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upgrading, but keeping unlimited data

Okay, I really hope someone can help me here...

So I currently have the iPhone 4, but am eligible for an upgrade. I want the iPhone 5, but the people at the store told me that when I upgrade that I would loose my unlimited data plan. Is there any way that I can upgrade without losing the unlimited data?

Thanks in advance for the help!

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rcschnoor

You can do so by paying full retail for the iPhone 5, i.e. by not accepting a discount on the phone in exchange for signing a new 2yr contract.

Ann154

You can keep your unlimited data plan if you purchase the phone at full retail price.

jpwynn123

So if I just buy the iPhone 5 outright, I just go to the store to get it transferred or can I do it online?

rcschnoor

You can try it online. The automated system may or may not let you do so. You would be able to do so in a Verizon store, but you may not be able to do so in a 3rd party retailer, such as Best Buy, Radio Shack or a Verizon Store which is NOT a corporate store.

jpwynn123

Okay, sounds good. Thanks you so much for your help!

alectoris

Or, if you had an additional basic phone line eligible for upgrade, you could upgrade that line to a smartphone and add a tiered data plan, but activate the new smartphone on your current line. You would then in turn drop the tiered data package off your plan. Bingo! Upgraded smart phone at a discounted price while maintaining your unlimited data package. Piece of cake...or at least that is what I was told.

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