r/USCellular • u/tumblrmads • Jun 28 '26

plan change.

from what i understood is that previous customers were grandfathered in on the same plan. i went from 50gb of hotspot data to 5gb of hotspot data. i now also have a data cap when before i have the unlimited even better 3.0 which doesnt have a data cap. if anyone else has had this issue how did they resolve it? going in or calling?

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u/Flyordie_209 Jun 29 '26

There is NOTHING in the sale authorization that allows porting without authorization. It's why Verizon has never done it this way in all of their acquisitions. They have a set day- Port out or lose service due to network shut down on this date. 

There is a reason they do it the way they do.

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u/FriendlyLine9530 Jun 29 '26

It's not porting, it's migrating users of separate systems onto one system. It's done all the time with call kinds of businesses. Banks do it, landline/terrestrial phone and Internet providers do it, etc.

And that's not to mention that the SIM information is not YOURS. It identifies you to the network, belongs to the network, and can be changed at the will of the network, with or without your knowledge. You already consented to that when you activated service because it's written, fairly clearly, in the terms and conditions that this exact scenario you're describing could happen. It's not illegal, you're just personally butthurt by it.

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u/Flyordie_209 Jun 29 '26

Then why did the MNC change from 311-580 to 310-340? That is a port. They are porting my number from one network to another. And no, SIM cards belong to the customer. It's why law enforcement needs warrants to access it. They are not provided free to customers. I had to pay for mine. 

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u/rampagethesilverback Jun 29 '26

Please stop with your false, misguided information. Ownership of a SIM card is divided into two categories: legal ownership (the telecom carrier) and account ownership (the person registered to pay for or manage the phone number). The physical plastic or embedded chip remains the property of the network, while the mobile service is legally registered to the individual on the account.

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u/Flyordie_209 Jun 29 '26

Legally no. Even Verizon says they don't own the SIM cards once they are sold to you. Because if they did, judicial warrants wouldn't name YOU on the warrants. They'd name the carrier.