Ok so i just went to the verizon store to buy a droid dna on a new line and then activate it on my number. They did not have any in stock so they are having the phone shipped to me. I have a basic phone ready. Once i receive the device, and activate it on my sim as opposed to the one they give for the new line and then activate the basic phone on the new line, will I be charged data fees on the new line? Or just the 9.99 for an extra line (which is what I need)? Also, how long does it take for the new phone number to show up on your verizon account after you buy it?
gocool767 said:
Ok so i just went to the verizon store to buy a droid dna on a new line and then activate it on my number. They did not have any in stock so they are having the phone shipped to me. I have a basic phone ready. Once i receive the device, and activate it on my sim as opposed to the one they give for the new line and then activate the basic phone on the new line, will I be charged data fees on the new line? Or just the 9.99 for an extra line (which is what I need)? Also, how long does it take for the new phone number to show up on your verizon account after you buy it?
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Once you switch the new device over to your current line and put the basic phone on the new line, you will only pay for the basic phone and not days on that second line. The amount depends on your plan. Sharee Everything charges $30 for a basic phone and the grandfathered family plans are $9.99. Not sure how long it will take for the new number to show up though. Possibly not until you activate the new device. You can do that online or over the phone.
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Once you switch the new device over to your current line and put the basic phone on the new line, you will only pay for the basic phone and not days on that second line. The amount depends on your plan. Sharee Everything charges $30 for a basic phone and the grandfathered family plans are $9.99. Not sure how long it will take for the new number to show up though. Possibly not until you activate the new device. You can do that online or over the phone.
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So in order to get the basic phone activated, would I have to go into a store and ask them to activate it form me? How will they know what line to activate it on if I can't even see the number of the new line?
gocool767 said:
So in order to get the basic phone activated, would I have to go into a store and ask them to activate it form me? How will they know what line to activate it on if I can't even see the number of the new line?
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You can activate it after the fact, once the new phone arrives. The new line will activate once the new phone order completes. You can then either call or make the swap to the basic phone on the new line online.
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You can activate it after the fact, once the new phone arrives. The new line will activate once the new phone order completes. You can then either call or make the swap to the basic phone on the new line online.
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Can i activate the basic phone before the new dna arrives? I called verizon and got the new number
Just wait until the phone arrives and do the switch on the spot. No new one charges will be added to the account.
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gocool767 said:
Can i activate the basic phone before the new dna arrives? I called verizon and got the new number
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Not to my knowledge since the line gets activated with the order completion in this case. Poster above me has the right idea.
ok so just to confirm i got this right let me repeat what i think the process is. I get the phone on friday, pop in my sim into the dna and activate it on my line. Then I can call verizon on the basic phone using *228 and get them to activate the basic phone on the new line. By doing this, the new line will be charged 9.99/month (i am not on share everything) and I will not be charged 30/month on the new line for data. Can you guys confirm this? Sorry for being annoying but I need to make sure i get this right. Thank you guys so much for your help.
No!
Your phone gets there on Friday. Do not put sim inside any of the phones just go directly to a Verizon store and have them do a swap.
If you do it over the phone they will prolong the process by a lot and you might still get charged for the data plan. I have done this plenty of times and I always have them do the swap free of charge.
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gocool767 said:
ok so just to confirm i got this right let me repeat what i think the process is. I get the phone on friday, pop in my sim into the dna and activate it on my line. Then I can call verizon on the basic phone using *228 and get them to activate the basic phone on the new line. By doing this, the new line will be charged 9.99/month (i am not on share everything) and I will not be charged 30/month on the new line for data. Can you guys confirm this? Sorry for being annoying but I need to make sure i get this right. Thank you guys so much for your help.
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Itzvik said:
No!
Your phone gets there on Friday. Do not put sim inside any of the phones just go directly to a Verizon store and have them do a swap.
If you do it over the phone they will prolong the process by a lot and you might still get charged for the data plan. I have done this plenty of times and I always have them do the swap free of charge.
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No need to leave your house. Simply activate the phone via the automated phone number or online (info will be included). Once line and new phone are active, you can then do an "Activate or Switch Device" online via your My Verizon account. You can move the new phone to your line and then add the basic phone to the new line. You may have to call them if you run into issues activating the basic phone on the new line. I had to call once, but they had me taken care of within 5 minutes.
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No need to leave your house. Simply activate the phone via the automated phone number or online (info will be included). Once line and new phone are active, you can then do an "Activate or Switch Device" online via your My Verizon account. You can move the new phone to your line and then add the basic phone to the new line. You may have to call them if you run into issues activating the basic phone on the new line. I had to call once, but they had me taken care of within 5 minutes.
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I am talking from experience.... On the phone they will give you a hard time lol
Do what you want to do..
I have a Verizon store 3 miles away so it wasn't a hassle to leave my house.
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I think I'll go to the store just to be safe. Would it be ok if I went to an authorized reseller instead of an actual verizon store? Because there is one about a block away from my house
gocool767 said:
I think I'll go to the store just to be safe. Would it be ok if I went to an authorized reseller instead of an actual verizon store? Because there is one about a block away from my house
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I went to the authorized retailer. Make sure that the store is legit. Don't go to those retailers in the mall cubicles..
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Itzvik said:
I am talking from experience.... On the phone they will give you a hard time lol
Do what you want to do..
I have a Verizon store 3 miles away so it wasn't a hassle to leave my house.
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You're complicating an otherwise simple process. I too speak from experience and, shall we say, insight. But I digress- so what you will.
I work for verizon. What I understand is that you added a new line to get a smart phone at reduced price. So you have a new phone number that you won't be using. You'll be moving the smartphone to you already existing old line...
Knowing this, it's best to wait to receive the equipment. There's absolutely no need to go to a Verizon store (if you ultimately have to, I recommend the corporate stores.).
When equipment is received don't automatically power on the device as activation will fail. Call the IVR at 1-877-807-4646. Follow the prompts until it states "To activate your phone on xxx-xxx-xxxx now hit 1. To activate later hit 2". You'll want to hit 2. Go to your My Verizon, do activate or switch device, and pick your phone line and enter meid and sim card #. If it's an embedded sim the number is on the box of your phone.
Edit: You probably won't be able to use your existing SIM card as it's probably a larger sized sim and not the micro sim.
As far as charges go as long as a non smartphone goes on the new line, you will not see a data charge.
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I know that this is a simple process But Verizon has screwed me over to many times.
I got my girl an Iphone 5 last week because her 4s broke and I told the rep to change my family plan to the shared uimited and he forgot. I call Verizon to check on a new line for my brother and I found out that all the corporate rep did was use the upgrade on my girls account and nothing else.
New charges were added to the account because of the data and it was a whole big mess. The charges were removed after we figured it all out.
My point is that once you go to the store call them and make sure everything was done correctly.
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adamjamess said:
I work for verizon. What I understand is that you added a new line to get a smart phone at reduced price. So you have a new phone number that you won't be using. You'll be moving the smartphone to you already existing old line...
Knowing this, it's best to wait to receive the equipment. There's absolutely no need to go to a Verizon store (if you ultimately have to, I recommend the corporate stores.).
When equipment is received don't automatically power on the device as activation will fail. Call the IVR at 1-877-807-4646. Follow the prompts until it states "To activate your phone on xxx-xxx-xxxx now hit 1. To activate later hit 2". You'll want to hit 2. Go to your My Verizon, do activate or switch device, and pick your phone line and enter meid and sim card #. If it's an embedded sim the number is on the box of your phone.
Edit: You probably won't be able to use your existing SIM card as it's probably a larger sized sim and not the micro sim.
As far as charges go as long as a non smartphone goes on the new line, you will not see a data charge.
Posted from my Verizon Employee Edition DROID DNA #01749.
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This is exactly what I said. Good write-up.
Itzvik said:
I know that this is a simple process But Verizon has screwed me over to many times.
I got my girl an Iphone 5 last week because her 4s broke and I told the rep to change my family plan to the shared uimited and he forgot. I call Verizon to check on a new line for my brother and I found out that all the corporate rep did was use the upgrade on my girls account and nothing else.
New charges were added to the account because of the data and it was a whole big mess. The charges were removed after we figured it all out.
My point is that once you go to the store call them and make sure everything was done correctly.
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Sorry about the issues you had but I'm happy that your not bitter about it and a supporter of Verizon still. And verifying changes is a good thing. This is a completely automated process involving no human interaction to screw anything up however. But that is why we have phone support as well as B&M stores. It's your choice.
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Is it just me or is anyone else having activation issues?
First, I tried activating it with the DEC numbers on the side of the box. Showed up the right Evo4GLTE but it told me I had to contact customer support.
Contacted chat support. They did the ESN swap for me easily but the phone never activated. After waiting and waiting it didn't activate so I decided to call Sprint and get transferred to Tech because I already went through the initial troubleshooting steps with Chat Online.
Tech support tells me to read the HEX or DEC number from the back of the phone. This ends up being DIFFERENT then whats on the label on the outside of the box. Stupid me. Or was it? She goes on to tell me that MY phone is under some other persons name "Karen". She asks me if I got this phone from someone basically implying that I stole it. I explain to her how we've all been waiting for a long time for this phone and this phone is BRAND NEW not even out in stores yet.
So whats the deal? I'm currently on hold with them but to be honest I think HTC or someone ****ed up in the labeling process and now everyone is trying to activate EVERYONE ELSE'S phone. WTF?!
More on this as the story unfolds.....
Update #1: Supervisor in the activation department says that someone screwed up and put the phone in the wrong box and since it's "keyed" into my account... simply switching the esn to my account wouldn't work. He goes on to say that they would have to get me a NEW DEVICE.
No way in hell am I going to let this happen.
Update #2: Had to get transferred to escalations. Janice from escalations told me she had fixed the issue and I should be able to activate it now through the website. Activated it on the website and now I have a functional EVO4GLTE!!
TLDR: Make sure you activate it with the the numbers found on the inside of the phone. Do not use the numbers from the label because they might be different!
when i talked to the guys at my best buy they told me that sprint was having problems activating the lte's today... But i havent picked mine up yet so i dont know..
I had to call them to activate mine as well. Everything worked fine after 10 minutes of the agent doing something while I waited. Sorry to hear about your issue regarding an already activated account though, that sounds quite annoying.
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Is it just me or is anyone else having activation issues?
First, I tried activating it with the DEC numbers on the side of the box. Showed up the right Evo4GLTE but it told me I had to contact customer support.
Contacted chat support. They did the ESN swap for me easily but the phone never activated. After waiting and waiting it didn't activate so I decided to call Sprint and get transferred to Tech because I already went through the initial troubleshooting steps with Chat Online.
Tech support tells me to read the HEX or DEC number from the back of the phone. This ends up being DIFFERENT then whats on the label on the outside of the box. Stupid me. Or was it? She goes on to tell me that MY phone is under some other persons name "Karen". She asks me if I got this phone from someone basically implying that I stole it. I explain to her how we've all been waiting for a long time for this phone and this phone is BRAND NEW not even out in stores yet.
So whats the deal? I'm currently on hold with them but to be honest I think HTC or someone ****ed up in the labeling process and now everyone is trying to activate EVERYONE ELSE'S phone. WTF?!
More on this as the story unfolds.....
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Did the phone start an activation process when you booted it AFTER you entered the DEC number on the web.
If it did not try doing an Update Profile.
I have not tried mine yet. But I just swapped phones around last night and sometimes you need to kick it.
Oh try pulling the battery, just kidding
I wonder if Karen works in Customs.
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Did it start an activation process on the phone when you booted it AFTER you entered the DEC number on web.
If it did not try doing an Update Profile.
I have not tried mine yet. But I just swapped phones around last night and sometimes you need to kick it.
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Yes. I probably should make that more clear on my original post. Activation screen popped up but it never activated because I entered in the RIGHT number that was on the label but the phone had a different set of serial numbers.
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She goes on to tell me that MY phone is under some other persons name "Karen". She asks me if I got this phone from someone basically implying that I stole it.
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mswlogo said:
I wonder if Karen works in Customs.
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Apple strikes again?
Tried the activation menu when it popped up on the phone. I got all the way to the end when it asks to pick which number on the account to activate it to and then failed.
Called in and they were having a little trouble saying something about the phone being applied to a different number on my account. She started to say something about checking that number and then said "oh its the same number".
I'm wondering if it has something to do with LTE or if the device is registered in their system a little different. She couldn't even tell what device it was untill I told her. Then she started asking questions about it. She said there were only a few demos floating around and most reps had never seen one.
Everything's working great so far.
Mine is telling me I need a plan change. Coming from a 0G so I shouldn't?
ottodawg said:
Mine is telling me I need a plan change. Coming from a 0G so I shouldn't?
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I'm on the same plan I had with my original evo 4g. I think its the everything data 1500.
bikemechanic0128 said:
I'm on the same plan I had with my original evo 4g. I think its the everything data 1500.
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I ended up having to call in, no plan change needed though.
Yep, no plan change required.
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ottodawg said:
Mine is telling me I need a plan change. Coming from a 0G so I shouldn't?
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I had the same thing and was able to activate via chat.
I tried to activate online, and it also told me I needed a new plan (coming from the OG EVO.) I had the Everything 450 plan. It gave me a few selections, including the same plan, so I chose it. Then it said I need to call Sprint.
I spent the next 45 minutes on the phone, while the CSR tried to figure out why it was telling her I needed a new plan, and it wouldn't let her transfer the service. Finally, after she said they had 3 people working on it, they figured out that Google Voice was the problem.
She said they'd have to "expire" my Google Voice account, and they weren't sure if I could keep the same GV number when I installed it on the new phone. I told them to go ahead, and it worked. I just installed GV, and it seems to be working fine, with my original number.
She said they'd look into why Google Voice was causing a problem.
Not just you
I also had my evo LTE switched with another persons, it just so happened that that other person was my sister who was sitting next to me getting her phone activated. When she was on the phone with the call center to activate it I noticed all of a sudden "my phone" was activated with her number.
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I also had my evo LTE switched with another persons, it just so happened that that other person was my sister who was sitting next to me getting her phone activated. When she was on the phone with the call center to activate it I noticed all of a sudden "my phone" was activated with her number.
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Were your labels on the outside if the box mixed up too?
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I had the same thing happen to me. I guess when they were verifying the patent they didn't make sure they put the devices back in the correct box. Spent 4 hours with sprint, and 5 different people before they figured out what was going on.
They never told me that they couldn't swap the devices, it was pretty easy once they figured out what had happened. Now it is fully functional
if you were paying attention, and they made you enter a code to edit your MSN, the code they gave you was your MSL. i had a lady tell me three times she couldn't give me my MSL, then followed it with 'now, enter your MSL, it's blah blah blah.' when i asked if the number she just gave me was in fact my MSL, she said 'hold on, you need to speak with my supervisor', then hung up.
that number will make everything easier. i've never had an issue getting it on my other phones, but apparently something has changed . she was adamant about not giving it to me, until she had to.
I thought you had to wait x amount of days before they can just give it to you
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Hey guys my mom is offering me a phone on her upgrade so basically that means that I'll be getting her phone #(if the following doesn't work out) so let's begin. Is it possible to get the Evo on HER line(#) then call sprint and ask them to put the Evo that was meant for her # to MY #? The reason is that I have tons of peoples numbers and I don't want to stir confusion with my contacts. Another question is that I have a Nexus S, so let's say I can't put the Evo on my # so I just get her #. Is it possible for me to downgrade from a Nexus S to a dumb phone so my mom has no trouble with battery life and touch screens? Thanks guys, they probably sound like stupid questions since sprint just wants your money but I'm just trying to make sure I can. Anyways thanks!
Sprint will happily flip flop numbers between lines. In fact that's what they call it "flip flop". All you have to do is ask them. They didn't even charge me. Took like 3 seconds.
So the Evo that will be upgraded with her line can easily be switched over to my line?
Also can she keep using the flip phone she had before upgrading? Customer service would probably be wondering why she upgraded but is till using her old phone lol
They don't care. You have to have a data plan to get the LTE but the flip phone will still work on it.
they can and will just switch the upgrades. so basically she has an upgrade right now. you take that one and then whenever the date is for your upgrade that will become her upgrade.
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So the Evo that will be upgraded with her line can easily be switched over to my line?
Also can she keep using the flip phone she had before upgrading? Customer service would probably be wondering why she upgraded but is till using her old phone lol
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I did the same thing. Upgraded on my mother line. When i received the phone, i just activated on my phone #. My mother still using the phone she was using and that upgrade has no bearing on the plan or anything else.
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Okay thank you guys! Awesome community we have here!
If all else fails, just activate it on her phone, then swap her phone back to her old phone immediately, then you will be free to use that one as it will clear the ESN.
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If all else fails, just activate it on her phone, then swap her phone back to her old phone immediately, then you will be free to use that one as it will clear the ESN.
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That's what I was thinking of doing at first. Lol but if I can just "flip-flop" then it wont be necessary
volk9029 said:
I did the same thing. Upgraded on my mother line. When i received the phone, i just activated on my phone #. My mother still using the phone she was using and that upgrade has no bearing on the plan or anything else.
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So as long as I don't activate the phone on my moms line it won't be charged with the 10$ data fee?
I used my wifes upgrade, no problem. Her contract gets reset instantly and you can activate the phone on any number.
You can't flip phones numbers around without sprints assistance. Account has to be tagged LTE or not. I can no longer activate my old evo through the web site, when could before it was tagged LTE.
One catch if you activate the phone on a line that is not your moms you waive the 30 day return policy. That is, you instantly own it.
You also lose mail-in rebates if not activated on your moms line, but that's not an issue this time with the lte, since it has instant rebate.
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So as long as I don't activate the phone on my moms line it won't be charged with the 10$ data fee?
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I did this exact thing. They call it a "Cross Upgrade" and it is allowed. My Mom's plan was actually charged the $10 premium data fee but I called in and they removed it.
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I did this exact thing. They call it a "Cross Upgrade" and it is allowed. My Mom's plan was actually charged the $10 premium data fee but I called in and they removed it.
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As logo mentioned above, you now have no way if returning if you aren't satisfied? That's what is worrying me. If I do the Cross Upgrade and I don't like the Evo then I'm stuck with it lol. Anybody know if I can activate it on my moms line first then deactivate and put it on my line an it'll keep the return policy?
My wife (iphone) and I (Nexus) both have unlimited on Verizon. She is eligble for an upgrade. I planned on upgrading her line to the note2 and going home and swapping them around to give me the Note2 and reactiving her iPhone on her account..thus techincally giving me the phone I want while keeping my unlmited...
i have read elsewhere that it needs to be on the upgraded line untouch for 6 months....?
Will this not work. . . . .. ?
Seems odd....can't find any documentation around that. . .
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My wife (iphone) and I (Nexus) both have unlimited on Verizon. She is eligble for an upgrade. I planned on upgrading her line to the note2 and going home and swapping them around to give me the Note2 and reactiving her iPhone on her account..thus techincally giving me the phone I want while keeping my unlmited...
i have read elsewhere that it needs to be on the upgraded line untouch for 6 months....?
Will this not work. . . . .. ?
Seems odd....can't find any documentation around that. . .
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I replied at your other post man.
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I replied at your other post man.
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Sorry..figured I'd start a new one b/c it was a little different top..and seen a number of people asking this question...
You're reply from other post:
This is wrong info bro. Do exactly what you said, get a new sim, and you can have the phone activated in less than an hr. It may cost you $5, but it'll work. I've heard sometimes VZW won't let you switch an unactivated upgrade to a new line because the sim is attached to the #, so I activated my phone on one of my other lines that I used the upgrade on, got a new sim and was good to go.
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Thing that is funny is that I was told and.."oh, they can charge you the full retail price".
you can do it after 24hrs, That's how I got my Note 2, just swapped with the wife.
Only if you buy the phone from somewhere other then a corporate store. You HAVE to keep the keep the phone on the urgraded line for 181 days. So just stay away from best buy, wally world, etc. And it will be fine.
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I've been doing it in the store. The reps handled everything. They actually have a name for. No penalties and shouldn't cost you anything
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Only if you buy the phone from somewhere other then a corporate store. You HAVE to keep the keep the phone on the urgraded line for 181 days. So just stay away from best buy, wally world, etc. And it will be fine.
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I was actually told that from a non-corporate store (http://cellular-only.com)
I asked if it was a Verizon 'rule' or theirs and he said Verizon...
So, do the secondary retailers have their own user agreements. . .. . ?
Yes. Same rules as online mobile sellers. Look at the terms on wire fly.com
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place like wirefly or amazon wireless will have such rule (including walmart / bestbuy etc).
but if you directly buy from verizon, you can swap it even immediately after.
which was what I did for some lines. no penalty and unlimited plan stays.
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place like wirefly or amazon wireless will have such rule (including walmart / bestbuy etc).
but if you directly buy from verizon, you can swap it even immediately after.
which was what I did for some lines. no penalty and unlimited plan stays.
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Right. I think "Premium Retailers" are the same as Walmart/Amazon/WireFly. I have read elsewhere that Best Buy doesn't have the 181 Day thing. Just throwing that out there...
What a Crap-shoot! :/
Its all in the fine print
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I did exactly what you want to do.
I used an upgrade on my daughter's line (she has a feature phone) and put the Note 2 on it.
I've done this whole thing before with other phones/numbers on my account and it's never been an issue. The guys said sure, we can use your daughter's upgrade and put the phone on your acct... so he started doing it.
I said wait a minute.. just to verify, you are NOT messing with my data plan right? He said, of course you'll lose unlimited.
UNACCEPTABLE!
He said.. the only way to do it is to put the Note 2 on her line.. and walk out of the store with it.. what you do after that is your business. In other words, they would not switch the SIM for me.
So, I let them activate her line with the Note 2.. left the store and swapped the SIM as I took my 2nd or 3rd step out of the store. lol No 60 mos, or 24 hours.
I was lazy and didn't re-activate my daughter's phone for a day or 2, so she had my Nexus. I then went online and switched her line back to her feature phone.
SO, yeah, it worked just fine. I now have an AMAZING phone and kept my unlimited data!
What happens if this is your pirst phone with a sim? Like I have a DROID x2 and the upgrade line has a flip phone so I can't just swap the sim.
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I think it depends on where you go. When I used my wife's upgrade the guy at the store did the upgrade and swap right then and there.
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What happens if this is your pirst phone with a sim? Like I have a DROID x2 and the upgrade line has a flip phone so I can't just swap the sim.
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it was my first phone w/ a 4g sim. like i said, get the phone... activate it... and buy a new sim unless you want to wait 24 hrs. I didn't have any luck with VZW helping me with this, so i just bought another sim and activated it on that line. they told me the line i used to upgrade HAS to activate the phone first. so i activated/sim was locked in with that # for 24 hrs. i said can i just buy a new sim? they said sure, bought a new sim and set it up there.
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it was my first phone w/ a 4g sim. like i said, get the phone... activate it... and buy a new sim unless you want to wait 24 hrs. I didn't have any luck with VZW helping me with this, so i just bought another sim and activated it on that line. they told me the line i used to upgrade HAS to activate the phone first. so i activated/sim was locked in with that # for 24 hrs. i said can i just buy a new sim? they said sure, bought a new sim and set it up there.
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So whats the significance of this 24 hours then?
Is it possible to wait out the 24 hours and use the same SIM card to swap numbers?
Also, why do you keep discussing buying SIM cards? They're 100% free. You can walk into a store and get one, and a much easier way imho is to get one online. Just do everything yourself.
But please explain to me the above topics as I am doing EXACTLY what you did pretty much. I added 2 lines to my account, both have tiered 2 GB data plans, me and my wife have unlimited on our primary lines, we bought the Note 2's on the new lines and they arrive tomorrow.
My plan is to activate them on my primary lines with unlimited data and place 2 dummy phones on the new lines so I can remove the data plans.
Hows this process going to go then? Can I just activate the Note 2's using the provided SIM's for my primary lines? Or do I HAVE to activate them on the new lines first?
DaRkL3AD3R said:
So whats the significance of this 24 hours then?
Is it possible to wait out the 24 hours and use the same SIM card to swap numbers?
Also, why do you keep discussing buying SIM cards? They're 100% free. You can walk into a store and get one, and a much easier way imho is to get one online. Just do everything yourself.
But please explain to me the above topics as I am doing EXACTLY what you did pretty much. I added 2 lines to my account, both have tiered 2 GB data plans, me and my wife have unlimited on our primary lines, we bought the Note 2's on the new lines and they arrive tomorrow.
My plan is to activate them on my primary lines with unlimited data and place 2 dummy phones on the new lines so I can remove the data plans.
Hows this process going to go then? Can I just activate the Note 2's using the provided SIM's for my primary lines? Or do I HAVE to activate them on the new lines first?
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I wanted 24hrs just to be on the safe side so the system could update before I switched the phone to my number.
2swizzle said:
I wanted 24hrs just to be on the safe side so the system could update before I switched the phone to my number.
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So you're saying you bought a Note 2 on a different line than your own, activated it on the other line, waited 24 hours and while using the same SIM all along you were able to activate that SIM for your number, just fine?
cubsf4n said:
Only if you buy the phone from somewhere other then a corporate store. You HAVE to keep the keep the phone on the urgraded line for 181 days. So just stay away from best buy, wally world, etc. And it will be fine.
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Not really, bought my rezound on an added line, activated it on new line, then swapped Sims between the phones. Got rezound for penny on Amazon. Verizon only contracts third party if line is cancelled because they lose commission.
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So you're saying you bought a Note 2 on a different line than your own, activated it on the other line, waited 24 hours and while using the same SIM all along you were able to activate that SIM for your number, just fine?
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Sims are tied to phone numbers. Activate it on new line, then go to store and st you want to try it on your other line and need a SIM for it. They can swap them. Did this between iPhone and thunderbolt for the wife
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DaRkL3AD3R said:
So whats the significance of this 24 hours then?
Is it possible to wait out the 24 hours and use the same SIM card to swap numbers?
Also, why do you keep discussing buying SIM cards? They're 100% free. You can walk into a store and get one, and a much easier way imho is to get one online. Just do everything yourself.
But please explain to me the above topics as I am doing EXACTLY what you did pretty much. I added 2 lines to my account, both have tiered 2 GB data plans, me and my wife have unlimited on our primary lines, we bought the Note 2's on the new lines and they arrive tomorrow.
My plan is to activate them on my primary lines with unlimited data and place 2 dummy phones on the new lines so I can remove the data plans.
Hows this process going to go then? Can I just activate the Note 2's using the provided SIM's for my primary lines? Or do I HAVE to activate them on the new lines first?
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if you only have one sim they aren't able to switch the phone # attached to the sim instantly. it takes some time to be able to do it. the fix for this is go buy an sim card. obviously if you have one attached to your other phone already, do not have to worry about buying a new sim.
pretty much do this, turn them on, let them activate ( i tried to let vzw switch the imei # to my line before activating, and they said the phone HAS to be activated on the other line first ), then went to the store and bought a new sim/switched out the sim cards and i was able to use my phone.
So I want to take advantage of the HTC One $100 trade-up promotion which has a purchase deadline of 5/19. I ordered the unlocked version from Letstalk.com and they pushed it back until the end of May. I'm thinking of ordering it from T-Mobile's website instead. My question is in regards to the activation process.
My current AT&T's billing cycle ends on May 27th. Thus, I don't want to switch service until then, but I must meet the 5/19 HTC One Trade-up promotion deadline of 5/19. Can I go ahead and order from T-Mobile, get the device, and not activate it until 5/27? The number porting doesn't happen until I activate right? Or does it happen as soon as I checkout from the T-Mobile site?
You can skip the number porting when you order. I had to in order to get my phone to actually ship. When you activate, you'll get a temp number. Simply call t-mobile, say you want to port, give them the info for both accounts, and you'll be ported in the next 24 hours (aka when original carrier gives up the number).
Just did it today, extremely painless.
Russ36363 said:
You can skip the number porting when you order. I had to in order to get my phone to actually ship. When you activate, you'll get a temp number. Simply call t-mobile, say you want to port, give them the info for both accounts, and you'll be ported in the next 24 hours (aka when original carrier gives up the number).
Just did it today, extremely painless.
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Hm. Would service for TMobile start when I activate then? I don't want service to overlap. Would your method allow me to receive the phone, sit on it until the end of May, call in to activate, then port my #, then have my TMobile plan start at the end of May?
I don't know that, as I haven't gotten a bill so I've been unable to determine if it started when shipped or when activated.
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I don't know that, as I haven't gotten a bill so I've been unable to determine if it started when shipped or when activated.
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So I called T-Mobile and asked about activating once I received the equipment. They said they can do a delay activation so I can go ahead and place the order now for the HTC One. I did. They said I can call in at the end of the month to activate service and port my number! I should be getting the phone next week.
Now this brings up a new dilemma. My original intent was just to get the phone and go with T-Mobile's $30 prepaid plan. The T-Mobile stores either wouldn't sell me the phone straight up or are out of stock. What is stopping me from just getting the phone, never activating it with the $50 plan, and just activate it with the $30 plan instead?
By the way, I learned the entire remaining balance on the phone becomes due once you cancel service with them. I keep hearing people say you continue to pay the $20/month for the phone. Nope!
So I saw a post the other day about a loophole where I can keep my unlimited data. I have 2 plans. Plan 1 is my plan which is eligible for a upgrade and has unlimited data. Plan 2 is wife's which is eligible and has 2gb data plan. What I did was pre order the g3 on mine and changed to share everything ande lost my unlimited. I called Verizon and they said if I returned the phone by mail it would undo everything and I would get my old plan back. I didn't touch the phone, it's still in the box going back today.
My question is can I go to Verizon tonight, purchase another g3 on the wife's line, activate on the wife's line, switch it over to my line, and then when the pre ordered g3 gets back to them my plan goes back to unlimited like before. I feeling that should be fine, I just don't want to screw anything up.
I called cs again and they said it could complicate things if I activate another phone attached to the plan I'm temporary on. I guess I will just wait then
Stop doing it through Verizon. Don't activate the sim 3rd party provides.
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Stop doing it through Verizon. Don't activate the sim 3rd party provides.
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I have no idea what you are trying to tell me. Buy the phone through a 3rd party? What does that get me I still have to pick a plan.
Yeah. Check your PM.
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Yeah. Check your PM.
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I read that option but honestly I would rather do my method. It's not as sketchy as that and completely within Verizon policy to switch phones between plans. Best buy and Verizon could suddenly make that method not work. Since my wife doesn't have unlimited I might as well upgrade her with the g3 and move it over to mine.
I couldn't even buy the phone at best buy now because my plan isn't even unlimited data until they get the phone back. Thanks though.
Ok, here's what you do (I just did it on TWO lines yesterday).
Go to Best Buy. They're more helpful and aren't as stickler as VZW people are. Tell them that you can't upgrade your line since you don't want to lose unlimited data (and you always buy your phones used off Craigslist now), but your wife REALLY wants the LG G3. You want to surprise her with a new phone, so you would like to transfer the upgrade to her line and get her a new phone. Make sure that they understand you want your unlimited and DO NOT WANT TO LOSE IT.
They'll process the upgrade and everything.
Now take that phone back to your wife, put the SIM from the NEW phone (since it's her SIM now) into her phone, then put YOUR SIM into the new LG G3.
Boom. Doesn't fux with your unlimited data because you're using your old SIM.
Source: I've done this exact thing on my line with an S4, S5, and the G3 now. Works like a charm
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Ok, here's what you do (I just did it on TWO lines yesterday).
Go to Best Buy. They're more helpful and aren't as stickler as VZW people are. Tell them that you can't upgrade your line since you don't want to lose unlimited data (and you always buy your phones used off Craigslist now), but your wife REALLY wants the LG G3. You want to surprise her with a new phone, so you would like to transfer the upgrade to her line and get her a new phone. Make sure that they understand you want your unlimited and DO NOT WANT TO LOSE IT.
They'll process the upgrade and everything.
Now take that phone back to your wife, put the SIM from the NEW phone (since it's her SIM now) into her phone, then put YOUR SIM into the new LG G3.
Boom. Doesn't fux with your unlimited data because you're using your old SIM.
Source: I've done this exact thing on my line with an S4, S5, and the G3 now. Works like a charm
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Can I not switch the phone from her line to mine after I get it? Since her line doesn't have unlimited I'll just buy it on hers and switch it to mine. Am I missing something? I'm just not understanding why I can't just do it through Verizon. I'll use her upgrade to buy the g3,switch the phone to my line, then transfer my upgrade to hers later.
here is what you do. transfer your upgrade via my Verizon wireless to her line. upgrade to G3. When you get it put her sim out of her current phone in it. Make sure it switches to G3 on her line on my Verizon. Take sim out put back in her old phone and put your sim in the G3! Boom! keep unlimted intact on your line and still have her upgrade. Only thing I don't know is you may have to use her upgrade. never done when two lines both have upgrades
Ok. If the upgrade is already on her line, it's no problem. Use the upgrade online (after Verizon gets your order back and your bill reverts to unlimited for your line), go in and have them swap the devices around and you'll be fine. Heck, you may be able to get by with just swapping out the SIM cards, no store trip needed. At least, that's how it worked for me:
Moved my upgrade over to my mother's dumb phone line. Pre-ordered the G3 online. When it arrived, I removed the pre-installed SIM and popped the one from my S4 in. The phone now shows up on my line on My Verizon. Swung by the store today to make sure I didn't need to do anything else. Rep I talked to (thankfully a guy into mobile tech) said everything looked good and we didn't have to do anything further...that my unlimited line wouldn't be touched now.
In short...Order online, do everything you can do yourself. Don't call CS or deal with store reps unless you absolutely have to.
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Can I not switch the phone from her line to mine after I get it? Since her line doesn't have unlimited I'll just buy it on hers and switch it to mine. Am I missing something? I'm just not understanding why I can't just do it through Verizon. I'll use her upgrade to buy the g3,switch the phone to my line, then transfer my upgrade to hers later.
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Ahh, ya. I missed that part. If she has an upgrade, just buy the phone with HER upgrade and pop your SIM into it. Tell them that you're using her upgrade for yourself though, otherwise they'll deactivate her SIM for the new one that they're putting into the phone. Then you pop it in and have them activate her phone. She shouldn't be without service for more than a few minutes.
The way that I described it is how you'll use your upgrade WITHOUT losing your data plan.
I don't think she has a sim. She has an iPhone 4s. She doesn't want a new phone, that's why both lines are open. I'll just activate it with the new sim on her account and switch it to mine right after.
Back to my first question though lol, can I go in and get the phone now with her upgrade and switch it before the other phone gets back to them? I'm worried that upgrading her line while my plan is still not unlimited until the phone gets back to them will keep the plan stuck even after they get the phone back from my account. I'm just being impatient and want the phone now and don't feel like waiting for the return to process
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I don't think she has a sim. She has an iPhone 4s. She doesn't want a new phone, that's why both lines are open. I'll just activate it with the new sim on her account and switch it to mine right after.
Back to my first question though lol, can I go in and get the phone now with her upgrade and switch it before the other phone gets back to them?
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Just wait! Honestly dude, consider yourself extremely lucky that they're even giving you your unlimited data back. That rarely ever happens. I would definitely not push it. Just be patient.
Also, you said in your post that you and your wife have separate accounts. Do you mean separate lines on this same plan or two separate plans completely? If it's too seprate accounts I'd very careful about switching the phone from 1 account to the other. Technically they can charge you full price for the phone if it leaves the account that it was bought on. I believe you have to wait 6 months or maybe a little bit more. that rule may have changed from a year ago when I worked there, but you might want to double check cause that phone cost a lot of money.
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