Verizon pushing out new data plans for Enhanced Multimedia Phones

44. PapaJay224 posted on 30 Aug 2009, 13:08 0 0

You only will require to have a data plan on phones RELEASED AFTER A CERTAIN DATE THAT SPECIFY THE REQUIREMENT... This is why everyone hates Verizon, your all so quik to judge but no one actually understands, and you have to leave it to us rougue reps who are fotunate enough to pop in here and correct the wrongs so people understand....CALL YOUR PROVIDER OR STOP READING PROPAGANDA!

47. mkl4466 posted on 31 Aug 2009, 22:39 0 0

On a connect family plan the primary line pays $10 more than it would on a select plan, and gets unlimited web and mobile email. The secondary lines can either be considered "select secondary" for 9.99 per month, or "connect secondary" for 19.99 per month. This way all the secondary lines can choose to either have data or not. So if your parents make your line the primary line you can be a connect line for $10, vs. having Vcast for $15. You won't get the video clips, but if your phone has flash support you can watch youtube, or hopefully HULU, if its real flash, so who needs Vcast video anyway. and connect includes mobile email. And if you REALLY want Vcast video clips instead of watching youtube, Verizon will sell you a $10/month video on demand feature. The only problem with these kinds of plans is they pretty much assume that anyone who wants unlimited web ALSO wants unlimited text. For most customers thats true, but not all. Some people, especially older folks who are computer savvy and want a web capable device, might like an option for web without having to pay for unlimited text. Tmobile and ATT both have that. The only options for unlimited web on one of these "enhanced multimedia" phones are through a connect or premium plan, which includes unlimited text. If you have a basic plan, and you add a data option, its not unlimited web. Verizon doesn't like to give you unlimited data, because they are afraid of people actually using it too much and taking up too much spectrum. Thats why the aircards changed a while back from unlimited to 5 GBs. I don't really see the value in a 19.99 feature with only 75 MB. thats just a plan to get you to switch up to the connect plan after your next bill is ridiculously high from overage, like the 39.99 aircard plan. They only have that because some people will buy at a lower rate because they are cheapskates and don't think they should have to have a higher plan, but then after one month they see the overage so they switch to the plan they should have gotten in the first place. Its bait and switch tactic. It seems to me Verizon is forcing these plans because 1. they want to increase their average revenue per user, and 2. with their plans already the most expensive in wireless, the only way to get people to spend more money each month than they already do is to force them to add a feature plan in order to use the cool new phones. Verizon knows that customers don't come in asking for data, they come in asking for cool phones. People don't want to pay for data, and most people that really use data and are willing to pay for it don't want to use an "enhanced multimedia" phone. They use a blackberry or a palm or a windows mobile device. Enhanced multimedia phones and data features exist because everyone cancels their vcast after the free month is over and then they see it on the bill and call in and complain. So if you make it a requirement, people can't cancel it. Tmobile is now doing the same thing with REQ codes on their features, so customers can't get a discount on a new phone contingent upon adding a feature then call in and cancel the feature.

41. mmmpopfanatic posted on 30 Aug 2009, 11:08 0 0

The connect plan is what I'm referring to that would be $10 more for certain people.

43. PapaJay224 posted on 30 Aug 2009, 13:04 0 0

Don your a suck an idiot, I seriously think you come in and post stuff just to piss people off. Would you buy a Ferrari just because you had $100,000? NO! because if it breaks you cant afford the parts to fix it, It costs 2500 dollars just to pay someone to replace the battery, can you imagine replaceing the cost of an oil change or a tune up? Just because you can afford the cost of the product doesnt mean you can afford the cost to maintain it, these are advanced devices and are advertised that way, How can you hate the provider for making a phone for people who can afford it? Are you going to get mad at everyone that doesnt make something the way you want? If you want a phone w/ out data cost, we have that for you..But if you want an advanced phone (Ferrari) you are told upfront the cost associated with that device...Dont be mad at the people setting the bar, be mad at the fact your not tall enough to reach it.