WTF VERIZON!!!!!!
Sales Tax in Los Angeles County 9.75% which should be close to $20.00
Where did they get $73.12 in TAX
I think you actually have to pay tax on the unsubsidized price...If I did my math right , it looks like that is tax on $750.
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I think you actually have to pay tax on the unsubsidized price...If I did my math right , it looks like that is tax on $750.
I had to cancel my original order and reorder this morning after talking to Verizon Financial Services. I used my SS# and driver license # when ordering when I should have used my wife's info.
LOL!!
Hate to say "I told you so!!". Just wait till after Feb 10th when people actually get these phones in their hand. Then the real fun starts. I suspect call quality will be better on Verizon given the Verizon iPhone has none of the alleged antenna issues. But data will be a problem. Macrumors says tests show Verizon is over 40% slower in data downloads compared to at&t in San Fransisco. Once they have a few hundred thousand iPhone users in a market then the real problems start to surface.Android users use more data than iPhone users.
http://www.arieso.com/news-article.html?id=55
Sorry...
The texting plans are ridiculous haha
250...500.... UNLIMITED!
At least ATT gives you a realistic tiered plan.
250...500.... UNLIMITED!
At least ATT gives you a realistic tiered plan.
It's $750 to get a 32GB without a two year contract. Is that even more than what AT&T charges?
AT&T also starts at a higher price. $10 a month for texting is the minimum now on AT&T.
AT&T also starts at a higher price. $10 a month for texting is the minimum now on AT&T.
I was grandfathered in a long long time ago for $5 for Unlimited. It's a WIN for me.
Um... who said iPhone users use more data than Android users? Thanks for your pointless link.
The point is that iPhone users are data hogs and you've got a lot of them headed to Verizon to add to their network, hence the impending datapocalypse that they're planning for. Hope that clears things up. Can you hear me now?®
In a few months I guess we'll see if you're right. In the mean time, perhaps this can lessen the burden on AT&T's beleaguered network.
I'm due for a new in two upgrade but the iPhone is not showing up there yet. I can order it via Verizon an existing customer but only get a $30 discount. no $ now so I'll have to wait.
no $ now so I'll have to wait.Hopefully it will. I personally don't have any problems with AT&T but hopefully it will help other users.
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You are the one who implied that iPhone users are data hogs and would therefore be throttled by VZW. I simply informed you that Android users use more data than iPhone users, meaning they would be throttled before iPhone users would be. I'm not saying there won't be some iPhone users who run the risk of falling into that 5%, but the majority of the 5% will be Androids.
But let's not have facts clouding the discussion...
Correct, Android users would suffer also but isn't that what would be needed for the betterment of the whole network? Who said Android users wouldn't suffer. The point is that Verizon has to do it to keep from the bad press that could occur when their overall data usage goes through the roof, because of the new smartphone customers, and they haven't planned for it.
But let's try not to put words in the mouth of the other members...
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First, the clarification of data users was to make sure the discussion was based on real facts, not some exclamation of "iPhones are data hogs".
Second, I agree, but VZW seems to be better prepared both network capacity wise as well as network management wise for smartphones. This is to include the large number of iPhones I'm sure they hope to sell as well as the massive amount of Androids they already have and will continue to sell. Their reputation for reliability IS their brand and would take a major hit if they were to allow themselves to suffer the network issues of AT&T.
So let's just step back and bask in the glory of all that is beautiful and wonderful
that's correct..... that's something that has pissed me off since i've had a cell phone... that this pathetic state charges on the full price! (i buy ANYTHING ELSE on sale and i only pay on the price i pay!)
and and for the record..... the one time i got my cell phone (not iphone) at walmart.... i only paid tax on the price i paid for the phone.... not the unsubsidized price!.... just sayin'.....
Insurance options, alternatives?
I'm looking at other insurance costs for my new iPhone, considering I don't think $10 a month is all that fair. I saw this one :
http://www.squaretrade.com/pages/iphone-landing24
$99 for 2 years, covers drops and things. Has anyone else heard of this, is it good? Or are there better options? I'm careful with my things, but it's nice to have that safety net.
I'm looking at other insurance costs for my new iPhone, considering I don't think $10 a month is all that fair. I saw this one :
http://www.squaretrade.com/pages/iphone-landing24
$99 for 2 years, covers drops and things. Has anyone else heard of this, is it good? Or are there better options? I'm careful with my things, but it's nice to have that safety net.
holy cow! That'd be great! Mine was 1448, but I don't think it's that far down the line.
Really there doing a test with one carrier that the phone isn't even released on and with a carrier that probably has close to a million iphone users in that city... That sounds very accurate!!!
Really there doing a test with one carrier that the phone isn't even released on and with a carrier that probably has close to a million iphone users in that city... That sounds very accurate!!!
How does the number of iPhones have any bearing on the performance of the network?
If there are roughly the same number of users in the area, the test is more than accurate. Most people fail to realize the biggest impact on web browsing speed is LATENCY. Lower latency tends to deliver faster results.