Can I use this phone without activating it? I would like to use it in my car for GPS/Navigation, music, etc. Would there be any issues if I do not link it to a Virgin Mobile account?
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I am not positive, but I do believe that unless you subscribe to a data plan, the only thing you'd be able to use would be a local wi-fi, e.g. in your home or a restaurant. I have a plan for my phone, but I do have a tablet with similar hardware-- no data plan-- that will only work locally, within range of wi-fi, so is no good for gps. Also can't message, but can read emails. Also, unactivated devices, if charged, can be used to call 911 without a plan. So I hear-- never tried it.
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Hi Johnny,Wish I could answer that for you. I guess you should contact Virgin Mobile and find out for sure. I use Sprint and love this phone. My first one was dropped and crashed...so was able to find this and ordered another.Good Luck!
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I could be wrong so don't hold me to this, but a warranty on an virgin mobile phone should be available to you during or right after after activation through the virgin mobile website. The reason why I say this is because when I activated my phone after it shipped to me from amazon the warranty was offered to me during activation process on the virgin mobile website. Hope this helps. :)Unless you are speaking of a shipping warranty or that the phone has been refurbished through an outside source. Than I really don't know anything there.
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Yes, you can use this phone under assurance wireless, you have to contact assurance wireless customer service and switch or select to add assurance wireless plan but before that you have to contact or by online activation of phone under virgin mobile web site and select no contract plan for activation than talk to customer service for assurance wireless or virgin mobile customer service, try this procedure as under my knowledge, good luck. thanks
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There is cheap phone you can buy from virgin mobile..no need for a simcard.its prepaid and you only have to put credits as little as 20 dollars good for 3 months.
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Hello Jazz1, To get real-time traffic information on all new TomTom GO models you do indeed use your smartphone to connect to the TomTom Traffic services. To be clear, your smartphone is NOT required for navigation purposes at all, it is only used when gathering traffic information in your area. You do not need to be connected to a smartphone to use the GPS and navigation features, it's only if you want the latest traffic information while driving. Depending on your cellular provider your coverage may vary by location. However, the GO device updates the latest traffic in your area every 2 minutes. Therefore, if you happen to be driving in an area where cellular service is going in and out, you might not even notice since your device will still have the last traffic information it received and will get the latest update once your phone connects again. The GO device will provide you a picture of the traffic within a 1 hour drive, and provide you a route around it (i.e. the fastest route) whenever there is traffic between you and your destination. The GO 500 includes a lifetime subscription to TomTom Traffic so you'll never have to worry about paying for this advanced traffic service in the future. Additionally, the new GO models all come with lifetime maps getting you 4 map updates per year for the lifetime of your device. Hope this information helps! Let us know in case of other questions.
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There is no activation fee .There is Virgin Mobile® Unlimited - virginmobileusa.com‎for info .This is a prepaid phone .You need to pay monthly flat fee .
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No this phone isn't unlocked, it will only work with virgin mobile. Just go to the virgin mobile website and follow the instructions inside the box and you should be good to go.
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If it's on the Virgin Mobile network you don't need a sim card. I have used it as a wifi only devicce when I couldn't pay my bill.
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Maybe Sprint, Verizon or Cricket. I don't know why you would want to get it flashed to Sprint, unless you have a contract already and need a cheap phone to finishit. Virgin Mobile IS Sprint--just for a lower price and without roaming. So if you don't already have a contract your're better off just doing VM. I seem to recall news that Verizon would flash other carriers' phones to their network. If so you would need to get that done through a local store. Cricket will definitely flash other carriers' phones. I don't know if you are more likely to get that done at a company owned or franchise outlet, but it's possible.
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I'm not sure if it varies per carrier with this particular model but if you choose virgin mobile the phone doesn't have a sim card or use one.But typically you get sim cards from whichever provider you choose. Verizon, virgin, and boost I know don't use sim cards. T-mobile does but I'm unsure about the rest.
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It works fine from Virgin Mobile, however it will need an update otherwise you won't get your text messages or calls. Just anything from wifi. It took me 2 days to notice this. The customer service will walk you right through it.
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I am not familiar with Virgin mobile, but I bought 2 phones and those were for my family over seas, one is using it on South America and the other is using it on Europe. So, I think since they are unlock it means you can use it with which ever mobile company you want to use.
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I brought this phone through amazon and was able to activate it for virgin mobile with no problems.
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When I bought my iPhone 4s 16gb from on here it was locked to virgin mobile and still is I don't know if it can be unlocked to another carrier but if so cool hope this helped
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Yes u have to activate it but its pretty easy to do. Just go online to virginmobileusa.com and go to switch phones. From there u answer the questions they ask and then ur done
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It is not unlocked. As far as I know it will work with Virgin Mobiles monthly plan only.