Verizon unlimited users, alternate line upgrade loophole closing

[notposting]

After August 24th, the trick where you can upgrade/activate a phone on one line with data, then take that phone off (remove data), and put it on your spiffy UDP line, shall be no more. Afterwards, that second line will be required to carry a data plan.

Not quite sure how this applies to transferred upgrades (as in theory, locking Line 1 under contract but activating under Line 2, you are keeping a data plan on the now contracted Line....).

(Well, I'm sure how this applies, personally. Bend over and spread em.)

PS Verizon has a 50% sale on some decent phones currently, so you may want to buy something now.

 

[notposting]

http://www.droidforums.net/threads/...unlimited-data-subscribers-on-verizon.272480/

BTW, if you have an additional smartphone line without unlimited that you use for buddy upgrades, that would still be a smart play if you use the unlimited to the hilt. But if it's dumb phone lines, the math is getting tougher.

 

[boomhower]

That sucks. But it's Verizon so anywhere they find they can nickel you a little more they will. Luckily my third line needs data anyways so it's not going to cost me anymore. I have a feeling this will be my last upgrade this fall before going prepaid when they cut off unlimited all together.

 

[notposting]

That sucks. But it's Verizon so anywhere they find they can nickel you a little more they will. Luckily my third line needs data anyways so it's not going to cost me anymore. I have a feeling this will be my last upgrade this fall before going prepaid when they cut off unlimited all together.

Yeah, at a certain point I may still want their network, but if I'm already used to buying my own phones, and paying a lower bill than their terrible Share plans...

For me, I just get used to usually being a model or two behind the newest on the market and go from there.

(fwiw, on an old ACII family plan -- with employer discount, we are under $100/month with subsidized phones)

 

[boomhower]

Yeah, at a certain point I may still want their network, but if I'm already used to buying my own phones, and paying a lower bill than their terrible Share plans...

For me, I just get used to usually being a model or two behind the newest on the market and go from there.

(fwiw, on an old ACII family plan -- with employer discount, we are under $100/month with subsidized phones)

Likely what I will end up doing. My bill isn't bad for Verizon, $190 after taxes for three lines with day. Two of them unlimited. That includes a 20% discount. Sprint has really upgraded their coverage around here and I'm considering giving Republic Wireless a try if/when I leave, that'll be at least two years down the line.

 

[AnMig]

FYI

I was able to upgrade my wifes old Iphone 4 (non 4g) to a HTC M8 and keep her unlimited data plan.

I have a non data phone available for upgrade
I transferred the upgrade to my sons phone (GNEX limited data plan)
Waited for the phone (came with a nano simcard already) then activated the phone using my wife's phone number instead.
I did this all thru verizon website and so far unlimited data is still present

I plan do this again in September when my daughters phone is up for upgrade and update my aging note 2

Did this a few days ago, will update if they suddenly change her plan.

Did not need to get a data plan for the non smart phone that I still have.
There was a scary mention about going from 3g to 4g device but so far so good.


Also Verizon has a sale going the M8 was only 99$, there was a activation or ransfer fee so it came up 130$
Peace

 

[MaxDepth]

Recently, Verizon had me verify my employment to keep my unlimited plan. So it seems this will be another way of removing unlimiteds.

 

[Megatomic]

Recently, Verizon had me verify my employment to keep my unlimited plan. So it seems this will be another way of removing unlimiteds.

I hope M$ doesn't do that with my HUP Office 2013 Pro install any time soon.

 

[Darknite39]

Recently, Verizon had me verify my employment to keep my unlimited plan. So it seems this will be another way of removing unlimiteds.

I've had them ask to verify to keep my discount, which is fine. How could this affect your unlimited eligibility?

 

[Fire&Blood]

I've had them ask to verify to keep my discount, which is fine. How could this affect your unlimited eligibility?

It shouldn't, however it opens up space for the "I see here that you changed employers, we must now put you on a different plan" line.

Verizon again being creative to curb the unlimited user base is no news, but each quarter that goes by without 5% of VZW & AT&T customers migrating to T-Mobile or prepaid options should be. Some people have 4 or 5 lines so I can understand allowing the phone bill to exceed the multi car insurance payment but to let a bill meet or exceed an actual car payment amount...

Before I get quoted, I know, there are exceptions where the VZW & AT&T are only options but T-Mobile and prepaid options have coverages that make a these exceptions a small minority, a vast number of users from either network would make a smooth transitions to cheaper options, if only they knew.

 

[MaxDepth]

Because they'll say my plan is offered at a reduced cost because of the relationship with my company. My wife has the ancient XXX hours and 500 texts per month plan with unlimited data. (Anyone remember those minutes-sharing commercials they used to run?)

So now she has Google phone and GroupMe for messaging me and others and she doesn't go over minutes or texts any more.

I've had them ask to verify to keep my discount, which is fine. How could this affect your unlimited eligibility?

 

[notposting]

Ended up buying a G3 (hey Verizon, thanks for removing that 20 cent coil for Qi charging from the backplate, I bet you charge $20 for a replacement with it included) that I'm selling/sold, and then got my wife's sister to use her upgrade to get an Icon for free, give that to me ( ), and then got her plan changed to $45/month plus subsidized pricing going forward.

Anyway, 2 days left!