One of my contracts is running out and I want to cancel

Question

Hi I am coming up on a renewal on one of my data plans and have decided after almost 10 years to leave their shady service and outrageous prices.  We will still have another smartphone with them until March of next year.  Since they changed the plans, does that mean the Verizon crooks will extend the other plan for another two years or will we be able to finally leave Verizon next year and be done with it? 

Answer 1

That all depends on what (if any) contract you are obligated to at this time - typically, when you get a discounted phone, you agree to keep the line in service for 24 months.  At 20 months, you can "upgrade", or get another discounted phone, and agree to extend the contract 24 months from that point, essentially shortening the first term by 4 months.
Each line on a family plan may have different contract end dates, depending on when they used their upgrades, or if they used them.  You can log on to your account at MyVerizon  (verizonwireless.com) and click on the image of your phone - it will tell you when you can upgrade and when your contract ends. Anytime after the contract end date, you can port out without an ETF.
You will pay for service till the end of whatever billing cycle you are in, so you can time it to coincide with the end of a billing cycle, or near the end, so you aren't stuck with a full month of service paid for but not used.