Family plan upgrade eligibility switch?

my mom is the lead number in our family plan and is eligible for an upgrade which is weird because she just got a phone recently. anyways i am not eligible. is it possible to switch eligibility? people i have asked seem to say this isnt a big deal and they have done this.

clarkwgrizwald wrote:
sorry i didnt realize it had been covered. i tried searching around on this before i posted. im not sure what aould be different for the iphone except for verizon player hating.
no worries, the iphone formum is just a basket case atm
look in the upgrade forum
http://community.vzw.com/t5/Upgrade-and-Activation/bd-p/Upgrades
the reason is its a new phone, they dont typically do this for releases, shortly after they do
no clue why, its just they way they do things

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in my opinion, he was incorrect. i "think" that you can upgrade the flip phone to a smartphone and that line would just select the individual tiered plan of $30 for 2 gigs. that is the way i understand it. of course, i could be wrong. the following is from there own website and i read as the current plans will still be available, and really, the only thing completely going away are the grandfathered, unlimited plans.
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I currently have a droid and I will be adding a line and upgrading to a family shareplan. I currently can not get a new phone on my exsisiting plan but does this reset when i upgrade to a family shareplan? I really would like to get a droid x.

The contract dates for your current line will be unaffected by the addition of another line to your plan and your change to a Family share plan.
The new line will be able to purchase a phone at subsidized pricing, but your line's upgrade eligibility date will remain the same.

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Hi,
My mom is the primary line for our family plan. We have 3 other lines besides hers in the plan. All the phonelines are eligible for upgrades right now, but my mom's line has an extra $50 dollars off upgrade discount.
My question is, if my mom's line is upgraded to a certain phone, does that certain phone have to be activated using her phone number, or could I activate her phone and use it with my phone number?
Reason being is, she doesn't want a fancy phone but her line has nicer phones to upgrade to since she has the $50 discount. I was wondering if she could upgrade to that phone, but then if I could activate it using my phone number (so in effect the phone would actually be mine without my phone number having to change)?
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MM
Oh I was also wondering, when it says "Data Pack required" for a phone that I want to upgrade to, do I have to get a data pack in order to upgrade to the phone or get one after upgrading to the phone? Can I just upgrade to the phone without using data or getting a data pack?

meli3452 wrote:
Hi,
My mom is the primary line for our family plan. We have 3 other lines besides hers in the plan. All the phonelines are eligible for upgrades right now, but my mom's line has an extra $50 dollars off upgrade discount.
My question is, if my mom's line is upgraded to a certain phone, does that certain phone have to be activated using her phone number, or could I activate her phone and use it with my phone number? Yes, you can do this. If you order in-store or over the phone, just explain what you want to do to the rep and they will take care of it. If you order online, have your Mom click on the "transfer upgrade" button next to her line and that will start the process.
Reason being is, she doesn't want a fancy phone but her line has nicer phones to upgrade to since she has the $50 discount. I was wondering if she could upgrade to that phone, but then if I could activate it using my phone number (so in effect the phone would actually be mine without my phone number having to change)? Note that any phone that is eligible to upgrade can purchase any of the phones that Verizon currently offers at the 1 or 2 year contract price. The only difference in what is available to your Mom's line is the $50 credit ON TOP of the reduced contract price.
Thanks,
MM
Oh I was also wondering, when it says "Data Pack required" for a phone that I want to upgrade to, do I have to get a data pack in order to upgrade to the phone or get one after upgrading to the phone? Can I just upgrade to the phone without using data or getting a data pack? You must have a data package active on the line that the phone is active on at all times. When you activate the phone on any line, you will be automatically prompted to select an appropriate data package,

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claydan wrote:
I have a couple of questions about upgrading a Family Plan and all of our phones.
I am the primary line and am interested in upgrading to the Iphone. Can the loyalty credit be applied to the Iphone YES or is it an exclusion?
Second, can I upgrade my phone and renew my contract today and still maintain discounted pricing for the secondary lines?This would only renew the contract on the line you upgrade and have no effect on the other lines. The reason is I would like to upgrade now, but hold off a couple of weeks to get my daughter a new phone for her birthday.
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3 Phones on current family plan - Can i Switch a phone(#) without penatly?

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I believe she still has quite awhile until the contract ends, so it's NOT worth her paying the bill each month, BUT she also does not want to cancel his phone because of the early termination fee.
Are there any ways for her to get out of this WITHOUT a fee (keeping her other 2 phones on, but getting rid of HIS)?
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jbluemke wrote:
Here is the situation:
My girlfriend pays for the Family Plan and has 3 phones on it (hers, her mom's, and her EX-boyfriend).
I have an individual account which I am currently eligible to update my phone (which i wanted the Droid X), BUT my contract ends in MAY I believe.
Her ex-boyfriend refuses to give the phone back as well as refuses to pay his part of the bill (it being in my gf's name, she is kind of stuck paying his part). So, my question is: What is the most economical way for her to deal with it???
I believe she still has quite awhile until the contract ends, so it's NOT worth her paying the bill each month, BUT she also does not want to cancel his phone because of the early termination fee.
Are there any ways for her to get out of this WITHOUT a fee (keeping her other 2 phones on, but getting rid of HIS)?
MY idea was: taking his phone (and changing the number figuring that way the fee would probably much less - just the cost of a number change, BUT he is not giving the phone back).....
Is there any way Verizon would cancel his phone/# and add mine (guessing i'd have to wait until MAY ), and not add a fee since it would still be 3 phones?
Any other ideas would be GREATLY appreciated!
Your GF AGREED to pay her ex's phone bill for two years. She is stuck with it.Changing numbers or replacing with your phone will not eliminate the responsibilty she agreed to.
Some ideas, her and him could do an assumption of liability if he is willing... I suspect he wont.
What I am going to suggest MAY force him to take the phone onto his own contract..... Suspend the line. She can choose to continue to pay or not. Without paying she can go three months and the contract is extended three months. Bit if he wants his number bad enough he may agree to take the line over when he finds the phone is DOA.
if he refuses to take the line, She needs to decide which is cheaper, paying the monthly bill (which if she suspends and still pays, she can choose a much lower plan) or whether the ETF is cheaper. But no matter what, short term I would suspend the line so it does not work.

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Is it possible to do the following:
Upgrade one voyager to a smartphone and pay $30/month data package
Upgrade the other voyager to a non-smartphone and keep the $10/month data package
Upgrade one of the other lines to a non-smartphone and have the $10/month data package
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We were in a store and it was difficult to get a clear answer. It seemed that once one phone goes to the $30/month data plan then all other phones must have a $30/month plan as well. Also, they implied we could no longer be on the same family share plan (700 minutes, unlimited text). Perhaps I mis-interpreted what they were saying.
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tirwin wrote:
I currently have a family share plan with 5 lines. None of the 5 phones are smartphones. 2 of the lines/phones currently have the $10/month unlimited data package (LG Voyager phone). Ahhh, the old Connect/Select plan, where you could get the unlimited on 3G phones for $10 a month....unfortunately, those days, and that plan is long gone. Our 2 year contract expires in May 2011 but we can upgrade now if we want.
Is it possible to do the following:
Upgrade one voyager to a smartphone and pay $30/month data package Yes.
Upgrade the other voyager to a non-smartphone and keep the $10/month data package No. The new plans/phones do not allow this. Your plan will be changed to the current Talk & Text (equivalent of the Select) with unlimited texting on all lines. You can add a $10 data package for a feature phone, but it will have a limit of 75 MB.
Upgrade one of the other lines to a non-smartphone and have the $10/month data package No - same as above.
Upgrade the other two lines to non-smartphones with no data package Yes.
We were in a store and it was difficult to get a clear answer. It seemed that once one phone goes to the $30/month data plan then all other phones must have a $30/month plan as well. Also, they implied we could no longer be on the same family share plan (700 minutes, unlimited text). Perhaps I mis-interpreted what they were saying. Your plan will be changed to the 700 Talk & Text, and data is added to each individual line as required / desired based on the phone on that line. Your options are $29.99 unlimited (required for smartphones and BB's), $10 / 75 MB for feature phones, or PAYG @ $1.99/MB for feature phones.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I'm not sure that' s what you wanted to hear, but it is likely what you will be facing. There's a possibility you can keep what you have if you get all feature phones, but upgrading any of the lines to a smartphone will force a plan change to the Talk & Text, since the smartphone doesn't play nice with the old Connect/Select plans.

Splitting a family plan into two separate plans.

My ex-boyfriend and I have been sharing a family plan and would like to switch to two separate plans. I am the primary line on the account. Can we split our plans at any time or should we wait until both phones are up for the New Every 2?
Also, my line is eligible for a discounted upgrade right now. I would like to purchase my new phone online to take advantage of the online discount. Should I upgrade my phone before we go to split our lines?
Thank you,
Rachel

You can split at any time, and it will not impact the contract end date on either line. Your boyfriend may need to pay a deposit to take over the line. The process is called an Assumption of Liability, and you can do it over the phone with both parties present, or in a store.
If your phone is eligible for an upgrade now, you should do it before the switch, because when you move to an individual plan, if it is of a lower value than your current family plan, your eligibility may change.

Why is that when I changed my plan to a family plan, it pushed my device upgrade back another full year?

In November of last year, I added my mother to my plan and it changed us to a family plan. Judging by from when I bought my device, I should have an upgrade this March, but since we changed the plan, my device upgrade was pushed back until March 2015? Why is this?

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Is it possible that you had mistaken early to mid 2014 when it was originally November of 2014 for your original upgrade date and that was switched to March of 2015 when early upgrades were discontinued in April of 2014? That seems to be a more likely scenario.

Upgrading Early/Switching Plans

Currently, I'm on a family plan with 3 total lines. I'd like to transfer an upgrade to my line, but the other two lines on the plan would like to switch carriers at the end of the contract. Can I use the upgrade now on my line and stay with Verizon another 2 years while the other lines can switch at the end of the current contract in a couple months? This is mainly an issue because I'd like a new phone since my current one is not working well anymore and I don't want to pay full price while I have an upgrade lying around.

10mbroconier wrote:
So, the fact that the line I want to upgrade is part of a family plan is irrelevant?
You said you want to "transfer" an upgrade to your line - which implies that your line is currently NOT eligible to upgrade. You also stated that the other two lines want to leave at the end of "the" contract - are they currently eligible to upgrade?
Each of the three lines has it's own contract, contract end, and upgrade eligibility. IF you use one of the other two lines to upgrade your phone, the other line's contract will be extended, and they would then pay a hefty ETF to leave Verizon for another carrier.
If the other two lines are currently out of contract, and they want to leave, they can do so now without penalty. Your best bet is to find a good used phone, or borrow one from someone until your line becomes eligible to upgrade, or simply forget the upgrade and buy something from eBay or swappa,com and have no worries about a contract once yours expires.

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just have a quick question, I am in a family plan with my parents and brother, and I was wondering can i upgrade to the new iphone 4s if it hasnt been 2 years yet? my mom is the primary holder of the account. i have the iphone 4 now and would like the new iphone.
I do not want to transfer upgrade eligibility from other numbers. just wondering if it can be done if i renew my contract for another 2 yrs within the family plan.
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rjfjedi wrote:
i understand they want full price, but i would surely pay $199 for the phone now, having them make that off me. Instead i choose to not get it and they loose out on an easy $199 from me and i am sure many other people as well. i am very sure there are thousands of peope out there who would pay the $199 for the phone, but knowing they have to pay full price they opt out of spending any money at all. so in the end Verizon looses out , and i would say they loose out pretty big or the number of people who are choosing to not pay full price for the phone.
OK, so the retail price of the phone is $649. Lets say that Verizon has a 100% markup on the phone from what they pay for it. That means that they pay $325 for the phone, turn around and give it to you for $199. That is a LOSS of $125? How is that good business sense.
You may say "but I am signing up for a 2yr contract". In fact, you are already in a 2yr contract. Additionally, if you have the iPhone 4, that means furthest back you could have upgraded is in Feb of 2011, which is 8 months ago. In this best case scenario, you are only extending your current contract by 8 months, not 2 years.
Either wait until you are eligible for an upgrade, use someone else's upgrade or pay full price. Verizon is not going to let you upgrade this early, nor does it make sense for them to allow you to upgrade this early.

Using a family member's upgrade eligibility

Here is my question. I am not eligible for an upgrade until November 2011 and I am the secondary line on a family share plan. A family member who has a completely different family plan from mine is eligible for an upgrade now. Can he purchase the new IPhone for his line and then switch back to his old phone and give me the new IPhone? If so, what would be the best way for us to go about doing this? Thank you for any feedback!

Thank you for your inquiry and the suggestions from our valued community members. Adding to what was stated, anyone who upgrades to the iPhone would need to activate it via iTunes. The upgrading line's voice mail box will be deleted and then needs to set up a new voice mail box. The saving of the information of the voice mail prior to upgrading to the iPhone is suggested unless it is not needed. When doing an upgrade on a line, it will have the new 2 year agreement regardless of giving it away.
The one who wants the iPhone on their line will repeat the process with activating it via iTunes with their voice mail box being deleted and re set up just like the first line that upgraded performed. However, once the voice mail box process has been completed on both lines, one after the other during the activation process it does not need to be done again on either line. As far as the warranty, when giving selling your phone to another, the warranty is voided and is not able to be transferred.

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I am currently under my parents family plan. Our contract ends in November 2011. I would like to get the iphone soon. My father would like to downgrade his plan to something with less minutes. I would like to keep the same plan i currently have with my blackberry but would like to upgrade to the iphone. Would i have to wait until the contract ends to make all these changes? if not then will there be any charges beside the fee for the new phone itself?

mrod929 wrote:
I am currently under my parents family plan. Our contract ends in November 2011. I would like to get the iphone soon. My father would like to downgrade his plan to something with less minutes. I would like to keep the same plan i currently have with my blackberry but would like to upgrade to the iphone. Would i have to wait until the contract ends to make all these changes? if not then will there be any charges beside the fee for the new phone itself?
You can change your calling plan at any time, it will not affect your upgrade eligibility or contract. There will be no extra charges for changing your plan. If you and your father are on the same account (I'm assuming you are) when he changes the minutes, just remember that your line will have fewer minutes to use as well, as they are shared among all lines on the account.

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I am on a family plan where I have a smart phone and my father and mother have normal non-data phones.
My line is not due for an upgrade until June 2012.
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Once activated on his phone number they will add the Data plan; but once I reactivate his old non-data phone I will no longer need the data plan.
Will this work? I'm not sure the rep I spoke to understood that my father has a non-data phone when she explained this procedure.

If you have an online account with Verizon Wireless, you can transfer the upgrade from one number on your account to another number on your account (for example, transfer the upgrade from your father's phone to your phone).
Sign on to verizonwireless.com. Log in with your user ID and password. Click on My Verizon, and select Upgrade Device. Below each phone on your account, there will be an upgrade device date, and a link to Transfer Upgrade. Click the link and it will ask you which line you want to transfer from, and you can transfer the upgrade to your phone. You won't need to switch the data plan on your father's phone at all.
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