Re: Old commercial in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r19735953 en Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:56:45 EDT Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:56:45 EDT Re: Old commercial http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19749599 wombough : just saw it just now on the NFL playoff game on fox. Guess they aren't to concerned.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19749599 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 13:44:24 EDT Re: Old commercial http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19739802 BAF : Hey, you stole my avatar.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19739802 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:32:29 EDT Re: Old commercial http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19735978 benc :
said by tc1uscg See Profile :

said by partysource See Profile :

Verizon is back with the largest customer base. Caught up to the ATT/Cingular merger. The reason why..Verizon Wireless has the lowest Churn rate of 1%, the lowest rate in the industry. Who cares what you say..The numbers are facts
Yes.. Your are 100% correct. Proving there are 1% of people who have a brain and know they are getting raped by VZW. The other 99% appear to be idiots and just don't have a clue how they are getting shafted. Now, the commercial, please, someone point out where alltel said VERIZON specifically. I see no merit for this suit. All the commercial said, they don't extend customers contracts. They have a tuff time running the "implied" flag up the pole. VZW.. why not unrestrict your customers phones and lower your rates and stop worrying about some stupid comercial. :uhh:
Some of us have valid reasons for choosing not to cancel, even if we want to do so.

When I originally signed up for VZW, I thought a mobile phone was a good idea. Since at the time I lived in a Verizon area, I figured that to keep it simple I'll sign up with the telco, instead of some other company. I know it sounds like dumb logic but it was my justification at the time.

I'm a single guy, living alone, with a 4-line family plan. The other users reimburse me so my net cost each month is $45/mo. My contract also expires in December, a year from now. So $45/mo. x 12 months = $540. To cancel would cost me $270 to cancel the two lines that are mine (I'm sure the math is correct). So, in essence, I would need to take a $270 hit to save $270 over 12 months ($22.50/mo. saved), and this assumes I don't get another mobile phone. If I replace it with a Motorola V195 ($40) with just enough credit to keep it active for a year ($10/90 days --> $40), that's $80, so I'd save $190 over 12 months ($15.84/mo. saved).

So, I'd have to pay $270 now to save $15.84/mo. The only serious justification I could have is if I wanted to "stick it to VZW." However, VZW hasn't ticked me off to that degree.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19735978 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:09:31 EDT Re: Old commercial http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19735953 benc :
said by itguy05 See Profile :

said by partysource See Profile :

Verizon is back with the largest customer base. Caught up to the ATT/Cingular merger. The reason why..Verizon Wireless has the lowest Churn rate of 1%, the lowest rate in the industry. Who cares what you say..The numbers are facts
Actually they didn't. AT&T is still #1.
I suspect this may have something to do with the fact that they have the "AT&T Unity" plan, while Verizon has no equivalent. When my VZW contract expires, I would be tempted to get a Unity plan, though I don't think I will since I've decided I hate contracts.

If I get another mobile phone it'll probably be Cingular or T-Mobile prepaid. In my case usage is low and could be zero if I want, so I can use pre-paid and actually save money.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19735953 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:53:38 EDT Re: Old commercial http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19735938 benc :
said by Cabal See Profile :

said by partysource See Profile :

Verizon is back with the largest customer base. Caught up to the ATT/Cingular merger. The reason why..Verizon Wireless has the lowest Churn rate of 1%, the lowest rate in the industry. Who cares what you say..The numbers are facts
Tough to churn when changing your address extends your contract by 2 years... :D
Since when? I'm a current VZW customer, and when I moved in May of 2007 my contract wasn't extended. I even have a family plan, changed just one of the numbers (to make it local to where I live), and didn't change any of the others. None of these things extended my contract.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19735938 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:44:29 EDT Re: Old commercial http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19732421 tc1uscg :
said by partysource See Profile :

Verizon is back with the largest customer base. Caught up to the ATT/Cingular merger. The reason why..Verizon Wireless has the lowest Churn rate of 1%, the lowest rate in the industry. Who cares what you say..The numbers are facts
Yes.. Your are 100% correct. Proving there are 1% of people who have a brain and know they are getting raped by VZW. The other 99% appear to be idiots and just don't have a clue how they are getting shafted. Now, the commercial, please, someone point out where alltel said VERIZON specifically. I see no merit for this suit. All the commercial said, they don't extend customers contracts. They have a tuff time running the "implied" flag up the pole. VZW.. why not unrestrict your customers phones and lower your rates and stop worrying about some stupid comercial. :uhh:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19732421 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:36:27 EDT Re: Old commercial http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19732242 questionable : I just saw it last night. Its the one with the football player]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19732242 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:10:12 EDT Re: Old commercial http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19732116 itguy05 :
said by partysource See Profile :

Verizon is back with the largest customer base. Caught up to the ATT/Cingular merger. The reason why..Verizon Wireless has the lowest Churn rate of 1%, the lowest rate in the industry. Who cares what you say..The numbers are facts
Actually they didn't. AT&T is still #1.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19732116 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:47:32 EDT Re: Old commercial http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19732095 Dogfather : AT&T was at 1.3%. So what. All of the top cellular carriers have low churn.

All that proves is the effectiveness of Verizon and AT&T's extremely punitive and lengthy contracts.

If Verizon dropped their excruciatingly high cancellation fees you would see their churn go through the roof.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19732095 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:44:26 EDT Re: Old commercial http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19731996 supergirl :

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Verizon would sue their dead mother if it meant money!

"Hi, Chad, we're suing you." (Verizon guy)

"Oh, really, I got a text message on that yesterday. That commercial hasn't run in months."

"Oh, God, he knows? Why didn't you guys tell me?"

"Well, we thought you being the biggest Jacka** this time would be fun." (Sprint)

"But, you're embarrassing me in front of Chad?" (VZ)

"So, he hasn't picked on use in awhile." (Sprint)

"Well, at least my phone isn't in my underwear." (VZ)

"You guys are all weirdos," said Chad.

:D
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said by partysource See Profile :

Verizon is back with the largest customer base. Caught up to the ATT/Cingular merger. The reason why..Verizon Wireless has the lowest Churn rate of 1%, the lowest rate in the industry. Who cares what you say..The numbers are facts
Tough to churn when changing your address extends your contract by 2 years... :D
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I think this is just another way for VZW to get money or hurt the competition.
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