Verizon mimics AT&T with all-in-one plans
updated 11:40 am EDT, Mon July 2, 2007
Verizon Premium Plans
Verizon on Monday morning acted on its claims of better service by offering America's Choice Premium plans. Noticeably similar to the AT&T iPhone plans, the new options also bring 'unlimited' data, including e-mail, and vary by minutes rather than features. Unique, however, is unlimited text and picture messaging as well as VZ Navigator for assisted GPS and basic downloadable video clips from V CAST.
Pricing starts at $80 per month with 450 minutes for daytime use and unlimited nights and weekends; the plans top out with the ultimate $240 monthly plan, which offers 6000 minutes. Every plan also includes unlimited calling between Verizon phones, the company says. Using the Premium service currently demands phones that include all of the features, such as the LG Chocolate, enV, or VX8300 (pictured) as well as Motorola's RAZR V3m.
it's a start
07/02, 11:55am reply
Well, the iPhone is already forcing the competing wireless carriers to react. Whether or not you buy the iPhone, every consumer should begin to benefit from its presence, as others have to compete w/ it now. Competition is great, and Apple is a strong force to be reckoned with, which means the consumer wins!
pysan
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Can u hear me now?
07/02, 12:29pm reply
Can you hear me bangin my head on the wall for being a idiot for refusing to carry Apple's iPhone? Can you hear me now? bang bang bang
jarod
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But it's still
07/02, 01:29pm reply
more pricey than the AT&T plans, yes? VZW still gouging it's customers as we can all hear and see. I know because I'm one of them.
danviento
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Still pricey
07/02, 01:32pm reply
My iPhone plan is $60 for unlimited data and 450 minutes, plus 200 SMS messages, and I get the iPhone. If this plan is meant to stop the avalanche of service jumpers - it is too little to late. At least they could have made it on par with the AT&T plans.
ClevelandAdv
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Re: can you hear me now
07/02, 04:12pm reply
Thanks Jarod, that was a classic!
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