Thank you for your comments Ann, but I'm just wanting to know why I get charged is all.  For what I pay a month, I should have unlimited everything.  Charging for verizon to verizon phones, checking voice mail, seems petty.    Throttling with any plan and the fine print that goes with them.....corporate greed.

Happy New Year!   lol

Dealing with any company has a fine print.  Just as i'm being charged to check voice mail.  Verizon has many hidden charges as well. 

Just seems to me it would behoove some companies to reduce their charges since they offer nothing more, nothing better than the other.  In fact, as in my case....some charge more for less services.

At&t $70/month unimited talk/text/data

Boost $50/month unlimited talk/text/data

Alltel &75/month unlimited talk/text/data