Hey Everyone,
As many of you know, Verizon Wireless now has a mandatory $29.99 data plan for all of their new PDA phones released after November 14, 2008. We can thank the guys (and gals) over at http://www.boygeniusreport.com/ for releasing a copy of Verizon's Quick Reference guide - Indirect Sales - on Data requirements on PDAs/Smartphones. These phones include the new Samsung Omnia and the HTC Touch Pro both of which, I believe, were released on November 15, 2008. For anybody who hasn't used Verizon's data plan, this usually means a monthly increase of over 50% to your phone bill for something you may not want, need or even use. Looked at another way, this is an additional $720 per phone over the two year period of your contract. If you are on a family plan, this can add up really quick.
Right now my initial idea is to document my conversations with Verizon as I try and discover why they have made this new policy. Currently my goal is not to bash Verizon, but to understand the decision making process - in fact, I do have to congratulate Verizon for lowering their unlimited data plan from $45 to $30. I know that, for those people who do rely on Verizon's data plan to keep them connected, this is a great deal.
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