Comments on: Verizon CFO: “Unlimited” is Just a Word and It’s Going by the Wayside

By: Dominick S.

Dominick S. — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:12:00 +0000

Yea he was shockingly honest, candid and informed. You get them once in a while, but sadly not enough to make calling them a less frustrating experience. Either way I hope they take care of him and don’t fire him for being honest.

By: Wouldn't You Like To Know

Wouldn't You Like To Know — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 04:41:00 +0000

I have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus and paid for the 2 year warranty up front – I have unlimited 4G LTE coverage and use 150GB a month – how I use it is my business… I will NEVER upgrade my phone to a new one – I will either buy one from somebody on Craigslist, eBay, or do a warranty replacement just before my phone’s warranty expires. No upgrades!

By: Im.an.idiot.too

Im.an.idiot.too — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:33:00 +0000

Antidisestablishmentarianism. You’ll find it in any unabridged english dictionary. It’s a double negative.

By: capt. sexypants

capt. sexypants — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:57:00 +0000

Thank god I buy my phones at Best Buy and have their protection plan. When I want an upgrade, all I have to do is make sure the phone is broken beyond repair and be without it for 3 weeks (with a loaner, of course). They junk it out and I get a 700$ gift card. I will be able to buy all my phones outright in the future thanks to Best Buy, with only a small monthly fee. This isnt a scam, this isnt an ad, this is true. Ask any best buy mobile associate about how it works.

By: athorax

athorax — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:38:00 +0000

My contract is just a bunch of words too, and when unlimited disapears from it, I disappear from my Verizon.

By: kkjdroid

kkjdroid — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:46:00 +0000

“Irregardless” is technically a word, but it’s considered nonstandard usage and is discouraged.

By: JKBane

JKBane — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 13:24:00 +0000

2 of the major reason for a contract is to pay for the network and the phone. So if anything a discount or something. $10 off a month.

By: Zacharypt

Zacharypt — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 13:13:00 +0000

I understand this concept with companies like t-Mo who has for $0-$XX down and them $20/mo. But as far as I know the contract with verizon is to CHOOSE buying a phone at a SUBSIDIZED cost. No contract, no subsidy.

By: noc007

noc007 — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 18:21:00 +0000

What a douche-nozzle. He’s conveniently leaving out the stipulation for any contract renewal must go onto shared data and that like Kellex pointed out, it has been fine tuned to make money. The CFO and his people are no fools when it came to engineering the shared data plans and ensuring the CSR and sales reps were trained to phrase things in just the right way.

A rep tried to get me to switch when my account was changed during upgrading from a D3 to a D4. The CSR tried to tell me that with my usage on my last bill, I could save money. BS. I am going to use more data on a LTE phone than a 3G phone any day. My usage is just going to increase as time goes on; apps are going to get more complex and use more data and I’m going to use more data because I don’t have a tiny spicket for an internet pipe.

They engineered those plans well. They knew that most people won’t bother to save money for the full price of a new phone and that some customers just don’t have a choice in their market. When my contract is up, I’ll be seriously considering switching to MetroPCS or T-Mobile due to the shoddy customer service I’ve received lately. If they try and take away my unlimited plan after my contract is up, I’ll definitely switch.

I look forward to the day where one can buy a phone here in the US and it work completely on any carrier. Supposedly LTE-Advanced is suppose to bring that.

By: noc007

noc007 — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 18:02:00 +0000

Wow you got modded down quite a bit for that. I think it’s an accurate statement, though a bit extreme.

I don’t want to be forced into the shared data and I’ll go as far as leaving to another carrier when VZW does try and force me.

By: Chalmers

Chalmers — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 08:18:00 +0000

Why would they lower the plans because u purchased a phone full retail? It’s more of a wash if anything. They don’t benefit by a customer purchasing full retail. They want you in a contract so they can be certain that you are there and paying your bill for the next 2 years or you can just leave them at anytime and where do they profit from that?

By: Chris Long

Chris Long — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 05:59:00 +0000

I upgraded from my Motorola Droid R2-D2 to the Samsung Galaxy S3 at the discounted upgrade price and was allowed to keep my unlimited data plan.

By: sgtguthrie

sgtguthrie — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 03:33:00 +0000

This is EXACTLY the point I’ve been trying to make ever since VZW said “Just upgrade at full retail…”…. I’m T-Mobile bound when my contract is up with their new unlimited plans and a nexus

By: Taylor A.

Taylor A. — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 02:32:00 +0000

My thoughts: I will NEVER switch to one. EVER. I’ve been with Verizon for ever and ever and if they try to eventually force me onto a shared (limited) data plan. I will leave. period. I don’t support going backwards in technology. I just purchased my Galaxy S3 on craigslist to avoid buying from verizon, and to keep my unlimited plan, and from here on out, I will selling my phones on craigslist after 6 months and getting the newest and greatest for a loss of about $200 each time. Verizon will loose out on any extra money from me.

By: rruready

rruready — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 02:02:00 +0000

You took all of that time to point out something, that no one cares about, in the comments sections of a post about “unlimited data”. I’m so glad I learned a grammar lesson on my favorite tech blog. It comes off as completely pitiful, not that you care (judging by the tone of your comment).