I have purchased a LG phone prepaid and would like to activate this as a second line how do I do this
If it's prepaid device, you need to set it up with a prepaid account. That will be separate from your regular account. If you want them both on the same account, and have two numbers, you need to wait 6 months so you can put the pre-paid phone on a post paid account. Or buy a different phone and add a line to your current account if you need to have it on the same account now.
My understanding is any Verizon phone can be used on a postpaid account, just as any phone can be purchased to use on prepaid.
My understanding was an older policy, I guess. Researching, I found this:
It turns out that Verizon made a policy change effective 1/17/16 that requires Verizon Prepaid Phones to be activated on Verizon Prepaid and have at least $30 in airtime applied to them before they cam be used on Verizon postpaid. A Reddit user posted a copy of an internal Verizon document detailing the new rule:
Effective 1/17/2016, customers who purchase a Prepaid 4G device must activate on a $30, $45, or $60 Prepaid plan and make at least 1 monthly service payment before they are eligible to move the device to a new or active Postpay account .
Device remains locked until first month’s payment is made on their Prepaid plan.Device is unlocked automatically upon successful first month’s payment and can be used on Postpaid plan (new SIM or SIM swap).Attempting to use an active Postpay SIM Card with a new 4G LTE Prepaid PIB smartphone prior to making the required monthly payment, hotlines the Postpay MDN (SFO 83643) . The hotline remains until first month’s payment is made.Customers who activate on the $45 or $60 Prepaid plans and enroll in Auto Pay, receive bonus 1GB data per month.If account is hotlined: Data access, outgoing calls, and text messaging do not work.Text message is sent to smartphone. *VZW FREE MSG: Phone must be activated on Verizon Wireless Prepaid service and first monthly payment must be made before it can be used with any other service. *Auto-remark is placed on the customer's account.*SIM Swap attempted: MDN Hotlined. Phone must be activated on VZW Prepaid service and first month paid before it can be activated as postpaid. *
