I was fortunate, that I was able to pay off my iPhone 8 all in one go. It was pretty expensive, but I figured the cost was worth it not to have to pay it off over time. I have little enough money each month to use as it is.
On 3/6/20, Anne West <[email protected]> wrote: > Verizon phones have a trade in value to reduce the monthly payments. When I > traded my SE for my iPhone 8, I was given a $175.00 trade in value for the > SE. My monthly payments have been $7.00 less than the full monthly payment. > The catch is that the full amount of the remaining payments for the new > phone has to be paid in full if paid off early for a new phone. I have 2 > more payments to go on my iPhone 8 and I don't plan on upgrading any time > soon. I like my phone. So many companies nickel and dime us and a bargain > sometimes isn't a bargain. > > As for tMobile, reception is very poor all over Connecticut. I have may > friends who dumped them. Their cells are not very good here. I can't speak > for other states however. > > Anne > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Shirley Baker > Sent: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 23:31 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Question About Transferring From One iPhone Carrier to Another > > I've been happy except for the amount of money I've had to pay. I was > thinking if a person switched carriers and they still owed for a piece of > equipment, sometimes the new carrier will buy them out so they don't have to > finish paying off that equipment. Isn't that right? I have the family plan > with Verizon now. If I didn't have Nathan on my plan, it probably wouldn't > cost me as much. That auto plan sounds like that might be the way to go. > We're thinking about getting the new phones by trading our old ones in and > paying the rest off in cash so we won't have so much to pay. Before we > didn't have the money to pay the rest so we had to do it on a month to month > basis. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 4, 2020, at 10:22 PM, Alan Lemly <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Postpaid plans are required when financing a phone through your carrier >> and I believe are paid for the previous month's usage. Prepaid plans can't >> be used to finance a phone purchase and are paid for the following month's >> usage. Other than those main differences, the cell coverage should be the >> same under either plan. Autopay is when you sign up to pay your monthly >> bill automatically by providing a credit card rather than going in each >> month and paying manually. It saves you an additional $5 a month whether >> you have a postpaid or prepaid plan. Being able to get 6GB of data plus >> unlimited calls and texts for about $38 after tax was a no-brainer for me >> especially since I've been very happy with Verizon. >> >> Alan >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Shirley Baker >> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2020 9:46 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Question About Transferring From One iPhone Carrier to >> Another >> >> I'm not sure what you mean by postpaid versus a auto pay plan. I just pay >> my bill by phone each month and if I'm paying say for a phone and iPad, >> then the amount is the same until they are paid off. I think I'm getting 2 >> GB. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Mar 4, 2020, at 9:31 PM, Alan Lemly <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> ?Shirley, >>> >>> I'd strongly suggest you talk to someone at Verizon at 888-294-6804 to >>> see if you're getting the best plan at the best price before switching to >>> another carrier. I have no idea what you've been getting for $245 a month >>> but I'm assuming that doesn't include any phone purchase obligations or I >>> expect you'd be unable to switch carriers. I was recently paying $51 a >>> month after tax and fees for a postpaid plan with 1GB of data with >>> Verizon. I did not have autopay set up for that plan. When I asked about >>> a Verizon prepaid plan a week ago this past Saturday, I was told they >>> currently had a promotion to double your data for a new account. I had to >>> go in and set up a new Verizon online account with a different user ID >>> but you'll have to do that anyway if you change carriers. I ended up with >>> a 6GB of data prepaid plan for $43 a month after tax and I also selected >>> autopay to charge my monthly amount to my credit card which saves me an >>> extra $5 a month. I'd see if you can get a better deal before changing >>> carriers. >>> >>> Alan Lemly >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Shirley Baker >>> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2020 6:46 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Question About Transferring From One iPhone Carrier to >>> Another >>> >>> >>> Because our bill has been $245 and I can't keep paying that and T Mobile >>> doesn't charge that much. >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>>> On Mar 4, 2020, at 6:31 PM, Anthony Vece <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> ?Why in the world would you want to leave Verizon? >>>> Verizon has the best network. >>>> I found this to be true time and time again. >>>> Thanks in advance >>>> Anthony >>>> >>>> Sent from my Verizon iPhone 11!! 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