Upgrading and the "Talk & Text + Data" promo

[phantomog]

I've seen a few posts that people say you can upgrade (with subsidy) and keep the $20 data discount provided by the Talk & Text + Data promo. But has anyone successfully done this? I realize that would mean giving up unlimited data and switching to a tiered data (2GB), but I think it might be worth it for me since I don't use that much data.

Does doing this on one line affect the unlimited data currently on other lines?

 

[Droid3r]

Try and let us know.
Im keeping my $69.99 for talk/text/data promo and will pass it on as the family jewel

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[mesocyclonic]

Does doing this on one line affect the unlimited data currently on other lines?

Upgrading doesn't affect unlimited on other lines.

 

[Droid3r]

the wording is as long you dont touch your plan minutes text and data youll keep getting your discount... however upgrading at a subsidy forces the data change from unlimited to 2GB(or however amount you decide)and thus the posibility exists that the discount promo plan will be taken off.

i dont see myself taking a subsidy ever again with verizon. your $199 new phone is not worth lising your promo discount/savings and unlimited data(living in the age of data) over it.

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[Eclipse2K]

the wording is as long you dont touch your plan minutes text and data youll keep getting your discount... however upgrading at a subsidy forces the data change from unlimited to 2GB(or however amount you decide)and thus the posibility exists that the discount promo plan will be taken off.

i dont see myself taking a subsidy ever again with verizon. your $199 new phone is not worth lising your promo discount/savings and unlimited data(living in the age of data) over it.

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Exactly, even if you upgrade every year, $20 x 12 is $220 plus the loss of unlimited data could add even more. Simply not worth it and even on a 2 year it's really not worth it. But that's if you always wait to buy on contract.

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[Eclipse2K]

I spoke with a Verizon supervisor regarding the $20 discount and about how the upgrade process will effect it. Simply put - you can upgrade and keep the discount as long as you do not switch to a Share Everything plan. You're allowed to switch to a data plan with a limit as long as it's still a single line plan. I was also told that the discount applies to keeping a Talk + Text plan on our account and as long as we do so we'll keep the data.

Still, with the risk of losing unlimited data, I'll be upgrading at full retail.

 

[Bob61]

Exactly, even if you upgrade every year, $20 x 12 is $220 plus the loss of unlimited data could add even more. Simply not worth it and even on a 2 year it's really not worth it. But that's if you always wait to buy on contract.

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When you have 5 lines the math changes a bit.... don't want to lose unlimited but with $400 per line subsidy it causes you to pause and reconsider.

 

[natehoy]

When you have 5 lines the math changes a bit.... don't want to lose unlimited but with $400 per line subsidy it causes you to pause and reconsider.

Depends on whether you ever go over on data on any of those 5 lines. If not, unlimited isn't worth it. If each of the five lines incurs one 1GB overage charge at $10, that's $50 a month. In very short order, you've just pissed your subsidy away in overage charges.

But, yeah, if you have one or more lines on the account that NEVER go over a tiered plan and never would, you can get the subsidy and possibly even save some money if you go with a shared data plan and have everyone on the plan manage their data usage carefully.