Verizon 2000 TXT MSG - Free

Ok, i found this information a while back on another forum. You can get 2000 TXT messages from verizon for free, any network. I don't do much texting, but sometimes it can get up there, so i had the unlimited in network, 1500 other network text message plan for $15 a month.

If this is a repeat thread, my apologizes.

I don't do pix msg or anything fancy like that, just email and the occasional text. Naturally, i didn't want to pay for a service that most of the time i won't use.

Keep in mind, this is a legacy promotion from years back when verizon phones had to receive a text message to tell them to sync with the server to pull down email. For that reason, 2000 free text messages were given to verizon data customers that wanted to receive email. They won't want to give it to you, most likely, and i doubt the rep will even know what it is.

You must have the $49.99 Unlimited Data Plan to get this service.

So what you do is call verizon, say you want to make changes to the services on your account, and you want to add Feature Code ID 70246 to your service. The first 3 reps i talked to didn't know how to look up by feature code, so you may have to call back a couple times.

My conversation once it was successful:

>>I would like to add and remove a feature from my phone.
<<What feature would you like to add?
>>Feature code id 70246 PDA SMS Allowance 2000 txt msges.
<<One moment please... Um... Where did you hear about that?
>>Oh some folks at work told me about it.
<<Hmm. Well ok. I've added the feature at cost $0.00. I assume you'd like to remove the $15/Unlimited IN text 1500 other carrier text then?
>>Yes please.

This is 2000 any network text messages for free. Most of the time, i may use 10 a month, but during special events for work where we're scrambling and on the road a lot, it can get up to 700-800, so this was perfect for me.

Enjoy!

[weedahoe]

I remembe something about this on the board some time back. I guess it still works according to Jay6700 (AKA Mr MD). Anyone else care to try it out and post results? I already have unlimited TXT/FLIX/PIX with my account so it does me no good.

[point5mt]

Called, but rep i spoke to claimed there were no codes that started with "70" only "72" and "73"