Check out the new Verizon rate plans HERE.All plans have unlimited talk & text, you pick the data amount and pay accordingly. $20/month line fee per phone, less for other devices. Dropped my bill $16/month. The site shows you a before/after bill comparison, so it's easy to see how much you may save (or not.)There are also now similar prepaid plans. Not too long ago Verizon did not support any 4G prepaid devices. Now there are lots. You can also use a phone you already have and get a SIM card kit for $50, with 1 month service included. 1 GB data is $45 and if you auto-renew you get another free GB. Verizon is the ONLY carrier in my area with usable coverage, so I've been reluctant to switch to Straight Talk or other discount carriers. Straight Talk runs off ATT towers, and ATT coverage around here stinks. I've also found that Verizon has best coverage over all the country in rural areas(at least east of the Rockies.) Very important for those of us who prefer to travel in the boonies.

S/T uses one of 3 carriers that are strongest in your area. MyS/ T uses verizon almost all the time. Also with the new Verizon plan - you must pay full retail price for you cell phoneqy

My understanding is that Verizon will no longer provide free phones. In the past people would get a free phone when they sign up for service. The phone has to be paid for so it was added to the cost of peoples plan. Now that the free phones are taken out of the plans the cost should go down. I was skeptical that the cost would actually go down. Hopefully it is true but when you need a new phone you will have to pay for it out of pocket.

This should ultimately help reduce the cost of phones. In the past phones were made so that they would work on only one carrier's plan. Now when you buy a phone it will work on any carrier's plan so it is easier to change carrier's. I think verizon knew that their coverage was king and wasn't worried about people moving from their service.

I just switched from Credo (Sprint) to US Cellular. got a brand new iPhone 6, unlimited calling, unlimited text and 2 gigs data for $60/month. Saved myself over $15/month.

I'm leaving Verizon as soon as my contract is up! THE worst customer service for cell phones we ever had! My bill is more than what we paid with ATT and for some reason since the switch we were going over the 10GB of data every month. Almost as if data is just disappearing! Never had that issue with ATT. I now pay extra$$$ per month for Family Base to make sure I don't go over! The only thing better they have is the coverage.

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coolmom42
Explorer II
Aug 16, 2015
TXiceman wrote:
AS full timers, we need coverage, so we put up with the rates from Verizon. The carriesrs like Sprint, Tracfone, Straight Talk just do not have the needed coverage.

So you get what you pay for.

Ken

That's certainly the case in my rural area.

If you drive mostly on interstates, and live in a town over 100,000, the smaller carriers are fine. But not down here in the backroads and tiny towns.

Verizon now has a pre-paid plan for $45/month, just like Straight Talk. I may go to that soon.

So far as paying for a phone.... save $10/month (which almost anyone can manage) and you will have enough to replace a phone when it dies. Even including the $10/month, I am way ahead with Verizon's new pricing.
Dave_H_M
Explorer II
Aug 16, 2015
Dave H M wrote:
YO coolman, thanks for the link.

We were getting 10G for what they now offer for 12. I just got of the phone and had a 2 G bump on our plan and all costs remain the same. :C

Well that was a crock. :M When we checked our bill we found out that on that plan they bumped the line usage on each phone. In reality it was $180 per year for the 2 extra gig. The sales guy was dumb in public or deceptive. We are back to where we started from.
HJGyswyt
Explorer
Aug 16, 2015
My work provides me with a cell phone and ATT coverage. Works great everywhere I travel (I'm a professional truck driver). I also have a personal phone through T-Mobile, and my wife and two kids in college are on the same plan. For our phones we have unlimited text and talk and share 10G data. I never run out of data, nor do my young adult kids away at college. We pay $120 a month for all four phones. And yes we bought our phones outright and I will never again have a two year contract. Done with that. And for the record, where T-Mobile might not have coverage, they still work off the other guys towers. It's very rare my T-Mobile phone will not work and my ATT one will. That's just been my experience and I make my living on the interstate. Hans
Gene_Ginny
Explorer
Aug 16, 2015
ChopperBill wrote:
Verizon, love their towers hate their prices. Got Tracfone.
Same for me.
With Verizon 2 phones = $79/month.
With Tracfone 2 phones = $16/month.

I now have texting that would cost extra from Verizon and more minutes than my wife and I will ever use.
kakampers
Explorer
Aug 15, 2015
TechWriter wrote:
coolmom42 wrote:
The site shows you a before/after bill comparison, so it's easy to see how much you may save (or not.)

Last October when Verizon was running a special ("More Everything") after killing off Millenicom, I picked up a 40GB data plan for the price of a 20GB plan.

If I tried this with Verizon's newest plan, I'd end up paying about $100 more.

I'll stick with More Everything.

I'm with you...I'm not giving up my 40 Gig plan....
ol_Bombero-JC
Explorer
Aug 15, 2015
GordonThree wrote:
This again? How many of these threads are there running concurrently?

Mods are snoozing, LOL!

Prob belongs on *Technology Corner*..:?

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wnjj
Explorer II
Aug 15, 2015
rk911 wrote:
DSDP Don wrote:
I can guarantee you that Verizon, ATT, Sprint and others never make changes that they don't profit from. This latest change has been carefully crafted to save some people money, but in the overall picture will generate more money for Verizon. It's the American way!

and there ain't nuthin wrong with that.

Yep. Consider too that increasing the number of customers is one way to make more money, even if you make less from each. So it is theoretically possible for them to change something which also saves individuals money.
Bird_Freak
Explorer II
Aug 14, 2015
We have switched to Total Wireless. Uses Verizon towers, unlimited talk and text and 5GB data. We both have android phones but type of phone does not matter. $60,00 a month includes both.
TXiceman
Explorer II
Aug 14, 2015
AS full timers, we need coverage, so we put up with the rates from Verizon. The carriesrs like Sprint, Tracfone, Straight Talk just do not have the needed coverage.

So you get what you pay for.

Ken
down_home
Explorer II
Aug 14, 2015
We had US Cellular, I think some time ago and Verizon bought them in our area.
Of necessity we had phones and plan that allowed us to roam off anyone's towers including GSM. Sometimes it was a pain to get on to other towers though.
They never told us they were changing to where we could only use their service.
I cannot be out of pocket. So I'm going to try to get them to reactivate my older phone.
If not I guess I'll have to pay two carriers.
two hundred fifty a month for three phones and MIFI is highway robbery.

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