Unlimited voice AND data for only $99 come to a GSM network starting2/21/08

At 22 Feb 2008 11:42:21 -0800 Pegleg wrote:

> > making T-Mo's selection pretty
> >ratty looking.)
>
> Rattier than Verizon?

Not really, but Verizon has an excuse! As a CDMA carrier, there's less
equipment for them to choose from, since the GSM market (worldwide) is so
much larger. T-Mo has no real excuse for a lousy selection since they can
use "off the shelf" hardware from dozens of manufacturers with little to no
modification.

> My disappointment with VZW (been with them from
> before they were Verizon) is their selection of phones. They have so
> many crap phones and the frequency of new phones leaves much to be
> desired. JMO!

True, but Verizon's handsets have to essentially be designed and built for
them and then specially crippled to their exacting specifications! ;-)
That takes time and effort!

On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:36:33 -0700, Todd Allcock
<elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote:

>> My disappointment with VZW (been with them from
>> before they were Verizon) is their selection of phones. They have so
>> many crap phones and the frequency of new phones leaves much to be
>> desired. JMO!
>
>True, but Verizon's handsets have to essentially be designed and built for
>them and then specially crippled to their exacting specifications! ;-)
>That takes time and effort!

You definitely have a point there!

> T-Mo's biggest problems right now, IMO, are the lack of 3G, and a
> crummy lineup of phone (partially because of the lack of 3G!

T-Mobile can use most AT&T phones after unlocking.

In alt.cellular.t-mobile Pegleg <Pegleg@usnavyret.mil> wrote:
>
> Verizon's Data service continues to be WAY OVERPRICED! 50MB for
> $39.99...you have to be kidding!

They have a high quality service [much higher than T-Mobile], established
corporate demand, so it seems they can charge this kind of money for 50MB of
data.

--
Thomas T. Veldhouse

In the land of the dark the Ship of the Sun is driven by the Grateful Dead.
-- Egyptian Book of the Dead

Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote:
> In alt.cellular.t-mobile Pegleg <Pegleg@usnavyret.mil> wrote:
>> Verizon's Data service continues to be WAY OVERPRICED! 50MB for
>> $39.99...you have to be kidding!
>
> They have a high quality service [much higher than T-Mobile], established
> corporate demand, so it seems they can charge this kind of money for 50MB of
> data.
>

But corporations get unlimited for less than that.

I always thought those sort of plans were just a disingenuous slap in
the face of the average guy so they could claim they have something
besides unlimited. It would be like going into a buffet and being told
that the complete buffet is available for $15 but for those who may not
want that they do offer a "special" rate where you can fill a 3" plate
one time for $9.50 .

It is best to get Sprint for data since they don't have any cap on usage. I
have used both and they perform equally except for the price.


"Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy71@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:62hnfhF23r0reU1@mid.individual.net...
> In alt.cellular.t-mobile Pegleg <Pegleg@usnavyret.mil> wrote:
>>
>> Verizon's Data service continues to be WAY OVERPRICED! 50MB for
>> $39.99...you have to be kidding!
>
> They have a high quality service [much higher than T-Mobile], established
> corporate demand, so it seems they can charge this kind of money for 50MB
> of
> data.
>
> --
> Thomas T. Veldhouse
>
> In the land of the dark the Ship of the Sun is driven by the Grateful
> Dead.
> -- Egyptian Book of the Dead

George wrote:
> Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote:
>
>> In alt.cellular.t-mobile Pegleg <Pegleg@usnavyret.mil> wrote:
>>
>>> Verizon's Data service continues to be WAY OVERPRICED! 50MB for
>>> $39.99...you have to be kidding!
>>
>>
>> They have a high quality service [much higher than T-Mobile], established
>> corporate demand, so it seems they can charge this kind of money for
>> 50MB of
>> data.
>>
>
> But corporations get unlimited for less than that.
>
> I always thought those sort of plans were just a disingenuous slap in
> the face of the average guy so they could claim they have something
> besides unlimited. It would be like going into a buffet and being told
> that the complete buffet is available for $15 but for those who may not
> want that they do offer a "special" rate where you can fill a 3" plate
> one time for $9.50 .

If you are a corporation and if you have several dozen or several
hundred cell phones, you have a great deal of bargaining power!

Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote:
> In alt.cellular.t-mobile Pegleg <Pegleg@usnavyret.mil> wrote:
>> Verizon's Data service continues to be WAY OVERPRICED! 50MB for
>> $39.99...you have to be kidding!
>
> They have a high quality service [much higher than T-Mobile], established
> corporate demand, so it seems they can charge this kind of money for 50MB of
> data.

"We have all the supply so we can demand whatever the %^&$ we want."

Verizon's date offerings are higher quality than those from Sprint, AT&T
and T-Mobile so they can charge more. Actually AT&T charges about the
same, despite having less 3G coverage, though they have announced an
expansion of 3G that, when complete, will put them about equal to
Verizon in coverage. The problem for Sprint and T-Mobile is that while
they can roam for voice, AT&T and Verizon have thus far not allowed 3G
data roaming. So unless you can live with the coverage limitations of
Sprint and T-Mobile, which will not be solved for a very long time, if
ever, you're stuck with paying for the higher quality product.

People complain about Verizon's prices for voice and for data, but
Verizon still signs up the most new retail contract customers, by a
large margin, every quarter. Obviously a lot of customers are willing to
pay a slightly higher price for the higher quality.

SMS wrote:
> People complain about Verizon's prices for voice and for data, but
> Verizon still signs up the most new retail contract customers, by a
> large margin, every quarter. Obviously a lot of customers are willing to
> pay a slightly higher price for the higher quality.

"Slightly", he says.

--
Obama's childhood mentor, Frank Marshall Davis, was a communist.
http://www.aim.org/aim-column/print/...munist-mentor/

Jar-Jar Binks wrote :
> It is best to get Sprint for data since they don't have any cap on usage. I
> have used both and they perform equally except for the price.
>
>
> "Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy71@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:62hnfhF23r0reU1@mid.individual.net...
>> In alt.cellular.t-mobile Pegleg <Pegleg@usnavyret.mil> wrote:
>>>
>>> Verizon's Data service continues to be WAY OVERPRICED! 50MB for
>>> $39.99...you have to be kidding!
>>
>> They have a high quality service [much higher than T-Mobile], established
>> corporate demand, so it seems they can charge this kind of money for 50MB
>> of
>> data.
>>
>> --
>> Thomas T. Veldhouse
>>
>> In the land of the dark the Ship of the Sun is driven by the Grateful
>> Dead.
>> -- Egyptian Book of the Dead

You forgot to mention forced roaming to Verizon because Verizon's
network is betterthan Sprint.
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