Waiting period after cancelling?

After you cancel your contract with Verizon, is there a waiting period before you can sign another one? I hear that you have to wait 3-6 months from some people but others say you can cancel one contract and sign up for another in the same phone call.

The reason I'm asking is because it would be a lot cheaper for me to cancel my contract then start a new one instead of paying full retail price for the iPhone.

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firstlady09

Your account will have to be disconnected over 60 days in order to sign a new two year agreement for a new account.

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firstlady09

Your account will have to be disconnected over 60 days in order to sign a new two year agreement for a new account.

aaronjkay

Just Cancel and make the switch over to AT&T its much cheaper than the retail pricing. I think it is terrible they do not extend upgrades to existing customers especially ones that have been with them a long time. They are extending a $200 rebate to those who purchase over the holiday season which is terrible too because I got new phone a few months prior to the dates they set for that. They say they would do this for them because "they would have got an iphone if available" well no crap! We all probably would have got iphones if available 6 months ago not only 2 months ago! I say extend the rebate to all not eligible for an upgrade or lose customers to At&t, much cheaper that way! Sad to say when you have been a customer for a long time but thats just where I am at!

budone

aaronjkay wrote:
Just Cancel and make the switch over to AT&T its much cheaper than the retail pricing. I think it is terrible they do not extend upgrades to existing customers especially ones that have been with them a long time. They are extending a $200 rebate to those who purchase over the holiday season which is terrible too because I got new phone a few months prior to the dates they set for that. They say they would do this for them because "they would have got an iphone if available" well no crap! We all probably would have got iphones if available 6 months ago not only 2 months ago! I say extend the rebate to all not eligible for an upgrade or lose customers to At&t, much cheaper that way! Sad to say when you have been a customer for a long time but thats just where I am at!

Hey, take Business 101 and your thought of entitlement for you will change. You knew the phone was coming. No one put a gun to your head to sign a contract a few months ago.

You saw a new phone, got all giddy and signed up! Just like everyone else.

aaronjkay

Not true, had no idea phone would be coming so soon. Neither did the folks that bought one at christmas time, which are getting a $200 rebate for the reason of not knowing.

tbcofc

What if I have recently cancelled out of a family contract with two people in it to switch to another provider but now don't get service at my residence with the new provider...Can I reopen my cancelled account with Verizon and avoid the early termination fee? If so, can I port my old number back into Verizon and add a third line?

Abi

That I am not sure of. But I agree with the poster above. We are all with Verizon for the service, and not worried about the costs. Maybe if other companies did not focus on being cheaper and raised their prices a little, they could afford to upgrade their services a bit more so their network works as well Verizon's does.