Originally Posted by mattybaby

If I am paying $6 per month for insurance and my phone breaks after this become in effect, will I be forced on a tiered plan since my replacement will most likely not be a charge since it is no longer made?

If yes, would it makes sense to cancel the $6 per month for insurance and buy a 2nd used charge phone to be stored in the closet until my current one breaks?

Thanks!

I think as long as you pay the insurance, and the deductible, you should be able to file a claim on a broken phone into the future past your contract expiration and keep unlimited without issue. Thing is, you'll be on a old phone for a long time. You will get the phone lust. You will succumb to shiny new phone voices in your head and you'll have to decide between unlimited, and shiny new phone at full retail cost.

I am not fully sure:
1. Verizon won't yank your unlimited after contract expiration. They could, but I doubt they will piss off customers more than they have to.
2. I'm not sure if Asurion actually allows you to insure your phone past the contract expiration date. I assume they would, they just keep collecting the monthly fee. They enjoy collecting monthly fees, but I don't know if they consider phones that old to be too large a liability.

Gameplan

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Originally Posted by xdadevnube

I think as long as you pay the insurance, and the deductible, you should be able to file a claim on a broken phone into the future past your contract expiration and keep unlimited without issue. Thing is, you'll be on a old phone for a long time. You will get the phone lust. You will succumb to shiny new phone voices in your head and you'll have to decide between unlimited, and shiny new phone at full retail cost.

I am not fully sure:
1. Verizon won't yank your unlimited after contract expiration. They could, but I doubt they will piss off customers more than they have to.
2. I'm not sure if Asurion actually allows you to insure your phone past the contract expiration date. I assume they would, they just keep collecting the monthly fee. They enjoy collecting monthly fees, but I don't know if they consider phones that old to be too large a liability.

My contract does not expire until May 2013. I am not eligible for an phone upgrade on Verizon's website until January 2013.

Looking on ebay, I can buy a used "clean ESN" droid charge for ~$140.

It seems I am rolling the dice if my phone breaks down the road and Asurion replaces it with a newer equivalent. We do not know if Verizon will then force me on a tiered plan or not.

For a gameplan to keep my unlimited data...
1. Should I wait for a new droid to come out, pay in full $400-500, then cancel the Asurion insurance and keep my existing charge as a backup?

2. Cancel the $6 Asurion insurance and buy a used charge for $140 now.

It seems #1 is better since I would be able to have the latest phone. The con of #2 is being stuck with the charge for years.


Thanks

Please stop the retardedness about insurance. Insurance has nothing to do with signing a new contract and getting a new phone at a discounted price.

Originally Posted by JihadSquad

So when the iPhone came out AT&T jacked up rates in order to subsidize the phone on a 2 year contract and everyone else followed. Now they are taking away subsidies but keeping the rates up... in return for keeping our current plans?

How did you think verizon was going to expand their 4g, as fast as they have, without it hurting "the bank"?

I just used my upgrade. RAZR MAXX on the way and I keep my unlimited.

Check this cheap **** out though: Verizon charges you tax based on the full price of the phone and a $30 upgrade fee. I truly hope someone comes out with strong competition for Verizon while undercutting their prices.

Originally Posted by bwheelies

I just used my upgrade. RAZR MAXX on the way and I keep my unlimited.

Check this cheap **** out though: Verizon charges you tax based on the full price of the phone and a $30 upgrade fee. I truly hope someone comes out with strong competition for Verizon while undercutting their prices.

Costco only charges tax on the price you pay for the phone. Their price is usually a lot less than VZW's.

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Originally Posted by AndroidCraig

Costco only charges tax on the price you pay for the phone. Their price is usually a lot less than VZW's.

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And no tax from Amazon and you can use your upgrade ..

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http://money.cnn.com/2012/06/12/tech...erything-plan/

New shared data plan comes into effect June 28th. As soon as I heard, I jumped online and pre-ordered the S III. I would have been perfectly happy to wait it out with the Charge, seeing how much I love this phone, but I wanted to keep my $30 unlimited data plan. A 2GB data plan that automatically comes with unlimited talk/text will be $100/month . Not completely sure about how upgrading plans transfer, but apparently you can keep your current plan after June 28th by paying full retail for an upgrade.

Originally Posted by BattsNotIncld

http://money.cnn.com/2012/06/12/tech...erything-plan/

New shared data plan comes into effect June 28th. As soon as I heard, I jumped online and pre-ordered the S III. I would have been perfectly happy to wait it out with the Charge, seeing how much I love this phone, but I wanted to keep my $30 unlimited data plan. A 2GB data plan that automatically comes with unlimited talk/text will be $100/month . Not completely sure about how upgrading plans transfer, but apparently you can keep your current plan after June 28th by paying full retail for an upgrade.

+ 1.

Originally Posted by BattsNotIncld

http://money.cnn.com/2012/06/12/tech...erything-plan/

New shared data plan comes into effect June 28th. As soon as I heard, I jumped online and pre-ordered the S III. I would have been perfectly happy to wait it out with the Charge, seeing how much I love this phone, but I wanted to keep my $30 unlimited data plan. A 2GB data plan that automatically comes with unlimited talk/text will be $100/month . Not completely sure about how upgrading plans transfer, but apparently you can keep your current plan after June 28th by paying full retail for an upgrade.

This post made me laugh lol. I did the same thing with the EVO LTE on sprint! I didn't have to, but I may get the newest phone out in October ^_^

The LTEVO says hello!