[Follow-Up] Online Petition to Stop Verizon From Killing Unlimited Data

[SquireSCA]

THIS is the reason I am mad.
THIS is the reason I signed the petition.
THIS is the reason I will jump off Verizon if this plan goes through.
THIS is the reason that e-v-e-r-y-o-n-e here who posted "signed" needs to spread this link through their Twitter/Facebook/Google+ and get this awareness up! This petition only needs 50K signatures? You know how many Verizon customers there are out there? 50K is chump change.

BLOW THAT PETITION THROUGH THE ROOF, PEOPLE!

When will you understand that VZW doesn't care?

They have tens of millions of subs. So let's say they lose 1,000 of them. So what? They probably sign up 1,000 new people, PER DAY.

In the end, they will throw a bone here and there for PR purposes, but they would rather lose 1,000 subs than 1,000 stockholders. You matter to them only so much that a significant number doesn't leave them, because that would make the shareholders unhappy. But they ran the numbers, they looked at the increased revenue from tiered plans and put that against what they think they would lose in subs, and the numbers favored going to the tiered plans... The money they make there is greater than what they lose from the people who claim they will leave, because there are not many that would leave, and of every 5 that say they would, only 1 or 2 actually will, at most. Because the rest of the industry has already gotten rid of unlimited, and Sprint will too. So they know that for all your outrage and bluster, you really don't have anywhere else to go.

They ran the numbers, and this is what is gonna happen.

 

[SquireSCA]

It's like watching the Occupy Wall Street morons... They can sit and whine and cry all they want about how other people are more successful than them and they can put their hand out and demand money that they didn't work for... Gets them their 15 minutes, makes them feel empowered and like they are "making a difference"... but the reality is that nobody cares, business and Wall Street go on, people live their lives and make money, and the people out protesting are missing out on what jobs there are, because while they are crying about how unfair the world is, someone is is applying themselves and taking a job that the protester could have had if he wasn't out making an a$$ of himself...

 

[HorsePony]

When will you understand that VZW doesn't care?

They have tens of millions of subs. So let's say they lose 1,000 of them. So what? They probably sign up 1,000 new people, PER DAY.

In the end, they will throw a bone here and there for PR purposes, but they would rather lose 1,000 subs than 1,000 stockholders. You matter to them only so much that a significant number doesn't leave them, because that would make the shareholders unhappy. But they ran the numbers, they looked at the increased revenue from tiered plans and put that against what they think they would lose in subs, and the numbers favored going to the tiered plans... The money they make there is greater than what they lose from the people who claim they will leave, because there are not many that would leave, and of every 5 that say they would, only 1 or 2 actually will, at most. Because the rest of the industry has already gotten rid of unlimited, and Sprint will too. So they know that for all your outrage and bluster, you really don't have anywhere else to go.

They ran the numbers, and this is what is gonna happen.

But in the time it took you to write that, you could have signed the petition.
Probably even could have even made yourself a PB&J afterwards, too.

 

[SquireSCA]

But in the time it took you to write that, you could have signed the petition.
Probably even could have even made yourself a PB&J afterwards, too.

Why bother? I saw the writing on the wall last year when they stopped selling Unlimited. I voluntarily switched off of it and grabbed the "double the data" promo. Why? Because I knew that the days of Unlimited were coming to an end, and I wanted to lock in that deal. With my luck, they would yank Unlimited and there would be no promo and I would be getting raped $30 for 2GB. So I rolled the dice and got 4GB for $30 and haven't looked back.

Unlimited will end, be it this summer, this fall, whatever. But it won't last forever no matter what some kid at the store said, and no matter what the CFO says in a damage control press release...

 

[94lt1]

Well if they wanna play this game.... I'll purchase new phones at retail price... and I will make it my new purpose to hog as much data as possible. Real mature of me huh??? Lol.

DROID RAZR MAXXAMIZED!!!

 

[xeene]

Yeah... but why pay $300 more for a phone than you have to? That's ridiculous. And let's not forget the new $30 fee on top of any phone upgrade from Verizon.

Don't buy from verizon? There are plenty of other places that sell it for cheaper.

Well if they wanna play this game.... I'll purchase new phones at retail price... and I will make it my new purpose to hog as much data as possible. Real mature if me huh??? Lol.

DROID RAZR MAXXAMIZED!!!

I don't see a problem with it. Been doing that for years with verizon and comcast.

 

[94lt1]

Don't buy from verizon? There are plenty of other places that sell it for cheaper.
I don't see a problem with it. Been doing that for years with verizon and comcast.

Most of us buy with the discount, but it becomes a problem when you start paying 600+$ for a device just to stay unlimited. I hope there's more to this on Verizon's part

DROID RAZR MAXXAMIZED!!!

 

[SCREWd2V]

The plot thickenith.

Sent from my Fist, using your Face

 

[cybertec69]

If you have unlimited data it will end upon your next upgrade whether you have 4g or not

It will not End your unlimited as long as you buy the new smartphone outright. I bought my Rezound and did not sign up for a new two year contract, I still have my unlimited.

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[94lt1]

The plot thickenith.

Sent from my Fist, using your Face

Lmao.... yea it doseth

DROID RAZR MAXXAMIZED!!!

 

[armeddroid]

I think it would be wise for people to stop claiming they know facts about this move from VZ. It's causing unnecessary conflicts. Stick to what VZ said in the report they recently posted. Anything more from others is speculations and assumptions. And for those who are doing it, know this.
We all know there is always something going on in terms of P&L. If the CFO spoke out of turn then he will be reprimanded for it. But since the cat is out of the bag, VZ did what they could in terms of damage control.
And these petitions do help a bit because if it didn't VZ would have never replied back to their customers. If they didn't care if you switched carriers, why bother even addressing it in the first place? So time will tell. As for now, the latest is:

•Buy a new phone at full price, no tiered plan for you.
•Buy a phone at discount, you get the tiered plan.

Simple.
We all know there are exceptions to every rule and if you have such an exp that is in relations to the subject line, by all means.
That information is valuable to someone. Everything else that people are assuming or speculating without any hard facts?
GTFO

 

[jasonduffy]

I got my first cell phone with Verizon and have been with them ever since. I don't mind paying a premium because I know I am getting the best service available. That being said screwing your most loyal customers is not good business practice. If this change does go through I will be disconnecting my lines instead of upgrading them. Verizon probably doesn't care about a few thousand people. That will be their ultimate downfall. Power users are the customers who influence the less informed on on phone purchases and the like. I know I've influenced quite a few people. That could go a long way. Sorry that was way longer than I meant it to be lol

 

[Dave12308]

Some folks may not be fans of this type of music, but the lyrics seemed rather appropriate to this thread, so I thought it worth sharing: (also, don't worry... the lyrics of this particular song are not inappropriate. I double checked before posting this. In fact, the words themselves are surprisingly inspirational!)

[video=youtube;MuTLGLsAzyY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuTLGLsAzyY[/video]

Here's the lyrics, since the video doesn't have subtitles:

Wow, that song rocks!!!!

 

[Dave12308]

Why bother? Unlimited data is going away, we have known this for a year. If you don't use much data, as 99% of users don't, then it doesn't effect you. If you are one of the people pulling down 20gb a month, then you are part of the problem...

You have to expect people to use alot of data nowadays, though - especially with everything moving to the "cloud".....

A tiered data model totally goes against the entire "cloud" concept that is so prevalent in all aspects of Information Technology.

 

[Droidram56]

You are spot on. It goes entirely against the grain.