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Do we know how the employee discount will work with the new plans?
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Aug 8, 2015 02:49
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Lowen SoDium posted:So does this mean that the new plans are no longer 2 year contracts? If you are buying a phone it's an installment plan over about 24 months, so it isn't a two year contract per say, but similar. If you buy a phone outright or bring your own phone, then it's no contract.
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Aug 8, 2015 02:50
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kensei posted:Do we know how the employee discount will work with the new plans? No, but at least in my case it works out cheaper even without one.
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Aug 8, 2015 04:49
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While somewhat understandable, I have to chuckle at the fact that apparently Verizon doesn't seem to think that
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Aug 8, 2015 05:24
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How is this shift away from contracts not going to kill the market for smartphones? I bought a new one every 2 years only because I could get a high-end one for $200. Aren't most people in that same boat? There's no way I'd ever pay $600 for a phone. If my monthly bill was going to be $400 cheaper over 2 years, then sure, I'll pay the extra up front. But that's not what's happening. This way I'm just going to stop getting upgrades, won't lots of people do the same and the hardware business will tank?
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Aug 8, 2015 20:13
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Stuff breaks, the battery gets old, people want the new hotness? Plus the companies can still do tricks like "for zero down" or "$200 down".
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Aug 8, 2015 20:16
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I will continue to buy ridiculously over priced phones. But I would like a data an that can support my usage.
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Aug 8, 2015 20:19
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The time of $600-$800 smartphones is over. They are pointless. Today you can buy 'great' for $200 and 'excellent' for $400 when you look away from the spec sheet and look towards how well the thing works.
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Aug 8, 2015 20:23
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So my mother in law has an upgrade waiting, if we upgrade before the change will she be locked into two years of the old rates?
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Aug 8, 2015 20:29
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Definitely cannot wait for the new plans or new phones thanks to a move to a new region. Now if I understand it correctly I can swap to the new 6gb plan at any time. But will Verizon take my iPhone 6 in trade towards the newer iPhone 6s in September or October? Ropes4u fucked around with this message at 00:27 on Aug 9, 2015 |
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Aug 8, 2015 20:38
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A A 2 3 5 8 K posted:How is this shift away from contracts not going to kill the market for smartphones? I bought a new one every 2 years only because I could get a high-end one for $200. Aren't most people in that same boat? There's no way I'd ever pay $600 for a phone. If my monthly bill was going to be $400 cheaper over 2 years, then sure, I'll pay the extra up front. But that's not what's happening. This way I'm just going to stop getting upgrades, won't lots of people do the same and the hardware business will tank? You still paid $600+ for it, just not up front. The difference was just baked into your monthly service fees and paid down every month in a completely opaquely priced manner. And if you went past 2 years without upgrading, that was just additional pure profit for the phone company, because they didn't give you a break on your monthly pricing because you finished your contract. The only difference here is they're now unbundling the cost of the phone from the cost of the service you pay every month. You still can put a $200 down payment on it just like before (or $0 even), and spread the rest out over 24 months. And you're still "on a contract," at least insofar as if you cancel the line, you have to pay what you still owe on the phone.
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Aug 8, 2015 22:01
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So I'm with T-Mobile and am planning on switching over to Verizon when the new iPhones come out... I'm currently on the nerd plan ($30 bucks a month, 100 minutes 5 gigs of data) and was planning on getting what I'm guessing will be the mid sized iPhone 6s+... and under the new rates I did some quick math and wanted to see if I was missing anything. For the mid sized data package ($45) plus that sized phone monthly payment ($35) plus $20 equals I'd be paying $100 a month... is that correct or am I missing something?
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Aug 8, 2015 22:53
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Taxes and fees, which vary by state, but will probably be about $10 or $11 for a $100 plan.
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Aug 8, 2015 23:40
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kitten smoothie posted:You still paid $600+ for it, just not up front. The difference was just baked into your monthly service fees and paid down every month in a completely opaquely priced manner. I get that, but I do not see that the fees have gone down. The fact that it wasn't itemized in the past means there's no item they'll remove now. Now there's an additional monthly fee if you want to pay for the $600 phone on a payment plan. But you're still paying the extra $400 yourself that used to be a subsidy.
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Aug 8, 2015 23:48
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A A 2 3 5 8 K posted:I get that, but I do not see that the fees have gone down.
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Aug 8, 2015 23:58
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A A 2 3 5 8 K posted:I get that, but I do not see that the fees have gone down. The fact that it wasn't itemized in the past means there's no item they'll remove now. Now there's an additional monthly fee if you want to pay for the $600 phone on a payment plan. But you're still paying the extra $400 yourself that used to be a subsidy. You were paying for that phone and then some on your regular bill, you just made a down payment on your subsidized phone. We usually turn a profit at the 1 1/2 year mark on the contracts. Competition is eliminating the mark up on data and such. Everyone wins! I will hand it to T-Mobile...their network is a piece of poo poo but they realized this and went crazy with other stuff and played a big part in these changes. To clarify: You are paying less for data/voice/etc. When you were doing a 2 year contract, that poo poo was marked the gently caress up and as time went by the bigger the profit margin for verizon due to shifting to maintenance first, expansion second. Favorabilis Solitud fucked around with this message at 03:52 on Aug 9, 2015 |
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Aug 9, 2015 03:50
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FWIW, someone on Reddit has posted a breakdown of pricing for data buckets >12GB. In hindsight I kinda wish I just got myself and my wife off of unlimited and onto that 30GB/$130 package they had been running last October. Would've saved me $50/month. Maybe they'll run another deal like this come iPhone time.
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Aug 9, 2015 04:17
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Anyone see if they have plans higher than 12GB? 12GB is good for most families of 4, but i def would need at least 20GB for my plan.
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Aug 9, 2015 11:34
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So how hard is it to make changes once you're on a legacy plan? I've got 10 lines / 30 GB, but one of those lines is still a flip phone. Should I be telling that guy to go buy a Moto G on Edge, right now? Or is this something that's usually relatively easy to change later, without messing up my plan?
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Aug 9, 2015 14:09
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I am not certain. But most legacy plans you can move up or down in that plan (you are probably on that promo plan, id stick with it). Generally speaking, you are ok with upgrading phones as long as you don't have unlimited data. Generally, all the goodies are only available for the main plan we offer. If you were on a nationwide plan you were SoL for the vast majority of monthly plan promos.
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Aug 9, 2015 20:35
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kitten smoothie posted:FWIW, someone on Reddit has posted a breakdown of pricing for data buckets >12GB. Moving onto that 30 GB plan was one of the smartest decisions I ever made. At the time I was confident it would come around again but switched anyhow and so far it hasn't.
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Aug 9, 2015 22:15
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Can any phone regardless of contract be moved to the new plans or are they limited to out of contract phones only?
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Aug 9, 2015 23:01
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TEHJOE posted:Can any phone regardless of contract be moved to the new plans or are they limited to out of contract phones only? Edit: Basic phones are always $20 with the new plan. Contract does not matter. GUYS STOP fucked around with this message at 17:46 on Aug 10, 2015 |
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Aug 10, 2015 15:02
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kensei posted:Do we know how the employee discount will work with the new plans?
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Aug 10, 2015 15:50
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Cascadia Pirate posted:So my mother in law has an upgrade waiting, if we upgrade before the change will she be locked into two years of the old rates? Update (sorry I was given bad info): if you change to the new Verizon Plan you cannot do 2-year on basic or smartphones. If you stay on your existing plan you can continue to do 2-year as you please. 2-year is not pro-actively offered at all and you will need to ask specifically for it. Once you switch to the new plan you will probably not be able to go back to More Everything. GUYS STOP fucked around with this message at 21:57 on Aug 13, 2015 |
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Aug 10, 2015 15:59
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Sorry, I'm coming into this stuff hella late. Last march I bought my HTC One M8 full price to keep my unlimited data. I'm going to still be okay right? Or are they going to gently caress me over and ditch my unlimited data soon?
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Aug 10, 2015 16:58
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Zotix posted:Sorry, I'm coming into this stuff hella late. Last march I bought my HTC One M8 full price to keep my unlimited data. I'm going to still be okay right? Or are they going to gently caress me over and ditch my unlimited data soon?
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Aug 10, 2015 23:23
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Guys I have a question. I'm a trucker and pretty tired of data anxiety, I was thinking of getting one of these 4g unlimited hotspots on ebay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Verizon-Wireless-UNLIMITED-4G-LTE-XLTE-Data-Mobile-Hotspot-Jetpack-MHS291L-/191657211719?hash=item2c9fa8f747 is that truly unlimited 4g? They're not gonna throttle me if I watch netflix and download games on steam? its not gonna knock me down to 3g or ban me or anything?
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Aug 11, 2015 06:08
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That looks pretty scammy. You can't take over their plan without the unlimited data package evaporating, so they're "subleasing" their line to you for a ridiculous amount of money.
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Aug 11, 2015 06:31
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kitten smoothie posted:That looks pretty scammy. You can't take over their plan without the unlimited data package evaporating, so they're "subleasing" their line to you for a ridiculous amount of money. 150 a month doesnt seem that bad to me. I'm just worried about the device suddenly not working and the initial investment going poof. I hate verizon, I wish they'd offer unlimited again. I can't really use any other carrier, verizon is pretty much the only carrier that works well for all the remote locations I go to.
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Aug 11, 2015 19:36
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I'm about to give up my unlimited data nationwide T&T family plan. The cheapest price I was offered was $110 a month. Nobody else on my plan uses that much data and I figure I can purchase the six extra GB on top of the XL plan and make do each month for $53.
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Aug 11, 2015 19:51
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I'm currently on one of Verizon's single-line plans where it's costing me about $66 a month (that's with fees and what not), and t's for 2GB and unlimited talk/text, but the data isn't sharable (no hotspot). It looks like if I switch over to the 3GB Verizon Plan it's only going to cost about $5 or $6 dollars more for that extra gig of data AND the ability to do mobile hotspotting. Is there any reason for me not to make this switch? It seems like a good value for the few extra bucks. I should mention that I currently only use like a gig of data a month on average but it's not like I wouldn't be more liberal with my data usage if I knew I had that extra gig with the new plan.
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Aug 13, 2015 16:13
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FYI, when you log into the account to compare an existing More Everything plan to Verizon Plan it's inflating the More Everything cost. The line charges show up as $59 cheaper on VP because it doesn't factor in -$25/line Month-to-Month or $10 basic phone discounts when it calculates the More Everything line access. Figured anyone comparison shopping would appreciate the heads up.
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Aug 13, 2015 17:11
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I was just in a Verizon store earlier and I saved about ~$15/mo by switching to the VP and going from the More Everything 2GB bucket to the VP 3GB bucket. 1 smart phone, 1 basic phone. I'm happy with that.
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Aug 13, 2015 18:19
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Do you have to be out of contract to make the change? It won't let me right now but I don't know if it's because I still have a month left on contract or if because I am using a Pre-Pay Moto E right now. The Website is not clears, it says I can't change because my contract or one of my devices are incompatible.
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Aug 13, 2015 18:26
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One my my lines is still in-contract for another two months, and it let me switch, but with a $20/month upcharge on that line. (I wonder if that will drop off automatically when my contract ends, or if I'm setting myself up for a future customer-service nightmare.)
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Aug 13, 2015 19:22
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Wickerman posted:I was just in a Verizon store earlier and I saved about ~$15/mo by switching to the VP and going from the More Everything 2GB bucket to the VP 3GB bucket. 1 smart phone, 1 basic phone.  Lowen SoDium posted:Do you have to be out of contract to make the change? It won't let me right now but I don't know if it's because I still have a month left on contract or if because I am using a Pre-Pay Moto E right now. The Website is not clears, it says I can't change because my contract or one of my devices are incompatible. Customer service might be able to change it right now and if not get our IT to get a ticket in on whatever the problem is and get it fixed within a few days. Weird Uncle Dave posted:One my my lines is still in-contract for another two months, and it let me switch, but with a $20/month upcharge on that line. (I wonder if that will drop off automatically when my contract ends, or if I'm setting myself up for a future customer-service nightmare.)
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Aug 13, 2015 20:01
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Lowen SoDium posted:Do you have to be out of contract to make the change? It won't let me right now but I don't know if it's because I still have a month left on contract or if because I am using a Pre-Pay Moto E right now. The Website is not clears, it says I can't change because my contract or one of my devices are incompatible. The Moto E is the problem. They have to change it over the phone. Ran into the same problem when I switched to More Everything last month.
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Couple of questions: I have a 2013 Moto X, and I plan to get the new one when it comes out next month. My wife has a Note 3, but I have no idea if she wants to upgrade or not. Our contract is up on 10/10, and we're on the More Everything 10g plan. 1. If I add phone protection to my line, will it cover my new Moto X even though I will not be buying it through Verizon? 2. If I switch to the new Verizon Plan 12g version, will the line access fee drop down to $20 once I'm off contract? I'm hearing it will, but you'll excuse my lack of faith, I'm sure.
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