Comments on: Verizon Wireless to Acquire Alltel

By: joanne

joanne — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:23:50 +0000

I have been with Alltel for quite some time and being on a pay-per-day plan with unlimited nights and weekends,unlimited mobile and unlimited text which fit my budget and need considering i cant afford the deposit for a contract phone, i have found that Verizons pay-per-day plan is more expensive all the way around from the daily fee to the features, it wouldnt be fair to be forced into changing to Verizons prepaid plan, its many people including myself that cant afford it, many on fixed income,some disabled people that need to have a phone with a plan they can afford and with the features therefore if we alltel customers have to go with Verizon then verizon should should be compassionate enough to allow us to keep the prepaid plan that we have with Alltel or change their prepaid plans to be exactly like the Alltel prepaid plans, im sure with the many people thats depending on those plans Verizon would make just as much profit if not more than with the prepaid plans that they have,I also feel that if Verizon doesnt accept the alltel pre-paid plan then they are not caring about the customers need and financial status which would make them selfish as well as greedy and inconsiderate of poor or disabled people, if everybody could afford the contract phone service then they all would have have them.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:02:01 +0000

I have been with Alltel since 2000 in Colorado. I had great reception everywhere so I got rid of my home phone. After the merger my reception went to crap and I have to walk outside to talk on my phone. I don’t know what happened but thanks Verizon. Come on end of 2 year committment!

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:08:29 +0000

that sucks..im an alltel customer….and the areas here in michigan that verizon is selling to AT&T i am barely in…so woohoo..looks like i will be at&t customer….any body know exactly when this will happen…..the date? i still have a year and a half left on alltel contract. so im still alltel/verizon….but i know im in the area to be sold to at&t..just wondering if anyone had any input on when this may happen.

By: Kansas

Kansas — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:17:58 +0000

Jeremy- just to clear you up a bit I have been doing “some damn research” as you so nicely put it, since being notified of the buyout last year. For ME personally, I like Alltel, if you like Verizon I’m happy for you. MY comment was on the fact we who are being forced over did not have the OPTION to go to another company if we so chose to do so without a termination fee. Verizon DOES NOT have the same plan and features for a cheaper rate that I currently have. I currently have 3 phones, more minutes, more features and 10 My Circle numbers ALL FOR LESS than Verizon wants!

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:48:31 +0000

To all you people who think Alltel is way better than Verizon You really need to sit down and look at the plans before you speek. Verizon offers My friends and Family.. same thing as MY circle. Verizons plans are priced cheaper and they do have way better features. So do some damn research before you make comments!!!!

By: Kansas

Kansas — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:03:15 +0000

Termination Fee: It’s not me that’s changing carriers so I shouldn’t have to pay a termination fee if I choose to move to another carrier. My contract should be void since I made that contract with Alltel not Verizon. I DID NOTchoose Verizon for a reason, I chose Alltel.
Being FORCED to have Verizon as a carrier is not right.
Try getting a broken phone fixed now with NO stores to go to for several states.
To all those that may say “you can change carriers, just pay the termination fee”… you want to pay it for me because I can’t afford it.

By: David

David — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:16:27 +0000

I live in one of those areas where alltel is being bought by verizon.I used tohave service with Bell Atlantic and Verizon bought them and service dropped like a rock .When I was with Bell Atlantic all my call went though , very seldom if any dropped calls, always rang when called, verizon took over and lots of dropped calls I could call my cel ohone from my home phone it watch it not ring and go to voice mail. This would happen 5 to 6 times of dialing the number before it eventually rang.I swithched to alltel after numerous trips to stores and tech talks on phone.
Now fastfoward 7 years and once again I am geting pulled back in as a verizon customer ,still under contract for a few more months . There isnt alot of choices left that works for me since I travel and AT&T just has too many holes .They are the only other that come close ,so I hope over the last 7 years verizon has changed as to not be a repeat type of deal.

By: jake

jake — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:20:56 +0000

im a semi-satisfied verizon customer. i definately dont like their interface. but where i live, im sitting in alltel territory. i have to travel 40 minutes to be on a verizon tower. with this merger, ill be on a verizon tower at home. this means a new phone with more features for me *cough* storm *cough*. my z6tv is nice for calling and texting, but id like a little more from my phone.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sun, 31 May 2009 23:14:21 +0000

I think the merge will be alright. I am a verizon customer and i have had no problems. I own an Alias and i love more than i have any other phone. I have not been with the Alltel network before though, so I cant say if your network is better than mine. But with verizon, we have a pay as you go and we have a good selection of prepaid phones. We can text and talk to verizon cutomers for free as well. We also have something similar to a my circle deal. We can talk to ten people, land line or other network, for free. Some of alltel phones may go to verizon, i am not sure. If they do, they may be modified for a 3G network. But, if they dont, you still have many options in verizon phones. If you want a blackberry, go with a black berry storm. If you want a samsung, go with an Alias, ect. To me, the prices are not high, for all the things that i can do. I can tell you one thing though, it is better than AT&T!

By: Christopher Price

Christopher Price — Sat, 16 May 2009 08:31:23 +0000

Heather, at this time you cannot officially activate Alltel phones on Verizon. Some phones can be modified however. For more information, post your question in the Verizon forum.