I got a call yesterday from Verizon and they asked me if I wanted to change my plan to save some money. They said they were cutting the cost of my plan (Droid) from $129 to $119. I asked what the catch was and they said no catch. They were just lowering their price. I asked if anything else changed. They said -”Yes, we’re giving you unlimited minutes as well.”
“Sounds like a good deal to me,” I said. “Are there any other changes?” They replied “No.” I asked if there is any downside. They said no. Seems too good to be true. I went for it though and we’ll see if I get screwed. In this day, where every business is screwing the consumer every way they can, this is very unusual.
I must be missing something.
I haven’t gone for the bling, so I decided to have a phone that I use as a phone.
Cricket. $1.00/day unlimited voice and text. That comes out to $30/month with no contracts or hassles.
I use my Palm for the rest of the stuff.
Either I’m a Luddite or I don’t like being reamed.
It’s just competition. They’ve got the national TV commercial campaign that they’re dropping unlimited talk from 99.00 to 69.00. Looks like they’re working the other plans as well to reduce subscriber churn. Capitalism at work.
#21 – so you have 30.00/mo for voice and text. Now what’s the unlimited data plan cost for you Palm? You have to ad them together to compare. Then you still have the downside of two devices instead of one.
I’ve never heard of Cricket. What’s the coverage like? Can you use it in places that matter (outside of cities)?
#22 I believe Cricket is a prepaid cellphone provider. My sister used to have them when they were in the area but they pulled out. But I think they were unlimited minutes and no contract.
#21 said, “Either I’m a Luddite or I like being reamed.”
Probably the second one.
#19,
A reset contract date might not be enforceable. If a consumer is assured that there is no ulterior motive from the phone company and there is no new agreement signed, there probably isn’t a contract. An enforceable contract requires both sides agreeing to the (new or altered) terms. If one side doesn’t agree to the expiration date then there is no enforceable contract.
Ditto Ah_Yea.
I guess you could say my prepaid phone is unlimited because it’s only limited by the depth of my pockets. It’s a pay per minute plan so if I don’t call I don’t pay. To keep my phone number I have to buy at least $20 worth of minutes every three months. I use on average $20 per month.
The rest I use my Palm TX. Big color screen, thousands of apps, Blu Tooth, Wi-Fi. It’s not a phone so there are no monthly fees. Yes I carry 2 devices but I have plenty of (deep) pockets.
Hey Dvorak, change the title of your blog to “The Life and Times of the great Mark Perkel”
#23 Cap’n Kangaroo.
That’s what I have. $1.00 day when you use it unlimited voice and text.
That works out to about 1/4th the cost of what others here are talking about.
I pay $59 for unlimited cell minutes and unlimited landline VOIP as well.
Who’s getting screwed?
Truly, your experience is entirely different that what most people experience when they are trying to lower their cell phone bill. I wish AT&T had tried calling me after I argued with them dozens of times over lowering my bill – thank goodness prepaid doesn’t take this much effort. I switched over to Net10 and I’m pay-as-you go so I don’t worry about extra fees or contracts – $70 a month is staying in my pockets thanks to them. Even Net10′s customer service is lightyears ahead of AT&T’s nightmare problems – Net10 has actually won awards for their service. Serously though, if your company isn’t calling you to lower you bill, shop around and Net10 might be a great solution.