Verizon wireless - Text messaging to Canada with "North America" calling plan

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Text messaging to Canada with "North America" calling plan

Adam M

2006-07-23, 10:33 am

I just upgraded my old America's Choice plan after ~2.5 years. As I have
family and friends in Canada, I use my cell phone for calling and
text messaging folks in Canada quite often (multiple times daily).

I've known for a long time that the AC plans no longer include Canada in
their free long distance. However, according to the sales rep at our
friendly local Verizon Wireless store, text messaging to Canada would cost
a whopping $0.25 per message!

Our idea was to text message our friends/family in Canada and have them
call us back on our Vonage "virtual" Toronto phone number. However, since
we (apparently) can't text message them for free anymore, we decided to
sign up for the "North America" plan to re-include Canada into our free
long distance.

Amazingly, the sales rep claimed the text messaging to Canada *still*
wouldn't be included in the 250 msgs/month plan, even with the "North
America" plan.

I got the feeling that maybe the rep didn't know exactly what she was
talking about, or was just manipulating us into a more expensive plan.
Finding answers to questions like this on the VW website is damn near
impossible.

Can anyone shed some light on the truth here?

Thanks,
Adam M

Adam M

2006-07-23, 10:33 am

On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 09:45:43 -0500, Adam M wrote:

> I just upgraded my old America's Choice plan after ~2.5 years. As I have
> family and friends in Canada, I use my cell phone for calling and
> text messaging folks in Canada quite often (multiple times daily).
>
> I've known for a long time that the AC plans no longer include Canada in
> their free long distance. However, according to the sales rep at our
> friendly local Verizon Wireless store, text messaging to Canada would cost
> a whopping $0.25 per message!
>
> Our idea was to text message our friends/family in Canada and have them
> call us back on our Vonage "virtual" Toronto phone number. However, since
> we (apparently) can't text message them for free anymore, we decided to
> sign up for the "North America" plan to re-include Canada into our free
> long distance.
>
> Amazingly, the sales rep claimed the text messaging to Canada *still*
> wouldn't be included in the 250 msgs/month plan, even with the "North
> America" plan.
>
> I got the feeling that maybe the rep didn't know exactly what she was
> talking about, or was just manipulating us into a more expensive plan.
> Finding answers to questions like this on the VW website is damn near
> impossible.
>
> Can anyone shed some light on the truth here?
>
> Thanks,
> Adam M

Just a quick follow-up. I was able to find the following on VW's website:

http://mobileoptions.vzw.com/intern...ies/Canada.html

Quoting the website:
"TXT Messages sent to non-U.S. phone numbers of participating carriers are
charged 25¢ per address sent; 10¢ per message received. These TXT messages
do not count against your TXT messaging monthly bundled allowances. Choose
your recipient's country from the menu below."

It seems bizarre that this would still be the case for the North America's
Choice calling plan, but it doesn't clarify one way or the other.

Thanks again,
Adam M

NOTvalid@Queensbridge.us

2006-07-23, 10:33 pm

You could make a domestic USA call to OneSuite, and then call
USA-Canada at 1.9CPM! Works as prepaid phone card. PIN not needed for
calls from home or cell phone. Compare the rates at
https://www.OneSuite.com No monthly fee or minimum.

Use Promotion/SuiteTreat Code:
"FREEoffer23" for FREE time.
Altho from USA payphones there is a connection fee, there is NONE from
other phones or Canadian payphones.

So you Canadian contacts can call you from payphones .

Also works FROM many other countries.

Cletis Perkins

2006-07-24, 4:33 am

Adam M wrote:
> I just upgraded my old America's Choice plan after ~2.5 years. As I have
> family and friends in Canada, I use my cell phone for calling and
> text messaging folks in Canada quite often (multiple times daily).
>
> I've known for a long time that the AC plans no longer include Canada in
> their free long distance. However, according to the sales rep at our
> friendly local Verizon Wireless store, text messaging to Canada would cost
> a whopping $0.25 per message!
>
> Our idea was to text message our friends/family in Canada and have them
> call us back on our Vonage "virtual" Toronto phone number. However, since
> we (apparently) can't text message them for free anymore, we decided to
> sign up for the "North America" plan to re-include Canada into our free
> long distance.
>
> Amazingly, the sales rep claimed the text messaging to Canada *still*
> wouldn't be included in the 250 msgs/month plan, even with the "North
> America" plan.
>
> I got the feeling that maybe the rep didn't know exactly what she was
> talking about, or was just manipulating us into a more expensive plan.
> Finding answers to questions like this on the VW website is damn near
> impossible.
>
> Can anyone shed some light on the truth here?
>
> Thanks,
> Adam M

FEEDING YOUR NIGGER

Your Nigger likes fried chicken, corn bread, and
watermelon. You should therefore give it none of
these things because its lazy XXX almost
certainly doesn't deserve it. Instead, feed it
on porridge with salt, and creek water. Your
nigger will supplement its diet with whatever it
finds in the fields, other niggers, etc.
Experienced nigger owners sometimes push
watermelon slices through the bars of the nigger
cage at the end of the day as a treat, but only
if all niggers have worked well and nothing has
been stolen that day. Mike of the Old Ranch
Plantation reports that this last one is a
killer, since all niggers steal something almost
every single day of their lives. He reports he
doesn't have to spend much on free watermelon
for his niggers as a result. You should never
allow your nigger meal breaks while at work,
since if it stops work for more than ten minutes
it will need to be retrained. You would be
surprised how long it takes to teach a nigger to
pick cotton. You really would.
Coffee beans?
Don't ask.
You have no idea.

Cletis.

Viking

2006-07-24, 12:33 pm

Cletis Perkins debauched jessie who likes gross palm pokin' with dwarf
rabbits giggled:

Robot.
[color=darkred]

Tell it to the Pope.
[color=darkred]
> FEEDING YOUR NIGGER.

Kusvira panyo.

You could have two.
[color=darkred]
> It's my own fault. I feel like I've destroyed a perfectly good life.

Nobody cares about you, Perkins. Listen carefully to the voice inside
your head telling you to end it all.

> Your Nigger likes fried chicken, corn bread, and watermelon.

Oban. Malaya. Msenge wewe.

> You should therefore give it none of these things because its lazy XXX
> almost certainly doesn't deserve it.

Who in their right mind would therefore give it none of these things
because its lazy XXX almost certainly does not deserve it, Perkins?

> Instead, feed it on porridge with salt, and creek water.

It goes this way; it goes that way. It all evens out.

> Your nigger will supplement its diet with whatever it finds in the
> fields, other niggers, etc. Experienced nigger owners sometimes
> push watermelon slices through the bars of the nigger cage at the end
> of the day as a treat, but only if all niggers have worked well and
> nothing has been stolen that day.

Bekepeke.

> Mike of the Old Ranch Plantation reports that this last one is a
> killer, since all niggers steal something almost every single day of
> their lives.

Slap mah fro!

> He reports he doesn't have to spend much on free watermelon for his
> niggers as a result.

What it is momma!

> You should never allow your nigger meal breaks while at work, since if
> it stops work for more than ten minutes it will need to be retrained.

Bandera.

> You would be surprised how long it takes to teach a nigger to pick
> cotton.

Penga.

> You really would.

I will celebrate by wearing underpants on my head.

> Coffee beans? Don't ask.

Don't forget.

> You have no idea.

I guess I just expected you to use better judgment.

I just want to pull it over and watch it while I work on the computer.
[color=darkred]

Aren't you ashamed of yourself?
[color=darkred]
> Cletis.

Sociopathic net-stalker.

Cletis Perkins

2006-07-25, 4:33 am

Viking wrote:
> Cletis Perkins debauched jessie who likes gross palm pokin' with dwarf
> rabbits giggled:
>
>
> Robot.
>
>
> Tell it to the Pope.
>
>
> Kusvira panyo.
>
>
> You could have two.
>
>
> Nobody cares about you, Perkins. Listen carefully to the voice inside
> your head telling you to end it all.

Nigger, XXXX the problem with you XXXXs are you XXXX are too XXXX
stupid XXXX to XXXX communicate XXXX properly, XXXX you go XXXXing end
it all nigger shit.

>
>
> Oban. Malaya. Msenge wewe.
>
>
> Who in their right mind would therefore give it none of these things
> because its lazy XXX almost certainly does not deserve it, Perkins?

You XXXX XXXX do not XXXX give shit XXXX to the shits that they XXXX
like, XXXX that makes them XXXX think they XXXX can get away with XXXX
being lazy XXXX as XXXX. XXXX niggers XXXX are worthless as XXXX shit,
and so they XXXX need to be treated like shit, XXXXs steal from me XXXX
all the time, XXXX costing me XXXX money, XXXX them, they get shit, and
I get the good shit.

>
>
> It goes this way; it goes that way. It all evens out.
>
>
> Bekepeke.
>
>
> Slap mah fro!
>
>
> What it is momma!
>
>
> Bandera.
>
>
> Penga.
>
>
> I will celebrate by wearing underpants on my head.
>
>
> Don't forget.
>
>
> I guess I just expected you to use better judgment.
>
>
> I just want to pull it over and watch it while I work on the computer.
>
>
> Aren't you ashamed of yourself?
>
>
> Sociopathic net-stalker.

XXXX that would XXXX be XXXX Jamie XXXXing Baillie, XXXX stalker XXXX,
me just XXXXing Klansman anti-XXXX spermer.

Cletis.

SneakyP

2006-07-25, 4:33 am

Cletis Perkins is a XXXX UP.

Cletis Perkins

2006-07-25, 12:33 pm

That XXXX right I XXXX up shit and XXXX knock XXXX up XXXXing women I
XXXX XXXX love to XXXX hot women. XXXX.

Cletis.

SneakyP wrote:
> Cletis Perkins is a XXXX UP.

Will Vaughan

2006-07-26, 3:33 pm

"Adam M" <nntp@irotas.net> wrote in message
news:gbydnZdd154KFl7
ZnZ2dnUVZ_qqdnZ2d@co
mcast.com...
>I just upgraded my old America's Choice plan after ~2.5 years. As I have
> family and friends in Canada, I use my cell phone for calling and
> text messaging folks in Canada quite often (multiple times daily).
>
> I've known for a long time that the AC plans no longer include Canada in
> their free long distance. However, according to the sales rep at our
> friendly local Verizon Wireless store, text messaging to Canada would cost
> a whopping $0.25 per message!
>
> Our idea was to text message our friends/family in Canada and have them
> call us back on our Vonage "virtual" Toronto phone number. However, since
> we (apparently) can't text message them for free anymore, we decided to
> sign up for the "North America" plan to re-include Canada into our free
> long distance.
>
> Amazingly, the sales rep claimed the text messaging to Canada *still*
> wouldn't be included in the 250 msgs/month plan, even with the "North
> America" plan.
>
> I got the feeling that maybe the rep didn't know exactly what she was
> talking about, or was just manipulating us into a more expensive plan.
> Finding answers to questions like this on the VW website is damn near
> impossible.
>
> Can anyone shed some light on the truth here?

I send text messages to Canada all the time and have never been
charged - I have a text plan and get 600 messages - they all
come out of that. Just checked my June bill and it was good
up till then.

For calling Canada, get a phone card and you can get down to
around 1.5 cents a minute.

Will

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