Thread: Ask ANY VZW related question, including Tethering (no OS ?s)

Originally Posted by FISH4RUDY

Hello jnespa, I need your help. I may be leaving vzw as my employer is considering paying for all of our phone expenses. Only one problem, I would be switched to the companys carrier, at&t. I guess I should not care if it's free, but I had bad luck with cingular a few years ago and this sparked the switch to vzw which to this day I have never been happier with. Anyway, my primary line is due for ne2 with $100.00 off any device and I was thinking of buying a phone the Tour I would guess. I would do this to sell it in order to offset the etf's that I will need to pay if my company switches. I dont really want to shame vzw, but I owe 110.00 per line and If i do this the tour would almost let me break even? So can I do this? Do I need to wait til the 30 days are up to sell. Give it to me straight. Thanks, Rudy

Well I mean you could do this, the biggest problem your going to have is the primary ETF is going to go back up to the full 175. I would try to maybe talking your employer into paying part of your ETF or maybe helping or paying your existing bill. I know thats not that easy to do, but even if you sell the tour...maybe 350...110+175+ how many other lines you have....= possibly more than what you can sell your tour for. its kinda like :deal: with the devil. I would either stay with vzw and try to get them to help that bill or have them help with the etf... IMHO

I only have 2 lines, been one this contract 12 months so i owe 115 per line i think? I really dont want to leave and dont want to sham them, but then I get screwed!

Originally Posted by FISH4RUDY

I only have 2 lines, been one this contract 12 months so i owe 115 per line i think? I really dont want to leave and dont want to sham them, but then I get screwed!

LOL i know what you mean.. I would talk to your employer because if you use your NE2 its going to make one line 175 and the other 115 so you see where I am going. And if you try and say that you dont want the tour and cancel they will hit you with full price of tour if you dont send it back.. Honestly really talk to your employer

It's on the list, thanks.

Hey Jynepsa, thanks for the info you gave me. I went back and researched to really see how many anytime minutes we use and it is about 700. I think we are going to switch to the vzw bus. share 1400 plan. Can you get any credit if you switch this for me? I will be glad to help a fellow bbos member if you do.

Originally Posted by Crickee

Hey Jynepsa, thanks for the info you gave me. I went back and researched to really see how many anytime minutes we use and it is about 700. I think we are going to switch to the vzw bus. share 1400 plan. Can you get any credit if you switch this for me? I will be glad to help a fellow bbos member if you do.

lol i used to but now not so much...just enjoy vzw...you can give me rep here instead

Originally Posted by jnepsa

lol i used to but now not so much...just enjoy vzw...you can give me rep here instead

Can do!!:35:

lol thanks

Hey jnespa,
Just wanted to let you know that I have resolved the issue with my potentail switch. I wont do it, I will just keep paying. I will be laughing when those dropped calls on at&t start. Thanks for your help.

Originally Posted by FISH4RUDY

Hey jnespa,
Just wanted to let you know that I have resolved the issue with my potentail switch. I wont do it, I will just keep paying. I will be laughing when those dropped calls on at&t start. Thanks for your help.

Hey no problem

Folks this is a great thread if you need/have any questions about Verizon. With the Tour finally here and more and more people talking about it, some of you might start getting the itch to switch. Here is where you can ask away and Jnespa will do his best to answer you. I am sticking this thread for now as to try and consolidate all the questions about verizon and account into one thread.

Wirelessly posted (storm 9530)

Thanks Bryan, good call. Bryans right, jnepsa always is good for answering questions. I have had few to ask him myself and he's always prompt and professional. He may not give you the answer you want to here, but he will give you a correct answer. Thanks jnepsa :fing02:
Oh p.s. He likes to be thanked with rep. He thinks its a status symbol or somethin. :lmao:
P.p.s. You know I couldn't be nice without jabbin you!

Originally Posted by jasonfyc

Wirelessly posted (storm 9530)

Thanks Bryan, good call. Bryans right, jnepsa always is good for answering questions. I have had few to ask him myself and he's always prompt and professional. He may not give you the answer you want to here, but he will give you a correct answer. Thanks jnepsa :fing02:
Oh p.s. He likes to be thanked with rep. He thinks its a status symbol or somethin. :lmao:
P.p.s. You know I couldn't be nice without jabbin you!

lol damn you,.. spit beer everywhere:Eyecrazy::aargh4:

If I install and activate BBM on my storm does the text messaging rate apply for any messages sent and received or does BBM utilize the unlimited data plan, therefore having no additional cost to my current plan? I called 611 but they couldn't confirm this for me, though the rep I spoke with thinks it would fall on the data plan. Thanks in advance for your help.

Originally Posted by Storm5150

If I install and activate BBM on my storm does the text messaging rate apply for any messages sent and received or does BBM utilize the unlimited data plan, therefore having no additional cost to my current plan? I called 611 but they couldn't confirm this for me, though the rep I spoke with thinks it would fall on the data plan. Thanks in advance for your help.

Yes it is using the data service you will see no additional charge for this... if it went through texts i think we would all be screwed lmao

Originally Posted by jnepsa

Yes it is using the data service you will see no additional charge for this... if it went through texts i think we would all be screwed lmao

Thanks, that's what I figured but wanted to make sure. I'm not a texting person, I use email but have been seeing all the talk about BBM and 5.0 so it sparked an interest.

Quick voicemail question, I recorded a greeting ages ago and the other day my wife called and got my voicemail and wanted to know who the woman was saying I wasn't available. I told her I was without a clue. I called my voicemail went to general settings and finally found some options to either use my phone number in the message, voice with name or check my personal recording which was correct but how do you select which one you want active? I couldn't find an option for that anywhere and is this something that recently changed?

Thanks in advance J for your help

Originally Posted by Storm5150

Quick voicemail question, I recorded a greeting ages ago and the other day my wife called and got my voicemail and wanted to know who the woman was saying I wasn't available. I told her I was without a clue. I called my voicemail went to general settings and finally found some options to either use my phone number in the message, voice with name or check my personal recording which was correct but how do you select which one you want active? I couldn't find an option for that anywhere and is this something that recently changed?

Thanks in advance J for your help

try this, once you call your voice mail and get your password in and listen/save/erase any messages and get to the main menu..it should be options 4 then personal options 3 then greetings 1 and then personal greeting 3 then save #

So if you want to get there when you get to the main menu press 4, then 3, then 1, then 3, then #.

If that doesnt work I will try to find another answer

Originally Posted by jnepsa

try this, once you call your voice mail and get your password in and listen/save/erase any messages and get to the main menu..it should be options 4 then personal options 3 then greetings 1 and then personal greeting 3 then save #

So if you want to get there when you get to the main menu press 4, then 3, then 1, then 3, then #.

If that doesnt work I will try to find another answer

Ok, thanks for your help bro I'll try that.

Originally Posted by Storm5150

Ok, thanks for your help bro I'll try that.

let me know if it dont work