Will verizon have a my circle feature after buying alltel?
This article about sums it up but before you think Verizon is evil, consider that Alltel was having financial problems largely from the My Circle feature. What you probably didnt know is that they were hurting so bad they got bought by a private company last year. I have Verizon as my carrier and it really doesnt get any better between call quality, customer service (Alltel cs reps get paid to get you off the phone in under a minute) and tower reliability (We had some tornadoes hit locally and Verizon was the only carrier up and running through the night). Another thing that might be going away: Alltel’s popular “My Circle” calling plan. The plan offers unlimited wireless calling to and from any five, 10 or 20 numbers in the USA, wireless or landline. Monthly fees start at $49.99. Since most consumers don’t call more than a dozen numbers regularly, “it’s a de facto unlimited calling plan,” Entner says — one reason it’s so popular. That said, the plan is not without hassles for