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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] ratman6161:
Actually as much as everyone else hates it, the new plans actually work out for me. I guess each person has to look at their own personal situation and usage and do their own math for their individual scenario. In my case, my wife and I have been using VZW smart phones since 2005 (I think). We started with Samsung i760's with Windows Mobile 6?? Anyway, we have had unlimited data grandfathered in ever since and have jealously held onto it through all our upgrades...until now.

The deal was that even though 2 year contracts are being phased out, they would still let us renew ours and we could still get subsidized phones while we were at it. But to do that, we had to go with one of the new plans. OR, we could buy phones outright or get them on the monthly payment plan and keep our existing unlimited data plan. So we had to make a decision.

So I looked back on our previous usage and realized that the most we had ever used in the past was 8 - 10 GB in a month and going that high was a rarity. So for us, the 12 GB plan is effectively "unlimited" because it is high enough that we can still use the phones as much as we want to without having to count megabytes. Obviously for someone who uses more than the 12 GB per month, the math comes out different. But at our usage level, 12 GB is as good as unlimited.

I wanted the Note 5 and my wife wanted the HTC One M9. With contract renewal at Best Buy, I got my note for $50 and my wife got her HTC for $1 instead of $596 and $452 respectively. So it was $51 instead of $1048:good:. Then, our old plans only had 450 minutes per line where we now have unlimited minutes. This has convinced us to finally cut the cord on our land line and use our mobile phones as our only phones. The change in Verizon plans left us at 12 GB shared (as I stated, as good as unlimited for us) and with our discounts costs almost exactly the same per month as we were paying before. We will save $20 per month after we tell our cable company to cancel our land line. And we avoided $1000 in payments on the phones.

Overall for our particular situation, this is a good deal. But like I said, everyone has to do their own math.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] IamPro:
I luckily renewed before it was even announced (early Fall) but I don't know what I am going to do come 2yrs. Having an ISP makes me almost want to drop it but it has a cap. If I go with Project Fi (assuming its around in 2yrs), thats $30 for 1GB and I use about 2-3GB a month on the go so $40-50 or $100 with ISP. My VZN bill is about $80ish but I like having fast stable connection so seems like I might have to drop my unlimited data unless its really worth the extra $60ish overall.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Jacob11701:
Correct. Verizon as a branch off went for network coverage and they won. We change our prices now to try to compete with other carriers. Also medium plan should be $45 data package for 3 not 2GB jesse

Verizon Wireless Technician using Tapatalk on Note 5
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] xdathekilljoy:
Am I also getting this right that you have to open a business account now to obtain a UPD account?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Rolfsted:
They are allowing new phone payment plans for unlimited users with the price increase. They could have kept it where we had to pay full price up front. Entitlement generation.....

Got my new 5 for 0% interest and keep my unlimited. I appreciate that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] tedkord:
And $20 more per month.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Rolfsted:
Well, I know it's $20 more now. But I've had other carriers and had poor coverage out in the boonies camping two weeks. With Verizon I always have a decent to good signal.

If I didn't they would lose me just the other guys did.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Turbine1991:
That's the most rediculous statement I've ever seen. Increasing the value of a product and consequently increasing the price is obviously not in the best interests of the customer. People like fixed pricing and are contempt with what they have, otherwise they'll switch companies. It's already overpriced what you were offering.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] MrMike2182:
Verizon is seriously over priced for real!! Personally? I think we're all paying for the "name" brand service if you asked me!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Turbine1991:
I spend $8 a month for unlimited txting, 60 min calling + free to same company, 250mb of data. I'm happy because I use net compression and wifi for everything else. While I've got a Verizon device, their plans suck.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] tattooed_guy76:
that's a myth

MetroPCS, boost mobile and t-mobile have truly unlimited data also
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Jacob11701:
They throttle lol.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Rolfsted:
I'll have to check with my financial advisor, but I'm fairly sure i own verizon stock. So whatever gets me bigger dividends works for me.

Can you hear me now?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Jacob11701:
Believe you haven't had your bill broken down or properly looked at because there are a few things for one line that are cheap and were available at the time of you posting this.

Verizon Wireless Technician using Tapatalk on Android and iPhone
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] JesseMT4G:
I tried to revamp my bill, but they say I have the lowest amount they could do as of lasy time I called anyway.

Honestly just looking or get a decent working phone right now. Had to send my n5 back due to the adhesive glue coming up on the upper left corner, you guys wouldn't do ish about it, so contacted Samsung and they replaced it no issues. However the one they sent me a refurbished unit of course has software issues galore.

Once I get this replaced, having tmobile buy my contract out. One line with them is 35 bucks back on my family plan. Only gonna save 70 a month.... Almost 850 a year...

Wish I never added Verizon. Lesson learned.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Rolfsted:
That's the most rediculous statement I've ever seen. Increasing the value of a product and consequently increasing the price is obviously not in the best interests of the customer. People like fixed pricing and are contempt with what they have, otherwise they'll switch companies. It's already overpinriced what you were offering.

No way. I was on t-mobile no service at the campground my wife was on att and no service. Campers next to us had verizon with plenty of signal.

I got home and switched to Verizon and now people come to me begging to use my phone or Hotspot.

No way Jose let them eat cake.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Jacob11701:
I don't see how people are expecting something from so many years ago never to change.... especially since they made it so you can upgrade and not be throttled. They are high because they have the most coverage. That's how it is with every company. There is just simply no argument. My bill was also raised because I have an old nationwide plan with limited min. It's still cheaper that switching for the areas I'm in. If you live in a spot with coverage and don't care about true unlimited then switch. That's the smart thing to do if you aren't affected by being with another company. [emoji23] no one is forcing you to choose Verizon. It's only based on what you need. [emoji2]
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] tedkord:
It's not that people don't expect change, they don't expect change for the worse. As Technologies mature, costs go down. Lowell McAdams admitted before LTE was rolled out, that it was cheaper to supply.

When I first got a smartphone, you didn't have to get data, but Verizon kept Wi-Fi off the phones. Then, to stay competitive they added Wi-Fi but required you to have a data plan. Their 3G network was so slow, that there was very little you could do with the data. I couldn't even stream a YouTube video, because it buffers every 3 seconds. Because of this, I didn't want a data plan, but they insisted I had to have it if I wanted a smartphone on their Network. They also insisted I couldn't pay less for a lower amount of data, it had to be Unlimited.

Then, LTE was deployed, and I can finally use my data in a useful manner. Now, suddenly unlimited isn't a good thing to them. Now, they want to sell data in buckets and have me pay more for it.

Now, they don't even subsidize the phones in any way anymore. I'm paying for the entire price of the phone, and the cost of my plan didn't go down, it went up $20 per month per line. All for data that is cheaper for them to supply then it was with their 3G network.

I realize what they're trying to do is to is to pressure me into getting one of the new tiered plans. All they're really doing is pushing me towards another carrier, like T-Mobile.

Meanwhile, since they've increased the price of my plan, I've increased my data consumption. I will stream Netflix even if I'm not watching it, just to use up more of their data. I used to be reasonable with it, but now I use upwards of 60 gig of month.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Rolfsted:
Yeah, the speed limit on interstates is 70. I drive 120...that will show them.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Kevinrdz91:
I am wondering if wifi hotspot would work with a different carrier and with foxfi has anyone tried ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] tedkord:
I don't have a speed limit. That's what unlimited means.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Rolfsted:
Then that's where common sense kicks in.

I've read posts for years where guys with unlimited just burn it up. Just for the fun of it.

So, I'm not getting into another pissing posting thread of why it makes sense to use sense with unlimited.

But if a few burn through 100 gb a month while they sleep and Verizon ups the cost for everybody.....well....

I spent several recesses inside because some dufus made the teacher mad.

Bye
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Jacob11701:
This [emoji1303][emoji1303][emoji1303]
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] tedkord:
My data is unlimited. They already raised the price, that's why I'm using more.

If you were punished because of some other dufus, and you just took it, then you're a dufus too.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Rolfsted:
I and the whole class stayed inside and yeah, we just took it.

Just like we all have to pay more for unlimited now.

Feel like a dufus?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] tedkord:
Nope. You?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] JulesJam:
You can keep your UDP at $29.99/mo if you stay on contract. If you have any questions, you can ask them here:

www.reddit.com/r/verizonudp

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The high data users are mostly in rural areas where they use it for home internet because they don't have any other decent options but also it is where there isn't congestion so they are just using bandwidth that would go unused.

Make no mistake about it, the price hike is about profit for Verizon, not high data use. Verizon simply wants to extract a larger fee per gigabyte from subscribers.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] njdan30:
it'll go up again don't worry about that
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] JulesJam:
Not if you stay on contract.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] thecarp1975:
You folks on unlimited data plans through Verizon will want to read this.

http://www.droid-life.com/2016/07/20/verizon-unlimited-data-rip-tetherers/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Rolfsted:
I really hate to say "I told you so".... but I've been telling them for several years.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] thecarp1975:
Clarity on the subject. I think 100 GB is a more than fair number.

http://arstechnica.com/information-...mited-data-customers-who-use-over-100gbmonth/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] hbar98:
Well, man, that's like, your opinion. ;)

In other news... Is this per line or per account? This really stinks because I have *no* other broadband choice in my area. That's why I pay Verizon gobs of money: because right now the value proposition is worth it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] tw1n5nak35:
I wish I had unlimted data. I've been looking up prices on ebay, for assuming and transferring an unlimited data account. Maybe one day, they'll bring it back.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Cbass15:
I just looked the prices up for those and man those prices are crazy high!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] tw1n5nak35:
Oh yes, they are. I imangine those posting on ebay and those account holders are desperatley trying to get rid of them. Most of them are the grandfathered accounts but I've been thinking about it for a bit, just to see how much it would cost. :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Rolfsted:
I would consider leasing my grandfathered unlimited for a daily grande Starbucks cafe mocha for a period encompassing the rest of my life and the life of my youngest son who is 33.

We both are in relatively good health so that must be factored in. My son can be a bit of a daredevil so it's quite possible that he won't live out his natural life expectancy.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] JulesJam:
Then it is not unlimited data, it is a 100GB plan. Verizon needs to change the name of the plan and officially announce that your UDP is now capped at 100GB else they are engaged in a deceptive trade practice and subject to a fine like AT&T.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] jdg1:
Exactly!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] razieltov:
If you think Verizon is that bad then why are you still giving them your money?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] tedkord:
Because I've got two choices in my area coverage wise - Verizon or AT&T. They're equally bad.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] razieltov:
I think someone is being a little disingenuous here. They don't just magically put you back on contract.

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2GB is $35 and 50GB is $225. Nice try.

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So what you are saying is that they aren't actually bad, because they provide you with actual service. You could go with Sprint or T-mobile and not have any service. In that case how is Sprint or T-Mobile any better than Verizon and AT&T. BTW I have both AT&T and Verizon and haven't had a single issue with either of them. And they have had great customer service.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] tedkord:
No, that's not in any way what I'm saying. What I'm saying is they are using their duopoly status to rip customers off, while crying about any regulation.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] razieltov:
Who is talking about regulations? How is Verizon ripping you off?

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Then why are you still with them? Switch to a different company.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] tedkord:
I enumerated all that in my original post (which was months ago,btw). I get that you don't agree. That's your right. Have a nice day.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] razieltov:
I think you are missing a very big point here. From the time they started doing LTE they only had 85 million customers. They have 140 million now. So a lot more people to provide service too. And guess what. Each cell tower can only provide a limited amount of bandwidth. So they had to upgrade every tower for the increased usage. Not to mention since LTE was faster than 3G, more and more people would use a lot more data than 3G. And with more online services people were using more and more data. So even though LTE technology might be cheaper than 3G technology, to provide service for LTE phones cost more money.

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You also don't agree with your original post. How can you be ripped off when you are paying for service that you are getting that other companies are refusing to offer you.?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] tedkord:
It's not my fault that they decided to oversell their product without upgrading their network enough to cover it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] MrMike2182:
Seems to me like you have some sort of problem or something since you're running from thread to thread trying to say everyone's wrong or they shouldn't have an opinion or say anything at all.. Did someone piss in your cereal this morning or do you just have a mental issue?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] tedkord:
Running from thread to thread? All I've done is answer replies to a comment I made months ago, which was dead until someone brought it back. And where did I say no one else could have an opinion? I specifically said he had a right to disagree.

Don't get your panties bunched. I'm done. Have a nice day.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] MrMike2182:
Sorry that wasn't meant for you bro I hit the wrong reply button that was meant for [MENTION=730895]razieltov[/MENTION] and I'll fix it!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] tedkord:
Oops. Sorry. Haha.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] razieltov:
What are you talking about? Verizon didn't oversell their product. They charge more so that they can put more money into their network. Nobody expected people to be using 100MB a month in data on a cellphone. If they had forseen how popular data on a cellphone would have been they would have never offered unlimited data.

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What are you even talking about?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] MrMike2182:
Lol it's cool my bad sorry I just hit the wrong reply button!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] tedkord:
They sold unlimited. If they can't supply unlimited, then they either lied or oversold. I downloaded a game last night, world of tanks or something like that. Max DL was around 5Mbps. Often it hovered under 1Mbps. That's with four bars LTE. Oversold.

What they saw was an opportunity to further monetize data, one they didn't see earlier.

I'm done arguing with you. Enjoy your night.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] MrMike2182:
Oversold for damn sure! We are simply paying for the name! It's funny because when I first got this phone, and this is my very first account with Verizon.. I was told my bill would be roughly between 100 and 120 you know how much I paid just this month? 162 dollars and next month it's 167!!! And I don't even know what the hell that extra 5 is for because I haven't gone over my allotted data because I have home Internet also so I'm always on the WiFi but you can bet Verizon is gonna have a reason for that extra 5!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] razieltov:
There is no company in the world that sells unlimited data. You can't even use unlimited data with home internet.

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Its right on your bill. And you can leave Verizon at any time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] tedkord:
I'm also free to call them out when they're wrong. You don't have to like it, you just have to live with it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] MrMike2182:
Like I said yesterday you have issues! Since you keep commenting as if we aren't supposed to say nothing about Verizon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] xdathekilljoy:
What does their price and data changes of the past month have to do with when I posted that comment?

Nice try.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] toskabab:
This is factually incorrect on both accounts. There are plenty of companies in America and the rest of the world (which I highly doubt you have seen past your front porch) that provide unlimited data. Maybe not unlimited bandwidth, but unlimited data for sure. And when you are on contract you can't just up and leave whenever you please without paying a boatload of money to break the agreement.

And regarding my previous statement which you quoted, none of us have any reason to lie or be "disingenuous" here (I applaud you on your high-school vocabulary). Now stop trolling and gtfo. We come here for productive posts, not to entertain some kid trying to make himself feel important by refuting what everyone else has to say. If you are so happy with Verizon, you have no reason to be on this thread. Go troll the Verizon forums instead or bake them a cake to show your undying love for them.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] Rolfsted:
I love Verizon!! I thank the good Lord every night for Verizon. I thank my investor quarterly for investing in Verizon.

My contract has been up for years but still I stay with Verizon. Verizon has never let me down, always 4 bars for me. Verizon...just to say Verizon sounds so comforting. AT&T...I can barely say that without choking.

When I show my accountant that I spent $2400.00 a year for my very smart Verizon phone, I smile and say "Deduction". When I'm stopped on the street and asked by strangers if I have a signal, I laugh and say "Why of course, don't you?"

Yes, Verizon has been veri, veri, good to me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note5] xerotix:
I had the original unlimited data and a rep told me I'd stay the same on unlimited everything. I noticed the throttling and was told I'd have 60 days to go back to unlimited data, which I will. Only bad part is they charge an additional cost for not being on unlimited everything plan and the other 3 on the family plan are staying on it. I'll have to separate from the family plan(pay much more $$$) to keep what I was grandfathered into. :(
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Nonta72:
Hello

I ported CM12.1 for MT6592 (1,7GHz version) to Alcatel Flash (6042D) with MT6592M.

The ROM is stable and ready for daily use.

Working:

- Camera (Rear & Front)

- Wi-Fi

- Bluetooth

- Audio

- RIL (SIM 1 & SIM 2)

- Storage (Internal & SDCard)

- HW Decoder

- Touchscreen

- Microphone

- SMS & MMS

- 3G (Didn't test SIM 2 3G though)

- Discover yourself ...

Bugs:

- Minor Network signal drops O.o If you call someone and put the loud speaker on, the network will be lost. Also after a call, you need to wait at least 30 seconds before making a new one; else, network signal will be lost.

- FM Radio (common cm12 problem for mtk)

- USSD (only for some network providers).

Screenshots:

Downloads:

CM_12.1_Beta6_6042D(MT6592M).zip (317.1 MB)

Installation:

You need a Lollipop compatible custom recovery to install this ROM! I recommend one of my ported Custom recoveries such as this one http://www.needrom.com/download/philz-touch-for-ot-6042d-alcatel-onetouch-flash/

If you have that recovery, the follow these:

- Boot to recovery

- Wipe Options

- Wipe to install new ROM

- Install Zip from SD Card

- Choose the ROM file

- Install

- Reboot

- Go back and click "Thanks"

DON'T ASK WHY THE ROM DOES NOT BOOT OR INSTALL IF YOU USE CWM RECOVERY! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

For porters:

If you want to port my ROM, all I ask is "Proper credits". ;)

Troubleshooting:

- If you don't like the softkeys (onscreen naviguation bars), you can disable them in build.prop by removing this line: qemu.hw.mainkeys=0 If such line doesn't exist, add it and set value to 1 i.e qemu.hw.mainkeys=1

- If your camera, Wi-Fi, Audio or RIL doesn't work, please enable "Developer Options", then go to developer options in settings; now enable "Advanced Reboot Menu". Now, just do a "Hot Reboot". Everything should work. If problem persists, comment below.

- If you have Alcatel Flash and you are stuck at "Android is starting", make sure you have got a working SD Card in the SD slot. If error still occurs, repartition your Internal storage so that you get at least 1GB System partition. Search Google for that. ALL YOUR DATA WILL BE LOST IF YOU REPARTITION !!!.

- If fonts look smaller for you, edit build.prop file and find this line:

ro.sf.lcd_density

and set value to 320. Reboot.

Credits & Thanks:

- All thanks go to the legendary [MENTION=4761533]fire855[/MENTION] for his amazing work on CM12.1 for MTK :highfive:

- Ajit Guraya @ mtkroms.com (visit his blog for more awesome roms for mtk). :good:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] sorin1973:
I'm using this rom. Great !
[Miscellaneous Android Development] revanas:
i use this rom..and this list of bug i have found:

1. null imei (backup your imei/NVRAM via mtk droid tools on stock rom, then restore )

2. sometimes the device restart itself

3. charging off icon not working, if you charge your devices while device is of, it's only show a cm logo

4. hotspot cannot detected in any devices

anyone can fix this bug? help..