Re: Verizon closing the transfer upgrade loophole?
AT&T does not force them to change plans to upgrade. (not taking about loopholes)
[Instruction] How to get a new phone and keep (legacy) Unlimited Data on Verizon
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Re: Verizon: How to keep Unlimited Data and get phone on subsidized price
I am going to try this, but need to check on my understanding of hoe this works so I do not loose UDP. I have one line wit an HTC Rezound and UDP. Since the Resound has a Standard Sim, I am ordering a Nano Sim & will use an adapter in the Rezound. Then when my Moto x gets her I will take the Nano out of Rezound and put it in Moto.
WILL THIS Work?
I am going to try this, but need to check on my understanding of hoe this works so I do not loose UDP. I have one line wit an HTC Rezound and UDP. Since the Resound has a Standard Sim, I am ordering a Nano Sim & will use an adapter in the Rezound. Then when my Moto x gets her I will take the Nano out of Rezound and put it in Moto.
WILL THIS Work?
Re: Best Buy Mobile lets me keep Unlimited Data Plan on Verizon?
I have a 2-line plan for me and my wife, we both have UDP and want to upgrade our worn out S3's to S5's. Can anyone confirm having successfully done this recently? Ive read up on the Flying Arrow method, but has anyone done that method lately successfully? I know it was first posted back in June. Or is there a different confirmed way to pull off 2 new phones on 2 UDP lines through BB?
I have a 2-line plan for me and my wife, we both have UDP and want to upgrade our worn out S3's to S5's. Can anyone confirm having successfully done this recently? Ive read up on the Flying Arrow method, but has anyone done that method lately successfully? I know it was first posted back in June. Or is there a different confirmed way to pull off 2 new phones on 2 UDP lines through BB?
Re: Verizon: How to keep Unlimited Data and get phone on subsidized price
yes, just activate the nano sim you ordered using the adapter in the rezound first. Then toss the nano sim that comes with the moto x and instead use the previously activated nano sim in the moto x. Of course, do not turn the moto x on until you have removed the sim it ships with.
Re: Best Buy Mobile lets me keep Unlimited Data Plan on Verizon?
Why don't you try ordering 2 phones on 2 different numbers simultaneously from BB and tell us what happens. I don't think anyone has tried before.
Re: Verizon to close the upgrade to smartphone then downgrade to basic phone loophole
I'm wondering since I have 3 lines (basic, tiered, UDP) if I will still be able to transfer an upgrade from a basic line to a tiered line, upgrade and activate on tiered line then transfer phone to an UDP. Would the basic line still be forced to have a $30 data plan?
I'm wondering since I have 3 lines (basic, tiered, UDP) if I will still be able to transfer an upgrade from a basic line to a tiered line, upgrade and activate on tiered line then transfer phone to an UDP. Would the basic line still be forced to have a $30 data plan?
Re: Verizon to close the upgrade to smartphone then downgrade to basic phone loophole
The only way I can think of to avoid that is to buy from best buy and then when the phone arrives, pop the tiered data line's SIM card in the new phone. That appears to defeat the implementation of the switch order.
we will all have to wait and see, but it would seem like it would b/c the basic line is the one whose contract would extended. See here where I have consolidated the information we currently know.
The only way I can think of to avoid that is to buy from best buy and then when the phone arrives, pop the tiered data line's SIM card in the new phone. That appears to defeat the implementation of the switch order.
Re: [Instruction] How to Keep Unlimited Data on Verizon
Hello,
I don't mean to high-jack this thread or anything but i am also in a similar situation as everyone else.
I have a UDP with a Galaxy Nexus on it. I also have a basic phone on another line. I used the upgrade on the basic phone to order a HTC M8. I received it today and i'm not exactly sure where i should go next.
The M8 has a micro SIM (i think, its small) and my Nexus has a full size SIM. Is the SIM in the M8 tied to the non-UDP line? If it is, that is fine, i can cut the full size down ( i think).
Also i am not sure whether to activate it directly on my UDP line and wait for the charges to disappear on the NON-UDP line OR to activate first on the NON-UDP line then activate the basic phone back on that line in order to manually cancel the data plan i had to add to get the phone. Either way, with the August 24th "ultimatum" hanging over me, i do not want to screw this up.
Basically if anyone could give me the steps to take to ensure i do not get stuck with the extra data plan AND keep my UDP, that would be wonderful!
Please and Thank You
Hello,
I don't mean to high-jack this thread or anything but i am also in a similar situation as everyone else.
I have a UDP with a Galaxy Nexus on it. I also have a basic phone on another line. I used the upgrade on the basic phone to order a HTC M8. I received it today and i'm not exactly sure where i should go next.
The M8 has a micro SIM (i think, its small) and my Nexus has a full size SIM. Is the SIM in the M8 tied to the non-UDP line? If it is, that is fine, i can cut the full size down ( i think).
Also i am not sure whether to activate it directly on my UDP line and wait for the charges to disappear on the NON-UDP line OR to activate first on the NON-UDP line then activate the basic phone back on that line in order to manually cancel the data plan i had to add to get the phone. Either way, with the August 24th "ultimatum" hanging over me, i do not want to screw this up.
Basically if anyone could give me the steps to take to ensure i do not get stuck with the extra data plan AND keep my UDP, that would be wonderful!
Please and Thank You
Re: Verizon: How to keep Unlimited Data and get phone on subsidized price
OK... another scenario probably asked and answered a million pages ago, but to save time, I'll ask again:
Scenario: Have two Galaxy S3 phones off contract. Managed to upgrade primary line on BB without trouble. On secondary line I've read transferring the qualified upgrade on that line to my primary line (and presumably ordering the second phone for the primary line) spares you the dreaded Verizon "problem with your order" e-mail. I can manage to soft-transfer the upgrade to my primary line on VZW's website but that doesn't get sent to BB, which reports the primary line isn't qualified for an upgrade.
BB's website offers to handle the transferring of upgrade lines from a box on the right.
So in this circumstance:
1) Should I use the BB website to transfer the upgrade from the secondary line to the primary line and then complete order. -or-
2) Should I do something on the VZW website that will make the soft-transfer actually take to the point it shows up on BB's site. -or-
3) Neither -- do something else (describe, please)
Both orders would be ship to home and be independent of each other.
Thanks for advice.
OK... another scenario probably asked and answered a million pages ago, but to save time, I'll ask again:
Scenario: Have two Galaxy S3 phones off contract. Managed to upgrade primary line on BB without trouble. On secondary line I've read transferring the qualified upgrade on that line to my primary line (and presumably ordering the second phone for the primary line) spares you the dreaded Verizon "problem with your order" e-mail. I can manage to soft-transfer the upgrade to my primary line on VZW's website but that doesn't get sent to BB, which reports the primary line isn't qualified for an upgrade.
BB's website offers to handle the transferring of upgrade lines from a box on the right.
So in this circumstance:
1) Should I use the BB website to transfer the upgrade from the secondary line to the primary line and then complete order. -or-
2) Should I do something on the VZW website that will make the soft-transfer actually take to the point it shows up on BB's site. -or-
3) Neither -- do something else (describe, please)
Both orders would be ship to home and be independent of each other.
Thanks for advice.
Re: Methods that will allow you to both get a subsidized phone and keep UDP after 8/24/14
3)Once you receive your new phone, activate it onto the line that you used to upgrade which will deactivate the current phone on that line. <--This is very important. You CANNOT just activate the newly purchased phone directly to another line because you must first activate it on the line you used to upgrade to complete the upgrade and subsidized price process. If you were to activate directly to a line other than the line you used to upgrade and that line had unlimited data, you would lose unlimited because Verizon would think you used that unlimited line to purchased the upgrade.
(a)In order to be able to purchase a smartphone using an upgrade of a basic line, you will have to temporarily add a data plan that will be removed almost immediately. Verizon will most likely charge a prorated data plan cost at $1 provided you selected the $30 2gb plan stated in STEP (2)<--This is a cost that I have not been able to verify yet but I have been told you may have to pay a little more or nothing at all.
(4)Now that you have activated the new smartphone onto the basic line, it's time to free that nice new phone up to be used on your unlimited line. In order to do that, you have to reactivate which ever phone was originally on the line that you used to upgrade. This will deactivate the new phone and free it up for activation and use on your unlimited line and it will also drop the data plan that you had to add provided you reactivated a basic phone back to its number. I would still call VZW and make sure that the data plan has dropped but it should do so automatically.
--- with this method how long do we have to wait, can we do it the same day as we got the phone or do we have to wait a bid ?
3)Once you receive your new phone, activate it onto the line that you used to upgrade which will deactivate the current phone on that line. <--This is very important. You CANNOT just activate the newly purchased phone directly to another line because you must first activate it on the line you used to upgrade to complete the upgrade and subsidized price process. If you were to activate directly to a line other than the line you used to upgrade and that line had unlimited data, you would lose unlimited because Verizon would think you used that unlimited line to purchased the upgrade.
(a)In order to be able to purchase a smartphone using an upgrade of a basic line, you will have to temporarily add a data plan that will be removed almost immediately. Verizon will most likely charge a prorated data plan cost at $1 provided you selected the $30 2gb plan stated in STEP (2)<--This is a cost that I have not been able to verify yet but I have been told you may have to pay a little more or nothing at all.
(4)Now that you have activated the new smartphone onto the basic line, it's time to free that nice new phone up to be used on your unlimited line. In order to do that, you have to reactivate which ever phone was originally on the line that you used to upgrade. This will deactivate the new phone and free it up for activation and use on your unlimited line and it will also drop the data plan that you had to add provided you reactivated a basic phone back to its number. I would still call VZW and make sure that the data plan has dropped but it should do so automatically.
--- with this method how long do we have to wait, can we do it the same day as we got the phone or do we have to wait a bid ?
Re: Methods that will allow you to both get a subsidized phone and keep UDP after 8/24/14
Re: Verizon to close the upgrade to smartphone then downgrade to basic phone loophole
Yea it's hard to know until the change happens. It just seems that since you're transferring the upgrade to a tiered line, the basic phone stays intact on the basic line. The tiered line is getting the 2 year renewal with data since that's the line the smartphone is being purchased on. I guess unless they decide to eliminate upgrade transfers altogether. Maybe the best thing would be to upgrade just before the 24th to play it safe.
Re: Verizon: How to keep Unlimited Data and get phone on subsidized price
3)Once you receive your new phone, activate it onto the line that you used to upgrade which will deactivate the current phone on that line. <--This is very important. You CANNOT just activate the newly purchased phone directly to another line because you must first activate it on the line you used to upgrade to complete the upgrade and subsidized price process. If you were to activate directly to a line other than the line you used to upgrade and that line had unlimited data, you would lose unlimited because Verizon would think you used that unlimited line to purchased the upgrade.
(a)In order to be able to purchase a smartphone using an upgrade of a basic line, you will have to temporarily add a data plan that will be removed almost immediately. Verizon will most likely charge a prorated data plan cost at $1 provided you selected the $30 2gb plan stated in STEP (2)<--This is a cost that I have not been able to verify yet but I have been told you may have to pay a little more or nothing at all.
(4)Now that you have activated the new smartphone onto the basic line, it's time to free that nice new phone up to be used on your unlimited line. In order to do that, you have to reactivate which ever phone was originally on the line that you used to upgrade. This will deactivate the new phone and free it up for activation and use on your unlimited line and it will also drop the data plan that you had to add provided you reactivated a basic phone back to its number. I would still call VZW and make sure that the data plan has dropped but it should do so automatically.
with this step do i have to wait a day or two or can i do it right after the phone is activated ?
3)Once you receive your new phone, activate it onto the line that you used to upgrade which will deactivate the current phone on that line. <--This is very important. You CANNOT just activate the newly purchased phone directly to another line because you must first activate it on the line you used to upgrade to complete the upgrade and subsidized price process. If you were to activate directly to a line other than the line you used to upgrade and that line had unlimited data, you would lose unlimited because Verizon would think you used that unlimited line to purchased the upgrade.
(a)In order to be able to purchase a smartphone using an upgrade of a basic line, you will have to temporarily add a data plan that will be removed almost immediately. Verizon will most likely charge a prorated data plan cost at $1 provided you selected the $30 2gb plan stated in STEP (2)<--This is a cost that I have not been able to verify yet but I have been told you may have to pay a little more or nothing at all.
(4)Now that you have activated the new smartphone onto the basic line, it's time to free that nice new phone up to be used on your unlimited line. In order to do that, you have to reactivate which ever phone was originally on the line that you used to upgrade. This will deactivate the new phone and free it up for activation and use on your unlimited line and it will also drop the data plan that you had to add provided you reactivated a basic phone back to its number. I would still call VZW and make sure that the data plan has dropped but it should do so automatically.
with this step do i have to wait a day or two or can i do it right after the phone is activated ?
Re: Verizon: How to keep Unlimited Data and get phone on subsidized price
i just got my g3 in today through verizon, i transferred my upgrade to a line that has $30 2gb a month which has an s5 on it. so i will first activate the g3 on that line then reactive the g3. now should i go on vzw website to activate the g3 on my line? or should i just put my old sim card in the g3 and it will activate?
i just got my g3 in today through verizon, i transferred my upgrade to a line that has $30 2gb a month which has an s5 on it. so i will first activate the g3 on that line then reactive the g3. now should i go on vzw website to activate the g3 on my line? or should i just put my old sim card in the g3 and it will activate?
Re: Verizon to close the upgrade to smartphone then downgrade to basic phone loophole
Thus, I am presuming that it will be the donor line that gets the data plan requirement, too, but that we will have to wait to see what will happen.
No, that is not how it works. The donor line gets the contract extension. So since the basic line's upgrade is being transferred it is the basic line whose contract is extended.
Thus, I am presuming that it will be the donor line that gets the data plan requirement, too, but that we will have to wait to see what will happen.
Re: Verizon: How to keep Unlimited Data and get phone on subsidized price
that doesn't happen - the transfer only stays as long as you follow thru with a purchase on verizon. So there is no way to do the transfer thru Verizon and then buy thru best buy.
Re: Verizon: How to keep Unlimited Data and get phone on subsidized price
you can do it right after the phone is activated.
Re: Verizon: How to keep Unlimited Data and get phone on subsidized price
If all of the sim cards are the same size, you can take the sim that is in the g3 and put it in the s5 to return the s5 to the 2GB line and then use your old sim card and put it in the g3 to put the g3 on your UDP line.
Re: [Instruction] How to Keep Unlimited Data on Verizon
shut the M8 off and put the basic phone back on the line by logging into verizon online and select switch/activate device and select activate a device that has been on your account. You should be able to select the basic phone that was previously on the line. Then block data on the line to remove the data plan.
it is until you log into verizon and put the M8 on your UDP line. After you put the basic phone back on the basic line and drop the data plan, shut off the gnex, log onto verizon online and select switch/activate a device and select activate a device that has been on your account. then select the M8.
Re: Methods that will allow you to both get a subsidized phone and keep UDP after 8/24/14
you can do it as soon as you shut off the smartphone....
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