Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 12431768)

Verizon has offered very good international coverage on BB's for at least a couple of years.

Originally Posted by Steph3n (Post 12431780)

INTL coverages doesn't matter much for me really, I'd rather buy a local card anyway. I don't want to pay any of the Us Companies insanity fees.

Originally Posted by MBM3 (Post 12431788)

Agreed, but how many years were they behind the curve?

Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 12431802)

Phone calls are expensive though; anywhere between $1 and $2.50/minute.

Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 12431807)

I really don't know, since I never really paid attention until the last few years. I would guess that they were behind the curve for awhile, though.

Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 12431802)

Verizon lets you prorate international data plans by the day. I think the one that I use overseas costs $60/month, so it ends up costing about $2/day for unlimited data and free incoming texts. Phone calls are expensive though; anywhere between $1 and $2.50/minute.

Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 12431765)

Because they're filling the planes up with that number of seats, and don't feel like they're losing customers because of it. So as long as passengers are willing to keep buying tickets and filling those seats, they're not going to change it.

Originally Posted by MBM3 (Post 12431779)

I think many of us forget that many PAX simply do not travel enough to know any different nor do they know or care what equipment is operating a flight as long as it is not a prop.

Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 12431802)

Verizon lets you prorate international data plans by the day. I think the one that I use overseas costs $60/month, so it ends up costing about $2/day for unlimited data and free incoming texts. Phone calls are expensive though; anywhere between $1 and $2.50/minute.

Originally Posted by MBM3 (Post 12431824)

Up until the BlackBerry World Phone, they forced you to rent a phone from Vodaphone and pay some extraordinary fees to do so.

I do think they have come a long way in the past couple years (Mrs. MBM3 is a long time customer), but still think their hardware offering is a farce beyond their BlackBerries.

Originally Posted by rolov (Post 12430677)

BTW how is the mini do going , My promo did not really generate more buzz.

Originally Posted by MBM3 (Post 12431357)

My stomach is still shaky from simply viewing the lunch offering in F yesterday (DEN-IAH). The fact that Chelsea thinks that the "cheeseburger" even looks appetizing is a farce. The fact that they paired it with a fine offering of bean soup is simply sadistic. Thankfully there was some fruit as well, but instead of dessert they should have provided alka-seltzer or beano.
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Originally Posted by MBM3 (Post 12431716)

...I have also used VZW and found their coverage to be tops, but they should be embarrassed at their hardware offerings and complete lack of international options until recently.

Originally Posted by MBM3 (Post 12431824)

Up until the BlackBerry World Phone, they forced you to rent a phone from Vodaphone and pay some extraordinary fees to do so.

I do think they have come a long way in the past couple years (Mrs. MBM3 is a long time customer), but still think their hardware offering is a farce beyond their BlackBerries.

Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 12431857)

It is $65/month for unlimited data on a BB and the incoming text are $0.05 each. Well worth it. I do it every time I'm out of the country.

Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 12431866)

Yes, I remember that. I usually just rented phones overseas independent of VZW and got better pricing that way.