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New VZW ETF questions

andy2373

Nov 13, 2009, 12:53 PM
So I currently have the old $15/month Vcast/data package, prorated $175 ETF?

I buy a Blackberry (or any PDA/smartphone) off E-bay, activate it, pay the $30/month data package, now I will have a prorated $350 ETF? 😕

That doesn’t seem right.

I dump the Blackberry (or any PDA/smartphone) go back to my dumbphone, now I only have a choice of the new $10/$20/month data packages, and going back to the prorated $175 ETF?

Am I understanding VZW’s new ETF correctly?
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Menno

Nov 13, 2009, 1:44 PM
The ETF only changes when you resign a contract.

The ETF does not jump up with user provided equipment.

The way it goes is if you get a blackberry (or other smartphone) from verizon at a discounted rate in exchange for a contract. This will set your ETF at 350. If you switch to a later date, the ETF will remain at the higher amount, no matter what phone you have on the account because your got a discounted smartphone.

User provided equipment will not change anything, unless I'm missing something.
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epik

Nov 13, 2009, 1:47 PM
Exactly. Sign a NEW contract with an advanced device, $350 ETF. Activate an existing advanced device or buy one without contract, no ETF change.
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PACWEST

Nov 13, 2009, 3:01 PM
Thanks.
What about VZW's new data plans, I loose my $15/month Vcast?
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Azeron

Nov 13, 2009, 3:07 PM
Of course, you will lose the $15 data plan if you go to an advanced device. If you stay with a regular device then you will not. The Vcast Vpak NEVER applied to advanced devices.
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