Which data plan to choose with Verizon? - Page 2

bulldawg · #11 (**permalink**) 12-22-2009, 01:24 AM

yo...nate...got with # 2

Sellador · #12 (**permalink**) 12-22-2009, 02:40 AM

I'm a little confused. I'm a former Alltel customer just getting ready (maybe) to move to a Verizon plan. What I see on the web site are 'Connect' plans that seem to include voice and data. For my wife's and my phones, it looks cheaper to buy a 2-line family connect plan than to buy a voice plan and add $30/mo each for data. Am I misreading something? Are you guys saying that I'd have to pay the extra $30/mo on top of a Connect plan too or is that just if you're adding it to a regular voice plan?

**drewcam888** · #13 (**permalink**) 12-22-2009, 09:54 AM

Connect plans are only for dumb phones and not smart phones. You must have the email/data plan for smartphones

arl16 · #14 (**permalink**) 12-22-2009, 10:34 AM

Rather than wmwifirouter for $29.99, try adding AssassinsLament to your Comm Manager for free!

Works great - I had also previously bought PDANet, which worked well, but this works as fast, if not faster, is free, and no cords. What's not to like?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=543380

**drewcam888** · #15 (**permalink**) 12-22-2009, 01:53 PM

Or just install the wifi sharing. http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?p=4170499

nathanofseattle · #16 (**permalink**) 12-22-2009, 04:36 PM

If I unlock this Imagio phone, will I be able to activate with Verizon without having to purchase the data plan? Or is that wishful thinking?

fwaits · #17 (**permalink**) 12-22-2009, 05:39 PM

Nope no way you can do that. Unlocked or not, they know if your ESN is riding their network.

moonie52 · #18 (**permalink**) 12-28-2009, 09:53 PM

Actually if you only have a DATA plan and no phone plan....like myself, then you have to have the option #1.

If you have a phone plan, then you can add a DATA plan (#2).

You have to have a DATA plan on a smartphone, but you don't need a PHONE plan.....go figure

Since I have a seperate phone on my corporate account, I don't need a voice plan.. I like to use my smartphone for GPS and email while being able to talk on my other line.

**drewcam888** · #19 (**permalink**) 12-29-2009, 10:17 AM

Also you can you onedialer or other free solutions and make google voice calls over the data connection and then you have two phones with voice calling.

christjosh · #20 (**permalink**) 12-30-2009, 01:58 PM

See now I'm confused. I have an Imagio on Verizon and I have an Exchange email account set up for my corporate email. When I set up my data plan with Verizon, they told me that I had to get the $45 option to support the Exchange account and that it would not work with the $29 plan. Is this true?

Does anyone have the $29 account with an Exchange account setup?