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Mark_S

Jul 31, 2014, 10:01 AM
To all those too lazy to use Wi-Fi and be data-hogs on the network, what did you expect a free ride?
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stevereenie

Jul 31, 2014, 10:32 AM
At the minimum I believe that this is a change of terms and would release a person that agreed to a 2 year contract under these terms to be released from penalties for early termination.......
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The Victor

Jul 31, 2014, 10:34 AM
the contract has nothing to do with this, the contract is for the phone,theyre still able to access everything, verizons already doing this anyways
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Zpike

Jul 31, 2014, 10:49 AM
>>the contract has nothing to do with this, the contract is for the phone

Absolutely wrong. Contracts are for service, not for devices. I'm honestly amazed that anyone on this site could get it so wrong.

>>verizons already doing this anyways

I see. So it was ok for Stalin to kill 20 to 60 million people because he had already been killing lots of people to begin with, correct?
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The Victor

Jul 31, 2014, 2:06 PM
if the contract is for the service why is it that if you pay full price for the phone your not on a contract? the contract is to make up the difference for the price of the subsidy and the full price of the phone, for when someone cancels, trust me when ive tried to get an etf waived for ppl this is the reason why they cant be


thats cleary not what im saying, my point is that theyve been doing this for awhile and its like people are just now complaining about it,
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Zpike

Aug 1, 2014, 9:54 AM
>>if the contract is for the service why is it that if you pay full price for the phone your not on a contract? the contract is to make up the difference for the price of the subsidy and the full price of the phone

Ok, you're not reasoning this through correctly. The subsidized pricing is the justification given for the contract. But the contract itself is for service. The carrier agrees to sell you a phone at a subsidized price if you will agree to sign a contract for two years of service. The phone is yours as soon as you pay the subsidized price. If you break that contract, the carrier doesn't come get your phone, nor do they send you a bill for the remainder of the price of the phone. Instead, they charge you an ETF intended to recove...
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Versed

Jul 31, 2014, 3:50 PM
Well seeing that nobody has a contract with VZW if they maintained an unlimited plan. It means when they bought a new device they paid for it outright or used some pay off scheme that VZW provides. So there is no change in terms in a non exisiting contract.

Now do I think VZW is right in doing this, no way. They should have kept those who maintained thier unlimited plans in accordence with their guildelines to keep it.

Second, bring Stalin and mass murder into this conversation is a bit much.
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The Victor

Aug 1, 2014, 8:02 AM
even with going with an Edge plan you lose the unlimited data, the only way you can keep it is by purchasing outright.
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Zpike

Aug 1, 2014, 9:59 AM
>>Well seeing that nobody has a contract with VZW if they maintained an unlimited plan.

Care to prove that statement? Either this thread or a prior one on this topic had an op who was discussing how this would impact his existing contract. Until I see proof otherwise, I'm going to believe him over you.

>>So there is no change in terms in a non exisiting contract.

Based on what fact is your assumption that no unlimited customer for Verizon has a contract?

>>Second, bring Stalin and mass murder into this conversation is a bit much.

You do get analogies right?
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Jarahawk

Aug 3, 2014, 10:37 PM
Spot on. People kill me with this "well they've been doing it for so long already" nonsense.

If you come home and find the babysitter molesting your five year old are you going to allow it to continue because it's been going on for a year? Hell, no. You're killing that SOB.
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Zpike

Jul 31, 2014, 10:46 AM
I'm pretty sure they expected Verizon to deliver what they promised - unlimited data at the advertised speed for the advertised price. It's not the customer's problem if Verizon can't deliver its advertised product.
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DarkStar

Jul 31, 2014, 4:52 PM
Throttling is still at the advertised speed.
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Zpike

Aug 1, 2014, 9:44 AM
I find that highly unlikely. Care to back that up with some facts?
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Jarahawk

Aug 3, 2014, 10:33 PM
Get Verizon's *bleep* out of your throat.
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