Unlimited Calls after 7pm
When is VZW going to add this? I love the line up that VZW has BUT in my opinion Sprint does have better plans. I currently have Helio and I love the phone I have (the Ocean) but they are about to go under according to Engadgetmobile.com. I am leaning more towards VZW because of the EV2. I have gotten use to texting on a phone with Qwerty and I don't think that I could ever go back to using a "regular" phone. I've heard from quite a few ppl that the LG Rumor is a piece of crap and its not even EVDO...its 1x 🙄 . It would be so awesome if VZW would have unl 7pm-7am instead the 9pm-5:59am or whatever...that's stupid. 🙄
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MissSLM07 said:
that's stupid.
No, stupid is going with Helio in the first place.
And if you think it's stupid, the choose Sprint. You might even be able to use your Helio equipment...
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LOL! What's stupid is your response...you should proofread. Second, I like Helio. I've never had any problems with them and I love my Ocean. Its unfortunate that the company is going under. 🙄 Oh well...that just means I get out of a 2 yr agreement w/o paying an ETF. 😉
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First off they dont need to proof read. Thesaid that stupid is goin with Helio. Meaning its supid to have gone with Helio.
Hey your free and clear that the good thing.
I would go with Verizon just since sprint may have a better plan but what about service....
They will get 7pm sometime look everyone said they would never get unlimited weekends and look... And look at my circle... They have it for business lines so far... It will come but its worthless to guess....
Good luck with your choice.
Hey your free and clear that the good thing.
I would go with Verizon just since sprint may have a better plan but what about service....
They will get 7pm sometime look everyone said they would never get unlimited weekends and look... And look at my circle... They have it for business lines so far... It will come but its worthless to guess....
Good luck with your choice.
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I know you just didn't get on my forum topic trying to correct me and most of what you said in your response doesn't even make sense. There are tons of typos and missing punctuations! 🤨
I know you just didn't get on my forum topic trying to correct me and most of what you said in your response doesn't even make sense. There are tons of typos and missing punctuations! 🤨
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I was just answering the few issues on the post. If anyone cannot understand my post then I don't know what to say. With my home computer when I type in the phone scoop reply box letters get cut off but that should not prevent you from understanding me. You had an issue with the way I typed my answer saying it did not make sense and saying that the other persons post did not make sense. Hard to believe two posts that are from two different people don't make sense. Try reading them again.. BYE!!!
No offense but im going back to the post that actually matter. LOL
No offense but im going back to the post that actually matter. LOL
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First of all I really don't give a damn if you don't like my forum topic. Its meant for the people that are interested and would like to voice their opinion. If you feel that my topic isn't important or doesn't matter then you didn't have to respond. Don't try to come at me with cheap shots because you will get burned. Good day! 🙂
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I say pick the carrier that has the best reception in your area and the areas you may travel too. I would never choose which carrier to go to depending on what phones they have available. Thats my opinion, the phone may be more important to you than the network, but what use is the phone if you cant use it? 😉
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Well VZW and Sprint both have great coverage in my area. Im gonna hold out till the end of the year to switch.
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Helio does run mainly off of Sprint's network, I use to have them and did not notice anything in coverage which is great in Lansing area. So if you have good coverage with what you have, Sprint has new units coming every month. Also I did hear Virgin mobile is buying Helio from SK Telecom.
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Yeah I got an email about Virgin Mobile buying Helio. According to the email they said that Helions will not be able to get out of their contract w/o paying an ETF. Booo! 😡
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SEM said:
I say pick the carrier that has the best reception in your area and the areas you may travel too. I would never choose which carrier to go to depending on what phones they have available. Thats my opinion, the phone may be more important to you than the network, but what use is the phone if you cant use it? 😉
I would check to see if a carrier has service in your area THEN choose based on the phones. Most of what you will do on a decent phone is other then make phone calls. IF all carriers service an area its all about the phones and service costs.
Yeah Verizon make have trouble free handoffs and crystal clear calls but if you are served by GSM you will get a whole lot more for your mon...
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I'm still just baffled...
Why do you spend all your time in the VZW forum when we all know you have AT&T and you love it.
Sure, you have a 550 plan, you rollover and you have a SIM card, we get it and are reminded in every post you make.
But why do you insist on trolling EVERY message to simply contradict people here?
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Why do you spend all your time in the VZW forum when we all know you have AT&T and you love it.
Sure, you have a 550 plan, you rollover and you have a SIM card, we get it and are reminded in every post you make.
But why do you insist on trolling EVERY message to simply contradict people here?
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I don't see any difference in service between Sprint, Verizon, or AT&T. Sorry. And actually...Sprint has faster data. But yeah...I go where the good phones are because service is all the same.
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Location, my man.
Sure, in metro areas you're not going to see a big change in coverage...until you get out of the city. I will assure you, there IS a difference in coverage.
Some places VZW is king, some AT&T is the best, some (not many) it's Sprint.
Sure, in metro areas you're not going to see a big change in coverage...until you get out of the city. I will assure you, there IS a difference in coverage.
Some places VZW is king, some AT&T is the best, some (not many) it's Sprint.
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Well I live in Houston so Verizon Att TMobile and Sprint have great coverage here. I use to live in a rural area and the only wireless carrier in that little town was Verizon... 🤣 Where my house was the coverage for Verizon was terrible so I switched to Sprint. I had to drive an 1 hr and 15 mins to get to a Sprint store. 🤭 The coverage in that area for Sprint was great...crystal clear calls. The point of this little story is that Verizon may have the largest network but the coverage isn't going to be great everywhere. Anyway, I will be porting my number to Verizon around the holiday season(when all carriers have the best deals n promos). I was really considering Sprint but after weighing the pros and cons Verizon is the b...
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I don't think you will see 7pm at VZW. To see if you will be ok at VZW with your minutes, figure out how many people you call that have VZW and how many have Sprint, ATT etc. At that point make your decision. If most of your calls are VZW, then 7pm would not make a difference. There is a huge difference between being able to call 67 + million people IN your network and having basically all of your calls on Helio using your minutes since the Mobile to Mobile is only Helio customers. How many customers does Helio have? 😳
Bottom line, pick what works the best for you. 😉
Bottom line, pick what works the best for you. 😉
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Well my parents, grandparents, and my sister have Verizon. Everyone else I know has TMobile, Sprint, and AT&T. I know Verizon has IN calling which is cool but what about the folks that don't have Verizon? Is it really going to hurt Verizon by bumping unlimited talk time up to start @ 7pm? Whether or not it happens is up to company executives but I think its a great idea. 😉
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Take a look at your call details for the past few months an average out your minute usage between 6am and 9pm. If that fits into a VZW plan that you like, sign up. I know Helio had cheaper rates overall, so you may want to consider asking your parents if you can join their family share plan. That way your line would b $9.99 plus any additional features that you choose. If they already have a Select plan, you would get the unlimited text (sms, mms) at no additional cost.
Just some ideas for you. Hope they help.
Just some ideas for you. Hope they help.
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The only way for VZW customers to get anything changed in the company that they dont like is to let them know about it. I have worked for VZW for almost 4 years and one thing I can say about the company is that they listen. Many unpopular policies have been changed due to customer feedback.
For example the policy of requiring new contract everytime you changed price plans, or customers wanting unlimited messaging plans. Those have changed from feedback. Of course though however you cant get everything for nothing. Company is going to make up its lost revenues by instituting other things like MB charges or device initiation fees. Pick the lesser of 2 evils. Do you want all these extra perks?
One easy way to provide your feedbac...
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For example the policy of requiring new contract everytime you changed price plans, or customers wanting unlimited messaging plans. Those have changed from feedback. Of course though however you cant get everything for nothing. Company is going to make up its lost revenues by instituting other things like MB charges or device initiation fees. Pick the lesser of 2 evils. Do you want all these extra perks?
One easy way to provide your feedbac...
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you know!
or atleast 8pm - 6am. just one hour earlier I bet people would be happy. especially if it was included at no charge.
or atleast 8pm - 6am. just one hour earlier I bet people would be happy. especially if it was included at no charge.
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NYNEX, Bell Atlantic Mobile and GTE were some of the company names that eventually became Verizon Wireless through buyouts and consolidations. In those days, night rates started at 7:00 PM and lasted until 7:59 AM.
In one of their many measures to increase profitability, Verizon Wireless took away the two morning and two evening hours. Why would they consider making less money now?
In one of their many measures to increase profitability, Verizon Wireless took away the two morning and two evening hours. Why would they consider making less money now?
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f38urry said:
NYNEX, Bell Atlantic Mobile and GTE were some of the company names that eventually became Verizon Wireless through buyouts and consolidations. In those days, night rates started at 7:00 PM and lasted until 7:59 AM.
In one of their many measures to increase profitability, Verizon Wireless took away the two morning and two evening hours. Why would they consider making less money now?
uhhhh..to be competitive?
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So AvgJoe, are you paying your beloved AT&T $8.99 per month for early nights & weekends?
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f38urry said:
So AvgJoe, are you paying your beloved AT&T $8.99 per month for early nights & weekends?
Uh no. Don't need it. I have plenty of Roll Over minutes in my bank. Haven't worried about overages in years. and Im only on a 550 a month shared plan.
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AvgJoe said:
Uh no. Don't need it. I have plenty of Roll Over minutes in my bank. Haven't worried about overages in years. and Im only on a 550 a month shared plan.
Thank you Joe. You just confirmed to everybody here that you have no life and no friends.
Of course we all already knew that but it's always nice to get a confirmation on how much of a loser you are, straight from you.
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more to the point is all carriers had 7 back then. then they went to 9 and now are slowly going back to 7.
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One more thing back then holidays were considered weekends well at least for sprint they were.
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Yeah I remember because in 03 I had Verizon and I had unlimited calls on the holidays. 🙂
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I get out of work at 7pm M-F. If I could have my night calling begin at 7pm or even pay a little extra to have to begin at 7pm I would probably renew my contract. At least AT&T offers this for a little extra.
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How many of your calls are made in that two hour period?
How many of them are to VZW customers?
Are you going over minutes at the moment due to this two hours' worth of usage?
How many of them are to VZW customers?
Are you going over minutes at the moment due to this two hours' worth of usage?
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Most of my calls are actually between 7pm-9pm. I get out of work at 7 and I begin to make phone calls. Only a few people I talk to are Verizon. A few Sprint, a couple AT&T, and the rest are landlines. So In-calling doesn't make any difference. If I could add 7pm nights I would. Even for a charge. It's not that I go over, it's just that I don't use my phone as much as I'd like because I'm all about saving every penny I can.
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So you're prepared to go elsewhere to pay MORE for the service when (it sounds like) it isn't totally needed.
If you're staying under your anytime minutes and looking to save money, stick with what works. Why go to AT&T to pay more for it, or Sprint to join the sinking ship?
If you like your network, keep it, save the hassle.
If you're staying under your anytime minutes and looking to save money, stick with what works. Why go to AT&T to pay more for it, or Sprint to join the sinking ship?
If you like your network, keep it, save the hassle.
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Really? I work 2pm- 11pm M-F. Do you think VZW should let me have free calls at different hours to? You know I miss at least 2 hours of "free" time and should get that back right? 🙄
If you are going to leave VZW over something like 7pm, then go and you may just learn that the grass is not always greener!
If you are going to leave VZW over something like 7pm, then go and you may just learn that the grass is not always greener!
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He's just saying that the argument at hand would work very well in his favor, not that he should get special treatment.
I would like to see nights at 7 as well, but it just might not happen.
I would like to see nights at 7 as well, but it just might not happen.
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I never said that. I never asked for special treatment. I understand you work 2-11. However the majority works till 5 or 6pm. They get home, eat dinner, then make any necessary phone calls around 7 or 8. By 9pm many people are winding down.
Why do you think all the carriers have unlimited weekends? Because the majority does not work on weekends. Of course I wouldn't ask for special treatment if I did.
Why do you think all the carriers have unlimited weekends? Because the majority does not work on weekends. Of course I wouldn't ask for special treatment if I did.
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Sorry, I was not saying you were asking for special treatment. I was playing the Devils Advocate in this. I am on a plan that covers my needs and don't personally need the earlier calling. Maybe it is that I am old enough to remember when people considered cell phones as a luxury. They still are...but people think that it a God given right now. You are paying for a service and the company is in business to make a profit. That profit goes into improving the network and advancing technology. I am not saying that early nights would be all bad, it may even be good for some people, I just have no need.
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yea its $8.99 for a single line, but if you have a family plan its $16.99 for all the lines. and i highly doubt that any carrier would credit or give you free nw minutes just because you dont use them. its not the carrier's fault its yours.
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Who said anything about free night and weekend minutes? It's unlimited nights and weekends 🤣
Only thing said was Verizon should at least offer 7pm nights with additional charge. People tend to use their phones more after 7 than after 9.
Only thing said was Verizon should at least offer 7pm nights with additional charge. People tend to use their phones more after 7 than after 9.
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because they think they should deserve more. just because they think they can
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and thats why people leave cell phone companies. Sprint has 7pm nights and bundled data. AT&T has rollover and offers 7pm for 8.99. What does Verizon have? Don't say the network because it's all the same.
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well not really. kinda depends on how much the company pays to maintain the network and when there is a problem to get new parts not try to go around it. and the area where the phone is located. some companies just have better coverage in some markets
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following that logic, if we start giving it away, it increases traffic in the 5-7PM time period thus using more system resources, hence increased costs.
It's a step backwards.
It's a step backwards.
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llama said:
following that logic, if we start giving it away, it increases traffic in the 5-7PM time period thus using more system resources, hence increased costs.
It's a step backwards.
Then so is $99 unlimited calling. Just saying.
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Posting complaints about the company on a message board doesnt get anything accomplished if you dont let the company know directly. Like I wrote in my previous post let VZW know what you want and what you are unhappy with. VZW does respond to customer wishes and complaints albeit sometimes much slower than customers want but they usually do respond.
Keep in mind if you want VZW to give up the revenue of overage mins by offering earlier n&w mins or more mins for the same price; you better be willing to pay for other things. Higher activation fees, higher ETFs, more initiation fees, more limitations on phones (ie obex). Company is going to recover its lost revenue somehow. VZW is not a non profit organziation and is going to make up ...
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Keep in mind if you want VZW to give up the revenue of overage mins by offering earlier n&w mins or more mins for the same price; you better be willing to pay for other things. Higher activation fees, higher ETFs, more initiation fees, more limitations on phones (ie obex). Company is going to recover its lost revenue somehow. VZW is not a non profit organziation and is going to make up ...
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