Feb 05 2010

Verizon and I are going to throw down. Their new required $9.99 data package can kiss my ass.

This was going to just be a Facebook status but Facebook said it was too long so I’m posting it here instead.

So, I’m up for a free upgrade on my cell phone a full 2 years ago. Still haven’t been able to find a phone I like even after 2 years, they all have those stupid keyboards that make them twice as thick. Whatever, my old phone is still awesome, so it’s not a big deal, I can wait.

My phone finally breaks (volume button breaks off but the thing is 4 years old and that is the only thing wrong with it so I don’t blame it) so I concede to get a new phone. After many many hours of research, I finally find a phone I like but it’s out of stock. Come back in Feb, they say, we will have more. I look today and the phone is back in stock, alright, but now requires a freakin’ $10 a month data plan it didn’t before.

So I say, fine, I will get a different phone. Yeah, they pretty much *all* now require the stupid data plan. Including the one my husband owns and was able to get without a data plan a few weeks ago. They went in and changed the requirements on a bunch of phones pretty much overnight.

I am so furious right now.

Has anyone successfully circumvented this or been grandfathered in by calling and getting angry? I am interested in trying it.

I haven’t screamed at a customer service rep in many years. It may be time to bust that out.

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