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[STLRampage]

That's fact. Signing onto a new contract whether you change something or not will take your unlimited data

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I am referring to upgrading a different line then switching the now customer owned phone onto your unlimited data line. I guarantee you 100% this does work.

[iDroidGuy]

I am referring to upgrading a different line then switching the now customer owned phone onto your unlimited data line. I guarantee you 100% this does work.

Yeah. That works. Costs some extra cash for the plan though

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[iDroidGuy]

I can guarantee you it doesn't!

He means creating a new line, taking the current phone and putting it on that line and taking the new phone and putting it on your current line.

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[STLRampage]

You can upgrade one line then swap the phone to another line.

I DID IT YESTERDAY.

[STLRampage]

That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard of. So you just keep adding lines every time you want to upgrade??? Yeah I'm sure Verizon will never catch on to that. /sarcasm.

Just remember, there is a line in your Verizon contract that states that "Verizon Wireless retains the right to cancel your service for any reason."

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I said nothing about adding lines. Are you not actually reading my posts?!

Let me spell it out:

Line 1: Feature phone Eligible for upgrade
Line 2: Unlimited data smartphone

You renew the contract on line 1 and purchase a smartphone.

You reactive original feature phone on line 1.

You take the now inactive smartphone and activate on line 2 keeping your unlimited data.

As for your scenario:
I highly doubt Verizon will cancel your service for adding a new line every 2 years. (More lines = more revenue.)

[STLRampage]

Yeah. That works. Costs some extra cash for the plan though

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It doesn't. The data plan follows the handset so if you reactivate the original equipment on the first line the data plan will be removed.

[johnnyfrost]

I said nothing about adding lines. Are you not actually reading my posts?!

Let me spell it out:

Line 1: Feature phone Eligible for upgrade
Line 2: Unlimited data smartphone

You renew the contract on line 1 and purchase a smartphone.

You reactive original feature phone on line 1.

You take the now inactive smartphone and activate on line 2 keeping your unlimited data.

As for your scenario:
I highly doubt Verizon will cancel your service for adding a new line every 2 years. (More lines = more revenue.)

and what if you only have Line 1 with unlimited data and want to upgrade? sounds like that was the deal in the OP so your solution doesn't work without adding another line...honestly unless you use 5gb a month i don't know why people "need" to keep unlimited anyway....so in order to keep your unlimited data plan you have to add another line and end up paying $20 a month (with taxes and such) for a line you don't use? just to keep unlimited data? and 20 a month for a year is $240 you could just put towards a phone off ebay or craigslist...

[STLRampage]

and what if you only have Line 1 with unlimited data and want to upgrade? sounds like that was the deal in the OP so your solution doesn't work without adding another line...honestly unless you use 5gb a month i don't know why people "need" to keep unlimited anyway....so in order to keep your unlimited data plan you have to add another line and end up paying $20 a month (with taxes and such) for a line you don't use? just to keep unlimited data?

You are right. My solution isn't a fix for everyone but a good workaround for a lot of people. I didn't see if he said he only had 1 line so I was throwing it out there.

I personally use about 5-6GB/Month (A lot of Netflix/Hulu/Pandora)

[STiK]

You are all wrong nuff said

[STLRampage]

You are all wrong nuff said

:-p LOL

[STLRampage]

OK so help me understand this. I have 4 lines. 1 is a feature phone with an upgrade available. Then I have my line with my RAZR on it. So I upgrade that feature phone to a smartphone, then reactivate the feature phone. Then use the now deactivated smartphone to activate on my line with the RAZR?

That makes sense but aren't you screwing over the person with the feature phone if they have unlimited data? If the feature phone has unlimited data, then you upgrade it, it loses unlimited. Regardless if you reactivate the feature phone or not.

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Feature phones don't usually have unlimited data. (Flip phone/keyboard phone) not many people pay $30 for unlimited data on a flip.

If you have 2 smartphones then one would lose the unlimited data now.

It's not a perfect fix but buys some extra time at unlimited with a new phone.

[STLRampage]

True, sorry for misunderstanding you before, thanks!

No biggie. I just try help out when I can.

[kendive]

I got my RAZR MAXX on CL brand new in box for $300. I will never buy a new phone from Verizon again. Never...

[arcanexvi]

You are incorrect. An alternate upgrade DOES WORK as I did one yesterday.

Historically they have audited lines a month or so down the road to remedy this.

Reference example: people using workaround to get unlim data via adding tethering. - They went back months later and fixed it.

Fair warning

[priddyma]

My mom's iPhone took a dip in the water, she got a new one, and they made her change our family plan to a share everything, so I would assume from now on they are going to force you into the plan unless you pay full retail for the phone....

[ibolski]

Or you do like me and purchase the phone outside of Verizon. Yeah, it was a little more expensive than getting it subsidized, but it doesn't renew your contract and I kept my unlimited data.

My phone was about $50 more than getting it subsidized through Verizon. Sure, it's a used phone, but I also purchased insurance for 2-years that replaces the phone outright. They send me the new phone first and then once I get it and swap out my SIMM card, I send in the old one.

In the end, doing it this way saves me money in the end rather than having to go from $30/month for unlimited data to a minimum of $50/month for 1gb/month or more. It's just not feasible for me to upgrade my phone through Verizon right now as no one else in my family has a smart phone nor a data plan.

Oh, and I've been working with a Verizon rep because I want to allow my wife to upgrade to a better phone so she's going to get it through my final new-every-two and the Verizon rep said getting a new phone will NOT remove my unlimited data plan because what we are doing is moving the new-every-two from my phone to her phone line.