Verizon non smartphone customers: how to get locked into unlimited 3G

[lilcosco08]

For those who want to/have to wait until iPhone 5/6

Step 1: Buy this phone http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875101038

Step 2: Activate it under your line. Add the $30 data plan. Doesn't use your upgrade

Step 3: Wait it out until iP5/6. Buy

Step 4: Enjoy your unlimited data iPhone

 

[AAli1991]

Are you doing this??

Sounds just a little dumb.

What's the obsession with unlimited data? The opportunity cost of not having an iPhone for x amount of time is more than any overage you can pay.

 

[lilcosco08]

I am. Can't upgrade for a few months, might as well lock myself into unlimited instead of paying 5 bucks less for tiered

 

[wxman2003]

Don't worry about the iPhone 5. It's likely to still be a 3G phone, so unlimited data will still be available.

 

[wxman2003]

Also there is no guarantee that when a 4G iPhone does come out, that verizon will grandfather anyone with unlimited data plans. More likely than not, they will have no problem getting people to switch from unlimited 3G plans to tiered 4G plans with the iPhone. iPhones sell themselves, so no reason to give any grandfathering specials.

 

[lilcosco08]

Don't worry about the iPhone 5. It's likely to still be a 3G phone, so unlimited data will still be available.

IIRC, Verizon's getting rid of unlimited early summer

 

[wordoflife]

Nice OP. This is definitely a good idea for those who can wait for an iPhone 5, but also want unlimited data. The price for that phone off contract isn't bad either ... just to have as a backup phone or something as well. It would be fun to take WebOS for a spin too, while you wait.

 

[wxman2003]

IIRC, Verizon's getting rid of unlimited early summer

According to this article, that won't matter. Even if you do what you are doing, when you upgrade to the iPhone this summer, you won't be grandfathered in.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-20029461-266.html

 

[lilcosco08]

According to this article, that won't matter. Even if you do what you are doing, when you upgrade to the iPhone this summer, you won't be grandfathered in.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-20029461-266.html

Well that's aggravating

 

[sotorious]

But if you have it right now it shouldn't change correct?

 

[wordoflife]

Well that's aggravating

For $50, I don't think its that bad to get a WebOS device to hold you over. Should be interesting to try out.

But if you have it right now it shouldn't change correct?

We don't know. AT&T let people continue with their unlimited data, and that's what people expect Verizon to do ... but they are two different companies so we don't know.

I personally believe that Verizon's tiered data is going to cost similar to the iPad plans.

1GB - $20
3GB - $35
5GB - $50

*edit* actually, that looks too expensive.

 

[icstars989]

Great, now I can pay an extra $40/mo for who knows how long in the off shot that the grandfathering actually works Unfortunately like most things, you're only grandfathered for so long, and its never usually long enough