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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Surge1223:
I do this as well, I purposely keep a non smartphone line to keep all my unlimited lines upgradeable without losing unlimited data
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] llama555:
Yeah it works great becuz my grandma doesn't have a smart phone and prob never will so as long as that is a possibility all the other lines on my account will keep unlimited.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kenbrownstone:
You will not lose your unlimited if you upgrade. Read my other post..... Please read .
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Surge1223:
I find your method as a maybe possible way, but the method we were discussing a few posts above is as far as I know, the only sure fire way to keep unlimited data right now. For you, they were being nice and were not obligated to do so and they don't have to be nice to everyone. I don't know if you should be telling others that they will get the same treatment as you did...

Surge1223
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kenbrownstone:
Hey boss all the people I told called on their own.They didn't mention me while talking to the people at Verizon. Also add my bosses two daughters and their husbands to the list.Like I said a VERIZON REP TOLD ME THIS ON THE PHONE.I WAS NOT COMPLAINING WHEN HE TOLD ME.I WAS ACTULLY ADDIND A LINE TO MY ACCOUNT AND HE ASK WHY I HAD THREE UPGRAdes I HAVEN'T USED IN A YEAR.THEN HE SAID THAT THE LOSING YOUR UNLIMITED BECAUSE OF AN UPGRADE WAS FALSE. YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO CALL BACK WITHIN THE FIRST FOURTEEN DAYS OF THE NEW CONTRACT TO ASK FOR YOUR UNLIMITED BACK.JUST AS YOU CAN RETURN YOUR PHONE IN THAT TIME PERIOD IF YOUR UNHAPPY.........MAYBE YOU SHOULD CALL THEM AND ask THEM ...LIKE I SAID CALL AND TALK TO A COUPLE DIFFERENT REPS .If some are new they might not know.This is what the rep MIKE IN WASHINGTON TOLD ME. HOPEFULLY YOU WILL CALL AND LET US KNOW HOW IT WENT......AS FAR AS THEM BEING NICE TO ME ......WHY WHY WHY WERE THEY JUST NICE TO ME OUT OF ALL THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ? IM NOT SPECIAL IM NO DIFFERENT

THEN ANYONE HERE OR ANYONE ON THIS PLANET.I HOPE IT WORKS OUT FOR YOU.

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The rep that actually did it for didn't have a clue about it. She told me it was news to her. I know she got confused because she thought I was wanting unlimited everything . Minutes and data. So make sure to ask for just unlimited web and email..There is a computer program for this because she read me each screen as she put my unlimited back on .She was even surprised.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] FesterTOR:
I hate Verizon. From no more early upgrades, to taking away my unlimited data, they are some crap providers. But in my area in rural Pennsylvania, no other network is even close to the coverage. I'm not going to switch to get better provider service if I can't even use my phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] stkiswr:
What is the argument of upgrades anymore. You can put a device on a payment plan. The offer it up to $1000 if approved
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] megalosdog:
dont do it

I thought I would be a smart guy and switch to sprint a few months ago, HUGE MISTAKE. If you think vzw cs reps are disrespectful, try talking to one of the sprint cs reps. Hell one even told me to go ahead and switch carriers in a nasty as$ ghetto way, and thats even if you can get one that speaks english!! Tmo's coverage is not very good period, att is not as good as vzw and costs just as much and finally sprint is just flat out trash. Ive seen data speeds as low as 0.01 mbps. Do yourselves a favor and suck up the little extra money because in this case you really do get what you pay for.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BygSii:
I'm pretty happy with Verizon.

I get a 20% discount and still have the Unlimited Data Plan with 450 minutes and Unlimited Text. I pay an average of $85 a month. For me it's worth it.

I sell a lot of Straight Talk Phones at work and they advertise Unlimited everything, but inside the terms and conditions they can shut your service off for excessive use. Excessive use would be like 100Mb's a day for consecutive days, or 100 text a day for consecutive days. I've seen this happen to a lot of customers. they just have to wait till their 30 days are up or buy another $45 card.

Other companies aren't worth it like AT&T or Sprint, because they do not have service in areas that I need it.

For upgrades, I just search EBay for used but like new phones with a fine tooth comb. Found what I wanted a few months ago, Black Galaxy s3 in perfect condition for $350. Add that I still pay for Asurion Insurance through Verizon and my Phone is covered if anything happens to it.

I think anybody who signs a Shared Data contract isn't helping bring back Unlimited data. There are 1,500,000 of you that have switched. If everyone would have waited a year and a half longer to upgrade, I bet they would have been talking about bringing Unlimited Data back by now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buggerritt:
I'm in kind of a unique position where I get crappy service where I live with Verizon. The surrounding neighborhood is good but for some reason at my house, it sucks ass. To compensate for that, I got a network extender and it works as it's designed. But, if I'm on a call, and I leave the house, it drops the call and I have no service for a short period until it switches over to the neighborhood network. This gives me an advantage on leaving with no early termination fee. I might switch to Sprint and check it out again, now that they have added 4G LTE to my area. I'll get the Galaxy S4 with the new contract discount. I know I get service in my house with Sprint, at least. If it turns out that it sucks on the road, I'll come back and start a new service with Verizon and get the same phone with new contract. Aside from my home and a few random areas, Verizon has been the best for internet service. I'm hoping Sprint is a lot better now. I never had an issue with Sprint's phone calling coverage. It was just the internet that sucked. I work in West Michigan, Northern Indiana, and the greater Chicago area.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sirlyle:
I recently switched to US Cellular from Verizon. So far so good and USC has great coverage where I live. Unfortunately outside of this area I go on roaming often but there are no extra charges so its not a huge problem. If you live in a USC area and are looking for better upgrade options and rewards I definitely recommend USC.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] moparfreak426:
U get off for 50% or more roaming

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aarontsuru:
From my experience, pretty much all US carriers suck. At least with Verizon I get great LTE coverage. I'll take it.

I'm not calling carriers THAT often to jump ship for the way some sales rep talks to me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buggerritt:
Well, I made the jump to Sprint today. I got the Galaxy S4 and it is a sick phone. But, I immediately noticed that 4G is just hardly anywhere in my town, right now and 3G still sucks. So, I am gonna give it the 2 week trial period and then give AT&T a 2 week try. If that sucks, I'll go back to Verizon, without a contract and just reactivate my GS3 until the GS4 comes out May 30th and buy it with a new contract price.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sjpritch25:
We can all say bad things about vzw, but where I live it's the best option. Is it the cheapest hell no, but you get what you pay for. At least in my area. It basically depends on your location.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mcniglet:
I want so bad to jump to another carrier. I was on sprint last year, went to Verizon because I got tired of my gf have 4G and me with 3g. I want a HTC one so bad. I guess the only option for me is att. T mobile has crap service here. Sprints based on last year was horrible. I have a unique situation tho, where I work is an area where Verizon didn't get alltel. So basically at my job Verizon sux... I really don't know what to do. Jump ship to att and get HTC one or wait it out and get xfon on Verizon or some weird HTC dna2 or butterfly which might be some kind of Verizon HTC one. I hate you Verizon.... Why are you so late on phones and not getting certain ones.... Oh we know why because you have to have your name and bloatware all over it....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] CharliesTheMan:
Do you have access to the WiFi network at work?

sent from my ATM machine I bought Saturday like a boss
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mcniglet:
Yes I do, but it's in the office of our shop. I'm a machinist in different part of shop but wifi usually has 2 - bars. I live in the 27203 zip, I really want to go to T mobile lol, their map shows 2g here tho... :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Maphack:
I'll never change from my grandfathered plan.

I hope they won't betray those of us that have unlimited...

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Rauch:
I plan on it quite soon. I don't mind the pricing, but I'm quite pissed about no longer having unlimited data. Streaming at work no longer exists for me.

Not to mention, the coverage in my area is pretty awful.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] PeterGunz:
If they somehow ended my unlimited data, I'd probably switch to one of those new T-Mobile contracts. Very tempting.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cstrife999:
Like them ditching unlimited data or last year attempting to have you pay to pay your bill? Yes... there was going to be a fee to pay your friggin bill... They have the best coverage nobody argues that, but they don't care about their customers. I myself am pretty much stuck...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cell128:
If you have unlimited data you can get paid to leave verizon they go for almost 300$ each on eBay for assumption of liability
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Jilxz:
They were not the only one to ditch unlimited data and yes charging customers to pay their bill was a bad idea , but AT&T charges $5.00 to pay a bill over the phone , if you do it through a live Rep instead of the automated service. Sorry for your bad experience .
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] relaxedcrazyman:
not jumping yet

I have been with verizon for about ten years. i am on a family plan with a bunch of family members. i pay about $65 a month and was able to grandfather in with unlimited data. so for the time being i am going to stay with verizon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cainman:
I've been with Verizon a long time now but I think it's time to call it off. I like switching phones and sometimes I travel to Europe and would like to use my phone, so I'm switching to a GSM network, probably T-Mobile.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] blestsol:
I experienced it myself. After 14 days the option is no longer there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kenbrownstone:
You sir a correct . After 14 days it is no longer avalible. Thanks forThe witness...:thumbup::thumbup:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dannyyang524:
Yes, I want to move to T-mobile (their $30 5Gb data, unlimited txt, 100 minute) prepaid plan. However, I'm not too certain if there's a way to make my Verizon GS3 running Cyanogenmod to work with T-mobile
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ECrispy:
I switched from Sprint to Verizon. Even thou I have great 4G in lot of places now, only apartment the signal sucks, it's much worse than Sprint, and as a result using as a phone is very hard, I often have to out for phone calls.

Verizon is very unhelpful and rrogant compared to Sprint, they refuse to give me an extender and to buy one for $250 is too expensive for me. I have tried making calls over VOIP but quality is not that good.

Wil definitely be leaving when contract is up. Very arrogant carrier.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ruler1976:
i work for an indirect agent of vzw and get a great deal on plans so im not going anywhere plus only 4g in my area.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] squidder:
If I switched I'd be an idiot since I have unlimited data.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Taylored:
I am unhappy with Verizon, but mostly because CDMA is dead and they never get any good phones. I have my wife on Tmoble right now as a test. Her service is pathetic. It reminds me of what Verizon had 5 years ago. AT&T is not an option for me because I work with them and they have very unethical business practices. Also, AT&T invests about half of what Verizon invests on infrastructure. If you travel at all and want to be on a solid network, Verizon is really the only option for now. I think Tmoble will be better in the next couple of years, but by that point Verizon will likely be able to release VoLTE phones and the CDMA problem will be gone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Snypercell:
/shrug

T-Mobile is awesome, if you live in a coverage area, work in a coverage area, and/or go to school in a coverage area. Also, if you DO NOT EVER plan on traveling, or, at least, taking your phone with you when you go.... Their coverage is horrible compared to Verizon, but their prices are nicer, the packages are more appealing, and prepaid is way better. At&t is Verizon with worse customer service and coverage. I guess I'll be with Verizon, until something drastic happens.... :cyclops:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] OneSlice:
I sell phones for a living and I have to agree with you. I sell at&t tmo and vzw. Out of them tmo customer care is by far the worst and unless you live in a big city data speeds are horrible. As for at&t they have a decent data network their lte in dallas, tx is ridiculous (my ft associate was getting 42mb download speeds) but again you have to be in some large city at the moment for the best speeds(just like with tmo). Now Verizon has the best coverage and the best customer service. I will say that phasing out the "grandfather" unlimited plan is crappy but 9 times out of 10 the people done use more than 2 GB, one reason they switched to tiered data packages. I will say once tmo lte drops (which is supposed to be very soon) they will become one of the top carriers if they truly keep unlimited data. My 2 cents.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
I jumped ship after only 8 months into my contract. The data pricing was just too much for me. I knew the data pricing going in, but in real world use I was using between 2-6GB, and that's in addition to paying Virgin Mobile for their bb2go service so I could use their unlimited Wimax 4G on my S3 as a work around to not having to use and pay for more data from Verizon, which was going a little backwards. Verizon had excellent coverage though with no dropped calls.

I tried out the S4 on T-Mobile, and I'm was very pleased with the Unlimited 4G LTE data speeds and coverage in the areas I frequent, so I ported over and will pay my Verizon etf. Within about 4 months I'll break even, and then it'll be all gravy moving forward. And during the 4 month break even period I'll be saving on monthly charges also.

Ironically, T-Mobile 4G LTE speeds were faster on my S4 compared to my S3 on Verizon, in a side by side comparison by approx. 2 Mbps upload.

8Mbps compared to 6 Mbps. One test yielded 12 compared to 8, and these speedtests were in the center of a high rise on the 22nd floor.

I've gotten as fast as 18Mbps download speeds.

Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised with T-Mobile's coverage.

And for $70/mo. ($50+$20 Unlimited Data) the pricing's hard to beat ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bbqsfire:
I unfortunately moved to Verizon because of the coverage. I travel frequently to rural areas and tmo and sprint are out of the question. I miss my 45 dollar a month sprint plan but since I have to travel now I needed coverage. I am on a family share plan and I am lucky enough to get a corporate discount so each line is roughly 70 bucks. Coverage always wins.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Afro Samurai:
Same here, my inlaws are in a rural area and Sprint is pretty much a non factor but Verizon gives us full signal so I'm staying. Plus having a corporate discount does help me too...;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] MrStig91:
I can't wait to jump ship to t-mobile and actually have a selection of good phones. With Verizon unless you want a Motorola phone or a cheap LG device, you don't have much for selection.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wuestsider:
I'm jumping off the Sprint ship to Verizon. I live in Sacramento, CA and the data / signal strength his horrible here. My wife and I had a life threatening situation involving our Autistic son. So when we were attempting call 911 and or share info with eachother via text or calls; the network service was so bad we were unable to send out or receive any communication. Thank God everything ended well though.

Hell, we had to purchase an Airave just to get a signal in my house. Sprint sucks ass here. It was sad to see people on Metro PCS with low end Android phones having better performance then my Galaxy SIII.

After complaining to a Sprint Rep about the situation, all he wanted to do was offer us an early upgrade. At the time, I was like; we already have the top of the line phones Sprint has to offer. What would I upgrade to? Besides the network is so bad it defeats the purpose of having a good phone anyways.

So as of yesterday, my wife and I just purchased new phones with Verizon and terminated our account with Sprint. Also come to find out, my monthly bill is about the same as it was with sprint.... Awesome!

WUESTSIDER X!

Sent from my Might Galaxy S III.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
@ wuestsider,

Do you have t mobile signal where you are?

I ask because I just ported from Verizon after about 7 months because of insane data pricing.

Although I did get excellent coverage. I'm paying the etf, as I'll be saving about $60/mo.

I was with sprint for about 12-14 years, but terminated about 8 months ago due to:

- unable to get any LTE and only slow as molasses 3G on my new S3, which I had back then.

At least I got wimax previously on my S2. I was one of the 'lucky' ones.)

- But more importantly, I couldn't complete about 85% of my phone calls for over 2 months!

I knew that Verizon had abominable data charges, but T mobile had issues at the time I ported to Verizon, and I didn't want to go to Atnt.

I tried out T mobile because it was worth trying their service to see how it was. Despite negative feedback I heard from 2 years ago to 8 months ago.

I ported within 2 days because:

1)True Unlimited 4G LTE Data in the areas I frequent, because their LTE IS up and running compared to sprint, at least in the areas I'm in. Btw, Sprint's S4 was connected to Wifi in their store because LTE and 3g was not available. The rep had no idea when Lte would be available :(

2) able to complete phone calls without issue

3) great pricing.

$50+$20 Unlimited 4G LTE) =$70+tx.

$20/mo. for the S4.

$7.67/mo .insurance

I've posted previously, but I wanted to let you know what my experience has been with the 3 carriers, and in particular, T-Mobile. Ymmv ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wuestsider:
T-Mo has "okay" strength out here, and I need something reliable. With Sprint I was paying about $160 a month for two phones with unlimited nonexistent data.... lol. Now with Verizon, I will be paying just under $150 a month (including Peace Officer discount) on the 4gb plan, which is fine. My wife and I don't really use that much data while out of the house. Most of our data usage is when we are at home on wifi.

WUESTSIDER X!

Sent from my Might Galaxy S III.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
Sounds good.

I'm all too familiar with the term 'non existent data,' as are Many others ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0xScott:
I'm currently month to month with Verizon, and don't plan to leave any time soon because I'm grandfathered into unlimited data and rarely have coverage problems. I finally have some decent hardware (SGS3, AOKP w/ dkp kernel). Sometimes happiness is worth paying a little extra.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sjpritch25:
I agree.

When i upgraded, I didn't need to change my plan either. So, I'm still on unlimited data. Furthermore, I've received much better reception then my previous phone (droid Incredible 2) and I can talk anywhere in my condo. I still get occasional dropped calls, but its few and far between. I realize that VZW is more expensive than most other carriers, but I think its worth it. Everyone is different though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0xScott:
I should have mentioned that I preordered the S3, using my credit (what used to be called "New every two") on the last day before Verizon started forcing users into "bucket minute" shared plans.

Something I'll have to consider in the future is that Verizon is still billing me with the subsidy rolled into the plan. I'm paying the same amount, but not able to take advantage of it. I'm hanging onto the unlimited plan primarily for the peace of mind knowing I'll never go over my data limit. If I'm away from my home Wi-Fi and want to stream Netflix or Amazon Prime, I'm not concerned.

In the next year or so, I'll have to start keeping track of my data usage to see if it still makes sense to keep my plan.

Verizon needs to boost their 4G coverage in extremely densely populated areas with tall buildings like downtown Washington, DC.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] zavala_android:
Does this work with a family plan?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droid316:
I'm on the 2000 minute family plan and my phone contract expires in December and I have grandfathered unlimited data and I am not upgrading to another phone but I want to keep my unlimited data, how can I do this come December?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] trook:
They're not going to try to kick you off unlimited until you upgrade so if you don't plan on it don't trip, they can't touch you.

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Well put. As a cell tech I can say that Vzw and Tmobile use the same equipment for their LTE but Tmobile is gsm....I hate gsm. CDMA is better IMHO. Despite that I'm still jumping to T-Mobile, I see how much they are spending on their network but seriously it seems like were just buying time. If they don't sell the company they'll be locking down and tiering data just like Vzw. I saw it happen with LA cellular, at&t, Cingular, PAC bell. Damn I'm old.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droid316:


Sweet so if I go month to month will I still be able to keep my unlimited data or will I need to sign up for another two years?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droid316:
Bump
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
Here is your answer.

It looks like the Verizon Evildoers have thought of Everything

https://community.verizonwireless.com/message/942491

Basically, it's like this:

1) contract expiring. Don't buy a new device, you're on a month to month when contract expires and you keep your unlimited data plan*

2) contract expiring. You purchase a device, not subsidized. You're on a month to month and you keep your unlimited data plan*

3)contract expiring, you purchase a new device, subsidized, you sign a new contract and you lose your Unlimited Data.

Sooooo.......

*When you're on a month to month, you're at the mercy of Verizon, regarding how long they let you keep unlimited data, since you'll be out of contract*

And this is Verizon's Failsafe to all those Grandfather'd in Unlimited Data plans.

Not like Verizon didn't give this a lot of thought lol!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Droid316:
Well month to month for me it is lol I ain't losing my unlimited data.Don't plan on upgrading this phone for years

{°™ Sent From My VZW Galaxy S3 Powered By 7000 Jigawatts Of Zerolemon Juice ™°}
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
I hear ya.

If I was in your shoes, I'd make the same decision ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] trook:
I always have to pay full retail for my phones to keep unlimited. Its bs, I'm leaving anyways. Tmobile here I come.