I just went through this with Verizon, after a long period of wondering how to avoid losing my unlimited plan.
If you buy a phone from a 3rd party and bring it to a Verizon store, they will activate it without changing your plan.
In my case, I even went from a 3G Droid to a 4G LTE Windows Phone.
Switching phones and then switching back would not be a problem, but I doubt they would let her upgrade without a new plan.
It looks like you can buy an S4 in good shape on craigslist for ~$200.
In my case, losing my unlimited plan would have cost me an extra $30/month, so the $180 phone was easily justified. Even considering the $200 upgrade subsidy that I can't use, I'm still ahead in the long run, as long as I keep my phone for a year or more.
One more note... if you tether, stick with an Android phone, as windows phones won't let you tether on Verizon without a specific plan, and there don't seem to be any apps for it.
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Originally Posted by lendaddy
I have the unlimited data plan (grandfathered in) with Verizon and have an old HTC Thunderbolt. My wife is also on this plan with an Iphone4.
I use a fair amount on data as I use mine as a hotspot for my laptop at work. My wife does not use much data at all.
I do not want to upgrade my phone through Verizon as they will force me out of my Unlimited plan and into a defined use data plan.
Can I have my wife upgrade to a new Galaxy S4 then simply stay with her iPhone while I slip my SIM card into the new S4? Thx
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