Have an old school unlimited Verizon plan? No Gear S for you.

[sux2bu]

So I was just told I can't have the watch I have been waiting months for. I just tried to buy one putright but hey said they wouldn't sell it to me with out activating it. I don't need the data on it so I don't want the extra line. Ijust want to use it with bluetooth like my current watch.
I then decide to go ahead and buy it, add the line and then cancel it. But when they look up my account they say I can't have any add on devices on my old school unlimited plan. They want me to ditch my unlimited plan. Thanks, but no thanks.
Now I'm waiting in line at AT&T to see if they will let my buy one outright.

 

[roninksb]

I got mine from AT&T and they let me buy it outright. I had to endure the hard sell for switching to a Mobile Share Plan but they sold it to me without any issues.

 

[sux2bu]

Just got mine from AT&T also. When the guy asked for my number I just told him or was going to be a gift for my dad. He said cool, I paid and left.

 

[foxbat121]

That's the difference between CDMA carrier like Verizon and GSM carrier like AT&T. When you sign up with Verizon, you basically give them total control of your mobile devices as well as your first born.

 

[Sammuel1973]

Just got mine from AT&T also. When the guy asked for my number I just told him or was going to be a gift for my dad. He said cool, I paid and left.

Wow, that's great that you didn't need to buy into their data plan and got the watch. Quite clever of you! Interesting, I was told by a AT&T manager that AT&T won't sell the watch without a data plan or an account with them.

 

[foxbat121]

Wow, that's great that you didn't need to buy into their data plan and got the watch. Quite clever of you! Interesting, I was told by a AT&T manager that AT&T won't sell the watch without a data plan or an account with them.

That's always YMMV. The sales person get very little commission by selling you a watch or any phone in store. It's the plan and contracts that worth get them paid. So they make up excuses for it.

 

[district10]

Picked up my gear s at AT&T and it is working great with my verizon Note 4

 

[karsdroid]

just got mine at verizon...i have unlimited grandfathered....they had a hard time figuring out how to ring it up in computer, me not wanting to activate it and all, but finally figured it out....

 

[terrain]

Were you able to get it at the $299 price match of ATT... or did you pay above retail for the Verizon privledge?

 

[z06psi]

I found out the same thing. Good job VZW, nice way of alienating by device now. Just dumb. I will got to AT&T in the morning and do something my own carrier forbids me to do.

 

[z06psi]

I just want to buy the watch as a standalone.

 

[sux2bu]

I just want to buy the watch as a standalone.

I'm sure you can do that. It will cost the same as a smart phone with data.

 

[z06psi]

I am on a grandfathered plan. I still have a circle of 12 friends from Alltel. Lmao

 

[sux2bu]

I am on a grandfathered plan. I still have a circle of 12 friends from Alltel. Lmao

You can swap out a phone on your plan with the watch.

 

[z06psi]

I love the fact that I bought unlimited when data was no big deal. Now minutes are no big deal but data is. However I have 12 friends to help with the sometimes limiting 1400 minutes.

 

[z06psi]

You can swap out a phone on your plan with the watch.

I have 3 lines and all are in use.

 

[sux2bu]

Then your sol. Unless you add another line with it's own data plan.

 

[z06psi]

AT&T in the morning

 

[z06psi]

Walked in paid $314.42 for it and walked out. Said it was a gift for an AT&T customer.

Fyou VZW.

 

[z06psi]

So now I need to get a pay as you go micro SIM to make it cell ready?