other plans by adding a sweetener to whatever new plans they roll-out with VoLTE.

 

[TatDroid]

Why do people assume VZW will end unlimited but that this plan would be safe?

This plan will be "safe" for another 2 years for me, because I signed a 2 year contract (unlike the month-to-month contract I was on). It makes sense for me because I typically use 2 to 3GB per month. I figure that still gives me a pretty good cushion to increase over the next 2 years and still be under the 6GB cap. It may not be a desirable plan to some, but it saved me $450 on my Moto X. (LOVE this phone, by the way).

 

[Big Ry]

everything ive read about this max program says that it is a 6gb edge program that is offered to unlimited data customers and comes with a subsidized phone upon switching. the caveat though is that its an edge plan. after your initial upgrade, you're stuck in the crappy edge program paying full retail for all future devices. is this correct or is there some other "max" plan that i just cannot find any info about online?

 

[TatDroid]

everything ive read about this max program says that it is a 6gb edge program that is offered to unlimited data customers and comes with a subsidized phone upon switching. the caveat though is that its an edge plan. after your initial upgrade, you're stuck in the crappy edge program paying full retail for all future devices. is this correct or is there some other "max" plan that i just cannot find any info about online?

Lol, yes it's exactly like the Edge plan, except you don't pay extra each month for the phone, and you don't have to turn your phone in to trade up, and you sign a new 2 year contract. So no, it's not like the Edge plan in any way.

My crystal ball is not working. Don't know what will happen in two years. Go month-to-month with same plan? Be forced to something else?

BTW, what will the unlimited data plan look like in 2 years? Or in 1 year? Or even in 1 month? (my crystal ball won't tell me that, either).

 

[kodiak799]

This plan will be "safe" for another 2 years for me, because I signed a 2 year contract (unlike the month-to-month contract I was on). It makes sense for me because I typically use 2 to 3GB per month. I figure that still gives me a pretty good cushion to increase over the next 2 years and still be under the 6GB cap. It may not be a desirable plan to some, but it saved me $450 on my Moto X. (LOVE this phone, by the way).

Oh, I absolutely agree with your reasoning. I have to admit I don't use enough data to justify paying full retail for a phone, but I am sitting tight until a truly beastly phone gets my lust. I imagine I'll have my Rezound for at least another year, and regardless of when and how I upgrade it will be to a VoLTE compatible phone.

I just don't think anyone should act out of panic over "rumors" VZW is going to take away unlimited. Those rumors have been popped-up about every 3 months for 3+ years now. And if VZW does finally do that, this Maxx plan is a perfect example of how VZW will offer some sort of compromise/freebie to soften the blow.

 

[acousticshade]

Why do people assume VZW will end unlimited but that this plan would be safe? Giving you a subsidized phone is a substantial cost to VZW, almost certainly more expensive than the marginal cost of most unlimited users.

If it's all about the bottom-line, and it usually is, then why wouldn't VZW just kick-off the heavy unlimited users and leave the rest be?

There is ample evidence that VZW is approaching this from a variety of angles to entice people, rather than force, them off unlimited. They aren't going to just take away unlimited, tee-off those customers and force them to cheaper plans on other carriers. At worst, I'd expect VZW to offer alternatives similar to this 6-gig Maxx plan.

I'm eyeing VoLTE as a game-changer. I don't think that feature will be available to current unlimited plans. So VZW will make a big push to entice unlimited people to other plans by adding a sweetener to whatever new plans they roll-out with VoLTE.

That is the difficult part. You could be right, but maybe not. Businesses don't always make intelligent decisions. Ask any ceo who has gone through a bankruptcy.

Fear also plays into it. Perhaps big red fears loosing customers & thus is willing to make some concessions. Or perhaps they are counting on customer fear of getting shifted to their price gouging new series of plans. We just don't know.

If you need more than 6 gig of data, this probably isn't a good option for you. For those who don't use that amount, this is waaaay better than their other current plan choices.

On another note, I wonder if perhaps LG is afraid of patent lawsuits so wants to sell as many phones as fast as possible. Or perhaps the g2 has not been selling well. This is a crazy low price for a great new phone.

 

[kodiak799]

My crystal ball is not working. Don't know what will happen in two years. Go month-to-month with same plan? Be forced to something else?

Yeah, after your 2-yrs you can look at a contract for any other plan that catches your fancy.

If you needed a new phone it was the right move to make. Most people clinging to unlimited don't need/use that much data, and are basically keeping it as insurance (and not that cheap) "just in case".

 

[Big Ry]

Lol, yes it's exactly like the Edge plan, except you don't pay extra each month for the phone, and you don't have to turn your phone in to trade up, and you sign a new 2 year contract. So no, it's not like the Edge plan in any way.

My crystal ball is not working. Don't know what will happen in two years. Go month-to-month with same plan? Be forced to something else?

BTW, what will the unlimited data plan look like next month? Next year? In 2 years? (my crystal ball won't tell me that, either).

At least provide a source for this info.

Nothing i can find online says its somehow different from an edge plan, with the one exception that you get one last subsidized device.

SOURCE: Verizon Max plan to offer 6GB for $30 to wean unlimited data users onto a tiered plan

EDIT: Chatted with a VZW rep, and she confirmed that no such mythical plan exists. If you go to the 6GB "max" plan, you're on an edge plan.

 

[kodiak799]

Fear also plays into it. Perhaps big red fears loosing customers & thus is willing to make some concessions. Or perhaps they are counting on customer fear of getting shifted to their price gouging new series of plans. We just don't know.

If you look at VZW history of how they've actually acted - not rumored to do, but what they actually have done - what I said has a nearly certain likelihood of coming to fruition.

They already pulled back the phone subsidy = @$10-$15/mo. Otherwise the marginal cost of the unlimited users is probably pretty trivial. I would guess there are less than 5M unlimited plans left, and they aren't going to send those people running for the door. Customer acquisition can be expensive, but if you compare the marginal cost of unlimited to people paying $80-$100 or more for plans VZW has a strongly disporportional incentive to keep these users, and keep them [relatively] happy.

Heck, besides this Maxx plan, one only need look at the fact VZW still allows people to sell/transfer the unlimited plans. That is very telling in and of itself.