Verizon Loyalty Plan

I am not a data user, no streaming, etc., but I want to enjoy a smart phone. The $60 loyalty plan comes out to about $80. I oohed and aahed over my wish phone, the Droud Maxx, and then walked out of Verizon with my basic phone in my pocket which costs me $40 per month (with discount). Am thinking at this point to experiment with Straighttalk for a bit to see what I think. I want to stay on Verizon network so my choices are limited with Straighttalk phones. What I do when camping is go online and change my 700 minute plan to either 2 or 4 gb for the duration of camping (tethering), and then when done, go back to 700 minute pay as you go data (which I don't use). So far this has worked fantastic for us when camping (that's funny, worried about internet when camping) but I have new device envy.

Happytraveler wrote:
Millenicom sounds good, but say you want to stop Millenicom for a few months and restart again. What's the activation charge and will they activate the device the day you call in?

Call them and talk to them, they are not a high pressure sales company. The last I knew the reactivation fees was $19.95 and it will be reactivated while you are on the phone with them.

This topic always pics my interest as DW and I have a grandfathered plan with Verizon. We don't download movies or music and we run ~15 megs a month. I would suggest to anyone who is looking for a less expensive data rate to shop around as the old song goes. Depending where you are, and we have traveled extensively from coast to coast and into Canada (that's a pricey place for phone service we found out) there may not be a one size fits all plan.

restlesswind wrote:
I Have used 3+ gigs in 16 days,and I do not stream movies etc.I check out a few Youtube videos and email.
Fortunately I have a grandfathered unlimited data plan,from 8 years ago.DW has an old "dumb phone and I have a Droid that is about 4 years old.Leary of upgrading the phones and losing the unlimited data.
2 gigs is a pretty low figure.

Hubby and I are also on the grandfathered unlimited data. Recently, his phone started having problems so we decided it was time to replace them both. I bought two Samsung Galaxy S3 phones from a reconditioned seller on Ebay for a total of $430. Went online to Verizon.com and activated the phones as replacements for our old phones. Seamless, no fuss and no activation fee while keeping our grandfathered plan. :C

Happytraveler wrote:
Millenicom sounds good, but say you want to stop Millenicom for a few months and restart again. What's the activation charge and will they activate the device the day you call in?

There is no contract w/ Millenicom. You can turn it on and off at will for free. Just email them or better yet, give them a call when you want to activate, de-activate. The answers to you questions are:

1) Zero activation charge to start and stop.
2) Yes, they'll activate the moment you call in and request a re-start, etc.

WoodGlue

Millenicom sounds good, but say you want to stop Millenicom for a few months and restart again. What's the activation charge and will they activate the device the day you call in?

Verizon has had a history of raising cost and lowering limits on data, messaging and voice.. Thus they have been hemorrhaging customers to other companies right and left.

I use park wi-fi 2/3 of the time and still ate over six GIGS last month. I would not consider a plan that did not offer at least five of them.

And for 6 and a half gigs (my current high speed limit) on Verizon I would pay as much as I pay for
6.5 Gig HIGH SPEED DATA
Unlimited Low Speed Data
Unlimited Messageing
Unlimited talk

On T-Mobile.

I Have used 3+ gigs in 16 days,and I do not stream movies etc.I check out a few Youtube videos and email.
Fortunately I have a grandfathered unlimited data plan,from 8 years ago.DW has an old "dumb phone and I have a Droid that is about 4 years old.Leary of upgrading the phones and losing the unlimited data.
2 gigs is a pretty low figure.

The Texan wrote:

SCR wrote:
Verizon has no idea what "loyalty" means when referring to customers in my opinion.

I guess it depends on what you plan to do with that 2 GB of data. I barely survive on 5 GB a month and would love to have about 20 GB but can't justify the expense. I'd read the contract very close about the unlimited part.

Millenicom Hot Spot will give you 20gig of Verizon 4G for $69.95. We have it and it is excellent.

Once Verizon gets it's 4G network up to it's 3G network level it may be worth a look. Right now no 4G here or where I'll be this summer. In fact 3G is not to good but it does have it's moments.

Depends on how much of the data you will use. Wife & I don't stream and therefore use less than 1 gig of data.

Bob