Thinking about adding a line to our family plan to get another phone eligible for an upgrade....has anyone else done this and is it pretty straightforward
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Adding a line to get an Upgrade ?
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This question continues to get asked, over and over and over.
Yes, you can do this. Then put a DUMB phone on the new line, and pay the monthly charge for as long as the contract runs. The contract is tied to the PHONE NUMBER and not the phone itself.
Ive done it. I bricked one of my phones about 5 months ago and opened a new line. I suspended the line so I just pay $10 for the line. No dummy phone on it. I have a S4 and I hate it. Will probably get another line to get the 5s and do the same.
Wait wait wait. So you guys add a dummy line, and then you pay 10 dollars a month for 24 months? So you spend 200 on a new phone with a two year commitment AND you pay 240 over two years for the dummy line?
Edit: plus activation fee 36ish? 276 ish
Edit: plus activation fee 36ish? 276 ish
Yup, $10 a month for the dummy line. $200 for the phone. Sell the phone on eBay after a year of use for $500. Then your original line is due for upgrade and you can do it all over again.
It's the price they pay to have the latest and greatest. And it's 240 plus tax for the dummy line.
You won't get 500 dollars for a 16GB iPhone that's a year old.. But either way, its not a bad plan I guess. The costs basically balance out.
Luckily for me, I have a brother on my account who hates smartphones so he has an old Ericsson phone and plans to never use the upgrade so I always switch between his line and mine for the upgrade
You won't get 500 dollars for a 16GB iPhone that's a year old.. But either way, its not a bad plan I guess. The costs basically balance out.
Luckily for me, I have a brother on my account who hates smartphones so he has an old Ericsson phone and plans to never use the upgrade so I always switch between his line and mine for the upgrade
I've seen numerous used iPhone 5 16gb white AT&T go for $475-$525 on eBay in the past week. Once eBay takes 10% though you're at $425-$475 though. Luckily my iPhone 5 was only replaced a month ago so it's basically new. I should get at least $425.
You DO NOT NEED ANY PHONE for the dummy line.Save your money.I added a line last year for $10 a month to get the 5.Now I can upgrade every year.
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That's what I just did-nearly 1 year after adding a line for that sole purpose-to upgrade every year with little or no $$ out of pocket after a year.
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You are correct for once.I got $425 2 months ago for a 16g black.Cost covered.
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That's what I just did-nearly 1 year after adding a line for that sole purpose-to upgrade every year with little or no $$ out of pocket after a year.
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You are correct for once.I got $425 2 months ago for a 16g black.Cost covered.
You won't get 500 dollars for a 16GB iPhone that's a year old.. But either way, its not a bad plan I guess. The costs basically balance out.
Luckily for me, I have a brother on my account who hates smartphones so he has an old Ericsson phone and plans to never use the upgrade so I always switch between his line and mine for the upgrade
I do not think there is a way to add a dummy $10 line Ina mobile share plan, they want you to add data too.
We never EVER pay the upgrade/activation fee. When the bill comes we call and complain that we have never paid it before and they remove it from the bill.
Sinuously ?. That's amazing !. What Fo you say exactly ???.i'mgetting two 5s this Friday and would live yo not pay the upgrade and activation fees .....
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That is really all we say.... We tell them we have never paid the upgrade fee, we are long time customers and that we pay our bill every month. They always take it off.
All I know is I added a dummy line w/o a phone for $10 when the 5 was released.I have been eligible for an upgrade since May and next year in April on the other line.
Simple.AT&T rep suggested it last year b/c I wanted to upgrade and it's a done deal.Many have done it w/o an issue.No magic required.Upgrade every year for $199.Sell the current phone for $400+ and pay for the newest model.
Don't you have to pay a data plan and taxes on the phone? Doesn't this come out much more expensive? Or is something special done so that it's just $10 a month extra?
So I have two iPhone 5's on a Verizon Family Share plan with 4 GB's of data. I currently have a year left on each contract for the iPhone 5's but I want to buy two new 5S's at the end of the week (yes I will be standing in line against my better judgement). My question is can I add two new lines for the 5S's to my account then suspend the other two lines on the iPhone 5's and carry them for $10 a month until the end of the contract? I would sell the iPhone 5's immediately but pay the $10 each per phone so long as Verizon allows this. This is what I used to do constantly on AT&T but this is my first year with Verizon's service which I went to for the screaming fast LTE service (which I love).