Stream pandora for several hours everyday and you will burn through 2gb a month very easily. My XM radio died so I used pandora and the XM radio app a lot and used over 3gb pretty quick.
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Anyone pay FULL RETAIL to keep unlimited data on VZW?
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Stream pandora for several hours everyday and you will burn through 2gb a month very easily. My XM radio died so I used pandora and the XM radio app a lot and used over 3gb pretty quick.
I did, I'm saving 33$ a month (if I would have chose the 4gb plan.)
Thank God too, I've already used 6gb and still have 12 days left in this billing cycle. Turns out I'm probably going to save even more than my calculated 792$ over two years.
Thank God too, I've already used 6gb and still have 12 days left in this billing cycle. Turns out I'm probably going to save even more than my calculated 792$ over two years.
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Yep, and it replaced my traveling 3G Mifi style device from Verizon that ran me $80/mo and had unlimited as well.
Pretty much laid out the reasoning and costs here:
https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/16011221/
I left out the savings based on usage and just did pure $30/mo tiered vs $30/mo unlimited, assuming I had no overages on the $30/mo tiered plan.
Since you're not only a millionaire, but a millionaire 2000 times over, any plan regardless of how much data you/your family consume is of no consequence, right?
They didn't throttle you?
What did you do to use up 70GB?
I used 10GB in a couple of days tethering, and I am pretty sure they throttled me as speeds became unbearably slow after a while.
Verizon can not legally throttle 4g users it was in the spectrum purchase agreement.
I did. Then returned it after my brother went and upgraded his phone and changed the plan without me knowing so when I got the 5 I paid outright for nothing, so I returned it and bought it as an upgrade
Since you're not only a millionaire, but a millionaire 2000 times over, any plan regardless of how much data you/your family consume is of no consequence, right?
You don't get to be a millionaire by tossing money away.
If you pay full retail (even if you are eligible for an upgrade) you go on the month to month plan - keeping the data package you have now.
If you buy through Apple's online reservation system using your line, you're signing a 2 year contract when you pick up the phone. Both times I've done a pickup, off contract, full price, I had to sign a contract for 2 years to get the phone (read what you sign). I then returned the phone to cancel the contract and re-bought it without having to sign anything.
This is under Verizon - other carrier's might be different.
Like anything else, some did and some did not.
I didn't and I haven't regretted it. Each person needs to do whatever works for that person.
Really? Why would you expect any different. These people are sales reps, not customer service reps. They are generally uneducated and not well trained to provide accurate information. Their only goal is to upsell you.
I don't know why people still go to VZW stores to buy stuff anyway. It's way quicker, more convenient, and less of a hassle to buy on the vzw website or from amazonwireless/wirefly.
Since the nearest Apple store is a 2.5 hour drive from where I live I'm not familiar with that. I just walk into the local Verizon store, tell them what I want (if they don't have it in stock then they will order it) and walk out. Got my 32GB one that way on release day. Decided two days later wanted the 64GB one. Went back in, placed an order for the new 64GB one and Verizon's order showed an expected delivery date of 10/19/12. Got it on 10/04/12 at the store. Sounds like Apple's system is set up to only allow upgrades to existing contracts or new contracts, and not plain outright purchases, or somebody goofed in the store on ringing it up. I've seen several posts that reflect that you don't get roped into a contract if you pay full price.