Michael N. Paris wrote:

> I think thats nice, but in all reality, why? If I'm at home, I use my
> home phone. I have enough minutes in my plan to make calls when I'm
> out. Now I'm sure this will benifit those who don't use POTS or
> something like Vonage. I mean if it came down to that, I think I'd
> pick one of them $100 unlimited deals.

Yes, that's what Verizon was counting on when they started the
"unlimited wars." The analysts went nuts and Verizon and AT&T stock
plunged as the analysts looked at current >$100 customers and figured
that the $100 unlimited pricing would mean declining revenue. In fact,
the reason Verizon did this was because they believe that they'll be
able to entice more people to drop landline service and have only a cell
phone.

I doubt that $100 unlimited is going to cause many people to drop a
$20/month landline. Why do people keep landlines?

1. 911 service, especially if you have kids
2. Reliability
3. DSL
4. "Free" local calls

Only number 4 is addressed by the unlimited wireless plans.