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Verizon Planning to End Grandfathered Unlimited Data Plans With LTE Switch
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If I switch today from my iPhone 4S to a 4G LTE android device, I will still be grandfathered in to unlimited data. When the next iPhone comes out with 4G LTE, I wonder if I can switch to it and keep the same unlimited 4G data plan? I think the problem is if you wait until these new shared data plans are online and switch from 3g to 4g... that's when you would lose unlimited.
If I switch today from my iPhone 4S to a 4G LTE android device, I will still be grandfathered in to unlimited data. When the next iPhone comes out with 4G LTE, I wonder if I can switch to it and keep the same unlimited 4G data plan? I think the problem is if you wait until these new shared data plans are online and switch from 3g to 4g... that's when you would lose unlimited.
They are evil. They will keep you on your 2 year contract, and as long as you stick to the iPhone 4 / 4s which only uses 3G, you get unlimited data. Once you want to upgrade to the iPhone LTE (whatever it is called), then it is anyway a brand new contract.
Meh
I'm on a Gnex with 4g unlimited data. The day that changes, so will my carrier. Pure and simple. Money goes to the one with the best service, products, bang for the buck and point are taken off for being a corporate ass. Oh wait, that means I'm back to two cans and a string. Oh well. I love playing musical cellphones.
I'm on a Gnex with 4g unlimited data. The day that changes, so will my carrier. Pure and simple. Money goes to the one with the best service, products, bang for the buck and point are taken off for being a corporate ass. Oh wait, that means I'm back to two cans and a string. Oh well. I love playing musical cellphones.
That sounds right to me. It makes me want to look into picking up the cheapest 4G LTE phone I can find on eBay and having them activate the 4G for me, then immediately switch sims and go back to my iPhone. That way I'm grandfathered in before this change of 3G unlimited --> 4G tiered goes into effect.
EDIT: On second thought... This probably will not work. We will be getting a new, subsidized iPhone. When signing up for the new phone, the data plans you can choose from will be very specific and I bet the option for unlimited will simply not be there since the phone is being subsidized.
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Except the Verizon iPhone is currently 3G and does not use sim card. You would have to use your Android LTE phone until the LTE iPhone comes out.
Competition
Over-charge for mediocre service and then increase your prices as it suits you.
Looks like we need more competition out there, not less. I'm sure glad that the ATT - TMobile acquisition was shot down! Come-on Apple start your own network and knock these losers into the dirt!
Over-charge for mediocre service and then increase your prices as it suits you.
Looks like we need more competition out there, not less. I'm sure glad that the ATT - TMobile acquisition was shot down! Come-on Apple start your own network and knock these losers into the dirt!
You will go back to a 3g plan when you switch back to the iPhone 4 or 4S. You will need to have the 4G LTE phone activated during the time that Verizon makes the switch to the shared data plans, and then never go back to a 3g phone. (I am speculating here.)
No, because when you switch data plans you are technically changing your contract voluntarily.
I think you are confused. "IF" you upgrade to the next iPhone which will be LTE or any upgrade to a new subsidized LTE phone you are signing a "NEW" contract. Therefore signing that new contract you will be forced to the new plan and have to give up your unlimited plan.
If you don't upgrade your phone you can keep the unlimited plan therefore your contract has not changed.
NO. Currently, if you choose to get a brand new 4G LTE phone you re-new your contract and get to keep your unlimited data plan. So, you can go from 3G unlimited to 4G unlimited.
In the near future, probably around when the next iPhone comes out, you'll upgrade to the new iPhone (assuming LTE) but unlimited will no longer be an option. So you can go from 3G unlimted to 4G tiered.
There is no breach of contract because it is you signing up for a new phone/new contract. You can stick to your iPhone 4S and keep your unlimited data if you want.
No surprise at all. I'm expecting ATT to follow suit. I'm still on an unlimited data plan with ATT on my iP4 because I got the original iPhone with unlimited and was grandfathered in to the unlimited plan when I got the iP4. When I get the iP5 later this year I'm fully expecting ATT to drop my unlimited plan.
As long as you stick with your original 3G device, you will still be operating on your original contract, so this will not affect you.
As soon as you upgrade to a 4G device, you'll be effectively starting a new contract, outside the scope of your original contract, which binds you to these new terms.
So, no: this almost certainly wouldn't be deemed to be sufficient grounds for you to cancel without penatly.
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Wow. I should really read page 2 before I submit any answers to questions asked on page 1.
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Your contract hasn't changed and presumably you can keep unlimited as long as you stay on your contract contract.
But if you sign up for a new phone, and hence, a new contract, you will no longer have unlimited as an option.
As someone else pointed out. Anyone currently on contract will be entitled to unlimited data until the end of their contract. Verizon won't break their own contract because that means people could leave without an ETF.
However - you want a new phone? Or once your contract is up - they can pretty much do whatever you want since you are no longer ON a contract.
Legal - 100%. Customer friendly - always debate-able.
However - you want a new phone? Or once your contract is up - they can pretty much do whatever you want since you are no longer ON a contract.
Legal - 100%. Customer friendly - always debate-able.