Comments on: Verizon shakes up voice/data pricing http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/10/verizon-shakes-up-voicedata-pricing/ The voice of the BlackBerry community. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: “Unlimited” data from Verizon gets knocked again | BlackBerry Cool http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/10/verizon-shakes-up-voicedata-pricing/comment-page-1/#comment-140283 “Unlimited” data from Verizon gets knocked again | BlackBerry Cool Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:42:03 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/10/004069/#comment-140283 [...] Not that we weren’t unimpressed enough with the “unlimited” label Verizon slaps on its 5 GB data plan, but it looks like now it’s actually a 4 GB plan. And what happens if you go over? Anyone caught using more than 4 GB of data in a single month will be presumed to be using the service in an unapproved manner, like running a server, or streaming vast amounts of video and audio content. If you get flagged, you could be subject to a variety of different penalties, including massive overage charges and/or termination of your service. [...] [...] Not that we weren’t unimpressed enough with the “unlimited” label Verizon slaps on its 5 GB data plan, but it looks like now it’s actually a 4 GB plan. And what happens if you go over? Anyone caught using more than 4 GB of data in a single month will be presumed to be using the service in an unapproved manner, like running a server, or streaming vast amounts of video and audio content. If you get flagged, you could be subject to a variety of different penalties, including massive overage charges and/or termination of your service. [...]

]]> By: hell no http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/10/verizon-shakes-up-voicedata-pricing/comment-page-1/#comment-115119 hell no Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:23:12 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/10/004069/#comment-115119 and the verizon fat cats get fatter and the verizon fat cats get fatter

]]> By: hell no http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/10/verizon-shakes-up-voicedata-pricing/comment-page-1/#comment-485828 hell no Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:23:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/10/004069/#comment-485828 and the verizon fat cats get fatter and the verizon fat cats get fatter

]]> By: Thought http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/10/verizon-shakes-up-voicedata-pricing/comment-page-1/#comment-114630 Thought Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:07:40 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/10/004069/#comment-114630 In all fairness to Verizon, which does tend to charge more than most carriers, this is not a price hike...it may be advertised in a different way, but not a price hike. As for the cap on their "unlimited" data: that again, is nothing new. That cap was already there, just as with all carriers. The only difference is that now VZW quantitizes that cap, rather than leaving it vaguely worded in the contract. In that sense, this is a move towards greater transparency, which is good. In all fairness to Verizon, which does tend to charge more than most carriers, this is not a price hike…it may be advertised in a different way, but not a price hike.

As for the cap on their “unlimited” data: that again, is nothing new. That cap was already there, just as with all carriers. The only difference is that now VZW quantitizes that cap, rather than leaving it vaguely worded in the contract. In that sense, this is a move towards greater transparency, which is good.

]]> By: Thought http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/10/verizon-shakes-up-voicedata-pricing/comment-page-1/#comment-485827 Thought Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:07:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/10/004069/#comment-485827 In all fairness to Verizon, which does tend to charge more than most carriers, this is not a price hike...it may be advertised in a different way, but not a price hike. As for the cap on their "unlimited" data: that again, is nothing new. That cap was already there, just as with all carriers. The only difference is that now VZW quantitizes that cap, rather than leaving it vaguely worded in the contract. In that sense, this is a move towards greater transparency, which is good. In all fairness to Verizon, which does tend to charge more than most carriers, this is not a price hike…it may be advertised in a different way, but not a price hike.

As for the cap on their “unlimited” data: that again, is nothing new. That cap was already there, just as with all carriers. The only difference is that now VZW quantitizes that cap, rather than leaving it vaguely worded in the contract. In that sense, this is a move towards greater transparency, which is good.

]]> By: Scott http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/10/verizon-shakes-up-voicedata-pricing/comment-page-1/#comment-114592 Scott Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:30:27 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/10/004069/#comment-114592 None of this is news. There is no new rate hike, and the not-so-unlimited is also not news, they've been cutting folks off who use too much bandwidth for some time. None of this is news. There is no new rate hike, and the not-so-unlimited is also not news, they’ve been cutting folks off who use too much bandwidth for some time.

]]> By: Scott http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/10/verizon-shakes-up-voicedata-pricing/comment-page-1/#comment-485825 Scott Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:30:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/10/004069/#comment-485825 None of this is news. There is no new rate hike, and the not-so-unlimited is also not news, they've been cutting folks off who use too much bandwidth for some time. None of this is news. There is no new rate hike, and the not-so-unlimited is also not news, they’ve been cutting folks off who use too much bandwidth for some time.

]]> By: Scott http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/10/verizon-shakes-up-voicedata-pricing/comment-page-1/#comment-485826 Scott Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:30:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/10/004069/#comment-485826 None of this is news. There is no new rate hike, and the not-so-unlimited is also not news, they've been cutting folks off who use too much bandwidth for some time. None of this is news. There is no new rate hike, and the not-so-unlimited is also not news, they’ve been cutting folks off who use too much bandwidth for some time.

]]> By: BlackBarry http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/10/verizon-shakes-up-voicedata-pricing/comment-page-1/#comment-114552 BlackBarry Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:31:59 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/10/004069/#comment-114552 I don't understand - where's the increase? I've been paying $39 for voice (450 min) and $45 for unlimited date for a year now. I don’t understand – where’s the increase? I’ve been paying $39 for voice (450 min) and $45 for unlimited date for a year now.

]]> By: BlackBarry http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/10/verizon-shakes-up-voicedata-pricing/comment-page-1/#comment-485824 BlackBarry Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:31:00 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/04/10/004069/#comment-485824 I don't understand - where's the increase? I've been paying $39 for voice (450 min) and $45 for unlimited date for a year now. I don’t understand – where’s the increase? I’ve been paying $39 for voice (450 min) and $45 for unlimited date for a year now.

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