Verizon discontinues 'New Every Two' policy in the wake of the iPhone

Exactly, its going to be really interesting in a month to see if all these whiners really do leave AT&T and actually have to deal with Verizon. The fanboyism behind Verizon just astounds me (as does the hate for AT&T). It seems to be completely internet based, since every actual person I know that is on Verizon has tons and tons of problems, not just the terrible service and coverage, not picking up a signal when traveling somewhere, and the worst of all is the random $1 to $100 charges that get added to every bill. Sure, AT&T has problems too, the reception inside my apartment is pretty bad, but as soon as I go outside I get great full 3G coverage everywhere, and I know when my bill comes that its going to be roughly the same amount, I don't get random charges that have to be disputed and take a few hours on the phone with the company to get them taken off, never with an explanation for what they were supposed to be for.

But if this is what all the whiner want, then good for them, let them complain about the problems Verizon has so they'll stop the bitching and complaining about AT&T.

> New Every Two is for the END OF YOUR CONTRACT. It's also worth either $30 or $50...not $100.

Actually, It did used to be worth $100 when I was with Verizon. I believe they had started to chop it down gradually by the time I ditched them in 2008. They slowly made it less and less, just as they made everything more expensive over time, due to the fact they have everyone brainwashed that their network is made of rainbows and magic and is better in every location than any other.

> And I don't understand all the Verizon hate.

Maybe I can help. Those of us who are basically satisfied with our AT&T service are sick and tired of Verizon fanbois (honestly, fanboism for a telco is the saddest thing ever) telling US how our phones don't work. Verizon lies and misleads people with their ridiculous "maps" ads. They point out that AT&T has only EDGE in the middle of nowhere like a cornfield in Nebraska, while Verizon claims to have 3G everywhere, as if that matters one bit to the people who spend 100% of their time in major and minor cities and highways, pretty much 100% of which are covered in AT&T's faster 3G GSM network. EDGE is not "no service." Verizon's network, despite the meaningless label of "3G," isn't very fast in the middle of nowhere either, probably due to the towers not having that much bandwidth in their own connection to the Internet.

Furthermore, not only is Verizon intentionally dishonest in their ads--they are the #1 carrier in just utterly exploiting their customers financially. Their 200MB data plan that gives you less data for the same money as AT&T, their insistence on a 2-year contract to get postpay service, even if you bring your own phone... Their insane Web Browser keys they have put on their dumbphones for years, which, when pressed, charge you $1.99 (http://www.wirelessweek.com/News/2010/03/Policy-and-Industry-Verizon-Sued-Data-Charges-Legal/ )... There is no end to their scheming to take more of your money.

I don't think AT&T is better, overall. They're about the same in greed (taking away unlimited data for new users and people who wanted tethering, for example). They're about the same in network quality--BOTH have a good number of bad coverage areas that are not really reflected in their maps. They're about the same in customer service--Both have good and bad reps and stores.

It's simply the utterly false portrayal of VZW as some kind of "white knight" that drives non-Verizon-fans crazy. Verizon doesn't love you. Verizon doesn't care about you. They want your money. ALL of it. And they want to provide you the minimum possible amount of value in return for that money. They have no interest in true competition, either. They would rather maintain the price-inelastic oligopoly they have colluded so hard to build.

Just like every other carrier.

Are you a Verizon marketing droid?

I personally can not wait for the Verizon network to get cluttered and hear the same whining about no signal from Verizon users. I have AT&T phones, M-Cell, and U-Verse. I'm a fan. It's fast and works consistently. Go elsewhere fandroids.

New Every 2 is an additional Verizon subsidy on top of the regular subsidy you get for signing a 2 year agreement. For instance, someone who bought a Droid phone a couple of years ago and completed their contract would be eligible for an additional $100 credit on an iPhone 4. They would be able to get a Verizon iPhone for $99 instead of the $199. Verizon is basically saying that new users will no longer get this perk when they finish their initial contract.

The 'theoretically' comes from a widely 'known' fact that AT&T's voice service is terrible. Dropped calls, no service, bad sound quality, acne...

Mind you, I've been on AT&T for 5 years now, after switching from Verizon, and have never experienced any of this. But since EVERYBODY say it's so, I must be wrong. I must just be THINKING my call quality is fine and that my calls end when one of the parties hangs up.