Verizon
Forced data plan when phone was bought elsewhere

Granted, to get a discount on a PDA smart phone, they have a right to insist you sign up for a data plan. I'd even be ok with them doing that in cases where you don't get a discount - it's Verizon's prerogative to sell their phones how they want.

But... If I get a compatible phone somewhere else, they have no right to force an extra plan down my throat - they should be obligated, by law, to allow me to use other compatible phones with their plans. If I don't require a data plan, they can simply data-lock my plan, but forcing an extra monthly cost because based on a particular phone I use is misuse of their monopoly and public use of airwaves.

Company: Verizon
Country: USA
State: Florida
City: Tampa
Site: verizon.com

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