Moderators/Administrators/Site Founders - I did not find a dedicated forum/Thred for discussing Verizon Phones/Plans in general with Unlimited Data. That is the reason, I'm posting here. If there is a thread for discussing Verizon Plans & Unlimited Data You can please move this thread there and please let me know. I can go there. But I did search and I did not find.
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I'm coming from Boost Mobile and I thought of experiencing the 4G LTE speeds from Verizon and that's when, I realized that, No Unlimited 4G LTE for new customers. New customers will have Tiered Data Plans. So the only way I can get Unlimited Data is from a AOL of an existing Line. I can keep it till I get a Verizon Phone from Outside( Ebay, craigslist, etc ) or buy a Phone at a full Price from Verizon.
With that, I got a Alltel Plan. This is a old Plan.
It has
Bundled Voice and Text ^ Voice - 500 Minutes and Text - Unlimited
Data is Unlimited
10 Family and Friends + 1 Bonus, since it is a old line. Nights start at 7:00 P.M for this plan.
This is the status of my plan.
My question is, if I want to change the Voice and Text plan, can I do that? I NEED UNLIMITED DATA. IF THIS VOICE/TEXT PLAN CHANGING HURTS THAT UNLIMITED DATA, THEN I WILL NOT DO THAT.
But I do not use Text, I do not use 500 Minutes Voice. Is there anyway that I can downgrade my Voice nad Text Plan?
I tried to find the old Alltel Plans, but that information is not available anywhere. Any help is highly appreciated.
ManyThanks,
A J.
AFAIK Verizon is discontinuing Alltel plans shortly. (a friend got notice that his voice/text would work but data would not) at the end of January. Your best bet would be to find someone who is wanting out of their contract with Verizon who has unlimited data.
Until that happens you could use groove ip with Google voice to make calls through data and not your minutes.
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kujayhawks77 said:
AFAIK Verizon is discontinuing Alltel plans shortly. (a friend got notice that his voice/text would work but data would not) at the end of January. Your best bet would be to find someone who is wanting out of their contract with Verizon who has unlimited data.
Until that happens you could use groove ip with Google voice to make calls through data and not your minutes.
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Thanks a lot for the information.
I don't think that is going to happen. Because, in the terms and conditions, My contract is till Jan 2014. I don't think they can disable the Unlimited Data feature on that plan.
If that is the case, even the regular Verizon customers also should lose their unlimited Data. Since Alltel is now part of Verizon, all they can do is ask the earlier customers to migrate to the existing calling, text plans. But Data plans are going to be the same I guess.
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I have an HTC Inspire and I have the 2gb plan from AT&T. It seems like every month I go over my data limit when most of the time I either don't have signal or I run my task killer to shut down background data. I live in the country so there's no WiFi that I could ease my usage. I've gotta do something to get unlimited data. I have 2 questions:
1. Will AT&T ever come out with a 4G unlimited data plan? (like maybe after the T-mobile merge)
And 2. Is there any way I can use a loophole to get unlimited data?
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Why yes, yes there is.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1036871
Come join the club of those who got the unlimited data plan that ATT "no longer sells."
They can have my unlimited data when they pry it fromy cold, dead hands.
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The goofy thing is that my mother and brother have unlimited on their iPhones and barely use it :/
biglittlegato said:
They can have my unlimited data when they pry it fromy cold, dead hands.
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1. I doubt they will ever create an brand new official marketed truly unlimited data plan for new or existing customers.
2. I actually bought the truly unlimited data plan back when it existed like 5 years ago, and have never let go of it since, so I'm happily grandfathered in. When I changed from my last 3G phone and switched to the Inspire 4G, they "upgraded" my unlimited 3G data plan to 4G unlimited data plan, same price. So for $40 I get truly unlimited no data cap 4G data and unlimited texts. Oh except it's more like $35 a month for that after my Premier discount. I'm never changing my plan again. I'm keeping my unlimited data. Unless of course they offer to upgrade my 4G unlimited to 5G unlimited in a few years time
EDIT: Oh and I never have an Iphone at any point, ever, nor claimed/told ATT that I had one. All WinMo all the time until this Inspire, with hassle free unlimited the entire time.
Didn't the loophole close at the end of April? I was gonna try it with an iPhone 2g but they said something about iTunes agreement changing to close it up or something like that
Can anybody confirm that trick still working?
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dnaramore40 said:
I have an HTC Inspire and I have the 2gb plan from AT&T. It seems like every month I go over my data limit when most of the time I either don't have signal or I run my task killer to shut down background data. I live in the country so there's no WiFi that I could ease my usage. I've gotta do something to get unlimited data. I have 2 questions:
1. Will AT&T ever come out with a 4G unlimited data plan? (like maybe after the T-mobile merge)
And 2. Is there any way I can use a loophole to get unlimited data?
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1. There is/was... you had to be grandfathered in on an unlimited 3G plan to get unlimited 4G data which basically is nothing special. just uses the same "phone" apn that the iphone data plan uses instead of wap.cingular. The 4G unlimited data plan code is: HSDPPB but good luck getting it added if you don't have unlimited data already.
2. there is the itunes/iphone 2g trick which does work for some people if you start with a new fresh itunes account. i hear if the phone isnt kept active for a month or two they can go and change it manually to a 2gb plan if you switch to a different phone immediately... could be wrong but this is what i have heard.
Can you not set up a wifi router in your home to ease your usage load some?
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AEDan1977 said:
1. There is/was... you had to be grandfathered in on an unlimited 3G plan to get unlimited 4G data which basically is nothing special. just uses the same "phone" apn that the iphone data plan uses instead of wap.cingular. The 4G unlimited data plan code is: HSDPPB but good luck getting it added if you don't have unlimited data already.
2. there is the itunes/iphone 2g trick which does work for some people if you start with a new fresh itunes account. i hear if the phone isnt kept active for a month or two they can go and change it manually to a 2gb plan if you switch to a different phone immediately... could be wrong but this is what i have heard.
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If you had an Unlimited 2g plan, then you can go to a 3 or 4g smartphone and keep your unlimited data plan with no drama at all....well until August 31st when 2g customers get cancelled.
If you didnt have a 2G unlimited smartphone plan, youre screwed. Buy a router.
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If you had an Unlimited 2g plan, then you can go to a 3 or 4g smartphone and keep your unlimited data plan with no drama at all....well until August 31st when 2g customers get cancelled.
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Could you provide some more information on this? I searched for cancelled AT&T 2g with no luck
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Could you provide some more information on this? I searched for cancelled AT&T 2g with no luck
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I dont know if any info is available on the net.
It may only apply to people who were signed up before the Cingular buyout.
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That's another problem, I have dial up at the house so I can't use a wireless router to ease the usage. I'm pretty well s.o.l. on that part
Get your hands on a 1st gen iPhail, hard reset it, put your sim in, sync to iTunes, purchase $20 unlimited data package, wait till your acct show that as your device and plan, go to att store and tell them you'd like to have your unlimited data grandfathered to your Inspire, they'll change it while you wait(about a 5minute process), leave store smiling.
Enjoy unlimited data.
This is what I did and now no more worries of going over. In fact, I was consuming 4-5 gigs a month prior but most was on wifi wherever it was available.
I have unlimited data right now.
Hello Just a quick question or two. Right now I have an Iphone 4 and am eligible for an upgrade. I decided on the Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket. However do any of you know if an iPhone data plan will work with a non-iphone smartphone? I'm really trying to keep my iphone plan for the sake of being able to switch my microsim between the iphone and the Samsung (If all works out I want to keep my microsim instead of a new one. I'll just use an adapter with the Samsung)
I've read that a non-iphone smartphone can work under an iphone data plan but an iphone can't work under a regular smartphone plan. Which is why I'm trying hard to keep the plan I have now. I just want to know if that is fact or false.
Any information will be really helpful. I asked this on the at&t forum but haven't gotten any replies. I hope you guys can help Please and thank you
EDIT: sorry. I meant to post this in the Q&A forum. Is it okay to post this here?
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Hello Just a quick question or two. Right now I have an Iphone 4 and am eligible for an upgrade. I decided on the Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket. However do any of you know if an iPhone data plan will work with a non-iphone smartphone? I'm really trying to keep my iphone plan for the sake of being able to switch my microsim between the iphone and the Samsung (If all works out I want to keep my microsim instead of a new one. I'll just use an adapter with the Samsung)
I've read that a non-iphone smartphone can work under an iphone data plan but an iphone can't work under a regular smartphone plan. Which is why I'm trying hard to keep the plan I have now. I just want to know if that is fact or false.
Any information will be really helpful. I asked this on the at&t forum but haven't gotten any replies. I hope you guys can help Please and thank you
EDIT: sorry. I meant to post this in the Q&A forum. Is it okay to post this here?
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You can keep your plan, As i just upgraded from an Iphone 4 myself, however you will not be able to switch sims as easily, You must get a new sim for the LTE service from ATT for the skyrocket. I kept my same plan with unlimited data now provisioned for LTE and whatnot is all.
So your plan will have to be adapted, You can get a cookie cutter for your sim and then it should work in an iphone never tried it though....and the adapter would have to go in the skyrocket.
Hope this helps, PS don't let them change your plan they will ask you too but say no.
the quick answer is no, although you will be able to retain the "unlimited" status of the plan, they are two different codes on your account. so you can use the phone and text but no data or pic/vid messages unless you change the data plan.
Thanks for the info
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You can keep your plan, As i just upgraded from an Iphone 4 myself, however you will not be able to switch sims as easily, You must get a new sim for the LTE service from ATT for the skyrocket. I kept my same plan with unlimited data now provisioned for LTE and whatnot is all.
So your plan will have to be adapted, You can get a cookie cutter for your sim and then it should work in an iphone never tried it though....and the adapter would have to go in the skyrocket.
Hope this helps, PS don't let them change your plan they will ask you too but say no.
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Thanks for answering. How happy are you with the Skyrocket now that you've upgraded from the iPhone?
I came from iPhone as well. My grandfathered iPhone $30 unlimited plan carried over to my skyrocket. Still had to get a new Sim card though. Make sure they keep your grandfathered plan, I heard some people got ripped off on theirs. You can keep it so make sure you specify that.
I kept my unlimited and it's damn fast
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R4INS said:
I came from iPhone as well. My grandfathered iPhone $30 unlimited plan carried over to my skyrocket. Still had to get a new Sim card though. Make sure they keep your grandfathered plan, I heard some people got ripped off on theirs. You can keep it so make sure you specify that.
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I have the $30 unlimited plan too. So your data plan name is still under iPhone or under Smartphone Unlimited Data plan? Just making sure I'm understanding right.
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I have the $30 unlimited plan too. So your data plan name is still under iPhone or under Smartphone Unlimited Data plan? Just making sure I'm understanding right.
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This is what my bill says now:
Unlim data for 4G LTE Smartphones w/Visual Voice Mail 02/12-03/11 30.00
But it was previously the Iphone unlimited data plan.
Also important to mention that I'd you have unlimited you will now be throttled at 5 gbs instead of 3 like iPhone users
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Also important to mention that I'd you have unlimited you will now be throttled at 5 gbs instead of 3 like iPhone users
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id be curious as to where you got any of this info. the throttle limit on any of the unlimited smartphone plans is 1.5-2.5 gb i have a skyrocket and have gotten throttled at 2.1 gb.
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id be curious as to where you got any of this info. the throttle limit on any of the unlimited smartphone plans is 1.5-2.5 gb i have a skyrocket and have gotten throttled at 2.1 gb.
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http://www.slashgear.com/att-increases-unlimited-data-throttling-threshold-01216421/
When I upgraded from my iPhone 3GS to the Skyrocket the guy at the store asked me if I wanted to switch from my unlimited data plan. I told him no, I'd rather take the throttle than the overage charges any day. Now my bill shows this feature instead of the iPhone data plan: LTE UNL SMT VVMT. I was also surprised that I wasn't asked to verify my employment status with Wal Mart, I haven't worked there in 4 years, but i still get the 20% discount off my bill every month.
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When I upgraded from my iPhone 3GS to the Skyrocket the guy at the store asked me if I wanted to switch from my unlimited data plan. I told him no, I'd rather take the throttle than the overage charges any day. Now my bill shows this feature instead of the iPhone data plan: LTE UNL SMT VVMT. I was also surprised that I wasn't asked to verify my employment status with Wal Mart, I haven't worked there in 4 years, but i still get the 20% discount off my bill every month.
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I got 10% for working for the state when I signed up for att. Never even showed them proof they just put it on my account!
nice if they keep to that it will make me a happy person
So Im coming from an iphone4s that was grandfathered into unlimited Internet. Is there anyway for me to use my hox without losing my unlimited plan? I've tried to add different APNs but they aren't able to be selected. I remembered when I had my lg nitro I was using hspa just fine but for some reason it won't register here and I'm having issues texting as well.
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So Im coming from an iphone4s that was grandfathered into unlimited Internet. Is there anyway for me to use my hox without losing my unlimited plan? I've tried to add different APNs but they aren't able to be selected. I remembered when I had my lg nitro I was using hspa just fine but for some reason it won't register here and I'm having issues texting as well.
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Unless you change your plan, you should carry over your Unlimited. I did and so have many others. I now have Unlimited 4g LTE as my data plan.
They will usually ask you if you want to keep your unlimited data (they laugh too because who in their right mind would give it up?).
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Unless you change your plan, you should carry over your Unlimited. I did and so have many others. I now have Unlimited 4g LTE as my data plan.
They will usually ask you if you want to keep your unlimited data (they laugh too because who in their right mind would give it up?).
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I Called AT&T and they said there is no way for me to keep unlimited and have lte capabilities
Dont go through AT&T then, go through best buy or radio shack. I'm fairly sure they aren't as restricted as the employees directly under AT&T (meaning they arent forced to make you switch to a different data plan).
I switched to an LTE phone this year and they let me keep my data plan, although it is not unlimited
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Dont go through AT&T then, go through best buy or radio shack. I'm fairly sure they aren't as restricted as the employees directly under AT&T (meaning they arent forced to make you switch to a different data plan).
I switched to an LTE phone this year and they let me keep my data plan, although it is not unlimited
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Here's the key, make sure you contact tech support not customer service. If they don't know the answer they give you the wrong one instead of helping you find the right one.
Hi,
I am currently using a Moto Droid 3, and have been stuck with this as I want to keep my unlimited data. However, I have multiple lines on this Verizon account. I know the common solution to keeping your unlimited data plan is to buy the phone you want at full price.
What I am curious about is if I use an upgrade on a different line, could I activate that phone on my unlimited line and keep my unlimited data? I've done some searching and I haven't seen anyone say if this is doable or not, and I didn't want to ask Verizon directly. They seem pretty sensitive when it comes to people and their unlimited plans.
As a back up question, could I activate the phone on the line that has the upgrade then just move it over to the unlimited line and keep my unlimited plan. This wouldn't lock me out of 4g service and be stuck on 3g would it? (I have heard grandfathered data plans moved to 4g, but I have also read that moving from 3g to 4g can get your plan changed)
Thank you for help, its much appreciated. I'm just really not sure how it works between buying a phone retail vs buying a phone from an upgrade then moving it around.
I am on a family data plan and after upgrading to the S3 from my nexus (broken) I lost my unlimited plan and was shoved down to 2GB. The other three phones on my account are unlimited and honestly there is no reason for these three family members to even be using smartphones. Don't tell them I said that. Is there any way to get an unlimited plan back under my number? Verizon says no but I need to hear it from one of you guys. I could switch two sims and then have an unlimited plan with my S3 correct? Could I then go through some steps to change those numbers back to what they were originally for that phone? Thanks.
Google voice number? Only way i can see it working is by losing your current number.
Might be difficult since your number is registered to shared data plan on Verizon's end . Could you just swap plan (number)? You are right about phone info being stored on sim card though. Someone more knowledgeable will have to give definitive answer.... I'm interested in what you figure out, will you let us know?
Edit. Swap plan/number with family number..if nothing pans out with Verizon you may be able to drop your shared plan, port number to Google voice, pick up another shared plan and swap that plan with family member. Than you could keep your number and get unlimited data back. That would be expensive(breaking contract and establishing new plan), but if you use enough data it may pay for itself down the road