When we upgrade devices, do we get to keep our $30 unlimited 4g?

**rm548** · 11-04-2011, 11:45 AM

Anyone know?

**jd07bos** · 11-04-2011, 11:57 AM

YESSSSS

but that might now be the case for much longer!! So if your interested in one of the hot new phones I wouldn't wait, personally I cant wait to get a RAZR

**AZDROIDX** · 11-04-2011, 12:28 PM

Yes we do, its actually $29.99 Unlimited. $30 is 2GB. Lol

**gutsploder** · 11-04-2011, 01:04 PM

Yes. Grandfathered in if you had it already

**Mordecaidrake** · 11-04-2011, 01:48 PM

Yes, I can confirm this because I cheated on Android got the 4s then returned it 2 days later without loosing my unlimited data.

**FrankXS** · 11-04-2011, 03:04 PM

Originally Posted by rm548

Anyone know?

Yes. Even though you might be "lateral-grading"

-Frank

**Kronko** · 11-04-2011, 05:29 PM

Yes, I still have my $24.00 unlimited plan

**defcon999** · 11-04-2011, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by Mordecaidrake

I can confirm this because I cheated on Android got the 4s

too your room, no Gingerbread for you....you have to say 12 Hail Froyo's

**YourMobileGuru** · 11-04-2011, 08:06 PM

Yes you can keep it.

**willis936** · 11-04-2011, 09:52 PM

As long as you don't actually change your data plan you can keep renewing it. As soon as you downgrade you lose it forever.

**bkorver** · 11-04-2011, 09:55 PM

I was allowed to select $29.99 Unlimited as a data plan option when I preordered the Razr last week.

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**YourMobileGuru** · 11-04-2011, 09:58 PM

Originally Posted by willis936

As long as you don't actually change your data plan you can keep renewing it. As soon as you downgrade you lose it forever.

Correct.

**LessThanAnAndroidNovice** · 11-05-2011, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by willis936

As long as you don't actually change your data plan you can keep renewing it. As soon as you downgrade you lose it forever.

I started to look at the Bionic, and when my local Verizon store told me that the grandfathering only applied as long as we held the phone that we had when grandfathering came into effect, I dropped it.

Wouldn't be the first time that Verizon's right hand and their left hand had different stories.

**bkorver** · 11-05-2011, 11:08 AM

I think if you would have pushed him he would have been able to "do you a favor"... I wonder how many people they can sucker just because they don't want to stand up for themselves.

**FrankXS** · 11-05-2011, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by LessThanAnAndroidNovice

I started to look at the Bionic, and when my local Verizon store told me that the grandfathering only applied as long as we held the phone that we had when grandfathering came into effect, I dropped it..

Really, I'm sure that is not correct.

-Frank

**rm548** · 11-05-2011, 02:59 PM

For clarification: I don't intend on 'upgrading' right now. I'm looking ahead to when my 2 year is up on my bolt.

**Eclipse2K** · 11-05-2011, 05:29 PM

Originally Posted by FrankXS

Really, I'm sure that is not correct.

-Frank

It's not, we can upgrade.

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**PJnc284** · 11-05-2011, 05:37 PM

yeah, it's grandfathered until you either a) change to a tiered plan for some odd reason, b) switch to a dumb phone, or c) verizon decides to require tiered plans for any upgrades.

**GoldLeader** · 11-05-2011, 06:56 PM

I'm still loving my Bolt. I only have a one year contract, but might hold off on upgrading when the contract ends. I suppose that they'll give me a voucher for a phone discount or something like that if I renew the contract.

Rezound looks nice, but I don't think it's a big enough leap over the Bolt. I guess that I'll need to try it out to see what I think. Would have been perfect if it had a bigger screen, kickstand, and had an actual HDMI instead of the dual purpose MHL / USB port.

I'm curious to see if the NFC feature in the Nexus becomes a crucial feature that is actually useful, or if it's just a gimmick.

**mi7chy** · 11-07-2011, 11:00 AM

While any company including Verizon Wireless will love to milk you to pay more, in the end if you threaten to take your business elsewhere they will bend backwards to please you. One gentleman recently threatened to leave Verizon and they offered him unlimited data to stay. This is why it's important to keep your contract as short as possible and to negotiate with customer retention for as much as you can grab when you renew.

**MacQ32** · 11-07-2011, 12:42 PM

Yes, as long as you never remove that "feature" from your calling plan you will not lose it.

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**defcon999** · 11-07-2011, 01:15 PM

Originally Posted by bkorver

I think if you would have pushed him he would have been able to "do you a favor"... I wonder how many people they can sucker just because they don't want to stand up for themselves.

It does work. When I tell them I have been with Verizon for 7 years and that I have 4 people on my account (2 Droids and 2 dumbphones) and I have no problem going to Sprint or Metro (ewww) and taking my $180/month...they will listen.

Back in April when they had the "outage", my daughter called and they credited her $30 but when I called (we both have Bolts), they gave me a crap excuse and only credited me $1.50 (yes...a $1.50). Well, I was happy, I called back about an hour later and talked to another Customer rep and explained that my daughter got $30...she said "Ok, no problem...you will be credited $30).

I do the same thing with cable. I have had comcast (in one form or another for 13 years....when they threaten to raise my rates....I call and tell them I am canceling.....miraculously they give me a better rate!

Key words here is: "STAND UP AND DEMAND". They are here to serve you, not the other way around.

**willis936** · 11-07-2011, 06:34 PM

Listen if a customer came into a store guns blazing (I love those) the most I could do behind the counter is get you on the line with a supervisor in the credit/account department. What they're going to tell you is exactly what I tell you and it's the truth: unlimited data is no longer in our system as an option and there is no override for it no matter how much we'd like to give it to you to make you happy. I only tell the god honest truth to customers and maybe it didn't sell as many phones as the car salesman approach but people are generally happier. That's the difference between a local retailer and a corporate store.