verizon loophole round 2?

[halfmonkey]

So i was able to take advantage of the verizon loophole when the iphione 5 came out so I still have unlimited data plans for myself and my wife's iphone 5. We're on a family plan with a total of 5 phones. Our two, plus 3 "dumb" phones. We used two of the three "dumb" phones to upgrade and take advantage of the loophole.

My question is whent he iphone 5s or iphone 6 comes out, does anybody know if I'll be able use the loophole again? In our case, we would have just one phone line since the other two were recently used. I believe we have to wait two years before those two "dumb" phone lines become eligible but since the thrid "dumb" phone line was never used, would I be able to still use the loophole to get one iphone 5s/6?

 

[tardman91]

No one knows. They could close the loophole by then. Why don't you ask Verizon?

 

[SpyderBite]

I continue to wonder if these people who clutch to their unlimited plans are aware that their devices are wifi enabled.

 

[Bear]

I continue to wonder if these people who clutch to their unlimited plans are aware that their devices are wifi enabled.

What about the price of the unlimited plan versus the current offerings? That is something to consider as well.

Also what if someone needs to use a lot of data when they aren't near WiFi?

 

[bozzykid]

I continue to wonder if these people who clutch to their unlimited plans are aware that their devices are wifi enabled.

It really depends on a person's lifestyle. If you travel a lot, wifi is not as useful. Sure you can login to public wifi hotspots but this can be a pain if you are moving around a lot. If you spend a lot of time at the same work location and you have wifi at home, then you clearly don't need a lot of data. However, there are a lot of people who don't even have wifi at home. I think for most people, if they utilized wifi, then the need for unlimited data is not that great.

 

[617aircav]

I continue to wonder if these people who clutch to their unlimited plans are aware that their devices are wifi enabled.

Well the new plans are not exactly cheaper.

 

[BoostDeuce]

i saved a few bucks by switching away from unlimited data.
i previously had the lowest family share plan. something like 700 minutes with 250 or 500 text messages and unlimited data. was paying like 180/mo after taxes and all the other fees

now i have unlimited talk and text with 4gb data and it turns out to be about 173 a month

 

[Shockwave78]

I continue to wonder if these people who clutch to their unlimited plans are aware that their devices are wifi enabled.

Yes and even still I will leave my phone one LTE all the time..

1. I get on average 25-35mbps down a d 12 up, with my home Comcast I get about 15-25 down and 5 up.

2. I have many things blocked on my home network I don't want my kids accessing, like Facebook, porn, and other stuff. A least when I am on LTE I can view all this stuff including the pr0n

3. Finally reason is if I am paying for it I am going to use it to the max even if I don't have to. I average about 6-10gb and this can go up another 5gb or so during the winter months because of my job duties, which included watching other people work and me sitting there doing nothing, so I watch netflix I stead

 

[sundog925]

I continue to wonder if these people who clutch to their unlimited plans are aware that their devices are wifi enabled.

I continue to wonder if those people who thought giving up unlimited was worth it.

Seriously. Why "limit" your phone and be tied to wi-fi all the time? UNCHAIN your phone and STOP WORRYING. I easily top 10GB every month and NEVER worry about if my phone has enough data to do the job.

Best decision I ever did was keep my data plan on the best network. No cap, No throttling, no limits!

 

[Namji]

Generally wifi speeds sucks compared to lte speed

 

[halfmonkey]

I continue to wonder if these people who clutch to their unlimited plans are aware that their devices are wifi enabled.

I continue to wonder if you even understand the point of unlimited data?

It seems that by your post, you're suggesting that having my phone wifi enabled will solve my problems of needing or wanting unlimited data. When I'm at home, my phone and my wife's phone are wifi connected but when we're out and about, we're using LTE. Not all palces support free wifi and even then, it's a hassle to log in when I have LTE active all the time especially in SoCal where the coverage is quite good.

 

[AFDoc]

.....which included watching other people work and me sitting there doing nothing, so I watch netflix I stead

I love when my job allows me to do this...... Nothing like getting paid to watch tv!

 

[nyc999]

Can some one please post what the steps are for this loophole? I am planning on upgrading and I have seen a variety of takes on this on the original thread. I would like to see if there are steps that most people can agree on.

 

[jayrflow]

Couldn't you just do the new payment plans for phones that Verizon is offering? Not a bad deal. Down payment, get the phone, pay it off in a year (or less if you wanna put down more) n you're good. Of course it's not as good as just upgrading and keeping your unlimited data but for us with unlimited data, it seems like the only thing left to do

 

[macalec]

What about the price of the unlimited plan versus the current offerings? That is something to consider as well.

Also what if someone needs to use a lot of data when they aren't near WiFi?

You are very true! They are charging more with the share everything plans than they ever did with the unlimited.