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Blackberryer · 06-29-2007, 04:42 PM

The one area I'm hoping the iPhone forces change is with expensive dataplans. I'm a Verizon customer and spending an additional $45 a month on top of a 900 minute plan will never stop stinging, no matter how great the service. Now, I use my phone for business and personal, so I can justify the cost. I would think a lot of regular consumers who were thinking of getting a smartphone but stayed away due to the high cost of most data plans will try out an iPhone. If that's the case, I have to believe other carriers/phones are going to try and follow suit. Or at least I hope so.

I love my BlackBerry and would never want to switch, but I'm not gonna lie - if VZW offered a smartphone with data included with voice minutes, I don't know that PUSH is worth $45 extra a month.

06-29-2007, 04:42 PM	#1
Blackberryer Talking BlackBerry Encyclopedia Join Date: Jun 2007 Model: 8830 PIN: N/A Carrier: Verizon Posts: 317	Will iPhone Force Carriers To Change Data Plans? Please Login to Remove! The one area I'm hoping the iPhone forces change is with expensive dataplans. I'm a Verizon customer and spending an additional $45 a month on top of a 900 minute plan will never stop stinging, no matter how great the service. Now, I use my phone for business and personal, so I can justify the cost. I would think a lot of regular consumers who were thinking of getting a smartphone but stayed away due to the high cost of most data plans will try out an iPhone. If that's the case, I have to believe other carriers/phones are going to try and follow suit. Or at least I hope so. I love my BlackBerry and would never want to switch, but I'm not gonna lie - if VZW offered a smartphone with data included with voice minutes, I don't know that PUSH is worth $45 extra a month.
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