[Instruction] How to get a new phone and keep (legacy) Unlimited Data on Verizon

[vipers356]

Re: Verizon: How to keep Unlimited Data and get phone on subsidized price

Thanks otwok for your post. I didn't realize Verizon was intending to throttle us until your post.

Although I think we have a loophole for all of us upgrading our phones. Quoted from the article on arstechnica. (I added the emphasis.)

"...When asked to explain the reason for the "minimum contractual commitment" clause, a Verizon spokesperson told Ars the company is focusing the policy on "customers who are still on a month-to-month plan" and have grandfathered unlimited data. "We discontinued offering unlimited plans to new customers in 2011," the spokesperson said."

Once we've upgraded, we should be on contract again and technically would not be throttled if I understand correctly.

Link to article:
Verizon Wireless to slow down users with unlimited 4G LTE plans | Ars Technica

 

[vipers356]

Re: Verizon: How to keep Unlimited Data and get phone on subsidized price

Damn

You could utilize Best Buy's price matching policy though. If you see the phone at a better price at Amazon, I'm sure they will honor it. You can do it even after purchasing from the website. Stated here:

"How do I request a price match from BestBuy.com?
When making a purchase, or during the return and exchange period, price match requests from BestBuy.com are handled via phone. Please call 1-888-BEST BUY (1-888-237-8289) for a BestBuy.com price match request. Please tell us about the lower price that is still in effect that you want Best Buy to price match. Best Buy will then review and verify the price match request.

BestBuy.com price match requests cannot be completed in our stores or via e-mail. Shipping/delivery charges will not be included in the price comparison. Purchases from a Smartphone application/website, BestBuy.com orders with store pickup, and orders from the kiosk inside a Best Buy store are considered BestBuy.com purchases for purposes of the Low Price Guarantee. A price match request after a purchase from BestBuy.com can be requested either by the person to whom the product was shipped, or by the person who was billed for the purchase."

Link: Best Buy Low Price Guarantee

 

[vipers356]

Re: Verizon: How to keep Unlimited Data and get phone on subsidized price

I've been reading up on this thread for a while. Thanks everyone for the instructions and the posts! Just ordered my note 3 on sale at BB and shipped it home! Strangely, I didn't get a message on BB saying my plan was going to change to 2GB. Everything seemed to be in order. I'm hoping I don't get the dreaded "something went wrong with your order" email. Going to do the sim swap and keeping my fingers crossed my UDP is still intact. Also hoping my data won't be throttled with the new contract extension date! Will keep you guys posted of the results.

 

[dj1807]

Re: Verizon: How to keep Unlimited Data and get phone on subsidized price

If you have an upgrade available, does that mean you're on a month to month?

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[Mr. Toad]

Re: Verizon: How to keep Unlimited Data and get phone on subsidized price

If you have an upgrade available, does that mean you're on a month to month?

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Most likely yes. On the older plans the contract was for 24 months and the upgrade was 20 months. Current plans are aligned together. So it depends on when your upgrade became available.

 

[dj1807]

Re: Verizon: How to keep Unlimited Data and get phone on subsidized price

I've just recently been researching this. Here is my current situation. I'm looking for opinions on the best method to proceed.
On my Verizon Acct:
line 1: my phone(RazrMaxx w/ UDP), upgrade available, probably month to month at this point
line 2: wifes phone(gs3 w/ 2g plan), upgrade available sept2014
line 3: dad's phone, dumb line, upgrade available in aug2015

I was thinking of either going ahead with the BB method( need to make sure I understand it); or I've been reading about an alternative plan to give my update to my wife's line and get the knew phone that way, then switch it over to my line.( need to also make sure I understand the particulars of that as well)

As I've just started this, I'm sensing a bit of urgency to get this in before Verizon begins to throttle back on UDP's. Is this assumption correct? Or , will Verizon probably hit all UDP's anyway? Thoughts and help much appreciated. Seems like a great community here from what I'm reading.. Thanks again for everyone's help.

Edit: One after thought.. Will the BB purchase and switching of sim cards have any impact on future software updates? Also, just to confirm: When new phone arrives, simply remove the sim from the new phone before turning it on; replace it with the sim from the original phone; then you can activate the new phone with the old sim by just powering it on.

 

[pnjabimunda8]

Re: Verizon: How to keep Unlimited Data and get phone on subsidized price

I previously had an iPhone4 (3g device/ no available SIM) and needed to activate the SIM to get my 1st 4g phone active on the acct before I later used the BB method to get a new 4g device. I guess that could be a confusing situation.

So I had a 3+ year old iPhone4 and was on a month-to-month agreement with VZW for my UDP plan.

My goal was to get a new 4G phone at the subsidized price and keep my UDP. So I borrowed a friends old 4G phone to replace my iPhone. And VZW sent me my 1st 4G SIM for that borrowed phone...that's when I had to activate the SIM online in that 8 step process.

I used the borrowed 4G phone for a few weeks and ordered a new 4G device from BB using their upgrade process which extended a 2-yr contract on my UDP.

When the new 4G device arrived I swapped the working SIM for the new SIM and simply made a call to a friend to confirm the new 4G phone was working with the old SIM.

Here you say the SIM card that Verizon sent you you activated the sim online. So the sim CAN be activated online from what you are saying.

 

[shortwave8669]

Re: Verizon: How to keep Unlimited Data and get phone on subsidized price

I've been reading up on this thread for a while. Thanks everyone for the instructions and the posts! Just ordered my note 3 on sale at BB and shipped it home! Strangely, I didn't get a message on BB saying my plan was going to change to 2GB. Everything seemed to be in order. I'm hoping I don't get the dreaded "something went wrong with your order" email. Going to do the sim swap and keeping my fingers crossed my UDP is still intact. Also hoping my data won't be throttled with the new contract extension date! Will keep you guys posted of the results.

Same here- ordered my Note 3 yesterday and noticed no warning about UDP no longer being available...that warning was there last week. My fingers also crossed

 

[StayFly]

Re: Verizon: How to keep Unlimited Data and get phone on subsidized price

Ok I went to Verizon and did a alternate upgrade, you just transfer your upgrade to another line and I walked out with the LG G3.

 

[Mr. Toad]

Re: Verizon: How to keep Unlimited Data and get phone on subsidized price

Ok I went to Verizon and did a alternate upgrade, you just transfer your upgrade to another line and I walked out with the LG G3.

Which line did the upgrade come from?

 

[RippinitupR6]

Re: Verizon: How to keep Unlimited Data and get phone on subsidized price

hello. i want to thank everyone here for all the information they have posted. i have afew questions.

i want to walk into verizon and transfer my upgrade (UDP) to another line that has 2gb of data on it. once i do the transfer they will then active the lg g3 i want on that line that has 2gb of data. NOW when i get home i will activate the original phone that was on the 2gb line. then activate the lg g3 on my (UDP) line. do i have to use my old sim card? or can i use the new one that came with the phone?
also if i use my old sim card, will we be able to use new sim cards in the near future? id like to get this done today to catch the sale thanks!!

 

[Mr. Toad]

hello. i want to thank everyone here for all the information they have posted. i have afew questions.

i want to walk into verizon and transfer my upgrade (UDP) to another line that has 2gb of data on it. once i do the transfer they will then active the lg g3 i want on that line that has 2gb of data. NOW when i get home i will activate the original phone that was on the 2gb line. then activate the lg g3 on my (UDP) line. do i have to use my old sim card? or can i use the new one that came with the phone?
also if i use my old sim card, will we be able to use new sim cards in the near future? id like to get this done today to catch the sale thanks!!

Do not go to the store. Unless you get a good rep you will lose unlimited data. Order the phone online.

You should activate the phone on the tiered line. You can then use your sim in the phone.

 

[smitman1]

Re: Verizon: How to keep Unlimited Data and get phone on subsidized price

This is not entirely accurate. There are a handful of people on another forum reporting that they've ordered subsidized phones from Amazon and been able to keep their UDP. Apparently, it doesn't really matter what data plan you choose when ordering the phone as long as you don't use the SIM card that they send with the phone; use your current SIM card.

I've been looking for two days for this other forum and can't find it. Which one was it?

 

[RippinitupR6]

Re: Verizon: How to keep Unlimited Data and get phone on subsidized price

Do not go to the store. Unless you get a good rep you will lose unlimited data. Order the phone online.

You should activate the phone on the tiered line. You can then use your sim in the phone.

so when the g3 comes in i activate it on the line that has the 2gb data, then active it to my line that has UDP, do i need to use my old sim card or can i use the one that comes pre installed with the g3?

stayfly says he went into verizon and it worked.

 

[Mr. Toad]

so when the g3 comes in i activate it on the line that has the 2gb data, then active it to my line that has UDP, do i need to use my old sim card or can i use the one that comes pre installed with the g3?

stayfly says he went into verizon and it worked.

You have more of a risk of you go to the store. They are not supposed to let you keep unlimited data. Since you are using the upgrade from the unlimited line I would not reuse it. It would probably be ok though. Why do you want to reuse the SIM? Are the sim cards different sizes?

I would just get Verizon to send you another sim.

 

[cnotes2019]

Re: Verizon: How to keep Unlimited Data and get phone on subsidized price

so when the g3 comes in i activate it on the line that has the 2gb data, then active it to my line that has UDP, do i need to use my old sim card or can i use the one that comes pre installed with the g3?

stayfly says he went into verizon and it worked.

Use the old sim.


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[Kane5581]

Re: Verizon: How to keep Unlimited Data and get phone on subsidized price

So theoretically say I like my phone, could I buy a new one at the subsidized price using this method and sell it on ebay for retail price? Would I have to remove the new SIM so the buyer doesn't activate it? Can someone other than me activate it? They just need a SIM right?

I just bought my m8 on eBay and it's new so kinda pointless to get a new one, but I'd like to recoup some of the 475 I paid for it.

 

[gorayomd]

Re: [Instruction] How to Keep Unlimited Data on Verizon

Thanks guys! Much appreciated! Will try soon

 

[Deathfromafar]

Re: Verizon: How to keep Unlimited Data and get phone on subsidized price

Been reading all the post from day one on this and finally decided to pull the trigger.....
Both lines had unlimited Data on them until i upgraded my wifes line and she ended up with a new Galaxy S-4 mini. she upgraded using my UDP line upgrade that I transferred to her line,(she really needed a new phone).

Now, this added a contract extension to my UDP from the day she received the phone.But i remained with the unlimited data. And lost hers.

Now her upgrade came up recently and I called into verizon wireless and they stated i could upgrade my wifes phone again since it shows its available for her upgrade.

i ordered the new LG G3 only because i told the rep i reallhy wanted it but i was not willing to pay the 100dlls and the upgrade fee and that if they were going to make me pay for the upgrade fee i would just get the Free LG G2 to offset the cost. Needless to say i got the LG G3 for 100 dlls plus tax free shipping upgrade fee waived.

Now rep guessing what i was doing told me that if i activate the phone using my UDP line i would loose my UDP. I said ok but i was left uneasy.....Before we hungup i asked her " if i use my current Droid X sim card would i not be able to keep my plan the same?" and she responded that she could not confirm or deny that it would actually work.

I have since checked my Verizon account online since i wont get the phone until next week and the upgrade options have changed.

My wife now has an upgrade date of 7/**/2016 and i remained the same upgrade date that i gave my wife 2/**/2016.
My unlimited data plan has not changed but ill update after i activate the phone when it arrives.

Plan of Action.......2 options
1. Turn off wife phone.....activate LGG3 using her Sim card from her phone ...... (pray, Check Verizon) turn off LGG3 Reactivate wife line and use my old sim card and place it in LGG3. (pray, pray, pray, Check Verizon)
2. Should i use the same sim card that came with the G3 to activate my wifes lineon it? Since the upgrade is really hers.
3. Would placing the phone on my line after option 1 really remove my data plan?



Any ideas would be greatly appreciated....

 

[Mr. Toad]

Re: Verizon: How to keep Unlimited Data and get phone on subsidized price

Been reading all the post from day one on this and finally decided to pull the trigger.....
Both lines had unlimited Data on them until i upgraded my wifes line and she ended up with a new Galaxy S-4 mini. she upgraded using my UDP line upgrade that I transferred to her line,(she really needed a new phone).

Now, this added a contract extension to my UDP from the day she received the phone.But i remained with the unlimited data. And lost hers.

Now her upgrade came up recently and I called into verizon wireless and they stated i could upgrade my wifes phone again since it shows its available for her upgrade.

i ordered the new LG G3 only because i told the rep i reallhy wanted it but i was not willing to pay the 100dlls and the upgrade fee and that if they were going to make me pay for the upgrade fee i would just get the Free LG G2 to offset the cost. Needless to say i got the LG G3 for 100 dlls plus tax free shipping upgrade fee waived.

Now rep guessing what i was doing told me that if i activate the phone using my UDP line i would loose my UDP. I said ok but i was left uneasy.....Before we hungup i asked her " if i use my current Droid X sim card would i not be able to keep my plan the same?" and she responded that she could not confirm or deny that it would actually work.

I have since checked my Verizon account online since i wont get the phone until next week and the upgrade options have changed.

My wife now has an upgrade date of 7/**/2016 and i remained the same upgrade date that i gave my wife 2/**/2016.
My unlimited data plan has not changed but ill update after i activate the phone when it arrives.

Plan of Action.......2 options
1. Turn off wife phone.....activate LGG3 using her Sim card from her phone ...... (pray, Check Verizon) turn off LGG3 Reactivate wife line and use my old sim card and place it in LGG3. (pray, pray, pray, Check Verizon)
2. Should i use the same sim card that came with the G3 to activate my wifes lineon it? Since the upgrade is really hers.
3. Would placing the phone on my line after option 1 really remove my data plan?



Any ideas would be greatly appreciated....

Just get the phone on her line. Activate, make a phone call. Then use it on your line. It will not effect your data. I have done this several times.