Verizon Unlimited Data Plan Phone Swap

[peapody]

Hi Guys - I apologize if this has been discussed over and over. I did a forum search and yielded many older threads from when the Iphone 6 was first launched.

I have an unlimited line with an iphone 5 as part of a family plan. My husband got the new iPhone 6 along with a separate individual 2 year contract when it first came out. Now we are looking to do a phone swap. Will I lose my unlimited data plan? It is hard to keep straight the different scenarios. Any advice would be much appreciated!

 

[got556]

So you want the S6 and your husband is taking your iPhone 5, correct? Just swap the sim cards in each phone and reset the phones so your stuff isn't on his, now iPhone 5.

 

[bsbuggs]

So you want the S6 and your husband is taking your iPhone 5, correct? Just swap the sim cards in each phone and reset the phones so your stuff isn't on his, now iPhone 5.

Exactly. !! have done this many times.

 

[garirry]

Everything that I wanted to say has been said, but I'll add the fact that your plan is unrelated to your phone. The information for the plan is stocked inside the SIM card (or at least connection info), so you just have to swap the SIM cards and reset the phones.

 

[peapody]

Everything that I wanted to say has been said, but I'll add the fact that your plan is unrelated to your phone. The information for the plan is stocked inside the SIM card (or at least connection info), so you just have to swap the SIM cards and reset the phones.

So it's not true that doing a swap of sims and activating the phones will "flag" my account with Verizon as one that is unlimited? My sister swears up and down that the may happen.

 

[MsRandall]

Nope - you swapping devices that way won't affect Unlimited data

 

[garirry]

So it's not true that doing a swap of sims and activating the phones will "flag" my account with Verizon as one that is unlimited? My sister swears up and down that the may happen.

Verizon has no way of seeing which device is connected using the provided SIM. You can swap them, at he worst, they'll simply won't work.

 

[peapody]

Verizon has no way of seeing which device is connected using the provided SIM. You can swap them, at he worst, they'll simply won't work.

Thanks Gairry! I really appreciate your knowledge. Are there any other steps I need to go through besides a physical swap? I am reading in some places I need to activate the phone with *228? Or I need to go online?

 

[garirry]

Thanks Gairry! I really appreciate your knowledge. Are there any other steps I need to go through besides a physical swap? I am reading in some places I need to activate the phone with *228? Or I need to go online?

No, it will automatically work fine. Keep in mind your phone's data is saved in your phone/SD card and not in your SIM card.

 

[whyflyguy]

Just go into your verizon account and swap phones. I did this also and it worked fine. I maintained my unlimited data, no issues. Im not sure about swapping sim cards though. For sure swapping devices works.

 

[I7guy]

Thanks Gairry! I really appreciate your knowledge. Are there any other steps I need to go through besides a physical swap? I am reading in some places I need to activate the phone with *228? Or I need to go online?

*228 do not work on iPhones due to lte provisioning.