Should I be afraid to get my next Verizon Wireless bill? o.O

[DROlD]

Okay, so I just bought the DROID and I love it but I kinda went a little APP happy. I downloaded NFL live scoring and Facebook and this neat little radio APP " Pandora " .

It wasn't until I went to use "Pandora" that it hit me.  A little warning box popped up stating that this program uses ALOT of " Data Usage " and that I should check with Verizon to be sure I have enough to run the program. I've got a bad feeling now that I've used the program for hours upon hours at work ... And now I am thinking back to when I bought this phone online. I dont recall what option it was but the site gives you two options:

The first option is for $29.99/ mth and its mandatory for using a smartphone.

The second option was $44.99/mth and I dont recall what that was for.

Is that second option the unlimmited Data usage? Or do smart phones automatically have unlimmited Data from that madatory 29.99 ? Am I going to {edit} bricks when I see my next bill?

Thanks for any help in advance. ( P.s. If anyone knows a good brand of a case for this phone, that'd be awesome. Im going to get a case but I heard the rubber one is bad, which brand is a good one? And is the docking station worth the investment? )

[willanaya · Accepted solution]

okay. for what it is worth this is what i got from cs:

you have an unlimited data package. i asked "What if i left pandora on 24/7 for a month? Would i get charged anything extra?"  she said no because the $29.99 package is unlimited

i inquired about the messages i have seen on this forum concerning that these packages werent really unlimited but had a 5gb or 25gb ceiling.  she said that those packages are for people who use their phones as modems/tethering.

so with that said, PLAY ON!

[supitsmike]

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willanaya wrote:

okay. for what it is worth this is what i got from cs:

you have an unlimited data package. i asked "What if i left pandora on 24/7 for a month? Would i get charged anything extra?"  she said no because the $29.99 package is unlimited

i inquired about the messages i have seen on this forum concerning that these packages werent really unlimited but had a 5gb or 25gb ceiling.  she said that those packages are for people who use their phones as modems/tethering.

so with that said, PLAY ON!

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That clears up a whole lot for people, Kudos! And OP give this guy/girl the solution !

[willanaya]

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supitsmike wrote:

That clears up a whole lot for people, Kudos! And OP give this guy/girl the solution !

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actually i'm a guy

[DROlD]

Sweet!  Thanks, and I marked you as the solution, much help thank you.  Anyone know what the 44.99 charge was for?

[somegirl]

It is my understanding that the higher-priced package is for business users looking for Exchange sync, etc.

[Backnblack]

The higher price plan allows tethering and access to corporate email...Similar to what a BB does.

[ivorycruncher]

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Backnblack wrote:

The higher price plan allows tethering and access to corporate email...Similar to what a BB does.

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No, that plan does NOT allow tethering.  Tethering is a completely separate $30/month charge.  The $45 plan only applies if you are a business user, or if you want Verizon to provide you with Microsoft Exchange services and a verizon.net email address.  If you are a consumer, and just want to connect to an Exchange server hosted by somebody other than Verizon, the $30/month data plan is all you need.  And yes, there is a 5GB limit, but I think it's going to be very hard for you to reach that, even with Pandora.