Verizon's service is great, but why cant i download ringtones from the phone?? every other provider lets u do it with even crappier phones than verizon has. it doesnt make sense to me, but other than that, i like verizon

I just left Verizon INpulse not long ago but I slightly miss it. For the exception of the rates, INpulse is a major improvement over companies like Virgin Mobile and Boost. I am 17 but I can't stand the childish marketing (or whatever you'd call it) those two companies have ("top up" "where you at?"). The phones seem to be of excellent quality. I had the LG Chocolate (VX8500). Verizon has the best signal I've ever encountered with a cell phone company but their prepaid rates are nasty. $3 on days you use it just to get the unlimited nights and weekends. If you use it every day, that'd be $90 a month while some prepaid companies offer UNLIMITED calling for cheaper than that. If their rates were better, they'd be perfect. I just miss the signal and cell phone quality (I'm a cell phone junkie).

ALLTEL IS WAY BETTER AND U SAVE A LOT. You pay the same amount that you pay on verizon prepaid and get A WHOLE LOT MORE!!! You get unlimited txting, free weekends, and u can call after 6 for free!!!On verizon u pay the same amount and u dont get any of it!! i thought verizon was good untill i switched to alltel.

I like it...I think its a good Idea...the only bad part is that I text like crazy so I think they need more text buddle plans...other than that one issue....I feel InPulse is great and I would probably recomend it to my friends....oh yeah and any one with the samsung in blue with the camera phone...how do you get online?...lol..thanks

i have the 99cent core and i only talk to people that have verizon and money takig away i can see if i was talking to someone who have t mobile.iam going to att.99cent it not good.and idont talk that much and stillcharge.need another plan.

verizon wireless stinks.60 bucks a month even if you don't use it!

I just got my verizon phone with the prepay plan. I also have a tracfone, for several years. I'll still be keeping it. I got the verizon phone because just about all of my family members, who are spaced far and wide in the U.S. have a verizon plan.So I can talk to them for almost free (Don't forget the 99 cent thing) when using the phone.
So here come the cons of the verizon plan. Do away with the 99 cents and up charge. Even though it's only when you use the phone. I like tracfone because they offer a plan where for about 5dollars they will add a month to your phone when your month is about to run out when you still have a lot of minutes left and you don't need to buy minutes.Of course It is good to have a credit card so they can take out the 5 dollars automatically. After awhile, when I get a lot of use out of the verizon phone, I'll probably let it laps and later when I think I may want to try it again, I'll re subscribe to it. I'll get around the 35 dollar re subscribe fee some how. Verizon needs to use at least some of tracfones ideas. Also by the same token tracfone needs to get bigger selection of phones like the motorazr or others.

I purchase a impulse phone a little over a month ago, put in $50.00 in minutes, I hardly ever use my phone maybe 2-3 times in a week anyway I had just put minutes a day later a got a text message saying that my profile had been updated. That same afternoon I tried making a call and could not make the call or receive call, the next day I went to verizon store for help someone had stollen my minutes and my phone number and changed it to someones else phone and changed the # so it could not be tracked!!! verizon would not help me because I didnt know the pass word that the thef had used... in other words I'm left with out a phone and they stoled my minutes..

I'm Sorry but Verizon is a huge rip off when it comes to prepaid plans 15 dollar card last me about 3 days and thats barely texting and calling ridiculous

Verizon service is pretty good around here but at my home I get no service from anyone so my phone is only used when I am out at work or shopping or what not so the price of verizon prepaid is not for me. I have net10 and I spend 15 a month and It uses any cdma(verizon, Alltel) tower or gms(Cingular, AT&T) tower depending on the phone you get. So this is by far the best plan for me and there are no roaming charges. My friend has a Verizon prepaid and she spends close to 70 a month on her phone for minutes because of the .99 a day charge and text costs. It would be cheaper for her to get a contract plan. Anyone who uses their phone that much shouldn't be using prepaid anyway.

I had the Verizon $60 monthly plan, which worked fine, except I never used all of the 400 minutes I got with that. Ever. So I was just wasting money. I switched to the prepaid phone which is even worse. I spend at least $15 a week, which obviously translates to the same price I was paying before, only with far, far, far fewer minutes. Either I pay more for too much, or more for too less. I wish they could provide a phone where you were billed each month for the minutes you used, not the minutes you could have used or the ones you're not going to use. And if I have to listen to those damn automated messages demanding I give them more money for a service I'm hardly even using just one more time, I'm going to go crazy. Verizon prepaid is garbage, absolute garbage.

i love dat they have a 10 dollar montlhy plan for text messages!and da best part is its unlimited text messagin!

08/13/08
Honest to Goodness, i found a nice verizon phone, it's a LG VX8300, and the previous owner wanted his phone back and i was gonna give it to him, but he harassed me so i never gave it back, well i figured out the security codes (last 4 digits of the number) and changed the phone into my own, bestowed upon me was Verizon's INPulse plan, i was excited, annoyed, in love, outraged!

what can i say it's a valid love hate triangle, i'm not about to buy some other phone, i love the features on my phone, love the coverage, hate the rest, while i wouldn't reccomend verizon to a friend or family, id still shamefully use it as i have been since i acquired an INPulse phone.

Bottom line: all the thrills of a pricey plan, without actually having a "plan" you will PAY for the convenience of this phone, through the nose.

there should be a plan were u could get free text plan to any one. and pay 20 dollars montlhy plan or higher the 250 text thing

It seems like a good idea at first but you run out of airtime very fast. Also you cannot text because it takes up too much of your min. You have to buy cards every 6 days it seems even if you are not even using your phone that often. Too expensive. (It is also very annoying that before every call you make there is someone telling you how many min. you have left.)

I had a verizon wireless card through verizon wireless and the salesperson promised no contract I trusted that when I signed the e-contract when I cancelled I had to pay the termination fee when I thought I was not on a contract. Either that or the remainder of the contract. What was unfair was how they sold it to me verbally saying it was not a contract when the terms of the econtract were something else and I trusted that salesperson verbally. Then I called to discuss this with a representative when I cancelled and the representative promised to reverse the fee before the last bill came out and then when I call again to talk to two supervisors, one says I cannot do anything about that at this point the termination fee is valid and the second says that the representative who agreed to reverse the fee reversed one of two termination fees (totally wrong and un-intelligent) and then the third supervisor says that it does not matter if the representative verbally promised the representative's manager makes the final decision. Well this was not told me to when that representative reversed and disconnected my service and it was a false verbal promise. A verizon representative himself said frequently these misunderstandings occur in sales. Verizon is just lucky that I am not taking this to the law because I know about promises of verbal contracts as I have studied business but I will do everything in my power to make sure everyone I know does not buy from Verizon wireless. Corporate sharks, cheaters, losers, do not give them your money. They promised to reverse the fee and then do not answer the question "Is it illegal to promise a customer something over the phone and then not keep that promise". All they can say is "you signed a contract" (which was also sold to me on the wrong terms) and then they say "you agreed to the termination fee in conversations" yes I did, with rude supervisors who say they "can't do anything else at this point", who will not say "okay" and then they say "the manager did not agree, the representative only promised something verbally" well they did not tell me that when they were promising me that verbally. Horrible business. Rude shark personalities.

I currently have Virgin Mobile pre-paid service for my 11 yr. old son. He recently requested the Verizon pre-paid because he likes their phones and the free mobile to mobile the plan offers. After checking the InPulse Plan out for myself, I realized that we would end up paying a minimum of $30 per month before taxes and surcharge fees with the cheapest plan. With Virgin Mobile, we are only contracted to spend $20 every 90 days. I spend a little more if he uses all his minutes. However, ultimately the plan is for emergencies and costs $120 per yr. I'M STICKING W/VIRGIN MOBILE.

I had Verizon monthly, and loved that they never dropped my calls in the mountains.
In May, I switched to prepay. Vic told me I would only be charged on the days I used the phone (.99)And it would be cheaper to prepay $100.00, so I did. Now, it's August and I find they have been charging me a dollar a day. My money is gone, and when I called, Stephanie & Gerrard (her supervisor) both said, essentially, "Tough Luck. you don't have any proof they said that. I'm switching to another service, but I don't know which one. Verizon is greedy and deceitful!!!

This plan is so annoying!!! I mean it's so confusing, too! I asked two different people on the verizonwireless website about an important question...if the daily fee you pay is good for the rets of that day or for 24 hours...they both gave me different answers! So it is critical I get the correct answer because you can save/lose a lot of money by saying the correct/wrong answer! You also can't buy any text plans so I have to tell my friends that I'll text them first and don't send me chain texts or anything since I don't want to pay the daily fee! Even if someone has the wrong number and they call you and it goes to your voicemail, you STILL have to pay the fee!! Atleast that's what one of the verizon workers told me. If your phone is off, and someone calls you, but they don't leave a voicemail, but it still GOES to voicemail, you get charged!! It doesn't even say missed call if your phone is off! Then I had a popular phone which they don't sell anymore, but I tried to get ringtones from the site, but they said it wasn't compatible. So I have to deal with these sucky ringtones. The only good thing about the plan is they still let you have free verizon to verizon phone calls. This plan would be good for someone who seldom uses their phone.... The only reason I don't switch to say...Virgin Mobile who has atleats a decent prepaid plan is because their phones aren't as attractive and I don't want to lose the free verizon to verizon phone calls since a bunch of my friends have verizon. All in all I get really frustrated with this prepaid plan and the only reason I have it is because the down payment was too much.

Okay, so it may not be the cheapest thing. All I do on mine is pretty much talk. All my friends/boyfriend has verizon so I get to talk to them for "free". The only prob is TXTING! I hardly to any of that. 10 per msg. Outgoing AND Incoming. May not seem like a whole lot. But it adds up.

Was thinking of switching to Cricket. But read their reviews, and You'll see why I had a TOTAL change of mind.

Sept 6, 2008. North Florida.
Wow! Glad I found this forum. I was getting ready to switch to Verizon, because AT&T has some weak signal spots in my area, and my Verizon friends don't seem to have that trouble. I currently have Cingular/AT&T GoPhone service. The phones you get at Target/Walmart/wherever blow dead goats, but you can get a good phone on ebay. I've had 2 Razr's (broke both within days), some bar phones, and now am using a Samsung flip. Used the same SIM card in all the phones; just pop it in and go. The per minute cost seems high (25c), but I never text and don't yap that much, so I end up paying about $22/month. GoPhone also has a 10c/minute plan with a $1/day access on days the phone is used. Dunno about videos or music downloads, I don't mess with that stuff; I use my phone for talking.

It is the best! Think of it HIgh Quality product and it is cheaper then a contract plan and you dont need a credit check. What freedom!!

Love Verizon Pre Paid.
There use to be an OLD one where it was .99 a day for unlimited nights and mobile to mobile. even if you didnt use it. then they changed it to .99 1.99 2.99.

each adds more stuff.

now Texting packs for 10.00

i loved it! Always had service, never droped calls.

AT&T has the worst coverage, V Mobile has no service in Rural areas, Alltel has good service but annoying doubble number thing.

When the Alltel/Verizon merge is done, a whole lot less roaming on Verizon network! More people to talk to as well!

I have had this plan for a two years now and havent had any problems with it. I also added the unlimited messageing for an additional $10 a month and now I can text as much as I want. I pay $30 a month and dont have any problems with it.

I love my prepaid phone. I spend about 70 a month. I had a contact phone and was spending the same amount. I have had my phone for 2 years and never once has it been shut off.

I think that Verizon should do $15 a monthy for unlimited text to anybody for 30 days. I had Verizon for 5 years and i dont think ots good enough.

I had 'verizon pay as you go' for a while but found it very expensive compared to its competition. I found it best to buy a verizon prepaid phone for $30 at wal-mart & have cricket flash it over to thier service, which have much better no credit/contract plans.

they only charge u the days u use your phone it 99cents a day and 10 cents a minute ,1.99 a day and 5 cent a min ,or 2.99 aday and 2 cents a min and u can choose almost any of there phones to be prepaid

Verizon always works any where i go

i loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee it it is the best network ever

I love my Verizon phone and plan. I have the alias. I only pay 99 cents on days a make/receive a call. I have the 10 dollar messaging bundle with unlimited Verizon texting and 250 additional messages to other carriers. Service is always great as well.

this is the best prepaid program. i tried them all. i like the daily access plan cuz the one i choiced gives me free nights and weekends. but wats a big hit to me is the messaege bundle service. u can choose from a $10 a month(unlimited Verizon costumer texting and 250 additional messages to other carriers but picture messaging cost) or $20 a month where i have unlimited messaging to any network.

I had the old prepay plan that was so cheap for 5-6-yrs and they claimed someone "hijacked"my account and i lost it.Wonder who hijacked it?I think the company did it.New plan too expensive.

Verizon now had Texting packs.

10.00= Unlimited texting to all Verizon customers.(Text, Pix, and Video)

20.00= Unlimited Text, Pix, Video, and IM to anyone on any network.

also, Roaming rates are .20 cents now. and soon Verizon will be able to Use Alltels network for free.

I just got my phone a little over a month ago and I dont have any complaints. I got the unlimited texting bundle for $10.00 a month, I buy a $15 refill card at a time...they take the $10 right from the refill card and its paid for the month. I just wish in my small town they would put a tower so I could signal in more places...like my apt! I have no complaints about verizon...yeah they charge you alot but I've never been charged on the days I didnt use my phone.

I like the prepay plans.They are reasonable.My phone supports Web 2.0 surfing.It will say so on the back of the package.99 cent for 24 hours.Sorry Blue Samsung.

Verizon has served me well, I would not switch to anything else, I sware by it. Verizon wireless has never let me down regardless of when, where, why. I highly recommend Verizon Wireless to anyone.

Verizon wireless is (SIMPLEY THE BEST)! Yes i agree that it's the most expensive service choice but i need reliability on demand and too date verizon has provided just that! Also the fact being that most everyone i know has a verizon cell phone so most of my calls are (IN) & don't cost me much. In a nut shell the RELIABILITY & IN factor will force my continued bussiness relationship w/ verizon wireless! I don't entertain texting on my pay as u go also i have been a customer of VZW since 2003 and VERY HAPPY . Seasons Greetings 2 all!

this is the best prepaid program. i tried them all. i like the daily access plan cuz the one i choiced gives me free nights and weekends. but wats a big hit to me is the messaege bundle service. u can choose from a $10 a month(unlimited Verizon costumer texting and 250 additional messages to other carriers but picture messaging cost) or $20 a month where i have unlimited messaging to any network.

ok i am an 11 year old boy and i got verizon for my 10th b-day i like it so far but that daily chrage is hell imo they take it out even when you dont use it

I don't recommend this phone to someone who wants to use their cell phone every day; uses their phone to text; or likes to talk alot -- the contract plans are much cheaper. But I call mine my "portable pay phone." I use it only in an emergency, and most of the people I call are using Verizon, so I don't get charged minutes with them. It's a quality phone with quality reception.

BEWARE, I BOUGHT THE INPULSE PLAN IN MISSISSIPPI, AND HAD NO PROBLEMS IN MY AREA. I THEN DROVE ACROSS COUNTRY ON ROUTE 40 TO ARIZONA. ROAMING ALL THE WAY EXCEPT IN ALBUQUERQUE.WHAT GOOD IS A CELL THAT YOU CAN'T USE ON THE ROAD?

I hate this plan i only been with them for about 2 months now and my mom is telling me to sell the phone. im a texter and a talker so i got the 2.99 plan with the unlimited text and its still not worker bout to go back to at&t they are way better
verizon is pricy and they dont care about their costomers!!!

i agree with maria i like tp text alot it is like so fun but i am gettin a new cell and i want the blue or black one that they show on the top idk when i am goin to get it well bye

At first I did not like my verizon Pre-Paid. I wanted to return it or sell it, but then Verizon did something unexpected. For twenty dollars a month, you can get unlimited texting with the prepaid, with no daily cost! Not as pricey now =)

My mother and wife both had paid for $15 cards and after one being in the hospital for two weeks and the other where the phone would not work, in Arkansas for ten days. Both were told their time had been used up. This is when neither had made any daily calls for ten days of the two weeks after they had bought the cards. I feel there is overcharging going on! They should have had $10 left, at least, and were "out of minutes" Are they charging the $.99 fee, whether or not the person truly uses the phone that day?! And I was also wondering if they might be calling all of those new offers over the phones and charging the $.99 fee even though they were marketing calls! Not happy at all with the expense when the phones were used only a few days.

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no the information i was lokinf for

verizon prepaid sucks because you cant buy ringtones,etc. i dont like verizon prepaid because it is to expensive.id rather go to metro or cricket they offer much better services.you get pretty much everything unlimeted for $50 to $60 why go spend $50 on verizon prepaid and be out of miutes in one day beecause the miutes are really like 25 sec. thats a minute to verizon prepaid

i really dont like prepaid cause 15$ only lasted like a week, when i was with alltel i only had to paid 20$ a month, but now i paid like 60 a month for verizon. they a better cheaper plan!