Share Your Ideas with Verizon

[#1]

Other than I get the make money concept, why doesn't Verizon make smaller TV. packages at a lesser price for those who watch very little TV.? Why can't they make a specialized senior citizen package where they can get their basic local channels plus an additional choice of say 15 or 20 channels that they can add to that for about half the cost of what they are paying for the basic service Verizon offers? My wife and I probably only watch a dozen channels outside of the basic local channels and yet we receive how many hundreds of channels. We don't watch any sports channels, music channels, movie channels, so why pay for all of that for nothing? Perhaps what Verizon could make on two customers living side by side paying what one would pay, they might even pick up more business from those who refuse to pay what Verizon wants for the basic service. A smaller bundle where people could pick and choose might just give Verizon a market place for those who are not using their service. Anyone else like to chime in?

[#2]

Valid point.

[#3]

Similar to:

http://forums.verizon.com/t5/Share-Your-Ideas-with-Verizon/Senior-Low-Income-Discount/idi-p/254941

http://forums.verizon.com/t5/Share-Your-Ideas-with-Verizon/A-La-Carte-channel-pricing-or-a-channel-e...

[#4]

This idea has been presented several times and I think they are considering some smaller bundles at some point, either A-La-Carte or something similar.  Let's hope soon because my bill is high and I did not realize that the $99 advertised would end up costing $180.  It is the price for the lowest bundle, no HD, and one box, plus internet and phone.  I had DISH at $89, and then $129 or so for Verizon phone service and internet, so I thought I would be saving money by combining everything...

[#5]

I meant the $99 price is for the lowest bundle, no HD and one box, not mine.  I have 1 DVR HD box, 1 HD box and Ultimate programming which was $159 last month and then $180 this month? This bill baffles me.  I haven't ordered anything on  On Demand at all.

[#6]

I dread the day I have to go shopping in May for a FIOS like package that I can afford. Why are all the "two yr. new contract deals" for new customers only, when I and many of my "Senior Citizen" neighbors were the first to support FIOS tv, internet, and phone. Limited internet speed, basic tv, and a phone for emergency and friends...bare bones! Bare pockets for many of us on limited incomes who cannot keep on paying the bills that go up and up! Come on and reward the core customers who are beyond the initial contracts and offer Senior Citizen Discounts like every other business does?