Verizon Officially Unveils 'More Everything' Plans - No Surprises Here

[Sydman]

Well I went in and priced out a plan. Not even a consideration. If I join the Edge program they are gonna make me buy three new devices right off the bat. Can't bring my existing phones. So my bill will be around $220 for 3 smartphones with 10GB. Screw that. Oh well. AT&T here I come.

I have been happy with my move to them. Got my N5 yesterday, and I just popped in my SIM, and off I went.

 

[Sydman]

. New customers are being forced onto their "Next" program.

New Customers Can Switch and Save

or bring their own device or purchase a phone at full retail price.

To be clear you are not forced into the next program. My wife just did a SIM swap on her Verizon Moto X, and I ordered a N5 from the Google Play store. I am on no contract, no next plan, $130 for 2 smartphones sharing the 10GB of data (where I had 4 on Verizon), tethering included. I was paying $210 at Verizon for less data.

 

[skipbl92]

To be clear you are not forced into the next program. My wife just did a SIM swap on her Verizon Moto X, and I ordered a N5 from the Google Play store. I am on no contract, no next plan, $130 for 2 smartphones sharing the 10GB of data (where I had 4 on Verizon), tethering included. I was paying $210 at Verizon for less data.

Per the article # 5:

5. Customers who choose to upgrade at the end of their current agreement are required to sign-up for NEXT, bring their own device or purchase a phone a full retail price in order to keep this plan

So if you have a capable device that you can bring over, that is great or if you have the money to buy a phone outright that is great. If you don't have either then the NEXT plan is your only option. I got that from the article, plus when I tried to sign up with AT&T online as a new customer my bill jumped from $130 to $180 because I had to get new phones and would be put on a new contract. I then did an online chat and was told that in order to get the $130 I would have to join the NEXT program. So yes my bill would be $130, but I would have to pay $25+ for the phone rental.

Apparently your experience was different, but from online chat and going through the steps online my quoted price was higher than the $130 that their new pricing shows.

 

[TOMMYBOT]

Hmmmm. I was getting ready to jump to AT&T and their 10GB no contract plan. It would cost me $140 for three smartphone lines. I was gonna sell off my current VZW 2 grandfathered unlimited and dumphone lines. I just priced out a plan with this new program. If I sign up for Edge and do a 10GB plan I can get it for about $10 more than it would cost to jump to AT&T. Might not need 10GB but with Edge you get $20 off each line charge so that is saving $60 over the $30 it would for a 6-8GB plan. And I would also not have to worry about buying three new phones and losing my current numbers. Just have to buy one new smartphone. My gf was gonna get either the Moto X or Moto G anyway. Coming from an iPhoney 5.

I just got the x for my gf and I. We are both moving from our own Verizon plans (I have unlimited) to T-Mobile(they have good service in our area) so far I love the x and so does my gf(she's coming from a sgs4

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[Garemlin]

Per the article # 5:

5. Customers who choose to upgrade at the end of their current agreement are required to sign-up for NEXT, bring their own device or purchase a phone a full retail price in order to keep this plan

So if you have a capable device that you can bring over, that is great or if you have the money to buy a phone outright that is great. If you don't have either then the NEXT plan is your only option. I got that from the article, plus when I tried to sign up with AT&T online as a new customer my bill jumped from $130 to $180 because I had to get new phones and would be put on a new contract. I then did an online chat and was told that in order to get the $130 I would have to join the NEXT program. So yes my bill would be $130, but I would have to pay $25+ for the phone rental.

Apparently your experience was different, but from online chat and going through the steps online my quoted price was higher than the $130 that their new pricing shows.

Most current VZW LTE phones can be unlocked to use on GSM carriers. I am getting my LG G2 unlocked and getting my gf and daughter Moto G's. Total of $360 out of pocket for phones. With my employee discount off the 10GB data cost it will be $140 before taxes. And after 45 days I will get a $100 credit per line. That pays for 2 months of service. Plus I will have around $600 in my pocket from selling my unlimited lines over getting them converted to the new plan which pays for the two new phones and then some.

If I join this new VZW plan with 10GB and Edge it will cost $100 for data, $20 for each smartphone line plus I will be forced to buy three new phones and have the cost of each phone broke down into 24 payments added in. Most phones average about $20 a month. So with my employee discount it will cost $207 before taxes.

 

[Garemlin]

Garemlin why not check out T-Mobile they will pay you termination fees if you switch and their devices are good. I switched to T-Mobile six months ago and am very satisfied with that carrier.

I would love to but T-Mobile service is terrible in this area. And terrible is an understatement.

 

[jackiescivic]

T-Mobile is horrid in my area. I get 1x in my neighborhood, and 5 minutes away they get 4G lol. Doubt I'd ever go back to them. I'll do AT&T before ever trying T-Mobile again

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[Dalvik_Cache]

If everyone is 100% honest there is no disputing that Verizon has the best coverage in the nation. AT&T is so full of it when they make their claims. Data Network has some interesting data, and a searchable VZW coverage map about this.

 

[kodiak799]

If everyone is 100% honest there is no disputing that Verizon has the best coverage in the nation. AT&T is so full of it when they make their claims. Data Network has some interesting data, and a searchable VZW coverage map about this.

Very true. TMo and Sprint may be great options, locally, for some...but for anyone who does any decent amount of travel there really is no option other than VZW.

If you really have a problem with VZW prices, maybe it's because you're paying for national coverage you don't need.