New Unlimited Plan from Big Red?

[geoff5093]

I'm perfectly happy paying $67 after tax for 450 minutes, unlimited texting, and unlimited data with my Droid.

 

[jtaz]

I currently have the DroidX and am perfectly happy with the 3g speeds. Do you think it is possible to just keep the X for the next 2-3 years? I know that it is a long product life for a cell, but I am afraid that VZ may strip the text/talk/data plan off my 2 lines if I upgrade. For me that promo offers significant savings of $40 a month, $480 a year. I would like to upgrade to the Moto Bionic when it is released, but if it means losing the promo = no way.

 

[PikaCane]

Like someone else was saying, it probably depends on your rep. My discount did not drop off when I upgraded yesterday and I did a serious happidanse all the way to the car.

I've been... THUNDERSTRUCK!

 

[geoff5093]

I currently have the DroidX and am perfectly happy with the 3g speeds. Do you think it is possible to just keep the X for the next 2-3 years? I know that it is a long product life for a cell, but I am afraid that VZ may strip the text/talk/data plan off my 2 lines if I upgrade. For me that promo offers significant savings of $40 a month, $480 a year. I would like to upgrade to the Moto Bionic when it is released, but if it means losing the promo = no way.

This plan is only for 1 year I believe, after that 1 year you will lose the discount.

 

[Jer]

Like someone else was saying, it probably depends on your rep. My discount did not drop off when I upgraded yesterday and I did a serious happidanse all the way to the car.

I've been... THUNDERSTRUCK!

That was one of the other deciding factors for going w/Sprint. I was waiting for the next great device to replace our original Droid 1's with & thought the Thunderbolt might be it. I was disappointed to see that if you compare it to the Evo 4G it was identical in every single aspect save for more internal memory. That coupled w/the fact that Sprint price matched Amazon.com's price of $119 per Evo & their $125 per # ported over and to us it was a no brainer. Again, not trying to hate on VZW which is evidenced by my not going into details about all of our negative experiences. I'm just trying to play devil's advocate since we weren't 100% sure if it was the right move beforehand either. Keep your options open and make sure you do what's best for you.

 

[jtaz]

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This plan is only for 1 year I believe, after that 1 year you will lose the discount.[/QUOTE]

Are you sure about that? I was pretty sure that this will stay on for at least 2 years if you don't mess with it...

 

[jtaz]

I looked at the terms and conditions when the offer published, and no where do I see that it was only good for one year. I do see that if you switched to the promo, they required you to sign up for another year contract as a condition.

https://email.vzwshop.com/servlet/website/ResponseForm?OSPEUT_9_9_z_UU_0Hsr_.2eHmH_wkhthE

 

[Beka27]

I think the "Smartphones Talk Free" $10 promo was only for a year. This should be active until you make changes to your contract.

 

[hemorrdroid]

Like someone else was saying, it probably depends on your rep. My discount did not drop off when I upgraded yesterday and I did a serious happidanse all the way to the car.

I've been... THUNDERSTRUCK!

That was one of the other deciding factors for going w/Sprint. I was waiting for the next great device to replace our original Droid 1's with & thought the Thunderbolt might be it. I was disappointed to see that if you compare it to the Evo 4G it was identical in every single aspect save for more internal memory. That coupled w/the fact that Sprint price matched Amazon.com's price of $119 per Evo & their $125 per # ported over and to us it was a no brainer. Again, not trying to hate on VZW which is evidenced by my not going into details about all of our negative experiences. I'm just trying to play devil's advocate since we weren't 100% sure if it was the right move beforehand either. Keep your options open and make sure you do what's best for you.

It is far from the same phone, the 2nd gen processor and the extra ram make the TB pull way ahead. Check this video [video=youtube;Y-3MOvuPFvU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-3MOvuPFvU[/video] 6:45-8:30 Quadrant test. Quadrant isnt everything, but it does give you an idea of what a device is capable of.

 

[geoff5093]

I remember earlier on in this thread when people were still calling to sign up for this program that many were told this promotional pricing is only valid for a year (myself included by the rep on the phone), and that after that my bill will go back to what it was.

 

[PikaCane]

It is a similar device. I made the move to lock in my pricing, not for the phone itself, and I will probably pick up a replacement used or retail in a year or eighteen months. I've been with Verizon for over a decade, and while I've considered switching, it would take a lot.

I've been... THUNDERSTRUCK!

 

[bake3020]

I am currently on that plan and got it right before Christmas 2010. My rates have not changed but the plan is not supposed to be offered
anymore. Forgive me for not reading all the posts but have any of you
gotten onto it lately?

 

[geoff5093]

Well it looks like the discount is staying!

I went to My Verizon and read my contract which was updated and posted as a PDF online when I got my TB. It states that I have the 15% plan, 20% feature, and $20 talk & text data promo discount.

 

[jtaz]

Hey Guys, I upgraded my wife's phone to a Droid X by buying one off of Craig's List. I went to the Verizon store and had them verify the ESN before buying. They then activated the phone to my account. I verified with them before activating that this would not drop the "talk text data" promo from the line, and they said it wouldn't. Right after activating I went online and the promo was still there, however the next morning it was gone!

I tried calling the regular VZW customer service and got no where. I then called the number on the promo offer that was listed (877.873.3278) and got a hold of a tech. He told me that they only have one group of people in VZW that can re-add this promo now that it is expired. He transfered me over to them and they successfully re-added the talk "text data promo" to my account.

>>>Here is the direct TN to the VZW group that has the authority to re-add the "talk text data" promo if it is removed from your line = 866.566.8332<<<

Hopefully this saves some of you the hours on the phone that I experienced!

JT

 

[jaycemiskel]

Sprint sucks in the area where I live. Doesn't penetrate walls very well. I priced Sprint for me and my fiancee and it wouldn't be much cheaper.

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Hmm... if you don't have coverage you don't have coverage but I'm not sure about the not much cheaper comment. As an example my wife and I were paying $180/mo for what I would consider a basic family plan with data for two Droids. Just 3G mind you. Our rate plan on Sprint is $129 plus we get a LOT more airtime and then by adding $10/phone we get 4G. On top of all of that the salesman asked me if we shopped at HomeDepot ever and attached some sort of 25% off discount that reflects on our bill every month. We added a 3rd line for my mom ($20/mo), split it up three ways each month and will be into it about $50 per person as opposed to the about $80 per person we paid on VZW so the savings are substantial in our case. Not to mention we get 4G in our area, our equipment is MUCH better and the customer service has already been WAY better than what we experienced with VZW and our friends who have Sprint all have nothing but good things to say so for us anyway it was a great move. I would suggest it to just about anyone so long as you have coverage where you live and need it to work. Not for everyone though of course.

You probably just got lucky with that 25% discount. I'm only paying 164 a month for 1400 minutes, unlimited text, and unlimited data on two Droids so 20 bucks isn't that much difference cause I'm guessing the taxes would be at least 10 bucks on that 129.99 plan.