Can I buy out of my Verizon contract and get a new Verizon contract?

I'm thinking of switching over to an iphone. I do not have an upgrade until about a year from now. However, the phone I have now is junky and I'm not willing to wait another year (It has been 6 months since I wanted to change phones, so I've been thinking a lot about this). It is cheaper for me to buy out of my Verizon contract and sign up with a new contract and get the cheaper deal on an Iphone. BUT. I really do like Verizon (despite how costly it is). I've found it to be the most reliable phone carrier. I would want another Verizon contract. I'm not sure if this would be possible to end my contract and start a new one with the same company. It just doesn't make sense for me to buy the outright cost of the Iphone when it would be cheaper for me to cancel my contract get a new contract. Any thoughts?

Is there tax on the iphone 6?

Hi, I was going to buy the unlocked iphone 6. On apple.com it says that the phone is $649. I was going to buy it from their website. Is there tax if I buy it online? If so how much will it bring the price up? I live in Texas.

My PC doesn't see my iphone?

So i have USB and try to connect my iphone ( 1st generation ) to PC, it was connecting fine but now it won't even see my iphone what do I do? :/

Is this illegal or just morally wrong? What should i do?

So before i explain, this is about something that my friend did and not me. At my friend's job, someone left an iphone behind on the counter when placing an order. My friend took the iphone and when the customer came back looking for it, he told him he didn't see it. He, and 2 coworkers now plan to sell it online and split the money 3 ways. They removed te sim card soi t couldnt be tracked. Is my friend going to get in trouble for this or is it impossible for someone to do anything since the sim card is out? I can't really report it to my manager because my friend and i work at separate places. It just kinds upsets me that my friend would take advantage advantage of someone like this. What's should i do?