Service in my area has recently been seriously degraded, and now Verizon says I have to buy their $200 box to get back the service I had in the past. As a long time customer I feel like I'm being ripped off, and I wonder if anyone else has had this problem. When I broke my phone I had to pay to replace it. Now Verizon has broken my service and wants me to pick up the bill. AT&T has been giving these boosters to their customers for free, and it hardly seems right to charge me extra for the service I already had.