Verizon screwing me???

brandonhutch · Aug 29, 2013

I have a grandfathered 450 talk, unlimited text/data line that currently holds my Gnex. I tried to add a line online tonight in order to get the Moto X and keep my unlimited data. After talking to the online rep, he told me that I cannot add a line to my plan because I'm on an old "single line plan". So either I upgrade to the Moto X and lose my unlimited data or buy the Moto X at full retail.

I have a dumb phone here that I was all set to put on the new line, then transfer the Moto X to my current line. If this is all true then is there no way for me to upgrade ( without paying full retail price ) and keep my unlimited data? I feel like there are a lot of people out there who have an old unlimited line grandfathered in who have done the same thing and been successful.

Thoughts???

OutOfPhase · Aug 29, 2013

The other people that this worked for probably had a family plan.

jhawkkw · Aug 29, 2013

Yes, because family plans and individual plans were two different plans and are no longer available. So individuals can't convert to family and vise-a-versa.

iowabowtech · Aug 29, 2013

Yeah to my knowledge, it's people who were on the older family plans (like Nationwide) which shared minutes/texts who could do this.

brandonhutch · Aug 29, 2013

Ahhh ... jeez. There goes my unlimited data. Thanks for the responses guys.

Lowrider1 · Aug 30, 2013

I lost mine unlimited too! Same 4 everyone

ezflip · Aug 30, 2013

There is currently a loophole in their new EDGE program that lets you upgrade your phone on the program and keep your unlimited data. Not sure if it will hold up, but I ordered mine on Wednesday night. Should be delivered on Tuesday.

cnotes2019 · Aug 30, 2013

PLEASE PLEASE head over the android central forums to get accurate information on adding a second line to upgrade to a subsidized smartphone and than put it on your unlimited line without losing unlimited. Thank you.

cnotes2019 · Aug 30, 2013

[Instruction]How-to-Keep-Unlimited-Data-on-Verizon
http://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=227608

iowabowtech · Aug 30, 2013

cnotes2019 said:
[Instruction]How-to-Keep-Unlimited-Data-on-Verizon
[Instruction]How to Keep Unlimited Data on Verizon - Android Forums at AndroidCentral.com

cnotes2019 said:
PLEASE PLEASE head over the android central forums to get accurate information on adding a second line to upgrade to a subsidized smartphone and than put it on your unlimited line without losing unlimited. Thank you.

I didn't read the entire thread but doesn't the OP say you need a family plan with more than one line to do this? Because that's exactly what we've been saying.

cnotes2019 · Aug 31, 2013

The point of that thread was to show you that you CAN add a second line to get a subsidized phone THEN add a dumb phone and cancel the data plan. It's beneficial to read through the entire thread. It answers any and all questions and if it doesn't than you can post a question in there. I've done this recently and went from one line to 5 lines. I have the unlimited data plan originally and now I have 4 with a line I use for upgrades.

brandonhutch · Aug 31, 2013

cnotes2019 said:
The point of that thread was to show you that you CAN add a second line to get a subsidized phone THEN add a dumb phone and cancel the data plan. It's beneficial to read through the entire thread. It answers any and all questions and if it doesn't than you can post a question in there. I've done this recently and went from one line to 5 lines. I have the unlimited data plan originally and now I have 4 with a line I use for upgrades.

iowabowtech said:
the OP say you need a family plan with more than one line to do this

^^^ This. :banghead:

cnotes2019 · Aug 31, 2013

I'm done trying to help smh.....

jhawkkw · Aug 31, 2013

cnotes2019 said:
I'm done trying to help smh.....

If you could copy the post that includes the instructions on doing so and paste it into a post here, that would much more helpful than searching the whole thread. All we've been able to see is the op plainly states that you must already be on a family plan.

ezflip · Aug 31, 2013

cnotes2019 said:
I'm done trying to help smh.....

What the other two guys were trying to get at is that you aren't helping at all. We all already know you can add a line for upgrades if you already have a family plan. The OP did not already have a family plan and cannot switch to one as they do not exist anymore. Therefore, this option will not work for him.

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