I am looking for a phone that can be activated on a current account but will not have to sign another 2 year contract. Will this phone work for that? My parents are no longer held to a contract and do not want to sign a new one but they need new phones..
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It should work. But I can tell u the phone people are going to try and discourage u from this phone. And tell u they are trying to do away with these phone. Because thats what they tryed on me. Just tell them this is what u want and that is what there going to do...
594969
You should return to seller, any phone that has an prior account, possibly past issues ,Verizon will not activate.That has always been with Verizon they are not like other phone companies. Sorry
1101567
It prompts you to sign a plan with a pre-set carrier (Verizon, AT&T;, or T-Mobile, I think, depending on which version you buy) each time you boot it up, but you can just skip past that if you want. If you want a contract, you have to sign with the carrier for whom your phone is pre-set.Xaurent is right, though, that there are MUCH better phones / android devices on the market right now.
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You'll have to ask Virgin Mobile. I would like to do the same thing but I don't think so. If they do please let me know. I'm sorry I bought this phone because I think I am locked in for 2 yrs. I had the top up plan before and loved it because I never hardly used my phone.
533247
I went to T mobile and created an account as a prepaid one. Actually this is the second year I am doing it. Had no problem at all, the phone is unlocked for other companies as well.
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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!
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you can always call verizon and ask if they can use it as a pre-paid im pretty sure they use the same numbers to activate. but i wouldn't know for sure i activated mine with my contract plan.
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Since I only needed this phone on a temporary basis I used Verizon's pre-paid service but it still worked fine. I didn't have a number that I had to keep but I do know that if you already have an active number and are trying to either switch phone services or are simply switching phones that the company representative you are speaking with will ask you if you would like to keep your old phone number or switch to another available one. I don't think this phone comes with a charger, so just make sure you have one that will work with this phone before you get it because I don't think it comes charged... Good luck and hope these comments help! Since I only needed this phone on a temporary basis I used Verizon's pre-paid service but it still worked fine. I didn't have a number that I had to keep but I do know that if you already have an active number and are trying to either switch phone services or are simply switching phones that the company representative you are speaking with will ask you if you would like to keep your old phone number or switch to another available one. I don't think this phone comes with a charger, so just make sure you have one that will work with this phone before you get it because I don't think it comes... » Read More Since I only needed this phone on a temporary basis I used Verizon's pre-paid service but it still worked fine. I didn't have a number that I had to keep but I do know that if you already have an active number and are trying to either switch phone services or are simply switching phones that the company representative you are speaking with will ask you if you would like to keep your old phone number or switch to another available one. I don't think this phone comes with a charger, so just make sure you have one that will work with this phone before you get it because I don't think it comes charged... Good luck and hope these comments help! « Show Less
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it's no contract, old sport... i recently bought it thats why i know... also this phone is a piece of crap dont buy it. You see the reason i say that, old sport, is because the touch screen isnt very responsive after a while of use. Glad to help you, old sport.
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I wish I could answer that for you. I am not sure when Sprint would make you change to a different contract. I can tell you....that the phone is a great phone for a basic phone. Hope it works out for you.Sometime ago I had dropped this phone and it didn't work,,,,so I bought another off of Amazon...and went to a Sprint and they helped me with getting my contact info switched over. So perhaps the same idea would happen here...Good Luck and Merrry Christmas....Julie
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As long as it is a Verizon model and not a model from another cell provider, yes, Verizon can activate it on a current plan. I had no problem doing the same thing 3 or 4 weeks ago.
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Good question. I bought one thinking i could use it on my verizon family plan only to be told by verizon that the phone was a pre-paid phone only and could not be activated on my family plan. if you can find out from amazon if the phone is a pre-paid only that's your best bet.
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No. I haven't done a pre-activation, but I do "exchange" my phones for ones that are already on a contract, or used to be contract. As with what Silverfox stated, the contract expired several years ago and Verizon allows switch/transfer/exchanges of phones bought outside of Verizon without any hassles.
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I'm just looking to make sure that your account doesn't have a balance due that will keep me from activating this phone on my account. That happened with the last used phone that i purchased on Amazon.
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On most carriers, when you get a new phone, you must extend your contract to another two years. However, this is a no contract phone, which means you can replace the phone that you currently use with this one, without extending your contract to another two years with your carrier.
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YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR OLD PHONE SERVICE ACTIVE UNTIL THE NUMBER IS PORTED! I know that this makes no sense-- that you have to have two active phone lines, but only have one phone or phone system. It's not the way it has worked for me with other portings. But trust me on this. Keep paying your old company for the phone line until it's ported.
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You do not need to extend your contract when you purchase this phone but you can activate this phone on your plan. I already had the line open on my family plan so it may have been a different experience for me.