Verizon Phone Upgrade Question

[Trey M]

Hi all,

So my family has a 15GB More Everything Plan. 5 total lines, 1 of which is a 'basic' phone (non-smartphone).

The basic phone had an upgrade available, so I used that upgrade to purchase a 6+ from Apple.com. I plan on receiving the 6+ and putting in the SIM card of another smartphone on the account before I ever turn it on (while destroying the SIM that came with the new phone). I want this to work to where the basic phone that I upgraded from still remains a non-smartphone so it will continue to be charged only $20/month.

However, I read recently about a policy change at Verizon that went into effect August 24 that stated something about upgraded lines, used to purchase a smartphone, requiring smartphone access (aka $40/month) during the entire 2-year agreement. Is this applicable to my situation, or only to people who had unlimited data plans?

Does any have any similar experience? Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[gabo864]

They actually did this for people with old plans. What people were doing before was upgrading a basic phone or adding a line and getting a smartphone and then switching it to a basic phone so they didn't have to pay for Data and also be able to keep their unlimited data on a different line, but now Verizon requires those lines to keep at least a 2Gb data plan for $30, even if there is only a basic phone on that line. But since you have the more everything plan, you should be fine, I do this for customers at work all the time.

Hi all,

So my family has a 15GB More Everything Plan. 5 total lines, 1 of which is a 'basic' phone (non-smartphone).

The basic phone had an upgrade available, so I used that upgrade to purchase a 6+ from Apple.com. I plan on receiving the 6+ and putting in the SIM card of another smartphone on the account before I ever turn it on (while destroying the SIM that came with the new phone). I want this to work to where the basic phone that I upgraded from still remains a non-smartphone so it will continue to be charged only $20/month.

However, I read recently about a policy change at Verizon that went into effect August 24 that stated something about upgraded lines, used to purchase a smartphone, requiring smartphone access (aka $40/month) during the entire 2-year agreement. Is this applicable to my situation, or only to people who had unlimited data plans?

Does any have any similar experience? Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[JulesJam]

However, I read recently about a policy change at Verizon that went into effect August 24 that stated something about upgraded lines, used to purchase a smartphone, requiring smartphone access (aka $40/month) during the entire 2-year agreement.

No, that was not the policy change. The policy change is you are required to have a minimum $30/mo data plan for 2 years on a legacy line if you use that line's upgrade to get a smartphone. It only applies to legacy plans like the Nationwide plans.

Is this applicable to my situation, or only to people who had unlimited data plans?

It applies to anyone with a legacy plan. It does not apply to a More Everything plan, which is the currently available plan.

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They actually did this for people with old plans. What people were doing before was upgrading a basic phone or adding a line and getting a smartphone and then switching it to a basic phone so they didn't have to pay for Data and also be able to keep their unlimited data on a different line, but now Verizon requires those lines to keep at least a 2Gb data plan for $30, even if there is only a basic phone on that line. But since you have the more everything plan, you should be fine, I do this for customers at work all the time.

You have to do the Jaycemiskel or Krnsamiam methods now.