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

[hehubado]

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

Hey guys so I have three lines
Line 1 UDP I upgrade eligible
Line 2 TDP no upgrade
Line 3 TDP no upgrade
Line 2 wanted an iPhone 6, located one at my local verizon retail store. The offered to transfer my UDP upgrade to Line 2 and activate so I wouldn't lose my UDP. She proceeded to do just that according to My Verizon App UDP line had its contract extended for two years while still preserving my UDP. Good to know this method still works!!

 

[peters4n6]

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

Quick advice please. Haven't done this in a while:

Line1: galaxy s5 (no upgrade) udp
Line 2:moto x (no upgrade) udp
line 3: iphone 6 (2gb data)
line 4: iphone 6 (2 gb data)

adding grandpa to our family plan for a 5th line. He just needs talk.

Wife is line 1 and hates her s5, jealous of kids with iphones.

was planning on buying iphone for new 5th line and then dropping SIM from s5 into it. Then adding dumbphone to line 5 for grandpa, and of course, dropping data.

question:

will that work, and/or would it be better to add dumbphone as new line 5 first and then do the transfer upgrade?

Two things I obviously want to avoid are losing UDP for wife AND being inadvertedly locked into a $30/mo 2 GB data commitment on line 5. I don't think I need to worry about the latter, but kindly correct me if i'm wrong.

thanks.

 

[shortwave8669]

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

The "talk, txt, data promo" was offered back in 2011 and only a few selected subscribers got them. That promo gives you $20 credits on every line that has a data package. I have 3 lines with UDP so basically saving $60 total just with that promo. It's a heck of a deal! That's what I'm afraid to lose should i dare to try the best buy method to keep UDP.

If it helps...my brother had a different promotional plan (he gets twice the pkg data, i. e. If he pays for 2GB he gets 4) and 6 wks ago used the BestBuy method to upgrade. He simply did the SIM swap and his promotional plan has carried on unchanged.

This tells me you would keep your promotional plan also.

Hope that helps

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[trucksmoveamerica#AC]

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

So is the transfer unlimited data line Upgrade to a tiered data line to keep your unlimited data loop hole still working?

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[hehubado]

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

The loop hole allowed you to keep your unlimited plan and still purchase a phone at the subsidized price....the Verizon rep told me the rumor is that the transfer upgrades option would be eliminated soon because it's causing too much confusion with the edge plan

 

[Mr. Toad]

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

The loop hole allowed you to keep your unlimited plan and still purchase a phone at the subsidized price....the Verizon rep told me the rumor is that the transfer upgrades option would be eliminated soon because it's causing too much confusion with the edge plan

I can see that. I was at a Verizon store and another customer was exchanging an edge phone. It was an alternate upgrade from another line. It looked like it was a pain for the reps to do the exchange.

 

[Nothing2Lose]

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Like I posted earlier I went into a Verizon corporate store after keeping my UDP and got a new SIM no problem what so ever. Even told the lady I used my old SIM in the new phone and that's why I wanted a new one.

Anytime you deal with Verizon you just have to act like you know what you are doing. Go and and tell them you need a new SIM, not ask if you can have a new SIM.

I posted a last week that I lost UDP by doing this at the Verizon store. Told then i needed a new sim with nfc. While she was perusing the order, She said she clicked something that she should not have, which I'm assuming was the pending activation order, and said that she would get my UDP back. However, they looked into my history and saw I got a phone at best buy with subsidized pricing and that they couldn't get it back for me. Had to return phone, and call Verizon for them to start an order to get my UDP back. It took several days to get it back.

If the pending activation order does go away after a week or whatever the consensus seems to be, I'd wait to get a new NFC chip.

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[wctaylor79]

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I posted a last week that I lost UDP by doing this at the Verizon store. Told then i needed a new sim with nfc. While she was perusing the order, She said she clicked something that she should not have, which I'm assuming was the pending activation order, and said that she would get my UDP back. However, they looked into my history and saw I got a phone at best buy with subsidized pricing and that they couldn't get it back for me. Had to return phone, and call Verizon for them to start an order to get my UDP back. It took several days to get it back.

If the pending activation order does go away after a week or whatever the consensus seems to be, I'd wait to get a new NFC chip.

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This.. similar situation I posted few pages back. Got phone from BB. All was well when I got the phone. Put old sim in and all worked. Needed a new sim. When I went through VZW to activate the new sim it triggered the change from when I went through BB. Cliff note. Had to return device to BB and now one week waiting for them to fix my account. I talk to them daily and it is in the process, but still waiting. Since then I ordered a new phone and just paid full price through Swappa. Got that one working great.

 

[theredherring]

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Ok posting my experience,

I ordered from verizonwireless.com, I bought the phone using the upgrade from the line I planned on using it on. I took the SIM from my iphone 5 and put it in my iphone. Now granted it has only been about 12hrs but at least as of now my udp still intact. If something changes I will update.

 

[huskers15]

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

when you upgraded your line, did you have to change your plan? I tried this and I was always prompted to change to an edge plan. Please post screen shots or a summary of your ordering process.

thanks!

 

[tx_tuff]

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

I posted a last week that I lost UDP by doing this at the Verizon store. Told then i needed a new sim with nfc. While she was perusing the order, She said she clicked something that she should not have, which I'm assuming was the pending activation order, and said that she would get my UDP back. However, they looked into my history and saw I got a phone at best buy with subsidized pricing and that they couldn't get it back for me. Had to return phone, and call Verizon for them to start an order to get my UDP back. It took several days to get it back.

If the pending activation order does go away after a week or whatever the consensus seems to be, I'd wait to get a new NFC chip.

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Two things, I didn't have an pending activation on my account and I did the transfer upgrade method on Verizon, didn't use BB. So we did two totally different things.

Good to know one way you can still use Verizon for a new SIM and the other way you can't.

 

[trucksmoveamerica#AC]

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

Well I'm trying it again.

Line 1 unlimited data eligible fur upgrade

Line 2. 2gb tiered data plan, not eligible for upgrade.

Transferred the upgrade from line 1 to line 2 and ordered the note 4. Did on Verizon website.

I had to agree to the data for 2 years deal.

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[patal05]

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I used the Scyzek Method to get an iPhone 6 Plus, transferring my upgrade from an unlimited line to a tiered line, then just using my exiting SIM card. It worked like a charm. The phone was pre-ordered as well.

I did NOT activate the phone on the tiered line first, however, I've recently read that this would have been fine too, just like the good ole days.

 

[rdjr74]

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

I used the Scyzek Method to get an iPhone 6 Plus, transferring my upgrade from an unlimited line to a tiered line, then just using my exiting SIM card. It worked like a charm. The phone was pre-ordered as well.

I did NOT activate the phone on the tiered line first, however, I've recently read that this would have been fine too, just like the good ole days.

And you have no pending activation on your account?

 

[ericizzy1]

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

WHAT???
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/10/0...network-optimization-of-unlimited-data-users/

 

[jfriend33]

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

WHAT???
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/10/0...network-optimization-of-unlimited-data-users/

Beat me to it! Awesome news!

 

[dss2000]

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Ok posting my experience,

I ordered from verizonwireless.com, I bought the phone using the upgrade from the line I planned on using it on. I took the SIM from my iphone 5 and put it in my iphone. Now granted it has only been about 12hrs but at least as of now my udp still intact. If something changes I will update.

You ordered it on the UDP line and used iphone 5 from your UDP line? Not sure I understand what you described.

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[dss2000]

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

Verizon won't be throttling unlimited LTE data plans after all

http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/01/verizon-wont-throttle-unlimited-data/

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[ricks]

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

CNET says it too! Verizon backs off on plans to throttle unlimited data users - CNET

 

[shortwave8669]

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

Now maybe all the panic-sowing will stop on these forums

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