Verizon EVDO Broadband Cost drops to $59.99 from $79.99 per month

[Dave Beatty]

Good news for anyone waiting for the Cost of EVDO Cell Broadband to
drop.

It did today from $79.99 to $59.99.

Received the below email from Dan Weaver to inform me of the change
and I called Verizon and got them to update my plan and save me $240
per year.

Sweet....

EMAIL from Dan Weaver shown below.... Long message that basically
says that you need to be patient to get your plan changed if already
signed up for EVDO to save $240 per year .... If not already signed
up for EVDO, you should be able to get EVDO for $59.99 per month for
unlimited Broadband.


http://evdoinfo.com/The_News/Latest...gs_20050829541/

Looks like $60 month is a done deal.

Verizon Wireless Extends Its Lead in Wireless Broadband by Bringing
Its EV-DO Network To More Markets

Number of Customers, Network Footprint and Experience in Deploying a
National Wireless Broadband Service Let Verizon Wireless Offer a 25%
Savings on its BroadbandAccess Service

BEDMINSTER, N.J., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless, owner and
operator of the only national wide-area wireless broadband network in
the United States, has again fulfilled its promise to expand its EV-
DO wireless broadband network to more customers as it added seven new
markets today to the growing list of areas where its two EV-DO
(Evolution-Data Optimized) based services, BroadbandAccess and V
CAST, are available. In addition, the company announced its success
with its business service in existing markets has enabled it to offer
Verizon Wireless customers with any monthly voice plan unlimited
BroadbandAccess for $59.99 monthly access, a savings of 25% per month.

Dick Lynch, executive vice president and chief technical officer for
Verizon Wireless, said: "We made the promise that Verizon Wireless'
broadband network would be widely-available by the end of 2005, and
here we are today, fulfilling that promise. It should come as no
surprise that we are ahead of schedule - after all, this is what we
do, we build networks. We are confident that our deployment and
network technology will enable customers to reap the benefits of the
nation's only national wireless broadband network."

John Stratton, vice president and chief marketing officer for Verizon
Wireless, noted: "Our customers don't have to wait until next year or
whenever for wireless broadband to be available - let alone only in
business corridors. Today, Verizon Wireless has expanded the reach of
its EV-DO network, but we're also rewarding new and existing voice
customers with a tremendous opportunity to save when they sign up for
BroadbandAccess."

Roger Entner, vice president of wireless telecom at Ovum,
added: "Verizon Wireless can offer its BroadbandAccess customers
unlimited access for less because it has the lead in EV-DO services.
Verizon Wireless customers can enjoy a competitive advantage because
they can quickly access information behind their firewall when
they're away from the office in more than 60 major metropolitan areas
and airports -- wherever they need to work. And the monthly
BroadbandAccess cost of $59.99 is a terrific value, giving businesses
a strong return on their investment."

BroadbandAccess

Verizon Wireless' wireless broadband network continues to offer a
rapidly growing number of businesses the freedom of speed, mobility
and productivity with BroadbandAccess. The company's premier service
for businesses, BroadbandAccess gives mobile professionals a fast,
reliable resource to help them be productive and in touch with the
office and customers while traveling. While on the road, mobile
professionals are able to use their laptops to tap into applications
and tasks with typical user download speeds of 400-700 kilobits per
second (kbps).

Offer for BroadbandAccess

In an effort to bring the speed and mobility of Verizon Wireless'
BroadbandAccess to more of its customers, Verizon Wireless also
announced today a cost-savings of 25% for new and existing voice
customers. Now business customers with any monthly voice plan can
receive unlimited BroadbandAccess for $59.99 monthly access with a
two-year customer agreement. For non-voice customers, BroadbandAccess
is available for $79.99 monthly access for unlimited use with a one-
or two-year customer agreement. The savings is available to new and
existing customers through December 31, 2005.

V CAST Verizon Wireless' consumer multimedia service, V CAST, is also
now available in all EV-DO network coverage areas. V CAST from
Verizon Wireless enables consumers to access short video content on-
demand, viewing current news, weather, sports and entertainment
programming via a selection of hot V CAST-enabled phones. With V
CAST, customers can also download and play cutting-edge 3D games,
watch music videos and concert performances from favorite artists,
view short programs specifically designed for mobile phones and other
video content. For a list of all video and 3D game entertainment
available on V CAST

For $15.00 monthly access added to their Verizon Wireless calling
plan, customers in major metropolitan areas from coast to coast can
get the V CAST VPak which includes unlimited access to a wide array
of more than 300 daily updated video clips from leading news, sports,
weather and entertainment content providers. Unlimited basic short
content is included, but application download fees apply for 3D
games, premium video short content, and all other Get It Now®
applications. There are no airtime charges to download, stream or
watch V CAST content. Customers can also download, stream or watch
premium short video content, available at additional cost, which
includes video such as music videos, select sports clips and
mobisodes. Verizon Wireless V CAST customers also receive monthly
access and unlimited browsing on Verizon Wireless' Mobile Web 2.0(SM)
news and information service.

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Comments
Confirmed, but one caveat...
Written by freelandm on 2005-08-29 14:59:20
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I just called Verizon and asked their Broadband billing folks about
the price reduction. The gal knew nothing about it ("We're always the
last to hear about these changes...") and she said she saw the same
old prices on her pricing screen, but said she'd inquire with
marketing and call me back.
Sure enough, 5 minutes later she called back: The price went down
from $79.99 to $59.99 for unlimited broadband effective today and all
she needed was my approval to have marketing move me to the new plan.
They have evindelty not updated their software yet to allow her to
make the change. She also said there was one stipulation: I need to
keep one cell phone account active for every broadband account, which
is not a issue for me. With respect to extending the contract, she
expects that they will handle it like any other plan change. If you
have a 2 year contract and more than 12 months left, the contract
expiration date remains unchanged. Who cares about that, with this
kind of customer service, I don't expect to switch.

END OF Message From Dan Weaver ... Thanks Dan.
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