Verizon Unlimited LTE going away with S3 according to BGR

Um, I hope hope hope this is a mistake, because all hell is going to break loose if it is true. My coworker just got his S3 activated today with no problem keeping unlimited, and he didn't preorder till the 17th.

I pre ordered the 13th. Received mine Friday activated yesterday and I still have my unlimited data plan.

"That’s because we’ve received a tip from a reader who says"...

Yea. That should be enough said right there. I could send them an email about viking aliens invading Earth to steal our sandwiches in order to appease the scientology god of ugly people, and it would be just as valid as this.

Until Verizon Wireless says otherwise, I'm not even taking it with a grain of salt. I'm throwing it completely out.

Mine arrives tomorrow, I'll find out soon if I get to keep my data plan.

I activated my GS3 on Friday. Still have unlimited, and I received no such notification from Verizon to indicate otherwise.

BGR is smoking crack.

well i just activated mine today and still have my unlimited plan.....once you sign a contract verizon cannot go back and change the contract, its the law or theyd have a huge class action law suit against them

RedStorm said:

well i just activated mine today and still have my unlimited plan.....

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me too

I think BGR just got punked!!! Hey, BGR I have some ocean front property here in Tennessee are you interested?

Everyone should go back and read the article again. An update was posted.

"UPDATE: We

BGR please read Droid Life before you post anymore articles.

If Your Galaxy S3 Order Arrives and You Think You Lost Unlimited Data, Get Verizon to Fix It – Droid Life

We don't need to go back and read it now that you copied the quote for us

That's some first-rate journalism there folks.cguru:

Well here's a message they sent to our office:


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Begin forwarded message:
From: VZW WFM SO AOC Activations <wfmsoaocactivations@HQ.verizonwireless.com>
Date: July 9, 2012 7:16:57 AM EDT
To: cpavlansky@hibco.com
Subject: RE: (WFO124407673)
Dear Chris,

Please see the following information regarding your recent inquiry.

The equipment has shipped. I was just advising you to have the features added once you received the device to keep from delaying your order. Some of the features requested were not compatible with the equipment. We are not trying to take any features away from you but we do have to make sure the features are compatible with the equipment inorder for you to get the best service.

Your Reference number is MB510928029 .

If you require additional assistance, please contact our customer service team at 800-922-0204.

Thank you for choosing Verizon Wireless.

Sincerely,

Chris Lewis
Coord-Nat'l Accounts Svcs, , E&G - BGCO Offline Support
| Verizon Enterprise Solutions
Tel: 1-800-922-0204
1110 Sanctuary Parkway ,Alpharetta,Ga, 30009, USA

_____________________________________


I will definitely go to the mat to defend our unlimited data plans. They left us a voice mail indicating that the unlimited data, while accidentally offered when we placed our pre-order, was a mistake, and isn't an option. My brother has battled today via e-mail, and I don't know if he resolved this. Perhaps the initial thread had a little bit of credibility, or perhaps VZW is just having fun messing with us.

xpavar said:

That's some first-rate journalism there folks.cguru:

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For real !! You post an article like that b/c a reader of your website told you that ??? Seriously?? Update: BGR did call about my ocean front property here in TN, but I just sold it. Some guy named Chavez I think ?, first name Chris maybe ?

Just look at the Verizon release thread. NUMEROUS people have gotten their phones and activated today while still retaining their unlimited data plans.

Nothing to see here, keep moving everyone

If everyone believed everything they read at BGR, tomorrow Apple would have long lines of people looking to buy their 6" amoled 1080p iPhone.

We got an actual message from VZW over the weekend claiming unlimited data wasn't an option with our GS3's (that should be here tomorrow). We were communicating with VZW throughout the day, and they finally apologized to us late in the day. They got us to calm down when they admitted they'd made a silly mistake, and that we met all the necessary criteria to keep unlimited data by ordering before 6/28 etc.

Deep breath. I'm all better now. Now I only need Fed Ex to bring me my phone!

i got both mine and my wifes SG3 today. after activating it i checked my account online and BAM. i was automatically switched from unlimited data on both lines to 2gb shared data. i was pissed. so i called vzw and they said that because i activated the phone after the 28th of june there was nothing they could do about it. i said that is not gonna sit well with me. i told them to give it back and after about 20 mins of back and forth with the rep he finally gave up and gave me the unlimited data package back for both lines.

do not let them take it from you. do not hang up the phone untill they have restored it. do not give in. they will feed you all kinds of BS just to get off the phone with you. i didnt buy any of it. if you ordered in the store the reciept you signed is a binding contract. by law they have to honor it. if you ordered online when you clicked the agree button that is now binding just like a signiture on a reciept. do not let them feed you the BS about having to get a hold of billing and having to wait a week. all this was said to me not more than 2 hours ago. i got all of it restored. the reps can restore it.

good luck... hope this helps

mpavlansky said:

We got an actual message from VZW over the weekend claiming unlimited data wasn't an option with our GS3's (that should be here tomorrow). We were communicating with VZW throughout the day, and they finally apologized to us late in the day. They got us to calm down when they admitted they'd made a silly mistake, and that we met all the necessary criteria to keep unlimited data by ordering before 6/28 etc.

Deep breath. I'm all better now. Now I only need Fed Ex to bring me my phone!

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just make sure that when you activate your phone you check your account online immediately. they tried to sneak a fast one on me and i caught it right away. i argued with them for about 20 mins.

i ordered 2 32 gig sg3 on the 6th of june and they still tried to make me switch.

I activated my white 32GB today and then went to a Verizon corporate store for a case and holster (they had to get it from the backroom). While there I had them check on my plan and it is still "unlimited".

A couple of days after I activated my phone I got this email:

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Thank You for Upgrading Your Phone For your wireless number ending in: xXXXX

Your upgrade confirmation letter includes an updated summary of your recent changes to the wireless number listed above. To view your copy, go to My Documents and Receipts and select the mobile number referenced above.
> Go to My Documents and Receipts

Thank you for choosing Verizon Wireless
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After signing in, you have to change the category from Account to the line #.
Once I opened I have 2 documents:
Equipment Upgrade - 615-XXX-XXXX
Insert: Understanding Your Data Charges

The first document has my new account summary, but the most important info is under Features:
Feature Description Feature Charge
5 Wpp Asurion $5.18
5 Email & Web Unlimited $29.99

The Understanding Your Data Charges is the basic, what charges to your data, what doesn't stuff.