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Originally Posted by Dubai Stu
(Post 18519186)
Aren't you better pushing for an early renewal ('wanting a new phone') or something and see if the mindlessly extend your contract?
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Theoretically it is the same route, but I think that from a psychological point of view, it makes it easier to fly under the radar.
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Originally Posted by tlott
(Post 18515613)
Does anyone know if VZW will drop the grandfathered unlimited plan when the contract is up for renewal?
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I was told that upon expiration of my contract date, regardless of renewal, the grandfathered plan would indeed be cancelled. This was from a fairly senior corporate guy, so more than just a random CSR
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Has anyone on the legacy data plans had luck switching to a new handset? I bought a SGS3 as soon as they enabled it as a global phone but using the online tool it tries to make me switch data plans. Turns out my handset had a bad esn so I had to send it back but I was surprised it wouldn't just let me switch like it did before when alternating between handsets.
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From what I have heard, to keep your existing plans you have to buy phones at full retail price from VZ. Getting them at contract from VZ, or from a 3rd party, will trigger the requirement to change.
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Originally Posted by bchandler02
(Post 19947713)
From what I have heard, to keep your existing plans you have to buy phones at full retail price from VZ. Getting them at contract from VZ, or from a 3rd party, will trigger the requirement to change.
I will be deciding what to do in April. |
Originally Posted by Dubai Stu
(Post 19948100)
That is absolutely what they are saying about keeping domestic unlimited data, but I thought Verizon was kicking everyone off the unlimited data feature. My understanding was that folks who voluntarily agreed to downgrade to 250 megs a month global data would get a $700 credit towards a tablet (other than an iOS device).
The email I received: Dear Verizon Wireless Customer, We want to confirm that your Global Data plan has been discontinued. It will be removed from your account at the start of your January bill cycle. Your Global Data plan will be replaced with the following: • A $29.99 monthly Unlimited Email and Web plan for domestic use • A new $30 monthly Global Data plan with 250 MB allowance for international use (If you currently have the Global Value plan, the Global Data plan will cost $34.99 a month) If you exceed your 250 MB global data allowance, you will be billed overage rates of $0.002/KB ($2.05/MB) in Canada and $0.005/KB ($5.12/MB) in countries other than Canada. This change will take effect at the start of your January bill cycle. Please note: if you upgrade your device at discounted pricing, you will not be able to keep Unlimited data and must choose from currently available pricing. |
Amazing that they won't give you the benefit of the global data pack rates for overages.
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Originally Posted by Dubai Stu
Originally Posted by bchandler02
(Post 19947713)
From what I have heard, to keep your existing plans you have to buy phones at full retail price from VZ. Getting them at contract from VZ, or from a 3rd party, will trigger the requirement to change.
I will be deciding what to do in April. That Sucks that they're actively cancelling the plans now if that email is true. V disappointing. I think the att plans for global data are a better value now actually. Plus I will only need one handset globally instead of a separate us one in addition to my UK handset. When I get this email I guess it's goodbye to 15 years of vzw. |
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He biggest loss is that there were countries originally in the vzw unlimited global that aren't in any bundles now. So there's no reasonable option. Iirc Korea fits this, as well as some African countries I've been to recently. :/ |
I understand that. I guess what I was saying is suppose you are going to the Western Europe and you have the plan. You know that you are probably going to go through your 250 megs. I wonder if you can still buy a 125 megs of roaming data from Verizon rather than paying the 15 cents a kilobyte.
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Originally Posted by Dubai Stu
I understand that. I guess what I was saying is suppose you are going to the Western Europe and you have the plan. You know that you are probably going to go through your 250 megs. I wonder if you can still buy a 125 megs of roaming data from Verizon rather than paying the 15 cents a kilobyte.
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Originally Posted by bchandler02
(Post 19947713)
From what I have heard, to keep your existing plans you have to buy phones at full retail price from VZ. Getting them at contract from VZ, or from a 3rd party, will trigger the requirement to change.
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In response to #209,
Maybe this is off topic, but TMobile has an absolutely unlimited HSPA+ plan for $70. I'm wondering whether it can be used with tethering or a hotspot. I'm wondering whether this can be used for someone who has a need for your kind of usage for a month or two. |
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