Verizon Confirms 12-Month No Contract Smartphone Payments

[exfileme]

Verizon is adding $350+ smartphones to its Device Payment Plan setup starting Sunday.

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[hrhuffnpuff]

Well, I think that is good and stuff, just not for me. Since I signed my life away to them for another 2 years.

 

[sykozis]

Sorry Verizon. Not good enough. T-Mobile finances for 2 years with no price restriction or finance charge.

 

[whiteodian]

It's just another contract. What these carriers really need are better prices. I was paying AT&T about $100 a month for a 3 year old iPhone 3GS. Switched to Straight Talk while still using the iPhone and now pay $45 a month. I bought a Nexus 4 at the beginning of the year and still loving it. I've done the math and over a 2 year contract, I will save $900+ compared to AT&T.

 

[slomo4sho]

Monkey see, monkey do...

 

[slomo4sho]

Monkey see, monkey do...

 

[Paul S1]

I switched to T-Mobile as soon as their no-contract model was released, and my monthly service is now cheaper than than it was before, which included a corporate discount. The service has been excellent, and I am very happy with my new Z10 and T-Mobile. This is exactly what I have been waiting for.

 

[Paul S1]

And for the other carriers, still ripping you off on the monthly service or limiting the devices defeats the whole purpose of this model.

 

[bentonsl_2010]

So unlike t-mobile you don't get to save money each month when you by your phone outright(Unsubsidized). You still have to pay retard amounts of money (The Subsidized amount) as well as a monthly "Phone Bill" Bill..........LMAO How many morons will fall for this and think they are saving.......... Sad world we live in.

 

[sykozis]

Sorry Verizon. Not good enough. T-Mobile finances for 2 years with no price restriction or finance charge.

Verizon's service is 10x better. T-Mobile isn't going to survive as a stand alone company.

It's that "10x better service" that caused me to switch to T-Mobile. With Verizon I had constant problems over the last few years... Hell, my last "cellphone" could barely function as a phone. So far, with T-Mobile, I've had no issues.

 

[house70]

One can not bring their old phone and get only a service contract. With any GSM network, one can bring their phone, get a SIM card, put it in and you have a registered phone. That's why their offer still includes the monthly phone bill, after paying the price for the phone. It's the same money, just laid out a bit different.

 

[g00fysmiley]

so.. no plan discounts, no phone discounts... you pay more but get a 12 month contract instead of a 2 year and are charged a monthly fee for the privilage... that sounds like a pretty terrible deal to me, the big 3 are just not doing it right. I will be swapping to T-mobile from sprint as soon as my contract is up tired of paying thier $10 a month "premium data charge" for the slowest connection of any carrier in town

 

[lilcinw]

So when does my off-contract bill go down?

 

[sykozis]

So when does my off-contract bill go down?

Good luck if you're a Verizon customer. It's unlikely that they're going to reduce their prices at all.

 

[mayne92]

Still doesn't make sense! You are forced into spending at least $100/mth for the cost of the service while being capped at 2GB also while paying for a smartphone outright. Granted Verizon's service is better than the rest IMO BUT where I live ATT is pretty good. As others have mentioned, you can buy a phone outright and pay $45/mth for "unlimited" everything with Straight Talk. Matter of fact my contract with Verizon is up in 2.5 weeks, I have already purchased the Nexus 4 and plan on getting Straight Talk as a service. I have paid Verizon $158/mth for two smartphones (still grandfathered into unlimited data, unlimited text and 700 minutes of talk-time a month). I will recoup the cost of my Nexus 4 phone in about 6 months and be saving a little of $50 a month if paying by month with Straight Talk OR save much more by prepaying for the year. In the end, I will be saving almost $2000 in 2 years by switching - this move is a no-brainer.