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Re: Verizon 4G/LTE Smartphones
« Reply #20 on: June 18, 2011, 10:53:52 PM »
Please keep us posted on how this plays out.
Sprint unceremoniously and quite obnoxiously shut down my 10 year old plan without any reason given other than a 30 day notice of termination.
Negotiated 22% off of 8 lines with VZW and hope to never look back.  Anyway it's a good excuse to join the 21st century and get an android 4g phone.
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Re: Verizon 4G/LTE Smartphones
« Reply #21 on: June 18, 2011, 10:56:10 PM »
Sprint unceremoniously and quite obnoxiously shut down my 10 year old plan without any reason given other than a 30 day notice of termination.
Negotiated 22% off of 8 lines with VZW and hope to never look back.  Anyway it's a good excuse to join the 21st century and get an android 4g phone.

This surprise from Sprint was before or after you started looking into VZW?

Is the 22% a corporate discount on VZW? What are the details of your plan with them?
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Re: Verizon 4G/LTE Smartphones
« Reply #22 on: June 18, 2011, 10:58:48 PM »
This surprise from Sprint was before or after you started looking into VZW? Do you have a corporate discount on VZW? What are the details of your plan with them?
I started looking into VZW after getting the notice.
It is a corporate discount set up for our account.
Still hammering out the exact plan details.
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Re: Verizon 4G/LTE Smartphones
« Reply #23 on: June 18, 2011, 11:07:56 PM »
I started looking into VZW after getting the notice.
It is a corporate discount set up for our account.
Still hammering out the exact plan details.

Why not get them to set up a DD corporate discount? We can all become DD employees ;)
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Re: Verizon 4G/LTE Smartphones
« Reply #24 on: June 19, 2011, 10:44:31 AM »
Hey dan,
Got the same 30 day termination notice off of my 15 lines with sprint.  damn.  i have 5 days left to choose a new plan - would be so helpful if you can help me out with it (tell me what you were able to negotiate, etc.)

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Re: Verizon 4G/LTE Smartphones
« Reply #25 on: June 19, 2011, 10:59:38 AM »
Hey dan,
Got the same 30 day termination notice off of my 15 lines with sprint.  damn.  i have 5 days left to choose a new plan - would be so helpful if you can help me out with it (tell me what you were able to negotiate, etc.)
My plan was 18 lines.  Seems like Sprint is trying hard to narrow down their industry trailing subscriber base to nothing.  The $45,000 I paid them over the last decade wasn't good enough for them I suppose.  Either way I would definitely wager that they won't exist in another decade from now.

Is your cancellation rep also unbelievably unhelpful and rude?

I just went into a VZW store and started negotiating from there with the regional business rep.  Their published business 4K anytime minute plan with free m2m, pick 10, and nights and weekends allows for 8 shared phones lines at $259 (for 8 lines) before negotiated discounts.

With negotiations I hope to finalize 22% off the monthly bill, plus free sms, and 35% off accessory purchases.

Data plans are $10-$30 before discounts.  The $30 unlimited plan is going away sometime soon though, so gotta hurry up to get that if you want it.
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Re: Verizon 4G/LTE Smartphones
« Reply #26 on: June 19, 2011, 11:18:14 AM »
rude is an understatement.  Name is Yudis, apparently she's closing these plans one by one. 
We do approximately 30k minutes a month (i don't know how much of it is M2M and nights/weekends) so I'm looking for an unlimited plan, or 4k per user plan... have you done a lot of research?
are you getting a vzn employee to help you out on your discount? 
I was hoping to find a rep that can do all of this for me but the guy i usually use just deals with sprint, and i'm thankful for these years i've had an awesome plan!  you are a negotiator by nature so I don't doubt that you'll find the best plan out there... keep me posted, pls!

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Re: Verizon 4G/LTE Smartphones
« Reply #27 on: June 19, 2011, 11:39:49 AM »
We're looking for very difference plans.  My 18 line Sprint plan shared 6k anytime minutes, so 4k with VZW with pick 10 is plenty for me.
4K per line will cost a small fortune no doubt.  But first look at your bill and see what percentage was anytime as opposed to M2M and N&W.
These are the plans I'm working off of: http://b2b.vzw.com/productsservices/businesscallingplans/nationwideshareplan.html
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Re: Verizon 4G/LTE Smartphones
« Reply #28 on: June 19, 2011, 12:45:51 PM »
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At this point your best bet might just be prepaid unlimited.

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Re: Verizon 4G/LTE Smartphones
« Reply #30 on: June 22, 2011, 04:24:58 PM »
http://www.bgr.com/2011/06/20/verizon-wireless-to-intro-tiered-data-plans-on-july-7th-according-to-rumor
Confirmed with my VZW rep, it will be 2GB for the same price as unlimited eff. 07/07.  However if you have unlimited before 07/07 you will be grandfathered even if you upgrade phones or resign a contract.

Also, Droid Bionic coming in August :)

So Droid 3, Droid Bionic, or Samsung Galaxy S2??

For now I'm using a fleabay VZW Centro with no contract until those are released :D
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Re: Verizon 4G/LTE Smartphones
« Reply #31 on: June 22, 2011, 04:26:38 PM »
i have an upgrade i think i will be waiting till august to use it

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Re: Verizon 4G/LTE Smartphones
« Reply #32 on: June 22, 2011, 04:28:01 PM »
i have an upgrade i think i will be waiting till august to use it
Just be sure to add unlimited data before 07/07.

This is the first time I've allowed myself to get excited for a phone since the Samsung i550 some 7 years ago!  Feels great to be rid of Sprint!!!
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Re: Verizon 4G/LTE Smartphones
« Reply #33 on: June 22, 2011, 04:29:14 PM »
Just be sure to add unlimited data before 07/07.

This is the first time I've allowed myself to get excited for a phone since the Samsung i550 some 7 years ago!  Feels great to be rid of Sprint!!!
i have an unlimited 30$ plan on my bb at leats im pretty sure the 30$ is an unlimited plan

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Re: Verizon 4G/LTE Smartphones
« Reply #34 on: June 22, 2011, 04:31:45 PM »
i have an unlimited 30$ plan on my bb at leats im pretty sure the 30$ is an unlimited plan
Yup, shame the industry is moving away from unlmited.
I remember when 3G came around and there were tiered plans at first.  Nobody was biting so Sprint released unlimited free and clear with data plans.
And they've been hating those customers ever since TSD (The Stupid Dan) took over.
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Re: Verizon 4G/LTE Smartphones
« Reply #35 on: June 22, 2011, 04:32:29 PM »
Yup, shame the industry is moving away from unlmited.
I remember when 3G came around and there were tiered plans at first.  Nobody was biting so Sprint released unlimited free and clear with data plans.
And they've been hating those customers ever since TSD (The Stupid Dan) took over.
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Re: Verizon 4G/LTE Smartphones
« Reply #36 on: June 23, 2011, 01:16:17 AM »
what phone u getting dan have u chosen?

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Re: Verizon 4G/LTE Smartphones
« Reply #37 on: June 23, 2011, 01:19:22 AM »
cant decided wow i am thinking about adding a line just to lock in the 30 month plan and renting the line out help me chose dan please please?????

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Re: Verizon 4G/LTE Smartphones
« Reply #38 on: June 23, 2011, 01:20:24 AM »
droid 3 is out every thing i have read said no 4g lte

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Re: Verizon 4G/LTE Smartphones
« Reply #39 on: June 23, 2011, 01:33:46 AM »
what phone u getting dan have u chosen?
Waiting for Droid 3/Droid Bionic/Galaxy S2.
Definitely only will consider 4G.
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