Another "using another person's upgrade" question

Sorry in advance if this question has been covered 100 times before. I spent some time trying to find an answer that fits my scenario in the forums but didn't find an exact fit.
My Droid Incredible touch screen stopped working this past week (no drops, no water, no reason to stop working) and since I am 1yr and 3months into owning the device and have no insurance the local store said I'm pretty much SOL and to contact HTC. Dealing with HTC has been the worst customer service experience of my life and they pretty much said the same thing since they only cover their devices for 1 year. (Said I could send it in to their repair facility on my dime for 2 weeks minimum and they would determine the repair cost and contact me). So I can't upgrade until April on my account and am trying to figure out a way to get a new phone (not at full price).
My girlfriend has been up for an upgrade for months now (she uses a basic phone, no data) and isn't in any hurry to use it. She does't ever want a smart phone and said that I should just use her upgrade. So, the details and questions are as follows:
1. We are not on the same account (family plan). We have individual plans. My plan is 400 or so mintues of talk and unlimited data. Her plan is 400 minutes or so of talk.
2. I would like to use her upgrade to get an iphone 4s.
3. We do not want to change her plan (its something like $30 a month grandfathered plan).
4. I would like to keep my current plan as well. (unlimited data)
Is it possible to make all of these things happen? I have read that it is simple if you are on a family plan to do this. Can we go down to the local store and get an iphone 4s and activate it on my account instead of hers?
As a side question (and to make things more complicated)... Does anyone know if we can we combine our accounts together into 1 account and save money or minutes. We both hardly use our minutes at all and aside from me using the data plan for work we toss out hundreds of minutes per month.
Thanks in advance for any replies!
J

jmskennedy wrote:
Sorry in advance if this question has been covered 100 times before. I spent some time trying to find an answer that fits my scenario in the forums but didn't find an exact fit.
My Droid Incredible touch screen stopped working this past week (no drops, no water, no reason to stop working) and since I am 1yr and 3months into owning the device and have no insurance the local store said I'm pretty much SOL and to contact HTC. Dealing with HTC has been the worst customer service experience of my life and they pretty much said the same thing since they only cover their devices for 1 year. (Said I could send it in to their repair facility on my dime for 2 weeks minimum and they would determine the repair cost and contact me). So I can't upgrade until April on my account and am trying to figure out a way to get a new phone (not at full price).
My girlfriend has been up for an upgrade for months now (she uses a basic phone, no data) and isn't in any hurry to use it. She does't ever want a smart phone and said that I should just use her upgrade. So, the details and questions are as follows:
1. We are not on the same account (family plan). We have individual plans. My plan is 400 or so mintues of talk and unlimited data. Her plan is 400 minutes or so of talk.
2. I would like to use her upgrade to get an iphone 4s.
3. We do not want to change her plan (its something like $30 a month grandfathered plan).
4. I would like to keep my current plan as well. (unlimited data)
Is it possible to make all of these things happen? Yes. I have read that it is simple if you are on a family plan to do this. Can we go down to the local store and get an iphone 4s and activate it on my account instead of hers? Most likely - if it is a corporate store. If it's an "authorized reseller" or a third party store, it amy be more difficult and they may tell you they can't do it.
As a side question (and to make things more complicated)... This MAY make it more simple! Does anyone know if we can we combine our accounts together into 1 account and save money or minutes. We both hardly use our minutes at all and aside from me using the data plan for work we toss out hundreds of minutes per month.
You can get a family plan with 700 shared minutes, 2 lines, for $70, and the data plan on your phone would be $30. I'm not sure if you would be able to keep your unlimited data though - you might be if you do this in stages. First, combine your two accounts into one family plan and do nothing about upgrading for now. Let that "settle"; your upgrade dates and eligibilities will remain the same as they were on your individual plans. If you can make this transition and keep your unlimited data, then you're good to go upgrade the eligible line (your girlfirend's) to the iPhone, but activate it on your line. Her line's contract will be extended for two years, but she can use her old phone and you can use the iPhone. If the unlimited data did carry over, it will remain for the iPhone too.
Thanks in advance for any replies!
J

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