you CAN switch to verizon for FREE

[ryanbracht]

hello all, i just got off the phone with alltel tech support and they did confirm that you can switch over to verizon for free, no matter how much contract you have left... so i thought that was a pretty good idea, so i think i will wait for a sweet bb to come to verizon and take advantage of this merger,

[Skia]

Cool...wish VZ would get the Bold....that is one BB I wanna rock.

[CrackBerryBryan]

So in lieu of a ETF you have to purchase a new phone? Seems kinda pointless.

[hippiehound]

Yeah,but if you have a BlackBerry you have to pay 30 bucks a month exrta.And pay a tethering fee of 35 bucks a month,too.

[ehlusive]

just 3 weeks ago they wouldn't allow this, had to have less than 4 months left.

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[ryanbracht]

Originally Posted by hippiehound

Yeah,but if you have a BlackBerry you have to pay 30 bucks a month exrta.And pay a tethering fee of 35 bucks a month,too.

seriously? why the **** are they so high?

[markhunsaker]

No you cannot. I was told the same but Alltel still charged ETFs and were not waived.

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[ryanbracht]

Originally Posted by markhunsaker

No you cannot. I was told the same but Alltel still charged ETFs and were not waived.

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i don't know man, i just got off the phone with them when i added this thread, so i dunno... hard to tell, i dont think i want verizon now anyways, there plans are rediculous.

[markhunsaker]

It depends. I switched because I get 17 percent off my bill and an additional 20 percent off my data package. So for me it was way cheaper to be with Verizon.

As for the ETFs, tech services would even have the authority to waive ETFs. Even a customer service rep has to submit it to a manager. Then it can even go to the Executive Customer Relations department. They give the final approval or not. My ETFs were supposed to be prorated. I had a letter from an executive customer rep which I faxed it. The rep did the proration, the manager approved, and the same dept that told me they would prorate it denied the request.
They told me that even though the two companies were in a merger process, they were still acting as two seperate companies.

I understand tgat, but I just didn't like the fact that I received a letter saying they would prorate my ETFs but then the same department said no they wouldn't. That was just frustrating. Makes me glad I'm not with them now.

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[high life]

I had a vzw rep tell me that alltel's lower priced data plans are the reason the company was in financial trouble. I realy enjoyed the part where he told me I was going to pay their price sooner or later. ****, I want to get rid of my BB anyway, the etf is the only reason I still got it. I wish vzw would offer to let me out like t-mobile did suncom here a while back.

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[digitard]

The VZW rep was full of it. Alltel was a profitable company. They were growing in customers at a faster rate then Verizon based on overall size (they were growing customers at about 1/3rd of the total amount Verizon was and 1/6th of the size). It was the fact they were profitable that they got sold, not the other way around.

Because Alltel was a money earner, and growing so fast VZN offered the equity group who owned Alltel a 3 billion dollar profit after the sale. Basically that meant, for them, their investment turned into a 3 billion dollar profit in 12 months. They couldn't pass it up from a business perspective. It was too lucrative.

[markhunsaker]

Originally Posted by high life

I had a vzw rep tell me that alltel's lower priced data plans are the reason the company was in financial trouble. I realy enjoyed the part where he told me I was going to pay their price sooner or later. ****, I want to get rid of my BB anyway, the etf is the only reason I still got it. I wish vzw would offer to let me out like t-mobile did suncom here a while back.

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Unfortunately, they won't let you out. Even though Verizon didn't buy Alltel for the customers...they have customers. The main reason why they purchased Alltel was for their equipment. It's expensive to put up new towers...2 mil a piece.

VZW will continue to honor Alltel contracts through the time you signed.

[chrisy520]

http://forums.crackberry.com/f71/por...ghlight=alltel

[high life]

Yeah I know I'm stuck with staying on data or paying etf, wishfull thinking is all. My service is great and alltels plan is very well priced, this economy is just forcing us to look at cutting back on some things is all.

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[gpaaske]

I know this has been said, but I work for Alltel, and I know that the VZW reps have been saying some weird stuff to Alltel customers lately, and honestly, if you ask for generic info from any call center rep, there is a chance it's not 100% accurate.

You can switch to VZW if you're in the last 4 months of your contract, no sooner, at least without paying the ETF.

Unfortunantly, yes, VZW plans are more expensive, I have had a Verizon account for 4 years, and was paying 20 more a month at VZW then the same plan was at Alltel. One of the perks for Smartphone customers, is their network is a bit faster, maybe not for BB's but for any REV-A Device, meaning the Touch Diamond/Pro, and either of the 2 newest Wireless cards we have.

In Michigan all Alltel devices that are Rev-A are currently on Rev-A, before it was all EVDO because our towers werent that high tech all over.

If you guys want to keep your plans, get in contract one way or another, and then ride it out.