How do you like Verizon wireless? with a poll!

[gregshin]

debating if i should swtich to verizon...but their plans are lot more then att. please share your verizon wireless experiences with me and also vote

 

[Linflas]

Where is the "Service is ok, pricing plans are ridiculous" choice?

 

[torpid]

Originally posted by: Linflas
Where is the "Service is ok, pricing plans are ridiculous" choice?

 

[Gooberlx2]

The coverage (at least in Denver) is way overrated and the price point isn't competitive IMO. I'm switching back to Tmobile once my contract is up. Tmobile I didn't have issues connecting to local networks up in Wyoming. I get nothing with Verizon. Not to mention the obvious difference in price between the two carriers.

At least I get an employee discount now with my new employer.

 

[Ns1]

Never had a problem, 4 years+ now

price IS outrageous compared to other providers though.

 

[maziwanka]

"love" is a strong word to use

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: Linflas
Where is the "Service is ok, pricing plans are ridiculous" choice?

this

 

[tenthumbs]

Works fine for me. Surely it varies depending on where you live...

 

[anxi80]

Originally posted by: Linflas
Where is the "Service is ok, pricing plans are ridiculous" choice?

too bad i didnt read the posts until after i voted or this would've been my choice if it gets added. i :heart: the service, but i wouldnt mind if the pricing was a bit lower. im not asking for unlimited everything for $10/month but still wouldn't mind more sensible pricing.

 

[swtethan]

Service is good, pricing is WTF expensive compared to all others. Phones are expensive to replace, ugh I need to switch.

 

[randomlinh]

I don't understand all the complaints about outrageous prices... is it in the data plans and such? looking at the normal phone plans, I don't really see a big difference between att and verizon, sans rollover minutes. I guess that wouldn't really affect me since we never reach our max minutes anyway.

Service coverage for me has been better with verizon than anything else. Phone selection sucks ass though. I've been with verizon since 2000. Sucks because I have yet to see any incentive for loyal customers. I just don't want to switch out to att because everyone I know has verizon so I never have to worry about going over my minutes.

 

[warmodder]

Never had a problem with service. I guess it's expensive, but you get what you pay for.

 

[Pardus]

Verizon Nationwide Basic Plan has been $40 for 450 minutes for at least 4 years now, they never had promotions on there rates only on the phones/accessories. The monthly bill will be around $55 after fees/taxes added. Expensive.

 

[Ktulu]

Pricing is rediculous as well as having to pay for everything using their stupid GIN service(unless you know the work arounds). Then only thing keeping me there is there service.

 

[Aharami]

service has gone downhill in these past couple yrs. plus verizon doesnt carry the coolest phones. Thinking about switching to another carrier next time I have to get a phone. I just love the Motorola E815 a bit too much to part with it

 

[trmiv]

Works well, a little expensive. But with 4 lines, each with a different end of contract date, I don't see being able to switch any time soon.

 

[Captante]

Prices are a bit high, but customer service & coverage have been great for me.

 

[Sphexi]

Vzn's pricing is in line with their competitors. Sprint's service may look a bit lower priced, but realize that their coverage absolutely blows outside of major cities and highways, and even then it's not the greatest. Same goes for T-Mobile, you're paying a bit less for a lot less service. ATT tries to keep themselves in line with Vzn, as they're the two biggest carriers, so matches them on most services, and the coverage is pretty much the same, bit different from place to place.

Want to complain some, come up to Canada and get service here. I'm paying $30/mth for 200 minutes, free m2m and n/w, NO long distance, NO roaming outside of my home area (Vancouver Island and lower mainland), plus I pay $10/mth for voicemail, 125 text messages, and number ID (as in I just see the number, not the full name, that costs more). Also they charge a $7 "access fee" just for the pleasure of having their service, in addition to all of the government fees/taxes. All in all I pay something like $55 a month for what would cost me under $30 in the states, possibly less. Oh, if I want data? I can get 500MB for like $200, but there's no unlimited, and won't be from what I can see.

 

[Scouzer]

Originally posted by: Aharami
service has gone downhill in these past couple yrs. plus verizon doesnt carry the coolest phones. Thinking about switching to another carrier next time I have to get a phone. I just love the Motorola E815 a bit too much to part with it

I went through three faulty E815's in two weeks before I switched to a Samsung A920. Best cell phone choice I've made, it's way way better.

 

[torpid]

Originally posted by: randomlinh
I don't understand all the complaints about outrageous prices... is it in the data plans and such? looking at the normal phone plans, I don't really see a big difference between att and verizon, sans rollover minutes. I guess that wouldn't really affect me since we never reach our max minutes anyway.

Service coverage for me has been better with verizon than anything else. Phone selection sucks ass though. I've been with verizon since 2000. Sucks because I have yet to see any incentive for loyal customers. I just don't want to switch out to att because everyone I know has verizon so I never have to worry about going over my minutes.

AT&T is pretty expensive too. But their data plan is a lot cheaper, unless I'm not reading it right.

 

[markgm]

No complaints with the service, feel it's overpriced and phones are too locked down so I left.

 

[AgentUnknown]

I had verizon in NYC, and it was great. It worked sometimes in the subway. Also in elevators too. But I am back in LA and parts of LA the reception was unsatisfactory. I would have a dropped call every day. Now with AT&T I rarely get dropped calls. Also, verizon purposely limits the features of your phone. They do not have the best phones either. It depends on your area. Verizon nickel and dimes you more than AT&T

 

[Riverhound777]

Works fine for me, I pay $30/month as part of family plan. Had then for 4 years now. Using LG VX8700 and love it.

 

[Sqube]

VZW's the most expensive, but the coverage is solid (depending on where you live, obviously). As far as the locked down handsets are concerned, just read this.

What you should really do is look at a coverage map of all the companies for where you are and where you frequently travel, then choose accordingly. Sprint's SERO plans are ridiculously cheap, but they don't seem to have the best ratings. And their CS is absolute, total, utter shit. I called once to pay a bill and had them literally just hang up on me.

 

[Hyperlite]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: Linflas
Where is the "Service is ok, pricing plans are ridiculous" choice?

this

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