Quaestion about new iPhone and Verizon

[Aflaaaak]

We are currently on a Verizon plan that charges us $33.00/month for my old LG G4 (WTF?), my son $27.01 for his a Samsung Galaxy J7 V, and my wife the same for her old iPhone SE. He was recently given an unlocked iPhone 13 as a gift and instead of contacting Verizon to activate the iPhone, he simply switched his SIMM card from his old Galaxy to the new iPhone. Everything seems to be working fine so far, but our plan still shows him using the Galaxy. Is there any reason to tell Verizon (so they can start charging us more for a Premium smart phone), other than getting tech support from them for his iPhone, which he can get through Apple?

 

[hallux]

I think you need to look closely at what you're paying for. For actual service it shouldn't matter what device is being used, the plan should cost the same. If you're paying for insurance, you absolutely would want to make sure Verizon/Asurion knows what device is on the line, so they don't deny coverage when you turn in one model phone when they're expecting a different model (if you need to make a claim).

Additionally - if you're looking at the actual device payment, you may need to pay off a balance if you take that Samsung off the plan. Verizon's billing seems VERY convoluted. One of my co-workers was looking at his bill in confusion earlier this week, it seems they "charge" you for the device but then give a bill credit if you bought the device on a promotion.