Congress wants to allow robocalls to cell phones

Perhaps you have a better plan, snowy.

Prices and services offered vary depending on the contract and service location. When I got my first statement I was curious about an 888-xxx-xxxx number that kept popping up with minutes deducted from my 700 min plan (minutes shared between me and my two kids). I called Verizon and was told that it was deducting minutes every time I accessed my voice mail and the minutes racked up the longer I spent in the call. I just checked and yes, the charge, for me, to have visual voice mail is still $9.99/mo. It's possible that, come contract renewal time, I could work out a better rate but I don't really want to pay them any more that I am. $250.00 a month for a fairly basic plan is enough. My current 2 year contract expires in November. I don't anticipate getting a better deal from them so I may be switching to Credo. I've been looking at them for a while now and though the price of the plans isn't any cheaper, it's not any more expensive. My main concern would probably be coverage area as I live in a rural area. The main reason I'd choose them over Verizon and the main Verizon competitors is - They claim they don't contribute to conservative politicians or causes.

Of course, this is way off topic so I'll quit my bitchin' about it here.

 

I had Verzon when I lived up north... HATED them. God help you if you have a problem with your phone, min. 30 min. wait time to talk to some kid whose just going to pass it off to someone else and ask you to come back later. And yes they nickle and dime you for EVERYTHING.

I now live in Mexico and HATE TelCel, they make Verzion look good. They had my iPhone for almost two weeks and still didn't resolve the issue. I went on-line and found a solution myself.
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Yes, I really think it depends on where you live and when you signed up. I worked with a lady who was paying AT&T nearly double what I was paying. we both switched to Verizon when our plans ended. I got a family plan with three phones and she got a single plan, same phone, her bill was nearly as much as mine. But my kid kept using the text feature, something new back then, and it nearly doubled my bill.

 

I don't answer any number I don't recognize. The voicemail gets sent to me as a text. If it is an important number, I'll add it to my contacts.