Verizon adds new messaging plans, too
The hot new smartphone plan might be the big news out of Verizon so far this week, but riding those coattails are a series of interesting new messaging offerings as well. The plans are targeted squarely at folks who put a bigger emphasis on text allowances than they do on voice minutes, and have allegedly been willed into existence as a direct result of customer feedback. Actually, you don't even need any voice plan at all to make these bad boys happen on your bill. So-called "consumer devices" get dinged for $34.99 a month (mobile email's an extra $5 here) while owners of BlackBerrys and PDA / smartphone class devices pay $54.99, getting in return an unlimited dosage of messaging and on-device data usage; calls run 40 and 25 cents per minute, respectively. If you let your thumbs do 90 percent of the talking on a daily basis, this might just be your hook-up.[Via Phone Scoop]
Filed under: Messaging, Verizon Wireless
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
The D Train @ Apr 15th 2008 10:01AM
Both phonescoop and your copied article for the most part are correct, but you both fail to mention that these plans are geared towards the hearing impaired, not as a direct impact or answer to a series of requests from our average customers.
Just to quote and link the article that it seems both of you glossed over to make it look like we were putting these out in response to texting kids or what have you.
To quote:
“We developed these messaging plans in response to feedback from our customers,” said Robert Miller, vice president - marketing for Verizon Wireless. “We have a growing number of customers, particularly from the deaf or hard of hearing community, who are using their wireless phones to communicate via messaging. Our Nationwide Messaging plans offer an affordable solution for customers who primarily use messaging to communicate, giving them more choices to only pay for services they need.”
from: http://news.vzw.com/news/2008/04/pr2008-04-14f.html
Also these plans have always been availble, they have simply been tweaked to be more available should a regular customer choose to get this plan.
packetsniffer @ Apr 15th 2008 10:51AM
Not sure why you refer to yourself as "we" without explaining who you are collectively referring to, but other than that, yes, you are absolutely correct.
These kinds of screwups happen for one of two reasons: either they've completely ignored the original article through laziness and/or gullibility, or they've purposely left out details order to make it fit a sensationalist template.
I'm leaning towards the former this time around, since this isn't exactly exciting news no matter how you spin it.
The D Train @ Apr 15th 2008 11:12AM
If I refer to we in a article or in terms like I have before, its because i am under employ of Verizon Wireless, so I refer to we As Verizon Wireless.
packetsniffer @ Apr 17th 2008 3:43PM
I assumed that, but it really helps if you introduce yourself before using the word "we" ;-)
Jason @ Apr 15th 2008 1:43PM
Hey We,
Shit's still too expensive, like the rest of the data plans.
elgee02 @ Apr 15th 2008 2:17PM
What does AT&T have that's cheaper?
dare instructor @ Apr 15th 2008 2:29PM
duh elgee02, teh sprint SERO plan is teh cheepest!
Sorry, I just felt like throwing it in before someone else does. No matter what other companies offer, this is a nice step from Verizon.
VZWguy @ Apr 15th 2008 6:03PM
sero is awesome
if you don;t mind a bad network, horrible coverage, industry last place CS, a lame lineup of devices, and having a company that is hemorrhaging cash and will soon be looking for a buy out....yeah, sero is GREAT!!!
I like how people act as if sero is something that Sprint readily offers to anyone walking in the door as well. the vast majority of their customers are still signing up under their old over priced and out dated plans.