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Old 01-25-2007, 08:38 AM
Kevin Weaver
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Default Re: Verizon Wireless VIP Club - A new retention program?

Yes mine does say .10


Todd Allcock wrote:
> At 24 Jan 2007 16:42:09 -0800 Kevin Weaver wrote:
>> You should also re-read it. I did. It says, It's going up to .15 per.
>> IF your not on a plan. I don't have a plan. But when signing a contract
>> last sept and contract is good for 1yr It states it's .10 per txt
>> message.

>
> Does the contract actually say anything about texting rates? Most
> wireless contracts I've signed say nothing about guaranteeing the costs
> of add-ons like texting or mobile web access. (These weren't with Verizon,
> however, so I'm not implying your contract is the same.)
>
>
>> I've filled out small claims court papers and they should be
>> at verizon by Monday. And a few things I've asked for is court fees
>> along with a pro-rated refund on my phone. If they can charge me 175.00
>> to cancel I can do the same for the price of the phone.

>
> Good luck with that. I strongly suspect that Verizon ran this rate
> change past better lawyers than you when they decided to adopt it.
>
> Besides, if the court finds that the 10-cent texting rate _is_ covered by
> the contract, Verizon could simply be ordered to honor it and, say,
> refund you 5-cents for each text they charge you 15-cents for until your
> year is up. Why should they let you out of the contract rather than
> simply comply with it?
>
> If you texted enough that 15-cents (or even 10-cents) per was a hardship,
> you'd have a texting plan, so obviously this isn't about an extra nickel
> a text- you want out of your contract and you see an opportunity to get
> out. Good luck.
>
>


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