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add me the the 120 club....but verizon needs to make money some how. Reports are they are going to bite it intially upon release of the new LTE network.
^^^ + Tax/tag/title (all the bs fees) + insurance = 120 ish..... Especially with my 22% Corp. discount, I don't really have an issue with Verizons pricing... Except texting!!! I'm paying $20 (2 lines, 500 texts each)... In which my girl goes over every month. So, I'll be upping it to $30 a month total to cover it. $30 for texts and its not even unlimited? Considering its a well know fact that texting costs virtually nothing to the carrier.. this is 100% profit and a big snowjob on everyone.... I can deal with $24 for an unlimited data plan, but don't gauge me on the texts.. really angers me.
Honestly, you can't really blame Verizon for going over your texting limit though. I agree prices would be better if they came down. But they are a business, and have almost the exact same prices as the other big networks. Yet, Verizon has a far superior network. Imagine paying the same amount, but only having Sprint's or ATT's network.
I agree with some of what you said but... Sprint has text built into their unlimited plan for WAY less total cost.. and even the evil At&t has $30 for unlimited for 2 lines (still high but at least its unlimited)... Just because other carriers overcharge for text as well doesn't make it right.
I looked online at Sprint and ATT, both had 69.99 plans for unlimited voice/txt. 99.99 with the data. Am I completely off key with you guys (that happens a lot)?
I remember an article on Digg like a week ago when an executive at a major carrier spilled the beans and revealed that it costs 1/3 of a cent to send a text. No matter how cheap you think it is, it is actually a lot cheaper. We should all come together and just make our own network. I'll buy the aluminum foil so we can have the best antenna. No but seriously, what sucks is paying $40 tax on a $160 phone bill.
I'm confused about the price differences mentioned here in the thread. Doing a quick search on Verizon, Sprint, and ATT sites, I see all three offering Unlimited Voice/Txt for $69.99 and data for $29.99. Am I not seeing something I should?
I remember an article on Digg like a week ago when an executive at a major carrier spilled the beans and revealed that it costs 1/3 of a cent to send a text. No matter how cheap you think it is, it is actually a lot cheaper. We should all come together and just make our own network. I'll buy the aluminum foil so we can have the best antenna. No but seriously, what sucks is paying $40 tax on a $160 phone bill.
Yeah, the variable cost is pretty cheap but the fixed investment is kinda, well, huge.
Agree the taxes are ridiculous. Uncle Sam caught on quick. I can't figure out why I should pay more tax on my cell phone than a land line, especially considering the govt has already made money selling the bandwidth to the carriers!
I doubt VZW will respond to Sprint. Sprint has been bleeding customers for ages. They have to do something to attract new customers. Now, if at&t did that, on the other hand...
That is what is stated, but after a visit to the website, I did not find that to be the case. On their own website they have unlimited voice/txt for 69.99, with data it is 99.99.
Sprint has been trying to undercut the other two bigger carriers for a couple of years. They still fail in customer service and reliability. I had Sprint for 10 years before ridding them myself. If you don't mind dropping calls, getting 4 CS transfers, 50% roaming rule and charges on your bill you have to call about every month, then Sprint might be worth it to you.
As you can tell, I'm pretty partial to the VZW network.