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

[dusoccer10]

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

I'm helping my sister do her upgrade and wanted to get help to make sure I'm doing this correctly:

Line 1: Basic Line no data (upgrade available)
Line 2 (sister's): UDP (no upgrade) iPhone 4

1. Order iPhone 6 upgrade through Basic Line 1 and have it mailed, remove SIM that comes with it and destroy it
2. I'm ordering a blank nano SIM for my Nexus 6, when it arrives I will activate my phone using the blank SIM on my sister's UDP line
3. Reactivate my Nexus 6 back with my UDP SIM
4. Take SIM that I activated under my sister's UDP and put it into new iPhone 6 and power on.

That should do it right?

The only concerns I have are these:

1. Will the basic phone line 1 that we order the upgrade through have a "pending activation" notification just sitting on the line?
2. Will the blank SIM that I ordered for my Nexus 6 to activate my sister's line on fit and work for an iPhone 6? I think they both use nano-SIM, but wasn't sure if I activated it on my Nexus 6 first, then put it in the iPhone 6 if there would be a problem.
3. Will using the method of activating a blank SIM on my phone with her line, then putting that SIM in the iPhone 6 work to activate on her line and keep her UDP?

If anyone has any answers to these or a better method please let me know, I'd really appreciate it.

Ideally, you want to activate the Nexus 6 on your sister's line before ordering the iPhone 6. If you can go a couple of days without the Nexus 6, just do the following:

1.) Activate the Nexus 6 on your sister's line.
2.) Order the iPhone 6 using the upgrade on the basic line and have it shipped to home. Order the phone from either Verizon or Best Buy.
3.) When the iPhone arrives, discard and destroy the SIM that comes with the phone.
4.) Take the SIM from the Nexus 6 and put it in the iPhone 6 since both phones use a nano-sized verison.
5.) Turn on the iPhone 6 and it will activate the phone to your sister's data plan
6.) Reactivate the Nexus 6 on your own line.

It's easier to go this way for a couple of reasons. The major reason is that the basic line will have a pending activation on its account for a month or so. You might need to get Verizon's help to activate the Nexus 6 on your sister's line. The last thing you want to do is contact them with a pending activation even if it is on a different line. All it takes is one rogue rep, and you now have data plan on the basic line.

On the other hand, in theory, your way would work fine. The only change would be that you activate the iPhone 6 first before moving the Nexus 6 back to your line.

 

[monniw]

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

Hello Dusoccer10,
thank you so much for this useful post. Much like all weary UDP users, I would like to confirm if my understanding is correct for my situation:

Line 1 - UDP Moto X (upgrade available)
Line 2 - dumbphone (upgrade available)
Line 3 - dumbphone (no upgrade)

Goal: purchase Galaxy S6 from best buy for UDP line
Steps I should take from reading this forum:
1.) Order a Galaxy S6 from either Best Buy, have it shipped to home using an upgrade on Line 2.
2.) When Galaxy S6 arrives, do not turn it on or try to charge it
3.) Remove the SIM card that comes with the Galaxy S6 and destroy (i assume cut up/flush/burn/etc)
4.) Take the SIM from the Moto X and put it in the Galaxy S6.
5.) Turn on Galaxy S6 and wait a few minutes for it to activate on Line 1.

QUESTIONS:
1) what happens to Line2 (basic line)? does it upgrade automatically to a data line? If so, what would I do then?
2) Would it be better to pay extra to have the phone shipped ASAP so there is no "pending activation" status on Line2?

thank you in advance for your help and I hope my post isn't too redundant! i tried to do as much reading as possible but in the end i am still fearful of losing my precious UDP!

 

[xsmooth69x]

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

L1 UDP no upgrade
L2 TDP no upgrade
L3 Basic upgrade

Option 1
Upgrade L3 but when the phone arrives destroy the sim card and replace it with L1 sim. Go into my vzw account and register a phone that was never registered on the account.
-Doing this will not give L3 the 2gb data plan buttttt will have the pending equipment orders and pending activation.

Im kind of confused. Is there another option that does not give the whole pending equipment order and pending activation? Would it be benificial to transfer L3 upgrade to L2 and upgrade as normal? Then switch sims to L1.

If i do this will my entire unlimited phone txt 700 change since I have this screen?

 

[poena]

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

Got my S6 from bestbuy

Moved my sim from Moto X into S6.
Went to VZW site and entered IMEI. At the last step it tells me that plan must be changed. Offers me a 7gb plan for $70. I hit cancel and the phone seems to be working right now. Is this the process now? My plan on the website still says unlimited but it still shows Moto X as my phone.

Thanks

 

[tx_tuff]

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

I have three lines
1. Unlimited no upgrade G2
2. Unlimited upgrade iPhone 6 (wife)
3. Limited iPhone 5

Switched upgrade from 2 to 3 and ordered the G4 right before the release. Had it shipped to my house.

Got it last Friday and just put the SIM from my G2 into the G4. Checked and it showed up as G4 on line 1 still unlimited.

Figured I had the pending activation on line 3 and just figured I would wait a couple months, no problem.

So just now checked it and to my surprise it is not there! All is great!

 

[dusoccer10]

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

Hello Dusoccer10,
thank you so much for this useful post. Much like all weary UDP users, I would like to confirm if my understanding is correct for my situation:

Line 1 - UDP Moto X (upgrade available)
Line 2 - dumbphone (upgrade available)
Line 3 - dumbphone (no upgrade)

Goal: purchase Galaxy S6 from best buy for UDP line
Steps I should take from reading this forum:
1.) Order a Galaxy S6 from either Best Buy, have it shipped to home using an upgrade on Line 2.
2.) When Galaxy S6 arrives, do not turn it on or try to charge it
3.) Remove the SIM card that comes with the Galaxy S6 and destroy (i assume cut up/flush/burn/etc)
4.) Take the SIM from the Moto X and put it in the Galaxy S6.
5.) Turn on Galaxy S6 and wait a few minutes for it to activate on Line 1.

QUESTIONS:
1) what happens to Line2 (basic line)? does it upgrade automatically to a data line? If so, what would I do then?
2) Would it be better to pay extra to have the phone shipped ASAP so there is no "pending activation" status on Line2?

thank you in advance for your help and I hope my post isn't too redundant! i tried to do as much reading as possible but in the end i am still fearful of losing my precious UDP!

You have the basics down. The only question you need to answer is do you want to order the S6 from Best Buy or Verizon? When using the upgrade on a basic line, you can order from either company. The rest of your steps are correct.

As for your questions:

1.) The basic line will not change as long as you do not activate the SIM that comes with the phone on Line 2. You bypass this activation by using your old SIM.
2.) You will get a pending activation on your Line 2 regardless of how fast the phone ships. The pending activation relates to the S6 not being activated on the Line 2. It will go away after a month or so.

 

[dusoccer10]

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

Got my S6 from bestbuy

Moved my sim from Moto X into S6.
Went to VZW site and entered IMEI. At the last step it tells me that plan must be changed. Offers me a 7gb plan for $70. I hit cancel and the phone seems to be working right now. Is this the process now? My plan on the website still says unlimited but it still shows Moto X as my phone.

Thanks

The S6 and Moto X use the same size SIM. You just move the SIM from the Moto X and turn on the S6. There is no need to log into Verizon's system to activate. This only happens if you have different sized SIM cards.

 

[dusoccer10]

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

L1 UDP no upgrade
L2 TDP no upgrade
L3 Basic upgrade

Option 1
Upgrade L3 but when the phone arrives destroy the sim card and replace it with L1 sim. Go into my vzw account and register a phone that was never registered on the account.
-Doing this will not give L3 the 2gb data plan buttttt will have the pending equipment orders and pending activation.

Im kind of confused. Is there another option that does not give the whole pending equipment order and pending activation? Would it be benificial to transfer L3 upgrade to L2 and upgrade as normal? Then switch sims to L1.

If i do this will my entire unlimited phone txt 700 change since I have this screen?

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You can't move a basic line upgrade to a smartphone line. Verizon won't allow the order to be processed. What phone do you have on the unlimited line and what new phone do you want?

 

[xsmooth69x]

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

UDP has LG G2
I want the LG G4

That being said i just want to confirm my option 1 is the best way?

 

[Sean5555]

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

HELP PLEASE!!
OK, dusoccer10, Looks like I messed up a bit and need additional guidance.
To recap, Here is the situation:
L1 UDP Galaxy S3 had upgrade
L2 UDP Galaxy S3 had upgrade
L3 TDP Galaxy S3 had upgrade
Plan was to get three Galaxy S5 from BB and swap the Sims between L1 and L2 when activating.
So the Sim from the L1 in to L2's upgrade and Sim from L2 in to L1's upgrade and activate L3 upgrade with the Sim it came with.
Got the upgrade from BB for UDP L1 (got Galaxy S5) and swapped the Sim from UDP L2 into it and it's up and running.
My daughter's hated the camera on Galaxy S5 so they made me order Apple iPhone 6 for the next two upgrades.
Got the upgrade from BB for TDP L3 (got Apple iPhone 6)and activated the phone and it's up and running.
Got the upgrade from BB for UDP on L2 (got Apple iPhone 6) and this is where I am now stuck.
The Sim card from UDP L1 is a Micro Sim and i6 uses Nano sim.
I understand I can cut the Sim card from L1 (GS3) and put it in the L2 upgrade (i6), but what if I mess up?
Can I get another Sim from VZ for L1?
Or can I ask VZ for a new Nano Sim for L1 without messing up my UDP's?.... I think not!!
Is there any recourse or any alternatives at this point?
Also any recommendations on cutting the Sim if that's the only option left?
Thanks again for your help!

 

[dusoccer10]

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

UDP has LG G2
I want the LG G4

That being said i just want to confirm my option 1 is the best way?

All you need to do is:

1.) Order the G4 from Verizon or Best Buy using the upgrade on the basic line and have it shipped to home
2.) When it arrives, destroy the SIM card that comes with the phone
3.) Take the SIM from the G2 and put it in the G4
4.) Turn on the G4 and wait a few minutes for it to activate

Now enjoy your new phone!

 

[xsmooth69x]

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

All you need to do is:

1.) Order the G4 from Verizon or Best Buy using the upgrade on the basic line and have it shipped to home
2.) When it arrives, destroy the SIM card that comes with the phone
3.) Take the SIM from the G2 and put it in the G4
4.) Turn on the G4 and wait a few minutes for it to activate

Now enjoy your new phone!

Fabulous thank you very much

cheers,

 

[monniw]

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

Thank you so much! you dont' know how valuable this thread and your input is!

 

[anon(168342)]

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

I am trying to upgrade my phone on the Verizon web site. I can't find where to enter "pre-existing sim card" from #7 below.

1.) Order the S6 using either Line 1/3/4's upgrade from either Best Buy or Verizon. Have the phone shipped to home.
2.) When the new phone arrives do not turn it on or plug it in.
3.) Log into Verizon's website
4.) Select "activate or switch device"
5.) Select Line 2
6.) Select "phone that has never been on the account before"
7.) Select "use pre-existing SIM"
8.) Type in the IMEI and SIM numbers that came with the new phone. Usually, there is a sticker on the box that contains them.
9.) Follow the rest of the directions to activate the phone

It goes from step #6 to #8 and then to submit for authorization code. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

 

[dusoccer10]

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

I am trying to upgrade my phone on the Verizon web site. I can't find where to enter "pre-existing sim card" from #7 below.

1.) Order the S6 using either Line 1/3/4's upgrade from either Best Buy or Verizon. Have the phone shipped to home.
2.) When the new phone arrives do not turn it on or plug it in.
3.) Log into Verizon's website
4.) Select "activate or switch device"
5.) Select Line 2
6.) Select "phone that has never been on the account before"
7.) Select "use pre-existing SIM"
8.) Type in the IMEI and SIM numbers that came with the new phone. Usually, there is a sticker on the box that contains them.
9.) Follow the rest of the directions to activate the phone

It goes from step #6 to #8 and then to submit for authorization code. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Yeah, I just checked and it looks like you can bypass step 7 and just go from 6 to 8. Feel free to keep going with what the system is telling you to do.

 

[anon(168342)]

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

Thank you dusoccer10. I don't know what we would do without you!!!

 

[AIR-11]

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

Ideally, you want to activate the Nexus 6 on your sister's line before ordering the iPhone 6. If you can go a couple of days without the Nexus 6, just do the following:

1.) Activate the Nexus 6 on your sister's line.
2.) Order the iPhone 6 using the upgrade on the basic line and have it shipped to home. Order the phone from either Verizon or Best Buy.
3.) When the iPhone arrives, discard and destroy the SIM that comes with the phone.
4.) Take the SIM from the Nexus 6 and put it in the iPhone 6 since both phones use a nano-sized verison.
5.) Turn on the iPhone 6 and it will activate the phone to your sister's data plan
6.) Reactivate the Nexus 6 on your own line.

It's easier to go this way for a couple of reasons. The major reason is that the basic line will have a pending activation on its account for a month or so. You might need to get Verizon's help to activate the Nexus 6 on your sister's line. The last thing you want to do is contact them with a pending activation even if it is on a different line. All it takes is one rogue rep, and you now have data plan on the basic line.

On the other hand, in theory, your way would work fine. The only change would be that you activate the iPhone 6 first before moving the Nexus 6 back to your line.

Thanks for the instruction! I use the Nexus 6 everyday for work, so I wouldn't be able to let her use it for a couple days, so that option is out. But, it sounds like you're saying the risk is that if I try to activate the blank SIM on my Nexus 6 onto my sister's line, if I run into trouble at that point that I'd have to call Verizon to get it activated and if they see a "pending activation" on their account the rep might screw something up, is that correct?

Could I go to a VAR to get the phone activated and avoid that issue or would I be running the same risk of the VAR screwing something up?

What if I were to activate the blank SIM on my Nexus 6 with my sister's account before she orders the phone. Wait an hour, make sure it's fully activated, place calls, texts, etc. Then reactivate my Nexus 6 with my SIM. Would that SIM tied to her account stay active and tied to her account (which we could then throw into the new iPhone 6 once it arrives?) or would it wipe out that SIM making it blank again?

 

[dusoccer10]

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

Thanks for the instruction! I use the Nexus 6 everyday for work, so I wouldn't be able to let her use it for a couple days, so that option is out. But, it sounds like you're saying the risk is that if I try to activate the blank SIM on my Nexus 6 onto my sister's line, if I run into trouble at that point that I'd have to call Verizon to get it activated and if they see a "pending activation" on their account the rep might screw something up, is that correct?

Could I go to a VAR to get the phone activated and avoid that issue or would I be running the same risk of the VAR screwing something up?

What if I were to activate the blank SIM on my Nexus 6 with my sister's account before she orders the phone. Wait an hour, make sure it's fully activated, place calls, texts, etc. Then reactivate my Nexus 6 with my SIM. Would that SIM tied to her account stay active and tied to her account (which we could then throw into the new iPhone 6 once it arrives?) or would it wipe out that SIM making it blank again?

Do either of you (or any friends around you) have a unused 4G LTE phone that your sister can borrow for a little bit? That would make this process a whole lot easier. Otherwise, I see three potential options:

Option 1: Borrowed/Old phone
1.) Activate the Nexus 6 with the blank SIM on your sister's line for about an hour or so.
2.) Take the newly activated SIM and put it in the borrowed/old phone (use an adapter if necessary to make the nano larger)
3.) Now upgrade the basic line to an iPhone 6 and have it shipped to home
4.) Take the nano-SIM in the used phone and place it in the iPhone 6 (destroy the SIM that comes with the iPhone)
5.) Turn on the phone and let it activate as normal

Option 2: Activate using IMEI and SIM numbers (this may not work and you'll have to use option 3 if you go this route)
1.) Order the iPhone using the basic line upgrade from either Best Buy or Verizon. Have the phone shipped to home.
2.) When the new phone arrives do not turn it on or plug it in.
3.) Log into Verizon's website
4.) Select "activate or switch device"
5.) Select the unlimited line
6.) Select "phone that has never been on the account before"
7.) Select "use pre-existing SIM"
8.) Type in the IMEI and SIM numbers that came with the new phone. Usually, there is a sticker on the box that contains them.
9.) Follow the rest of the directions to activate the phone

Option 3: Activate using a VAR
1.) Order the iPhone and have it shipped to home using the basic line upgrade
2.) When it arrives, remove the SIM that comes with it and destroy it
3.) Take the iPhone to a VAR and have them activate it on the unlimited line

Those are probably your 3 best options at this point.

 

[dusoccer10]

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

HELP PLEASE!!
OK, dusoccer10, Looks like I messed up a bit and need additional guidance.
To recap, Here is the situation:
L1 UDP Galaxy S3 had upgrade
L2 UDP Galaxy S3 had upgrade
L3 TDP Galaxy S3 had upgrade
Plan was to get three Galaxy S5 from BB and swap the Sims between L1 and L2 when activating.
So the Sim from the L1 in to L2's upgrade and Sim from L2 in to L1's upgrade and activate L3 upgrade with the Sim it came with.
Got the upgrade from BB for UDP L1 (got Galaxy S5) and swapped the Sim from UDP L2 into it and it's up and running.
My daughter's hated the camera on Galaxy S5 so they made me order Apple iPhone 6 for the next two upgrades.
Got the upgrade from BB for TDP L3 (got Apple iPhone 6)and activated the phone and it's up and running.
Got the upgrade from BB for UDP on L2 (got Apple iPhone 6) and this is where I am now stuck.
The Sim card from UDP L1 is a Micro Sim and i6 uses Nano sim.
I understand I can cut the Sim card from L1 (GS3) and put it in the L2 upgrade (i6), but what if I mess up?
Can I get another Sim from VZ for L1?
Or can I ask VZ for a new Nano Sim for L1 without messing up my UDP's?.... I think not!!
Is there any recourse or any alternatives at this point?
Also any recommendations on cutting the Sim if that's the only option left?
Thanks again for your help!

If I followed this correctly, Lines 2 and 3 are all set. We just need to activate an iPhone 6 on Line 1 that you got from an upgrade using Line 2. Based on where you are at, I see three options:

Option 1: SIM cutter
1.) Buy a SIM cutter from Amazon
2.) Cut the SIM from Line 1 to nano size
3.) Take the freshly cut SIM and use it to activate the iPhone 6 on Line 1

Option 2: Activate using IMEI and SIM numbers (this may not work and you'll have to use option 1 or 3 in that case)
1.) Log into Verizon's website
2.) Select "activate or switch device"
3.) Select Line 1
4.) Select "phone that has never been on the account before"
5.) Type in the IMEI and SIM numbers that came with the new phone. Usually, there is a sticker on the box that contains them.
6.) Follow the rest of the directions to activate the phone

Option 3: Activate using a VAR
1.) Toss the SIM that came with the iPhone and take it to a VAR and have them activate it on Line 1

Those are probably your 3 best options at this point.

 

[Matthew H1]

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

Real quick, simple question, I'm sure it's been answered 100 times:

My line is the only line with UDP, and I have an upgrade available.
I want the G4.

Do I simply...
Transfer the upgrade to my brother's line, order the G4 with his upgrade and then.... then what... I don't know how to activate it on my line.

And can I do it through Verizon online?