[Motorola Droid RAZR] Dwillian:
I'm not sure that Verizon has actually reneged. I don't think they actually promised lifetime unlimited data. they just promised unlimited data on your existing plan. The problem is that usually they make you sign up for a new plan when you get a new phone under contract. For some reason I don't fully understand my particular data plan is grandfathered and this did allow me to acquire new phones at two year contract pricing while preserving my unlimited data plan.

I just checked my most recent bill and I have an entry called "Email & Data Unlimited" and the monthly charge is $20.00 (not $19.99 as I reported initially). When I was talking to the Verizon rep (at the one local Verizon store where they seem to have knowledgeable representatives) he said that if the monthly unlimited data cost is $20.00 then the unlimited data is grandfathered. If it is some other value then the unlimited data is not grandfathered. Since your bill says "Email and Web unlimited" at $29.99 I suspect your unlimited data is not grandfathered and your only option to keep your unlimited data will be to buy a new phone from Verizon and pay full retail price or buy a phone from a third party that you are sure will work on the Verizon network (and will accept the micro-sim card from your Droid Razr XT912).

I also have Nationwide Talk Share 700 for $50.00/month. This includes 700 minutes that I share with my wife on my Family Share plan. This plan also includes 100 text messages/line (I see you have unlimited talk and text at $89.99/month, so you may be able to save some here by going for a plan with fewer minutes.

Here's a breakdown of my bill:

Nationwide Talk Share 700 = $50.00/month

Email & Data Unlimited = $20.00/month for first line

Line Access = $9.99/month for first line

Email & Data Unlimited = $20.00/month for second line

Line Access = $9.99/month for second line

Total $109.98 plus taxes and surcharges

I'm not sure why or how I ended up with the grandfathered data at $20.00/month. It could be the timing when I bought my first smartphone, or it could be because at the time I was working for a large business and I was eligible for an employee discount.

Since I had the $20.00/month unlimited data plan upgrading our phones was as easy as going to Costco (or Best Buy, or Verizon, but Costco had the best price on phones and they throw in auto charger and windshield mount for free) and make sure that my unlimited data would continue. My wife and I were both able to upgrade our phones for a good price. My wife got the Samsung Galaxy S5 for $79 (with two year contract) and I got the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (with two year contract;I know, I know, No root yet) for $249. Also had to pay a $30/phone activation fee.

I'm loving the Note 4. It works really well. I also found a capability to "DeBloat" the phone which essentially deactivates any bloat that you don't want. The main place where I miss root is the inability to selectively turn on/off app permissions. Why this isn't a standard feature of Android I will never understand. It does look like root may be coming (they are making good progress on the AT&T Note 4 and supposedly root on AT&T Note 4 will also facilitate root on Verizon Note 4).

I'm not sure I addressed all your questions. I hope this helps. Let me know if you need more information.