Verizon to require $30 data plans for new smartphones
0. phoneArena posted on 02 Nov 2008, 10:02
Starting November 14th, Verizon will require users to subscribe to data plans of at least $30 to activate a new smartphone...
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99. (unregistered) posted on 02 Nov 2008, 21:42 0 0
You know, something should be said about the broader perspective in that consumers in an ideal capitalistic economy, should be given the widest range of choices for the products they want to buy. Honestly, I do not see your point about why you feel the need to REQUIRE a data plan with a PDA. I happen to believe that this is quite inconsequential to me as I require a data plan for my work anyway, but truth be told, I don't think that the people who are against this requirement from VZW are unfounded. What's more ridiculous is your vehement response to such protest. You talk about growing up, well, I just gave you a lesson. I suggest you learn from it and not be so myopic.
103. (unregistered) posted on 02 Nov 2008, 23:04 0 0
98. the FCC requires no such thing. No verizon phone can be unlocked (easily).. and u sure as hell cant use a sprint phone on verizon's service even though they are the same tech and vice versa. Please, know what you are talking about, or not talk. GSM and CDMA are 2 diff techs and do not lock/unlock the same.
121. (unregistered) posted on 03 Nov 2008, 09:28 0 0
As a VWZ employee, here's the most common scenario Sept - Customer - "no, i don't want the data plan on my new cenrto, i'm just going to use the calendar to sync with outlook" Oct - Customer - "why the hell do i have data charges on my Bill???????" VZW - "because you used the internet" Customer - "bullshit, no one told me there were data charges!!! i want credits" VZW - "ok, sir, we can do that, But since you're using the internet, would you like the data plan?" Customer - "No" Niov -Customer - "why the hell are there data Chrges on my bill again? Can't you people do anything right?" as a cell phone employee, i get so sick of this scenario. the majority of people that don't add the data plan to PDA's that are (currently) optional come back to either add the package or bitch about their bill. If they had used common sense ion the first place, they would have saved themselves a trip or a phone call
149. (unregistered) posted on 03 Nov 2008, 14:46 0 0
I think he is talking about this: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/10/ca_sprint.html It was not the FCC though it was The California Supreme Court. Sprint settled it out of court but I think the entire thing was rediculas for the fact that no other carrier that I know of in the US will activate the phone.
157. (unregistered) posted on 03 Nov 2008, 15:24 0 0
um, metro pcs can unlock a verizon phone no problem. they can unlock it pretty easily too.
160. (unregistered) posted on 03 Nov 2008, 17:43 0 0
104 you can use a sprint phone on a verizon plan, I have a samsung instinct on one of my secondary lines, you simply have to send the ohone off for quality inspection and they will activate it for you. the majority of the features will be unavailable, but it is still a sick phone and the web browser even works on the vzw network..
161. (unregistered) posted on 03 Nov 2008, 18:14 0 0
When did VZW start the whole "Open Network" with a compatible device thing? I read where they were launching a sevice like that but did not know it was in effect. Are you still able to download the OTA firware updates like the new web browers they released a month or so ago? I'm also guessing the navigation and Live Search are part of the "majority of the features" that were unavalible. Makes me wonder if I could pull some stings with Sprint and get them to add an Omnia ESN to their database and activate that bad boy!
171. (unregistered) posted on 04 Nov 2008, 02:53 0 0
So for those of us who live on a campus with full WiFi coverage 8 months of the year, we get punished because retards complain about their phone bills. That's great. Since I won't be getting the phone I want, goodbye Verizon, I'll be leaving when my contract is up in May.
180. (unregistered) posted on 04 Nov 2008, 09:59 0 0
PDA's Clown - the rim devices already had it.
183. (unregistered) posted on 10 Nov 2008, 14:32 0 0
that is for the new spectrum that was just auctioned off not the one already out. your talking about LTE.
189. (unregistered) posted on 03 Dec 2008, 20:36 0 0
you cant buy unlocked phones for verizon.
190. amigabill posted on 11 Dec 2008, 14:28 0 0
I don't want the data plan. I don't want web browsing or email which the data plan is used for. I want a device with good camera, keyboard, bluetooth picture beaming to other devices and memory slot. My Razr has pictures stuck in it that I cannot get out because there is no memory card, beaming, USB support for that and it refuses to message them over the VZW network saying the attachment is too big. WTF?! I want my pictures, burying them in an ld phone and not allowing me to access them is not acceptable and I won' tbuy another like that. The regular phones with keyboards have low MP and thus crap cameras. The Dare may be a minimally acceptabel cmera, but it has no keyboard and he store demo had a bad scratched screen. Not acceptable. The smartphones seem the better combination of camera, keyboard, etc. but I refuse to pay a $30/month ownership tax on those devices.
191. amigabill posted on 11 Dec 2008, 14:31 0 0
So, as a Verison employee, block VZW network internet access from my smartphone and leave me to find an available WiFi point for that sort of thing.
200. willi4m posted on 10 May 2010, 19:33 0 0
May I suggest that Verizon has a feature to permanently block the 3g internet coverage to the device if a customer does not want to pay 30 bucks a month. I literally live in a wifi signal 23 hours of the day and I would have no use for the 3g that's "required".
4. (unregistered) posted on 02 Nov 2008, 11:00 0 0
Omfg... after trying to argue that VZW Charged me 18 bucks for 3 Applications I didnt even need/use (RemoSync - Corporate Email for a 14 year old?) on my Dare... just looking at this makes me wanna shoot myself.. BUT! On the bright side... if the Dare get's selected as a phone that requires the Data Plan... I see my dad HAVING to give me VPAK in the future =)
11. (unregistered) posted on 02 Nov 2008, 11:26 0 0
Writer of 4. omg, that was also what I was worried about LOL. I think he's gonna throw it out a window and make me use my old Motorola v325 =O
14. rbz275 posted on 02 Nov 2008, 11:57 0 0
The LG Dare is not considered a smart phone and will not need one of these data plans. VZW only considers devices with Windows Mobile or Blackberrys as smartphones.
15. (unregistered) posted on 02 Nov 2008, 12:20 0 0
You are half wrong. The LG Dare may still fall under the catagory that requires Vcast. "select Mobile Web 2.0 devices will start carrying a data plan requirement next years as well" And considering it has a full HTML browser, my hunch is it may just be selected.
