[quote name='dohdough']That's how I felt about 3 years ago, but like one of my friends said, it's like crack.
Then again, I only pay $6 on my line and $10 on the gf's for unlimited data instead of $20 each.

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Well, the first part is one of reasons I'm also reluctant. I already waste WAY too much time checking e-mail and goofing online. And then I see my friends/colleagues obsessively checking and responding to e-mails and lunch, dinner, at sporting events etc. and I really don't want to end up like that.
E-mails from my students or related to my research projects etc. just aren't that important. So I don't really likely the idea of always being accessible.
Cost wise, I'd be much more likely to go for it if I could get those kind of prices. But I'm wed to Verizon for the in-network unlimited calling as my girlfriend, most of my family and a majority of my friends are on it. Plus AT&T is the only other carrier I can currently get my 18% state employee discount with, and their coverage sucks around here.
[quote name='YoshiFan1']
I rarely go to the movies (once or twice a year, I have yet to go to the movies in 2011) because of the ripoff prices, if all movie theaters start doing this, I'll stop going all together. Even if it is a good deal for what you get, I never get food at the movies so I don't like the idea of being forced to pay for something I wouldn't have bought in the first place.[/QUOTE]
Same here. I love going to the movies. I haven't gone nearly as much in recent years, but simply from being busy.
But that type of policy would keep me from going as well as I too never get food. I don't get soda as I don't want to have to pee in the middle of the movie, and I don't eat junk food period very often.
[quote name='typical guy']I can't view my gmail account from work. Once you upgrade, you'll never be able to go back.[/QUOTE]
Working for a university, I have nothing blocked on my work computer. So that's moot for me.
[quote name='nasum']And yet another reason that makes me very confused about people with brand loyalty[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I hate brand loyalty. I'm kind of stuck with Verizon for the reasons stated above, but I have no loyalty to them.
Brand loyalty is a huge pet peeve of mine actually. All these entities are just greedy corporations whose only function is to find ways to get as much of our hard earned money as possible. So I hate them all equally and begrudgingly give them as little of my money as possible while getting the gadgets and services I want.
So it befuddles me the loyalty some have for companies like Apple or a particular cell phone carrier etc.