Verizon Wireless

Network: Verizon Wireless (now includes Alltel)

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Website: www.verizonwireless.com/prepaid
Customer Service: 1-866-837-3387

Claim to fame: Service on the nation’s largest 3G network (thanks to their purchase of Alltel), with mobile to mobile to the nation’s largest mobile to mobile community (thanks to their purchase of Alltel)…over 80 million strong!

Overview: Known as the most reliable wireless network, Verizon Wireless Prepaid recently changed up their plans and are now offering three (3) different plans that include daily access fees ranging from $.99 to $3.99 (only charged on days used). All three plans give you unlimited mobile-to-mobile to any of the 80 million Verizon Wireless customers. You can also go with a straight pay-as-you-go plan at $.25 per minute. For those teenagers and youngsters that like to text there is an unlimited text message bundle for just $20 per month.

Pros: If you are looking for a quality network then Verizon could be as good as it gets. Highly recommended, if you will be making the majority of your calls to other Verizon customers. The unlimited text plan for $20 per month is a good deal. The prepaid phones are priced right, but there is a slim selection

Cons: The plans are relatively more expensive than the competition and you don’t get a lot of features for the $.99 daily access fee. The unlimited calling plan for $3.99 per day is certainly not what we would call a good deal.

Recommended: Verizon is known for reliability with their very famous campaign slogan “Can you hear me now? If you have a lot of friends and family also on the Verizon network that’s a big plus.

PLAN SELECTION (daily fee applies only on days calls or text messages are sent or received)
Basic – 25¢ per minute, 20¢ per text message
Core – 99¢ per day, unlimited mobile to mobile minutes, 10¢ for other minutes or text messages
Plus – $1.99 per day, unlimited mobile to mobile, night and weekend minutes, 5¢ for other minutes or text messages
Unlimited Talk – $3.99 per day, unlimited anytime minutes, 1¢ per text message

Messaging Packs – $10 per month for unlimited mobile to mobile and 250 out-of-network, $20 per month for unlimited domestic messages
Pay as You Go MMS (audio/video/picture) – 25¢ per message
International Text Messaging – 25¢ per message sent, received messages by plan rate
International Roaming Text Messaging – 50¢ per message sent, 5¢ per message received

Domestic Roaming – 20¢ per minute
International Roaming – $1.99 per minute in Bermuda, 99¢ per minute in Mexico, 69¢ per minute in Canada, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands

Web Access – 99¢ per 24 hours

Airtime Expiration
$15-$29.99 in 30 days
$30-$74.99 in 90 days
$75-$99.99 in 180 days
$100+ in one year

PHONE SELECTION
Samsung Juke (spinner-style music phone with Stereo Bluetooth and camera) – $19.99 (navy red)
Samsung Smooth (Bluetooth camera flip phone)- $49.99
Motorola Razr v3m (1.3 megapixel camera flip phone with Bluetooth, music capability and MicroSD expansion) – $79.99
LG vx5500 (camera flip phone with Bluetooth) – $99.99 (includes Jabra Bluetooth headset)
Verizon Wireless Blitz (1.3 megapixel camera messaging slider phone with QWERTY keyboard, music capability and MicroSD expansion) – $99.99
Motorola w755 (1.3 megapixel video-enabled camera flip phone with music capability, Stereo Bluetooth and MicroSD expansion) – $149.99
All phones above have text and multimedia messaging, web browsing and speakerphone capability
Any recent (e911 capable) Verizon phone can be used with Verizon’s prepaid service

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