Down with Verizon Wireless and Similar Service Imprisonment!

The following content contains strong language and is intended for mature/intelligent audiences. Reader discretion is advised. With that alluring disclaimer established, I shall commence my hate-filled rant about Verizon Wireless and like providers.

I hate products that are limited and locked, intentionally jailing you into a specific business' services. It's like buying a toaster and finding out you can only toast Wonder Bread. Fuck that shit! I don't want a fucking pillow that forces me to insert quarters just so I can sleep on it. And I don't want a stupid cell phone that locks out everything except the carrier's mediocre services. It's outrageous how we even tolerate the fact that cellphones are completely non-transferable to different carriers (given that you do NOT want to pay extra money to use your buggy cellphone with another provider).

Before the debut of the iPhone, Apple Inc. had discussions with Verizon Wireless about teaming up with their cellular services. The reason why the talks went nowhere was because Verizon Wireless wanted to lock the iPhone and Apple Inc. into using Verizon's crappy interfaces, applications, and VCast system. This is why Apple said, "screw your shit...we actually want people to LIKE our phone and NOT forcibly shove a corporate dick up their asses."

Why do we tolerate this insanity? Seriously! Why the fuck do we put up with this shit?! Cellular service providers such as Verizon Wireless earn over $2,000 a MINUTE. Believe it fellow naive consumers! These companies literally sneeze dollar bills. They control all of the words that come out of your mouth, they are earning total control of the information you hear, and soon they will control all of the information that you watch and read. If we remain submissive and compliant with the ridiculous demands of corporations, our world will move from corporately motivated anal molestation to full blown corporate raping and pillaging.

I spoke with a Customer Service Representative at Verizon Wireless and she told me that they will charge me $2 per megabyte if I use their internet/data service. I didn't have a problem with the rate until she told me that they round UP the usage charge by the megabyte. Fucking completely outrageous! Look at the math:

1 MegaByte = 1,000 KiloBytes = $2
likewise, 1 KiloByte = $2
aka 0.001 Megabyte = $2 = 1 Megabyte

If you accidently use 1 KiloByte (which equals 0.001 MegaBytes, aka 0.1%), Verizon Wireless will charge you for a full megabyte. You will get slapped in the face by a full $2 service charge for using a total of 0.1% of the available service. You will still be charged for the remaining 99.9% of available service that goes unused. They will round up to ONE THOUSAND PERCENT ABOVE what you actually used.

Imagine going to a gas station and shelling out the full price for a gallon when the nozzle only farted fumes into your car.
Imagine going to your favorite restaurant and forking over the full dinner price when they only gave you half of a single french fry.

You might be thinking to yourself, "well...i'll just use more kilobytes. i'm not going to use just 1 kilobyte..." If that thought crapped in your brain, for shame you ignorant consumer. Verizon Wireless is counting on the fact that you will actively use the service more with the intent of getting the full value of your money. The truth is that you will never average even close to 80% of the usage you pay for. If you use 1 kilobyte, they will charge you $2. If you use 1.0000001 megabytes, they will charge you $4!!!

How many people do you think would accidentally use 1 kilobyte a month? If we estimate that about 0.5% (that's half of one percent) of all Verizon Wireless' subscribers will accidentally use 1 kilobyte per month, Verizon will charge a total of $637,000 every month in accidental usage fees. Assuming these people comply and pay the seemingly small $2 fee...Verizon Wireless will earn over $7.6 MILLION per year in revenue. That's a heck of a lot of pocket money coming from accidental slips of the finger.

And once again, the worst part is that we willingly imprison ourselves with shitty services like Verizon Wireless. It's not like someone can have their calling service provided by T-Mobile, their messaging service by Verizon, and their internet service provided by AT&T. This is why telecom companies make over $2,000 a minute and will gradually progress towards higher profits at the expense of us consumers. We are literally getting fucked. California has issued a Bill of Rights for consumers regarding telecom companies, but that document just states that we have the right to get screwed without being completely raped.

I'm tired of getting fucked by big business. We all have the power to change the rules. If you don't fight to protect your rights, no one will. We all need to exercise our American right to complain. America is ruled by whiners...and the community that best whines in harmony wins.