Do I have to activate a new phone before transferring contacts to it? I am using a previous phone as my new one while my old one is repaired.
BEQKAH53, I am sorry to learn that something happened to your current phone. I hope that the repair goes well. We are here to provide support and I know how important it is to have access to your contacts. You will have to activate your old phone in order to connect to the Verizon Cloud. Here is a link that will help you activate your phone: http://vz.to/2gXTqrZ
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No. You can setup the the phone on wifi without the SIM installed so the phone won't be activated until you install the SIM card.
