Verizon Wireless Intros Share Everything Plans
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Verizon Wireless Intros Share Everything Plans
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#2We bought our family plan from Verizon when we heard rumors that the unlimited data tier was going away and it's worked well for us (there are currently 4 users in our household). We'd be paying quite a bit more with the new plan simply to support our data usage.
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#3So for the same price I pay now (about $130 after taxes and fees), I go from unlimited data down to a shared 1GB for everyone on my plan? How is this Verizon finding a common ground?
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#4Big buckets of data my ass. My 2gb cap is pathetic, and I've only got 3g.
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#5Wow, these are super-expensive. $40/month per additional phone? If anything, that would make me LESS likely to want to add extra lines to our account.
Also, why is there a monthly charge for data-only devices? Doesn't make any sense to me when you also have to pay for a shared pool of data.
All the prepaid carriers that are now supporting iPhones seem like a much better deal. I think one had unlimited data + unlimited text + 300 minutes for $35/month. Another had the same but 500 minutes for $50/month.
My family has been on AT&T for over a decade but if their pricing for shared data is anywhere comparable, I can seriously see moving all of our lines to prepaid carriers.
Edit: Also, I'm sure they've run the numbers and there's a reason they're charging for tablets and laptops, but I have to think there's a big opportunity missed there. I have no reason to buy a 3G-enabled iPad or laptop right now, since I'd have to pay a monthly toll for the privilege. But if they had made it free to add laptops/tablets to your plan, I almost certainly would buy, for example, a 3G iPad. And then, I'm sure, my data usage would increase enough to merit jumping to a higher pricing tier. (Probably even jump multiple tiers if my family also buys 3G-enabled devices.)
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#6Why is there a $10 difference between "Jetpack/Netbooks/Notebooks/USBs" and tablets? You're paying for the data separately; there shouldn't be another fee, let alone a $10 difference between device types.
And why is a smartphone $10 more than a "basic" phone when the difference, again, is data, which you're paying for separately and at an outrageous rate at that? This is baffling and completely unreasonable.
On a positive note, even they couldn't live with the absurdity of charging a tethering fee for metered data. But they're still eager to tell you that a feature of your phone (not their service) is "included at no additional cost".
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#7Wow, these are super-expensive. $40/month per additional phone? If anything, that would make me LESS likely to want to add extra lines to our account. Also, why is there a monthly charge for data-only devices? Doesn't make any sense to me when you also have to pay for a shared pool of data. All the prepaid carriers that are now supporting iPhones seem like a much better deal. I think one had unlimited data + unlimite…
It's like the tethering charge. You pay for data and then you pay again to access the data you pay for. Because they can.
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#8This looks absolutely terrible, and my contract is coming up in July. Does anyone have a better alternative that is not AT&T?
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#9Wow, these are super-expensive. $40/month per additional phone? If anything, that would make me LESS likely to want to add extra lines to our account. Also, why is there a monthly charge for data-only devices? Doesn't make any sense to me when you also have to pay for a shared pool of data. All the prepaid carriers that are now supporting iPhones seem like a much better deal. I think one had unlimited data + unlimite…
It's like the tethering charge. You pay for data and then you pay again to access the data you pay for. Because they can.
Which did make sense when data plans were still unlimited. Of course that stopped when they moved to metered data and now shared data.
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#10This looks absolutely terrible, and my contract is coming up in July. Does anyone have a better alternative that is not AT&T?
I've heard good things about Straight Talk. $45/month, no contract, unlimited text, talk, and web.
The network is AT&T and T-Mobile GSM and works with any unlocked phone.
EDIT: Here's an interesting listing of no-contract providers: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455014
EDIT2: The main disadvantage (for me) of a pre-paid plan is that there is no roaming. Be sure to check the pre-paid coverage map.