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Question about swapping my upgrade

jd761

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Jan 30, 2013
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I have a Verizon account that I've had for about 6-7 years.

I have two lines on my account - One that is a Tablet (Samsung Galaxy) that is a 2GB/mo data plan (no voice), and the other is an iPhone 4S that has unlimited data and 450 minutes/month.

I want to get out of the iPhone and get a new Droid. However, I can't upgrade my iPhone until July. However, my Tablet is "eligible" for an upgrade according to Verizon's website.

Is there any way to use the upgrade for the tablet to replace my iPhone and keep my unlimited data?

Maybe upgrade the tablet, swapping phone numbers between my new Droid and my old iPhone, then taking the iPhone off and replacing it with my tablet?
 
I have a Verizon account that I've had for about 6-7 years.

I have two lines on my account - One that is a Tablet (Samsung Galaxy) that is a 2GB/mo data plan (no voice), and the other is an iPhone 4S that has unlimited data and 450 minutes/month.

I want to get out of the iPhone and get a new Droid. However, I can't upgrade my iPhone until July. However, my Tablet is "eligible" for an upgrade according to Verizon's website.

Is there any way to use the upgrade for the tablet to replace my iPhone and keep my unlimited data?

I *think* that you can do the upgrade on the tablet line, then activate the phone you get on that line briefly. Once you do that, you should be able to reactivate your tablet, switch back to the tablet plan, and have that new phone available to activate on your unlimited data line. Swapping to a different phone will not cancel your unlimited data, only getting a new contract will do that.

The only hang-up is that tablet plan, I know this works fine with additional lines on family plans and between individual phone plans, but I don't know if swapping the tablet line to a phone plan briefly will have any issues. I'd call and ask a Verizon rep "Hey, I want to use this tablet line as a phone now, can I do that? OK, if I decide I don't need the second phone later, can I switch it back to the tablet plan?" If they say yes to both, you should be OK.

I think verizon and att are going to merge..

Why do you think that?

did I say something funny?

Yes. Maybe if you tell us why you think your statement is worthy of serious consideration, we can have a discussion about how the cellular market in the US works and all learn from each other?
 
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