[havanese]

Do you think it would be better to call and try and get the cheaper BIS after the first or go into your local store and hope to find someone with an IQ > 50?

[wcurrin]

Originally Posted by BryanHarig

I am sure you will have to request it.

As an added piece on information Sprint will also be offering a $30 BIS plan in November with unlimited email/data/Text Messaging/Sprint navigation but without tethering support (it is still included in the $40 plan).

if verizon would do this, they would be my new best friend......no, seriously though, it would be nice, since right now i am paying 54.94 without nav...

[rjansen3]

Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry8830/4.2.2 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/104)

Well, its the 1st somewhere, anyone have this confirmed yet?

[jsntrenkler]

My understanding is that Unlimited Blackberry Data Plan will be dropped to $30 ... Also heard rumor that they will be lowering the price of the 8830 as well.

[sjt79]

Thanks to everyone here who brings all the "speculations" and "rumors", I checked VZW's website this morning and there is now a $29.99 Blackberry plan. Presumably, it's because the Pearl 2 went on sale for pre-order today and they needed a cheaper plan for consumers.

Whether this is true or not (since the rep I'm on the phone with now as I type this had no idea about this change), the rep states that her notes say that anyone who is on BES needs to stay with the "Blackberry Solutions" $44.99 unlimited plan. If you're not synced to a BES, then the $29.99 plan will work for you.

The only question in my mind is whether that's the only difference. It says "Email and Web"...nothing about data. So I'm going to keep an eye on this and see if other third party apps that use data (such as Gmail, JiveTalk, etc) will end up costing me money or are included.

[slines]

Do you think they will drop the price on the 10m plan for people who are not using a ton of data? That is currently 24.99 a month

[havanese]

From gearlog and Crunchgear

Verizon Wireless launched into a full-scale overhaul of their service plans today, and the results for consumers are mixed. Here are the main points:

* They're now called "Nationwide Plans"
* Everybody now gets "Mobile Web," which used to cost $5.
* Data connections that used to take minutes out of your bucket, no longer do.
* But you're charged $1.99/MB for some data services.
* If you want to switch, you don't have to re-up your contract

Downloading games or ringtones or using Mobile Web or e-mail trigger the $1.99 charge. (That's the smallest division; 1025 to 2047 KB costs $3.98.) But downloading V CAST music songs, sending or receiving text or picture messages, or using VZ Navigator doesn't trigger the charge.

The end effect is a slight reduction in prices for light users of Mobile Web (if you use less than 3 MB/month, you're paying less than the $5 you used to) and a slight increase in prices for people who like to buy games or ringtones, which get at least $1.98 tacked on for the data use. (Verizon argues that it's a wash because the new plan saves voice minutes, but I don't know many people who use up their voice minute buckets.)

I don't generally like charge-by-the-megabyte plans because no ordinary human knows how much a megabyte is in terms of Web surfing or downloading. It adds a stomach-churning element of uncertainty to pricing. Fortunately, you can dial #DATA (#3282) to find out how many megabytes you've used so far in the month, and stop when necessary.

Now obviously, this being a wireless carrier, there are a ton of additional options with confusing pricing adjustments. Here's the plain-English rundown of some of the basic add-ons.

* $15 gives you unlimited downloadable video clips, plus no more megabyte charges (V Pak)
* $20 gives you unlimited text messaging (Select Plan) - there are other, cheaper messaging packs too
* $40 gives you both, plus unlimited VZ Navigator and Mobile E-mail.

Oh, and one other thing - if you travel to Canada frequently, the Canada plans are back. They cost $20/month more than domestic plans; for that you get unlimited Canada/US roaming and long distance, along with a few other perks. I think $20 is a great deal for unlimited usage in Canada.

One big thing that hasn't changed: Verizon's expensive $45/month smart phone data plans. While Verizon is on par with AT&T, Sprint's $15/month and T-Mobile's $20/month plans are much cheaper.

[ArgonNJ]

Be careful with the terms Unlimited Data and Verizon. Unlimited isn't really unlimited, but an actual number (5gigs). And if you go over it, you get canceled.

Verizon: Verizon "Unlimited Access" Plan Is Extremely Limited

Its still a lot of data, but they shouldn't call it unlimited, when it really isn't.

[ArgonNJ]

Originally Posted by Dawg

wonder if they will roll back automatically or if we will have to request it

Probably have to request it. Cell phone companies rarely tell you about lower price plans unless you ask them or are about to cancel.

[TBOLTRAM]

Originally Posted by ArgonNJ

Be careful with the terms Unlimited Data and Verizon. Unlimited isn't really unlimited, but an actual number (5gigs). And if you go over it, you get canceled.

Verizon: Verizon "Unlimited Access" Plan Is Extremely Limited

Its still a lot of data, but they shouldn't call it unlimited, when it really isn't.

If I remember the New York AG just stomped on VZW over the use of unlimited and fined them some millions of dollars. Lying can get you into trouble with state AG offices.

[Elementary31]

i just called verizon's customer service and asked about the new blackberryplans but there arent any from what they told me so i dont know if that is true or not but i may be wrong

[d5coupe]

I called this morning, and a supervisor told me the $29.99 Web and Email plan only included 10MB of data.

The unlimited plan is still $44.99

So there was NO price drop, like I was expecting to see ....

[rjansen3]

on wether or not these actually came out today? The gf is eager to save some money on her plans!

[d5coupe]

Originally Posted by rjansen3

on wether or not these actually came out today? The gf is eager to save some money on her plans!

1-800-922-0204....see if you have any luck...

[jseah]

Originally Posted by d5coupe

I called this morning, and a supervisor told me the $29.99 Web and Email plan only included 10MB of data.

The unlimited plan is still $44.99

So there was NO price drop, like I was expecting to see ....

I am not so sure about this. When I pre-ordered the Pearl this morning and signed up for the Web and Email plan at $29.99, the details of the plan did not mention being limited to 10MB at all. This is what pops up on the Verizon site when you click for details on the Email and Web for Blackberry plan:

Email and Web for BlackBerry®
Use your BlackBerry for personal email and Web surfing.
Your email will be xxx8220;pushedxxx8221; automatically to your device.
Access up to ten POP3 and IMAP email accounts, including Yahoo!® Mail, AOL® Mail, Windows Live® Hotmail®, and Verizon.net.
Easy email account setup.
Voice Usage: Per your voice calling plan.
Required Equipment
CDMA BlackBerry device with Verizon Wireless software required.

CDMA Data Roaming

In the Canadian Broadband and Canadian Enhanced Services Rate and Coverage Areas, usage will be charged at a rate of $0.002 per KB or $2.05 per MB.
In the Mexican Enhanced Services Rate and Coverage Area, usage will be charged at a rate of $0.005 per KB or $5.12 per MB.
For more information on roaming in Canada and Mexico, visit verizonwireless.com/naroaming

Also, when I go to my company's employee discount site (where the Pearl pre-order doesn't appear, and the old plans are still showing), the cheaper Blackberry plan clearly shows the 10MB limit in the title of the plan, and it is priced at $24.99 a month.

So, I believe that they have basically raised the price $5, but made it unlimited rather than 10MB.

[jseah]

Here you go. This is an excerpt from the press release located here

http://www.blackberryforums.com/blac...dma-pearl.html

With the launch of the BlackBerry Pearl, Verizon Wireless is also introducing new Nationwide E-mail and Web for BlackBerry customers providing them with unlimited data for an additional $29.99 per month on top of a voice plan. Customers who choose a data only plan pay $34.99 per month. Both plans provide access up to 10 POP3 and IMAP e-mail accounts via BlackBerry® Internet Service.

[rjansen3]

I am trying to find them on the verizon website, to no avail so far.

[d5coupe]

yea, according to that press release the unlimited plan has changed to $29.99.

if you call customer service, they have no information on the plan and have no idea what it does/does not include.

I am currently awaiting a call back froma supervisor for the final word. I will post results when I hear back from them.

[jseah]

d5, I think I understand the confusion now. This is from the Verizon website:

Business Voice and Data Plans

If you look at the pricing, the "corporate" Blackberry service (where you connect your Blackberry to a corporate Exchange server) is still the same $24.99/29.99 for 10MB per month and $44.99/49.99 for unlimited. The new, unlimited plan is when you use Blackberry for personal use only (no connection to an Exchange server).

[d5coupe]

OK, just got off the phone with the VZW supervisor. She was able to figure it out and get back to me with a real answer....

The new data plan is due to the fact that they changed ALL of their voice/family plans from "Americas Choice" to "Nationwide"

This new $29.99 unlimited data plan is "nationwide", so there was a question to as if you can add a nationwide data plan to an americas choise voice plan....

We were able to do it, and I am now enrolled in the new nationwide Web and Email for $29.99 and that is unlimited data.

NOTE:

if you are looking to do the same, I can give you the direct line of an associate who figured it out and knows the deal. So if you want to switch without being on hold for 45mins, PM me and I'll give you the phone number.