I'm using the Apple Store app to practice buying my 6S for tonight at full price, keeping my exisiting plan with grandfathered unlimited data. I'm going through all the steps with a regular iPhone 6, and when I get to the page to select a data plan, and it isn't giving me the "Keep existing plan" choice. I can only choose to keep my base and messaging but the data plan part is asking me for one of their new data plans! Anyone have any idea what to do here?
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Verizon granfathered unlimited data plan trouble
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You're clearly doing something wrong as the price is showing $299 which is subisidized. It should be showing $749 or whatever the full retail is of the device you want. I'm able to do it without fail each time.
Look carefully at that price. That's the two-year contract price. You need to select the full retail price, which for that model, will be $849.
It's not giving me the option to pay full retail...I put in my phone number, billing and social security, then it asks for my Verizon account passcode. After that the only thing it shows me is the subsidized prices at the bottom, no option for full retail. Here's that page:
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Odd. Im not given option to make to make plan changes. It automatically keeps my whole plan with UDP the same and gives me the option to do apple pay.
Edit: I am not sure if last year there was a option to do full retail however, when I attempted to do things online I would not get the option for full retail. This time around it is letting me do the full retail option. Unfortunately last year I was forced to go in store.
Edit: I am not sure if last year there was a option to do full retail however, when I attempted to do things online I would not get the option for full retail. This time around it is letting me do the full retail option. Unfortunately last year I was forced to go in store.
If your line is eligible for a subsidized upgrade, it's possible you may not be able to buy at full price using the Apple Store. app.
So I just tried this and I'm having the same issue. What's interesting is that I'm on one of the new plans that doesn't offer subsidies, and it will still only offer me subsidized pricing. I'm just giving up and am going to order through the website, which DOES let me choose pay in full.
There's no way that could be the case. I've been off-contract with Verizon the last two years and been able to purchase it full price without a problem.
You might have to order straight from Verizon if going through apple keeps giving issues.