Upgrade Cell Phone, keep unlimited data:
We have a Droid Bionic that's getting pretty old (for a cell phone) and I was reading a post here in the Technology Forum regarding upgrading hardware. It's my understanding that I can still purcha...
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2oldman wrote:Bull Rider wrote:..and you can get 4g speeds all the way? They don't throttle you?
when we travel in the winter we use 30-40 gigs a month. So I want to keep the unlimited.
When on the road, I burn 5~6gig/wk. I have have never noticed throttling. It does get slow in some urban areas and times, but I have come to expect that and it even happens early in the month.
The trick to keeping your unlimited data seems to be ...
DO NOT LET VERIZON "Give" you a new handset.
There are lots of alternatives to paying MSRP for it, just don't let Verizon get involved.
This is a little complex, but I was TOLD it works by the guy that did it. He had wife trade up to a new smartphone. After she did, she went back and activated her old flip. She gave the smart to him and he put it on his unlimited plan. I think I would have to clear this before I tried it.
Matt
