Verizon wireless - getting new plan via amazon and canceling exising plan?

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getting new plan via amazon and canceling exising plan?

babolat

2005-12-17, 2:48 am

My contract with VZW ended quite sometime ago. I was thinking of
signing up for a new VZW plan (1 yr) via Amazon so that I get a good
deal on a phone, cancelling my existing contract, and hopefully switch
my existing # to the new plan. I wasn't 100% certain that I could pull
off the switching # part but I thought the other portion would be easy.
However, there is a post on the T-mobile forum indicating that this
does not work (the rebates would not be honored since I'm not switching
providers). Does anyone know if this is possible?

Here's the link to the other thread:
http://groups.google.com/group/alt....4dbc3
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Quick

2005-12-17, 2:48 am

babolat wrote:
> My contract with VZW ended quite sometime ago. I was
> thinking of signing up for a new VZW plan (1 yr) via
> Amazon so that I get a good deal on a phone, cancelling
> my existing contract, and hopefully switch my existing #
> to the new plan. I wasn't 100% certain that I could pull
> off the switching # part but I thought the other portion
> would be easy. However, there is a post on the T-mobile
> forum indicating that this does not work (the rebates
> would not be honored since I'm not switching providers).
> Does anyone know if this is possible?
>
> Here's the link to the other thread:

Sorry, didn't read the other thread. Here is what's likely
the deal: The Amazon offer is for *new* service. You
won't qualify as a *new* customer until some period of
time after canceling your current service (6 months?).
Not sure if you switched carriers and ported you number
but that would sort of negate any sort of deal wouldn't it.

-Quick

babolat

2005-12-17, 5:48 pm

thanks... no, i didn't switch carriers ... still with VZW. I guess the
only way to get a new VZW phone would be to use the new every two deal.

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