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Post by "The Visionary" Eldniw on Sept 2, 2012 19:25:35 GMT -5
So who else thinks this idea is the f*cking dumbest thing Verizon and AT&T have come up with? They now make you share the amount of data each phone has. The plan I and my fiancée are on, there are 3 more people on the plan and we all have smartphones. Currently, we each have 3GB of data for ourselves. So to get the same amount with AT&T, the plan we'd have to get is $160 for 15GB - 3GB for each of 5 lines - and then you have to pay $30 FOR EACH smartphone on the plan. $310 for 5 lines. It saves you absolutely no money and they are basically gonna be forcing this plan on you if you have multiple lines.
I can definitely see more people switching, and Sprint getting a lot more customers because people won't put up with being forced to change their plans. This is why the T-Mobile sale to AT&T was blocked, and reasonably so....
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Post by Yeezy's Mullet: Team X Blades on Sept 2, 2012 19:29:21 GMT -5
Smartphone contract plans are too expensive. Period. No matter which carrier you use.
I'm glad we're able to do month to month prepaid plans with Smartphones now. I don't ever see myself getting rid of Straittalk.
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Post by "The Visionary" Eldniw on Sept 2, 2012 19:34:52 GMT -5
Smartphone contract plans are too expensive. Period. No matter which carrier you use. I'm glad we're able to do month to month prepaid plans with Smartphones now. I don't ever see myself getting rid of Straittalk. Believe me I'd be right on Cricket if I didn't just agree to take this line. The main line contract is soon up and if this is actually forced on her, my fiancée and I will be looking for a new phone plan. |
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Post by Yeezy's Mullet: Team X Blades on Sept 2, 2012 19:41:24 GMT -5
Now I'll be the first to say prepaid data and talk isn't up to par with the contract plans. It's not as "fast" and stuff like that, but as someone who doesn't live on his cell phone, Strait Talk is all I need. T-Moblie also does prepaid data and talk.
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Post by Mole on Sept 2, 2012 19:50:13 GMT -5
I wasn't under the impression that the Sharing plans were being forced.
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Post by J12 on Sept 2, 2012 22:33:51 GMT -5
I wasn't under the impression that the Sharing plans were being forced. I don't know about AT&T, but Verizon is forcing them only on new customers. Current customers can opt to keep their current plan, but they will be forced to switch to tiered data unless they buy all of their phones retail. I'm still pretty upset about the whole thing, but there's nothing any of us can do. People who aren't upset now, or think that it's going to save them in the long run will likely change their mind when they realize how much more data 4G eats up. It's a trap, and Verizon knows it. |
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Sept 3, 2012 19:58:59 GMT -5
I got into the unlimited data right before they stopped it on Verizon an thank god.
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Post by billcrosby69 on Sept 3, 2012 21:14:13 GMT -5
The shared plans on Verizon SUCK. I specifically bought the thunderbolt when it came out so that i could keep unlimited 4g when they eventually switched over. Well, that didn't work out. Now I'm stuck with barely any data. I can't do anything if i don't have wifi because data gets eaten up so fast.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using proboards
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Post by Jack Specific on Sept 3, 2012 21:29:08 GMT -5
I was going to switch from AT&T to Verizon because I am growing tired of AT&T Data speeds being so damn slow all the time. Well I saw that they only offer shared data plans and my wife has no use for text or internet and I don't even need a texting plan. Well being that Verizon is $30/$40 for an additional line and $70 for the lousy 4 gig Data plan it'll cost me like $60 more per month. No thanks. If I could get reception from Sprint in my house I'd go with them.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2012 0:33:22 GMT -5
Im switching to Tmobile when my Verizon contract expires early next year. I like how Tmobile doesnt charge you an arm and a leg for each additional phone whether its a smartphone or not. 4 phones, 2 smart and 2 non, will run about $160 before taxes with unlimited everything. Much cheaper than Verizon or any of the rest I could find.
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Post by Joe Delta on Sept 4, 2012 0:35:45 GMT -5
Im switching to Tmobile when my Verizon contract expires early next year. I like how Tmobile doesnt charge you an arm and a leg for each additional phone whether its a smartphone or not. 4 phones, 2 smart and 2 non, will run about $160 before taxes with unlimited everything. Much cheaper than Verizon or any of the rest I could find. Having previously work there, customer service sucks. Make sure you know what you want and done let those bastards try to talk you into something else. |
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Post by acura143 on Sept 4, 2012 8:42:48 GMT -5
I'm thinking switching companies but that share data plan sucks. I hate AT&T but it looks like i'm going to have to stay with them. My contract is up on both phones and i'm waiting on the new iPhone to come out. Right now I pay about $145 for 2 iPhones with unlimited data and text each and share minutes. I pay $145 because of a corporate discount of 21% that I still get even though i don't work in the company anymore. I look at Sprint and the price comes out more than I pay now. Verizon it's even more expensive than Sprint and I get to share 4GB of Data. It sucks paying this much money.
Does anybody know how much I can get out of a 16gb iPhone 4 unlocked? It's mint condition.
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Post by billcrosby69 on Sept 4, 2012 12:43:44 GMT -5
I was going to switch from AT&T to Verizon because I am growing tired of AT&T Data speeds being so damn slow all the time. Well I saw that they only offer shared data plans and my wife has no use for text or internet and I don't even need a texting plan. Well being that Verizon is $30/$40 for an additional line and $70 for the lousy 4 gig Data plan it'll cost me like $60 more per month. No thanks. If I could get reception from Sprint in my house I'd go with them. You think AT&T data speeds are slow, yet you want Sprint? Ummmm.... |
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Post by Jack Specific on Sept 4, 2012 20:35:09 GMT -5
I was going to switch from AT&T to Verizon because I am growing tired of AT&T Data speeds being so damn slow all the time. Well I saw that they only offer shared data plans and my wife has no use for text or internet and I don't even need a texting plan. Well being that Verizon is $30/$40 for an additional line and $70 for the lousy 4 gig Data plan it'll cost me like $60 more per month. No thanks. If I could get reception from Sprint in my house I'd go with them. You think AT&T data speeds are slow, yet you want Sprint? Ummmm.... I actually tried Sprint around a year ago and data was much faster. The problem was I could not get reception in my home. But yeah data was way faster. AT&T data is horrid around here. The so called '4g' is a joke. On a good day I can get around 600kbps d/l. Usually it's like 10 to 150kbps and sometimes it doesn't work at all. I'd be thrilled to see 1 meg or more d/l. It's not the phone either, same on iphone, G2II, etc. |
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