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Proctor - 22 May 2008 01:32 GMT

Our "small" company decided that it was time to upgrade our phones to a
smart phone or blackberry. We selected the Blackberry Curve as our choice. I
got a quote from VZW rep with the following.

50 Phones @ 114.99 each.
900 minutes w/ Unlimited BB Data @ 94.99/ line

Does anyone know if this is a good deal or not? I thought maybe with the
number of units we would be purchasing that it'll be cheaper, or free? No
discount on the data plan either. They just tacked on the $35.00 on our
regular voice plan.

There's got to be a better deal? $6000 initial investment and $1700 more a
month seems steep.

I think we would rather stay and upgrade with NE2 phones instead.

Bye Bye Commisions.

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ps56k - 22 May 2008 01:54 GMT

> Our "small" company decided that it was time to upgrade our phones to
> a smart phone or blackberry. We selected the Blackberry Curve as our
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> I think we would rather stay and upgrade with NE2 phones instead.

BTW - why the BB ?
what are your plans for email, etc ?
Do you currently have a Microsoft Exchange server, or Lotus Notes server,
that could be intigrated with the BB ?

We are running the Microsoft SBS (small biz server) for a group of 10,
and have the BES (BB server) also running to capture domain emails for the
BB.

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Carl - 22 May 2008 19:02 GMT

> Our "small" company decided that it was time to upgrade our phones to
> a smart phone or blackberry. We selected the Blackberry Curve as our
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> free? No discount on the data plan either. They just tacked on the
> $35.00 on our regular voice plan.

I'm under the impression that the BB Unlimited Data plan for business users
is $45/month, which is what I was paying until they recently introduced
their new non-business user rate of $30/mo. So I think you may have gotten
a discount on the data part.

Also, I'm sure you're aware that the Curve is $150 with a 2-year agreement
for the individual user, so that $115 looks good from where I sit.

Believe me, I have three non-business cell phones with Verizon, my business
phones are on Verizon, I have FIOS internet access at the office, and my two
home phone lines were Verizon, and they did nothing for me in terms of
pricing.

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