Talking to Verizon now to try to upgrade my plan...I'm willing to if they offer to upgrade my phone a few months early. I want to see what I can get out of them, threatening to switch to T Mobil when my contract expires.

Damn they are not being very helpful, annoying Verizon.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Verizon is the only carrier that I paid the fee to get away from! They re-upped my contract without making it clear that the contract was being extended. I thought I was just altering the minuet count. then a year later when I went to talk to them about getting a new phone they told me my contract was not up and that I signed a new contract only a year before..... so I was not eligible for a new phone because I some how changed my new phone schedule when I signed the new contract... My options were to pay full price for a phone $200 or pay $275 to dump the contract. I thought it was $75 well spent to get away from those crooks!!!!!

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Hat,
Consider a net10 phone. You can even transfer your current number and they use the same Verizon network.

go to the net10 website, then buy a phone that comes with 300 minutes plus a card with 750 minutes.

It will set you back $21 (seriously).

You need to enter a couple of coupon codes when you check out. the first is '34567' then enter '44477'

I've been doing this for years. it translates to about $6 per month.

Take it from Mr. Frugal himself.

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Ben
1987 190d 2.5Turbo

I use a few minutes though, I just upped to the 900 minute plan for this month since I was right at 450. After this billing cycle I'll go back to the 450 a month plan.

For the $20 its going to cost me that's a lot cheaper than paying overage charges.

I didn't want to extend my plan because when it expires I'm going to get two phones and charge them to my company, so I won't have to pay for it anymore.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Do what I do, buy your phones on ebay and go month to month.

They'll hound you like a dog to upgrade, but when I get phone calls from their salespeople I just hang up without so much as a goodbye.

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Nah I don't mind the plan, plus I can write it off.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

The phones offered by AT&T (my carrier) that do not have wireless/data plan are severely limited it's almost forcing me to get the data plan (smart phones) which I don't really need. Then there's this limited data plan thing that changed a few months back from unlimited users (my wife got through) so if you go over that you have to pay more.

I had Nokia phones a lot and would still want one. Reliable and user-friendly. Only thing is since my phone right now (Nokia 6300) is not "offered" by AT&T (got it overseas, unlocked) I don't have phone reception inside my office building.

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good luck with that!as they are the largest wireless provider they will basically say go pound sand.as for my phone beings mine is the main line i'm due for an upgrade every year.my other phones every 2 i think.

Damn they are not being very helpful, annoying < Insert Current Carrier Here >.

The grass is always greener...

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

Yeah pretty much, every carrier is just as bad.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Ehhh, I am happy with my ATT.


I get a fairly hefty monthly discount with my employer, and thats enough to make me stay.

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Folks who have minimal or no data needs, can get a far better deal than Verizon - while still using the typically better Verizon network and keeping their Verizon phones.

PagePlus Cellular is a reseller that uses the Verizon network - $45/month for unlimited talk/text, $30/month for 1200 minutes/1200 text. No additional fees or taxes, prepaid with no contracts. Simply port your number over when your Verizon contract is up , and start saving.

been with Verizon or their acquired predecessor since 1996... Verizon has never cut me any slack on upgrade or contracts. I spend over $250/month with them now and have spent multiples of that per month in years past... but still i stay.

good luck.

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R Martin
Dallas, TX (Addison)

86 560SEL, 128K

I have been happy with the price of tmobile. under $100 for unlimited minutes, unlimited web and blackberry, and 1000 text messages.

Service is spotty when in the middle of nowhere though.

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1959 Gravely LI, 1963 Gravely L8, 1973 Gravely C12
1982 380SL
1978 450 SEL 6.9 euro restoration at 63% and climbing
1987 300 D
2005 CDI European Delivery
2006 CDI Handed down to daughter
2007 GL CDI. Wifes

AND still use their network at reasonable prices.

http://www.straighttalk.com/

'Only thing I don't like is they do not offer any Motorola equipment.
(And they're not discounting the 'Phones, Much)

(Hint: when you "Shop for 'Phones" on their website make sure you do your
due diligence and investigate the 'Phone model's "Reviews" out ont the W.W.W.)

$45.P Mo for a Crackberry style Nokia and Unlimited Talk, Text and Data.

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