Change family shareplan

I have the AC family shareplan with 700 and two phone lines. i would like to change my family shareplan to 1400 and add a line so that would be 3 phones sharing 1400 . Would it be cheaped to go with talk or talk&text plan . My daughter has a pay as you go phone (t-moblie) and it seems that we are buying her a call for the phone alot. She texts alot so would 1400familyplan talk & text be a good plan or advice for the best family share plan that is going to not cost that much and if I change my plan and add a line could I use the phone she has or buy one from verizon.

bigbabe42 wrote:
I have the AC family shareplan with 700 and two phone lines. i would like to change my family shareplan to 1400 and add a line so that would be 3 phones sharing 1400 . Would it be cheaped to go with talk or talk&text plan . My daughter has a pay as you go phone (t-moblie) and it seems that we are buying her a call for the phone alot. She texts alot so would 1400familyplan talk & text be a good plan or advice for the best family share plan that is going to not cost that much and if I change my plan and add a line could I use the phone she has or buy one from verizon.
Your America's Choice plan is an older "grandfathered" plan. If you need more then 700 minutes, you will HAVE to move to one of the current Talk or Talk & Text plans, and you will lose your ability to switch back to the AC plan. This is how it works with all grandfathered plans, you can keep them as long as you stay with them, but once you switch away, they are gone.
It's impossible to say what the best plan will be unless we know your usage. Now would be a good time to log in to MyVerizon and view your usage for the past few months, you should also look at your daughter's account to see how many minutes/texts she is using. If you can give us an idea of what your needs are, we can suggest a plan, or you can call in to Verizon and have them walk through your options with you.
T-Mobile phones used GSM technology, and Verizon phones are CDMA, so you will not be able to use her current phone on Verizon. When you add her line to your Family Plan, you will have the option of signing a new contract and getting a subsidized phone for her at that time.

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You can swap a phone you either purchase at full retail price or from a source other than Verizon at any time without affecting your contract.
The mandatory data "feature" is indeed dependent on the type of phone. Since the enV3, with what Verizon claims are amazing web use capabilities, is a "3GMM" phone, it will require a data plan if you activate it. An enV2, however, since it was released before January 18, 2010, will not require a data plan.

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I'm currently one of three members of an America's Choice Family SharePlan 700 that has gone off-contract. All lines are currently basic phones.
I'd like to upgrade my line to a subsidized smartphone. The other members will probably want to wait.
What are my options in terms of the plan, and what's the most cost-effective, assuming that I only need 2 GB of data? I assume I can either add data to my line or convert to a Share Everything plan? How would the costs compare?
Also, is there a possible issue of flexibility? We may want to add a fourth line to the plan, and other members may also want to upgrade to smartphones within the next year or so.
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Those plans went a way a long time ago. So I'm not sure what changes you can make on them if any. What exactly do you have on that plan and what are the costs not counting taxes, fees etc.
A Share Everything plan with 2 basic phones and 1 smartphone with 2 GB data would be $160 not counting taxes and fees or taking into account any employee discount you may have, if any. Converting those 2 basic phones into smartphone would be $10 per phone per month extra. Any data you may want to add would be $10 per 2 GB though you are not required to add any. Adding a 4th line would be $30 for a basic phone or $40 a month for a smart phone. Once again you can add data or not add data.
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You'll need to do an assumption of liability to take over responsibility for paying for those two numbers. You don't need to sign a contract, but you do need to visit a store or call in with the account owner present so they can authorize transferring the lines to you. There are no fees for doing the AoL.
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Place to file complain
www.apple.com/feedback.
Try to give it a positive spin. It works better. Like for example if I was reading complain with I do not want to pay for storage is one thing. If I red - one of the wonderful sharing features besides family album that is created automatically and allows to create family photo album and share, what they want to share - it also would make sense to only purchase storage to one account instead of managing storage on multiple accounts.

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I would think the big difference would be price. What is the base rate for the plan you are on?
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You get 10 F&F with the 2000 plan. I am wondering if you have more with the plan you have now. I have the 500 Smartpack plan from Alltel and I have 12 F&F.
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Here is guidance from verizon support:
What are the requirements for transferring my account to a friend or family member?
This is a process known as Assumption of Liability (AOL). In order to perform an AOL, all of the following requirements must be met:
Current Account Owner
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If the line you are transferring is the primary line on a Family SharePlan® or the only secondary line on a Family SharePlan, the remaining line(s) must be placed on eligible calling plans prior to processing the account transfer. Please contact Customer Service at (800) 922-0204 for assistance.
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If you agree to the Customer Agreement Terms and Conditions, and up to a one-year contract term, you must contact the Assumption of Liability Department at (888) 832-4540. A representative will assist you with completing the AOL request.
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Existing account owner requirements to complete assumption of liability:
1. Account balance must be current.
2. You will continue to be responsible for account charges until the transfer has been completed.
3. New assuming customer must agree to the Verizon Wireless Customer Agreement Terms and Conditions.
4. If the line you are transferring is the primary line on a Family SharePlan®, or is the only secondary line on a Family SharePlan® please contact Customer Service at 1-800-922-0204 to have the remaining line(s) placed on eligible calling plans. This must be completed prior to processing the Assumption of Liability.
5. Forward this Assumption of Liability email to the new assuming customer.
6. You must contact Customer Service at 1-800-922-0204 to authorize the account transfer with the name of the new assuming customer.
New customer's requirements to assume liability for someone else's line of service:
1. Review the Verizon Wireless Customer Agreement Terms and Conditions prior to assuming the account.
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tori729,
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Oh my goodness, can it be true?

I was bored, so I decided to see if I could upgrade my phone without changing my existing ancient "AC FAMILY SHAREPLAN 500", which would make my monthly bill skyrocket by $50. But, all through out the checkout process, I was not prompted to change my plan? Though I was told I would have to change my unlimited data to 2GB plan, which I don't mind. No way, is this true??? Please tell me it is, I will upgrade my phone immediately if my monthly bill will not go up. Please, please tell me it's true!

The only flag I got was about my unlimited data changes, I made it all the way to the order page without being prompted to upgrade my already existing plan... I'm too scared to press the order button! I think I'll just call to make doubly sure my bill won't go up, haha.

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