So I’ve noticed something. Ever since I started heavily using my BlackBerry, I’ve been using my voice minutes a ton less. Yet I still pay my base $40 per month or so for 450 minutes, when I’m only using 100, 150. Like many BlackBerry users in the consumer sector (while I use it for biz, I don’t use a BES), I’d like a plan that caters more to my needs — and not pay $100 per month. Verizon is offering a solution with a trio of Nationwide Messaging plans. They have one specifically for BlackBerry, too.
The BlackBerry plan’s base price is $54.99. It includes unlimited SMS, picture and video messaging (which you can’t use with a Verizon BB anyway), email, data and web browsing, and instant messaging. If you do need to use the phone, the cost is 25 cents per minute. That’s not a nutty rate, but it really only works if you make very few calls per month.
Not sure if this is something I’d actually switch to. I guess I’ll have to monitor my voice usage over the next month to see what it would cost me. Anyone else considering a switch?
