The store is right; they aren't selling used cars; you also can't negotiate
at a gas pump. However: you might be able to get customer service to give
you some bonus minutes for a period. But the plans are standardized and
depending on your way of thinking:
1) to maximize fairness to you the consumer, one standard for everyone
2) nah, can't think of any other reason.
dr
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deserve, just more than you're used to) //free.better-price.biz (for new
lines of wireless service; all carriers; the phones are almost always a
better-price)

<marinabob60@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1162094968.970832.178910@m7g2000cwm.googlegro ups.com...
>I have the family plan paying $59 for two numbers and 400 minutes. My
> three year old phone just broke, so now I am shopping not only for a
> new phone but maybe a new provider also. For the same price we can get
> 550 minutes with rollover with Cingular. Can you negotiate with
> Verizon to get more minutes? I though I was told by someone that you
> can, but when I tried it in a store tonight, they said "NO." I don't
> really feel like paying another $10 plus taxes to go to 700 minutes. I
> figure if I can get another 100 minutes for the same price I would stay
> with Verizon. I live in the L.A. area.
>