Mine finally let me update

7/1/2012 10:26:45 AM

ICS activated

7/1/2012 11:09:37 AM

What are the pros/cons on the the card that you can get at Wally World for $45? Heard you get unlimited everything.

7/1/2012 11:51:24 AM

Phones suck and possibly shitty coverage. Tech support sucks. A button fell off my dad's phone and they told him to factory reset. Lol

7/1/2012 1:19:46 PM

So far pretty happy with ICS. Though FoxFi stopped working after the upgrade

7/1/2012 1:32:44 PM

I can't hide apps anymore but other than that it's cool so far.

7/1/2012 1:37:53 PM

lol this thread started off bitching about plans, then became then chitchat google android thread, and plan bitching, now back to google android

7/1/2012 1:46:04 PM

^ I am trying to decide which launcher I prefer: the new ICS Launcher with folders on the desktop:



Verses Zeam which gives a cleaner appearance:




Decisions, Decisions....

7/1/2012 1:47:10 PM

They need to hurry up and get the bionic ics rolling out. I wanna use the face recognition unlock.

[Edited on July 1, 2012 at 1:57 PM. Reason : .]

7/1/2012 1:56:10 PM

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"lol this thread started off bitching about plans, then became then chitchat google android thread, and plan bitching, now back to google android"

And now I'm going to take it back to bitching about plans...

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"NEW YORK (AP) -- Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest cellphone company, is dropping nearly all of its phone plans in favor of pricing schemes that allow consumers to share data usage among up to ten phones and other devices. The new plans will let individuals add non-phone devices like tablets and laptops to their plans, as well as the phones of family members. The change takes effect June 28. It's the biggest revamp in wireless pricing in years, and one that's likely to be copied by other carriers. AT&T Inc. has already said that it's looking at introducing shared-data plans soon. Verizon's new "Share Everything" plans include unlimited phone calls and texting, and will start at $90 per month for one smartphone and 1 gigabyte of data. If used only with a smartphone, "Share Everything" prices are lower than for current plans with unlimited calling and texting, but higher than plans with limited calling and texting. Bigger savings will come for those who add more devices like tablets to their plans. In such cases, the new pricing system will be cheaper compared to getting separate data plans for each device. That gives Verizon a chance to capitalize on the growing popularity of tablets. Few consumers put tablets on data plans, probably because they dread paying an extra $30 or so per month, on top of their phone bills. Under "Share Everything," adding a tablet to a plan will cost $10 per month. Adding a USB data stick for a laptop will cost $20. Verizon's limited-calling and texting plans will disappear, except for one $40-per-month plan intended for "dumb" phones. Verizon is keeping its limited-data plans for single non-phone devices, like the $30 tablet plan. Current Verizon customers will be able to switch to the new plans or keep their old ones, with one exception. Those who have unlimited-data plans for their smartphones won't be able to move those to new phones, unless they pay the full, unsubsidized price for those phones. (For example, an iPhone 4S that costs $200 with a two-year contract costs $650 unsubsidized, with no contract.) Verizon stopped signing people up for unlimited-data plans last summer. The industry as a whole is moving away from the plans, since the data capacity of their networks is limited. Under the new plans, subscribers can stop worrying about monitoring the number of calling minutes or text messages their families use in a month, but they'll have to keep a close eye on data consumption. Verizon will allow subscribers to adjust their data allowance from month to month, but if they go over their monthly allotment, that will cost $15 per gigabyte. The data allowances start at $50 per month for 1 gigabyte. That's enough for prudent two-smartphone users who use Wi-Fi a lot, but Verizon recommends getting 2 gigabytes for $60. After that, each additional 2 gigabytes cost an extra $10 per month. Under "Share Everything," Verizon will stop charging extra for letting devices act as "mobile Wi-Fi hotspots." That means subscribers who have a recent smartphone could use it to connect a tablet to the Internet, without paying the extra $10 per month for a tablet. Verizon had telegraphed the move toward shared plans, but had not revealed the details or pricing. Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of New York-based phone company Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group PLC, a British cellphone company with wide international interests. "

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/verizon-ditch-phone-plans-shared-120639203.html

Kind of nice that they will allow phones to be used as mobile hot spots, however $90/month for a phone with 1GB of data is ridiculous even if it does have unlimited minutes/texts. They're just giving their customers more of what they don't want and less of what they do while increasing rates.

[Edited on July 10, 2012 at 1:44 PM. Reason : s]

7/10/2012 1:31:36 PM

With people using less and less minutes, I wouldn't be surprised to see all carriers eventually move to only offering unlimited talk/text plans as Verizon is doing.

7/10/2012 1:41:11 PM

People have actually embraced this plan. I've switched over a lot of people. Also, it a lot easier to figure out the best plan for someone, since I only have to figure out the data.

7/10/2012 1:46:10 PM

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"Current Verizon customers will be able to switch to the new plans or keep their old ones, with one exception. Those who have unlimited-data plans for their smartphones won't be able to move those to new phones, unless they pay the full, unsubsidized price for those phones. (For example, an iPhone 4S that costs $200 with a two-year contract costs $650 unsubsidized, with no contract.)"

I'm still not clear on if you can keep the unlimited plan if you buy another phone outside of verizon or not.

7/10/2012 1:48:20 PM

you only lose your unlimited data if you upgrade and extend your contract. Buying a phone at full retail or on craigslist or whatever is not and upgrade and you can still keep your unlimited data.

7/10/2012 1:51:39 PM

ah, thanks

7/10/2012 1:52:23 PM

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"People have actually embraced this plan. I've switched over a lot of people. Also, it a lot easier to figure out the best plan for someone, since I only have to figure out the data."

It's not your fault, but these people have to be pretty dense if they can't figure out how many minutes they need each month or how many texts they will use. It's pretty simple to log in at Verizon.com, look at the past twelve months of usage, and know if you're consistently staying under the 450 or 900 minute plans. The same goes for texts. Any Verizon rep should be able to look at their usage and make a suggestion in just a couple of minutes as well.

Verizon rep: "You've never gone over 450 minutes or 250 texts."
Customer: "Well then sign me up for the plan that costs more and comes with half as much data usage!

[Edited on July 10, 2012 at 1:56 PM. Reason : s]

7/10/2012 1:55:28 PM

yeah, most of them are idiots. They're the same ones that will be complaining about data overages in a month or two.

7/10/2012 1:57:43 PM

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"It's not your fault, but these people have to be pretty dense if they can't figure out how many minutes they need each month or how many texts they will use. It's pretty simple to log in at Verizon.com, "

Yeah...you can just stop right there and cover 90% of the idiots

7/10/2012 2:06:00 PM

Hell, some of them can't even figure out their upgrade date. How do you expect them to find how many minutes they used? https://community.verizonwireless.com/message/836964#836964

7/10/2012 2:17:12 PM

^ By asking a Verizon rep to look for them.

Fair enough on logging into their account and checking themselves being too difficult for most people. Sad but true.

7/10/2012 2:20:58 PM

I would rather have unlimited minutes than unlimited data.

You can usually stop doing stupid shit with your phone to cut data consumption.

7/12/2012 12:09:48 AM

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"Kind of nice that they will allow phones to be used as mobile hot spots"

Via a third party app or the verizon bullshit? Specifically, for an iPhone

7/12/2012 12:19:40 AM

i just switched over to this plan. i have my iphone, my wifes iphone and our ipad on it. i'll be saving about $40/month, increased talk minutes form 1400 to unlimited, unlimited txt stays the same and data plan is 6gig, also the same (was 2 gig per device before). so for me it was a no brainer.

^ for the iphone you go to settings-->general-->network-->personal wifi


[Edited on July 12, 2012 at 10:28 AM. Reason : wifi]

7/12/2012 10:27:08 AM

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"so for me it was a no brainer."

Hey keep your positive stories to yourself buddy.

This thread is for posts of the

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"RAWR RAWR RAWR VERIZON IS SCREWING US FUCK THEM UP THEIR ASSHOLE"

variety.

7/12/2012 10:37:26 AM

oh...hahahha...my bad!!

7/12/2012 11:09:58 AM

my current useage is 291 of 500 minutes, 66 of 500 texts and 1.9 GB of unlimited data with 7 days left in the billing cycle. I've slightly went over my minutes once, never come close to text (verizon to verizon is already unlimited for both). My bill would go up by about $15 if i switched, so i'm holding on as long as possible.

[Edited on July 12, 2012 at 11:13 AM. Reason : .]

7/12/2012 11:12:37 AM

^ yeah I don't blame you

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" Any Verizon rep should be able to look at their usage and make a suggestion in just a couple of minutes as well."

This is true and our software allows us to very easily decide if they should switch plans or not. I was talking about new customers from Boost Mobile and other places, especially if they were already getting unlimited talk and text.

Also, current Verizon customers don't believe me when I tell them their usage for the last 3 months. I have to show them the screen and them explain the chart to them. People in the country don't own those fancy computas.

Most people don't understand how upgrades work at all. An upgrade will extend your contract for 2 years. You can upgrade every 20 months. Just because you have an upgrade does not mean every damn phone is going to be free. The free smartphones will probably be shitty.

7/12/2012 11:51:18 AM

my iphone is sorta broken

should i switch to android?

7/12/2012 11:55:55 AM

Yes.

A device with more features and no douche factor.

7/12/2012 12:53:42 PM

I see that Verizon has launched Home Fusion Broadband service now. If I currently have a Verizon mifi, is there anyway for me to "upgrade" to the home fusion broadband? It looks like I can get 20 gigs of data for $90 versus the 10 gigs i get now for $80.

7/18/2012 9:50:04 PM

My Dad and I are heading to Windsor Canada in August and will be spending most of our time in Detroit. Does anyone know if Windsor is close enough to Detroit that we'll still pick up Verizon? If not, does anyone know if I can pick up a pre-paid SIM for my Galaxy SIII to keep from roaming? I believe the "International Unlock" isn't available for it yet but I'm not sure whether Canada works without it.

And yes, I do plan to call Verizon but we're both on business plans and business support is closed on weekends.

7/22/2012 2:05:29 PM

yo KE4ZNR, check your e-mail

7/22/2012 3:36:36 PM

Someone do me a favor.
Conditions:
you have verizon wireless
An ncsu.edu email address
you aren't currently getting a discount on your bill

Go to http://www.vzw.com/getdiscounts and put in your email address. Check your ncsu email and follow the link provided within 72 hours. Let me know if the discount applies to your bill. Kthx

9/5/2012 9:16:42 PM

Do me a favor and tell my why my GPS locking on my Bionic sucks dick all of a sudden! Shit used to take like 1 second, now takes like 10 minutes. Makes navigating useless!

9/5/2012 9:20:58 PM

My brother was having the same issue. He rooted his phone and put ics on it. Now it doesn't do that anymore. You could try a new sim card and see if that helps.

9/5/2012 9:28:57 PM

I just cleared my phone's cache. Hopefully that will help. I also found some info online saying that the recent maps update is to blame.

9/5/2012 9:30:06 PM

Yea I haven't done any research about it. I sell phones, I don't fix them. and I don't have time for that bullshit anymore.

9/5/2012 9:32:22 PM

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"Go to http://www.vzw.com/getdiscounts and put in your email address. Check your ncsu email and follow the link provided within 72 hours. Let me know if the discount applies to your bill. Kthx"

It worked a couple years ago when I tried it. Gave a 25 or 28% discount

9/5/2012 9:35:37 PM

Quote :

"Someone do me a favor. Conditions: you have verizon wireless An ncsu.edu email address you aren't currently getting a discount on your bill Go to http://www.vzw.com/getdiscounts and put in your email address. Check your ncsu email and follow the link provided within 72 hours. Let me know if the discount applies to your bill. Kthx"

i'll do this tomorrow...i already have a discount, but under a different NCSU account (i have access to more than one unity ID )...i'm planning on getting a discount for my parents

9/5/2012 9:39:06 PM

I think it's only 20 percent now. Which it works because employees have the same ncsu.edu address as students. Seems like a bad system.

9/5/2012 9:40:35 PM

i actually thought it was ALWAYS 20%

yeah, i started with when you had to go into a store and have your ID scanned...but i had gone the dunn building and told them i was working for the university (i wasn't) and wanted my ID to say "faculty/staff & student" and they did it...so verizon accepted it when i gave it to them to scan (though they may not have cared either way)

someone told me the process was automated now, but i hadn't gotten around to get a discount for my parents on their account

9/5/2012 9:44:44 PM

Confirmed it works.

9/5/2012 10:51:56 PM

yeh, that process worked for me years ago; and it was a 20% discount.

9/6/2012 8:16:47 AM

Does not work for @alumni.ncsu.edu email accounts.

It was worth a try

9/6/2012 5:49:41 PM

My phone is taking forever to find GPS too... Razr maxx with ics. If you figure out what the issue is, please share

9/6/2012 6:01:11 PM

the solar system is breaking apart.

9/7/2012 7:41:14 PM

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" Verizon Wireless has begun selling information about its customers' geographical locations, app usage, and Web browsing activities, a move that raises privacy questions and could brush up against federal wiretapping law. The company this month began offering reports to marketers showing what Verizon subscribers are doing on their phones and other mobile devices, including what iOS and Android apps are in use in which locations. Verizon says it may link the data to third-party databases with information about customers' gender, age, and even details such as "sports enthusiast, frequent diner or pet owner." "We're able to view just everything that they do," Bill Diggins, U.S. chief for the Verizon Wireless marketing initiative, told an industry conference earlier this year. "And that's really where data is going today. Data is the new oil." "

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57533001-38/verizon-draws-fire-for-monitoring-app-usage-browsing-habits/

visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/myprivacy to opt out of this marketing thing, and also to opt out of sharing your Customer Proprietary Network Information (they use it for targeted marketing)

10/16/2012 1:25:12 PM

^ surely that's only if you use a stock, carrier-bloated ROM on your phone...i hope

also, thanks for the link...in my settings, "Don't Share My CPNI" was checked for all numbers and "OK to use my information for aggregate reports" and "OK to use my demographic info for banners" was checked for all numbers

[Edited on October 16, 2012 at 1:31 PM. Reason : .]

10/16/2012 1:30:37 PM

I love Verizon in general and think they provide pretty good service and options with regard to hardware. But I will NEVER buy into the bullshit hype about data "costing oh so much." It's a farce. It's simply supply & demand. People are dumb enough to pay for it so it'll continue. This is why we don't end up with decent innovation. Companies just want to squeeze money out of existing ideas instead of coming up with new ones. Then they bitch and moan when they fall behind the times and start litigating like hell to try and fight the inevitable. Data is not expensive. There is no magic data crunch on the horizon.

10/16/2012 1:57:43 PM

My wife left verizon several months ago for Republic Wireless. As of today, she can now add a line to her account on Republic. I will no longer be a Verizon customer once my service is transferred

10/16/2012 2:06:13 PM