So, I bought a prepaid phone from Verizon for the trip North. I bought $50 worth of airtime via a prepaid card and had it added at the Verizon store by a Verizon representative. I should have had $50 on my phone available for airtime, right? Wrong! Verizon in all their infinite wisdom decided without my consent I needed a $20 a month text bundle, which I found out about in retrospect because I called to see where my $50 of airtime went. In addition to the text bundle I was also informed any unused minutes/money left on my account at the end of the billing cycle is lost if I don't make a $20 payment to my account each month. This is called the "Pay As You Go" plan. When I told them that isn't right their response was; "How do you expect us to make money!" Hmmm, I thought that was what they were doing when I bought the phone and airtime! Not! Also, one other little tidbit they don't mention, and this goes for AT&T as well as the rest of the Prepaid service providers, you only get half the tower coverage for prepaid phones. This of course translates into more roaming fees and about $3 per minute depending on the area. These are just the hidden little weasel words, omissions, and coverage cover-ups I encountered in my brief stint with Verizon and prepaid phone phreaking! Where am I going with this little rant?
Only to say: Buyer Beware! When they say "Can You Hear Me Now" make sure you Really do hear the whispers between the tag line!
Meanwhile, back at the Verizon outlet, the pooch pooped!
ciao
Awww, But I felt soo much better knowing you DID have a phone, even though it barely worked......So, to the trash it goes....but you can have mine anytime you need one....
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