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Re: Verizon’s Droid: $15 Per Month Extra For Exchange Support

merganser — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:17:04 -0000

They told me I was going to have to pay to get my exchange account setup. I downloaded Touchdown Exchange email app and it works just fine. $10 one time vs $15 a month. Easy choice

Re: Verizon’s Droid: $15 Per Month Extra For Exchange Support

Allan Thygesen — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:37:47 -0000

Matt,

I am interested in using a non-Exchange ActiveSync-enabled calendar app on the Droid. Any suggestions on how to enable that?

Allan

Re: Verizon’s Droid: $15 Per Month Extra For Exchange Support

Kevin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:10:33 -0000

Bought the $30 unlimited data/e-mail plan, and love the service thus far. I use Exchange e-mail for work, and would use my Droid for work if it didn't cost extra. Unfortunately, the $15 extra, plus their other nickel & dime costs, is enough to keep me using my company supplied phone from another carrier for work biz, and keeping Verizon from the high-end contract I'd give them instead of AT&T. For no extra charge, AT&T gives me unlimited data, e-mail, visual voice mail, exchange e-mail push, tethering to my laptop, and just about everything else Verizon charges for.

If data is supposedly unlimited, why does it matter if we use that data on the web, on Gmail, on an exchange-based e-mail, or if that data is to our phone or just passing through the phone to my laptop? Verizon is just taking advantage of us and their new-found popularity. If their service area weren't so good, and my family weren't on Big Red, I'd drop them in a heartbeat and just use my work phone on AT&T!

To answer another comment about the accurateness of the article, Verizon did indeed confirm that it wasn't a difference between personal or corporate accounts, it's the difference between allowing or not allowing exchange access.

Re: Verizon’s Droid: $15 Per Month Extra For Exchange Support

NDYNAMICS — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:31:00 -0000

Agree. AT&T charges $45/mo for a "business data account" if you just mention Exchange to them. BOTH AT&T's $30/mo "consumer" account and Verizon's $30/mo data plan will support Exchange Activesynch. Just don't tell 'em you're doing it.

Re: Verizon’s Droid: $15 Per Month Extra For Exchange Support

DirkaDirka — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:13:37 -0000

The $29.99 personal email data plan and the $44.99 corporate email and data plans are flat fees ACROSS THE BOARD for all Verizon Wireless smartphones/blackberrys. Been that way for years. They both include UNLIMITED email and web browsing. I don't understand the problem here. Verizon Wireless is the MERCEDES BENZ of wireless service in the USA. Would you compare a Mercedes with a Hyundai? Can't afford a luxury car, get a subcompact! Sheesh! You get what you pay for. Go get Boost Mobile or a Tracfone if you want something cheap at the expense of reception.

Re: Verizon’s Droid: $15 Per Month Extra For Exchange Support

smartsense — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:34:32 -0000

Verison is a pig. They have always make sure you pay for every service. Even if it should be free with the current technology. I was going to up date to the Droid, but when I found out they require another $30.00 per month. I really only wanted the WIFI and that scares them. I don't need the internet from them.

Some day soon their competitors are going to become really competitive and they will wounder why the customers left. They should try to make customers happy for a change.

Re: Verizon’s Droid: $15 Per Month Extra For Exchange Support

guest — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:47:05 -0000

actually I have an iPhone on my exchange server and at&t charges a $15.00 per month EXTRA charge on top of my $30.00 full data plan.. so it aint free there either..

Re: Verizon’s Droid: $15 Per Month Extra For Exchange Support

moo goo gai pan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:13:44 -0000

Seems like a typical Verizon stunt to charge more for something simple..think about text service & how simple that technology is. Why charge 15 cents per text for something so simple & automated. Hmmm Verizon is falling short on budget..I have an idea let's send a random nonsense text to every user..whammo...we just made out numbers for the quarter...Remember that Verizon used to be Bell Atlantic...does monopoly ring a bell anyone?

Re: Verizon’s Droid: $15 Per Month Extra For Exchange Support

kook321 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:12:05 -0000

I just hate how their data plan is mandatory, whats the point of having wi-fi?

Re: Verizon’s Droid: $15 Per Month Extra For Exchange Support

John — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:13:00 -0000

ANother inaccuracy. Verizon doesn't charge an extra $15 for exchange unless you have a business account for your phone. AT&T also charges an extra fee for exchange support for business users. Consumers (home, non business accounts) do not pay an extra fee.

Re: Verizon’s Droid: $15 Per Month Extra For Exchange Support

$1127630 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:29:10 -0000

I was all excited about Droid, but my Iphone does exchange and they don't charge me for it.
Been waiting to get on the Verizon EVDO Rev A network with an Iphone, but that won't happen, and besides, as a Mac user, the Iphone is kind of old. As Wired puts it... Droid = Wired, Iphone = Tired. I have multiple email accounts, and don't use Gmail for a reason.
So I think I am going to skip this phone until Verizon gets some sense. Besides, I expect competition, and would hate to be stuck with a Droid when I could have had a Super Droid whatever from Sprint...

Re: Verizon’s Droid: $15 Per Month Extra For Exchange Support

Christina Warren — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:04:17 -0000

Actually our source was PC World (http://www.pcworld.com/arti.... I reached out to Verizon for a response and for clarification and still haven't heard back. Because Verizon's website doesn't have Droid plans available for viewing right now, I had to go off of the BlackBerry plans (per the original story in PC World) where, regardless of what type of customer you are, corporate e-mail is part of the $45 plan.

I added an addendum to the post linking to Gearlog. While I certainly hate getting anything wrong and spreading misinformation, the situation as it was 18 hours ago was that a reliable source had a story with quotes from Verizon, Verizon did not respond to my requests for comment or clarification and the web site did not show any information on Droid plans. If the facts are different now (as it appears that they are -- though I have still not heard from Verizon), we'll update our post with new information and do our best to clarify.

Re: Verizon’s Droid: $15 Per Month Extra For Exchange Support

Drew — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:51:42 -0000

This article is incorrect. You should remove it from the Internet, since it is causing confusion and is a complete fabrication.

Simply posting a little italicized disclaimer that the article you're about to read is wrong doesn't count. Remove this misleading article. It's a lie.

Re: Verizon’s Droid: $15 Per Month Extra For Exchange Support

IC Weiner — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:10:53 -0000

No you don't; that is completely wrong.

Re: Verizon’s Droid: $15 Per Month Extra For Exchange Support

IC Weiner — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:09:07 -0000

Is there a single thing about your article that's correct? You don't have $45/month if you're a personal user and AT&T charges the same amount for enterprise users. Please cite your sources if you're going to make outrageous claims because it looks like you made this one up.

Re: Verizon’s Droid: $15 Per Month Extra For Exchange Support

P Cora Jr. — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:17:21 -0000

No Redaction? Pathetic.....

Re: Verizon’s Droid: $15 Per Month Extra For Exchange Support

fdossantos — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:42:42 -0000

So do you still think Verizon is the promised land for the iPhone? All is fair, balanced and cheap in Verizonland?

Re: Verizon’s Droid: $15 Per Month Extra For Exchange Support

John — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:32:26 -0000

I get so sick and tired of writers who do not get their facts straight, or leave out bits and pieces so that their shiny iphones on a crappy service provider won't be lowered a notch. AT&T and Verizon BOTH charge extra to business customers for exchange support. If you are a consumer account and not a business account, there is no extra $15 fee for exchange support. I also then get REALLY annoyed by the AT&T/Apple zealots who just parrot the things said in those incorrect articles, further spreading the error rather than checking the facts.

Re: Verizon’s Droid: $15 Per Month Extra For Exchange Support

SpamWax — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:44:43 -0000

This explanation about additional $15 makes more sense:

http://www.pcmag.com/articl...

Re: Verizon’s Droid: $15 Per Month Extra For Exchange Support

P Cora Jr. — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:24:18 -0000

Christina your Report is wrong... Please see http://www.gearlog.com/2009...

Did you even call Verizon to double check is this was accurate?

Re: Verizon’s Droid: $15 Per Month Extra For Exchange Support

ns — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:14:05 -0000

I think it's clear now. check this out.
http://www.pcmag.com/articl...

Re: Verizon’s Droid: $15 Per Month Extra For Exchange Support

P Cora Jr. — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:48:22 -0000

How many of you "Personal Use" people are getting exchange email on you phone? Unless you are a corporate user wtf do you need exchange for? Gmail? I used exchange (push) on gmail and I did not see the huge advantage over imap. Actually Push drains the battery faster.

People are so in love with every push, everything instant. The only thing I need pushed to me is work e-mail and my work pays that bill, so I do not care. For my personal stuff IMAP just works fine. Either that or just check you e-mail more often......

Re: Verizon’s Droid: $15 Per Month Extra For Exchange Support

NetWork Dr — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:22:25 -0000

Charging extra for Exchange support is Bu11$hit!
How do you expect to get a foot into the Enterprise market by nickle-diming everything?
....and don't hand me that "It's for the personal phone market" nonsense. If that were true, why even provide an option for Exchange sync? You're just a bunch of back-stabbing scabs trying to stick your hands further and further into my pockets. So much for customer loyalty meaning anything.
(shuffles back into cave with a pout and a sniffle)

Re: Verizon’s Droid: $15 Per Month Extra For Exchange Support

Mark — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:21:39 -0000

I am a Verizon customer and I stay with Verizon because of their network but they charge too much and clearly block innovation and limit choices by trying to control services that run over their network in an effort to bolster revenues. If AT&T's network were as strong I'd be an AT&T customer using the iPhone. When will Verizon and the other 800 lound gorilla's understand that users don't want to pay extra for features like GPS, tethering or exchange integration when its already a feature of the phone? The phone manufacturers get it and are clearly frustrated. Verizon as well as other large carriers alienate their user base by disabling features of the phone then charging to enable them. This has nothing to do with network utilization and everything to do with revenue. Develop flat rate plans that are affordable and attractive to a large user base without hidden fees and feature disablement. The little guys like Metro PCS, Cricket and other get it. Time the big guys wake up and smell the coffee or eventually find they are a dinosaur.

Re: Verizon’s Droid: $15 Per Month Extra For Exchange Support

Shawn — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:52:47 -0000

Let me make it clear, you don't have to pay extra if you have an exchange account with your business or work. It is only extra if you want Verizon to host an exchange account for you, but $15 is a little high if you ask me.