7PM night = rumor or really going to happen?

03-03-2004, 05:06 PM

I've heard rumors from sales people that some time in March Verizon
was going to change the night and weekend minutes to 7PM.
Is that fact or fiction?

03-03-2004, 06:13 PM

On 3 Mar 2004 16:06:13 -0800, Jack SaturnOwner wrote:

> I've heard rumors from sales people that some time in March Verizon
> was going to change the night and weekend minutes to 7PM.
> Is that fact or fiction?

Probably a rumor. Why should they, when lots of new subscribers are coming
over under the number portability rule?

03-03-2004, 07:41 PM

You posted to multiple newsgroups, are you trying to start a rumor or hoping
the Carriers will see this take it as a suggestion?

Scotty

"Jack SaturnOwner" <carqs123@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:51865b53.0403031606.73330bb1@posting.google.c om...
> I've heard rumors from sales people that some time in March Verizon
> was going to change the night and weekend minutes to 7PM.
> Is that fact or fiction?

03-03-2004, 08:20 PM

I think he's just starting a rumor.

"Scott Nelson" <spamcop@bnmnetworks.net> wrote in message
news:wHw1c.40010$C65.38583@nwrddc01.gnilink.net...
> You posted to multiple newsgroups, are you trying to start a rumor or
hoping
> the Carriers will see this take it as a suggestion?
>
> Scotty
>
>
> "Jack SaturnOwner" <carqs123@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:51865b53.0403031606.73330bb1@posting.google.c om...
> > I've heard rumors from sales people that some time in March Verizon
> > was going to change the night and weekend minutes to 7PM.
> > Is that fact or fiction?
>
>

03-04-2004, 12:09 AM

"Jack SaturnOwner" <carqs123@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:51865b53.0403031606.73330bb1@posting.google.c om...
> I've heard rumors from sales people that some time in March Verizon
> was going to change the night and weekend minutes to 7PM.
> Is that fact or fiction?

"Jack SaturnOwner" <carqs123@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:51865b53.0403031605.420cae46@posting.google.c om...
> I've heard rumors from sales people that some time in March Cingular
> was going to change the night and weekend minutes to 7PM.
> Is that fact or fiction?

Wow, you heard the same rumor for both carriers? Not surprising that you own
a Saturn.

03-04-2004, 02:40 AM

It would be nice if Verizon does the 7pm nights. Rumor or not, it still
would be ok with me, but, not like it's going to happen.

"BENJAMIN SKVERSKY" <bskversky@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:8gx1c.7334$YN5.4878@nwrdny03.gnilink.net...
> I think he's just starting a rumor.
>
>
> "Scott Nelson" <spamcop@bnmnetworks.net> wrote in message
> news:wHw1c.40010$C65.38583@nwrddc01.gnilink.net...
> > You posted to multiple newsgroups, are you trying to start a rumor or
> hoping
> > the Carriers will see this take it as a suggestion?
> >
> > Scotty
> >
> >
> > "Jack SaturnOwner" <carqs123@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:51865b53.0403031606.73330bb1@posting.google.c om...
> > > I've heard rumors from sales people that some time in March Verizon
> > > was going to change the night and weekend minutes to 7PM.
> > > Is that fact or fiction?
> >
> >
>
>

03-04-2004, 03:45 AM

Jack SaturnOwner wrote:
>
> I've heard rumors from sales people that some time in March Verizon
> was going to change the night and weekend minutes to 7PM.
> Is that fact or fiction?

I heard it was 4 PM.

Larry

03-04-2004, 07:55 AM

It would be nice for US and not them.

The other smaller carriers are doing it to be more competitive with
Verizon/Cingular. They are hoping to make up for the inconvenience of less
coverage area.
There is still rush hour traffic after 7 pm. Carriers don't make much money
from nights and weekends, they make most of their money from business users.
These same business users who commute home after work.

I don't think they are really thinking about doing this.

My .02 anyway ;-)

Scotty

"Someone" <No-spam-here@No-way.com> wrote in message
news:ac8610c373ebd2116976af342bc3cfd8@news.teranew s.com...
> It would be nice if Verizon does the 7pm nights. Rumor or not, it still
> would be ok with me, but, not like it's going to happen.
>
>
>
> "BENJAMIN SKVERSKY" <bskversky@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:8gx1c.7334$YN5.4878@nwrdny03.gnilink.net...
> > I think he's just starting a rumor.
> >
> >
> > "Scott Nelson" <spamcop@bnmnetworks.net> wrote in message
> > news:wHw1c.40010$C65.38583@nwrddc01.gnilink.net...
> > > You posted to multiple newsgroups, are you trying to start a rumor or
> > hoping
> > > the Carriers will see this take it as a suggestion?
> > >
> > > Scotty
> > >
> > >
> > > "Jack SaturnOwner" <carqs123@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:51865b53.0403031606.73330bb1@posting.google.c om...
> > > > I've heard rumors from sales people that some time in March Verizon
> > > > was going to change the night and weekend minutes to 7PM.
> > > > Is that fact or fiction?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

03-04-2004, 07:59 AM

Steven: good "catch". Apparent he/she/it lacked the creativity to at least
lie "differently" on all the carriers he posted. He's been added to my
block sender. Eventually we will "tire" of acknowledging this rumor
monger... but he/she/it did achieve some of his goal... we're wasting time
replying to his base posting.

The Dr. (apologizing that I replied to this at all)

"Steven M. Scharf" <scharf.steven@linkearth.net> wrote in message
news:RCA1c.20713$aT1.3383@newsread1.news.pas.earth link.net...
> "Jack SaturnOwner" <carqs123@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:51865b53.0403031606.73330bb1@posting.google.c om...
> > I've heard rumors from sales people that some time in March Verizon
> > was going to change the night and weekend minutes to 7PM.
> > Is that fact or fiction?
>
> "Jack SaturnOwner" <carqs123@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:51865b53.0403031605.420cae46@posting.google.c om...
> > I've heard rumors from sales people that some time in March Cingular
> > was going to change the night and weekend minutes to 7PM.
> > Is that fact or fiction?
>
> Wow, you heard the same rumor for both carriers? Not surprising that you
own
> a Saturn.
>
>

03-04-2004, 08:23 AM

The western region was 8 pm until sometime in 2002. I can't change plans
now, or I lose 8 pm.

Verizon is very sly when they increase prices. It's usually by taking away
something that will cause more extra charges, rather than simply raising the
base price.

"Someone" <No-spam-here@No-way.com> wrote in message
news:ac8610c373ebd2116976af342bc3cfd8@news.teranew s.com...
> It would be nice if Verizon does the 7pm nights. Rumor or not, it still
> would be ok with me, but, not like it's going to happen.
>
>
>
> "BENJAMIN SKVERSKY" <bskversky@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:8gx1c.7334$YN5.4878@nwrdny03.gnilink.net...
> > I think he's just starting a rumor.
> >
> >
> > "Scott Nelson" <spamcop@bnmnetworks.net> wrote in message
> > news:wHw1c.40010$C65.38583@nwrddc01.gnilink.net...
> > > You posted to multiple newsgroups, are you trying to start a rumor or
> > hoping
> > > the Carriers will see this take it as a suggestion?
> > >
> > > Scotty
> > >
> > >
> > > "Jack SaturnOwner" <carqs123@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:51865b53.0403031606.73330bb1@posting.google.c om...
> > > > I've heard rumors from sales people that some time in March Verizon
> > > > was going to change the night and weekend minutes to 7PM.
> > > > Is that fact or fiction?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

03-04-2004, 09:27 AM

"Scott Nelson" <spamcop@bnmnetworks.net> wrote in message
news:XrH1c.51916$C65.350@nwrddc01.gnilink.net...
> It would be nice for US and not them.
>
> The other smaller carriers are doing it to be more competitive with
> Verizon/Cingular. They are hoping to make up for the inconvenience of less
> coverage area.
> There is still rush hour traffic after 7 pm. Carriers don't make much
money
> from nights and weekends, they make most of their money from business
users.
> These same business users who commute home after work.
>
> I don't think they are really thinking about doing this.
>
> My .02 anyway ;-)
>
> Scotty

When I signed up for Cingular late last year, they had a 7/7 deal going.
For $7 per month per line, your 5000 N/W minutes start at 7PM Monday through
Friday. So unless they've nixed that deal very recently, 7PM nights are
more than just a rumor. I think it's worth the extra $7 per month, as most
of our calls are made between 7PM and ~ 8:30-ish.

Now if Cingular was going to offer 7PM for FREE, that would be nice. But I
haven't heard anything about that. Just thought I'd post that you can have
7PM on cingular if you want it. -Dave

03-04-2004, 10:12 AM

"Steven M. Scharf" <scharf.steven@linkearth.net> wrote in message
news:TRH1c.18737$yZ1.7166@newsread2.news.pas.earth link.net...
> The western region was 8 pm until sometime in 2002. I can't change plans
> now, or I lose 8 pm.
>
> Verizon is very sly when they increase prices. It's usually by taking away
> something that will cause more extra charges, rather than simply raising
the
> base price.

You're being magnanimous when you use the term "sly."

>
> "Someone" <No-spam-here@No-way.com> wrote in message
> news:ac8610c373ebd2116976af342bc3cfd8@news.teranew s.com...
> > It would be nice if Verizon does the 7pm nights. Rumor or not, it still
> > would be ok with me, but, not like it's going to happen.
> >
> >
> >
> > "BENJAMIN SKVERSKY" <bskversky@verizon.net> wrote in message
> > news:8gx1c.7334$YN5.4878@nwrdny03.gnilink.net...
> > > I think he's just starting a rumor.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Scott Nelson" <spamcop@bnmnetworks.net> wrote in message
> > > news:wHw1c.40010$C65.38583@nwrddc01.gnilink.net...
> > > > You posted to multiple newsgroups, are you trying to start a rumor
or
> > > hoping
> > > > the Carriers will see this take it as a suggestion?
> > > >
> > > > Scotty
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Jack SaturnOwner" <carqs123@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:51865b53.0403031606.73330bb1@posting.google.c om...
> > > > > I've heard rumors from sales people that some time in March
Verizon
> > > > > was going to change the night and weekend minutes to 7PM.
> > > > > Is that fact or fiction?
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

03-04-2004, 10:17 AM

I remember back in the day 1994 my first provider, Cellular One. They
had 7a to 7p was peak and 7p to 7a was non peak...I loved the hours but
if they had unlimited N/WKD like we do now .... :-)

Someone wrote:
> It would be nice if Verizon does the 7pm nights. Rumor or not, it still
> would be ok with me, but, not like it's going to happen.
>
>
>
> "BENJAMIN SKVERSKY" <bskversky@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:8gx1c.7334$YN5.4878@nwrdny03.gnilink.net...
>
>>I think he's just starting a rumor.
>>
>>
>>"Scott Nelson" <spamcop@bnmnetworks.net> wrote in message
>>news:wHw1c.40010$C65.38583@nwrddc01.gnilink.net. ..
>>
>>>You posted to multiple newsgroups, are you trying to start a rumor or
>>
>>hoping
>>
>>>the Carriers will see this take it as a suggestion?
>>>
>>>Scotty
>>>
>>>
>>>"Jack SaturnOwner" <carqs123@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:51865b53.0403031606.73330bb1@posting.googl e.com...
>>>
>>>>I've heard rumors from sales people that some time in March Verizon
>>>>was going to change the night and weekend minutes to 7PM.
>>>>Is that fact or fiction?
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

03-07-2004, 04:46 PM

On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 11:27:46 -0500, "Dave C."
<spammersdie@ahorribledeath.now> chose to add this to the great equation of
life, the universe, and everything:

>When I signed up for Cingular late last year, they had a 7/7 deal going.
>For $7 per month per line, your 5000 N/W minutes start at 7PM Monday through
>Friday. So unless they've nixed that deal very recently, 7PM nights are
>more than just a rumor. I think it's worth the extra $7 per month, as most
>of our calls are made between 7PM and ~ 8:30-ish.
>
>Now if Cingular was going to offer 7PM for FREE, that would be nice. But I
>haven't heard anything about that. Just thought I'd post that you can have
>7PM on cingular if you want it. -Dave

Which is all fine and dandy, but the OP specified Verizon (which begs the
question of why he crossposted to the Cingular and Nextel groups).

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03-07-2004, 05:45 PM

"David S" <dwstreeter@spamisnaughty.att.net> wrote in message
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>
> Which is all fine and dandy, but the OP specified Verizon (which begs the
> question of why he crossposted to the Cingular and Nextel groups).
>

Actually, he tailored his message to the appropriate carrier in each
newsgroup.