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if you don't have a 29.95 data plan currently, when you upgrade to the data plan i think they will let you sign a new 2yr and get the 2yr pricing, at
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Well I had the droid, sold it and lowered my plan to a cheap phone with no data. So I can still do it? If not what should I do.
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If you don't have to pay the "advanced device" etf, then ur best bet is terminate and sign a contract with the incredible. if you do have the high etf, you may be better off buying the phone outright.
 
loccoelf said:
Ok so ill eventually have to drop that extra line. Then Ill have to pay 175 anyway on top of all the months I paid for the extra line?
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Well how old is your current contract? Are you under the $175 ETF or the old $125 (I think it was $125)? If you are under the $125, I'd merge the number you currently have to the added line, keep the added line as the primary, drop the phone with the $125 and save $50...If you can...Its been a while since I've looked at various ways of screwing Verizon over lol
 
loccoelf said:
Well I had the droid, sold it and lowered my plan to a cheap phone with no data. So I can still do it? If not what should I do.
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i'm rather unclear as to the specifics but i believe this is something new to start getting people to start signing up for the smart phones. an extra 30 bucks a month per customer really adds up at the end of the year. you may want to call and see. i'm actually goin into my local store today to see if i can do this to get the droid by doing this, since we are all pretty hopeful it really is coming out this month i should be able to exchange for the incredible.
 
Something just keeps bugging me. What are they waiting for?

Is this thing so great that it's going to blow the doors off anything else?

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It's already obsolete and they are scrambling to update it so they don't lose their investment. I hope it's my first guess for all of our sakes. How sad for us all if this proves to be just another device VZ threw at the wall to see if it sticks. If you can't tell, I'm getting a little down.
 
sic4672 said:
If you don't have to pay the "advanced device" etf, then ur best bet is terminate and sign a contract with the incredible. if you do have the high etf, you may be better off buying the phone outright.
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See thats the hard part...If the ETF is $175...But the phone subsidized to like $200...You might as well pay the $375 total and save another $175 if you were to buy the Incredible new...You know the Incredible won't go for less than $525-$550 off contract
 
Isror said:
If the phone works on Verizon's network, and has a clean ESN, then by LAW they have to activate the device on the network. Tell them that they are breaking the law. If they still cry foul, call into Verizon and speak to someone at a higher competence level.
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I am not a tech expert at all, but I can tell you what I have experienced. Not looking to argue with anyone, simply stating my experiences.

I know while I was Alltel, the company was VERY strict about zero use of other carriers devices on their network.

In my transition to VZW I did not encounter this issue. But I can say its very difficult to get another carriers's device off of their old roaming list and on to the VZW PRL. The device must utilize the correct towers and these updates come out frequently. Even if a device had a correct PRL initially, I am thinking it would not receive updates when they were released????

More importantly, I know I could place VZW devices onto Alltel plans, because the two were compatible. We could NOT place an Alltel device onto a VZW rate plan or PRL. Alltel devices had to be on Alltel rate plans and a "hybrid" VZW/Alltel PRL was the most we could offer. If we placed an Alltel device on a VZW rate plan or standard PRL, the phone would not be functional.

Anything you can add VIPER?
 
kshel said:
Something just keeps bugging me. What are they waiting for?

Is this thing so great that it's going to blow the doors off anything else?

Or-

It's already obsolete and they are scrambling to update it so they don't lose their investment. I hope it's my first guess for all of our sakes. How sad for us all if this proves to be just another device VZ threw at the wall to see if it sticks. If you can't tell, I'm getting a little down.
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I don't think it's out of date. I think VZW is like that left lane zombie cruiser you come in contact with on your 2 hour commute from work. They are in the middle of la-la land with a thumb up their @ss and a finger in their nose completely oblivious to their surroundings.


BTW, who are the "knights" or these final people testing the phone? Like execs?
 
kbusch02 said:
I am not a tech expert at all, but I can tell you what I have experienced. Not looking to argue with anyone, simply stating my experiences.

I know while I was Alltel, the company was VERY strict about zero use of other carriers devices on their network.

In my transition to VZW I did not encounter this issue. But I can say its very difficult to get another carriers's device off of their old roaming list and on to the VZW PRL. The device must utilize the correct towers and these updates come out frequently. Even if a device had a correct PRL initially, I am thinking it would not receive updates when they were released????

More importantly, I know I could place VZW devices onto Alltel plans, because the two were compatible. We could NOT place an Alltel device onto a VZW rate plan or PRL. Alltel devices had to be on Alltel rate plans and a "hybrid" VZW/Alltel PRL was the most we could offer. If we placed an Alltel device on a VZW rate plan or standard PRL, the phone would not be functional.

Anything you can add VIPER?
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Oh I get where you are coming from, I'm just stating the law. Then again, it was created back when clam shell phones were the latest and greatest thing ever, so phones have evolved and I'm sure carriers have made changes to the devices to prevent them from being used with other networks. The law in short just reads if it works on their network they have to let you add it (so long as the ESN is clean)
 
viperboy, JMKosmo posted an email on page 498 that he received about activating a CDMA phone that Verizon doesn't offer because they are now open. What are your thoughts on this, and how would you go about doing it? I would seriously consider the EVO if the Incredible doesn't make it this month.

Sorry if this has been asked before, but it seems like viper knows his stuff very well.
 
loccoelf said:
Ok so ill eventually have to drop that extra line. Then Ill have to pay 175 anyway on top of all the months I paid for the extra line?
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I would be cautious. VZW's ETF (early termination fee) for lines used to purchase advanced devices (smartphones) is $350.
 
Yes, the council (formally known as the sacred order of big red) is composed of the highest leaders in the company.

This is the picture that came to my mind:

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kshel said:
Something just keeps bugging me. What are they waiting for?

Is this thing so great that it's going to blow the doors off anything else?

Or-

It's already obsolete and they are scrambling to update it so they don't lose their investment. I hope it's my first guess for all of our sakes. How sad for us all if this proves to be just another device VZ threw at the wall to see if it sticks. If you can't tell, I'm getting a little down.
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My guess is that it is "business as usual" for big red. I'm sure our forum only represents a fraction of their customer base, and (unfortunately for us) we probably don't even make the radar. So it's hurry up and wait for those of us "in the know". :(
 
If the phone works on Verizon's network, and has a clean ESN, then by LAW they have to activate the device on the network. Tell them that they are bre
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More importantly, I know I could place VZW devices onto Alltel plans, because the two were compatible. We could NOT place an Alltel device onto a VZW rate plan or PRL. Alltel devices had to be on Alltel rate plans and a "hybrid" VZW/Alltel PRL was the most we could offer. If we placed an Alltel device on a VZW rate plan or standard PRL, the phone would not be functional.



Anything you can add VIPER?
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I encountered this exact problem when I ported my wife's number to my Alltel plan. They port the number as a VZW number and would not activate my old touch pro on it.
 
This could be absolutely nothing....but....

I need to get back to my life so... I went on the verizon site to find the link to have them notify me when new phones come out.... this is the first time I have logged into the new my verizon thing. It will NOT let me link to pages for smart phones. It just sits there and will not load. In fact the entire site is Sllllloooooooowwwww. I can't do anything in there. Is anyone else having this problem. All other websites are fine... normal speed.


Edit: Never mind... it works fine now... but my heart skipped a few beats when it would not let me access the page for smart phones. :(
 
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