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[Updated] Verizon Plans To Eliminate 'Grandfathered' 3G Unlimited Data Plans
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padawan0620
New Member
This is just like when ATM cards came out. They were free at first then when people starting them heavily and basically "couldn't live without them" the banks knew they had us. The fees started coming and we accepted them (for the most part.) VZW saw that we "couldn't live without them" and realized "we have them right where we want them." We have very little recourse; in my case:
1. ATT? (Used to have them until we moved then I couldn't get their signal in my house.)
2. Coverage? (Pretty much removes the rest of them.)
3. LG Chocolate 3. (My previous phone before my DX.)
1. ATT? (Used to have them until we moved then I couldn't get their signal in my house.)
2. Coverage? (Pretty much removes the rest of them.)
3. LG Chocolate 3. (My previous phone before my DX.)
Lol this whole statement of yours, is a joke.
I hope anyways.
champaned_out
Member
have you ever used boost/virgin mobile? or even metro? ive been selling all 3 products for 3+ years now and ill tell you this.. if you were not happy with sprint's customer service... you wont get ANY if you switch to either 3 of those prepaid companies... and when i mean ANY i mean you cant talk to customer service sometimes at ALL if your a customer... i have a dealer line to metro and boost so its not a problem but if your a customer all i can say is good luck.. all 3 companies automated phone services are designed to keep you from talking to a customer rep... plus the internet speeds will vary depending on how much there is left to spare... sprint customers get priority data, then boost/virgin get whats left to spare which equals slow data speeds... the 3g on their service can be as slow as verizon's 1x
all three companies have great value for their money but if your thinking that their 3G unlimited data is similar to verizon's or even sprints 3g then you'll be sadly disappointed.. Metro is barely getting 3g up now and while their 4G speeds are very quick the coverage is very very small when comparing to verizon's
Got myself confused.
So this is for 3g only and doesn't affect 4g?
If unlimited is eliminated totally, then I will dump smartphones altogether, and go with the cheapest service that gets good coverage and go back to old dumb phones.
Not going to worry about going over my limits and getting a sky high bill.
So this is for 3g only and doesn't affect 4g?
If unlimited is eliminated totally, then I will dump smartphones altogether, and go with the cheapest service that gets good coverage and go back to old dumb phones.
Not going to worry about going over my limits and getting a sky high bill.
sloppyseconds
New Member
Really...
What happens here happens everywhere...data prices will continue to roll upward...gas will never really go back down...malt liquor never really changes price...and we all can't do a damn thing about it. Of course we will continue to drink malt liquor anyway...will use more data and we will take the medicine as it comes....and now you know....and knowing is half the battle.
What happens here happens everywhere...data prices will continue to roll upward...gas will never really go back down...malt liquor never really changes price...and we all can't do a damn thing about it. Of course we will continue to drink malt liquor anyway...will use more data and we will take the medicine as it comes....and now you know....and knowing is half the battle.
pabowhunter
Member
Big Red fu$%&d us with the poor excuse of a phone called a pure Google device... Now do it again with falsely leading us to believe we would be grandfathered into a unlimited data plan... It's barely been over a year since they went to a tier data cap.. Good bye Verizon.. Been experimenting with Straight Talk for awhile anyway and for now it's solid and im happy for 45.00 ... Now the question is... Do I wait and see if I can break my contract with no ETF or bite the bullet and pay....
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MissionImprobable
Silver Member
Let's just say 1-million contracts are ended, a blend of family setups and individuals so we'll call the average cost $125/month x 12 months per year x 1 million contracts = $1,500,000,000. That's $1.5 Billion in revenue lost. I think they might just notice. Heck, even being conservative and estimating the average contract cancelled to be $100/month that's still over One Billion per year. Someone on their board is going to be a wee bit unhappy if that goes down. Even low-balling and assuming they are only out $500 million, they will feel it. Money talks. Business 101: don't lose any customers that you don't have to, because it will cost you more to lure new customers in than to keep the ones that you already have.
Here we go again, everyone is going to Sprint. We have an upgrade fee now, moving to Sprint - who also has an upgrade fee. We're moving to Sprint for unlimited data now - Sprint will eventually have limits on their data too. When I worked for VZW, everyone was going to leave when you couldn't just have a smartphone and block data. Nope never happened. Do you really think VZW is going to lose a lot of business over this, do you think they already did their homework? We, on a cell phone forum, are not a good sampling of what the other 80 million plus users are thinking. Sure, some may go, then they will see what I found when I was with Sprint for 10 years - they stink and don't have relimable service. I have a cell phone and want to be able to use it when I want or need to. I get what I pay for and I have reliable service.
TizzMahNizz
Member
hmm
Curious to see what it means for those of us who got new contracts with our tbolts. I purchased a 4g unlimited plan. Not a 3g plan with the option to upgrade. And I atleast pay for mobile hotspot when I'm tethering my transformer prime lol
Curious to see what it means for those of us who got new contracts with our tbolts. I purchased a 4g unlimited plan. Not a 3g plan with the option to upgrade. And I atleast pay for mobile hotspot when I'm tethering my transformer prime lol
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bens42608
Guest
I don't don't know how other people do it, but for me I just don't see how it is possible to use 4g and use less that 20 gigs a month.. 10 if I used my phone like 3 days a month. 4g sucks down data like it sucks down battery. I don't know how anyone could stay under 10 gigs let alone 4 or 5
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monkey_man
Member
First of, thanks to @Guidot to point me to an earlier post than me about disgrace move made by Verizon and sorry I didn't notice this post beforehand 
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I believe that technology move way fast for such a small device, so the end of subsidized technological phones will slow down consumers buying phones as based on news report that upgrading phone every two years cost the carrier money. This $30 fee will also stop half-arsed manufacturers to add dismal things every 6 months and made a new worthwhile device that will lure costumers to spend a lumpsum. There have been arguments about many different carriers charging their customers the same "Upgrade fee" and that "Verizon are the last company to do so", but competitor phones lineup are way cheaper than Verizon. Nokia Lumia 900 for an example cost $99 with 2 years contract. Like what I believed many times ago that the main culprit is Apple phone. Many carriers changed loads of things that hurt old and new customers by implementing new tiered data and the non-existent subsidized phone. I would be fine with all of these garbage and will stick with Verizon if and only if:
1. $30 dollars for all new phones upgrade, as Verizon can't charge that new fee to Iphone users only as Verizon can get in trouble. But there have been no complained by them about other phones as they are willing to work together with Verizon. There is a way of a new deal made by Verizon and other Manufacturers to cheapen their phones and don't rid their consumer base. For an example, instead of $199 phone, they can charge $169+ $30 upgrade fee that will end up with $199 phone.
2. New tiered data plan that will scrap "grandfathered plan" for many current users. I heard from different source that this new rule will affect those users that are still in 3G transition to 4G. It will basically will hurt Apple Iphone users the most. This is after the news about Apple new Iphone that is LTE capable. I do really hope that Verizon will stick with us that are already in 4G or else I say Arrivederchi Verizon :icon_ banana:.
For me, Verizon's problem with Apple is apparent and they are trying to get Apple's attention to work in a better partnership that shouldn't burden Verizon to exist and compete with other carriers.
.I believe that technology move way fast for such a small device, so the end of subsidized technological phones will slow down consumers buying phones as based on news report that upgrading phone every two years cost the carrier money. This $30 fee will also stop half-arsed manufacturers to add dismal things every 6 months and made a new worthwhile device that will lure costumers to spend a lumpsum. There have been arguments about many different carriers charging their customers the same "Upgrade fee" and that "Verizon are the last company to do so", but competitor phones lineup are way cheaper than Verizon. Nokia Lumia 900 for an example cost $99 with 2 years contract. Like what I believed many times ago that the main culprit is Apple phone. Many carriers changed loads of things that hurt old and new customers by implementing new tiered data and the non-existent subsidized phone. I would be fine with all of these garbage and will stick with Verizon if and only if:
1. $30 dollars for all new phones upgrade, as Verizon can't charge that new fee to Iphone users only as Verizon can get in trouble. But there have been no complained by them about other phones as they are willing to work together with Verizon. There is a way of a new deal made by Verizon and other Manufacturers to cheapen their phones and don't rid their consumer base. For an example, instead of $199 phone, they can charge $169+ $30 upgrade fee that will end up with $199 phone.
2. New tiered data plan that will scrap "grandfathered plan" for many current users. I heard from different source that this new rule will affect those users that are still in 3G transition to 4G. It will basically will hurt Apple Iphone users the most. This is after the news about Apple new Iphone that is LTE capable. I do really hope that Verizon will stick with us that are already in 4G or else I say Arrivederchi Verizon :icon_ banana:.
For me, Verizon's problem with Apple is apparent and they are trying to get Apple's attention to work in a better partnership that shouldn't burden Verizon to exist and compete with other carriers.