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So I'm wondering if the reason EDGE exists now is because they know once they debut LTE-Advanced that people will realize it's faster than their terrestrial broadband by a factor of 2-10 times, and they're trying to get as many grandfathered Unlimited Data users to give it up as they can for the ability to access the newest phones? 100Mbit to 1Gbit isn't very attractive when it's got a 6-8 gigabyte ceiling on it.
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CapMoron posted:My girlfriend and I are in a family plan that currently has unlimited data. If she upgrades her phone with a new contract and loses the unlimited data, am I screwed as well? When I upgraded from the Droid to the Galaxy Nexus a few months after they'd already ditched unlimited data, I was able to keep it. I don't think they can force you (yet) to give it up if you already have it. Don't let them talk you into the new EDGE plan - as it requires you to ditch unlimited.
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cuedotcom posted:If the nexus 5 has its screen and hardware, we might have a winner. Unless they're making a special version that has support for Verizon's LTE bands, don't get your hopes up.
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Protocol7 posted:Ugh, drat. 2GB is bullshit. Hey, here's some ultra fast 4G LTE. Don't bother using it, though, you'll just blow through your 2GB cap in a week and we'll charge you out the rear end for the extra poo poo. "We have studies showing that the most *MOST* of our customer base uses is ~2GB. Until your wife or significant other finds out how cool Pandora is and runs it in their car constantly, and turns on Netflix to shut your kid up whenever he/she makes the slightest of noises. Then you'll get a thousand dollar bill one month and be forced to upgrade to an enormous data tier because no one likes listening to lovely radio or a crying kid."
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Sep 15, 2013 04:36
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Droid Life did a comprehensive "how to keep your Unlimited" article this past week: http://www.droid-life.com/2013/09/17/keep-unlimited-data-verizon-upgrade/#more-119563
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Endless Mike posted:What the hell are you people doing with your phones? I hardly ever get close to 6GB/month, but I like holding onto unlimited for 'just in case' situations, like getting snowed in for a week and being able to check local news over 4G without having to worry about going over allotment.
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Recently upgraded to a G2, and had to take the first one back. It wouldn't hold a reliable wireless signal to any source, including my home router. It also seemed to bleed battery life like it had a goddamned hole in it somewhere. The second one's WiFi is perfect, but I noticed it was still bleeding battery life...and I found out why. Chrome. I've replaced (well, disabled) Chrome and replaced it with Firefox for Android and Dolphin Jetpack and all of a sudden Chrome's no longer showing up on battery statistics of taking more of my phone's power than the screen (seriously, at one point it was something like 33% to the screen's 21). There's evidently a way to get Chrome to behave by enabling Developer Flags, but no matter what I did in either the release or beta version of Chrome, even using ADB Debugging, I couldn't get that option to become 'enabled' for me under the "Flags" tab on the phone. Oh well. I'll make do with Firefox. BIG HEADLINE fucked around with this message at 07:47 on Nov 26, 2013 |
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ProjektorBoy posted:Can you shed some more light on this Chrome battery drain bug? I've been using it for easily over a year, on various devices (Moto, HTC, and Samsung) and I've never heard of, nor have I experienced it doing that. I've only ever faced the location drain bug and Maps bugs. http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-4/260857-chrome-draining-battery.html Some people say the browser is behaving for them and only taking 3-5%. Mine was routinely taking 25%+ and occasionally even drawing more from the battery than the screen. The first G2 I returned (the one that couldn't hold a WiFi signal) drained 10% of its battery on 4G while I was standing in line for a movie, and I've got screen brightness at 20%. I haven't rooted the second phone yet, but when I do, installing Greenify will be one of the first things that gets loaded. BIG HEADLINE fucked around with this message at 04:50 on Nov 27, 2013 |
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JSARSOM posted:Any good write-ups on the going away of unlimited and the new plans? I went for upgrade today and the dude tried to give me a plan that cost $15 more for only 2gb, he wouldnt even answer questions about the plans, just told me i couldnt chose anything. So I left and went to chat on the Verizon website, after raising the same questions the person im chatting with says there's an emergency in the building and cuts me off. http://www.droid-life.com/2013/09/17/keep-unlimited-data-verizon-upgrade/ TL;DR: Easiest (and unfortunately, priciest) way to keep unlimited is to buy full retail. Wait for a sale or big coupon code/promo.
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It's a pity Verizon decided to drag its feet on the Moto G until early next year. It sounds like it'd be a perfect stop-gap phone for people who need something dependable and not used to use in the interim.
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benisntfunny posted:Yeah because they're so trust worthy about this kind of stuff. (see Netflix) I'm also waiting for them to amend their currently listed ceiling. Obviously *now* the "Top 5%" are using ~4.5-4.7GB/month, but once the throttling goes into effect, what's to stop them from sliding it down accordingly as people get more cautious about their usage? EAB posted:Hey, does anyone know about these unlimited Verizon wifi hotspots you can buy off ebay and poo poo? I'm a trucker and just fuckin tired of never having usable internet. I have 10 gb on a shared verizon account and I still just get anxiety and avoid using it, it shouldn't be that way. You can turn your phone into a hotspot - legally by paying Verizon for the functionality that should be enabled to begin with, or quasi-legally (it's legal to alter your property, but Verizon's TOS technically ~forbids~ you from doing it) by rooting your phone and uploading an APK to it. It's also free on their "More Everything" plan...for now (probably as an enticement to get off Unlimited). Since I'm still milking the Unlimited Data tit simply because it annoys them to ask me to get off of it, the same functionality on my phone would cost me loving $30/month. BIG HEADLINE fucked around with this message at 04:45 on Sep 21, 2014 |
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I know they aren't going to throttle things back to a crawl - my worry is that they'll continue to scale back what constitutes the "Top 5%" as the remaining people on Unlimited plans scale back their usage.
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Wokrider posted:Is there anyway to upgrade my phone with unlimited data without screwing up my data package? There's the Best Buy way, and there will always be the full retail avenue, you just ideally want to wait a few weeks/months until the 'new hotness' goes on sale for ~$100-200 off. Just means you really have to plan on using the phone for a while.
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"Yeah, hi - I'm calling about that BOGO deal on the Samsung S7 Edge. Got a few questions." "Sure. What do you want to know?" "Well, I'm aware of the fact that I'd have to buy one at full retail, which I don't have a problem with - and then I'd put the other on an installment plan, at which point 8-10 weeks from now I could use the Prepaid Visa to pay down the difference. I'm calling to, well, to be honest, to make sure that there's nothing in this deal that'll allow you guys to cancel my Unlimited Data. Yes, before you tell me I only use ~2GB/month, and I could save money by getting off of it, please keep in mind that I have it because I enjoy having an 'emergency' connection to the internet whenever I need it, plus I now have a car that has all sorts of nifty 4G functionality I can take advantage of. So...do I have all the little nickel and dime things down?" "Yes, sir...*except* for the fact that while we could upgrade your unlimited data line no problem, keep in mind the second phone must be added to a *new line* on your account." "  ""Yeah, we'd have to give the second S7 Edge a brand new number, and that'd cost you an additional $9.99 per month." "So...I pay $792, plus $40 to activate both phones, then ~$95 in Virginia sales tax for both phones, then $66-99 for two monthly installments while I wait out the 8-10 weeks for the $792 prepaid Visa, then I'll have to pay an additional $119.88 per year before taxes and whatnot for a new line I don't need, giving up an ultra-rare 703 mobile number in the process that everyone I know already knows by heart when they need to contact me." "Yeah, it doesn't make sense to me, either - but that's the deal. Oh, but we *would* offer you $20 each for the LG G2s you'd be upgrading from!"  Tears for tiers, indeed. Oh well, guess I'm waiting a few months until they knock a few hundred off the MSRP. BIG HEADLINE fucked around with this message at 06:58 on Mar 27, 2016 |
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The final nail in the coffin for ULD is probably going to be 5G. That's going to be way faster than most people's broadband connections, so I could see their justification for not wanting ULD to extend to it. Then again, if there was a way to continue on 4G/LTE-A, I'd probably elect to do that. He'll, I'd be tempted to use it as a wireless modem if it cracked 500Mbps, let alone up to the 1-10Gbps range. Or they're going to keep ratcheting up the cost by $20/month every 6-12 months until it reaches a breaking point for most holdouts. BIG HEADLINE fucked around with this message at 00:15 on Jul 18, 2016 |
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Just an aside, but I'm on ULD and I think if Verizon sent everyone a note saying "Okay, we'll admit to it, we want to kill off Unlimited Data, and we're willing to offer you 100GB/month with the new rollover policy, for the $50 we've got you paying now, and we'll freeze that price forever simply because if you have ULD, it means you've been a loyal customer for a long time, and we want to keep you." I might actually jump at that simply so I could have more flexibility in loving around with my current Frankenstein plan.
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Three-Phase posted:IPhones are far from perfect, but I've heard lots of Android horror stories about weird crap like viruses on the phone. It's mental. To be fair, if someone gets a virus on an Android phone it's usually because they rooted their phone, enabled unsecure installs, and didn't take the time to install proper security or keep their ROMs current. It's why I no longer root my phones, but my tablets I go to town on. Rooting a phone and using Samsung Pay or keeping banking apps on it sounds like a recipe for disaster.
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chicagobutters posted:Figure I'd ask this again since its been a few weeks - any better understanding of the data threshold for those that pay for the unlimited hotspot, in addition to unlimited data, before the line is terminated? Is it still "100 gigs", or is this cap increased due to the extra spend. I know people use more and are currently fine, but if I can save $30 because it's a "100 gig" cap no matter what I'd rather stop wasting money. The best indication we've been given is that ritual overuse can get you a nastygram. Even at $50/month it's a deal over the 100GB/month plan.
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So do I have any chance of getting any substantive amount of money off a new phone trading in an LG G2 toward a Pixel XL, or is that promo only for phones that aren't nearly four years old? I'd really be interested in getting the 128GB model since I obviously keep phones for a very long time, but I'm getting the impression that those are going to be very rare for a decent amount of time. I'm also bolstered by the SAVE20 code out now.
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How does it work with a backorder? If I were to go for the 128GB XL with a mid-December ship date, do I have to go without a phone until then, or do I mail in the trade-in when I get the new phone?
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I think he meant you have to buy the *new* phones on a payment plan, not have bought the old phones on a plan. Now for a question of mine, since I like this deal way better than the BOGO deal that requires a new line...can I pay off the remaining balance whenever I like?
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So Duckman - my LG G2 has a single chip (almost invisible unless you look closely) from a no-case drop that miraculously didn't manage to crack the screen, and the back is still flawless - will that single small chip potentially disqualify me for having a phone in 'good cosmetic condition?' Or will that be up to whether or not the rep I speak to had a bad day or not? Also, does being on ULD (and wanting to stay on it) screw me out of this deal? BIG HEADLINE fucked around with this message at 09:16 on Nov 5, 2016 |
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Okay, so I put in my order for a 128GB Black Pixel that should come sometime before the heat death of the universe at an official Verizon store - not a branded retailer store - and told 12/16-12/20+ for a ship date. My concern is, they kept speaking as though the trade in was a 'sure thing,' but said I had to go through the website. I do not see the dialog/link they're speaking of that would allow me to put in the information on how to request a mail-in box to ship my old LG G2 for the credit. Duckman, did they just tell me what I wanted to hear so they could register a sale and broom me, or is there a link I'm not seeing as to request the box, and/or do I have to call Verizon's 1-800 number and manually get things rolling? EDIT: Never mind - I found the link, and Verizon is offering $200 for the trade-in value (still more than one would *ever* get for a G2 now), not $300. I think that might be worth a call to ask for the extra $100 credit as a good faith gesture for being a customer for 15+ years. I really don't think it's much to ask for an additional $4.17 credit to be applied for the next 24 months. All they can say is 'no.' BIG HEADLINE fucked around with this message at 03:52 on Nov 6, 2016 |
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Fuzz posted:They jacked up the price again for those of us grandfathered in on unlimited data. It's almost to the point where I might start to consider switching plans. Wait, from what to what? Also, I hate it too, but $49.99 for 'unlimited' (or ~100GB before a nastygram) is still a good deal. I just wish they'd offer ULD customers a "100GB for $49.99 for Life" plan.
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XIII posted:Yeah, from what I've found online, you can keep unlimited with a payment plan I can confirm that I'm still on ULD despite having a PXL 128GB coming sometime before the heat death of the universe.
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Hey, Duckman - take your time in replying to this, seeing as I'm sure today's gonna suck for you, but how could I go about getting a "Long Time Customer"/"Loyalty" discount on my plan, and can/does that stack with a preexisting 15% Employee/Federal Gov't discount? I'm just looking for ways to slightly mitigate the fact that I can't really take advantage of the BF promo on my pending PXL 128GB order.
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I'm a little miffed that I've been waiting three weeks (since the 5th) for my PXL 128GB (and technically have another three weeks or more to wait since 12/16 isn't set in stone) and it seems the whole reason for that is so Verizon could sit on a massive supply to have ready for this weekend.
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XIII posted:I was lead to believe that I could walk out of the store with an XL on Friday. The only reason I didn't was because they said I'd have to trade in my 6P in order to get the promo price. Yeah, that was the impression I got as well.
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FCKGW posted:This is the Verizon thread duder. This is sovereign territory. I think you mean neutral. Droids and iPeople are both welcome in Verizoblanca. Or Switzeron.
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Speaking of monthly costs...I stupidly took advantage of the 20% off on a payment plan plus the trade-in incentive in the beginning of November, meaning I missed the BF/CM promos. I worked it out that a 32GB Pixel and a 128 Pixel XL would work out to ~$37 per month, but at the moment it seems to be full price. I thought I remembered one part of the deal was that the full monthly price had to be paid for the first month or two before the discounted rate kicked in? I just want to know whether or not I have to call Verizon and have the rates adjusted.
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WithoutTheFezOn posted:If you're asking about a trade in deal, they seem to all say "credits start in 2 to 3 billing cycles". Here's how my wife's line worked: bought the phone last day of September. October and November got charged full price, in December they added 3 months of credits to our bill. Got it. Good to know. I can stomach paying ~$37/month, but ~$60 is a bit steep.
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Three-Phase posted:Well net neutrality is going to go out the window here just FYI. "Unlimited data is a socialist ideal."
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Three-Phase posted:Military communication systems also do this. There are five levels: PINNACLE NUCFLASH is the one you don't wanna see. Ever.
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King Burgundy posted:Wheee. I can finally come off my grandfathered unlimited. I've a feeling eventually all of us 'grandfathered' ULD people are going to be ~ushered~ onto this plan, by one way or another. If they gave us all an in-perpetuity discount to $49.99/month with $20 per extra line, sold.
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Dumb question, but how do I navigate to this calculator on the website? I don't want to click on the wrong thing and put myself on another plan by accident.
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I'd want to read the entire agreement before giving up ULD. I'm especially curious about whether there's a passage restricting the new unlimited data to 4G LTE. The timing is suspect, and I'd want to make sure the new agreement doesn't lock anyone out of 5G data when it comes out.
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So who would I call/see about getting a subsidy that should be in place added to my bill? Call, or go to a corporate VZW store with a billing department? I'm currently paying ~$58/month for a Pixel and Pixel XL 128, when the cost *should* be around $31-33/month.
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Also, for those who got impatient and sideloaded the initial 7.1.2 build on their Pixels, the Verizon-specific NHG build is up on Google's OTA download page and I was able to seamlessly sideload it over the original 7.1.2 build.
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bull3964 posted:The real question is did it actually improve bluetooth at all? Because normal 7.1.2 sure didn't. Well, the only thing I really use Bluetooth for at present is Pandora in my car, and Pandora recently updated their app which made it a ton more reliable for me...so I can't really comment on that. =/ It does have a new/different modem version than "OG" 7.1.2.
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:No discounts on unlimited at the moment. Unless you join the military or are a veteran, I think.
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