Yo....wtf no one is outraged over this Verizon Data plan change?

[Ricky Church]

I use the shyt outta some wifi, the data is for when I'm outta range of wifi

 

[msims]

I use my phone to tether on my grandfathered in account.

I really gotta read into this more to see if it will effect me in the long run.

Is it 100% truth that if I buy a new phone (say, the iphone 5) and switch phones, I'll stay grandfathered in?

 

[HollywoodP]

Check my credentials...and see why.

 

[itsyoung!!]

In the 4G era all of this unacceptable. How are you gonna give people speeds that rival wifi and then charge them $50 for 1 Gig of data? Yeah if you're in a 3G area this is fine but for people in modern society it's awful. Luckily, I'm grandfathered in till they decide that's no longer applicable.

Stop defending these phone companies breh, it's not a good look

In the 4G era all of this unacceptable. How are you gonna give people speeds that rival wifi

rival wifi? Bruh wifi is based on YOUR internet speed, or whereever place you are at internet speed. You HONESTLY dont know what you are talking about and just need to stop replying here.. read and soak up info, you aint built to discuss this..

How the fukk 4g gonna "rival wifi" when wifi is based on your home connection?? WIFI is just wireless internet, a RELAY OF YOUR HOME CONNECTION, that shyt can be 2 mbs or 150 mbs it doesnt mean shyt comparing it to 4G

scust at you thinkin all wifi is the same and trying to discuss or even understand what we are talking about here

Yeah if you're in a 3G area this is fine but for people in modern society it's awful. Luckily, I'm grandfathered in till they decide that's no longer applicable.

Next time you upgrade you gonna lose your unlimited data

then charge them $50 for 1 Gig of data?

Its saving you money you simple mother fukker, they are cutting the cost of your minutes and text messaging and applying it towards your data, but in the end will SAVE YOU MONEY. You keep bringing up 1 GB like you are forced to get that shyt. Why not bring up 6 gb for $80 ??

I bet if your dumbass looked at your current phone bill you use less than 2 gb, and I bet if you used a calculator like a grown man and actually did your bills instead of just blindly paying every month AND THEN COMPLAINING you would see this is going to save you money.. AND IF IT DOESNT THEN DONT SWITCH. Verizon aint forcing you to switch to the new plan. For families with 700 minute plan and only 1-2 smart phones, this plan aint for you. For everyone else, its going to save them money.


but continue to be ignorant and pay more than you need to and then come here and complain about how you are paying too much, even though its your own damn fault


Being a grown man and not knowing how to use a calculator and balance your own bills and save yourself money aint a good look

 

[msims]

rival wifi? Bruh wifi is based on YOUR internet speed, or whereever place you are at internet speed. You HONESTLY dont know what you are talking about and just need to stop replying here.. read and soak up info, you aint built to discuss this..

How the fukk 4g gonna "rival wifi" when wifi is based on your home connection?? WIFI is just wireless internet, a RELAY OF YOUR HOME CONNECTION, that shyt can be 2 mbs or 150 mbs it doesnt mean shyt comparing it to 4G

scust at you thinkin all wifi is the same and trying to discuss or even understand what we are talking about here



Next time you upgrade you gonna lose your unlimited data




Its saving you money you simple mother fukker, they are cutting the cost of your minutes and text messaging and applying it towards your data, but in the end will SAVE YOU MONEY. You keep bringing up 1 GB like you are forced to get that shyt. Why not bring up 6 gb for $80 ??

I bet if your dumbass looked at your current phone bill you use less than 2 gb, and I bet if you used a calculator like a grown man and actually did your bills instead of just blindly paying every month AND THEN COMPLAINING you would see this is going to save you money.. AND IF IT DOESNT THEN DONT SWITCH. Verizon aint forcing you to switch to the new plan. For families with 700 minute plan and only 1-2 smart phones, this plan aint for you. For everyone else, its going to save them money.


but continue to be ignorant and pay more than you need to and then come here and complain about how you are paying too much, even though its your own damn fault


Being a grown man and not knowing how to use a calculator and balance your own bills and save yourself money aint a good look

Upgrade means using their credit to make your next phone cheaper, right?

For instance, say I want to use my upgrade for a new phone. The phone cost $300, they front over $250, so all I have to pay is $50. That's considered an upgrade.

But what if I just outright buy the $300 phone. Is that an upgrade?

I should just google this, but you sound like you know this shyt. Help a nikka out, breh.

 

[StatUS]

rival wifi? Bruh wifi is based on YOUR internet speed, or whereever place you are at internet speed. You HONESTLY dont know what you are talking about and just need to stop replying here.. read and soak up info, you aint built to discuss this..

How the fukk 4g gonna "rival wifi" when wifi is based on your home connection?? WIFI is just wireless internet, a RELAY OF YOUR HOME CONNECTION, that shyt can be 2 mbs or 150 mbs it doesnt mean shyt comparing it to 4G

scust at you thinkin all wifi is the same and trying to discuss or even understand what we are talking about here

Obviously you're just looking for an argument but I got time so let me break it down to you as simple as I can. 4G speed connections can be used as a sufficient supplement to a home wifi connection. Now I don't know about you but most people are using wifi are on a high speed connection where there's no 2 GB cap.

Next time you upgrade you gonna lose your unlimited data

And you don't see the problem with that, do you work for Verizon or something

Its saving you money you simple mother fukker, they are cutting the cost of your minutes and text messaging and applying it towards your data, but in the end will SAVE YOU MONEY. You keep bringing up 1 GB like you are forced to get that shyt. Why not bring up 6 gb for $80 ??

I bet if your dumbass looked at your current phone bill you use less than 2 gb, and I bet if you used a calculator like a grown man and actually did your bills instead of just blindly paying every month AND THEN COMPLAINING you would see this is going to save you money.. AND IF IT DOESNT THEN DONT SWITCH. Verizon aint forcing you to switch to the new plan. For families with 700 minute plan and only 1-2 smart phones, this plan aint for you. For everyone else, its going to save them money.


but continue to be ignorant and pay more than you need to and then come here and complain about how you are paying too much, even though its your own damn fault

Homie if you don't see what's going on here I don't know what to tell you. Verizon can decide one day that everybody can only use 2 GB of data for $70 and you're just gonna go along with it like "hey guys well they cut the talk and text down so you're saving money ."

You're embarrassing yourself man, stop it. These companies don't give a fukk about you. It's already proven that America pays at least 80% more than we already have to on our bills. They have us under control to do whatever they see fit and you're talking about some $30 savings, are you that poor? I hope not. Don't promise people high speed internet and then charge ridiculous prices for the most negligible amounts of data. They know people will use more than that 8 GB if they could so they're stopping it now so they can make as much money as possible and you're talking about savings that amount to a fill up on gas.

Sad.

 

[Liquid]

it's pathetic how everyone lets these companies jerk them around. I just recently had to sign a deal with the devil that is at&t. I absolutely hate it and that's even with my monthly discount. Can't wait to cancel in November.

Sprint is the only company worthy of signing a 2 year contract with anymore.

GSM - Simple Mobile
CDMA - Boost, Cricket, or Virgin Mobile

fukk everything else. Then DEFEND the companies are you serious? Many of their subscribers are paying $100 a month or so...thats $1,200 a YEAR you people are handing over to these companies and STILL getting jerked :-|

 

[GulfCoastGhost]

I use maybe 20 minutes of voice a month
I don't. We'd unlimited voice
And share 1 gig?
I go over 1 gig 15 days into my cycle

 

[ExodusNirvana]

Still stanning for Verizon? Niccas must be into BDSM

The safety word is Sprint.

 

[Phillyrider807]

Get into one of these companies and get a dealer line like me!! Dat T-Mobile!

25$-2100 mins-Unlimited txt/Unlimited Data 4G Speed. Only thing is with dealer lines u dont get upgrades every 2 years so u got to buy your phones outright!

But yea working with wireless for the past 4 years i can safely say it's only gonna get worse brehs!

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

Tmobile >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

[Box Cutta]

I'm with Verizon (I honestly live 10 seconds away from one of the stores) but I don't fukk with smart phones or any of that shyt. I have a basic ass LG Octane. Nationwide 450 minutes (40 bucks) plus 250 texts (5 bucks)...45 dollars a month (There is like 10 dollars in taxes/surcharges as well).

Am I about to get fukked by this? I don't want, need, and would never use unlimited. Truthfully, I should probably be on a trac phone. I'm not one of those people that fukks with my phone often, it's basically just a walkie talkie with an alarm clock for me. I got fukked a few years ago when my Iphone somehow got water in it and I decided to never fukk with a smart phone ever again.

If it's gonna save me money than...

 

[invincible1914]

Oh My Tech!: New Verizon plan isn’t a deal for everyone | The Salt Lake Tribune

Earlier this week, Verizon Wireless announced a major shift in pricing plans for its mobile phones. I’ve read a couple of news stories about what those new plans are but they were confusing to me. So I called Verizon to have someone explain the new prices.

I’m going to lay it out for you in a few simple words. Many of you are screwed.

Verizon’s new prices for cellular service

You first must pay this amount for each device you add to the plan for unlimited voice and texting (up to 10 devices):

Smartphone »*$40

Basic phone »*$30

Laptop or mobile hotspot device »*$20

Tablet »*$10

If you want data, you then pay this additional amount per month. All devices on the plan can share this data:

1 gigabyte (GB) »*$50

2GB »*$60

4GB »*$70

6GB »*$80

8GB »*$90

That’s because in some cases, when the new pricing plans take place at the end of this month, you will end up paying more for roughly the same service. Some might pay less. But in the end, what Verizon really takes away from us is choice.

Here’s how the plans work.

They are set up more like shared family plans, in which everything is unlimited voice minutes and texting that everyone on the account shares. There no longer will be "limited" plans in which you, say, have a limit of 450 minutes per month.

If you just use one phone, say a smartphone, it will first cost $40 a month for unlimited voice and texting. If you want to get data on top of that, you also have to pay $50 per month for 1 gigabyte, $60 for 2 gigs, $70 for 4 gigs, etc.

Now, if you want to add another phone to the plan, you must pay another $40 if it’s a smartphone or $30 for a basic featureless phone. The phones would then all share the unlimited texts and voice minutes, and share the bucket of data. So, for example, if you have three smartphones with 2GB of data, that would be $120 for the voice and text, and then $60 for the data that they would share.

When comparing to the old plans, customers on limited voice plans could pay at least $10 to $20 per month more for the new plans. Going to the new plans might be cheaper, however, for those people with unlimited voice and text plans already.

But if you’re like me, someone who doesn’t need unlimited voice minutes, the new plans are not an added value.

Customers can stay with their old pricing plans when Verizon changes over to the new prices later this month. But once you add another person to the plan or replace your old phone with a new phone, you’ll have to go to the new plans. Again, customers are stuck with fewer choices.

If the company wants to add value and make us happy, lower the price of the data plans a little, especially now that data usage on mobile phones and tablets is growing with streaming movie and music services. Data usage will become even more popular when Apple allows FaceTime videoconferencing over cellular networks with its next iOS update in the fall (at present, you can only access FaceTime on a Wi-Fi connection).

Unfortunately, it’s been reported that the other cellular carriers will eventually go to a pricing structure similar to Verizon’s. But I’m afraid that services such as these — whether they be for mobile phones, cable TV or high-speed Internet — will only go up as they continue to nickel-and-dime us to death.

If you have a tech question for Vince, email him atohmytech@sltrib.com,*and he’ll try to answer it for his column in The Salt Lake Tribune or on its website. For an archive of past columns, go towww.sltrib.com/topics/ohmytech.

That plan is for suckas (or families that don't use much data off wifi).... You don't have to switch... I buy my phones full price anyway. Verizon unlimited is like gold right now. If you got it you winning!

P.S. My Verizon store has never done me wrong. They treat me like a V.I.P. everytime I go in there.
(It's no point in getting mad when companies put shareholders over their end-users. If Sprint was making money like Verizon, they would be on the same BS. Just look out for yourself.)

 

[GulfCoastGhost]

Still stanning for Verizon? Niccas must be into BDSM

The safety word is Sprint.

Sprint is too cheap to expand 4g to Long Idland
Same with AT&T (except they got their HSPA stuff out here, like sprint the LTE GOES maybe as far east of the Brooklyn/queens border)

Verizon has LTE all over Long Island, that's why I been sticking with them

But now I don't know what to do

 

[itsyoung!!]

We really in here comparing verizon and at&t who bothgot 100 million cell phone users to sprint with 55 million customers?


Hows sprint lte doing ?