Data Plan Required

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Originally Posted by jmorton10

By the way, I know a VZ tech & he told me one of the main reasons VZ started requiring a data package on all PPCs was they got sick & tired of answering tech calls from people that just got an $1800 cell bill & where absolutely POSITIVE they had not used any data on something like their xv6800............

~John

That's what I was told by a VZW rep also. I can sympathize with their point honestly as they don't make money by spending rediculous amounts of time fielding calls for these handicapped customers. Those type of people should be the ones REQUIRED to put a data plan on their smartphone. But for those of us who KNOW how to use their phone we shouldn't be required to pay for something we don't NEED.

If Page Plus had unlimited data for $5 or $10 more on the unlimited talk/text I'd certainly find the value in paying for it for those times it would be convienient to open my phone connection for people to use. But $30 + Taxes etc. is a little too much to justify the benefit.

I primarily use my phone for these reasons:

1. PHONE <-- LOTS AND LOTS OF TALKING. Business & personal use!
2. TEXT <-- Nice and convienient to communicate with people and to receive information
3. PDA Functionality. Lots of calendaring, contacts, tasks, planning, etc.....
4. BOOKS. Have a library of books that I use all the time. Nice to have them on demand when I need them! Beats carrying around the paper.
5. GPS (TOM TOM on micro SD). Need to get from customer appointment and from here to there. Very handy. I got my brother a TP2 and now he's donated his 1 year old Garmin to the company. The built in GPS is fantastic.
6. CALCULATOR. Yeah, I know this is stupid, but I use it a lot. Could be considered part of the pda functionality section
7. DATA SERVICES. Weather, looking up a phone number, checking e-mail a couple times per day if needed. Since I don't have the phone setup to get e-mail attachments I don't use a lot of data. I only click on the message if I need to poll it off the server to respond. Better to wait till I get back to the regular computer to type a proper response. (I have yet to go over my 20MB allotment) The connection is always enabled also. Weather and normal functionality and use of the phone doesn't take that much data as I know from experience! Syncing via USB or Bluetooth to your desktop or lappy isn't too bad. How else are you going to charge your phone convieniently when at your desk with a REAL computer and REAL data connection

Bottom line is that Verizon is just trying to make an extra buck off people that want to use a great phone because they can. How come they can't offer me the same plan I get from Page Plus and just include 20MB of data for those "occasional users" such as myself? That would eliminate bunches of phone calls from people who accidentally opened their web browser or felt it necessary to check on something etc. No, that would be to easy right Verizon?

They've lost me as a direct customer because of their policies. I get their service for less than they'd charge for because of stupid reasons.