Is Postpaid really Postpaid?

[John Kotches]

I switched to Verizon at the end of the year (12/22) and I'm struggling with their concept of a "postpaid" service.

For the "postpaid" service, I'm billed in advance such that on my January bill I'm paying for my February billing period service. I'm trying to figure out how that is a "postpaid" service. I am guilty of often taken things too literally and maybe it's just me, but if I'm paying in advance I'm having trouble coming to terms with this being a postpaid service.

What is it that I'm missing? I also think my billing has been jacked up since day 1, but that's yet a different discussion.

 

[mike123abc]

I thought post paid service was where you pay for overages, prepaid just cuts off the service.

 

[John Kotches]

I thought post paid service was where you pay for overages, prepaid just cuts off the service.

That's why I said it could be me taking things too literally.

Call it Postpaid, yet pay it in advance. Ahhhh marketing.

 

[John Kotches]

I've probably been blind to this for the longest time -- and it's being highlighted by switching to Verizon so I'm paying attention to this all over again.

Cheers,