When major carriers (ie Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint) sign you up for new service, you get the optimum price on the phones. They do that so that the cost of phones seem reasonable. In reality, that phone you just purchased for lets say $50.00, actually costs about $200+. The carriers eat the $150 or so so you will buy. (who would buy a RAZR for $200+ ?) They eat the cost in hopes that you will stay with the company long enough for them to get that money back. Typically, to get the money back that they discounted off the phone will roughly take about 1 year. In order for the company to make money, they need an agreement saying you will stay for 2 YEARS in order to cover their cost and at least make a profit.

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noone best be looking at this site this weekend, time to party!!!!! 😎 time to put my jedi bbq'in skills to use

can you read a text message without opening the swivel screen to its horizontal position? thanks!

If you have the 44.95 data plan on top of your current voice plan does the 44.95 data plan include unlimited email data and web browsing? I am trying to find out if web browsing is included. Because for 44.95 it better be otherwise thats a complete ripoff. Please advise. Thanks

it's true im in the business and i never see any cool people carrying verizon, they all use either cingular or tmobile. i mostly just see dads and moms use verizon 😎

I WAS WONDERING WHY UNLIMITED TEXT MESSAGING ISNT AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE A BLACKBERRY? DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THEY WILL BE OFFERING IT AND FOR HOW MUCH.... THANKS 🙂

If Verizon Added Vcast to PDA/Spartphones, would that make them better or worse?

Notice of Administrative Charge Increase & Regulatory 👿
Charge Decrease
Beginning March 15, 2007, the monthly Verizon Wireless Administrative
Charge will increase from $0.40 to $0.70 per line, and the monthly
Verizon Wireless Regulatory Charge will decrease from $0.05 to $0.04 per
line. Even after these changes, Verizon Wireless' combined Administrative
and Regulatory Charges are among the lowest in the industry. For
information regarding these changes, call 1-888-684-1888. Please
consult your Customer Agreement for information about rate changes.


Will cingular follow? 😳

Just when you thought $4.80 wasn't bad enough, now they want $8.40 a year. When will it stop? My bill just keeps going up and up and up.

1- CAN YOU VIEW ATTACHMENTS (WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT)? 2- CAN YOU RECEIVE CALLS WHILE ON THE WEB? 3- CAN YOU TEXT WHILE ON A CALL? 4- CAN YOU EMAIL PICS TO YOUR PHONE & SAVE THEM TO THE PHONE? THANKS 🙂

Video on Cell phones and wifi causing cancer and http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=224 3482823849327978

is it just me or does this resemble a version of the sidekick? also, for those of you who have it how is the build/construction of this phone? does the swivel seem week at all? it seems like a sweet phone!

I'm up for a new phone around Father's Day. Want a new one....but...should I hang on to my LG 8300 for a while longer cause some really cool new phones are right around the bend later this summer? What would you do?

Just got one in my store today. I don't like it....... Features are okay...but i think it's ugly, heavy, and it's Motorola....I don't like Motorola in general. Anyone else have any opinions?

"Cingular's arch-nemesis Verizon is claiming to have an iPhone-killer in the wings. According to Denny Strigl, Verizon CEO, "We do have a very good response in the mill. You'll see that from us in the late summer." It's war, people, make no mistake about it.
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Any of you VDUB's know anything about this new phone...?

Article

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/05/22/apple-iphon ... »

I currently have cingular. for 5 years i had sprint. sprint was ok but wanted something better. went to alltel and they just plain suck!!! so i went to cingular. my problem with them is that their insurance does not cover smartphones and thats the next phone that i want to purchase and their customer service sucks real bad.Those people always seem to have an attitude problem and i don't have time for that. a few of my family members have verizon and seem to always have signal everywhere. and some of my friends have verizon as well. in fact one of my friends just switched to verizon from cingular because she said verizon was more reliable than cingular. with cingular i get signal everywhere but i am just not feeling paying alot of money for ...
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Guys
I have worked at a verizon retail store for six years now in the buffalo area. I read phone scoop all the time but this is my first post. I have read many posts that are complaining about VZW. Honestly, here is what I think.
1. VZW IS A GREAT COMPANY TO WORK FOR!! AND, I AM PROUD TO WORK THERE!!
2. YES, WE USUALLY DO NOT HAVE THE BEST PHONES OR THE LATEST AND GREATEST BUT WE HONESTLY ARE THE MOST RELIABLE.
4. OUR IN STORE CUSTOMER SERVICE IS THE BEST WITHOUT A QUESTION TO MANY OTHER RETAIL STORES, NOT JUST WIRELESS.
5. OUR LEADERS LEAD US TO WHERE WE NEED TO GO AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE BEST.
Guys.. I am really not just saying this as a corporate robot. I am being completely honest.

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Trying to help a customer (325i) set up mobile office kit and and having massive problems connecting, tech support says they need the $59.99 broadband access feature on there, I keep telling them that the 325 doesnt support evdo and that feature is not needed, they insist it does. Anybody have any idea why it is not letting me connect?

I am thinking of switching to the Q, I am tired of the weight and all the resets that I need to do with the 700w. What does everyone that has or had a Q think of them before I make the switch? Does anyone know if Verizon will have the new Q9 coming out? I will need to sync it with MS Vista and windows mobile 6 and outlook.

does every keypad on a thin phone (razr, maxx, 8700, blade etc...) sucks?

I was just curious.....do the signal bars mean a whole lot? My phone with Verizon will show anywhere between 0-4 bars for 1X and same for EV but the calls seems to always be clear.

I have heard that any technician will tell you that the signal bars do not indicate the clarity of the call.

Just wondering.