Has everyone signed this petition to get Verizon to eliminate contracts?
11 days ago Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam said that he would consider eliminating wireless contracts if consumers asked for it. The internet heard these words and responded with a hearty “challenge accepted.” At the time of this writing the petition has reached over 72,000 signatures and it’s following is growing quickly. Verizon got a lot of heat earlier this week for announcing that it would add an extra 2 months to the time before it would allow customers to upgrade their devices. Verizon is also known for spotty customer service, incredibly high prices, and a poor track record when it comes to pushing out OTA updates to its Android phones. Big red could eliminate all the ill will it has accumulated over the past few weeks and could position themselves as a progressive, customer friendly corporation by listening to what its customers want and making changes to it’s business model. Contracts may have made sense in a world where text messaging was considered a gimmick. Today t...