How much would it be to get my pic messaging back?

Question

Okay, so here's "the scoop." I was added under my dad and stepmom's plan on Oct. 4th 2009. We have the 700 min. talk and text* plan and was wondering about our pix messaging plan. As I understand it, they USED to be included in that plan for one FLAT price. Well in March, my dad decided to put my phone under suspension because I didn't really use it. In May I got it back and had pix messaging for a while, but then when I got a pix message it showed a banner saying "national access not available." So I called my dad and he said that he had taken pix messaging off our plan, he told me it was because it was expensive. I would really like to have it back now (because I am a teenager) and would be willing to pay for it but I have questions and they need answers before I go ahead and propose this idea to my dad.
1. Did verizon change pix messaging rates and plans?
2.  About how much would it be to get it back, and would it apply to all three (my dad, my stepmom, and I) of us?
3. Can it be added back to our plan? (I know with some things once you remove it, you can't get it back, you either have to upgrade, and then go back to where you were, or cancel your plan altogether.)
Thank you in advance

Answer 1

pbkrebels13 wrote:
Okay, so here's "the scoop." I was added under my dad and stepmom's plan on Oct. 4th 2009. We have the 700 min. talk and text* plan and was wondering about our pix messaging plan. As I understand it, they USED to be included in that plan for one FLAT price. Well in March, my dad decided to put my phone under suspension because I didn't really use it. In May I got it back and had pix messaging for a while, but then when I got a pix message it showed a banner saying "national access not available." So I called my dad and he said that he had taken pix messaging off our plan, he told me it was because it was expensive. I would really like to have it back now (because I am a teenager) and would be willing to pay for it but I have questions and they need answers before I go ahead and propose this idea to my dad.
1. Did verizon change pix messaging rates and plans?
2.  About how much would it be to get it back, and would it apply to all three (my dad, my stepmom, and I) of us?
3. Can it be added back to our plan? (I know with some things once you remove it, you can't get it back, you either have to upgrade, and then go back to where you were, or cancel your plan altogether.)
Thank you in advance
Talk and Text 700 minutes is $99.99 a month for 2 lines, and $9.99 for each additional line of service.  That includes unlimited texting, pictures too, for all lines.  Blocking National access, as Mary said, and it does sound as if that's the case, does not SAVE any money, if you still have the Talk & Text plan, it just prevents picture and sound messages from being sent and received.
On the other hand, if there is a block on picture messaging, and they stepped down to the Talk only plan, they are saving $30 a month bu paying for texts - unless they added a texting plan for only your line.
You need to find out what plan is on the account, and what, if any, blocks are in place.  A national access block will prevent you from accessing the internet and stop data charge surprises, but it also block picture messaging.  You can add a texting package to only your line if they are on the TALK only plan:
$5/mo for 250 texts (sent and received)
$10/mo for 500 texts PLUS unlimited texts M2M
$20/mo for 5000 texts PLUS unlimited M2M
This is per line, and each line on a family plan can have its own bundle.
If they are still on the Talk & Text, you already have unlimited text, picture, and video messaging included.