Does AT&T ALWAYS follow after Verizon's lead?
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/27/atandt-targ ... »
Verizon offers the America's Choice 65 Plus plans (plans focusing on customers 65 and older) and low and behold, AT&T suddenly comes out with the same exact idea! 200 anytime minutes, 500 night & weekend minutes, and unlimited mobile-to-mobile. Maybe one of these days AT&T will have a mind of it's own. Until then though I prefer to be on the Leader's side. đ
Verizon offers the America's Choice 65 Plus plans (plans focusing on customers 65 and older) and low and behold, AT&T suddenly comes out with the same exact idea! 200 anytime minutes, 500 night & weekend minutes, and unlimited mobile-to-mobile. Maybe one of these days AT&T will have a mind of it's own. Until then though I prefer to be on the Leader's side. đ
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Well, you have 2 giants trying to offer old people a choice.
whats so bad about catering to persons of agely distinction?
Maybe VZW heard ATT was going to come out with something so they rushed out their own version. Maybe ATT is just trying not to screw the plan up by releasing it prematurely. (i.e. mobile TV services)
whats so bad about catering to persons of agely distinction?
Maybe VZW heard ATT was going to come out with something so they rushed out their own version. Maybe ATT is just trying not to screw the plan up by releasing it prematurely. (i.e. mobile TV services)
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that plan has always been there, its just that now you can activate customer with that plan.
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nope. we offered off network roaming with no extra charge first and we offered true unlimited mobile to mobile either on or off network first. and we offer rollover. and we actually offered prorated early term fees and then changed it. and we offered to unlock phones before they did. we offered true unlimited data before they did. we offerd combined billing first. we offered unity before they did as well. and open bluetooth profiles too.
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crackberry said:
and we offered to unlock phones before they did.
Please explain "unlocking" with a Verizon phone.
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CDMA handsets are't "locked" like GSM handsets...there is a "subsidy lock" (subloc), but very few CDMA carries will permit other carrier's handsets on their networks...
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if you wanna be politically correct we have offered this senior plan for the last year and a half i have been here it just was not advertised, i always used it to save a senior who did not want to pay 39.99 a month
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That's right. It's been secretly available through customer relations. It was available to customers who were asked to upgrade from tdma and had a $29 plan or lower.
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i was actually able to do new acts with it and upgrade through our pos 2 systems, i am a dealer
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does verizon offer a 20% discount to aarp members? we do? the 29.99 with taxes is about 39 bucks here in PA. if they go with the 450 plan it comes out to 41 and change with the aarp 20% off. better deal and better minutes.
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Cingular, UNLIKE vz, always brought this plan back. Mysteriously lol around the same time of tdma shut offs.
It's the same old Nation 200 plan. It's just that now has UM2M and it's called 'Senior'
It's the same old Nation 200 plan. It's just that now has UM2M and it's called 'Senior'
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Someone just got out of a Verizon training meeting.
Does Verizon inform it's rep's about this message board? Cause these losers always post dumb messages that are so unorganic and systematic it makes me hurl.
Does Verizon inform it's rep's about this message board? Cause these losers always post dumb messages that are so unorganic and systematic it makes me hurl.
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Sprint, and T-Mobile for that matter, have had plans for 30 bucks that are better than those offerings... Lame.
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Not bad....You have to admit its a trade off, unlimited nights and weekends vs m2m.... that could go either way.
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I AM GOD said:
Not bad....You have to admit its a trade off, unlimited nights and weekends vs m2m.... that could go either way.
yep. most people over 65 aren't up past 9 anyway.
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Its the weekends that are the more attractive feature. My mom has Sprints basic package and never goes over her minutes, but talks a lot on the weekends, when she is on the go.
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VZW and AT&T are flip sides to the same coin. Their exec teams come from the same talent pool ( mostly old AT&T), they are basically both executing same marketing plays as they all think a like. Occasionally one leads the other by a few months The good news is both are actually pretty competent (we all like to complain about cell carrier but basically we're shocked when we can't get service because it almost always works.
It's notable that the only "new ideal" in wireless lately came out side both - Apples Iphone. It was only launched on AT&T as they're both are GSM and have a decent US national network (T-mobile is cheap but very patchy nation wide). Verizon choice of Qualcom's CDMA/EVDO is probably their only big mistake, It's clear, w...
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It's notable that the only "new ideal" in wireless lately came out side both - Apples Iphone. It was only launched on AT&T as they're both are GSM and have a decent US national network (T-mobile is cheap but very patchy nation wide). Verizon choice of Qualcom's CDMA/EVDO is probably their only big mistake, It's clear, w...
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Okay, you're no longer allowed to post on Phonescoop - didn't you read all the other posts - this site is for trolling and "my carrier can beat your carrier up" posts - intelligent conversations and well thought out stances need to be taken somewhere else. đ
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radioshacker said:
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/10/27/atandt-targ ... »
Verizon offers the America's Choice 65 Plus plans (plans focusing on customers 65 and older) and low and behold, AT&T suddenly comes out with the same exact idea! 200 anytime minutes, 500 night & weekend minutes, and unlimited mobile-to-mobile. Maybe one of these days AT&T will have a mind of it's own. Until then though I prefer to be on the Leader's side. đ
Yeah, call Verizon up, and ask them if they will let you keep your unused minutes, or offer you free incoming calls for your business.
My thoughts on this are; it's about TIME Verizon DID offer something new and different, instead of...
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The leader in wireless doesn't need to give away the farm like sprints desperate attempt to gain subscribers. (sero)
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VZWookiee said:
The leader in wireless doesn't need to give away the farm like sprints desperate attempt to gain subscribers. (sero)
SERO, I might agree with, but free incoming predates Sprint. Nextel offered that WAY before the merger, and that during a time when they were making more money per subscriber than anyone.
Besides, what are you going to say about AT&T? Sprint might be desperate, but they aren't. My point is this; Just because AT&T is offering the same deal for seniors that VZW is, in no way means they are looking elsewhere for inspiration. If they were really trying to follow Verizon, they would have just the basic offerings.
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They're jsut mad because Sprint has 6pm nights and weekends and $15 data, and the others don't.
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WM6user said:
They're jsut mad because Sprint has 6pm nights and weekends and $15 data, and the others don't.
They love to talk about how great VZW is, but they forget that many people do use Sprint and other providers because they have businesses (free incoming), or use more minutes some months than others (rollover). Who doesn't?
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WM6user said:
They're jsut mad because Sprint has 6pm nights and weekends and $15 data, and the others don't.
Yah, but given how bad Sprint's been doing:
http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/071101/sprint_results.html?.v=6 »
... it kinda seems like they HAVE to give away those things, or else they'd be tanking completely. âšī¸
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I wish VZW would get into the 7pm nights game. I'm running out of excuses as to why you really don't need those extra 2hrs.
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I think that will change if AT&T ever gets close enough in net retail adds, but as of right now marketing and finance have no reason to change.
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