I have an upgrade available on my and my wife's Dinc and really want to get either the Bionic or Galaxy S2, but it seems neither of these will be available prior to the elimination of the unlimited data package.
So I had a thought, what if I agree to an extended plan now with out the upgrade. Can I cash in the upgrade at a later date to get the phone I want?
My other option is to get the phone my wife wants, the LG Rev, using my upgrade now and agreeing to a 2 year plan grandfathered into the unlimited data package and immediately give the phone to her via an ESN switch and just keep using my Dinc. Then when the Bionic and/or GS2 come out I can use her upgrade and transfer it over to me and agree to a family share plan for my wife and teenage daughter.
I know the second one will work because I've done something similar when I wanted out of my BB Storm 2. For simplicity in explaining to my wife what I am doing the first option is better.
So my question is, can I commit to a plan now and upgrade the phone later?
So I had a thought, what if I agree to an extended plan now with out the upgrade. Can I cash in the upgrade at a later date to get the phone I want?
My other option is to get the phone my wife wants, the LG Rev, using my upgrade now and agreeing to a 2 year plan grandfathered into the unlimited data package and immediately give the phone to her via an ESN switch and just keep using my Dinc. Then when the Bionic and/or GS2 come out I can use her upgrade and transfer it over to me and agree to a family share plan for my wife and teenage daughter.
I know the second one will work because I've done something similar when I wanted out of my BB Storm 2. For simplicity in explaining to my wife what I am doing the first option is better.
So my question is, can I commit to a plan now and upgrade the phone later?