iPhone 5s Verizon Loop-hole

[BygSii]

Hello all,

Question. I have a share everything plan with an iPhone 5 since July. If I add a line, get the iPhone 5s for $199, then swap serial numbers, cancel the add a line after a month, pay the $350 early termination fee, will I then successfully have upgraded to the iPhone 5s without using an upgrade, and without paying $700.00 outright, and instead theatrically only pay $550.00, will this work?

 

[mac.cali]

Hello all,

Question. I have a share everything plan with an iPhone 5 since July. If I add a line, get the iPhone 5s for $199, then swap serial numbers, cancel the add a line after a month, pay the $350 early termination fee, will I then successfully have upgraded to the iPhone 5s without using an upgrade, and without paying $700.00 outright, and instead theatrically only pay $550.00, will this work?

Yes it will work fine.

 

[iBreatheApple]

Yes it will work fine.

I agree.

 

[Tyler23]

I just have a single person plan, no share everything plan. My contract is up in February, at which point my fiancée and I will be getting a plan together.

Can I add a line to my plan, get subsidized pricing on the 5S, and still be done with my contract in February (of this upcoming uear, 2014)?

Or would doing this extend my contract?

 

[herdnerfer]

I just have a single person plan, no share everything plan. My contract is up in February, at which point my fiancée and I will be getting a plan together.

Can I add a line to my plan, get subsidized pricing on the 5S, and still be done with my contract in February (of this upcoming uear, 2014)?

Or would doing this extend my contract?

your contract will be extended on the second line for 2 years. You could bring her line over as a third line. or do the same as the guy above and disco & pay the 350 termination fee...

 

[AppleFan91]

One thing to keep in mind however is the phone line has to be activated throughout the VZW return policy, which I believe is 14 days. Otherwise they wont cancel the line they would want the device returned. But for most people this is no big deal.

 

[aneftp]

Don't forget the $35 new line activation fee/$30 upgrade fee plus monthly fee.

So $550 really comes out closer to $600 when factoring in partial month of service and data vs $650 full price.

Verizon bean counters did their math back in late 2009 when they noticed a high uptick in people buying Motorola Droid original and than paying the $175 ETF. So they jacked up the ETF to $350 in early 2010.

ATT was a little stupider for longer since many of us added a line for the $199 subsidize iPhone 3GS and pAid the $175 ETF. But ATT finally changed their ETF right before the iPhone 4 launch in June 2010.