the question might of been asked before but i been with verizon since 2009, unlimited data. i dont want to upgrade. will the $9.99 a month or whatever be paid to best buy or verizon but will i lose my unlimited data if i did that? what about at&t? null

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zevon · Accepted Answer

You should be able to keep your plan. Don't let them "upgrade" or change your plan. The $10 a month or whatever goes to verizon.

goofydad · Answer

You will lose unlimited data. I had that plan about 4 years ago, and the verizon rep admitted the company was slowing down and throttling my unlimited data to get me to upgrade. If you buy a phone outright they can't really force you to ditch the unlimited data plan, but buying this one at this price...will. The money goes to Verizon; they lower your monthly access fee (in my case from $40 to $20) then charge you $9.99 a month for the phone for 2 years. 
Never been with AT & T. Where I'm at their network is spotty.

ScottCE · Answer

I can't comment about AT&T since I've never used them, but buying a phone on a monthly plan at Best Buy (or Target) will update your Verizon plan, taking away your Unlimited Data. Other retailers may have different agreements with Verizon, but I think the only option that preserves your plan is to buy a phone at full price, no matter where you get it.

So it comes down to your current and possible future data usage. If you use tons of mobile data every month or believe you will need to in the future, it's more cost-effective to buy a phone outright. But if you can get away with using less mobile data - say 10GB or less, though you'll want to run the numbers based on lower usage - it becomes more cost-effective to go with a phone payment plan and a new data plan. The new Verizon plans - and I think a number of plans from AT&T and others - can give you "unlimited" data at a much slower connection speed (like the old 1X or something) after you use up your monthly allowance, and also include rollover data that resets on each bill date (though this doesn't help you if you use your whole monthly allowance and go into throttled data mode).

“the question might of been asked before but i been with verizon since 2009, unlimited data. i dont want to upgrade. will the $9.99 a month or whatever be paid to best buy or verizon but will i lose my unlimited data if i did that? what about at&t?”

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