Verizon responds to AT&T by offering more data on $80 & $100 plans, $150 port-in credit
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imore.comPosted Oct 31, 2014, 8:43 PM UTC
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imore.comThank god. So my $80 6GB turns to 10GB. Add on the $36 in poor signal discounts, and promo gig till next Feb, I'm actually not even that sorta that mad any more.
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$36 in poor signal discounts
can you elaborate on this? Neve heard of this.
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Staten Island is a VZ weak spot, so after endless bitching and moaning, they took 50% off 1 line, and 30% off line 2, that equates to about a $35~ discount
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and now you're on a 10GB plan, your per line discount should be $25 instead of $15. Had to call to get this taken care of.
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Per line discount would apply on EDGE? Cool, so trading up to a new Turbo wouldn't suck ass as much now that they made edge worse again.
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Website says $25 discount per line on plans of 10GB and higher, but only gives $15 discount for the 10GB (formerly 6GB of data). Called verizon, they confirmed, that the website is wrong, and the 10GB data plan (formerly 6GB) does give the $25 discount.
Lowered bill by $20 per month and kept the same amount of data.
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Can confirm. Pretty sweet for those with 10gb.
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I'll still take my unlimited :-) i changed the plan for my wife's family share plan that she is on with her dad, saved them $20 a month.
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Currently have had 10GB for $80 from some promo they had going back in September. Is there any way to save more money with this plan I got now or perhaps get more data for free?
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You can go to 15GB for 100 or 30GB for 130. Not saving money, but maybe you want a crapload more data.
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I'm curious if the extra data will just show up tomorrow, or if we'll have to call Verizon to add it to our account.
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Can confirm.
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I'm curious if this will be on top of the 4 GB of extra data I got as a loyalty reward a bit back or if they will just replace that with this.
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In addition to.
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So does this mean I can get the $15 EDGE in this 10GB plan?
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no you get 25$ still if you are on a 10gb or higher plan.
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If you're making this change online should you backdate or just have it start from the day you make the change? I've been bitten by that before.
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Started it for my new cycle in 3 days
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Is the port in credit per line or per account?
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Per line
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Hopefully it's automatic. I have the $100 plan.
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It is not, call in or stop in and we'll be glad to change it for you.
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I'll just do it myself online.
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For some reason, the website doesn't list the 15GB for $100 plan.
I went on my phone and it showed up. Changed my plan. Now have 16GB of data (I got a 1GB promo deal as well).
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I'm on nationwide share with two lines, 5gb data, one unlimited data line for my wife. Problem is, she uses about 2gb/mo. This new More Everything plan can double my data, save me a few dollars, give me free mobile hotspot, NFL mobile (for my son), but I lose unlimited data on a line that doesn't need it. I think I will jump on this. Oh, and we would use the international texting too.
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Does this mean I can get a single line plan with 10 GB for $80?
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Yet great majority is on 1GB or 2GB data plans and just waiting for contract to end so they can switch.
So I don't understand this. They did this big research showing how regular users (majority) only use less than 5 GB of data but now they are offering bigger plans anyways and up the existing ones.
Hopefully the profits will wither to minimum for likes of Verizon and AT&T. I credit Tmobile for this. In feb 2015 I am porting out.
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They've already dropped the lower GB pricing. They've added a higher edge and out of contact discount. They've even dropped the line access for basic phones. What more are you looking for?
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Either for their name not to be Verizon, or more than likely, for the rest of the internet to tell him/her to not hate them anymore.
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Why not just do it now if you're so displeased?
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Was paying $80 for 6 gigs, upped it to 10 today and my bill didn't change.
The app even backdated the plan change for me.
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Does anyone know if the port-in credit is per line or per account? I'm going to be porting in two numbers on one account.
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If data can just be raised willy nilly, why the fuck am I still being charged $10 for 1GB over my limit? Why don't you give everyone more data? I've been with Verizon for 8 years, how bout giving your loyal customers something other than a new goddamn phone every 6 months 'at a discount' and of course, a new 2-year agreement.
I feel kind of shafted here since I don't happen to be on one of those 2 out of 30 different tiers they have. I could really use that data.
If you are paying $10 overages, you are probably on the Nationwide plan. There is very little reason to be on that plan unless you have unlimited or multiple basic phones. They are grandfathered. Move to a current plan, and you can take advantage of the deals.
I am actually not using or talking about a phone here, I'm actually referring to their Home Fusion 'internet for the home' service. Some would argue that this isn't the same thing as the phones, but I would highly disagree. It uses the exact same 4G LTE network as a phone does, the only difference being that I have a router/modem and an antenna on the roof. The highest tier plan is 30GB for $120/month. That's a lot of cheddar for very little data.
"But it's wireless data and that's just expensive so shut up and deal with it!"
Yah, no. If you found out it costs Verizon about 2 cents for 1GB of data, how would you feel? Would you feel a little ripped off? Hell, I would just dare someone to limit themselves to only 30GB of internet usage in a month, then come tell me I have no right to complain.
So yah, I actually don't belong to either of their nationwide or friends and family or whatever else they have because it is not a phone. What's even more shitty is that my actual 4G phone has $15 per GB overage fees, yet my 4G internet service (home fusion) is only $10. Why does one cost $5 more than the other? That makes no sense at all! Well actually it does, it's Verizon, a greedy money grubbing corporation that doesn't give a fuck about loyal customers (only new ones) and will ass rape their wallet any chance they get. All this while lying about how expensive it is to offer wireless data to people.
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I've been shopping at Walmart for over a decade and they still won't give me discounts! Let's complain a little louder!
Really? In what universe are those two business remotely similar in scope in how they function? Walmart is not a wireless provider that has a monthly subscription service, even though they may sell pre-paid stuff, it isn't the same. Walmart sells retail products to anyone who walks in the door without making them sign a contract for entry. Directv gives me free DVR upgrades and some paid channels sometimes for being a loyal customer, Verizon hasn't offered me a single thing in 8 years. Hell the sandwich shop I go to gives me a free sub after they punch out 10 little holes in my card, I'd call that a loyalty discount. Most of these companies that are offering or giving stuff to me for being a loyal customer do not make a fraction of the profits that Verizon does. They (Verizon) make BILLIONS per quarter, after expenses mind you. I think they can afford to give out some more data without having to suffer that much in the profit department.
So, in what way can these two companies be compared to again?