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Where did you guys get the $110 figure?

I just called VZW. The rep told me the tax and fees for the single line $80 was $11.92.

So total is: $91.92!

That seems to be an incredible value!

I'm currently on the prepaid $70--10 gig plan. With tax, it comes to $80.34.

For about $11 more, I could have unlimited data!

I will switch!
 
Where did you guys get the $110 figure?

I just called VZW. The rep told me the tax and fees for the single line $80 was $11.92.

So total is: $91.92!

That seems to be an incredible value!

I'm currently on the prepaid $70--10 gig plan. With tax, it comes to $80.34.

For about $11 more, I could have unlimited data!

I will switch!

Do you frequently hit your 10GB limit? If not, you're wasting $11/mo.
 
This will cost me $45 more than my 12GB + 4GB bonus data and carry over. I think I will wait until the line access fees are removed. This is where Verizon is making their money.
 
Calling Verizon at 1-800-922-0204 right now yields various error messages and eventually it just hangs up. Another fail.
 
its really wired! Here in iran every 1 gig cost 1 $!
your carriers are soon greedy!:))))
 
Do you frequently hit your 10GB limit? If not, you're wasting $11/mo.

Haven't been with them for a month yet.

However, I have to discipline myself on how much data I use. I can't stream Pandora as long as I want. I can't download as many books as I'd like. Have to go to Starbucks to use their WiFi to update apps.

So I need the unlimited plan, and the $11 is not wasted!
 
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Kind of a bummer if Verizon is not permitting employer discounts for this. I get 19% off through my work, but regardless, T-Mobile is still cheaper for me (even with no discount). Plus, I'm not a fan of CDMA technology.

Someone keep me honest here, but at least with T-Mobile we get unlimited 2G speeds overseas included with ONE. Whereas with Verizon, you have to add on an international data plan.
 
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This kind of stinks:

1 line: $80/mo = $65 account access fee less $5/ Auto Pay enrollment discount, plus $20 line access fee. 2-4 lines: $110 account access fee less $10/mo Auto Pay enrollment discount, plus $20 line access fee/smartphone. Auto Pay (checks or debit cards only) & paper-free billing req'd.

I typically like to put all my bills on my CC that I pay each month. Get's me points and the backing of my CC company if anyone tries any funny business.

-Kevin
 
Currently paying $195.50 a month for 5 iphones plus an iPad for 16 gig plus 6 gigs of free bonus data. The new plan would go up to $230 a month. Doesn't make much sense for me as I never go over the 22 gig I get.
 
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Just had to double check the calendar to make sure it's not April Fool's Day.

At first I thought it meant it was $80 for unlimited data, but then saw it includes talk and text as well. So by my understanding, for me being on a solo plan I could get unlimited talk text and data for JUST $80 a month? That hardly seems true. What's the catch?

The catch is if you need that much data?

You can already get unlimited calls and texts and 4GB of data for one user for $50 which is probably enough for most users and saves you 30 dollars a month. Or if you need 8GB which is a lot for one user then you can still save 10 dollars by getting the $70 plan. $80 a month would give you unlimited data, but the chance of needing enough data to justify the cost is much less likely. But look at your past data use and if you are using more than 8GB a month consistenly (on just your phone, not tethering), then yes its worth it.

Where unlimited data would come into more practical use would be for tethering to our computer but that is not unlimited even with the unlimited plan as noted above.
 
The catch is if you need that much data?

You can already get unlimited calls and texts and 4GB of data for one user for $50 which is probably enough for most users and saves you 30 dollars a month. Or if you need 8GB which is a lot for one user then you can still save 10 dollars by getting the $70 plan. $80 a month would give you unlimited data, but the chance of needing enough data to justify the cost is much less likely. But look at your past data use and if you are using more than 8GB a month consistenly (on just your phone, not tethering), then yes its worth it.

Where unlimited data would come into more practical use would be for tethering to our computer but that is not unlimited even with the unlimited plan as noted above.
Tethering is unlimited on the new plan. The first 10GB is LTE speed. After that, tethering will be 3G speed.
 
So since im an UDP - how do I get my new plan to cost less than $110? 65$ for unlimited + $40 line access fee for single line or $110 for unlimited + $40 line access/line.
My MIL just got a new phone in december, and changed her plan, and my wife has a 2gb plan out of contract. How could I get everyone on a single plan for 3 users?
 
yeah this is not good for me either..... 80 plus taxes = 92.00
right now i pay 98.68 for 6gb - with a corp discount and phone

today my contract expires so technically my monthly should go down 71.00 a month then taxes -
(51.00 with discount plus 20 access fee then taxes)

still t mobile at 70.00 flat is a better route but i dont trust t mobile in the tampa bay area.

guess ill just stick to my plan i already have but would be nice to have unlimited so i never have to worry about it

oh well.
 
So since im an UDP - how do I get my new plan to cost less than $110? 65$ for unlimited + $40 line access fee for single line or $110 for unlimited + $40 line access/line.
My MIL just got a new phone in december, and changed her plan, and my wife has a 2gb plan out of contract. How could I get everyone on a single plan for 3 users?
To answer my own question, checked the line access FAQ and it states that if you purchased a phone on upgrade pricing (i did and gave it to my wife) then I have a $40 line access till the upgrade date. Then itll drop to $20. Hmmm wonder if a sales rep would be able to fix that, given that im on a grandfathered plan (since 6/28/2003 :O )
 
Losing my discount is a dealbreaker for me and why I won't switch. I'm currently on th 12gb plan with 6gb bonus data that only costs me 64.00 a month after my discount. Had I gotten my discount I would have switched because it would only be 16 dollars more but I just can't justify it at 36.
 
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Just to chime in, Im on the ATT grandfathered unlimited everything plan. After taxes and fees my bill comes out to $91.60 give or take. However, this doesn't include tethering. Verizons new plan is pretty much the same price after taxes and fees, but includes 10 GB of tethering. Sounds like more bang for your buck to me. Im interested to hear how this works out for everyone before making the switch.
 
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Just to chime in, Im on the ATT grandfathered unlimited everything plan. After taxes and fees my bill comes out to $91.60 give or take. However, this doesn't include tethering. Verizons new plan is pretty much the same price after taxes and fees, but includes 10 GB of tethering. Sounds like more bang for your buck to me. Im interested to hear how this works out for everyone before making the switch.
Tethering is unlimited albeit speed is reduced to 3G after the first 10GB.
 
just to give u guys an idea before celebrating.if you have a family of 5 your bill will be 295 a month.

it's 200 a month over at T-Mobile and they give you 150 gift card for every line you bring over!
 
We(4 smartphones, 1 flip phone, and an iPad line) were with T-Mobile for almost 2 years. After doing a lot of traveling for work, it became clear that T-Mobile's network is just not close to Verizon's, at least in the Southeast and Mid-West. The coverage was also pitiful inside buildings. Inside my small business's office, I would not get a single bar of service, and was worse in larger buildings. Another, bigger to us issue, is the T-Mobile billing system. It seems archaic and dysfunctional. Our bill was never credited properly, nor was it ever the same month in and month out, and calling in have them to manually credit our account and also to hear the same "the credit should start automatically appearing next month" got old. We actually switched back to Verizon on Saturday and the announcement yesterday of unlimited data was icing on the cake. With the initial switch to Verizon we were gonna have 50Gb of data, plus 8GB bonus data each month, for a total of 58Gb for $174 per month(210-17% corp. discount), plus a couple line access fees or something, and the total tax and all was roughly $250. With the new unlimited plan our monthly total will be $220 total. After leasing three phones with Verizon, our monthly total is $393 including taxes and insurance, which is actually only $13 more expensive than what we were paying with T-Mobile, plus we are leasing 1 more phone than we did with T-Mobile, so if you take that away, is $23 cheaper for us at Verizon.
 
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