At 10 Feb 2007 01:55:59 +0000 kevinkeithweaver@sbcglobal.net wrote:


> This is about there txt msg plan going up in price which I don't agree
> with.

Here we go again...

So, how much are you going to to sue them for? A successful suit needs
damages. What are your damages? If you haven't texted anyone, your
damages, so far, are zero.

> They then offered me a 100 txt plan FREE. I turned it down.


Make sure you tell that to the judge- Verizon offered a generous
concession and you refused it. That'll play well in small claims...

Seriously- how many texts do you use a month? The 100 free texts per
month means you can make 300 texts/month before the price increase
effects you. (300 texts at the old price = $30, 100 free texts + 200
paid texts at new price = $30.)

If you were actually using 300 texts a month, you'd already have a
texting plan, and the increase wouldn't affect you.

You'd better be prepared to prove to the Judge that the increase will
harm you monetarily- unless your bills show a pattern of 300+
texts/month, I think the net result of your case will be to lighten your
wallet the $50-100 filing fee.

> Then He asks me what provider I would be going to. hahahaha...

Are you saying they offered to let you out of your contract? If so,
you'll not only be out the court costs, but the Judge will instruct the
baliff to slap you for wasting his or her time!

Again, kidding aside, RCN Wirless News did a story on Verizon's texting
price increase a few weeks ago. In the story Verizon claimed their
lawyers rubber-stamped the increase and claimed it didn't violate the
terms of their customer's contracts (Verizon claimed in the article that
they only needed to give a 30-day written notice to change the price of
the texts.) Now I'm not suggesting a Judge will necessarily agree with
Verizon's position, but going into small claims court with a smartassed
attitude over a nickel for texts you don't even use isn't going to get
you very far, particularly when Verizon tells the Judge they offered you
$15.00 worth of free texts/month to mitigate the increase.

Good luck... I suspect you might need it.