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[Droid Incredible General] SteveG12543:
Allowed me to switch with no problems or coercion at all. Thanks for the find!

Sent from my Droid Incredible running SkyRaider 3.3.3.
[Droid Incredible General] phatal:
This was my experience as well. It was quick, painless and I was off the phone in less than 5 minutes. This plan is saving me $50 a month from my previous 900 minute plan (didn't need 900 minutes). The 5 friends and family numbers are intact as well, which I don't think is available in the standard 450 plan.

Also, I was still under contract and received the email offer.
[Droid Incredible General] thejdog55:
I tried the other day and they said that I wasn't sent the email because of my current work discount. She said I could still get the plan, but my work discount wouldn't be applied to the plan, so I would actually be paying a few dollars more than what I am currently working with. So I don't know if that's true, but if you are getting a discount through work, I would check your bill to see if it is still being applied. Because it sounds like to me that the plan doesn't work with any other discounts, so you can potentially get it, but Verizon may not apply your current discount. So just a heads up for those who have a discount and are thinking about switching over or already have.
[Droid Incredible General] Soopafly Incredible:
I specifically asked when I was switched over, and the lady told me that my work discount would still apply. Although I haven't recieved a bill with this plan applied yet.

Strange that there is so much inconsistancy/mystery arround this plan...
[Droid Incredible General] thejdog55:
Yeah I agree. I wish they would inform all of their employees with the same information so it would be easier. I may try again and see what they say, see if their story stays the same. Because I would love to have the plan and apply my work discount.
[Droid Incredible General] jdmba:
Got It

I got my Incredible in May and my wife got her Droid 2 in August ... and we are now each on the $69.99 plan, thanks to this thread.
[Droid Incredible General] Dmtalon:
I too had no problem getting on board. I simply told them I saw an add online saying they had a new promotion (describing said promotion) and asked if it was still available. The lady I spoke with said they sure do/and it still was. Then asked if I wanted to switch to it. Zero problems, was on the phone about 10m total. Most of it on hold.
[Droid Incredible General] Papa Foxtrot:
Just switched based on the link(no email) with no problems. AAMOF, my mother-in-laws phone is not data-capable, so the nice lady didn't charge for that one!

Definitely a good CS experience!

Thanks for the heads-up!!:D
[Droid Incredible General] 1967ls2:
I have no idea what you guys are doing different than what I am doing here. I have tried 3 times now and each Verizon rep tells me that there is no way they can give me the promo because the promo has to be applied to your account based on whether or not you got the email. They can see your account and whether or not you got the email. I haven't said that I received the email, all I said was I saw the promotion online and would like to get it as well. Each time shot down...
[Droid Incredible General] ptsmith24:
You're calling the 877 number in the ad, correct? I'm just making sure because I called the main customer service number with no luck. However, they were nice about it and looked anyway, but couldn't find anything. I then called the 877 number and had zero issues.
[Droid Incredible General] kdog78:
Great Deal. I called the number on the flyer and signed up with my single line. Now I can also call unlimited to 5 numbers. I still have my employee discount applied.

kdog78

Virtuous v3.1

Unrevoked Forever

Hydra Kernel #1 Overclocked Undervolted 1.115ghz v1.0
[Droid Incredible General] 1967ls2:
I called the 877 number each time. They already knew what I was basically calling for each time and were quick to shoot me down each time...
[Droid Incredible General] Soopafly Incredible:
I had heard a rumor going around that it was location based...althought I have no idea why i would qualify then
[Droid Incredible General] 1967ls2:
The multiple reps that I spoke to informed me that this was a trial period for this type of plan and that it was only supposed to offered to those who received the email and further that those that received the email were people who weren't already on a 2 year contract term. They also knew that it was leaked to the media and internet and had bullets ready to shoot me down every time I tried to request it.

I also said that I have heard of many people who have received it even though they were already signed up for a 2 year contract as many people here have suggested and each rep said that has no basis and I am just not eligible....weak sauce...
[Droid Incredible General] Papa Foxtrot:
That's bizarre, I wonder if someone pulled the plug this afternoon? Seriously, I had zero issues with CS on this when I called this morning - prob'ly one of the easier transactions that I've had with VZW...
[Droid Incredible General] Phaded:
My friend did this yesterday with problems. If they say the plan doesn't exist let them know it's a $20 discount on the data portion of the bill.

Sent from my Virtuous Incredible
[Droid Incredible General] voltjap:
Worked like a charm. Sent info to a friend who switched service to Verizon back in April when incredible came out and it worked for him as well. I just called the number that was on the link from OP and the CS guy knew exactly what I was talking about, put me on hold and applied discount.
[Droid Incredible General] Erickomen27:
Thanks! I Just Used The Discount

The Lady I Talked To Was Really Nice.

(I Just Got My Service Literally 2 Days Ago)

So Idk If I Just Had Good Luck With It Or What
[Droid Incredible General] voltjap:
I got the incredible April 29th and I was still eligible. I asked the guy if it extended my contract and he said that's only for customers who's current contract is set to end soon
[Droid Incredible General] jaypr9:
Who knows who gets it and who doesnt. I think the reps are either confused or really dont know themselves.

I got an email from them (in spanish??) which was bizarre because I normally get it in English but it was this promo plan. The lady I spoke to knew I was sent something because she went and checked and said she had to get s spanish person to read the email then I got the deal.

I still have over a year left on my contract and was still offered it. Unless it was a mistake on their part who knows, but I'm glad I'm saving $20 a month.
[Droid Incredible General] andsmith79:
No luck getting the offer. I called about 5 times this morning (different agents) and was denied each time. Two agents told me they have heard about the so called fraudulent offer being posted to message boards and have been instructed to turn away callers. Both stated they have been getting non-stop calls for this offer all morning!

I threatened to cancel my service after speaking with the last agent. They transferred me to marketing where they gave me unlimited data & txt messaging with a $20 discount on my two data plans. Sounds like a better deal as I get to stay with 1400mins & friends & family. The offer is good for as long as I am a customer. Saved $40 a month and got to keep my 17% corp discount. Win Win!
[Droid Incredible General] Scuk:
I called and got transfered a few times. But eventually got a deal. Moved me from 700 min family plan with 2 $29.99 data packages to a 1400 min family plan with same features for $20 less a month.
[Droid Incredible General] Pons:
Second time's the charm.
[Droid Incredible General] TNS201:
I just called in today to get this. They wouldn't give me it before when I posted this, think I was in contract still. So it seems they are only giving this out to people who are out of contract or maybe nearing the end of contract.

I got a text about it so I called.

I got the $69.99 plan + I get another 19% off from my work so it should be around $57 a month + taxes

Also I asked and the lady told me this will not take away from my upgrade discount on my next phone.

Also you get a favorite 5 to add to your line as well.
[Droid Incredible General] smtom:
Plan not = to Contract Length

I did this back in December. Rep I talked to educated me in that the length of the contract you have remaining has nothing to do with the plan you have.

Said another way, you could sign up as a new VZW customer tomorrow with a 1 or 2 year term on plan ABC.

You could call in 5 days and change to plan XYZ, with no impact/extension/reduction to the length of time remaining on your 5 day old contract.

ymmv, but that's what she told me.
[Droid Incredible General] sketchd:
edit - nvm. Misread sorry!
[Droid Incredible General] hoag50:
I got it a week after I signed up and I also got my company discount 22% off the 59.99 and 20% off of data so my data is only like 7 or 8 dollars and my plan is 46.79
[Droid Incredible General] spatton:
I'm going to have to give this a try tonight! Perhaps on my way home...
[Droid Incredible General] ptsmith24:
It's months old, I doubt it will still work. Let us know how it goes.
[Droid Incredible General] nectur:
I just called in and worked like a charm for me. Just wish I had seen this thread months ago! Coulda been saving some $!
[Droid Incredible General] nfrederick:
Worked like a charm.

Called the number on the email flyer, spoke to a nice guy named Dez, had me set up within a minute. Verified everything took on MyVerizon and it did. Saving me 20 bucks a month.
[Droid Incredible General] jaykresge:
Never got the email, clicked the link in the original post, and called just to give it a try. They accepted it. Saving me almost $20/month now.
[Droid Incredible General] blcklab:
Help? They want proof!

The CSR told me he doesn't a record of me receiving the targeted email. I would have to fax in a copy of the email to receive this. Would save me $45/month. Any suggestions?
[Droid Incredible General] charklos:
I didnt get the email, but I saw it on Engadget so I called, and a super nice guy said I was eligible for the discount and set me up, quick status. I LOVE saving money! :D
[Droid Incredible General] fortesquieu:
I got my Dinc when on launch day. Let's say if I got this working, does that mean my contract would now expire on 1/20/2012?
[Droid Incredible General] jaykresge:
No changes to your contract if you still have at least 12 months remaining, which you do if you started your current contract in April. Your contract is only extended if you have less than 12 months remaining.
[Droid Incredible General] fortesquieu:
If that is the case, then my contract WILL be extended because, I signed the one year contract on the launch day (forgot to mention).

Alrighty, thank you!
[Droid Incredible General] NilsP:
Just called and they started to falter but gave it to me anyway. My pre-tax went from $143.78 to $117.20 (after discounts)
[Droid Incredible General] D8nkE:
just tried and got denied because they didn't show me having receive the email. I'll try again later.
[Droid Incredible General] ctinsley:
I tried this like a month ago, but tried again, they still won't give me the promo, but this time the reason was different. I am not eligible because my monthly employee discount is higher than 18%.
[Droid Incredible General] Rrrracer:
I just called in and got this, pretty stoked about it!

The CSR did mention that it isn't necessarily permanent and if I changed my device it could fall off but.. ya know, the money I save in the meantime will be great, and there's just nothing in the pipeline right now that is interesting enough to pull me away from my DInc :-)

Go for it!
[Droid Incredible General] pete_kowalski83:
this is such a bs reason too...

I don't get verizon man, there supposed to be better than the other carriers but to me it just seems like their just getting greedy now. customer service isn't that great, and ppl who work in the store I goto are just morons too lol
[Droid Incredible General] nfrederick:
Every time I need something they are always very helpful.
[Droid Incredible General] TNS201:
I just got it the other day and my monthly employee discount is 19%
[Droid Incredible General] thelunchboxosu:
I have a 22% company discount and was still able to get the plan.
[Droid Incredible General] IISiDeK1CKII:
I just called the number and they said it expired Dec. 31st, 2010, but were still able to change my plan for me.

It totals out to:

Plan Details:

Monthly access charge:	$47.99 ( 20% off of $59.99)

Monthly allowance minutes:	450 general

Promotion details:

20% ACCESS DISCOUNT

20% - FEATURE DISCOUNT

TALK & TEXT PLUS DATA $20 DISC

I have a 20% off due to my job. This is the greatest offer ever.
[Droid Incredible General] blcklab:
Let me know if you have success. I got the same push back
[Droid Incredible General] Atst44:
I called and got this deal. It saves me $5... Nothing major. Shouldn't have gotten it, really...

Requires that you pay for the "data" portion for 1 year, therefore extending my contract 45 days.

You MUST have 2 lines with the data package to be eligible.

This offer ends Jan 31, 2011.
[Droid Incredible General] spatton:
For me, I live on the edge of a suburban area with a few hills. There are numerous pockets where I drop calls. One I even call the "Valley of cell phone death."

Every time i drop a call, I am like ... best network ... yeah right.

I guess others have issues in other places, but it's all about ME ... well, at least when it is MY phone!
[Droid Incredible General] Rrrracer:
I only have one line and they gave it to me... interesting how many different stories people are told by the reps.
[Droid Incredible General] SteveG12543:
Single line, got the deal just by asking.

Sent from my Droid Incredible running Myn's Warm Two Point Two RLS5.3.
[Droid Incredible General] Atst44:
Sorry, I made a STUPID comment...

Must have two lines for the FAMILY plan.

Or so I was told, at least.

It wouldnt make sense to have two lines for the Single plan, right?
[Droid Incredible General] lioryte:
Wanted to thank the OP (that's me with the thanx) as you all should...

Prior family plan 1400 min @ 168+tax

As of today 1400 Family plan with my 25% off @ 112+tax

That's 56/mo 672/yr savings...

\(o^0)/
[Droid Incredible General] TNS201:
Wow that's quite a significant amount!
[Droid Incredible General] j006:
If VZW offered Friends & Family 5 with this, it would be a no-brainer since you could put your Google voice number on there and be fine with 450 minutes. As it stands, I use over 400 minutes on calls from ONLY my friends and family list and I don't consider myself a talker. How do you guys stay under 450 minutes on this plan without F&F / Google Voice???

Cheers
[Droid Incredible General] TNS201:
They do give you 5 friends and family with this offer.

how do you put your google voice number on there?

I use texting more then talking.
[Droid Incredible General] fiveoh:
Worked for me. It didn't save me any money, but I went from 700 minutes family plan to 1400 minutes family plan with unlimited data on all my lines for the same price.
[Droid Incredible General] ctinsley:
Finally, after my 4th attempt, I got someone who gave me the discount. They started out saying that its not a "plan" and that the promo is only for people who receive the email and that they couldn't give it to me. I explained my frustration and the rep asked if she could look over my plan details. After a while she agreed that the promo would save me a bunch of money and offered it to me as an "exception" Then they proceeded to try to sell me a 3rd smart phone, funny thing is I was really tempted, the 3rd phone would still cost me less per month than what I was paying with my first 2 lines with out this promo. SMH
[Droid Incredible General] a4diziac:
Called the Verizon promo number 3 times. First two times was a no go. The reps simply wouldn't budge. Third time was the charm. The rep was so cool. He starts out by saying, "Well, marketing is harping on us to ask you if you got the email, .......but in this case....I'll go ahead and do it for you."

I was totally stoked! :D It really doesn't hurt to ask and it depends on the rep you get.
[Droid Incredible General] jdmba:
Yup

As stated (and I can't believe how long this has been going on) it is ENTIRELY based on your rep. I had signed up maybe 4 months into my 2 year contract and the rep gave me 5 friends and family. When I had to call back to check on something, the other rep said that it wasn't possible, because VZW won't give 5 Friends and Family on contracts below 900 minutes. However, it was there. With F&F I don't get anywhere near my 450 :)
[Droid Incredible General] WingHater:
I just want to say thank you to the OP for bringing this promotional offer to everyone's attention. I just got off the phone with Verizon and spoke to Joshua, he asked if I received the offer and I told him no, I read about it on the internet. I then explained how I never go over 300 minutes a month but only because I have the 5 F&F plan with 900 minutes. I told him I could save $30 a month with this plan and he was willing to do it, no begging or pleading was needed. He put me on hold twice to speak to a manager to get it approved and all is good now. I'm now paying $69.99 a month with my 18% work discount about $58. I was previously paying $98 and some change with my discount before. Thank you OP for saving me $30 a month and $360 a year. Better than any mod or Rom out there lol.
[Droid Incredible General] farkmeil:
Good things come to those who ask...twice. I just got off of two consecutive calls with success on the second. The Rep., Kim, was lovely.

From $222 (post tax)

To 179.99 (pre tax)

So around 30 dollars monthly savings?

I did have to renew two of my four lines for a year (the other 2 are already under 2 year contracts). I started with 3 phones with data packages. And 1 with nothing. But now I've got four unlimited data packages for cheaper then I went in with. Woot!
[Droid Incredible General] snellc001:
I did not receive the email offer, but was still able to get this deal on all 4 of y family plan lines. No questions asked and no hassle at all.
[Droid Incredible General] tim.ton:
This was such a great find. I called and said I had received an email about the promotion and they made the change to my account immediately, no questions asked.
[Droid Incredible General] userjf:
Good deal! I simply told them I wanted the 139 family promotion, and it was that simple! Verizon does have good customer service, especially compared to a lot of other business's phone support.
[Droid Incredible General] blcklab:
I'll try the above strategy. I called today (my 2nd attempt) and they looked up whether I'd been sent the email. She then explained that a "blogger" has been spreading the word about this but it's limited only to those who received the "test" offer.
[Droid Incredible General] TNS201:
They also sent out text messages offering it too. I would just try again and see if you can get in.
[Droid Incredible General] spatton:
I just called - got disconnected in the middle of the call - she called me back and gave me the deal!

She did say - today is the last day!
[Droid Incredible General] Crion629:
Just tried calling and got told that they are only applying it to customers who received the e-mail or txt message. Grrr... I'll try again later.
[Droid Incredible General] BigD603:
Offer expired :-/

Just tried calling today to get the promo, lady said it's not even an option in their system anymore so its impossible to get it. DANG!
[Droid Incredible General] off_inthe_shower:
Didn't work
[Droid Incredible General] Cryous:
Promo is over guys, thanks for the topic it was amazing while it lasted
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steadydon:
I have a Samsung Vibrant I am wondering if the phone is rooted and the lag fix applied will I still receive updates like the GPS fix and any other updates TMobile and Samsung might send out. When 2.2 is sent out will it install on my rooted phone and remove the root and lag fix I have done.

I have the TMobile MyTouch G4 as well doing a comparison and am leaning back to the Vibrant. Any thoughts?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Deion123:
So theres a "Install system software update" on my phone and i chose to install now but everytime it restarts it comes back up when i lauch android, is there any way i could possibly manually install this update to my htc hd2?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] zarathustrax:
No... this is a port of android, so the builds are taken from native devices and changes are made to make it compatible. The update thing is left over from whatever device the build is taken from, so the update is actually trying to update a desire or nexus or whatever device your build is from. Plus we're running from SD card. The only way to update a port is to manually do it.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Deion123:
RE:

OK i understand thanks for clearing that up for me

EDIT: is manually doing it hard??
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Reno_79:
no real difference between putting a brand new build on. Just depends on whether you want to keep your old data (sms etc) in which case there are dozens of other threads to read about it.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] keebs29:
android on htc hd2

I recently unlocked my tmo usa htc hd2 and have an at&t sim card in it and I use my tmo sim as well. How do i get android on my unlocked phone and is it eay to do

?
[Android Software Development] SlowSeer:
Hi there!

I'm having issues while coding for my Evo. While touching the screen, the Evo interprets me touching the buttons as another press on the screen instead of a onKeyDown, onBackPressed, etc. (It actually sets the MotionEvent pointer count to 2, and I can get the co-ords that I'm touching that are off the main screen, for example, 830*190 when touching the back button.)

Short of coding in the locations of the buttons (which would be different for every phone with capacitive buttons, if they all have the same issue), is there any way to get around this? Does anyone else have this issue with a different capacitive buttoned device?
[Android Software Development] 00Ghz:
The nexus has the same problem. It seems that the buttons are a extension of the actual screen. Multitouch doesn't support more than 2 touches on HTC phones. And even that is problematic because the phone registers actualy one big touch and determines the fluctuations in its size. So if you want to pinch to zoom for example the phone will compare the size of the touch between your fingers. Basically you've got a hardware limitation and there's nothing you can do about it.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris2403:
Hi,

I just tried to see if my phone is locked by entering the service menu using *#*#4636#*#* (i tried the menu back back... method to no avail) but i dont have the simlock menu item in there, i only have phone info (which doesnt help), batt info, batt history and usage stats. Am at a bit of a loss as to what this means, i only want to check the network lock :rolleyes:. Any ideas?

Cheers

Chris

Edit: by the way im using a rooted 2.1 x10i
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
Trying another simcard would be the easiest way, and change the menu button for the home button to get the service menu.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris2403:
Thanks but i havent got one, is there no other way?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris2403:
doh, seems its just me being a bit thick (again), its been a long day :o

i have managed to find my simlock info, its:

Network 5

Network subset 5

Service Provider 5

Corporate 5

Sim 0

Could someone iterpret this for me please?

cheers

chris
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
It's unlocked. :)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris2403:
Great, thanks for your help :D