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iradi82 wrote:
So if I pay $600 for the phone, plus $40 upgrade fee, plus tax and I keep my discount I'm still paying almost $700 for a new phone.
No $40 upgrade fee when you pay full retail price. If a $600 phone is too much for you, go with a less expensive phone. There are many out there. I just counted 21 different smartphones on Verizon's website which are under $600 and even 2 or 3 which are under $200.
Now if you have to have the latest, high end smartphone you will be paying $600+, but just because you do not want to pay the price for those phones does not mean there are not smartphones for less cost.
iradi82 wrote:
I guess I didn't realize it would cost so much for a new phone!
It is only going to cost you that much for a new phone if you choose an expensive phone. This statement is like saying "I didn't realize I was going to have to pay $70,000 for a new car." Yes, you CAN pay that much for a new car, but there are MANY cars which do not cost that much.
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No offense, but this is BS. If phone cost was always rolled into plans, then why didn't plan prices decrease once people had to pay for the phones. Answer; It's a scam to charge people more for the same crappy service we've had on cell phones since the 80's.
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IT is true. Verizon has stated this in past. After contract was over if you did not upgrade, Verizon profits just increased even more. Plan prices are decreased by $15 or $25 when you buy your own phone, so you are wrong there.
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krashintome wrote:
No offense, but this is **. If phone cost was always rolled into plans, then why didn't plan prices decrease once people had to pay for the phones. Answer; It's a scam to charge people more for the same crappy service we've had on cell phones since the 80's.
If you did the math you'd see paying full price or buying with Edge is cheaper than a 2 year contract. Won't matter 2 year contracts are going away soon.
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Explain to me how 24x $25 is less than $600. And no, plans have not gotten cheaper by even $.01. They are higher now than they have ever been and that includes owning my own phone and being on a discounted loyalty plan.
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Nope, the plans are higher now than they have ever been. Check with some folks who have had cell phones for more than a few years
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krashintome wrote:
Explain to me how 24x $25 is less than $600. And no, plans have not gotten cheaper by even $.01. They are higher now than they have ever been and that includes owning my own phone and being on a discounted loyalty plan.
What is that supposed to mean? Full price or edge comes to the same amount. Edge is just saying full price over 2 years. Both of which is cheaper than getting 2 year contract. Do the math.
Prices are cheaper..
3 years ago when More Everything( then known as Share Everything )started.
10 GB plan $100, line fee $40. So 4 lines even if all off contract = $260
Today
10 GB $80, 4 lines off contract $15 each for a total $60 in line fees. Total bill = $140.
$140 is A LOT less than $260. Heck you can get 20 GB for a total of $200. Which is still cheaper than $260.
3 years ago - single line 2 GB plan off contract $100 a month
Today - single line 2 GB plan off contract $65 a month.
Today single line 10 GB plan off contract $95 a month.
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krashintome wrote:
Nope, the plans are higher now than they have ever been. Check with some folks who have had cell phones for more than a few years
I've been with Verizon since June 2006. You were saying? If we had stayed on the old Nationwide plans we'd be paying over $50 more per month and getting LESS data.
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Obviously you were paying a lot more, I was paying $30 for unlimited talk,text, and web loyalty now it is $60. that is without any equipment subsidy because I own my phone. So, again, how did my rate go down? it didn't. That's great that you have had them since 2006. I've been around since '96
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Much cheaper for me. 5 lines on Verizon, $35.60 per line, 30 GB never go over, data always on and freely used. You just have to know what you are doing and you get better deals than I ever did before. My monthly bill per line has never been this low, and I'm going back to the 1990s. It's the same with my friends and family on Verizon too. Obviously you don't know how to play the game.