I am out of contract with Verizon so If I buy this phone will it be able to be activated as soon as I receive it or do I still have to wait 6 months?
1737576
this is a prepaid phone, so when you call it's activated right away with a $10.00 balance and they will issue you a new phone # or you might be able to keep your old #. just follow the prompts when you call.
66258
No it won't. Verizon won't activate it because it's not a Verizon brand phone. I bought this and it's still in the box because they wouldn't do it. AT&T; however will send you a sim card for it, with your same number, and get much better phone service and customer service. It's worth it to switch!
709201
It is a no-contract phone meaning one doesn't have to enter into a binding contract for one or two years to buy the phone. It is however not unlocked, i.e., it can only be used with Verizon
785682
Yes. After the phone is delivered, you will need to call Verizon and they will walk you through getting it activated. Most phones can be done by calling *228, but this one cannot.
2157169
Ours came with 300 minutes. If it is ordered new it should come that way and you should get those minutes when you activate it. Be sure to ask for it as who does this for you may not know you get them but if you tell them they will do it for you. Good luck. We each have had these phones for several years and had very good luck with them.
1701867
It is already activated. If you have an unlocked phone, after you put in the sim you can make calls right away even in the US, just dont pick it up as it will be long distance call.
2114749
As far as I am aware, from my experience with it, this phone is only for Verizon use. All I had to do when I owned one was to activate it by calling the number and putting in my Verizon info. It took no more than five mins!
1842645
I just confirmed with Verizon that I can activate this phone on my existing line without it affecting my account in any way. I do not have to use it as a prepaid phone. I can use it with my current plan.
2179242
I checked with Verizon and Jodie is correct. If you had both this and your contract phones for 6 months, then wanted to use this one on your contract (or regular account after contract ends), you could then switch it over. The prepaid is about as cheap as my new plan on Verizon (unlimited talk, unlimited text, 250M data), so I'll keep my plan as long as the current phone works and just switch over to prepaid and this phone with my number at that time.
163783
My phone was a Verizon phone. And it can be activated by the user. Check youtube for info.
1050898
I am beyond frustrated. I just bought this phone after seeing all the answers here & thinking I could just transfer my current pre-paid plan w/o the data plan. I spoke with a supervisor at Verizon. She said there is NO way this phone can be activated w/o a data plan. Verizon is trying to phase these older models out but if you are willing to pay a minimum of $50/mo for the data plan, you can activate it. She said any plan w/o a data plan will not be supported on this phone & she tried numerous ways to get around that to no avail. I don't know that I would have better luck taking it to a Verizon store. Sounded pretty hopeless. Any comments or tips anyone? I am beyond frustrated. I just bought this phone after seeing all the answers here & thinking I could just transfer my current pre-paid plan w/o the data plan. I spoke with a supervisor at Verizon. She said there is NO way this phone can be activated w/o a data plan. Verizon is trying to phase these older models out but if you are willing to pay a minimum of $50/mo for the data plan, you can activate it. She said any plan w/o a data plan will not be supported on this phone & she tried numerous ways to get around that to no avail. I don't know that I would have better luck taking it to a... » Read More I am beyond frustrated. I just bought this phone after seeing all the answers here & thinking I could just transfer my current pre-paid plan w/o the data plan. I spoke with a supervisor at Verizon. She said there is NO way this phone can be activated w/o a data plan. Verizon is trying to phase these older models out but if you are willing to pay a minimum of $50/mo for the data plan, you can activate it. She said any plan w/o a data plan will not be supported on this phone & she tried numerous ways to get around that to no avail. I don't know that I would have better luck taking it to a Verizon store. Sounded pretty hopeless. Any comments or tips anyone? « Show Less
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You can do it yourself from home, go to Verizon website, and it tell you how to activate. That's how I did mine. It took five minutes.
1494009
No. Can only be used with Verizon. After 6 months as part add you go, can be put in regular plan.
474851
No, they told me at verizon that you have to use it as a prepay for 6 month before you can use it with an existing number
933084
I bought this phone a few months ago and already had a data plan from verizon. When I got the phone I just called verizon to have them help me activate it
1378251
That will depend on the individual phone. Most of the phones were in fact originally sold for use on prepaid plans and can't be activated on regular, postpaid accounts unless they were used for prepaid VZW service for at least six months. You should send a message directly to any given seller to ask about the phones they're selling before you buy.
1246327
You can call T-Mobile after you activate and have them unlock it. If you have a contract you must wait 40 days.