Comments on: Verizon to Cut Smartphone & PDA Data Rate Plans, Match AT&T http://www.phonenews.com/verizon-to-cut-smartphone-pda-data-rates-match-att-3290/ Providing complete coverage of the wireless industry, cell phone news, and future 4G technologies. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:34:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Verizon finally matches others with data rates | Going Cellular http://www.phonenews.com/verizon-to-cut-smartphone-pda-data-rates-match-att-3290/comment-page-1/#comment-3809 Verizon finally matches others with data rates | Going Cellular Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:46:48 +0000 http://www.phonenews.com/?p=3290#comment-3809 [...] feed. Thanks for visiting!Verizon has long been reviled for its $45/month smartphone data plans. As Phone News notes, that caused many people to opt for a second device with Sprint’s SERO service, which is $30 [...] [...] feed. Thanks for visiting!Verizon has long been reviled for its $45/month smartphone data plans. As Phone News notes, that caused many people to opt for a second device with Sprint’s SERO service, which is $30 [...]

]]> By: Christopher Price http://www.phonenews.com/verizon-to-cut-smartphone-pda-data-rates-match-att-3290/comment-page-1/#comment-3787 Christopher Price Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:56:23 +0000 http://www.phonenews.com/?p=3290#comment-3787 While that is correct, you can step back down to the $15/month Vision pack after receiving your rebate. It's a mandatory way for Sprint to make you try the higher vision packs... they've been toying around with that for a good five years now. On Verizon, the system won't let you change packs... and on AT&T customer care is trained to deny the change. While that is correct, you can step back down to the $15/month Vision pack after receiving your rebate. It’s a mandatory way for Sprint to make you try the higher vision packs… they’ve been toying around with that for a good five years now.

On Verizon, the system won’t let you change packs… and on AT&T customer care is trained to deny the change.

]]> By: randomrandom http://www.phonenews.com/verizon-to-cut-smartphone-pda-data-rates-match-att-3290/comment-page-1/#comment-3785 randomrandom Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:47:53 +0000 http://www.phonenews.com/?p=3290#comment-3785 In fairness, Sprint recently started requiring $25+ data packs (or an everything plan) to receive mail-in rebates on PDAs and smartphones or $30+ for blackberry devices. PDAs and smartphones, aside from Blackberries, still work with $15 data plans but the mail-in rebates require $25+ data packs. In fairness, Sprint recently started requiring $25+ data packs (or an everything plan) to receive mail-in rebates on PDAs and smartphones or $30+ for blackberry devices. PDAs and smartphones, aside from Blackberries, still work with $15 data plans but the mail-in rebates require $25+ data packs.

]]> By: Christopher Price http://www.phonenews.com/verizon-to-cut-smartphone-pda-data-rates-match-att-3290/comment-page-1/#comment-3782 Christopher Price Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:43:44 +0000 http://www.phonenews.com/?p=3290#comment-3782 No, it's $30 for PDA plans. MEdia Net technically is unsupported on PDA phones. MEdia Net unlimited is $15, but generally is bundled with 200 SMS and sold for $19.99. The $15 plan is an un-promoted option. If you walk into an AT&T store, or order a phone online, you get the $30 plan. Customer service is not supposed to switch your plan unless you change the IMEI on your account to be a non-smartphone. However, once you are on the MEdia Net plan, there isn't any problem with using it on a PDA or Smartphone. In fact, it will work with any device that uses the wap.cingular gateway. No, it’s $30 for PDA plans. MEdia Net technically is unsupported on PDA phones. MEdia Net unlimited is $15, but generally is bundled with 200 SMS and sold for $19.99. The $15 plan is an un-promoted option.

If you walk into an AT&T store, or order a phone online, you get the $30 plan. Customer service is not supposed to switch your plan unless you change the IMEI on your account to be a non-smartphone.

However, once you are on the MEdia Net plan, there isn’t any problem with using it on a PDA or Smartphone. In fact, it will work with any device that uses the wap.cingular gateway.

]]> By: Fahad Khan http://www.phonenews.com/verizon-to-cut-smartphone-pda-data-rates-match-att-3290/comment-page-1/#comment-3781 Fahad Khan Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:37:20 +0000 http://www.phonenews.com/?p=3290#comment-3781 I'm pretty sure that AT&T charges $15 for regular phones now. I’m pretty sure that AT&T charges $15 for regular phones now.

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