Comments on: Verizon’s new Smartphone data plan and pricing revealed

By: Perplexed

Perplexed — Fri, 08 May 2009 05:47:16 +0000

Why? I called to get the new plan on my xv6700 and was refused!

At first, they confirmed the plan, they decommissioned my e815, activated the phone, THEN said “sorry it’s actually $44.95 a month for this model”. Whut?

Got some BS story that when there’s been a couple new model releases on a particular phone make it doesn’t qualify for the $29.95 plan… huh? I see in the article above “the xv6800…” but it also says “the Moto Q9m…” well they put my wifes Moto Q original release (not the 9m) which was manufactured about the same time as when the xv6700 came out on the plan no problem – WHY – ???

Ok Verizon, here’s what you get for pulling this crap on me – I signed up for Boingo.com $7.99 a month WiFI and will pull out my xv6700 for surfing the Web, and email, and Skype calls w/out ya. Take that biotch. Sure I’ll have to keep my old e815 for the voice plan… sure I’ll be carrying two devices. But I dropped the Mobile Web I was paying Verizon for so HA! Bite me.

This is greed. It’s called ’stepping over a dollar to pick up a dime’. VZ didn’t take the 30 bucks I was willing to pay, VZ sure as hell’s never getting the 45 bucks they randomly imposed, and VZ, you even lost the $60 bucks a year I was shelling out for that useless Mobile Web. I’m happy.

By: Tina

Tina — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 08:06:40 +0000

Any body knows if there is a class action suit against Verizon for their unfair Smartphones data plans?.

By: Sweet

Sweet — Fri, 30 May 2008 03:33:42 +0000

I was so happy when I saw the promotions for this in the VZW store. Now I can finally afford a Verizon smartphone AND Data plan. It’s not like I was gonna switch to some other crappy service though……its just no comparison. I am gonna hold out until I qualify for an upgrade in October..something tells me more fones will be avalible with this new package.

By: Codey H.

Codey H. — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:48:21 +0000

Bingo!!

Getting either a 5800 or 6800 ASAP!!

By: C DM

C DM — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:23:55 +0000

@ Gnatt: They have the add on package versions for whatever plans that they have. They don’t have a $34/month data plan, so there’s no add on tethering feature for that one, but if they did (for some reason, even though it’s unlikely given a pricepoint of that type), then, yes, it would be $26/month. I’m not here trying to pull your leg or anything, it’s just how it is. The tethering plan is $60/month, and that’s basically that. When you have a data feature then there’s an add-on to that feature, based on the actual data feature that you have (and basically its price) when it comes to the tethering plan. It’s been like that for a long time. You are trying to make it sound like either I’m making something up or don’t know any better, yet I have no vested interest in any of this one way or another, and these are simply facts, known by pretty much by most on many mobile sites and forums, nothing more, nothing less. You can certainly pretend it’s a lie, or feel that something isn’t fair about it (and there’s certainly room for that), but the point is that it’s just how it is, and has been.

By: Gantt

Gantt — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:33:27 +0000

So the PDA data plan plus tethering has to total $60/mo.? Wow, interesting that I’ve never seen Verizon state that. What if I’m on a $40/mo. data package? Would they charge me $20/mo. to add Connect, even though all their marketing says $15/mo.? If I pay $34/mo. for my data, will they charge me $26/mo. for tethering?

Great answer, though, C DM. If you’re not already in public office, you should run.

By: C DM

C DM — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:45:32 +0000

@ Gantt: Tethering has always been something that totalled $60/month, so, if you were on a $45/month data package to add tethering you’d simply need to add on $15/month for that feature to bring it to $60/month–now that the new data package is $30/month to add tethering an addition of a $30/month feature would be needed to bring the total to $60/month. Basically tethering didn’t change prices, just the data package. Nothing really new or weird there really.

By: Gantt

Gantt — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:45:15 +0000

I’m interested to see if VZW really aren’t offering this on the Q I have with them since last year. If so, they might as well just send me an AT&T welcome package. Oh, wait, they already did that when they didn’t support the upgrade to WM6. If they’re going to treat customers as obsolete within a few months of purchase, they have no business effectively locking you into a phone for 2 years.

Also like how the Connect (tether) service went from $15 to $30/mo. Smooth.

By: C DM

C DM — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:15:52 +0000

Technically this can/should work with pretty much any VZW PDA phone, but it looks like VZW is limiting the phones to which it would apply, at least at launch. Hard to tell exactly why, or how they even really can justify it in any rational way.

And let’s not compare something like a Sidekick with a PDA/BB phone–apples and oranges.

By: nyjetgrl

nyjetgrl — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:10:53 +0000

t-mobile coverage sucks where i live.. i wanted a side kick years ago but couldn’t hold a signal to save my life… in my area, verizon is your best bet so i’m happy to have a choice of good bb’s

By: Gary

Gary — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:03:52 +0000

They are doing this to Match ATT Wireless. ATT in the last month or so dropped their smart phone and blackberry plans to $30 for unlimited. Yes Sprint and T Mobile will have cheaper plans, that is because they are smaller companies and dont have as large of a footprint as Verizon and ATT Wireless.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:26:05 +0000

Shouldn’t this work with the Treo 700w too even if the PDF doesn’t mention it?

By: Brandon From Cleveland GO LEBRON

Brandon From Cleveland GO LEBRON — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:11:29 +0000

Brown Sidekick LX. Data plan for 19.99. Who needs a touchscreen anyway. Not that exciting. T-Mobile for life!! Lol.

By: nyjetgrl

nyjetgrl — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:06:29 +0000

spoke to a verizon rep about the curve and then said… check back in may before buying a pearl… so may be it…

By: cwcanty

cwcanty — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:34:25 +0000

@ DMz6–it only works with certain phones and your phone is not one of them. The 5800, 6800, and Q9 are the only compatible phones.

@ joshrys–they aren’t “screwing” you. They just know that corporate users typically uses way more data and you send/recieve bigger files. Att does the same thing, they differentiate as well

By: joshrys

joshrys — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:55:23 +0000

so how do they differentiate between corporate email and personal email? It’s all the same data, seems like another way to screw people…

By: DMZ6

DMZ6 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:08:15 +0000

Well, I have the Treo 700WX. According to the Rep I just spoke with, the only “code” she sees for this new plan is still for the BB users. Anyone know if this plan will be available for my phone?

By: tim yar

tim yar — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:04:38 +0000

stop downing sprint this year everybody will want to save and sprint back on top

By: Jordan Brown

Jordan Brown — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:01:10 +0000

I have been throttled down on my aircard but never on my Q, it doesn’t seem possible to on the phone, unless you’re tethering.

By: C DM

C DM — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:59:26 +0000

Couple of items people are either missing or misunderstanding:

- This is for VZW PDA phones–the same thing has been rolled out for VZW BB phones when it comes to the BIS unlimited data package, but not to VZW PDA phones, which is what this is about.

- The cap of 5 GB is there, but it’s not truly a “cap”, all that can happen now is that once you are over 5 GB your speeds can get throttled somewhat (and more often than not even that doesn’t happen).

By: Markis

Markis — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:10:01 +0000

@AT&T, can you hear me now?

Your funny dude, you honestly think a company would release information about a product that isn’t due for launch months away?! you must live in la la land, and you expect better service at AT&T?! yea right dude, they wouldn’t give you any early information just like any other company, so if you think your getting one up going backwards on technology, go for it!

By: lowjak

lowjak — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:43:33 +0000

@james
I think galvi types the way he speaks..
hemakanonsence.

By: james

james — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:30:57 +0000

Shut up Galvatron! You make no sense!

By: Somebody smarter than you

Somebody smarter than you — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:50:10 +0000

sprint 15 dolla semi unlimited, limited websites, kinda not really unlimited, but cheaper so it’s cooler on my cell phone plan…….did I mention it’s cheap?

like their network
*high hat*

By: Kirk Williams

Kirk Williams — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:04:51 +0000

Sprint is $15 unlimited data for my 6800 Mogul.

By: DavidB

DavidB — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:56:38 +0000

Yeah, this is nothing new if you’ve had a Blackberry, its what they charge for each BB you add to a fanily share plan. So I guess I could add WinMo’s at that price too.

Comparing to Sprint data service? Puh-leeze. No comparison.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:40:02 +0000

I think it’s a big deal because it puts the BlackBerry and PDA plans in parity. AT&T has done this for months, and it gives customers the choice as to which smartphone they want, BlackBerry or WinMo/Palm.

By: Ben P

Ben P — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:24:51 +0000

I don’t get it… I only pay $29 for data on my Pearl… why is this a big deal?

By: Nate

Nate — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:04:53 +0000

This is awesome for Verizon customers who have been on the fence for a smartphone because of their ridiculous 45.00 plan.

It certainly has me thinking smartphone again.

By: AT&T, can you hear me now?

AT&T, can you hear me now? — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:59:11 +0000

Apparently you can’t ask Verizon a question on their fugly/CDMA BB Curve Smartphone availability. I asked once in February after reading a post about the Curve coming to VZW. They would not advise any info, just suggested I look at their existing BB’s. Then I ask yesterday after reading other BGR posts, and I was advised I’ve asked this question ’several times before’ and they still wouldn’t give me an answer. Overpriced, with old phones and pointless customer service support. Now this crap on a ‘Smartphone data plan’??? They suck.
They nickle and dime you. My contract expires in August. Hello AT&T! I can hear you here too!