I've had a variety of prepaid plans over the years. Verizon is head and shoulders above all of them, including ATT. My wife has ATT, we compare coverages often and I ALWAYS win.

i have a prepaid verizon phone and i like it so far..the only issue that i have with it is the fact that lately it resends old texts that are in response to what i send to ppl so it gets frustrating..anyone else have this issue

I have had both AT&T and Verizon prepaid phones. AT&T is the better of the 2, AT&T you can use the sim card on ANY AT&T phone, Verizon has no sim card. I have had a blackberry, Palm treo, you name it and i have used it on at&t prepaid, except the iphone i havent tried.Signal strenght was basiclly the same with both companies. AT&T has better prepaid bundle rate's. I had to change sim cards with at&t gophone a couple of times which i got on ebay for 3 buck, called gophone CS and was given the same number and balance transfered with no problems. Verizon has limited choices of phones on prepaid. I have had at7t prepaid for more than 5 years and tried verizon a couple of times and ALWAYS go back to AT&T. So for what it' worth, at7t is the way to go, especially if you want a larger choice of phones to choose from.

I can just about count on every single call to drop after the 1 minute mark at first. The follow up call to continue the conversation generally goes well. Unsure if this is a phone problem or service, but either way, with Verizon prepaid you're pretty much 2nd class citizen as far as they're concerned.

Stupid Verizon isnt working for international texts. Is this happening to anyone else? I'd really like it to start working again because it's been two weeks now, and it isn't just my phone i tried from a few other phones.

verizon is the best. it has the best signal ever,best rate plans and good service

Gary, Pancho, etc..

i agree, verizon is a scam! ..but guess what? im a (grandfathered) alltel prepaid customer that HAD to be a part of verizon. so, in honor of all the ones they scam and for buying us (alltel) out, im gonna scam them bacK! i have unlimited nights and weekends and unlimited text for $20 a month. i feel sorry for you guys that never went with alltel. "smarter than the average bear", before verizon took us over, i added one of their usb modems and a blackberry to my prepaid account. so guess what? now im getting unlimited internet for my laptop and a blackberry for $20 a month..

if you do the math, to have one of those usb modems, it costs $60 a month for 5GB.

and to have a blackberry plan costs however much.

...their bad. LOOOL!!!

I think that the messaging bundle for anyone is great if your a texter.
You get the "BASIC" plan which costs .25 cents a minute and .20 cents a text (send or recieve). So then you add the $20.00 a month unlimited texting bundle and you dont pay the .20 cents fee and no daily access fee.
So other than this if you are going to use your phone for alot of calls DO NOT GO WITH VERIZON ON THIS 1. ONLY IF YOU ARE A TEXTER THAN GO RIGHT AHEAD BECAUSE ITS AN OK DEAL.

DO NOT use verizon prepaid. They have NO SUPPORT for prepaid. They steal minutes from your account even with phone turned off. They do NOT refund your $$ if dis-satisfied. scammers!

I have been very satisfied with this service. If you talk a lot, however, it could get pricey. I mainly text, so it's great for me. You do not have to pay the daily fee unless you make or receive a call. I almost never have to pay it. You can get any of the texting plans with any prepaid Verizon phone, and even some that were previously on a contract.

My main peeve is that they don't make it clear which phones are available for prepaid. I have a prepaid Samsung Intensity even though its not on theor prepaid page...

Just bought a prepaid phone at Walmart.

I am amazed at these scammers.

They call me from an 866 number and when I answer they deduct 10 cents from my account.

When I call that number back to find they deduct 10 cents from my account.

I will be returning this phone to walmart

I heard PagePlus offers prepaid service that includes unlimited voice, text and 25 MB of data for $39.95 per month. They use Verizon's Network so coverage is great (they told me) they use Verizon cell phones as well.

Ok verizon is not good at all ot is so expensive...... well prepaid anyway u have that daily fee and u cant get that unlimited texting unless you buy the phone from a verizon store and alltel i say is way better u have unlimited texting to everyone 75 cents a day and 25 cents picture messaging and free mobile to mobile and 10cents 4 non alltel customers and im hoping when verizon changes alltel that the plans will stay the same and they will still sell the alltel phones at walmart

$20 unlimited text,video,picture,instant messaging for verizon prepaid. its a great deal for anybody who needs a messaging bundle

I had Verizon prepay since 2000 and built up $600 credit.
I was told by rep I could upgrade to postpay and the credit would transfer over so I went with the upgrade and then Verzion lost all records of my $600 because the rep gave me a new #. I have spent hours on the phone getting handed from one customer service to another each blaming the other. I am out the $600 and no one will get back to me

Just like the regular Verizon, this prepaid is a ripoff with huge nasty surprises. They dump hundreds of extra dollars in usage and extras on your bill. You think it is prepaid but the lack of a contract will leave you cheated. The customer service is totally unhelpful and has a bad attitude for those who live on a budget.

Verizon Prepaid Customer service is beginning to be covered by a third party (ASC) Affilated Computer Service. There are call centers in Georgia, Arizona, and just recently Colorado.

the only complaint i have is that they don't have a wide selection of phones to choose from.

I have had Verizon for a few years now, (on a contract). I have never had any problems with it. I decided to try AT&T, and was EXREMLY disappointed. I had dropped calls and when I went to send texts, at times the service was "unavailable". So, I decided to try Verizon Prepaid, because I was tired of the hight cost of the monthly plan. With the prepaid, I got the unlimited texts to anyone on any network for $20 a month, I have the core plan of $.99 a day with unlimited mobile to mobile calling. (Most people I know have Verizon). I added $20, but I reveived $10 in free air time when I activated my phone and because I added the $20 with my debit card online, they gave me another added bonus of $10. So, I got $20 for free! Also, by adding money online, I will get a $2 bonus added each time. The $20 in texting renews automatically, so I never have to worry about overages, if I forget to buy the bundle. Calls are only $.10 a minute, so even when I am talking to a non verizon customer, as long as I keep the call short, it shouldn't add up to that much. So, for $50 a month, I have a reliable cell phone service. And the nice thing is, I can add money when I need to,- I am in control of what I spend. Thats a nice option, especially when I am on a budget! I will never go back to a contract again!

This is the worst customer service experience I've ever had. I've called, emailed and searched the website and I still can't even get to my voicemail. I haven't been able to add minutes because the recorded message goes repeats itself 4 or 5 times, then goes dead every time I try.

This was disappointing and I'm nver getting a prepaid phone agin. I will certainly not use verizon next time either.

This is easily the most horrifically overpriced prepaid service out there. It would cost me 3.99 a day, PLUS 20 extra dollars a month to get from verizon what i am getting from alltel. Basically, Verizon is one of the most blatant scams you could ever get yourself involved with.

No decent web browser - no smartphones - extremely expensive plan. Crappy phones on prepaid with little or no features that break even with minimal use. Corporate brush - offs and arrogrance regarding prepaid customers - you are less than human unless you have a contract. Virgin is awesome, I love the phone and service. Metro PCS offer a blackberry. Using Verizon is pointless and expensive!

we have the bolder phone.my problem is that when i got my son(he is in a wheelchair)this phone he was put on the eaSYpay 70 plan.well the min.use to rollover.he has had this plan for at least two years.but now for the last two months they have been taking his money and dont even want to listen and wont send me a read out of the last year..he cant afford much he lives on a fixed income..they just dont give a damn i think that is what bothers me more then anything.and they fact that they are rude and say im telling lies...Grrrrr

Don't get me wrong verizon is a good network, but way too expensive. I have a prepay where i pay $50 a month for 350 day mins. and unlimited nights and weekends. And on top of that i only get 250 text messages for and extra 10 dollars a month. So now I got page plus which offers unlimited talk and text for $39.95 a month, and they use the same towers as verizon. I am now saving a lot of money because i would sometimes run out of minutes in 2 weeks and would have to put another $50 on the verizon phone. Verizon is a rip off!

I have not used Verizon Wireless directly, but I do have to say their network rocks. 5-Stars to you Verizon Wireless and it is great to see agreements with other companies to provided excellent coverage compared to just area coverage by other providers.

the only thing i dont like about verizon is i was gone to buy a lg dare but i couldt get it prepaid.i think every phone should be prepaid becouse verizon would make more money and peaple could get what they want.

After speaking with an online representative, I was assured that I would receive the best pre paid cellular deal online. After finding a better deal with T-Mobile, I sent my Verizon phone back to be charged the activation fee for a phone I NEVER EVEN OPENED! When I called, I was transferred to a line with no help, only automated info on the phone. I called back to be transferred to 2 departments that weren't sure of the answer. They told me that they "thought" that I just lose the activation fee. This was a total waste of time and their plans and phones were expensive. I would avoid this one.

I just got my phone today. I have the Samsung Smooth which is a nice phone for a good price compared to my 1 year old candy bar phone that wasn't so great. Customer service is remarkable and get this... They're actually in America! I had a problem porting my number over from AT&T Go-Phone and here's the trick, call the port number that they give you and dial 1 for English and then press zero when they give you the next options. You'll get an operator and they'll hook you up. Instead of an account number, give them your four digit pin number (If you don't know it, go to https://www.paygonline.com/websc/Logon.do;jsessionid=0D84A481C9241F991CECC3A0337B582E ) and click on Forget my Password) and they'll talk to the AT&T people and set you up. The only problem I have is I like to know when I use up my minutes and my phone doesn't easily tell me like my old Go Phone. Nevertheless, I'm happy with it so far.

Anyone, yes anyone who pays a daily fee or over .10 per minute for any prepaid service is getting scamed. There are a lot of prepaid phones for .05 to .10 per minute with no daily fee. The fee per day you use the phone is a total scam. I don't knopw why any one would use these phones. I see some of them are .25 per minute, Boy, what a scam.
I have a Verizon with an old plan its .06 per minute period. I have a Net 10 and its a straight .10 per minute. I have an old Virgin plan, its .05 per minute. If you have an old plan keep it, they don't make them any more.

the coverage and service is great. however i recently bought a touch screen phone and was told i could not use it on prepaid becuase it is a tochscreen and has to have a data plan. prepaid should be able to use any phone regardless

Verizon prepaid is great, I have never had a problem that was not promptly resolved by contacting customer service. For those that are having problems, if you contact customer service through the web portal:
https://www22.verizon.com/myverizon/
you will have better luck getting more quality service, also adding a card from your phone is better then adding it from a landline or via the web, as it is linked to your number and reduces the chance of a mistake being made in putting a wrong number in!

Write your attorney generals office regarding Verizon not reimbursing you for their mistake of putting $100 on someone else's phone. Then, complain to the Better Business Bureau. Moreover, start a FaceBook Verizon Fraudulent claim network group or page to expose them and warn others. Believe me, the cost in loss of potential income/profit and business will be way more than the $100 that they'll probably reimburse you anyway. It's your money and they should return it. Maybe one of their sales rep. has an inside scheme going on to help our their no good buddies.

I am very disappointed with Verizon prepaid. I paid $100 and it was put on another person's phone. The store and the fraud dept. agree with this, it shows clearly on the history. However the prepaid dept. will not help me and resolve this. I will never use Verizon again.

Customer service is basically blackmailing me when my balance drops below $5, they text me EVERY night at 2:11AM with the same, Low Balance notification. When I emailed them to ask how to stop the text messages from them, they only respond with an overly politically correct response of, "we can BLOCK all text messages from going to your phone, but that will include ALL text messages being blocked". For someone on a fixed income, I find this kind of harassment highly annoying to be waken up each and every night, unless I go add more money to the account. The last I knew, that is called BLACKMAIL! Unless you can afford to keep a much higher balance, go with another company. There are now VoIP services that can/will forward your "landline" calls(thru your PC)to a hand unit. The crap they tell you in their ads are far fetched!

I like verizon it is alright i just get tired of buying prepaid cards all the time b cause i am on that prepaid plan and it really does kills me sometimes.

verizon prepaid is good i have not have any problems with them.............yet

I have had VZW prepaid since 2007, and I'm pretty satisfied with the service. I have switched from the Power plan, to the Unlimited plan, and back to the Power plan. I like that when your financial siutation changes, you can switch your plan to accomodate those changes. I like the coverage, and I rarely if ever have a dropped call. The phones are pretty good quality. I currently have the Samsung U340, and it's okay for a no frills device. I'd like to see a better phone selection in the future. I don't care much for the daily access fees, and I'd like to see and unlimited plan similar to BoostMobile or Virgin Mobile. Customer service has been good whenever I've needed them, so no major issues there. There are others out there that may offer good deals on plans, but the service is the thing for me, and it's quite good. If you aren't a person who uses a phone a great deal, but know you need one to keep in touch with people, then this is the company to deal with.

Okay I have had Verizon prepaid for 5 years. I have the easy pay 70...it is an old plan. I feel I need to respond to a few comments. First if you are having customer services issues make sure you are calling the correct number. The contract side does not know anything about the prepaid side and vice versa. The number to call is 1-888-294-6804 follow all prompts and the customer service is more than helpful. 2nd talk with a customer service and they can do a analysis of your call history and tell you own average how much you spend per month They will come up with an average sign up for auto pay for this amount and you will not continue feell it is so pricey. Check out some of the verizon stores they run some very good deals on phones that are compatiable with the inpulse plan. Finally there are several ways to get basic information right on your phone absolutely free! Good luck. Verizon inpulse is truly the best prepaid option as far as services goes. You truly get what you pay for!

I love my Verizon pre-paid, and you will too....as long as you properly estimate your usage. I have the basic plan which consists of 25 cents for and call and 20 cents for every text message with no daily access fee. At first this seems like a rip-off for anyone who will even minimally use their phone, but it is a great deal in disguise. I am a big texter, and I rarely ever call people. So I got the $10 messaging bundle (which you can only obtain by going to a Verizon store or calling the customer service line). I only spend $15- $20 a month on my cellphone and I use it non-stop. And its not like I never call on it, I just only use it for important calls and if someone calls me, I always make the call less than 3 mins (which is actually a more than the "average" length of a cellphone call). So some tips:

1.) Get the basic plan if you are mainly a texter and are NOT going to use your phone frivolously.

2.) Get the $10 messaging bundle.

3.) Don't listen to people who say that pre-paid plans make you pay as much as a contract. They are stupid and don't know what they are talking about.

4.) Look online and in a Verizon store for the pre-paid phone selection. There are about 3-4 really nice phones that are in the stores, but not online.

5.) Good Luck!

i have 3 verizon inpulse cells i have a env2 a juke and a moto w755 i like it it has great coverage but it gets a bit expensive there customer service sucks ass for real but all in all its a cool phone company i think though i might switch 2 boost

yes you can activate any phone on verizons inpulse plans check this out
If its compatible with INpulse, and has a clean ESN, then just follow these steps:

1. Dial *22898 from your cell phone
2. Follow prompts for creating a new account
3. Enter Zip Code
4. Your phone will be programmed with your new number and you'll be set.

or you can go to www.verizonwireless.com/prepay and activate your phone free

its great its the best prepaid around! i have unlimited texting and free mobile to mobile and nights and weekends too.dont get at&t go phone prepaid it sucks switch to verizon inpulse its better

yes yo ucan activate any verizon phone on inpulse plans.just dial *228 or *611 from that phone or go to there site online and activate it on prepay yourself free,make sure you have the ESN or MEID # wrote down,dont go to a verizon store and activate it becuz they will tell you no it cant be on prepaid just try it yourself and see if it works

Did you know that you cannot activate the LG Dare with the inpulse plan at all? Well i think that sucks. I think you should be able to activate any Verizon phone on the impulse plan.

I have tried contract phones and my bill would be around $200.00 a month. I went to a prepaid phone and all I spend a month now is $45.00. I am on the plan with free mobile to mobile and free after 9:00 pm, I do some text messages and some pictures but not many. I have spent $30.00 a month. What I like about it is you do not have to worry about contracts.

i have the prepaid basic plan and theres no daily charge...so update your review becuase i am only payin 20 dollars a month for texting becuase i dont make any calls..i think this is the best prepaid buisness out there

my husband has verizon and it sucks. for verizon to be one of the best phone companies and not have a better pay as you go plan than boost mobile or virgin mobile is a shame. boost gives unlimited everything for just $50 a month and virgin mobile offers a good deal as well plus virgin mobile gives you ways to get extra phone time free. Why isn't verizon offering a better deal or at least matching these deals? $3.00 a day is adding up to me to be $90 a month and then you have to add the months with an extra day in it or add more money for the other feature. hmmm....that's a rip off to me .

that phone is sick but it dont tell you how much it is!!!! We want the phone

i was woundering if thers any way to change your pre pay account to a contract online if u no how plaese send me any e- mail telling me how to thatnks alot:) my e- mail is holly.guffey@yahoo.com

First was lost/stolen, called Verizon
immediately and put the phone in suspension. I bought another Version (samsung) prepaid. Customer service was excellent in helping me transfer the balance on previous phone.