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So what is the word on maxx updates? Are they still active or delayed? Its been something like 12 days since the announced everyone is gonna get it date and I'm still not on kitkat  Sure I don't want to brick my phone, but I haven't heard anything either way. For everyone still waiting,there is a person saying I just got it, so I don't know anymore.
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Roundboy posted:So what is the word on maxx updates? Are they still active or delayed? It's in some sort of weird limbo. They started pushing it to everyone immediately after the soak testers, but then pulled it right after people started reporting phones were bricking. Most people did not receive any sort of feedback survey about the soak test which is usually standard procedure. The soak forums are also still up and running which is odd so long after a soak test. The forums usually close and then a final survey is sent out usually less than a week after the test. It's been 10 days now. At this point, I think they are sifting through the feedback on the forums as well as doing post mortem on exchanged bricked phones and creating a revised update even though they haven't said as much. I wouldn't expect to hear something further until after the holidays.
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Dec 29, 2013 18:17
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SeaborneClink posted:I'm not sure if this still works, but the previous work around is getting an moto maker key from care/in-store. Moto maker does not recognize alternate upgrades. I don't think that I can get a wooden-backed Moto X with a PIN from the store, though
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Dec 30, 2013 00:33
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At this point I would suggest you use the upgrade to get an iPhone 5S and then sell that to pay for the Moto X.
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Dec 30, 2013 09:08
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The Human Cow posted:I don't think that I can get a wooden-backed Moto X with a PIN from the store, though You process the upgrade in a corporate store, 611 might be able to do it too, they give you a PIN. You plug the PIN into the motomaker website and receive a phone. SeaborneClink fucked around with this message at 09:16 on Dec 30, 2013 |
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Dec 30, 2013 09:13
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Are there any plan discounts for a John Q Everyman like myself? I'm on Sprint currently and paying $70/mo+tax for "unlimited", however it's limited by some janky reception so I was hoping to hop over to Verizon. However, a 2GB Verizon plan is $100/mo+tax so paying close to 50% more than I am now and having to stay under the data limit seems like a non-starter. I work for a small company so no discount there.
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Dec 30, 2013 19:26
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CapnBry posted:Are there any plan discounts for a John Q Everyman like myself? I'm on Sprint currently and paying $70/mo+tax for "unlimited", however it's limited by some janky reception so I was hoping to hop over to Verizon. Give this thread a read: http://m.slickdeals.net/f/6317812-2...rrent-customers People are still having luck as a brand new customer getting the 2GB plan for $60/mo.
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Dec 30, 2013 20:21
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CapnBry posted:Are there any plan discounts for a John Q Everyman like myself? I'm on Sprint currently and paying $70/mo+tax for "unlimited", however it's limited by some janky reception so I was hoping to hop over to Verizon. Get under someone else's plan and split the cost is the absolute cheapest way. But if you're not the sharing sort, you can get a $60 loyalty plan if you have less than a year left on your contract normally; I've heard of people getting it before that, but that would involve shenanigans I'm not aware of.
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Dec 31, 2013 00:13
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So I've been out of the phone game for a while, but my wife would like an iPhone 5S and we'd love to go shop for one tomorrow. Are they in stock at Verizon stores or is it a "keep checking online until they are in stock" sorta thing? Also, we have a standard 2gb family plan sorta thing or whatever VZN calls it, does possessing an iPhone change any of that or can all remain as is?
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Dec 31, 2013 04:07
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wattershed posted:So I've been out of the phone game for a while, but my wife would like an iPhone 5S and we'd love to go shop for one tomorrow. Are they in stock at Verizon stores or is it a "keep checking online until they are in stock" sorta thing? Also, we have a standard 2gb family plan sorta thing or whatever VZN calls it, does possessing an iPhone change any of that or can all remain as is? As a Verizon customer for a whole 2 days, I just went through buying an iPhone 5S for one of my lines on my plan. They seem to be in stock everywhere (we ended up buying from Best Buy mobile, but the Verizon store near me had a bunch of them too). Having an iPhone on the plan had no bearing on being on a Share Everything plan.
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Dec 31, 2013 04:30
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What are the chances of me getting out of the three activation fees I'll probably be incurring as a new customer? Is Verizon any easier or harder (or impossible?) to get out of them?
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Dec 31, 2013 04:38
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I got my fee's waived during a promotion at best buy mobile. They might not have been waived but there was a credit back that was slightly greater than the fees. Something like that I don't quite remember.
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Dec 31, 2013 05:27
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There was a company wide promotion going until 12/24 that waived activations.
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Dec 31, 2013 05:32
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Yeah I missed the promotion by 4 days. I guess I can't bitch too hard I got a Moto X and an S4 for free and a super cheap iPhone 5S. But I'd still like to try and make up for some of the ETF I paid to Sprint. I guess I'll try to haggle with their CS people.
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Dec 31, 2013 05:40
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ninmeister posted:As a Verizon customer for a whole 2 days, I just went through buying an iPhone 5S for one of my lines on my plan. They seem to be in stock everywhere (we ended up buying from Best Buy mobile, but the Verizon store near me had a bunch of them too). Having an iPhone on the plan had no bearing on being on a Share Everything plan. Sounds like we're in the same boat. Appreciate you assuaging my concerns, thanks!
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Dec 31, 2013 06:14
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This is an odd question, but I'm sort of confused as far as tablets (a Cellular iPad specifically) and my Verizon plan. I have share everything with 6 devices on the plan, the iPad being one. Originally I was paying $10 a month to have a tablet on my plan. Back in February, I learned that upon purchase of the new iPad was granted a free upgrade and used this to purchase a new iPhone. Now, my question is, is my iPad now locked in contract for two years? When I check upgrade availability it says April 2015 (being April 2013 when I used the upgrade).
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Dec 31, 2013 06:55
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lox posted:This is an odd question, but I'm sort of confused as far as tablets (a Cellular iPad specifically) and my Verizon plan. I have share everything with 6 devices on the plan, the iPad being one. Originally I was paying $10 a month to have a tablet on my plan. Back in February, I learned that upon purchase of the new iPad was granted a free upgrade and used this to purchase a new iPhone. Now, my question is, is my iPad now locked in contract for two years? When I check upgrade availability it says April 2015 (being April 2013 when I used the upgrade). Did you get a discount on the iPad that hit you with the two year contract? That would make sense then, looks like you get $100 off the purchase price. Both of the iPads on my account (purchased from Apple store) show that they are immediately available for upgrades. Not sure about the phone though, they gave you an early upgrade for buying an iPad?
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Dec 31, 2013 10:40
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Just guessing from the information given: He most likely purchased the iPad at full retail and the line was attached without a contract. When this happens, the line has an "upgrade" on it but really it's just that it never had a subsidized price. You can use that upgrade for a phone as well, but it does extend the contract.
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Dec 31, 2013 14:48
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To add to this, if he now wants to get rid of that iPad, he can't cancel the service on it w/o incurring an ETF.
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Dec 31, 2013 15:28
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FordPRefectLL posted:Just guessing from the information given: He most likely purchased the iPad at full retail and the line was attached without a contract. When this happens, the line has an "upgrade" on it but really it's just that it never had a subsidized price. You can use that upgrade for a phone as well, but it does extend the contract. Officially, new non-contract non-phones added like this no longer qualify for upgrades. Iconic should kick it out saying 'device not eligible' if processed straight through as an alternate upgrade.
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Dec 31, 2013 17:07
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SeaborneClink posted:Officially, new non-contract non-phones added like this no longer qualify for upgrades. Iconic should kick it out saying 'device not eligible' if processed straight through as an alternate upgrade. It is really easy to get around by just temporarily tossing the test device ESN on there and then doing the alternate but yes officially not possible. Verizon store employees tend not to know any of the tricks so how this happened 
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Dec 31, 2013 17:13
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FordPRefectLL posted:It is really easy to get around by just temporarily tossing the test device ESN on there and then doing the alternate but yes officially not possible. Verizon store employees tend not to know any of the tricks so how this happened tl;dr most of them, contrary to popular belief, aren't as stupid as they come across. They're just incredibly restricted in what they can do/advocate. SeaborneClink fucked around with this message at 18:43 on Dec 31, 2013 |
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Dec 31, 2013 18:38
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FordPRefectLL posted:Just guessing from the information given: He most likely purchased the iPad at full retail and the line was attached without a contract. When this happens, the line has an "upgrade" on it but really it's just that it never had a subsidized price. You can use that upgrade for a phone as well, but it does extend the contract. This and, AlexDeGruven posted:To add to this, if he now wants to get rid of that iPad, he can't cancel the service on it w/o incurring an ETF. This. Thank you. So I basically have to wait another year and some before I do anything with the iPad.
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Dec 31, 2013 18:53
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You can get rid of the iPad, but you will have to keep paying $10/month for service you're not actually using. I guess it depends on whether you think it will lose $120 in value between now and a year from now.
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Dec 31, 2013 20:40
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Well that makes me appreciate my freedom as an indirect a little more. I do work with a lot of habitual liars and idiots though.
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Dec 31, 2013 22:02
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Incidentally, if $10 tablet lines get standard two year upgrades, I might have to switch to share everything. I add $240/year to my service costs, but I can get a new phone every year which is a $400 subsidy. Hm.
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Jan 1, 2014 00:17
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Endless Mike posted:Incidentally, if $10 tablet lines get standard two year upgrades, I might have to switch to share everything. I add $240/year to my service costs, but I can get a new phone every year which is a $400 subsidy. Hm. At that point, wouldn't edge just make more sense? Assuming you don't really want tablet service and are doing it purely for the upgrade.
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Jan 1, 2014 02:15
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Just switched from Sprints dial up speed LTE to Verizon. My first speed test:
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Jan 1, 2014 07:18
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And when I say Sprints dial up speed LTE, I mean it.
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Jan 1, 2014 07:20
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Jeez,is sprint really like that? Average dial up ping is around 200ms and 5x the speed if not more. You can get around the world in 1000 ms.
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Jan 1, 2014 07:23
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notwithoutmyanus posted:Jeez,is sprint really like that? Average dial up ping is around 200ms. You can get around the world in 1000 ms. Yes, it is that bad here in SW Florida. Their 3G is unusable.
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Jan 1, 2014 07:24
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notwithoutmyanus posted:Jeez,is sprint really like that? Average dial up ping is around 200ms and 5x the speed if not more. You can get around the world in 1000 ms.
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Jan 1, 2014 08:33
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Wow - when a friend of mine and I canceled our shared Sprint account they were trying to convince us that if we just held out until this coming summer they'd be rolling out LTE in our area and our next to unusable 3G data problems would be a thing of the past. At the time our response was "we don't believe you'll have LTE by summer 2014," instead I guess it should have been "even if you do it won't help things any."
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Jan 1, 2014 09:32
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It's because LTE cell sites and backhaul to the tower are two different things. I can think of one minor northeast city in Verizon's roll out where they added LTE cells but didn't upgrade the old lovely poo poo poo poo backhaul. And even when the same data link was used for 3G, the main problem wasn't speed, it was latency.
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Jan 1, 2014 09:49
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notwithoutmyanus posted:Jeez,is sprint really like that? Average dial up ping is around 200ms and 5x the speed if not more. You can get around the world in 1000 ms. That is 10 KB/sec, dial up is NOT 5 times faster than that.
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Jan 1, 2014 15:34
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big mean giraffe posted:That is 10 KB/sec, dial up is NOT 5 times faster than that. Yeah, 0.08mbps instead is only slightly faster than 56k.
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Jan 1, 2014 15:51
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hoobajoo posted:At that point, wouldn't edge just make more sense? Assuming you don't really want tablet service and are doing it purely for the upgrade.
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Jan 1, 2014 23:48
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FordPRefectLL posted:Yeah, 0.08mbps instead is only slightly faster than 56k. That's about the speed I get with LTE in midtown Manhattan. 3G is way better so I've opted to use that in the meantime. Who knows when more capacity will be added around here.
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Jan 2, 2014 17:47
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So I seemed to have been bumped from unlimited data to a 6 gig/month plan without any notification. Is this a thing happening to anyone else? I recently got a Moto X but did not use my upgrade to do so.
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Jan 4, 2014 04:33
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SpartanIV posted:So I seemed to have been bumped from unlimited data to a 6 gig/month plan without any notification. Is this a thing happening to anyone else? I recently got a Moto X but did not use my upgrade to do so. Contact customer service immediately. Unless you took a subsidy that shouldn't happen. It might some time but they should be able to restore your unlimited.
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