Will You Need A Second Mortgage To Pay Your Verizon LTE Bill? > Verizon is killing what (little) value for money there is

reply to CylonRed

Re: Verizon is killing what (little) value for money there is

Not if another carrier does not cover the areas I need very well - one big reason for switching to Verizon for my wife and I. If even the basic phones (like I have) can get the web (it can) then there is no choice now is there? I have noticed this is the SECOND time I have mentioned this and you are ignoring by just repeating the 'switch' mantra and in cases - that is not a viable alternative.

And again - for those where they use the cell as their main phone and other carriers do not cover their area well - then that is a much larger issue is it not?

You can say switch all you want and that means choice but not all cell companies cover the same area well or well enough which could very well mean there is no real choice.

It is the "Pay us for something you will not use - or use the inferior service".

That is not a real choice in my opinion.
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Brian

"It drops into your stomach like a Abrams's tank.... driven by Rosanne Barr..." A. Bourdain

And when those phones are gone and not available? It would still be ok I guess from your standpoint. It will happen - don't kid yourself that they won't be... Quite frankly - I trust no one on eBay - I do not buy from anyone on there. No real way to who is not scamming people. Just like I do not buy things from local stores for the same reason.

Again - the choice will eventually disappear but if you think Verizon won't continue the policy until forced to - well - I have a bridge to sell you.

And again - you assume that service with other providers is ok in the same area which for a number of cell companies - it is not. Something you have continually ignored in my posts. Could switch and pay more for the only other service that has close to the same quality. Not a good consumer choice imho.

When my phone breaks I will give Verizon the chance to sell me a phone that has no data plan - if they refuse then I will have to get with my IL's and hope another service has the same quality in the same places. If not - the consumer will suffer again - not Verizon...

Be entirely different if we bought phones and cell service in Europe - buy any phone we want and we go to the cell company and buy the services we want.
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Brian

"It drops into your stomach like a Abrams's tank.... driven by Rosanne Barr..." A. Bourdain