Any smartphone options with low monthly voice usage?
awoomer
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I currently have an LG Voyager with a message only plan which has saved me quite a bit of money since I switched to it a couple of months ago when I saw it offered on the Verizon website.

 

My "New for Two" is up tomorrow and I'd like to upgrade to a smartphone but I see the message only plan offered for smartphones is only available to the hearing impaired.

 

I only use about 20 voice minutes a month (but I do text a lot) and can't justify the $50/mo increase in my bill for the smartphone.

 

Does anybody know of any other, cheaper, smartphone options for people with very low monthly voice minute usage?

 

Thanks

 

 

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spottedcatfish
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There aren't any with Verizon.

 

Unless you are hearing impaired, you have to subscribe to a Nationwide Calling Plan as a well as a $29.99/month unlimited data feature to use a smartphone on the Verizon network.  I would suggest finding a 3GMM phone that you can be happy with or looking into other carriers.

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awoomer
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Thanks for the information. That's too bad, I didn't want to leave but they're pricing me out. In this day and age, not everyone needs a $39.99/mo voice plan.

 

I did some research and found a plan on Sprint that would be $20/mo cheaper than the comparable Verizon plan. I'll just ride out my contract.

 

Verizon would be smart to add a 200 minute $19.99/mo plan. I could live with that, oh well.

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acraftylady
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If people need only a little they go to prepaid which works well.  Mary

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StreetDocRN
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Hey,

Have you checked into whether or not you can get a discount on your calling plan through where you work?  I know I got one and it saves me 15% every month.  Some discounts may vary, depending on agreements made with specific corporations.  (I sound like a commercial).  Anyways...hope this helps.

Doc

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acraftylady
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StreetDocRN wrote:

Hey,

Have you checked into whether or not you can get a discount on your calling plan through where you work?  I know I got one and it saves me 15% every month.  Some discounts may vary, depending on agreements made with specific corporations.  (I sound like a commercial).  Anyways...hope this helps.

Doc


We get 15% through my husbands work but we have the 700 minute a month family plan and verizon told me if we went any lower than that we wouldn't get the 15% so I don't think you can get it on just a real basic plan or that's what they told us and every one else I know that gets a work discount it's the same.    Mary

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StreetDocRN
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Hey, Mary,

Thanks for reminding me about that part of the discounts.  I did come up with one "loophole" the original poster in this thread might try.  He/she could get the plan in their parents name and if the parent is over 65 years of age, then the plan would be %29.99/month for 200 minutes on the Nationwide 65 plus.  He could just pay the bill each month but it would be in the parent's name. 

Doc

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spottedcatfish
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acraftylady wrote:

If people need only a little they go to prepaid which works well.  Mary


You cannot use postpaid phones that require a data package on prepaid plans, so 3GMM phones and smartphones are out.

 

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StreetDocRN
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Hi,

Just curious if the prepaid 3G Smartphones will ever come about.  I would think there might be a market for prepaid phones like that.  Anyways, just curious. 

Doc

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acraftylady
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StreetDocRN wrote:

Hi,

Just curious if the prepaid 3G Smartphones will ever come about.  I would think there might be a market for prepaid phones like that.  Anyways, just curious. 

Doc


Wonder how they would do that since you have to pay the data fee?  Mary

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