Chuck, please do, I had a chat today with a VZW rep and she said once the GNote is reactivated onto the unlimited plan, you will have to pay to difference between the sale price and full retail. Honestly I dont see how they could do that though.
Scott: Hello! My name is Scott. Thank you for chatting with our Sales Department today. I can walk you through starting new service, upgrading, or adding lines! How may I assist you today?
You: Hello Scott. I have a quesiton about upgrading one of my phones.
Scott: I'd be happy to assist you.
Scott: Awesome.
You: Thank You.
Scott: Do you have a line eligible to upgrade now?
You: I currently have unlimited data on my main line and obviously I do not want to lose that however I am looking forward to purchasing the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 on launch day using one of my upgrades.
You: I do indeed have an available upgrade on my secondary, non data line.
Scott: Awesome, why not pre-order it now?
You: I would love to get it pre ordered but need to assure that the way in which I will be using an upgrade to purchase it will not knock me off my unlimited data plan
Scott: The line that is the basic phone and eligible to upgrade, you'd want to upgrade that line directly to the phone. This will keep unlimited data on your line.
Scott: Once you receive the phone, activate it on the line, then take the basic phone that was on it and re-activate it onto that line.
Scott: This now has the Note 2 de-activated, ready to be activated on your line, keeping your unlimited data.
You: AWESOME!! So to verify, if I was to pre order online, would I use the upgrade for my basic line, recieve the phone, activate it onto my main unlimited line and then re activate the basic phone back onto its original line?
Scott: Close.
Scott: You'd activate it on the basic phone line first.
You: Darn, I get so confused when trying to figure this out
Scott: The line it you used to upgrade to it.
Scott: 1. Upgrade the line that is directly eligible now (Basic phone line). 2. When the phone arrives, activate it as if you want it on this basic phone line.
Scott: 3. Now that you did that you have the old basic phone de-activated. Re-activate the basic phone on it's old line. 4. Now you have the Note 2 de-activated ready to be activated on your line.
You: Ok very well!!! I am sure people are doing this quite frequently. I prefer actually visiting the Verizon store to make phone purchases as I enjoy waiting in line etc. Would this be something that could be done actually in store?
Scott: If you wish to, yes.
You: Ok, lastly this is where I get most confused...once I use the basic line upgrade, that has no effect on the overall plan correct? ie: it extends the contract but doesn't effect the plan.
Scott: It extends just that lines contract.
Scott: Doesn't effect your plan.
You: ok awesome! So, in the end, I would end up paying 3 activation fees correct? One for activating the GNOTE on the basic line, one for activating it on my main line, and one for reactivating the basic line.
Scott: Not at all.
You: I would pay no activation fees?
Scott: There is an upgrade fee of $30 when upgrading that's a one time fee.
Scott: There isn't a fee to activate a phone on previous lines.
Scott: Activation fee is only when adding a new line and is a one time fee as well.
You: Oh, I didn't know that. So no activation fee to activate the GNOTE on the basic line and no activation fee to activate it onto my unlimited line. Activation fees are for activating a new line of service ie: new phone number etc?
Scott: Indeed.
Scott: Well, new phone number and contract for a new line.
Scott: As you can have your current number changed and then still no activation fee.
You: ok I see, that I never knew. I just learned more in the past few minutes about this that I have in the 8 years I have been with verizon. Superior service!! I think that covers everything for now Scott. Thank You very much for your help!!