is it just me or does verizon wireless have the most confusing ...

[Ameesh]

is it just me or does verizon wireless have the most confusing plan payment structure. What the hell are all these options??!?

local, national, roaming, data, local -in , nation-in, locla digital, jesus christ i want 500 anytime minutes i can use anywhere in the country and if i get a smart phone i want to be able to use that whenever i want.

 

[austin316]

Originally posted by: Ameesh
is it just me or does verizon wireless have the most confusing plan payment structure. What the hell are all these options??!?

local, national, roaming, data, local -in , nation-in, locla digital, jesus christ i want 500 anytime minutes i can use anywhere in the country and if i get a smart phone i want to be able to use that whenever i want.

just get the america's choice plan with no push to talk, but make sure you get the nation-in plan, don't worry about local anything if you wanna be all over the place. then add $5 to take 1/2 of your AT minutes and make them roaming minutes.

 

[anxi80]

im not 100% sure of this information, but i believe this is how it goes...

local = meaning it covers a certain area in your living zone, you get more minutes, but if you leave the zone, all the calls you make will be charged as roaming.
national = less minutes than local, but you get nationwide coverage where there is reception.

in-network refers to mobile to mobile and such, just calling over people who have verizon and pulling from a bank of those minutes as opposed to your anytime minutes.

 

[shopbruin]

its pretty simple to me.

local plans = local area.

america's choice = all over country

in network calling = call anyone on the verizon network for free

all the providers have had variations on these plans over the past few years. i guess when you actively shop cell phone providers you get used to it.

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: austin316

Originally posted by: Ameesh
is it just me or does verizon wireless have the most confusing plan payment structure. What the hell are all these options??!?

local, national, roaming, data, local -in , nation-in, locla digital, jesus christ i want 500 anytime minutes i can use anywhere in the country and if i get a smart phone i want to be able to use that whenever i want.

just get the america's choice plan with no push to talk, but make sure you get the nation-in plan, don't worry about local anything if you wanna be all over the place. then add $5 to take 1/2 of your AT minutes and make them roaming minutes.

bbq?!

 

[booger711]

Originally posted by: freesia39
its pretty simple to me.

local plans = local area.

america's choice = all over country

in network calling = call anyone on the verizon network for free

all the providers have had variations on these plans over the past few years. i guess when you actively shop cell phone providers you get used to it.

useful info to have

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: freesia39
its pretty simple to me.

local plans = local area.

america's choice = all over country

in network calling = call anyone on the verizon network for free

all the providers have had variations on these plans over the past few years. i guess when you actively shop cell phone providers you get used to it.

yeah but there is local in network and national in network and what defines a local area, what happens if you are out of the local area but you call a person in the local area or vice versa etc. its seems that the plan is to scare you from using your minutes or fvck you with some wierd charges

 

[Rumpltzer]

Perhaps this would help?

I'm shopping for a new CDMA mobile carrier too. I've chosen to go with Sprint over Verizon because they're less expensive on the minutes and have a better phone selection.

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: Rumpltzer
Perhaps this would help?

I'm shopping for a new CDMA mobile carrier too. I've chosen to go with Sprint over Verizon because they're less expensive on the minutes and have a better phone selection.

i have sprint and i am very happy with the service i am just not happy with the phone selection. If sprint had some smart phones available i wouldn't switch away from them.

 

[Fingolfin269]

As far as I know, local to Verizon is statewide. I could be wrong as I haven't looked at their plans in a couple of years since I'm perfectly fine with this steal of a plan I already have.

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: Ameesh
yeah but there is local in network and national in network and what defines a local area, what happens if you are out of the local area but you call a person in the local area or vice versa etc. its seems that the plan is to scare you from using your minutes or fvck you with some wierd charges

You want 500 anytime minutes anywhere in the country, right?

Get the America's Choice 500 plan. $49.99 / month.

* 500 anytime minutes
* Free Nights and Weekends
* Free In-Network calls (any call placed to any other VW customer regardless of where either of you are in the country will be free)

With the AC plans, you don't need to worry about local in-network or national in-network; the entire country is pretty much covered. Link