that's an incredible deal, not even close to what's offered on their website, how did you swing it?
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Verizon iPhone Represents 3% of U.S. iPhone Traffic as AT&T Offers 1000 Free Minutes
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that's an incredible deal, not even close to what's offered on their website, how did you swing it?
I can confirm that texting "yes" to 11113020 resulted in a reply stating that 1,000 free rollover minutes will be added to my account.
Now I have 14,800 rollover minutes. Yay.
Now I have 14,800 rollover minutes. Yay.
Actually, that number is pretty close....maybe a little bit on the low side. After 2009 they were up to a little over 19,000,000 in US sales and they probably did another 16-18 million in 2010...so figure 35-40 million total AT&T iphones
*Crossed fingers* Hope this works. I'd have to increase my bill by $15 to get the unlimited M2AM deal. So this works out better.
I'm going to have to make a wager with some of these people who like to make the dropped call jokes. We'll meet in Cincinnati, pick a random spot, and make a half hour phone call with my AT&T iPhone 4. If the call drops, I give you $50 bucks, if not, you give me $50. Simple bet. I know from experience that I will make a lot of money. Will it drop on relatively rare occasion, sure. But does my friend's Verizon or my brother's T-Mobile drop calls too? , yes.
The real numbers; of 100 phone calls on AT&T 95 stay connected, 98 for for Verizon. Verizon is certainly better, but AT&T is so unreliable, really? I have 3 more calls drop out of 100 and that suddenly is just so awful? I would take 95% odds in Vegas any day.
Just keep it real is all I ask. People on here make it sound like every other call is dropped on AT&T, and, well, calls don't get dropped on Verizon.
The real numbers; of 100 phone calls on AT&T 95 stay connected, 98 for for Verizon. Verizon is certainly better, but AT&T is so unreliable, really? I have 3 more calls drop out of 100 and that suddenly is just so awful? I would take 95% odds in Vegas any day.
Just keep it real is all I ask. People on here make it sound like every other call is dropped on AT&T, and, well, calls don't get dropped on Verizon.
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It probably just means that they will be adding the 1000 rollover minutes at the beginning of your next monthly billing cycle, which could be today or could be up to 4 weeks from now.
(Note the text message said allow UP TO 4 weeks.)
I'm in Cincy too, and although I only just switched to AT&T from CinBell and got my iPhone 4 last month, I wouldn't dare take you up on that bet. I haven't dropped a single call yet.
Now that's funny. Never dropped a call. Even the biggest fan boy wouldn't admit to that. At least try and make it believable.
AT&T needs to offer something (for most just as useless as the 1000 rollover minutes), like 7PM nights free. At least that way they can at least compete with Sprint.
It's probably time for you to downgrade your rate plan. the only reason you have so many rollover minutes is because you don't need as many minutes as you are paying for every month.
I have over 8,200 rollover minutes. I just ran the numbers today, and found that I could pretty safely downgrade from the 1400 min family talk plan to the 700 min family talk plan. Save $20 a month ($240/year).
AT&T doesn't offer a plan with fewer than 450 minutes/month. That's still way more than a lot of people need.
It would seem that way, wouldn't it?
Actually, I already have downgraded my rate plan from the 1,000 minute family plan that I was previously on (which is an unadvertised plan).
I'm on a 450 minute family plan, with two lines. To keep it short, I had a few issues with some customer service a few months ago, and Retentions offered to downgrade me to the 450 plan and to add 12,000 rollover minutes so if we go over the 450, there would be plenty of rollover minutes to make up for it. They notated my account so that when whatever RO minutes that are leftover expire after one year, another 12,000 would be added back.
I always use my rollover minutes now. I think I was originally at 15,000-16,000-ish when the 12,000 were added.
Says who? If it's not stated by Verizon, it's just a rumor.
I highly highly doubt that Apple is gonna give ATT the iPhone 5 in June/July (or whatever month) and NOT give it to Verizon. That's plain stupid. Maybe a month or 2 delay for Verizon but they will certainly get it.
I never received an initial text, but I tried texting "yes" anyway. I got the response offering me the 1,000 minutes.
I suppose I would have been offered them at some point, but I guess we'll never know......
Not sure if it includes data, the My Verizon site isn't super clear about that. If data is extra per phone (maybe... but for argument's sake), it's $150 before discount, then add taxes, etc. Even at that rate, it's only marginally above what I paid monthly to AT&T alone.
Verizon calls it "NATIONWIDE TALK & TEXT FS 1400" and it's a pretty sweet deal either way.
Edit: Plus the $9.99 "Additional Line" fee. So, $160 before discount (so $128) then add taxes, worst case scenario. Even then, yeah, I'll take that deal, please.
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texted the number and have not received anything back yet. how long did it take for you to get a return text? saw some people say it was immediate.
are some of you guys seriously complaining about getting something for free? had they not given you anything you would have gone on with your day and not thought about it.
are some of you guys seriously complaining about getting something for free? had they not given you anything you would have gone on with your day and not thought about it.