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[Q] Will this theory work?

If it doesn't then I'm hopeless....
So no one has internet on their phones (me and my dad)
He has a blackberry and i have the samsung memoir
I can't upgrade, but my dad can.
He upgrades to Nexus S + the required line he has to get in order to get the phone.
I activate internet on my line.
My dad gives me the nexus s
I give him my Samsung memoir....
results??? and this is the question I need answered. if it will work
(this is my last thread i will make regarding this question about getting around t-mobiles contracts and stuff)

The only part I didn't understand about your situation is this line:
"He upgrades to Nexus S + the required line he has to get in order to get the phone."
If I'm understanding correctly, yes, you can use your dad's upgrade to purchase the Nexus S for $200 with contract (which will consequently add data to his CTN), pop your SIM card into the Nexus S, pop your dad's SIM into the Memoir, call T-Mobile, have them add unlimited data to your CTN with the Nexus S, and have them drop unlimited data from your dad's CTN with the Memoir.

j.bruha said:
The only part I didn't understand about your situation is this line:
"He upgrades to Nexus S + the required line he has to get in order to get the phone."
If I'm understanding correctly, yes, you can use your dad's upgrade to purchase the Nexus S for $200 with contract (which will consequently add data to his CTN), pop your SIM card into the Nexus S, pop your dad's SIM into the Memoir, call T-Mobile, have them add unlimited data to your CTN with the Nexus S, and have them drop unlimited data from your dad's CTN with the Memoir.
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whats CTN?
ooops i meant data/internet plan. by the way whats the difference between them?

HTC HD2 MAN said:
whats CTN?
ooops i meant data/internet plan. by the way whats the difference between them?
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Customer telephone number.
Difference between what? Data and internet plan? Different terms for the same concept.

HTC HD2 MAN said:
If it doesn't then I'm hopeless....
So no one has internet on their phones (me and my dad)
He has a blackberry and i have the samsung memoir
I can't upgrade, but my dad can.
He upgrades to Nexus S + the required line he has to get in order to get the phone.
I activate internet on my line.
My dad gives me the nexus s
I give him my Samsung memoir....
results??? and this is the question I need answered. if it will work
(this is my last thread i will make regarding this question about getting around t-mobiles contracts and stuff)
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Yes, this will work. Talk to a T-Mobile employee they'll help you do it the right way.
Welcome aboard the Nexus S ship

j.bruha said:
Customer telephone number.
Difference between what? Data and internet plan? Different terms for the same concept.
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oh.... YES! I can get a nexus s i been eying it since day one 1 when i saw it on rumors at phone arena, phonedog, etc

Anderdroid said:
Yes, this will work. Talk to a T-Mobile employee they'll help you do it the right way.
Welcome aboard the Nexus S ship
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thank you kind sir
I been thinking hard trying to figure out how me and my dad would both be happy and get what we wanted.

New to Verizon/Thunderbolt.

Hello everyone! New guy here to Verizon, and the Thunderbolt. I was with T-Mobile till the BIG news break of the day about AT&T buying out T-Mobile. I refuse to give AT&T money, so I jumped ship and joined Verizon.
Simple question really....
Anything that I really need to know about Verizon in general, and/or how they work with their customers?
Thanks!
Will.

I personally have never had any problem. Always been a great experience with VZW for me.

I moved to Verizon from AT&T and have gotten far superior service. I have gone onto their site and chatted live with folks about things that are really odd and they've been willing to go out of their way to answer the questions I've had. Additionally, as I do work in smartphone security and one of my malware simulations was worried VZW would have issue with it... so went to a store and they took the time to look through the contract and make sure I wouldn't violate any policies with me. I have found them to be a significant improvement over AT&T.
So yeah great experience & great customer service. Plus the quality of network is the best I've been on yet. And can't wait to get on the Verizon 4G LTE network later this week.

g00s3y said:
I personally have never had any problem. Always been a great experience with VZW for me.
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+1!
10 char

javawolfpack said:
So yeah great experience & great customer service. Plus the quality of network is the best I've been on yet. And can't wait to get on the Verizon 4G LTE network later this week.
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Oh yeah, 4G LTE is blazingly fast

g00s3y said:
Oh yeah, 4G LTE is blazingly fast
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That's why I paid full retail to get a ThunderBolt as after seeing the speeds and no additional cost for the service couldn't convince myself not to And the sales associates were very helpful to double check that I wouldn't loose any of my current upgrade dates/promotions down the line.

Thanks for the quick replies guys.

Yeah it's been great..ex t-mobile customer here as well. Just one bit of warning, watch out for the first bill!

ram130 said:
Yeah it's been great..ex t-mobile customer here as well. Just one bit of warning, watch out for the first bill!
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Oh god, what am I looking at?

I loved TMobile for their competitive rates and awesome customer service.
Since switching to Verizon I have had superior coverage and I have had a great customer experience. My sales rep pampered me when I purchased the TB and started a new family plan.
Thus far, I have received awesome service. Maybe it is new customer treatment or maybe it is because I have a nice corporate discount plan. Either way, I am happy!

Can you tether the TB once rooted or does verizon sniff around and cut you off or send a text that your not allowed to tether?
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bmcclure937 said:
I loved TMobile for their competitive rates and awesome customer service.
Since switching to Verizon I have had superior coverage and I have had a great customer experience. My sales rep pampered me when I purchased the TB and started a new family plan.
Thus far, I have received awesome service. Maybe it is new customer treatment or maybe it is because I have a nice corporate discount plan. Either way, I am happy!
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Yep basically my experience since November..just wish I had waited a few months..really wanted the TB ..
WilliamStern said:
Oh god, what am I looking at?
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Just a pro rated, higher than usual bill...try not to use your phone too much (like texting, calls) if you have a low mins/voice plan until the first billing cycle is over....after that it's smooth sailing from there..then again your exeperience might be different..
anyways don't let that stop u! go get your TB!

ddgarcia05 said:
Can you tether the TB once rooted or does verizon sniff around and cut you off or send a text that your not allowed to tether?
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Yes you can and no they won't ..from my experience.

Question about the TB. Anyone getting a slight delay when rotating the phone, lets say when you want to text, or browse the web?

ddgarcia05 said:
Can you tether the TB once rooted or does verizon sniff around and cut you off or send a text that your not allowed to tether?
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This has only been on AT&T to my knowledge so far and only for iPhone users using the MiFi app on their jailbroken iPhones. From what I understand about the way wifi tether works on rooted phones ties it into the underlying architecture so it looks like native traffic. And I'm pretty sure the methods for detecting if your tethered under this approach will make it tough to near impossible for them to detect; however, they could take the classic ISP approach of network shaping/throttling if you seem to be using more bandwidth than they want you to.
But even on the Verizon iPhone so far no issues w/ this from Verizon. Might be that the population of people who choose to jailbreak/root in comparison to the number of users is so small that they don't see enough of a loss to have them want to spend the cost of spending their time/money to track down these users yet.

Thanks for making this thread because I also jumped from ATT to V with two Thunderbolts for my wife and I. They should be here tomorrow.
It will be our first time on Verizon, and our first smartphones. We are finally joining the 21st century. Hhah.

ram130 said:
Just a pro rated, higher than usual bill...try not to use your phone too much (like texting, calls) if you have a low mins/voice plan until the first billing cycle is over....after that it's smooth sailing from there..then again your exeperience might be different..
anyways don't let that stop u! go get your TB!
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Oh, I'm good. I went with an unlimited plan.

Wow! We are in the exact same boat. Once I found out about the sale I jumped ship as well. I ordered on amazon tonight and will get the phone cheaper but I'll have to wait til its back in stock.
I currently use a G2 on TMO and I love it, never had a problem until todays news came out. AT&T will NEVER get anything from me again, I was with them once a few years back and it was horrible!
Anyways, From one former TMO customer switching to VZW to another, enjoy man! I know I will. Went in store today for a demo. This phone looks awesome!
On a side note, any TB users use Slingbox? With the 4G speeds how reliable is it? And how is the quality? I normally only watch over WiFi or at my comp at work.
WilliamStern said:
Hello everyone! New guy here to Verizon, and the Thunderbolt. I was with T-Mobile till the BIG news break of the day about AT&T buying out T-Mobile. I refuse to give AT&T money, so I jumped ship and joined Verizon.
Simple question really....
Anything that I really need to know about Verizon in general, and/or how they work with their customers?
Thanks!
Will.
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All I got to say is you guys are lucky! I'm stuck with my DX until I can get an upgrade next year ..I was thinking of selling it on craiglist for $300 with a few extra cases but not sure how I will get the other $200 for the TB lol...

ddgarcia05 said:
Can you tether the TB once rooted or does verizon sniff around and cut you off or send a text that your not allowed to tether?
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lol before switching from sprint to verizon, since sprint doesn't care what you do data wise, i asked verizon this in a round about way. They said they could careless how much you use. Which makes sense when you have a device pulling at times near 30Mbps down, (got that speed a few times today) you are bound to use a crapton of data. I have only had the phone 24 hoursish, and I already have a gig of data used...lol...

Anyone else upgrading in next few months?

Anyone else upgrading to a different phone within the next few months? If so which phone? Ill be upgrading to the galaxy s4 once its released
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I'm downgrading actually to the iPhone 6 lol jk I want Note 3 figured if I save a dollar a day from here til it comes out I'll still be like $400 short lol
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Haha, the note 2 is already like $700, the note 3 going to be like $900? I may acquire an s4 or something new like it, but not sure whats going to be out in 5-6 months as im going army reserves and will be gone for some time
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idk my contract ends on September but i asked on t-mobile and they said the earliest i can renew my contract with full discount and everything will be in march on my b-day but i might just wait till a holiday so i can get those juicy specials so maybe the s4 or note 3 on the 4th of july
anybody wanna make a new holiday?:laugh::laugh: lol

So... by the time you're renewing your contract, will T-Mo have scrapped their classic plans and phone subsidies completely yet?

My contract is due next week. I want a Nexus 4 and use it with a prepaid service. Here in PR, TMo signal is not good or maybe is this phone not being able to pick 3G. I don't know. My mom has AT&T and she has signal everywhere with her Samsung Focus. So, I think Nexus 4 with one of those minor carriers that uses AT&T network. Won't go back to a two year contract hopefully never in my life. It's been a pain in the...
My gf got a Note 2 and it's great, but without contract is too expensive, worth 2 N4. So Nexus it shall be.

Im waiting on my N4 to get here. Ive already bought the sim from straight talk. I advise any of you guys that plan on using straight talk to goto walmart.com and buy the att micro sim while its in stock. After they are gone no more att straight talk byod sims. Apparently they lost a contract with att to sell just the sims. Ill be picking up two more in the coming weeks if they are still available just because.
Chris if you are going to goto a att mvno make sure you can bring your own phone. Most of them restrict you to their phones. Atleast in the states they do.

My contract expired over a month ago and as always it will depend on $$$. I want my next device to be LTE capable. It's great that T-Mobile is finally implementing LTE yet it's only in a few markets right now. last time I looked the Note 2 was the only LTE device T-Mobile had. I heard they'll be getting the LTE capable Galaxy S3 soon. Until T-Mobile steps up with adequate devices it's pointless to upgrade yet. Just my opinion.

I'm on Chris' s same track. I also live in PR and Tmo's signal is unpredictable. My contract expired 3 weeks ago, and my wife bought me the Note 2. I can't complain, I'm in love again with my device as i was with my SGS4G. Battery life is amazing, considering the 3100mAh and running pure stock, with some bloat removed. :thumbup:
I still lurk around this community and test some of the Roms here, as I gave my SGS4 to my son.
Sent from my Die Hard Galaxy Note II

eollie said:
Im waiting on my N4 to get here. Ive already bought the sim from straight talk. I advise any of you guys that plan on using straight talk to goto walmart.com and buy the att micro sim while its in stock. After they are gone no more att straight talk byod sims. Apparently they lost a contract with att to sell just the sims.
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You can buy a SIM cutter for a few dollars that will punch a micro out of a standard one.
For example, http://www.amazon.com/Noosy-Generation-Micro-Cutter-adapters/dp/B005EMS1YG/ or http://www.amazon.com/QQ-Tech®-Cutter-Standard-iPhone-Adapters/dp/B009P16FKY/
(I have not used one of these, but the reviews seem good)
Posted from my SGS4G, thanks to Team Acid development

jeffsf said:
You can buy a SIM cutter for a few dollars that will punch a micro out of a standard one.
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Or download templates online or borrow a micro one and line it up and cut it with scissors or just wing it. lol. I have an old prepaid card that I use for unlocking iPhones with (still legal in Canada) and I just winged it and cut it and it works.

jeffsf said:
You can buy a SIM cutter for a few dollars that will punch a micro out of a standard one.
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Its not a matter of the sim size. They are going to stop selling the att brand sims. It will be only T-Mobile brand sim cards.

eollie said:
Its not a matter of the sim size. They are going to stop selling the att brand sims. It will be only T-Mobile brand sim cards.
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Does that mean that they'll also loose the tower contract with ATT? I haven't looked into it at all but isn't the tower contract part of anti monopoly law? If so is this ATT's way of finding a workaround?

I've got to say that getting off the subsidy-based plan makes far too much sense to me now, especially with T-Mobile re-farming the spectrum in the US. With better alignment of the bands, I find it hard to consider a T-Mobile-crippled phone (both hardware and firmware). When you take into account the difference in price in the plans over a two-year period, even if it is only $20 a month (and it is significantly more for me), that is $480 -- which is probably more than the subsidy would "buy" you anyways.

jeffsf said:
I've got to say that getting off the subsidy-based plan makes far too much sense to me now, especially with T-Mobile re-farming the spectrum in the US. With better alignment of the bands, I find it hard to consider a T-Mobile-crippled phone (both hardware and firmware). When you take into account the difference in price in the plans over a two-year period, even if it is only $20 a month (and it is significantly more for me), that is $480 -- which is probably more than the subsidy would "buy" you anyways.
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Yep. Add to that that unlocking a carrier based phone is "illegal" and I'll only be buying non branded phones. Plus the international versions always have better specs than the US versions anyway. I don't live in an LTE area so that is far from a deal breaker for me.

hechoen said:
Does that mean that they'll also loose the tower contract with ATT? I haven't looked into it at all but isn't the tower contract part of anti monopoly law? If so is this ATT's way of finding a workaround?
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No just the sims for the byod plans. I just ported my number to straight talk today. It was a pain in the ass but ugh finally. From the limited info given out straight talk just lost sim card contracts. Tower usage is still the same. But if you get the t-mobile sim you CANT connect to the att towers.
Unlocking your phone is not illegal as long as you get permission. I am on the fence on that as I think people shouldnt buy phones subsidized then unlock pay etf and change carriers. But if you have been a customer long enough for them to give the code it shouldnt be a issue.

Is the note 3 and s4 going to be LTE? I live in Tennessee and im sure theres no LTE out here but it wont bother me any.
And isnt it only illegal to unlock a phone if it was bought after a certain date? Or is it legal if you buy it straight out or from another owner
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I will probably get the s4 when it comes out in April. I like the Note, but it is kinda big.
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gizmoscoop said:
I will probably get the s4 when it comes out in April. I like the Note, but it is kinda big.
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The note is big, i agree, so im probably getting the s4 as well, the specs are amazing
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Sim Card Required for Sprint?

I was planning on ordering an unlocked N5 to use on Sprint for a few months before going to ATT. As far as I understood this required a sprint sim so I called sprint before and was able to order 1. For whatever reason they canceled my original order so I called back in today and now they are telling me the sim isn't available and isn't needed to activate the device, only if I intend to use it internationally. Any truth to that or are they just up to speed on what needs to be done. I've talked to 3 people at this point, including a supervisor, all of which said this.
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Yes there needs to be a sim in the phone. They probably won't give you one until you have the phone in hand. Order it and when it arrives, take it to the sprint store and ask them to activate it. They will have to install a sim to get it working.
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coorsleftfield said:
Yes there needs to be a sim in the phone. They probably won't give you one until you have the phone in hand. Order it and when it arrives, take it to the sprint store and ask them to activate it. They will have to install a sim to get it working.
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+1 some stores are out of them, don't get discouraged. You may need to try more than one store
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CRIME INC. said:
+1 some stores are out of them, don't get discouraged. You may need to try more than one store
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Come to hawaii we have all the sprint sim cards you need, really no one goes to sprint its crap lol.

markdapimp said:
Come to hawaii we have all the sprint sim cards you need, really no one goes to sprint its crap lol.
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Opinions are like a$$holes bro. Sprint, where I live is flawless. Superb speeds, no drops,and perfect lte
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CRIME INC. said:
Opinions are like a$$holes bro. Sprint, where I live is flawless. Superb speeds, no drops,and perfect lte
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Until i see LTE on my friends phone i will continue to bash them, i also have a premium form access to a site called S4GRU
Sprint Filed their permits 9 Months late compared to Verizon,AT&T,T-mobile, it appears they also don't know how to file a permit correctly as most of the cell sites are marked Plans need correction. 3G speeds are nothing but dailup. So until i see LTE or 3G has been improved i will continue to bash them :good: they think Hawaii isn't a priority market and LTE should arrive in Q3 2015, Clearwire thought it was and id be damn better to let them take over sprint instead of sprint taking over them.

Never said they were perfect bro. But they're good to me. Sorry you got screwed. I've been with them for a decade with no complaints. Who you with now?
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CRIME INC. said:
Never said they were perfect bro. But they're good to me. Sorry you got screwed. I've been with them for a decade with no complaints. Who you with now?
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Running T-Mobile and Verizon
One for work T-Mobile ( for going overseas ) *Preferred
One for personal Verizon

Nice. I almost switched to t mo but my brother said its hit or miss here where I live. And Verizon is out cuz of the data cap
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CRIME INC. said:
Nice. I almost switched to t mo but my brother said its hit or miss here where I live. And Verizon is out cuz of the data cap
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Yeah i cant let go of my verizon line its unlimited data

markdapimp said:
Yeah i cant let go of my verizon line its unlimited data
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Its good to be grandfathered in huh lol
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If I have a Nexus 5 that was intended for At&t can I simply put a Sprint LTE Sim in it and activate it on Sprint or do I need a Nexus 5 that was intended for Sprint?
( I really need a 100% sure answer please ASAP )

devo3d said:
If I have a Nexus 5 that was intended for At&t can I simply put a Sprint LTE Sim in it and activate it on Sprint or do I need a Nexus 5 that was intended for Sprint?
( I really need a 100% sure answer please ASAP )
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You can 100% use a sprint sim to use it on sprint you just put it in and reboot
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CRIME INC. said:
You can 100% use a sprint sim to use it on sprint you just put it in and reboot
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Thanks for that info because I had a Sprint person tell me it has to be a "Sprint" Nexus 5.....I'm glad any will work. I already have one for At&t but I want one for Boost now... I have to find one at a good price now..LOL [ if anyone reads this that wants to sell one..PM me ]

Sprint has been told to say its locked....or they don't know much about the nexus 5 yet... Every tech/customer support person I have talked to or chatted with has said its locked..blah blah blah...but its not...there Sim card is the only thing that ties the N5 to sprint
Also 350 for a completely unlocked superphone is insanely cheap...don't buy second hand
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noXcape said:
Sprint has been told to say its locked....or they don't know much about the nexus 5 yet... Every tech/customer support person I have talked to or chatted with has said its locked..blah blah blah...but its not...there Sim card is the only thing that ties the N5 to sprint
Also 350 for a completely unlocked superphone is insanely cheap...don't buy second hand
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I kinda figured that...thats why I came here to ask. I can't help buying second hand....lol. I have a new 32gb one on At&t and I just can't afford another new one..every little bit saved helps these days.

Keeping Unlimited Data

Just got my pre-ordered S5 in the mail (FedEx)
I paid full retail price in order to keep my unlimited plan and stay off contract.
CAUTION!
Check the receipt/paperwork that comes with your new phone.
On the pre-order website, I had confirmation that I would be keeping my unlimited data plan, but the paperwork said that upon activation they'd switch me to a $30/month 2GB plan!
I called *611 for customer service, got right in touch with a lovely CSR, and she was able to manually activate my new phone and keep my data plan unlimited (after verifying I paid full price and had no contract).
She said that if I didn't call, and it automatically switched, then I would have had 14 days to correct the mistake, and it would have been a lengthy process.
(Disclaimer: my old phone is still backing up, and the new one is not on yet, so I cannot confirm this yet. Will post an update when I have confirmation.)
Hope this information helps some of you.

Only Verizon.. Ha, idiots
Sent from my HTC M8, Verizon style.

mrbracht said:
Only Verizon.. Ha, idiots
Sent from my HTC M8, Verizon style.
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If you are buying a phone at full price, Why didn't you wait for the Dev edition? It will be out pretty quick and it will have an unlocked bootloader. That's what I did with the S4 and I never looked back.

That's what i plan on doing if I do decide to get one. I'm pretty content thus far with the m8.. Time will tell I guess
Sent from my HTC M8, Verizon style.

mrbracht said:
That's what i plan on doing if I do decide to get one. I'm pretty content thus far with the m8.. Time will tell I guess
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The M8 looks good however I am not a fan of the metal case, Mostly for reception reasons. Besides I always throw my phones in an otterbox and I never see the case.

If you use the old sim and don't use the new sim they send you, you should be good.

Verizon is a sneaky bastard....

Just use the old sim. Verizon did the same thing with the S4. I used old sim and nothing changed.
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Firemedic said:
The M8 looks good however I am not a fan of the metal case, Mostly for reception reasons. Besides I always throw my phones in an otterbox and I never see the case.
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I have both. M8 is really spectacular. No issues with reception and where I live, I know if it's lacking.
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owenbeals said:
Just use the old sim. Verizon did the same thing with the S4. I used old sim and nothing changed.
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Old SIM ....!!! IS it nano ?

Firemedic said:
If you are buying a phone at full price, Why didn't you wait for the Dev edition? It will be out pretty quick and it will have an unlocked bootloader. That's what I did with the S4 and I never looked back.
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yeah true!

Pre-Ordered a week ago. Only heard about the dev edition yesterday morning. Badly needed new phone (old one was on the fritz).
If the dev edition comes out within 30 days, I'll exchange it. I'm also not 100% sure I'm staying with Verizon. Might switch to TMobile.

quantumalpha said:
Pre-Ordered a week ago. Only heard about the dev edition yesterday morning. Badly needed new phone (old one was on the fritz).
If the dev edition comes out within 30 days, I'll exchange it. I'm also not 100% sure I'm staying with Verizon. Might switch to TMobile.
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We are also hoping that Dev edition will come out as soon as possible. I think it will come out with good upgrading result.. thanks

Try this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2367734
[Guide] How to upgrade without losing unlimited data.
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Try this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2367734
[Guide] How to upgrade without losing unlimited data.
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Doesn't work if you want to buy the Dev edition with an unlocked bootloader

Verizon is being sneaky as ****. I think it had to do with the new "SIM". Fortunately my plan started intact and I have a ticket already opened with Verizon that guarantees such if they screw up.
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quantumalpha said:
Just got my pre-ordered S5 in the mail (FedEx)
I paid full retail price in order to keep my unlimited plan and stay off contract.
CAUTION!
Check the receipt/paperwork that comes with your new phone.
On the pre-order website, I had confirmation that I would be keeping my unlimited data plan, but the paperwork said that upon activation they'd switch me to a $30/month 2GB plan!
I called *611 for customer service, got right in touch with a lovely CSR, and she was able to manually activate my new phone and keep my data plan unlimited (after verifying I paid full price and had no contract).
She said that if I didn't call, and it automatically switched, then I would have had 14 days to correct the mistake, and it would have been a lengthy process.
Hope this information helps some of you.
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Aerocaptain said:
Just bought my VZ GS5 at Best Buy this morning. I saw this offer on the Cotsco website and talked to the BB manager. They agreed to price match this offer by taking $100 off the phone. I coupled that with the $50 upgrade credit I registered with BB for in February and walked out with a $50 SG5.
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Thanks for that update.... How were you lucky enough to get yours delivered on the 11th?
The nice Verizon CSR said no shipments would be released until the 11th... Mine would already by here except no Saturday delivery in the rural boonies of northern Oklahoma.
I took the 2 year contract extension. Been a satisfied Verizon customer for 15 years, all the family is on my contract, don't see ever leaving them as long as Verizon keeps making me happy. Every CSR that I have worked with has either been able to take care of me, or shot me up the line to a supervisor who could deliver the goods.
This GS5 that arrive tmw, Monday 4/14 should be a nice upgrade from my Galaxy S Verizon Fascinate.

I'm one of the lucky few with a dumb phone on my plan. I just went to the store early on Friday and upgraded my wife's line - but activated on mine. They took care of me - as far as I know this is the one easy loophole still available to us with unlimited data plans.

Huachipato said:
I'm one of the lucky few with a dumb phone on my plan. I just went to the store early on Friday and upgraded my wife's line - but activated on mine. They took care of me - as far as I know this is the one easy loophole still available to us with unlimited data plans.
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I did the same thing. I used my dummy phone to upgrade to the S5, then took my sim from my S4 and switched them. I then called vzw to put my dummy phone back on. I also took the advise of someone on here and got best buy to give me the phone for $99. SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!!! (I will be happier when we have root!)

Huachipato said:
I'm one of the lucky few with a dumb phone on my plan. I just went to the store early on Friday and upgraded my wife's line - but activated on mine. They took care of me - as far as I know this is the one easy loophole still available to us with unlimited data plans.
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I doesn't matter if its a dumb phone or not. You can use the loophole on a smart phone, as long as its a tiered data plan and not uld
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