One Day Event / Tyrants / Verizon

[noluck-boston.livejournal.com]

Since the Bells were broken up and we got Verizon, here is my Verizon rant!

Last week I had to get a new phone. The Verizon tech wanted me to dump my current plan and go with Verizon's new month to month payment plan. He claimed it would have saved me $10 a month. Except!!!
Once you dump your current contract you will never get that back. So Verizon if offering a cheaper month to month plan now to get us all to dump our contracts.
Think about it.
I pay $80 a month now. I am locked into that for life.
Their new month to month plan is $70. But next month?
How long with those $70 last until they go up to 80, 90 100?
Don't fall for upfront savings. Think long term. I didn't and you don't need too.

Don't give Verizon one extra Cent!
https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/08/11/brief-headline/1zuqYR7EpdiJde7r0OrQSI/story.html

Comments

[ponitacupcake.livejournal.com]

agreed, phone companies are all snakes. I was tricked by AT&T into a different scheme. I since went to T-Mobile who seem a bit better but they are still snakes. Funny, they bought my very first mobile provider, Omnipoint years ago - or maybe Voicestream bought Omnipoint and T-Mob bought Voicestream - I could have stuck with them the whole time.

[barengeist.livejournal.com]

They all suck. I took my Verizon phone to straight talk wireless. They do month to month, 90 day, 1 year etc. I want to say with taxes and all it was $540 ish for the year. I don't have any complaints about it.