Harlan Messinger <hmessinger.removethis@comcast.net> wrote in
news:5c5ic1F2u4beqU1@mid.individual.net:

> Do any of you know whether there's
> some hidden catch, or are they just using the word "offer" incorrectly?
>

No catch. Someone they can't control is measuring the churning over a
certain period of time. VZW is trying to plug the leaks making them look
like a bad investment to the elite. Offering you 100 extra minutes drops
the churning, instantly, for the period of time the measurement is going
on, 60 days. As this really costs VZW NOTHING, it's a win-win for them.
It makes marginally-loyal customers into loyal customers.

After I had fled to Alltel and had been on their $39/700 minute plan for
4 months, paying on time of course...Alltel sent me a free 100-minutes-
for-life addition to my plan. Isn't that great?! The catch on Alltel is
the 100 minutes they gave me are the FIRST 100 MINUTES OF EVERY MONTH,
before my usual plan with Free N/W kicks in. This uses up the 100
minutes, ASAP, so we can start using up those 700 minutes AFAP (as fast
as possible). I was unsuccessful in trying to change the way this works
so unlimited N/W minutes don't eat the 100 mins first every month. I
never use up all my minutes, anyways, so the free 100 minutes is just an
administrative exercise that results in no gain for either Alltel or
me.... VZW's probably works the same way...just delaying when the
month's clock begins, depending on how much you talk at the beginning of
each pay period.

Larry
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