In alt.cellular.verizon Elmo P. Shagnasty <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote:
> In article <5uhdtoF1hna38U2@mid.individual.net>,
> "Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy71@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> > Oh, but I do do business with PagePlus....at a rate of about
>> > $30/year.....so even if I do end up using the Verizon network, it's not
>> > for very much at all.
>> >
>>
>> Ever notice that if you go to the Verizon or any traditional mobile phone
>> company that does both pre-pay and post-pay that the same phone is more
>> expensive for pre-pay customers? Well, you see why; they are under no
>> commitment.
>
> Ummm...that was my point. Did you not get the whole thing? I am under
> no commitment to pay any usage charges at any level for these phones,
> therefore if the phones are subsidized based on Verizon expecting that
> I'm going to use them and Verizon will realize income from them, then
> Verizon is in for a surprise.
>
>
>
>> I think "pre-pay" is an invalid term for these customers, as even "post-pay"
>> customers pre-pay. They only post pay any monthly overage or feature changes
>
> Nope. Not with Cingular/AT&T, anyway. I paid AFTER the fact, for
> everything. I never paid anything up front. Two years ago I walked
> away with a couple of free phones and a contract that said I would pay
> so much for service, and my service was available immediately. The bill
> for that service was not generated until one month later.
>
> You're wrong about the bills being pre-pay even for contract customers.
>

Prepaid phones are NOT subsidized. You bought a prepay phone, otherwise known
as commitment free. If you had bought it on a subsidized contract, the phone
would probably have been free. You just helped them unload excess inventory.
Feel good that you got what you consider a fair price. You won't be finding a
Motorola Q anytime soon at Walmart for a similar price without commitment ...
and you know why.

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Thomas T. Veldhouse

America is the country where you buy a lifetime
supply of aspirin for one dollar, and use it up in two weeks.