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Are there any ways to work around the data cap/throttle?

Just wondering if anyone can help me out with any tweaks to beat this damn 60kbps throttle from tmobile. I have tried the patch that was created for the froyo roms but it didn't work for me. Any information would be greatly appreciated please PM me. Its best the information isn't posted publicly due to the brown nosing tmobile turds that troll these forums. Thanks in advance.
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pm me too! im at day 2 of my billing cycle and am already at 1.5GB/ month out of the 5GB i get capped every month! i dont believe there is a way around it though!!

Stop being cheap and buy the 10gb plan lol
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There is no way around the cap. It is done of T-Mobiles servers and linked to your SIM card. Many people have tried to get around it without any luck.

crx4xharder said:
Stop being cheap and buy the 10gb plan lol
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I can dig what you're saying but I'd like to think of it as being resourceful rather than cheap. After all it is android, several exploits and loopholes exist for other devices already. Ill keep fishing and maybe I can figure it out. Maybe IP/MAC spoofing would work to avoid the asshats at T-Mobile.
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Stop being cheap and buy the 10gb plan lol
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thats what i did lol theres your throttle fix.

It's not a work-around to the T-Mobile cap exactly. But by fine tuning when and how your installed apps use data, can keep you under the cap. For example instead of streaming podcast with Mediafly I installed DogCatcher. I set the download permissions for the application to only update when connected to WiFi and plugged in.
That alone has cut my data usage in half. Fine tuning other settings in apps like email, facebook and twitter have also cut down my data usage. I went from always bumping the data cap to moving to the next lowest data rate plan.
Something to consider!

crx4xharder said:
Stop being cheap and buy the 10gb plan lol
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im not being cheap at all!! but is it possible i can up to the 10GB/ month? i just started a 2 yr contract 2 months ago and i get capped everymonth so far to 56k speeds...i pay 100 dollars a month and i think thats alot already! thats no fun when i dont get access to wifi everywhete like most of you.

If you change your phone number & get a new SIM chip it resets yer data usage. Setup google voice, get 5GIG plan - wait 2 weeks & spend $15 to have phone number changed and get another 5Gig. Two more weeks, billing cycle starts over, another 5GIG. Wait 2 more weeks and change phone number again - 5 more gig. Repeat every month. If you use google voice then everyone will still have your phone number. I think to get the 10gig plan it's 30 bucks so this saves you 15 bucks a month. Of course its also a huge pain in the ass for 15 bucks.

Lol that's actually pretty damn clever. A huge undertaking, but still clever. Well done.
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Well I found the best solution. Screw T-Mobile and every lie they represent. I switched to sprints true unlimited with no datacap or throttle. Thanks for all of yalls feedback.
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Goose0121 said:
Well I found the best solution. Screw T-Mobile and every lie they represent. I switched to sprints true unlimited with no datacap or throttle. Thanks for all of yalls feedback.
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Well those of us who like data speed don't have the option of Sprint.
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Switchbg to sprint would = same speed as capd speed for tmo that's why I swtch from sprint
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Well u guess your service area for Sprint kinda sucks, the data speeds are way faster on this phone than they ever were on my g2x
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Well u guess your service area for Sprint kinda sucks, the data speeds are way faster on this phone than they ever were on my g2x
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Sprint is unlimited and true they don't throttle - HOWEVER what they do is kick you off the network and cancel your contract if you use "too much" data. Happened to me a year or two ago.

Well regardless, I'm satisfied with the new beast. And still have the G2X on the side to play around with.
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HAHA i still have the old $25 unlimited NO throttle plan

zero86ea said:
im not being cheap at all!! but is it possible i can up to the 10GB/ month? i just started a 2 yr contract 2 months ago and i get capped everymonth so far to 56k speeds...i pay 100 dollars a month and i think thats alot already! thats no fun when i dont get access to wifi everywhete like most of you.
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$10 more and u will have 5g. Just call the customer service and ask them. I did and I'm on 5g. $87.08 a month for me. But I got a 15% discount cause I'm a firefighter or it would be 102.98
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question re: selling verizon s3

I'm getting two s3's today. I will be using one and selling one. I am going to use the cash to get my wife an iphone 5 when they come out. Anyway, is it ok to sell it without even opening it, or is the sim card inside somehow tied to my account?

Blasphemy. Why don't you just try to get your wife to use something good?

You can sell it as is, don't need to open it, but why didn't you wait for the iPhone 5 to come out to get it in contract instead? But yeah you can sell it for a good price right now
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Unlimited data, that's why
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Bowsa2511 said:
Unlimited data, that's why
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I thought you guys were fine if you had it before, the sucks
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I think she is crazy, but hey, each to their own. Had to buy now to get the unlimited data. Getting $600 for it, can't hope to get much more than that.

yep, in the same boat about preordering an extra s3 to save up for the iphone 5.
feel bad for those who didn't think ahead and grab this before unlimited contract renewals disappeared.

SIM isn't tied to your account, but the consensus is you have to open it and activate it first before selling - otherwise you don't complete the 2yr agreement you signed on for when you got it subsidized.

Yes, I had to activate then switch back to the thunderbolt. We did the exchange in the Verizon store to make it easy.

Upgrade fee

I see an extra 33 dollar upgrade fee this month. Wtf is this **** and has anyone argued out of this??
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Mandatory fee from Verizon for buying a new phone.
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tonu42 said:
Mandatory fee from Verizon for buying a new phone.
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Since when??? They charge me crazy prices for the phone, take away my unlimited data AND charge this bull**** fee?!?!?!
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My rep clearly told me about this when I upgraded 2 weeks ago,
I guess they didn't bother telling you? This always applies even when opening a line.
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Mystikalrush said:
My rep clearly told me about this when I upgraded 2 weeks ago,
I guess they didn't bother telling you? This always applies even when opening a line.
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I got my phone from best buy and was never told. Is there a loop hole then?? I never had this fee for my thunderbolt or rezound either
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hopesrequiem said:
I got my phone from best buy and was never told. Is there a loop hole then?? I never had this fee for my thunderbolt or rezound either
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That's cuz the fee was instituted within the last two months.
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That's cuz the fee was instituted within the last two months.
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So even if they didn't tell me about it, theres nothing I can do to get out of it??
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hopesrequiem said:
So even if they didn't tell me about it, theres nothing I can do to get out of it??
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Verizon didn't really tell anyone (besides a press release) so it's a surprise for many folks once they decide to upgrade. I'm thinking it's pointless but try your luck.
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hopesrequiem said:
So even if they didn't tell me about it, theres nothing I can do to get out of it??
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You might have a decent shot at getting it waived since you weren't made aware of it at the Amazon showroom--all depends on the CSR you speak to.

Use the "valued customer" card along with your monthly "loyalty" charges. Complain nicely and maybe it'll work. What do you have to loose except the time wasted on the call?

I called to protest the fee and they gave me a month's free service. Which for me is triple the crazy upgrade fee in the first place. If the first rep doesn't give it to you, call a couple more times.
Good luck.

If you read the contract paperwork you probably signed without reading...it tells you that you will have an upgrade fee.
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nosympathy said:
If you read the contract paperwork you probably signed without reading...it tells you that you will have an upgrade fee.
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True to your name... ain't cha!?
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In regards to the OP, call them and tell and talk to them to waive it. Its a stupid BS fee, you already have to sign a 2 year contract, basically paying to pay for something. Silly stupidity, but hey..... its verizon..... they gave us a locked bootloader too....

tonu42 said:
In regards to the OP, call them and tell and talk to them to waive it. Its a stupid BS fee, you already have to sign a 2 year contract, basically paying to pay for something. Silly stupidity, but hey..... its verizon..... they gave us a locked bootloader too....
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Other US carriers already have an upgrade fee if I'm not mistaken so this isn't a Verizon only thing. This doesn't make me any happier knowing that money doesn't net a return nor directly improve service in my area.
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There's an upgrade fee if you don't buy the device at a Verizon retailer. They give you a $30 discount in stores and online, they just want your business. If you diddint get your device directly from Verizon, you loose the discount.
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Shibby87 said:
There's an upgrade fee if you don't buy the device at a Verizon retailer. They give you a $30 discount in stores and online, they just want your business. If you diddint get your device directly from Verizon, you loose the discount.
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This isn't true since I ordered online on verizon's site and they didn't give me a discount, I even tried to get it wavered by talking to reps on the phone but they just said its mandatory.

The only way you won't pay for an upgrade fee without having to complain is if you have a business account. I upgraded to get the S3 and my total didn't include the upgrade fee and the rep at the store said that business accounts are immune to the fee

Try third party retailers like wirefly.com
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I called on Fri. to upgrade from a Droid X to S3, not on a business plan, and while they did mention the $30 activation fee they waived it without me even asking.
Also for people looking to upgrade at subsidized price and keep unlimited data, vz reps are definitely still allowing it as I was able to do this on Fri.

[Q]Evade Data Cap/Throttle

I've seen some methods on trying to evade the data cap on certain phones.. I have yet to see if it works with our Blaze.. I've used my 2 Gigabytes on Tmobiles supposedly unlimited plan.. Is there a way to avoid getting throttled after you've used the limit you get?
METHODS I HAVE FOUND
DTR- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1435085
4G Hack- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1645521
MythBusting- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=987029
APN Trick- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1408812

xWolf13 said:
I've seen some methods on trying to evade the data cap on certain phones.. I have yet to see if it works with our Blaze.. I've used my 2 Gigabytes on Tmobiles supposedly unlimited plan.. Is there a way to avoid getting throttled after you've used the limit you get?
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im with you... I've tried everything imaginable... at least when verizon had unlimited, it was truly unlimited. I'll never forget a couple years ago when 3G/LTE went down in the Savanahh, GA area when I was stationed at Fort Stewart, I called Verizon and said "Im not getting data, do you throttle services?" Rep said "We shouldn't unless you're in the top 5% of subscribers, let me check your account"... clickety click click click of the keyboard "...oh my. I have to say, that is the highest useage I've ever personally seen. You're at 33 GB of LTE used.". I was only 12 days into my billing period at the time

There is a company called telcel America I used them for 4 months they had unlimited service for 45 a month no throttling whatsoever to the best of my knowledge they ran on on tmobiles network I used 5 gig a month 10 MBS down 2 up 2 weeks ago they stopped but they still have the $60 plan that you get unlimited talking to mexico I think sorry do the badly written post in a rush will update later
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The only sure-fire method I know of is using WiFi. Sorry
Although I'm sure somebody has created a workaround

It sucks that you get punished for using your phone for what it was meant to do. Listening to Pandora at work all week and I'm halfway to my limit.

By the way I still have a Verizon grandfather plan that I am looking to get rid of !!
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That's what I like about the $30 Monthly4G plan, I haven't hit the 5gb soft cap yet. And vonage mobile works great for extra free minutes.

I used to have the T-Mobile Unlimited 3G plan when I had a BlackBerry, and I would regularly break 20-30GB data on it when I was still going to school and still be able to maintain 3G speeds.
When I upgraded to the Blaze I was forced to switch to their new "Unlimited" plan, which seems to choke the speeds down around 5-6GB. Although this month I'm already around 7GB and I still pull in decent H+ speeds between 8 and 12Mbps, so maybe they only restrict the speeds during peak hours or something.

I have been doing research(ugh. feels like school lol) and I stumbled upon this. Since I've been using the UVMC Radio from the Hercules I think this should work. Note. It says to do these methods before getting throttled. I don't know if it works because I am getting throttled already..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1408812
Edit: Been reading on the thread. People say its been patched. Cant say that's true yet.

xWolf13 said:
I have been doing research(ugh. feels like school lol) and I stumbled upon this. Since I've been using the UVMC Radio from the Hercules I think this should work. Note. It says to do these methods before getting throttled. I don't know if it works because I am getting throttled already..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1408812
Edit: Been reading on the thread. People say its been patched. Cant say that's true yet.
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Looks ok. Think I might give it a try
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NoobNick_24 said:
Looks ok. Think I might give it a try
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Google is now my bestest friend ever lol. Found many methods to try! Will post links in OP later..

Updated OP with my findings.

Has anyone who isn't throttled yet found any of these to work? I'm already throttled

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Has anyone who isn't throttled yet found any of these to work? I'm already throttled
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I will try these today & see which one seems to work. I'll give you guys an update later
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I tried the 4G hack but I can't confirm it works yet since I just got my data count refreshed on the 27th on the start of the new cycle.
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Any CONFIRMED solutions yet?
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Off topic, sorry OP
tzvblsm said:
By the way I still have a Verizon grandfather plan that I am looking to get rid of !!
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Fer realz? I'd take it off your hands for you

Pm me will try to work it out
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I can confirm the 4G hack doesn't work...well at least not for me it didn't.
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Any proven results? looks interesting since I have the 5GB plan and some times I go over my limit.
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Just found a way to keep unlimited data !!

So I talked to a vzw Rep about getting a new phone and keep unlimited data so we got to talking it's a plan like edge but it's only a 12 month payment plan and not a 24 month like edge all you half to do is go into a Verizon store and tell them you want to put what ever phone you want on a device installment plan and you just pay very little up front and bam you keep your unlimited data and it just gets added to your bill like edge.
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lieffring said:
So I talked to a vzw Rep about getting a new phone and keep unlimited data so we got to talking it's a plan like edge but it's only a 12 month payment plan and not a 24 month like edge all you half to do is go into a Verizon store and tell them you want to put what ever phone you want on a device installment plan and you just pay very little up front and bam you keep your unlimited data and it just gets added to your bill like edge.
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Yeah they started that a while back i did it to get the s4

So tje original installment plan still in effect??? Someone told me edge replaced the original payment plan
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DROID3R said:
So tje original installment plan still in effect??? Someone told me edge replaced the original payment plan
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Was told it is still in affect but it's more towards tablets so they don't tell you because they want you to go with edge and steal your unlimited data
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Wow I wish I had known that I had to love my unlimited almost a year ago. I wonder if i can get it back?
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I may need to look into this also! Thanks for the info
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lieffring said:
So I talked to a vzw Rep about getting a new phone and keep unlimited data so we got to talking it's a plan like edge but it's only a 12 month payment plan and not a 24 month like edge all you half to do is go into a Verizon store and tell them you want to put what ever phone you want on a device installment plan and you just pay very little up front and bam you keep your unlimited data and it just gets added to your bill like edge.
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Does it renew the contract when getting a phone like this?
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krazie1 said:
Does it renew the contract when getting a phone like this?
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Nope it does not
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putney1477 said:
Wow I wish I had known that I had to love my unlimited almost a year ago. I wonder if i can get it back?
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No you lost it for good now
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Nope it does not
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Thats really neat, so if I wanted to go get say the Moto X all I say is that I want to buy the phone on full price with device installment?

krazie1 said:
Thats really neat, so if I wanted to go get say the Moto X all I say is that I want to buy the phone on full price with device installment?
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Yup that's what you do but they will try to con you into edge because they want your data! With this you still get a year to pay off your device
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I spoke with verizon rep today!! Apparently they have a new promotion for those that are on the unlimited data plan. They're wanting to sign up those customers on their new promo of 6gb for $30. Only available for those that are on the unlimited data plan currently and wanting a new subsidized phone.

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...new promotion for those that are on the unlimited data plan. They're wanting to sign up those customers on their new promo of 6gb for $30. Only available for those that are on the unlimited data...
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I used 6 GB of data last weekend! I will just buy phones from eBay.
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I am still on my unlimited data till December 3rd and don't want to buy a new phone but want to keep my gs3 and still have my unlimited data.They best let me keep it lol I'll call 65 different reps until I get one who let's me keep it for another two years.
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Droid316 said:
I am still on my unlimited data till December 3rd and don't want to buy a new phone but want to keep my gs3 and still have my unlimited data.They best let me keep it lol I'll call 65 different reps until I get one who let's me keep it for another two years.
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?? If you have unlimited, it's going to stay that way unless you change it. It shouldn't expire. (At least till Verizon decides to screw us all)
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?? If you have unlimited, it's going to stay that way unless you change it. It shouldn't expire. (At least till Verizon decides to screw us all)
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So if I just call them up before December 3rd and tell them I want to sign up for another two years contract they will let me keep my unlimited data with the same phone.
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Droid316 said:
So if I just call them up before December 3rd and tell them I want to sign up for another two years contract they will let me keep my unlimited data with the same phone.
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You don't need to sign a contract if you're not planning to upgrade. You'll just be a month to month customer with the current plan you have.

How much is the "first payment" for the phone? Is that the $200 that you would see as if you were buying a new plan?
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How much is the "first payment" for the phone? Is that the $200 that you would see as if you were buying a new plan?
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No it would not be 200 your first payment is your first months payment and a one time finance charge up front then the rest is on you bill for 11months
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Ha I just got it. You didn't change anything on your contract just got the phone on a device installment plan. I didn't realize that they allowed that. Which means that the Note 3 would be around 60 $ a month for 12 months. That's good to know I'll look into this. Thanks.
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