Upgrade basic phones

Hi all~
We have an old Nationwide plan, 1400 minutes of talk, 3 basic phones 1 smart phone with 2GB of data. I would like to upgrade two of the basic phones but we don't qualify for upgrades until 10/2015.
I don't like the Edge program, we aren't interested in having the latest/greatest and would prefer to purchase a phone upfront at the discounted price. Can we do this since we are upgrading our phone plan?
Thanks

It is really random how they do things. I was EE eligible but I was NOT eligible for the Early Upgrade which would have allowed me to do a 2 year upgrade from the iPhone 5 to the iPhone 6. That was ok with me as I wanted the LG G3 so I traded in my P.I.T.A. iPhone 5 that gave me some problems and got my G3.
I really think that the OP must contact VZW directly for the specifics of their account as we as other customers cannot advise them fully. We can only speculate about any promotions that may be available to them. I honestly believe these questions should not be asked on a user forum such as this as it could prevent the asker from contacting VZW directly and they could miss any promotions available.

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I have three lines on a share everything plan. Two smart phones and one basic phone. The only line eligible for upgrade is the basic phone line. So, I went to a local VZW store today not only to pay my bill but to see about upgrading the line with the basic phone. The rep at the store told me that I could only upgrade a basic phone for a basic phone. He said that only smart phones can be upgraded to smart phones. This is just ridiculous. I chose not to upgrade my phone. In fact, I now plan to switch to AT&T.

You were told wrong. The only difference will be a $40 line fee instead of the $30 line fee, and you may consider increasing the data pool if you are adding another smartphone to the mix. But there is no reason at all why you would HAVE to put a basic phone on that line. The rep was wrong.

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MichelleLong wrote:
It was a corporate store. I hadn't heard that before which is why I posted the question. I wondered if Verizon had closed the loophole on getting upgrade pricing and switching the phone to another line to keep the unlimited data.
It may have been a Verizon "authorized reseller" which is NOT a corporate Verizon store - places like the mall kiosks or storefronts that look very "Verizon" may be a reseller. You need to check the Store locator to be sure which are, in fact, corporate stores.
And for the record, the "loophole" (which really isn't a loophole at all, it's always been available) that allows you to upgrade one line and use the phone on another (upgrade transfer, buddy upgrade, whatever you want to call it) is still in place; there are no 90-day restrictions. If the store you are dealing with is telling you that you need to keep the phone active on the line for 90-days or face penalties, then it is NOT a Verizon corporate store.

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Upgrading from a basic phone to a smart phone after 6 months?

Alright, right now on our plan we have two smartphones and one basic phone. We've had the basic phone for about 6 months, and wish to upgrade it to a smartphone. We also would like to switch to Verizon's "Share Everything" plan. Is there a way to do this without paying ridiculous fees to get out of the basic phone's two year contract?
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To expand on what tikibar1 has said, paying the ETF on the basic phone and starting a new line of service would only be helpful if you didn't mind getting a new phone # for the person currently on the basic phone.
However, if this is not a problem, the ETF on a basic phone is MUCH less than the price you would need to pay in order to receive a full retail iPhone.
The ETF on a basic phone is $175 less $5 for each month of your contract you have completed. Since you have had the basic phone for 6 months, your ETF would be $145. A full retail 16 GB iPhone 5(for example purposes only), on the other hand is $649. The discounted price for that same iPhone 5 is $199. So even if you were to pay the ETF and the discounted price on the iPhone 5($145 + $199 = $344) you would still be getting a ~$300 discount on the iPhone 5 from the full retail cost.
Additionally, the chances of being able to find a used iPhone 5(in good condition) for less than that price would be pretty slim.
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I have older Family Share Plan containing basic phones, as well as smart phones (with tiered 2GB/$30 monthly data). When they are eligible for upgrade, will any new smart phones added to the plan be able to receive the same 2GB/$30 data that other phones currently on my plan receive?
The more unreasonable options seem to be requiring every single person on the plan to switch into Share Everything, or booting the person looking to get a smartphone out of the plan. Neither of these are a viable option.
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The $30 per month is for 2 GB of data, in addition to whatever you are paying per month for voice/text/insurance/taxes, etc. When you do switch, if you aren't aware of it, do it on the first day of your billing cycle so that you don't run into proration.
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Basic troubleshooting from the User's Guide is reset, restart, restore (first from backup then as new). Try each of these in order until the issue is resolved.
If the issue persists, take the device to Apple for evaluation.

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