Archive for May, 2009

I found out today from RV.Net about some changes Verizon Wireless are making with their Broadband Plans and how these changes can potentially save you money.

If you are full timers like us and use broadband plans from Verizon Wireless, you are in luck. They are lowering their $59.99/month plan with 5GB limit’s overage charges of 25 cents per megabyte to 5cents per megabyte. For those who have their $39.99/month plan with 250MB limit plan, the overage charges of 25 cents per megabyte is dropped to 10cents per megabyte.

I took the advise from the RV.Net article and called Verizon this morning and made sure the new rate is applied to our two Broadband plans. At the same time, I learned something I did not realize about one of our Broadband plans.

The first Mobile Broadband plan we signed up with the Verizon Wireless USB720 Modem back in 2007 has an unlimited MB allowance. That was a surprise to me, for some reason, I thought it was the 5GB limit plan.

The Verizon sales rep told me that, as long as I keep using the Verizon Wireless USB720 Modem and not upgrade it when I renew my plan, I can keep the Unlimited MB Allowance! I was so glad he told me that because, I would have upgraded it to one of the newer modems since this plan also has the New Every Two.®

But, I still made sure he confirmed that Jeremy’s Broadband plan with Verizon Wireless UM175 USB Modem is updated to the new rate for 5 cents per overage MB, since he has the 5GB allowance plan.

To save money, it is always good to call the company to ask and see if you are eligible for any promotion or discount they have currently.

I did that with our MyFax account when they lowered their lowest monthly rate from $12 to $10. After using the MyFax service for one year, I know that I only send/receive about average 20 faxes each month for Jacq Design. One day, I just decided to look at their website for no reason, and saw that their new lowest rate is $10/month instead of the $12/month for sending 100 and receive 200 free pages/month that I signed up for. I sent them a nice email and told them how happy I am with their service, but thought that I should be able to lower my monthly fee to their new rate. They happily lowered my rate for me and even sent me refund for part of the month that I emailed them. I now save $2 each month for that quick research and simple email.

The trick is, these companies do not inform existing customers about these kinds of discount or promotions, you have to be proactive. Check on their website every now and then for any changes or discount they might be offering and give them a call to see if they are able to apply the promotion or discount rate on your existing account. You will be surprised the money you can save from this simple and effective practice.