Cell phone companies often show hilariously inaccurate commercials (I need to talk about Sprint one of these days), and when I saw this Verizon commercial yesterday I laughed. Watch it and let me know what you think.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzYOr-CeRCs
What’s the problem?
They say “the majority of people pay for data they never use“.
Then, “most people never use more than 5 gigs
“. The version I saw on TV said “2 out of 3 of people never use more than 5 gigs“, but the point is the same either way.
Then, they introduce a plan for 5GB for $55. The problem? There is no refund if you don’t use all of the data in a given month. And they say that “most people” won’t use it all. And now those people will all be stuck “paying for data they never use”.
Verizon illustrates a problem, then tells you exactly how they plan to rip you off with it. Brilliant.
As far as I know, Google’s Project Fi is the only one that gives you a refund for unused data. Verizon’s new plan isn’t too bad, but the promotion of it is simply awful.
