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    15 hours ago, smithy said:

    Old deal did not fall apart because of length of membership. Had nothing to do with it. Taxes depend on where you are. Device I ordered and shipped to Cincinnati had less than a dollar per month of taxes and fees. 

    How much would you pay Verizon for a 25 GB plan? It would be well over 100 bucks per month. Doesn’t really sound terrible to me.

    Sounds like you use 100GB+ is data each month. If that’s the case, yes this plan is not for you.

    I already know this plan is not for me. My post was to let others who are considering this as a possibility know.

    The old deal fell apart because it wasn't advantageous for Verizon. That's why this new deal is so bad. Anybody who plans to use this in any real capacity is going to be severely disappointed. Two or 3 streamed NetFlix movies or a couple of cloud backups and your $50 internet plan is worthless for the rest of the billing cycle. No thanks.

    I won't pay Verizon anything for a 25 GB plan. But I would pay them well more than they're asking for this plan for a true, unlimited, unthrottled plan.

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    You don't want this deal unless:

    • You already have solid mobile internet and want to use this as a backup
    • You really don't use Internet all that much
    • You like being punked on by Verizon

    Here's your TCO:

    .01 for the device

    $49.99 + (~$10 taxes and fees) = $59.99 * 24 months = $1440.01 for the life of the contract

    / (25 gigs * 24 months) = 600 GB of high-speed internet

    = $2.40 /gb.

    That is TERRIBLE. You can tell it was fully negotiated by Verizon because it has all of Verizon's onerous terms.

    The older deal was much better, and if FMCA had required a good standing membership for a longer period of time, they might have been able to pull it off.

    I bit on the renewal, it's only $95. But after researching this "deal" it's a lot worse than it seems on the surface.

    I'll likely go with renting the unthrottled UL plans month to month, even at the higher price.

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