New Unlimited Plan from Big Red?

[Jer]

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.

Not lucky, there is no verification. We were 'coached' by our rep on how to get it so I'm sure if you ask for it it will also be so. Not sure which rate plan you are on but if you compare apples to apples our monthly plan would have been less even w/o the discount. With the discount it's about half so it's no small change. Plus, get them to price match Amazon.com on an Evo for only $119 and then you can sell your current device, probably for a profit even (factor this into a monthly discount as well). On top of that don't forget the $125 per number for porting over to Sprint credit because if you have two lines that's $250 in credit and spread over a year you save about $20 more per month. One of my favorite parts is they let me use a 'business name' and TID of 99-9999999 to waive activation fees plus only get a one year contract instead of two amongst other things. This is far and away my favorite wireless phone deal ever and that's why I'm posting here to share.

I'm not speaking to the morality of it all but it was the actual Sprint store manager that told us about all of this so it's not like we're trying to pull the wool over on Sprint's eyes since it was THEIR manager that told us.

 

[jaycemiskel]

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.

Not lucky, there is no verification. We were 'coached' by our rep on how to get it so I'm sure if you ask for it it will also be so. Not sure which rate plan you are on but if you compare apples to apples our monthly plan would have been less even w/o the discount. With the discount it's about half so it's no small change. Plus, get them to price match on an Evo for only $119 and then you can sell your current device, probably for a profit even (factor this into a monthly discount as well). On top of that don't forget the $125 per number for porting over to Sprint credit because if you have two lines that's $250 in credit and spread over a year you save about $20 more per month. One of my favorite parts is they let me use a 'business name' and TID of 99-9999999 to waive activation fees plus only get a one year contract instead of two amongst other things. This is far and away my favorite wireless phone deal ever and that's why I'm posting here to share.

I'm not speaking to the morality of it all but it was the actual Sprint store manager that told us about all of this so it's not like we're trying to pull the wool over on Sprint's eyes since it was THEIR manager that told us.

Well that's pretty good if they're just coaching people activating their phones. It's definitely a good deal.

 

[geoff5093]

^^ Thanks for the information!

 

[Jer]

^^ Thanks for the information!

Sure thing. Just trying to help out members of a forum that has helped me out. I was afraid some would take my posts negatively and call me out to try to keep me from besmirching the good name of VZW but I'm glad it was well received since I gain nothing personally from taking the time to post it. Like I said, just trying to pass along the message to others who may be in the same boat as me. I just make a trip back to Nebraska through Wyoming last weekend and the phone performed just fine. Much better than I had expected I might add. Of course it works about the same around the cities I've been in (with the addition of 4G) but I was more impressed with how well it did on back highways and fields outside of lightly populated towns and what not. It solidified our decision and now it's all about the savings since I'm no longer worried about what we were 'giving up'. We really haven't given anything up that I can see but have gained a lot so I give the decision an A+ and advise others to check into it.

 

[DESERPENTOR]

Very upset. I called Verizon back in January requesting this plan and they said fine no problem we are adding it for you. Turns out the rep who changed the plan just put me on the standard full price 1400 minute plan. Now I am stuck without the discounted plan and Verizon is doing nothing about it

 

[elvis_marmaduke]

That's when you say "Your Rep put me on a plan I DIDN'T ask for and you're doing nothing about it... bye! I'm going to the newly joined att-tmo"

And see what they do then hahaha

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[DESERPENTOR]

Could I cancel my contract without any penalties because of this?

 

[Snow02]

Not unless you have a signed contract with the other pricing.

 

[hookbill]

Very upset. I called Verizon back in January requesting this plan and they said fine no problem we are adding it for you. Turns out the rep who changed the plan just put me on the standard full price 1400 minute plan. Now I am stuck without the discounted plan and Verizon is doing nothing about it

Hmmm…Are you sure?

When my bill came in it was higher then it should have been. What they had done was refunded my previous months bill, then charged me for the month before at the new rate. They did make a mistake however. They were suppose to give me a 20.00 discount for the previous month that they refunded and they didn't. I spotted it and got the 20.00 back. Since then, no issues.

 

[elvis_marmaduke]

If you agreed over the phone (verbal contract) to the unlimited plan THAT is a contract, and (might want a lawyers input) if that were the case then no, they couldn't unless maybe you were still bound by your old plan, but it sounds more like they are breaching the contract.

I obviously don't know exactly what was said (they can be tricky sometimes) but from what I read, sounds like your should ask for a supervisor... ESP if you have the date/time it happened cuz they should be able to get the conversation recording.

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[allan1313]

I haven't been following this lately. Is there anyone who has this promo and gotten the TB? Were you able to keep the data promo for the $20 off? TIA

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[Mr. Toad]

I got the Thunderbolt and this plan. The only thing that changed was my insurance went up $1.

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[snoop5]

all the sprint people im glad for you but sprint doesnt pick up well enough for me i would rather pay a couple more bucks and be able to talk instead of just have a pretty 4g phone with no signal, but ive had this plan since nov and my bill dropped a lot i pay around 200 a month but thats with an X,Fascinate, and three BB Storms so i dont think thats bad. If sprint can beat that ill go be with them and have a pretty 4g phone with no signal. LOL dancedroid

 

[DESERPENTOR]

Very unhappy

I had to speak to a managers sup. They still have not fixed the issue and claim I did not ask for the promotion I then told them the only reason I changed my plan from 700 shared mins to 1400 was to receive the discount off the data plans. At this point if they do not make good on this I will ask them too to cancel my contracts. I specifically explained the promotion that I requested to the rep and they even said as a result my contract would be extended. Getting help with Verizon customer service is like playing the lotto. They said to give them till Wednesday. Very fraustrated any advice?

 

[luv2golf]

I had to speak to a managers sup. They still have not fixed the issue and claim I did not ask for the promotion I then told them the only reason I changed my plan from 700 shared mins to 1400 was to receive the discount off the data plans. At this point if they do not make good on this I will ask them too to cancel my contracts. I specifically explained the promotion that I requested to the rep and they even said as a result my contract would be extended. Getting help with Verizon customer service is like playing the lotto. They said to give them till Wednesday. Very fraustrated any advice?

All calls are recorded "for training purposes". Have them go back to the date you changed plans from 700 min to 1400 min and review the recording. All calls to them are logged onto their computer under your account insofar as the date and time.
Hope this helps.