Switch device on verizon, change data plan required?

I have a droid x on verizon, but my phone broke and i wanted to use an old phone to replace it until the iphone 5 comes out in september. I have an unlimited 3g data plan right now that i want to keep, but in order to activate my old phone again verizon says I need to update my data plan. If I update my plan, will I permanently lose my unlimited data plan?

I don't understand why you just can't keep the plan as it is, since you're not changing anything but the phone. You need to ask them why this is necessary, and tell them you want to keep what you have.

I don't think so. I just got a new phone and I still have unlimited texting, but I got Internet too. I don't think you have to change anything. My parents (before I got my phone) kept the same data plan whenever they got new phones.

Yes, if Verizon forces you to update to a non-unlimited plan now, they won't let you go back later since they don't offer those plans anymore. The only way to keep your unlimited plan is to pay Verizon full price for another smart phone - and if it has to be an iPhone 5, you'll need to wait until September to do that (and in the meantime you'll be without a phone). But whether you wait or not, you'll be paying full retail ($500+) for whichever phone you get.

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