Family Plan Upgrade

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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Family Plan Upgrade to New Phones/Activation

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)?
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?

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,

Splitting Family Plan upgrades

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 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? 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.
thanks for any advice!

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.
thanks for any advice!

Forefeit Free 4G LTE Double Data for Family Plan Upgrade?

I am currently on a Family Share plan with 4 total lines, two smartphones and two flip phones. One smartphone currently has the unlimited data plan, and my own Droid Razr has 4GB data plan, which was doubled from 2GB for free as part of Verizon's extended promotion of 4G LTE devices.
One of the flip phone lines will soon be upgrading to a smartphone. The Verizon store associate advised us that when this happens, our family plan will convert to the new structure. Generally speaking, for our situation, I find the new data plan structure attractive. My sister makes no use of her unlimited data plan, and those other data hogs are what's driving up the costs of plans for more conservative users like us. However, the associate also indicated that under the new plan, I'd be forfeiting the 2GB I currently receive for free. I tend to use between 2-3 GB per cycle, so this is obviously a concern and going to cost us substantially more money under the new plan. With our plan, I'll effectively be paying $120 more per year for data that I was told would be free.
Given that the double data promotion was a significant factor in my purchase decision, and that it's only be a few months since I renewed my contract under those terms, it seems unreasonable that this promotion isn't extended to the new plans. Furthermore, the new plans are structured to offer data in 2GB increments, so it should not be difficult (as it would be with the unlimited plan) to simply add 2 free GB to our new family plan.
Was the store associate correct about this change? If so, how is it fair to a longstanding customer to offer a bait-and-switch style promotion? Is Verizon going to keep changing plan structures and ripping off customers lured in by assurances of free data?

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.
You're not required to move to Share Everything but if you do, unlimited data will not be retained on your line. As a Verizon Wireless customer you have choices when you upgrade at discounted pricing. You can choose from a standalone data package starting at $30 for 2GB or a Share Everything Plan. If keeping unlimited is important to you, you can choose to upgrade and pay full retail price for the phone.

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

Family Plan upgrade question

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). 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
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
Upgrade the other two lines to non-smartphones with no data package
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.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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.

Upgrade with a family plan

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.
Thanks

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.

Upgrade to iphone - downgrade part of family plan

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.

Upgrade non-smartphone line to iPhone 4S and then transfer to different phone line on family plan

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.
A verizon rep told me that I could use my father's upgrade to pre-order and activate an iPhone 4S and then re-activate my father's non-smartphone on his phone # and activate the iPhone 4S on my own phone #.
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.
I just did the same thing on my account to be ready for the new phone tomorrow. Hope this helps!

Upgrade using another phone on my family plan

I have a family plan. One of my regular non data phones is eligible for an upgrade, but my Iphone 3G is not. Can I go to ATT and sign a new 2 year contact on the non data phone and upgrade my 3G to a 3GS? I don't want a data plan on the other phone, I want to keep it the same as it is.

While i dont have the other phone in my posession at this time. your response did click in my brain to check options under messages in my settings. At this time i turned anything on there off and changed my passcode in case this was not a accident..i'll see what happens and update my findings.

Using upgrade from another family plan

My family has 2 family plans. 1 with 4 phones and 1 with 3 phones. All under same account person. Although, 2 seperate bills. Question, can i use a upgrade from one of the numbers on the plan that I am NOT on?

Probably not directly. The easiest way would be to just upgrade that line normally with your choice of phone, and then activate it on the line that used the upgrade briefly. After that, they have accepted the new contract and can swap back to their old phone, freeing the new device to be activated on any Verizon line.

I have purchased a new iPhone on an upgrade from one of my family plan numbers, how do I activate it to use with another number on my account

I purchased a new iPhone through upgrading one of the phones on my att family plan. when I receive the phone how do i switch it to another phone number on my plan I want to use it with?

I have a friend who does this every year. He just brings both phones into his AT&T store and they swap the numbers for him. Pretty painless process, as long as they are not too busy (i.e. iPhone lauch day)

If I use a family member's upgrade in the family plan, will they lose their unlimited data?

Hi there. So since my birthday is next week, and I'm on a family plan with my parents and 2 brothers, they're letting me use someone's upgrade to get the iPhone 5 since my upgrade isn't due until November. The upgrade that's available now is my older brother's. He is so paranoid that if I use his upgrade, he'll lose his unlimited data. Is this true? I know that I'll lose mine, which is fine, but he does a lot of stuff with his iPhone and doesn't want to lose it yet. So if I use his upgrade, will we both lose the unlimited data or just me?

scarletknights928 wrote:
Hi there. So since my birthday is next week, and I'm on a family plan with my parents and 2 brothers, they're letting me use someone's upgrade to get the iPhone 5 since my upgrade isn't due until November. The upgrade that's available now is my older brother's. He is so paranoid that if I use his upgrade, he'll lose his unlimited data. Is this true? I know that I'll lose mine, which is fine, but he does a lot of stuff with his iPhone and doesn't want to lose it yet. So if I use his upgrade, will we both lose the unlimited data or just me?
Actually the way I understand it, your brother will lose his unlimited data but you will retain yours.
Because the upgrade is coming from his line, that line of service must select a tiered data plan.
Your line is, in effect not changing (you will just be activating a different phone) so the data plan is not affected.
Hope this clears it up for you.
Good luck & Happy Birthday

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?

I'm not sure when Verizon discontinued early upgrades at 20 months, but I believe that it may have been in April of 2013. Regardless, if you upgraded at a discount in March of 2013, the EARLIEST your upgrade eligibility date could have been would be November of 2014, NOT early to mid 2014. I can't see ANY way that you would possibly have had an upgrade eligibility date of early to mid 2014. Additionally, when Verizon discontinued early upgrades, it happened all at once so any contracts signed on or after January 1, 2012 were automatically switched to the end of the 2yr contract which was signed. As I said before, this switch was made in April 2013, I believe, so your eligibility date would have been changed at that time, not when you added a new line.
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.

Question about upgrading a phone on a family plan

I have four phones on a family plan, 3 smart phones and 1 basic phone for my elderly father.
The first three phones (including mine) are still under contract until 12/13. The basic phone
is eligible for an upgrade. I would like to use that upgrade to get a new phone for myself but
keep the basic line for my father. Can I use that upgrade to get another phone and move it
to my number and keep the 4th line as a basic line without data for my father?

Yes you can do that. In fact if you log into your account it gives you the option to switch upgrades. Just so you know even though you are using his upgrade HIS contract will be the one getting extended not yours.

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