On Nov 28, 6:02 pm, Jon <J...@Cebridge.net> wrote:
> Kickin' Ass and Takin' Names wrote:
>
> > On Nov 28, 3:15 pm, SMS $B;[h\J8(B* $B2F(B <scharf.ste...@geemail.com> wrote:
> >> I'd be interested in getting the XV-6800, but using it on my current
> >> plan with no data service. I only really care about WiFi usage. There's
> >> enough free WiFi in the places I frequent that I can get by with no EV-DO.
>
> >> Is there a way to ensure that it never connects via Verizon EV-DO and
> >> starts charging me for data?
>
> > There's a charge for data over EVDO????
>
> Read your next sentence...
>
> > Why, then, do they advertise it at $59.99 a month unlimited??
>
> The "unlimited" part of it was dropped a while ago (after a court battle)



I just checked my plan and talked with Verizon. I then talked with an
independent Verizon reseller who cuts through the crap one sometimes
hears from Verizon reps.

I use a Verizon EVDO connection via a USB720 modem and a Kyocera KR-1
router as my main Internet connection from my home -- which is in a
deep rural area. I am charged $59.99 a month no matter how much
bandwidth I use. The only exception is that Verizon says they may cut
off an account that uses over 5GB per month. The independent reseller
to whom I talked said, well, yes, he is aware of this limit but he
doesn't know anyone who has been cut off. My last month's usage as
1.1GB -- and that was heavy because of a major edit to one of the four
websites I maintain.

So -- maybe Verizon was forced to eliminate the word "unlimited" but
it seems to me that the $59.99 a month is, essentially, unlimited.

Of course, if you up/download lots of music, video, and the like,
that's another story.