Verizon will not sell a smartphone without a Data package.
That is what led me away from Smartphones.
I did not use data packages with a smartphone.
I recently upgraded my phone plan to have unlimited data plan.
So no extra charges.
Very often this is explained (or is supposed to be) to the customer
but they often do not listen.
PLUS be very aware of this many of the dealers you buy from are
contract/franchisers not Corporate stores.
They may not be disclosing everything they need to.
Stewart
At 11:03 AM 11/13/2009, you wrote:
Verizon Doubles Early Termination Fee and More
Thursday November 12, @04:27PM
If you buy a smartphone through Verizon, be prepared for an increase
in the early termination fee. Verizon is doubling the phone-subsidy
to $350. What's more, Verizon also actively charges customers for
accidental data transmissions of as little as 0.02kb. 'They
configure phones to have multiple easily hit keystrokes to launch
'Get it now' or 'Mobile Web'-usually a single key like an arrow key.
[...] The instant you call the function, they charge you the data
fee. Even canceling these unintended requests as fast as possible
using the End key doesn't matter; ANY data--even one kilobyte--is
billed as 1MB. The damage is done.'
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/09/11/12/2059238/Verizon-Doubles-Early-Termination-Fee-and-More
Verizon horror stories in this thread:
http://mobile.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1441822&cid=30080150
http://mobile.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1441822&cid=30081014
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My old phone had the hiccups and accidentally sent 40+ text messages
to the first person in my phone book. After I called her to
apologize, I called T-Mobile. They said it looked like a mistake and
deleted charges for those messages. Would Verizon, AT&T or Sprint
give credit for a mistake?
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