So I wanted to add a new line for $10 a month and get the Note 2. Apparently that doesn't work on that plan. Only unlimited data plan. I wasn't about to pay $30 a month for a flip phone so i asked nicely and they gave me an upgrade early. Was supposed to be march. YMMV but it may work for you all also on shared data and no upgrade.
I decided to get the RAZR MAXX HD until next week, that way i'll exchange and only pay restocking fee. Needed something now since my Gnex is crapping on me.
So they let you upgrade 4 months in advance? They won't even let me upgrade 1 month in advance...
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I don't think this applies to my family plan. I have unlimited data, my sister has a shared data plan, and my two parents have no data. We pay $30 for her data, $30 for mine, + $10/line for all our lines + our base plan. We can add another line np for $10 and add a dummy phone. There is no extra charge for data, I don't think, for adding a line and using a shared data package...
Like i said, guess it works only on Family plans or plans with unlimited data.
Shared data it does not. They wanted $30 a month for a flip phone. That's a joke! lol
and for Lambo, call corporate. Be nice and talk to them. I'm sure they'd love to help you like they did for me.
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Like i said, guess it works only on Family plans or plans with unlimited data.
Shared data it does not. They wanted $30 a month for a flip phone. That's a joke! lol
and for Lambo, call corporate. Be nice and talk to them. I'm sure they'd love to help you like they did for me.
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There was nothing about family plans in op just data packages. Unless you go back and ninja edit.
Unless you have a tablet with built in Verizon. Then you can add a line then change it to the +10 $ a month tablet line
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Can this work
I have a family plan with 2 smartphones with unlimited data, 2 regular flip phones and my daughters is 2 gb a month, on the 2 unlimited I have a upgrade,,..
what Im wanting to do is have my 2 upgrades swapped to my regular flip phones and take those flip phones with new upgrades and upgrade both to 2 note2,,..
then when I get them home, swap them to my unlimited data lines, and keep my unlimited data -is this possible?- also all this is thru verizons call in site, thanks for helping in advance.
I got a family plan. Can I go into the store, add another line, activate the note 2 onto my line, activate a dumb phone on the new line n still keep my unlimited data?
Or I got an upgrade. Can I swap my upgrade to one of the lines that has tiered data n still keep my unlimited?
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I got a family plan. Can I go into the store, add another line, activate the note 2 onto my line, activate a dumb phone on the new line n still keep my unlimited data?
Or I got an upgrade. Can I swap my upgrade to one of the lines that has tiered data n still keep my unlimited?
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Pretty sure if you upgrade the tiered one then activate the Note on there then deactivate it then activate it on the unlimited you'll be fine.
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Pretty sure if you upgrade the tiered one then activate the Note on there then deactivate it then activate it on the unlimited you'll be fine.
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But I got an upgrade on mine that's unlimited. The tiered line doesn't have an upgrade until 2013. Can I transfer my upgrade to the tiered line to get the note at a cheaper price instead of full price?
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But I got an upgrade on mine that's unlimited. The tiered line doesn't have an upgrade until 2013. Can I transfer my upgrade to the tiered line to get the note at a cheaper price instead of full price?
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I don't think so. Someone else here got an early upgrade and said vzw told them whenever you utilize the jpgrade, even if it was a xfer, they will knock you onto a shared plan.
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I don't think so. Someone else here got an early upgrade and said vzw told them whenever you utilize the jpgrade, even if it was a xfer, they will knock you onto a shared plan.
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Yea that's what Verizon told me when I called them. I got my answers from them. Thanks for any help guys
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Yes you can swap upgrades- my neighbor had a upgrade on a unlimited device in her family plan and swapped the upgrade to her sons flip phone, then she bought a smartphone on the flip phone line and when she got home she switched the smartphone to her unlimited line and kept flip phone on the upgraded line, so yes you can. so she answered my question I had posted earlier.
she said be sure and watch all your other upgrade dates because sometimes the line that had the original upgrade will change dates too.
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Yes you can swap upgrades- my neighbor had a upgrade on a unlimited device in her family plan and swapped the upgrade to her sons flip phone, then she bought a smartphone on the flip phone line and when she got home she switched the smartphone to her unlimited line and kept flip phone on the upgraded line, so yes you can. so she answered my question I had posted earlier.
she said be sure and watch all your other upgrade dates because sometimes the line that had the original upgrade will change dates too.
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This doesn't mean unlimited was retained. VZW has done some pretty shady stuff with switching people's service due to upgrades/abuse of network. Maybe this was also in the past when they didn't care so much that people had unlimited data, but now they will practically do anything to push you off o fit.
Looks like I'll be on craigslist buying my note 2..what do y'all think is a fair price 500?
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Looks like I'll be on craigslist buying my note 2..what do y'all think is a fair price 500?
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400-450
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Looks like I'll be on craigslist buying my note 2..what do y'all think is a fair price 500?
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400-450
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That seems kind of low for a phone that costs $300 with an upgrade, no?
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That seems kind of low for a phone that costs $300 with an upgrade, no?
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I think most will price it at 500. That being said, some people will try to undercut IMO around 450-475 to sell it faster than the people who sell it at 500. Offer around 400-425 and I'm sure you can find someone if you have cash in hand and will pick it up that day. I personally am not payin much more than that for a phone on Craigslist unless we meet at a store, they upgrade get the n2, and I get the box brand new in hand. Otherwise i may as well pay the extra 200 myself and for sure not get stabbed and or robbed.
Fot those who swapp upgrades make sure you activate the phone first on the upgraded line then and only then ypu can switch it to your unlimited line without any issues
iSheep... iSheep... Meowww that's Apple
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Fot those who swapp upgrades make sure you activate the phone first on the upgraded line then and only then ypu can switch it to your unlimited line without any issues
iSheep... iSheep... Meowww that's Apple
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what would happen if you didn't do that?
I got my dad a 6 month early upgrade and used it to order the note ii
i never per-se activated the device though, i just bypassed the activation screen by hitting the bottom two corners and then volume down, played with the phone for a bit, then after my gs3 copied all of my data off the phone to my sd cars, i popped my sim card in and voila, it worked!
did i do something wrong, i don't want to lose unlimited
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Just picked it up this moring. Im loving it so far cant wait to see what is done in development hopefully it can get rooted
Yay.
Unboxing video?
I'm about ready to call Verizon stores this morning and head out. The stores around here were completely unsure of future stock.
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Unboxing video?
I'm about ready to call Verizon stores this morning and head out. The stores around here were completely unsure of future stock.
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No sorry got it at the store
This thing is sick! I love it so far. I came from the Thunderbolt so it is like night and day difference. I just hope we can get it rooted and S-Off. Then it will be perfect!
For those that upgraded. Did you have to switch to the share everything plan? Just read an article saying it requires it...
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For those that upgraded. Did you have to switch to the share everything plan? Just read an article saying it requires it...
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I upgraded my second line and maintained unlimited on my primary line. As far as i know this is the only method to maintin unlmtd, otherwise yes you will be forced onto the new data tiered plans.
Picked mine up this morning as well. Phone is freaking beautiful in every way!
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I upgraded my second line and maintained unlimited on my primary line. As far as i know this is the only method to maintin unlmtd, otherwise yes you will be forced onto the new data tiered plans.
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Tiered is fine by me. I expect that. I meant the share everything plan. Like unlimited talk and text with family shared data. My plan is cheaper paying 30 per phone for data then those ridiculous plans.
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Yes $30 is a lot of money for 25 or 30 gigabytes, I mean thats a dollar a gig I pay. If I went tiered it would only be $15. a gig over the first 2 so I would only be paying $450 a month for data. Oh wait, $30, is cheaper than $450, never mind.
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Yes $30 is a lot of money for 25 or 30 gigabytes, I mean thats a dollar a gig I pay. If I went tiered it would only be $15. a gig over the first 2 so I would only be paying $450 a month for data. Oh wait, $30, is cheaper than $450, never mind.
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Its just cheaper on the base end of it for me too. Three phones only two have data. Unlimited text, 700 mins, 2 data plans and insurance with my employee disc is like 145 pretax. I'm looking at 180 for a shared everything plan.
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For those that upgraded. Did you have to switch to the share everything plan? Just read an article saying it requires it...
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They didn't make me go to the share everything plan but they did take away my unlimited data. That being said, I am only one of five people on my plan so I think we would have to switch the whole plan over to do that.
Picked mine up as well, still rocking the unlimited data
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Picked mine up as well, still rocking the unlimited data
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Did you pay full price or did you get it subsidized?
I was planning on paying in full later today to keep my Unlimited.
My coworker just got his and for those on unlimited wanting to keep it check out mrcellphoneunlocker.
I must say that the DNA is light, thin, and so far very fast. Beautiful screen. Looking to pick myself up one after the first of the year.
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Did you pay full price or did you get it subsidized?
I was planning on paying in full later today to keep my Unlimited.
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The ONLY way to keep unlimited data is to buy it off-contract for the full retail price. There is no other way. If you pay $200, you must change your contract.
With that being said, I picked mine up about an hour ago. First one to get it at the store; they were still inventorying it when I got there.
It's beautiful!
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Did you pay full price or did you get it subsidized?
I was planning on paying in full later today to keep my Unlimited.
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Full price.
So if I already have a line that's unlimited and I buy this as a new line I couldn't swap this to the unlimited plan then down grade the new line to voice only?
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So if I already have a line that's unlimited and I buy this as a new line I couldn't swap this to the unlimited plan then down grade the new line to voice only?
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Yup, you can. Just have a dummy phone with you to put on the new line so u wont get charged any data fees.
just activated a while ago been using for the last hour.
THIS THING IS BEASTLY.
loving it. looooooving it.
drburke said:
The ONLY way to keep unlimited data is to buy it off-contract for the full retail price. There is no other way. If you pay $200, you must change your contract.
With that being said, I picked mine up about an hour ago. First one to get it at the store; they were still inventorying it when I got there.
It's beautiful!
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ERRONEOUS, ERRONEOUS ON ALL ACCOUNTS, please try again
Do you think the Galaxy Note 2 is worth giving up unlimited data? I can only imagine how much data I would be using with this phone. I could imagine being limited. I couldn't see myself paying ful price to keep unlimited data going. Sprint nor Tmobile have LTE in my area.
Has anyone found a way around being pushed into the upgrade? I also found it obnoxious that they are charging a $30 upgrade fee and giving me a $50 upgrade discount at the same time lol.
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Do you think the Galaxy Note 2 is worth giving up unlimited data? I can only imagine how much data I would be using with this phone. I could imagine being limited. I couldn't see myself paying ful price to keep unlimited data going. Sprint nor Tmobile have LTE in my area.
Has anyone found a way around being pushed into the upgrade? I also found it obnoxious that they are charging a $30 upgrade fee and giving me a $50 upgrade discount at the same time lol.
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Nothing is worth giving up unlimited data.
4g tethering / internet practically anywhere there is 4g... I would never give that up for anything. I use around 7-10gb of data on the average.
I will be giving up unlimited data this go around. After getting laid off of my job of 6 years I had to take a lower paying gig and the only way I could talk my wife into the Note 2 was if we combine our plans. I have never used more than 8 gb in a month and she uses 1 gb. We will either go with the 8 gb shared and save $30 a month by combining or maybe the 10gb plan. Its a small price to pay for me to upgrade from my X to the N2. It is what it is, I will make it work even though it does suck.
I'm likely buying the phone outright and keeping the unlimited data. Even my wife doesn't want me to give up the unlimited data.
That's cool. With 2 mortgages and 2 kids I couldn't justify 1400 for 2 phone's when we can get both for 700 and save 30 a month by combining. I hope all of you guys can keep unlimited, in 2 years ill see where the carriers are with respect to unlimited and move to another carrier if my 10gb plan isn't working for me. Honestly I doubt we will be having this conversation about unlimited on Verizon in 2 years. My guess is Verizon will decide in the near future to end it completely.
I wish there was a way to keep the plan. It's crazy they try to force you off.
My replacement Fascinate is defective with the constant reboots and overheating while charging. I was going to replace under warranty but I dropped it and the screen cracked which they have already tried to blame that for the problems. Assurion wants 99 bucks for a replacement. They keep telling me that my data usage is low. Yeah, my phone dies in 4 hours and crashes most when I use my web browsers.
Prior to that I was using 3-6 gigs a month. LTE + 2gb a month is like getting a Lambo to drive only in a parking garage.
Since I live at a University, I have to share with everyone else. I am averaging about 16GB a month so I have to keep the unlimited plan.
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Yup. 16 gb would cost you 170 (40 + 130 for data) a month on the new plan.
Wouldn't it be illegal for them to "force" you to change data plans later when people continue to buy phones outright.
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Wouldn't it be illegal for them to "force" you to change data plans later when people continue to buy phones outright.
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Yes but thhey can terminate you after you contract expires
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I just got back from VZW Corporate store.
I have 4 lines on a family account, i'm the owner of the entire account - I have TWO upgrades on my account and there's literally no way to be able to keep the unlimited data if the upgrade is on the line that has unlimited. It only works if you use a tiered line's upgrade for your unlimited line.
I know this might seem hard to follow but in short:
Unlimited Line has upgrade = wasted, nothing you can do with it
Tiered line has upgrade = useful for unlimited line
I don't find really any phone being with $600 to $700 after tax. That's just plain robbery. I've been doing it on my past 2 phones and now that I have upgrades actually available, i'm plainly fed up. I threaten to close my account with VZW but they would LOVE for that to happen because they don't want unlimited plan folks on their network anymore.
Now it's a game to test my wits.. How long can I go with my SG3 before going insane? I have to wait another year for one of my tiered lines to have an upgrade available.
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I just got back from VZW Corporate store.
I have 4 lines on a family account, i'm the owner of the entire account - I have TWO upgrades on my account and there's literally no way to be able to keep the unlimited data if the upgrade is on the line that has unlimited. It only works if you use a tiered line's upgrade for your unlimited line.
I know this might seem hard to follow but in short:
Unlimited Line has upgrade = wasted, nothing you can do with it
Tiered line has upgrade = useful for unlimited line
I don't find really any phone being with $600 to $700 after tax. That's just plain robbery. I've been doing it on my past 2 phones and now that I have upgrades actually available, i'm plainly fed up. I threaten to close my account with VZW but they would LOVE for that to happen because they don't want unlimited plan folks on their network anymore.
Now it's a game to test my wits.. How long can I go with my SG3 before going insane? I have to wait another year for one of my tiered lines to have an upgrade available.
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So why don't you use the tiered line upgrade and then switch the note to your line? I'm not really following this since you said two upgrades are available one on the tiered line and one on the unlimited.
Speaking of lines and unlimited. Our plan states that both are smartphones share the unlimited data. I keep hearing people talking about no unlimited data on certain lines??
I did preorder Note2 full price so we could keep unlimited and we were not eligible anyway as my line isn't up till Feb.
I can't imagine not having unlimited with the Note2, because its so powerful and with large screen, plan to use Netflix and music a lot!!
I'll be buying outright simple because they tacked on a $30 upgrade fee when I tried to preorder...Yea I know it makes no sense but its a principle thing now...haha
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I'll be buying outright simple because they tacked on a $30 upgrade fee when I tried to preorder...Yea I know it makes no sense but its a principle thing now...haha
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If you purchase the phone outright, say from Verizon or Amazon Wireless, and pop in your working SIM, you don't have to pay the upgrade fee?
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If you purchase the phone outright, say from Verizon or Amazon Wireless, and pop in your working SIM, you don't have to pay the upgrade fee?
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Nope, I bought my DNA yesterday with no upgrade fee when I paid full retail. I also had no fee when buying my GS3 or MAXX HD.
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I just got back from VZW Corporate store.
I have 4 lines on a family account, i'm the owner of the entire account - I have TWO upgrades on my account and there's literally no way to be able to keep the unlimited data if the upgrade is on the line that has unlimited. It only works if you use a tiered line's upgrade for your unlimited line.
I know this might seem hard to follow but in short:
Unlimited Line has upgrade = wasted, nothing you can do with it
Tiered line has upgrade = useful for unlimited line
I don't find really any phone being with $600 to $700 after tax. That's just plain robbery. I've been doing it on my past 2 phones and now that I have upgrades actually available, i'm plainly fed up. I threaten to close my account with VZW but they would LOVE for that to happen because they don't want unlimited plan folks on their network anymore.
Now it's a game to test my wits.. How long can I go with my SG3 before going insane? I have to wait another year for one of my tiered lines to have an upgrade available.
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I have an unlimited data line and I was due for the upgrade, I moved the upgrade to my dads 4gb tiered line and pre ordered on his line and everything appears to be just fine.. I wonder what the difference was? Did you try and go online and do this? I am not second guessing you, I just dont know what the difference is between our situations..
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I will be giving up unlimited data this go around. After getting laid off of my job of 6 years I had to take a lower paying gig and the only way I could talk my wife into the Note 2 was if we combine our plans. I have never used more than 8 gb in a month and she uses 1 gb. We will either go with the 8 gb shared and save $30 a month by combining or maybe the 10gb plan. Its a small price to pay for me to upgrade from my X to the N2. It is what it is, I will make it work even though it does suck.
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Have you considered dropping carrier texting and lowering minutes to 450 while keeping unlimited data and using Google Voice and Groove IP for unlimited calls and unlimited SMS over data? You can also look into applying a corporate discount on your plan. As far as the Note II you're bound to find a good deal on Craigslist.
Yeah I'm buying it at full retail just to keep unlimited. This will also be my last phone with Verizon. Moving to prepaid T-mobile after this one, hopefully they have real 4G by then
I've got a 5th line with a 3g dumb phone on Family Share Unlimited plan. Upgrading that to the Note 2 for 2year contract discount. Killing that in 24 hrs and transferring N2 to me/current Gnex and putting dumb phone back on 5th line. Keep unlimited data
Spent some time with VZ customer service today and finally got them to throw me an early upgrade to get the note 2. original update was 5/13. The only restriction they gave me on the upgrade was I couldn't use it to purchase any Apple products
I'm letting my All you can eat data go in lieu of family data. I'm not paying 1500.00 for my wifes and my note 2.
Wait so you got an upgrade but still kept your unlimited data?
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Wait so you got an upgrade but still kept your unlimited data?
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No, he lost it. It says in his second line break.
i still have unlimited data after they gave my account the upgrade. I lose the unlimited data once I use the upgrade, or that what the rep led me to believe.
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i still have unlimited data after they gave my account the upgrade. I lose the unlimited data once I use the upgrade, or that what the rep led me to believe.
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Since it was a family plan, why didn't you open a new line and do the upgrade that way? IMO, losing unlimited data is not worth it...$30/month = unlimitd or $30 / month = 2gb. I'd pretty much have to buy into their 10gb plan, which is way too much for our family/just me. If you use netflix, dropbox, etc... it just isn't worth it. You'll eat that data in no time.
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Since it was a family plan, why didn't you open a new line and do the upgrade that way? IMO, losing unlimited data is not worth it...$30/month = unlimitd or $30 / month = 2gb. I'd pretty much have to buy into their 10gb plan, which is way too much for our family/just me. If you use netflix, dropbox, etc... it just isn't worth it. You'll eat that data in no time.
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So I can open a new line on my family plan n keep my unlimited data?
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So I can open a new line on my family plan n keep my unlimited data?
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Open new line and use it to get discounted Note 2. Activate Note 2 on that line. Then deactivate Note 2 and swap it to your existing line that has unlimited data. Then drop the new line down to a standard "dumbphone" package and keep a feature phone activated on it as a spare/emergency device. Basically you will be on the hook for keeping the new line active for 2 years at the cost of $10.00 per month + taxes and fees.
It is a roundabout way and in the long run you end up paying quite a bit. But for some people it is worth it to keep the unlimited data.
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Open new line and use it to get discounted Note 2. Activate Note 2 on that line. Then deactivate Note 2 and swap it to your existing line that has unlimited data. Then drop the new line down to a standard "dumbphone" package and keep a feature phone activated on it as a spare/emergency device. Basically you will be on the hook for keeping the new line active for 2 years at the cost of $10.00 per month + taxes and fees.
It is a roundabout way and in the long run you end up paying quite a bit. But for some people it is worth it to keep the unlimited data.
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I tried doing it online n it won't let me. I have 4 lines already so I guess that's why :/ but I thought this trick no longer worked
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Your best bet is to go into a store. I have done this twice now to get new phones. I have 3 active lines, 2 of which have unlimited data. The 4th line is my ghost line. In December I'll be upgrading one if the unlimited data lines to get the note 2. That line never uses more than 500mb of data anyways. After that I will have revolving upgrades every 6 months.... I'll just keep putting the new device on my primary line
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Your best bet is to go into a store. I have done this twice now to get new phones. I have 3 active lines, 2 of which have unlimited data. The 4th line is my ghost line. In December I'll be upgrading one if the unlimited data lines to get the note 2. That line never uses more than 500mb of data anyways. After that I will have revolving upgrades every 6 months.... I'll just keep putting the new device on my primary line
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So I just go into a store n ask to add a new line n then try to talk them into keeping my unlimited data or what
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Yea. Just tell them to activate the new phone on your primary line. You will need to activate a dumb phone on it though. If u have an old one then use it
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Yea. Just tell them to activate the new phone on your primary line. You will need to activate a dumb phone on it though. If u have an old one then use it
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Oh okay thank you. I'll try that when I go into the store when its released. I'm not trying to lose my unlimited data. I have used 10GB n I'm 15 days into my cycle. No way can I go without unlimited data lol
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What I am going to do is use my upgrade (even though it will nuke my unlimited data) and then swap lines with my wife. She rarely uses more than 1 GB. So I can put her on the 2GB plan and then swap my phone over to her line which still has unlimited. I would like to swap the numbers as well but from everything I have read, VZW won't do it. Number change? yes. Swap? no.
randpost said:
Spent some time with VZ customer service today and finally got them to throw me an early upgrade to get the note 2. original update was 5/13. The only restriction they gave me on the upgrade was I couldn't use it to purchase any Apple products
I'm letting my All you can eat data go in lieu of family data. I'm not paying 1500.00 for my wifes and my note 2.
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How did u get them to get u an early upgrade? I've tried a couple times and they have told me no : ( my upgrade is also 5/2013
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How did u get them to get u an early upgrade? I've tried a couple times and they have told me no : ( my upgrade is also 5/2013
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You have to have a reason for an early upgrade especially one half a year away. I had returned 2 Galaxy Nexus for problems I was having in the past, and although I wasn't having problems with my current Galaxy Nexus, I used my satisfaction with that phone as leverage.
Have been a customer for 6 years and my bill is currently over 300.00 a month.
Maybe those facts help me? I don't know.
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You have to have a reason for an early upgrade especially one half a year away. I had returned 2 Galaxy Nexus for problems I was having in the past, and although I wasn't having problems with my current Galaxy Nexus, I used my satisfaction with that phone as leverage.
Have been a customer for 6 years and my bill is currently over 300.00 a month.
Maybe those facts help me? I don't know.
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This gives me hope that I can call up Verizon sometime in December and get my upgrade moved up from the end of January
Edit: Gave Verizon a call. They were really nice, but I was told that just like the iPhone 5, I couldn't be upgraded early at the reduced amount for the Note 2. The lady I was talking to was really sweet though, and she said she was going to see if she could find out why the Note 2 has the same restrictions the iPhone 5 does.
Advice please?
randpost said:
Spent some time with VZ customer service today and finally got them to throw me an early upgrade to get the note 2. original update was 5/13. The only restriction they gave me on the upgrade was I couldn't use it to purchase any Apple products
I'm letting my All you can eat data go in lieu of family data. I'm not paying 1500.00 for my wifes and my note 2.
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My update isn't due until May of next year as well. I originally had the Bionic, and then I needed an insurance replacement and they gave me a bad Razr, so then I was sent another Razr. This "new" phone constantly shuts off and freezes and has issues. I truly want the Note 2. How long did it take you to get them to agree to moving your upgrade? Could you give me some specifics? Was it over the phone or in the store? Your help is greatly appreciated! I too would be losing my unlimited, but at this point I don't care.
P.s. Congrats on getting the Note 2!
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This gives me hope that I can call up Verizon sometime in December and get my upgrade moved up from the end of January
Edit: Gave Verizon a call. They were really nice, but I was told that just like the iPhone 5, I couldn't be upgraded early at the reduced amount for the Note 2. The lady I was talking to was really sweet though, and she said she was going to see if she could find out why the Note 2 has the same restrictions the iPhone 5 does.
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I'm not sure why she said you couldn't early upgrade to the note 2. Not sure what your full circumstances are, try to get a level two CSR or higher as soon as possible without sounding ungrateful.
jessiemo27 said:
My update isn't due until May of next year as well. I originally had the Bionic, and then I needed an insurance replacement and they gave me a bad Razr, so then I was sent another Razr. This "new" phone constantly shuts off and freezes and has issues. I truly want the Note 2. How long did it take you to get them to agree to moving your upgrade? Could you give me some specifics? Was it over the phone or in the store? Your help is greatly appreciated! I too would be losing my unlimited, but at this point I don't care.
P.s. Congrats on getting the Note 2!
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It was my first call and about 1 hour of total time before I got my upgrade. I called up and voiced my concerns with data connectivity and stated I wanted an early upgrade and went into the fact that I'm a long time customer with six years of on time payments and a fairly hefty monthly bill. She said she had to talk to someone else and came back and rejected my early upgrade. I asked if I could speak to someone else who could address my concerns without having to ask someone else. After a few minutes on hold, I was directed to someone who had a better grasp at customer service, not that the first lady was bad, but this guy was better. He basically heard me out and went ahead and granted my request. He went into some finer detail about not being able to early upgrade to any apple products, but that was the only restriction to his early upgrade powers.
My whole reason for calling was to get a Note 2, I just used the Galaxy Nexus as my entry point into the house of early upgrades.
might do this with my kids lines that come up in feb. they can live on 2gb a month, won't kill them.
Alright three days ago I upgraded to the galaxy note 2 from the 3g samsung fasinate and I found a little loophole while activating the phone that let me keep my unlimited data.
Alright so first off my upgrade was filed through bestbuy.com I recieved my phone very fast (2days). When I recieved my phone you get everything you need to activate it your self including the 4g sim card so no need to go to a vzw store. So everthing is pretty straight forward like activating any phone on the website. Start off at your account page follow the steps for activation. Until you get to the select a new plan page in which it will say "your new device is not compatable with your current data plan" now from this you will see the current selected data plan is your unlimited. At this step without selecting any of the other data plan options (2gb 4gb and so on) just hit the select/continue option and finsh the rest of the on screen instructions. At the end of the activation you will see "congratulations your new device is activated" and a basic summary of the changes to your plan. For me the removal of 3g and the addtion of 4g.
Well I hope some of you can benefit from this....
I have a feeling you may find out in a month or so that you don't have unlimited data anymore.
I bought my note 2 in a VZW store outright. If you use a lot of data the phone will pay for its self.
Another loophole is to transfer your upgrade to a dumphone (assuming you have a dumbphone on your account), upgrade that line to a GN2, keeping unlimited on your other lines and adding a tiered plan to this line, activate, deactivate and put the flip phone back on which will cancel the tiered data plan again leaving your other lines untouched, move the GN2 to the line of your choice. You may potentially receive a months data on your next bill. Call 611 and explain the situation and you'll be credited back for the month (minus a day) on your next bill.
I've done it twice now. Enjoy!
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jmorton10 said:
I have a feeling you may find out in a month or so that you don't have unlimited data anymore.
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I just laughed out loud. Exactly what I was thinking.
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I have a feeling you may find out in a month or so that you don't have unlimited data anymore.
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Be sure to report back and let us know if you still have your original plan!
joshw0000 said:
Another loophole is to transfer your upgrade to a dumphone (assuming you have a dumbphone on your account), upgrade that line to a GN2, keeping unlimited on your other lines and adding a tiered plan to this line, activate, deactivate and put the flip phone back on which will cancel the tiered data plan again leaving your other lines untouched, move the GN2 to the line of your choice. You may potentially receive a months data on your next bill. Call 611 and explain the situation and you'll be credited back for the month (minus a day) on your next bill.
I've done it twice now. Enjoy!
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Mind if I ask a question -- after you've done that, on which line does the new two-year commitment go? The dumb line or the line with the transferred note 2? Also, how much do you pay per month for the dumb line? Thanks...
billku said:
Mind if I ask a question -- after you've done that, on which line does the new two-year commitment go? The dumb line or the line with the transferred note 2? Also, how much do you pay per month for the dumb line? Thanks...
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I'm guessing to the line where the upgrade originated (smart phone). It now has the longest upgrade availability date under My Verizon.
I have 700 minutes w/ unlimited texts. Each smart phone (except the first one) has unlimited data ($30) and $10 add on. Dumb phone is just a $10 add on.
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I'm guessing to the line where the upgrade originated (smart phone). It now has the longest upgrade availability date under My Verizon.
I have 700 minutes w/ unlimited texts. Each smart phone (except the first one) has unlimited data ($30) and $10 add on. Dumb phone is just a $10 add on.
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Thanks so much! Will try this next month to get an iPhone 5 for my wife (can't keep her on the Android bandwagon, darn it... )
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I just laughed out loud. Exactly what I was thinking.
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Well I will report back at the end of the month...
joshw0000 said:
Another loophole is to transfer your upgrade to a dumphone (assuming you have a dumbphone on your account), upgrade that line to a GN2, keeping unlimited on your other lines and adding a tiered plan to this line, activate, deactivate and put the flip phone back on which will cancel the tiered data plan again leaving your other lines untouched, move the GN2 to the line of your choice. You may potentially receive a months data on your next bill. Call 611 and explain the situation and you'll be credited back for the month (minus a day) on your next bill.
I've done it twice now. Enjoy!
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This was the trick I used to use, but according to my coworkers this stopped working. Now it supposedly gets switched automatically to a 2gb plan. I was told this last week.
Sooner or later Verizon will catch on and fix these loopholes.
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This was the trick I used to use, but according to my coworkers this stopped working. Now it supposedly gets switched automatically to a 2gb plan. I was told this last week.
Sooner or later Verizon will catch on and fix these loopholes.
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Crap. Can anyone else confirm this no longer works?
billku said:
Crap. Can anyone else confirm this no longer works?
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Still worked for me a week ago.
I did it over the phone when the i5's first released and a few weeks ago for the GN2. Ask a rep, worst they can say is no. But ask 2 or 3 more before giving up until you find one that understands what you're trying to do and has done it before.
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The upgrade I plan to transfer to my dumb phone doesn't come up until end of the month, I will pray you guys are right and it's still working then...
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Crap. Can anyone else confirm this no longer works?
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I just received my Note2 yesterday and had ordered it by calling and was told specifically I would not lose my unlimited data as I have a dummy line I used for upgrading . I have yet to activate it as I have a GNex on my unlimited line now. But I will activate tomorrow when I can actually call and speak to someone and switdh the upgrade to my unlimited data line and keep the non smart phone thats on the dummy line as it is and not have to have a tiered plan for the extra line, Basically its my sons line who doesnt need a smart phone and I used his upgrade, done it before on two other lines for my daughters lines in the past without losing my unlimited. If I get a different response tomorrow when I call to do the switch and activation I have two options I can do- 1- return the note to them and stay with my GNEX unlimited plan. Option 2 would be to tell Verizon to go &%^themselves and not return their note2 and good luck getting any early term fees and go somewhere else . All depends on them!! I hear TMob will be offering a $250 mail in rebate on the Note2 next month bringing the cost to only $49 plus fees with contract-? and unlimited as well.
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I just received my Note2 yesterday and had ordered it by calling and was told specifically I would not lose my unlimited data as I have a dummy line I used for upgrading . I have yet to activate it as I have a GNex on my unlimited line now. But I will activate tomorrow when I can actually call and speak to someone and switdh the upgrade to my unlimited data line and keep the non smart phone thats on the dummy line as it is and not have to have a tiered plan for the extra line, Basically its my sons line who doesnt need a smart phone and I used his upgrade, done it before on two other lines for my daughters lines in the past without losing my unlimited. If I get a different response tomorrow when I call to do the switch and activation I have two options I can do- 1- return the note to them and stay with my GNEX unlimited plan. Option 2 would be to tell Verizon to go &%^themselves and not return their note2 and good luck getting any early term fees and go somewhere else . All depends on them!! I hear TMob will be offering a $250 mail in rebate on the Note2 next month bringing the cost to only $49 plus fees with contract-? and unlimited as well.
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Will you post and let us know how it goes? Thanks so much!
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Will you post and let us know how it goes? Thanks so much!
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For sure I will. I have done this before recently and didn't have a problem. I have 5 lines in all for my family and used one for wife's new phone, But if Verizon wants to keep screwing their long time customers (15+ years) with the bogus share everything crap, I will not have any issues screwing back! For sure ill post back tomorrow after.
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For sure I will ll. I have done this before recently and didn't have a problem. I have 5 lines in all for my family and used one for wife's new phone, But if Verizon wants to keep screwing their long time customers (15+ years) with the bogus share everything crap, I will not have any issues screwing back! For sure ill post back tomorrow after.
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Looking forward to it, thanks so much for your help!
I used a dummy phone to keep my unlimited on Jan 2nd with no problems. I have a friend who works for Verizon and he makes sure everything goes smoothly.
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In March, I did. It's in my new contract. My old Unlimited Data/email plan from 2007....im definitely NOT complaining. Though, im still paying big bucks for VZW. Sucks when they are the only ones that work well in your area.
I should add that I bought this GS4 on VZ's website. $137 after taxes and other crap with 2 yr contract.
Moved from Sprint to VZW. Back in 2011 VZW had better signal here. 3 years later, Sprint has the better towers, unlocked phones and unlimited data. Def regret that transition.
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Got my vzw galaxy s4 from best buy(phone, case, and screen protector) for $85. I also got to keep my unlimited data plan. The asshole at vzw lied and told me that best buy could only offer the 2gb.
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I upgraded...I used the available upgrade on my unlimited line, transferred the upgrade to my wife's 2GB line, bought the S4 on upgrade, then had it activated on my unlimited line. She still has her upgrade coming up too.
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In March, I did. It's in my new contract. My old Unlimited Data/email plan from 2007....im definitely NOT complaining. Though, im still paying big bucks for VZW. Sucks when they are the only ones that work well in your area.
I should add that I bought this GS4 on VZ's website. $137 after taxes and other crap with 2 yr contract.
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You did this by transferring an available upgrade to another line (that does not have Unlimited Data), then upgrading that line? Or how?
I upgraded two of my lines to the s4 and kept unlimited on both of them. I used two dumb phone upgrades, once the phones arrived I activated them, swapped my SIM cards and called to pull data off those lines. Was really easy.
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You did this by transferring an available upgrade to another line (that does not have Unlimited Data), then upgrading that line? Or how?
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Only have one line. Always only one line. I am familiar with the trick of using a second line to keep the unlimited, but I never did that. All I did was go to the website, login... click upgrade... add GS4 to cart ...pay for..confirm..finish.
That was actually my second attempt to buy the GS4. I had went online to buy it a week before but backed out in the 2nd step. It was where a popup would come on screen and force you to change your data plan to a tiered data plan because it said my current unlimited data plan could no longer be used. ....Well..the 2nd time I went to buy it, that screen never came up. Idk man. I was like.....whistle whistle..just waiting for it. Im glad it didnt because that More Everything plan is a joke. I cant believe they'd charge THAT much for just 2GB..WTF how they call that MORE?
Thanks, Cops. That is good to know, Very interesting.
I got my GS4 last May and I did it using the transfer-an-upgrade trick, but it was a PITA because I didn't actually have a second line at the time (and still don't, but that's another story). Anyway, I'll probably be sticking with my GS4 until my current contract is up - so, another ryear. But, it's good to know a new trick to try the next time I want to upgrade.
Yeah, it has to be a glitch in the VZW website. I was using Firefox so maybe its an issue with how FF handled the script on the page?
Wish I had better choices here where I live. I researched....only AT&T and T-mobile..AT&T is just as bad as VZW in crappy plan pricing. TMO has crappy coverage here as well as Sprint. I hate having very limited choices.
Edge plan
THE-COPS said:
In March, I did. It's in my new contract. My old Unlimited Data/email plan from 2007....im definitely NOT complaining. Though, im still paying big bucks for VZW. Sucks when they are the only ones that work well in your area.
I should add that I bought this GS4 on VZ's website. $137 after taxes and other crap with 2 yr contract.
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I went with the edge plan with 2 lines and 12 GB data for $172. Sacrificed unlimited data for every year upgrade.
Gahar said:
I went with the edge plan with 2 lines and 12 GB data for $172. Sacrificed unlimited data for every year upgrade.
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damn dude you went from the very best value plan to the very worst value plan
joshm.1219 said:
damn dude you went from the very best value plan to the very worst value plan
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My bill was around $185 with unlimited data and1400 minutes but total data usage for both phones were around 5 GB. So i went with edge plan and now no need to wait two years for upgrade. $10 saved is $10 gas for my car. Lol
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Gahar said:
My bill was around $185 with unlimited data and1400 minutes but total data usage for both phones were around 5 GB. So i went with edge plan and now no need to wait two years for upgrade. $10 saved is $10 gas for my car. Lol
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Well if you simply don't use a lot of data i guess you save money dropping the unlimited data. Edge is the worst plan though. You have to pay half of the phone's full retail value before you can upgrade, then you trade the device in. So an S5 that would normally cost you $200 will now cost you $350. Say you bought the S4 for $200 on an upgrade last year, you could've sold it for ~$400 right before the S5 dropped. You could spend another $300 and get the S5 so still cheaper than Edge. Then next year, when you have another upgrade, you could sell the S5 for say the same $400 and spend the usual $200 for a phone on an upgrade. Then you're up $200 as well as having a new phone.
So, over two years, just by doing some simple work and selling your old phone yourself, you'll spend a total of ~$300 for three new phones. Getting three new phones on edge over two years will cost you about $1,050.
joshm.1219 said:
Well if you simply don't use a lot of data i guess you save money dropping the unlimited data. Edge is the worst plan though. You have to pay half of the phone's full retail value before you can upgrade, then you trade the device in. So an S5 that would normally cost you $200 will now cost you $350. Say you bought the S4 for $200 on an upgrade last year, you could've sold it for ~$400 right before the S5 dropped. You could spend another $300 and get the S5 so still cheaper than Edge. Then next year, when you have another upgrade, you could sell the S5 for say the same $400 and spend the usual $200 for a phone on an upgrade. Then you're up $200 as well as having a new phone.
So, over two years, just by doing some simple work and selling your old phone yourself, you'll spend a total of ~$300 for three new phones. Getting three new phones on edge over two years will cost you about $1,050.
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Damn. I guess HR people from my job didn't do their math and if they did its their lost. Nice to know the price breakdown. Thanks
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