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Easier way to keep Unlimited when Upgrading on Verizon to iphone 5

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Chrisbkreme

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If you have an upgrade available on a different line and your line has unlimited data. Transfer the upgrade from the different line to yours and purchase the iPhone 5. Your plan will remain the same but the different line will be extended to a new 2 year agreement.
You can hit the transfer upgrade button on verizon's website and preorder the phone on my current phone w/unlimited and it will only affect the contract on the phone you take the upgrade from.

Asked in another thread and received these replies:
bogatyr said:
Yes. If you use the upgrade off another line, the other line renews its contract while your line gets the phone. I have also done this in the last two months.

EDIT: And before anyone asks, how or why I've done so many changes in the last couple months I'll just add that I manage 170+ lines between ATT and Verizon accounts for work and a few for personal.

Their "transfer upgrade" system does all the leg work for you, reups the contract of the line you're getting the upgrade FROM and adds the phone to the line you're moving the upgrade TO.
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This is correct. I got off the phone with a Verizon rep who told me the same thing.
 
This seems to make sense and is what I am hoping to do, but I will let someone else be the guinea pig.
 
Chrisbkreme said:
Can anyone else confirm this will work? Ive read a couple conflicting things.
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NO! Don't do this!!! Don't transfer the upgrade to your line. Order it on the other line and then when it comes, activate it on your line. If you transfer the upgrade to your line before pre-order, they will force you off the unlimited plan when checkout time comes, you'll be asked to choose a shared data plan.

Again:

Line 1: Smartphone
Line 2: Dumbphone (upgrade available)

Upgrade to iPhone 5 on dumbphone and add the 2GB Data plan (not family shared plan). When it arrives, activate the iPhone 5 with your line and cancel data plan and you will keep Unlimited plan.
 
itisme1760 said:
no! Don't do this!!! Don't transfer the upgrade to your line. Order it on the other line and then when it comes, activate it on your line. If you transfer the upgrade to your line before pre-order, they will force you off the unlimited plan when checkout time comes, you'll be asked to choose a shared data plan.
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+1 - Follow this method, don't transfer if you have unlimited data.
 
I'm pretty sure this is too good to be true and they will force it off unlimited one way or the other :(
 
itisme1760 said:
NO! Don't do this!!! Don't transfer the upgrade to your line. Order it on the other line and then when it comes, activate it on your line. If you transfer the upgrade to your line before pre-order, they will force you off the unlimited plan when checkout time comes, you'll be asked to choose a shared data plan.

Again:

Line 1: Smartphone
Line 2: Dumbphone (upgrade available)

Upgrade to iPhone 5 on dumbphone and add the 2GB Data plan (not family shared plan). When it arrives, activate the iPhone 5 with your line and cancel data plan and you will keep Unlimited plan.
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Do I have to activate it on the dumb phone when it comes or can I just activate it on my one with unlimited?
 
are they forcing people off the unlimited verizon data if they buy a Samsung Galaxy SIII? For example would it be possible to buy a GalaxySIII, sell it for 500 or so and then buy an unsub iPhone5 to keep unlimited?
 
I was told and I have read once you purchase an LTE device at a subsidized price you have to switch over to share everything. If you purchase outright, you can keep your unlimited plan.
 
itisme1760 said:
NO! Don't do this!!! Don't transfer the upgrade to your line. Order it on the other line and then when it comes, activate it on your line. If you transfer the upgrade to your line before pre-order, they will force you off the unlimited plan when checkout time comes, you'll be asked to choose a shared data plan.

Again:

Line 1: Smartphone
Line 2: Dumbphone (upgrade available)

Upgrade to iPhone 5 on dumbphone and add the 2GB Data plan (not family shared plan). When it arrives, activate the iPhone 5 with your line and cancel data plan and you will keep Unlimited plan.
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Wait, I'm confused; I thought that if you upgrade to the iPhone 5, they force you to have share everything plan whether you have individual or a family plan? SOMEONE PLEASE CLARIFY
 
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