Keeping Unlimited Data?

dch921 · Nov 23, 2012

I wouldn't give up unlimited now, Just got 4G last week and have already burned through 10Gb in 1 week. Use to avg 4-6Gb on 3G in a month. I was able to upgrade my tablet to a phone and just add it to my family plan without changing what I already have. Will switch that out to a dumb phone once I get the Note 2

danutzz · Nov 24, 2012

Has anyone been successful keeping their unlimited data plan and getting the upgrade price, without using an extra line? Is this in plain writing somewhere that you will be losing unlimited data if you order online? ...this sux that the best quality 4g service belongs too a **** company

Jay A whY · Nov 24, 2012

No phone is worth losing your unlimited data. When and if Verizon starts capping the unlimited plan like AT&T, then make that decision, until then, consume away.

On a side note, spent the holidays at the in-laws w/ no high speed Internet access.. Consumed 14GB (re-imaged laptop and steamed my slingbox) in 2 days.. My average monthly usage is less than 6GB. Unlimited is the only way to go!

Sent from my iPhone 5

dominick_7 · Nov 24, 2012

textron said:
Do you think the Galaxy Note 2 is worth giving up unlimited data? I can only imagine how much data I would be using with this phone. I could imagine being limited. I couldn't see myself paying ful price to keep unlimited data going. Sprint nor Tmobile have LTE in my area.

Has anyone found a way around being pushed into the upgrade? I also found it obnoxious that they are charging a $30 upgrade fee and giving me a $50 upgrade discount at the same time lol.

There are two ways to keep unl1mi1ted.

1- Buy the phone at full retail price.

2- Use an upgrade on another line (WITHOUT using alternative upgrade) and just moving it from there to your line with unlimited.

The only thing that sucks is in order to keep unlimited no one can use your upgrade on your line with unlimited. Any informed rep will tell you the same thing, but I wouldn't ask them anyway as they may also just take that away too and call that a success while they piss everyone off even more than they already are with their Shared Data ripoff. Don't see how they are not being sued like they did when they did kinda the same thing with 3G.

Juice3250 · Nov 26, 2012

My situation is that I have an unlimited 3g data plan. I've read that even if I were to buy a 4g phone at retail, when I try to activate it, I will be forced into a tiered 4g plan. Has anyone else heard of this? Because right now, this is the only thing keeping me from selling my Droid x2 and buying a galaxy nexus on Craigslist.

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BlueHarford · Nov 26, 2012

Juice3250 said:
My situation is that I have an unlimited 3g data plan. I've read that even if I were to buy a 4g phone at retail, when I try to activate it, I will be forced into a tiered 4g plan. Has anyone else heard of this? Because right now, this is the only thing keeping me from selling my Droid x2 and buying a galaxy nexus on Craigslist.

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not true... i added a line to my account for gnex and sgs3 and now note2.... then replaced them with standard phones i picked up for nothign to not pay the 30$ data. and stuck my 4g sim into the new phone.... still have unlimited data. no change in plan.

by law if they change your plan or force you to change it, with no agreement, there infact voiding the 2year contract you sign with them and you can then cancel your account and go to another provider.

kimdoocheol · Nov 26, 2012

Juice3250 said:
My situation is that I have an unlimited 3g data plan. I've read that even if I were to buy a 4g phone at retail, when I try to activate it, I will be forced into a tiered 4g plan. Has anyone else heard of this? Because right now, this is the only thing keeping me from selling my Droid x2 and buying a galaxy nexus on Craigslist.

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I have unlimited 3g and they said I should have no problem keeping unlimited 3g+4g as LONG as I don't upgrade my line. Iw ould call in and try again, I thinkt he rep you may have gotten may have been misinformed.

bigdad1963 · Nov 27, 2012

BlueHarford said:
not true... i added a line to my account for gnex and sgs3 and now note2.... then replaced them with standard phones i picked up for nothign to not pay the 30$ data. and stuck my 4g sim into the new phone.... still have unlimited data. no change in plan.

by law if they change your plan or force you to change it, with no agreement, there infact voiding the 2year contract you sign with them and you can then cancel your account and go to another provider.

More detailed if you don't mind. I have a gs3 with unlimited on it's own line and a separate shared plan for my wife and daughter and I would love to get a note 2 on my unlimited line when it comes out without paying full retail.

kimdoocheol · Nov 27, 2012

bigdad1963 said:
More detailed if you don't mind. I have a gs3 with unlimited on it's own line and a separate shared plan for my wife and daughter and I would love to get a note 2 on my unlimited line when it comes out without paying full retail.

Add a line, upgrade with that line, activate note on your line, activate do phone on new line, and enjoy. Alternatively you can use one of the upgrades your daughter or wife have, and the switch their smart phone back after you transfer the note ii to your line.

IamPro · Nov 27, 2012

kimdoocheol said:
Add a line, upgrade with that line, activate note on your line, activate do phone on new line, and enjoy. Alternatively you can use one of the upgrades your daughter or wife have, and the switch their smart phone back after you transfer the note ii to your line.

How does it come out to?

kimdoocheol · Nov 27, 2012

IamPro said:
How does it come out to?

if your daughter and wife have a line with an available upgrade, you will pay 299.99 + activation fee.

if you add a line, you will pay 299.99 + 11-12/month for 24 months (so essentially 244, this includes tax) + 30 activation fee.

so basically one way you get the note for 299.99 and the other way you get the note ii for 574 saving 120 some buckaroos.

also, you can add a new line/upgrade and get a $100 gift card from walmart if you order the note ii, so technically you can save 214 some dollars. logic behind this # is you can use the $100 gift card to buy a visa gift card, and i think there is like a $6 charge.

danutzz · Nov 27, 2012

Well, I somehow managed to keep my unlimited while getting the upgrade pricing. See screenshot.

I'm not sure if the steps I did made the difference or if they're systems were buggy at the time or whatnot but I'll post what I did.

I went to upgrade my device, clicked "month-to-month" then selected the note II, titanium grey, yes to new sim, yes to global. Then it asks what plan, I clicked "Individual" then went back to "Keep current plan". When I went to the next screen, it did NOT prompt me to change my data to a tiered plan.

Anyway, maybe I got lucky somehow, or maybe someone else can do the same thing. Either way, good luck!

kimdoocheol · Nov 27, 2012

danutzz said:
Well, I somehow managed to keep my unlimited while getting the upgrade pricing. See screenshot.

I'm not sure if the steps I did made the difference or if they're systems were buggy at the time or whatnot but I'll post what I did.

I went to upgrade my device, clicked "month-to-month" then selected the note II, titanium grey, yes to new sim, yes to global. Then it asks what plan, I clicked "Individual" then went back to "Keep current plan". When I went to the next screen, it did NOT prompt me to change my data to a tiered plan.

Anyway, maybe I got lucky somehow, or maybe someone else can do the same thing. Either way, good luck!

It isn't the same prompt. That one you got I think is only for upgrading/new lines, but the actual part about unlimited to shared data I think is part of the agreement in the terms & conditions you 'sign' while getting the contract price. I would expect it to change automatically later and not instantly. In other words, I think you just lost your unlimited data.

In other words, I think you lost your data package.

danutzz · Nov 27, 2012

kimdoocheol said:
It isn't the same prompt. That one you got I think is only for upgrading/new lines, but the actual part about unlimited to shared data I think is part of the agreement in the terms & conditions you 'sign' while getting the contract price. I would expect it to change automatically later and not instantly. In other words, I think you just lost your unlimited data.

In other words, I think you lost your data package.

No, the day before I tried ordering the phone at full price and it kept prompting me to change my data plan. Today it didn't prompt me for full retail, so I tried the upgrade, and that didn't prompt either. So, the contract I signed is to keep my features as is.

edit: spelling

pyaa · Nov 27, 2012

danutzz said:
No, the day before I tried ordering the phone at full price and it kept prompting me to change my data plan. Today it didn't prompt me for full retail, so I tried the upgrade, and that didn't prompt either. So, the contract I signed is to keep my features as is.

edit: spelling

It's a glitch in their system, i just tried it and it gave me the same option to use my upgrade and keep the unlimited data. I'm debating whether to risk losing it

danutzz · Nov 27, 2012

pyaa said:
It's a glitch in their system, i just tried it and it gave me the same option to use my upgrade and keep the unlimited data. I'm debating whether to risk losing it

I have the screen shot, so they should honor it.

If I lose it I'm gonna cancel my contract and go to tmobile.

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Vegas863 · Nov 27, 2012

I have 3 total lines - 2 with unlimited data and a 3rd with w/o a data plan. Fortunately, the 2 secondary lines are eligible for upgrade, but my primary line is not (nor would I upgrade on it and lose my unlimited data). So I placed my pre-order for one of the secondary lines, knowing that I will lose unlimited data on that line (my roommates who uses less than 1 GB a month and isn't interested in having new phones). After activating the Note 2 on his line I will then have is switched over to me, giving him my Galaxy Nexus and selling his Thunderbolt. Win-Win! :highfive:

I do have two question though...

1) Do I have to leave the Note 2 activated on the secondary line for a specific amount of time before switching it over to me, or I can activate it and then wait 5 minutes to switch it over to me?

2) Also, is it just as simple as switching out our SIM cards as we both currently have 4G phones?

locolbd · Nov 27, 2012

As soon as you get the phone just call verzion from the phone with no data and tell them you want to swap the phones.

You may just need to swap out the sim cards but you can ask the rep when you call.

I used to do this all the time when to get cell phone sales.

BTW why don't you just do a buddy upgrade? Your roommate will still lose his unlimited data but it is less of a hassle.

Vegas863 said:
I have 3 total lines - 2 with unlimited data and a 3rd with w/o a data plan. Fortunately, the 2 secondary lines are eligible for upgrade, but my primary line is not (nor would I upgrade on it and lose my unlimited data). So I placed my pre-order for one of the secondary lines, knowing that I will lose unlimited data on that line (my roommates who uses less than 1 GB a month and isn't interested in having new phones). After activating the Note 2 on his line I will then have is switched over to me, giving him my Galaxy Nexus and selling his Thunderbolt. Win-Win! :highfive:

I do have two question though...

1) Do I have to leave the Note 2 activated on the secondary line for a specific amount of time before switching it over to me, or I can activate it and then wait 5 minutes to switch it over to me?

2) Also, is it just as simple as switching out our SIM cards as we both currently have 4G phones?

textron · Nov 27, 2012

Don't use the glitch. I just did and the email is different than the agreement on the website.

textron · Nov 27, 2012

I guess I'm just going to have to wait til it comes out to buy it off Craigslist. I had to cancel the order from the website glitch posted above because the email comfirmation said "Data Package 2GB with Email $30 (Smartphones - with Personal Email)" despite the website comfirming unlimited data. They claim the system is automated and there is no way to punch in discounted upgrade and keep your plan.

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