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fran33s

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Hello there, I have had my fascinate for about 3 Months, and I do like the phone. However, I rarely use everything on it. I only use it for Emails, facebook, and some ESPN Updates along with Mobile Web Browsing. Being as I just bought this and have a new contract, I kind of want a Blackberry.

Can I pull off the mean guy trick and tell verizon that this phone sucks and keeps breaking on me to eventually get a new phone? Has anyone done this?

or..

Another person on my line is due for an upgrade.Will verizon let this person buy blackberry from them and let the user activate it at home? If so I would do this and just sell my fascinate..
 
wow.. just .. wow..

i am at a loss for words.. you want to go from top level android to ... blackberry???
OK... it is your right...
but... my curiosity is soo going crazy...consider my cat murdered... why o why? please tell me more.

to answer your question... I dont see why verizon would care who is using the phone.. as long as the lines are still active.
 
fran33s said:
Hello there, I have had my fascinate for about 3 Months, and I do like the phone. However, I rarely use everything on it. I only use it for Emails, facebook, and some ESPN Updates along with Mobile Web Browsing. Being as I just bought this and have a new contract, I kind of want a Blackberry.

Can I pull off the mean guy trick and tell verizon that this phone sucks and keeps breaking on me to eventually get a new phone? Has anyone done this?

or..

Another person on my line is due for an upgrade.Will verizon let this person buy blackberry from them and let the user activate it at home? If so I would do this and just sell my fascinate..
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verizon will let take thier upgrade but you will have to keep data on both lines through the end of contract...and the fascinate has to stay activated if you got it for a discounted price with contract or pay 175(i think) disconnect fee
 
You can use the upgrade on the other line to purchase a blackberry. You can then switch the blackberry to your line. As long as you don't reactivate the fascinate on any other lines you will only have to pay for one data plan.
 
fran33s said:
Hello there, I have had my fascinate for about 3 Months, and I do like the phone. However, I rarely use everything on it. I only use it for Emails, facebook, and some ESPN Updates along with Mobile Web Browsing. Being as I just bought this and have a new contract, I kind of want a Blackberry.

Can I pull off the mean guy trick and tell verizon that this phone sucks and keeps breaking on me to eventually get a new phone? Has anyone done this?
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This isn't mean, it's fraud.
 
davidnmegan6907 said:
verizon will let take thier upgrade but you will have to keep data on both lines through the end of contract...and the fascinate has to stay activated if you got it for a discounted price with contract or pay 175(i think) disconnect fee
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The other user can upgrade to the Blackberry, activate it, and then immediately switch back to their old phone, Assuming it is a dumbphone, they will only be charged a prorated rate for data (ie, if this all takes place during the course of a single day, the data charge would be $1 assuming an unlimited plan). After that, there is no requirement whatsoever that they maintain a data plan. They are then free to give/sell the Blackberry to the OP and he would be able to activate it on his line and sell the Fascinate if he so chooses.
 
CureMS said:
This isn't mean, it's fraud.
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Additionally, it wouldn't work. Verizon's FRU policy is pretty explicit on this due to a handful of people abusing it in the past.People like to think that they're not doing any harm when gaming the system, but eventually it hurts all of us end users.
 
i think.. on craigslist.org... there will be plenty of users that will be happy to trade with you!
 
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