Re: [Telecom] The Wireless Showdown of 2008

Re: [Telecom] The Wireless Showdown of 2008
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Re: [Telecom] The Wireless Showdown of 2008 hancock4 12-12-2007
Posted by on December 12, 2007, 11:44 am
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> > What will this change do for existing Verizon customers and their
> > phones? Will they be forced to buy new handsets?
>
> Eventually you'll have to buy a new handset for the same reason that AMPS
> users have had to bite the bullet and buy a CDMA or GSM handset. You'll
> probably want to buy a new handset sooner than that if you want to use
> LTE's higher data rate and other goodies.

Only I just bought a handset and the contract is for two years. I
presume for the next two years the existing network will still be
supported, indeed, I suspect many phones VZ is selling today are still
CDMA phones.

I will say that as a former AMPS user they did give me an attractive
transition offer in terms of handset and plan. I was afraid I'd be
forced onto their typical $40/month plan and have to buy $$$ handset,
but they gave a break. (The one thing I didn't like was that the
breaks came solely from a special 800 promotion just for AMPS
customers. Visiting a kiosk or VZ store gave terrible deals, the net
was a little better.)

People who work in call centers complained here of consumer harassment
and attempts to cheat out of obligations. But when companies offer
back door discounts, people realize they need to push hard for them
even when they're not available.


Posted by John L on December 12, 2007, 5:02 pm
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>> Eventually you'll have to buy a new handset for the same reason that AMPS
>> users have had to bite the bullet and buy a CDMA or GSM handset. You'll
>> probably want to buy a new handset sooner than that if you want to use
>> LTE's higher data rate and other goodies.
>
>Only I just bought a handset and the contract is for two years.

In two years, they're barely going to be rolling out LTE. It'll take
them another decade to phase out CDMA, like it took to phase out AMPS.


Posted by DTC on December 12, 2007, 6:55 pm
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John L wrote:
>>> Eventually you'll have to buy a new handset for the same reason that AMPS
>>> users have had to bite the bullet and buy a CDMA or GSM handset. You'll
>>> probably want to buy a new handset sooner than that if you want to use
>>> LTE's higher data rate and other goodies.
>> Only I just bought a handset and the contract is for two years.
>
> In two years, they're barely going to be rolling out LTE. It'll take
> them another decade to phase out CDMA, like it took to phase out AMPS.

By that time, you'll qualify for a handset upgrade. :)


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