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Latest word on Millenicom
I received a message on my Jetpack from Verizon telling me to call a number they sent me in order to have uninterrupted service after 11/8. I spent 50 minutes one time on hold, then 45 minutes a few hours later without talking to a live body. I decided to go into a local Verizon Corporate store (not a store that sells Verizon products–I found out that they were clueless). They told me that Verizon will grandfather anyone with a Millenicom deal in at the same $89.99 price for ONE year. After that, there is no guarantee. I was not the only Millenicom customer in the store — Verizon coporate is only just now getting the word out about grandfathering Millenicom.
We currently have our iPhone 5s’s from Sprint. We’re not under contract, but are paying $27/month for the iPhones. Verizon gave us $300 each for our phones, plus $150 each for coming over from Sprint, plus $100 each for their “Edge” program. In addition, we’re doubling our data — 30 G shared between the 3 devices is $130/month. Each phone is $40/month, and my current Jetpack is $20/month. All told, it will be $30/month cheaper than what we paid for our 2 phones and Millenicom, particularly because we got a military discount, AND I will have 5G total more data AND an iPhone 6. (Word to the wise — to get the military discount, an ID does not suffice. You must have a current DFAS pay statement or a VA card.)
Given our 5 months we’ll be spending in the lot we bought in Stoneridge (Blanchard, ID), Verizon was my best bet for coverage (Sprint roams there but works, AT&T does not work at all), nevermind the fact that they seem to have the best coverage nationwide.
I’m not replacing the SIM card in my jetpack until I have to — apparently the Millenicom works until 11/8 so I may wait until then. I’ll certainly wait until the end of the month to use up as many gig of data as I can! The poor man who paved the way in front of me at Verizon was there for 1.5 hours. I got out after 35 minutes thanks to him! I have to say that at least at the Casa Grande Verizon store, they were very patient and professional.
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It sort of crossed my PM to you I have sent a short time ago.
Obviously, you made out well and have a plan that works for you.
I had done a similar thing last week because I did not want to wait to hear from Verizon after the end of this month, when the “double the data deals” would be gone. So I visited a Verizon corporate store and signed up for a 30GB plan under their “More Everything” plan. Cost $130
With that, I would be saving $10 per month, get 10GB of more data since I do have a separate MiFi with ATT for 5GB at $50 per month.
However, the following may be worse a lot of money (not spent), if you can stand to spend an hour or more on the phone with Verizon, try to pickup a grandfathered unlimited data plan on eBay.
There are quite a few being offered and I picked-up a plan that is under contract until Oct 2016 at $29.99 per month, for UNLIMITED 4G/LTE data!
The procedure to assume someone elses account/number is called AOL, Assumption of Liability. In fact, Verizon is the only carrier who still allows this practiice and they do have a department dealing with just that.
After I won the eBay auction for $710, the seller called the aoL department to release his line to me. Then I followed up with Verizon and went through the steps of assuming the sellers line, added to my account.
I have since looked at my account and confirmed that the transfer has taken place.
Unlimited data for $29.99
WOO HOO … !
PS: Please feel free to send me a gratuity.
🙂
Cheers,
Ronald
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