Was told I could switch to a basic phone, so I bought one, and then they wouldn't activate it
Cocoadog1
Newbie


Verizon told me I could buy a 3G phone to replace my 4G phone, and as long as it said "Verizon" on it, it would work. I bought the phone and tried to activate it. They said they couldn't acitivate it. 2 hours and a supervisor later and they still can't activate it unless I pay a fee to break my contract. Hate, hate, hate this company. After years of contracts and thousands of dollars paid, never ever again--as soon as my contract is up in a couple of months, it is over.

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tikibar1
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I'm confused ... your title said you switched to a basic phone and the post is in the Basic Phones space, but you said "Verizon told me I coiuld buy a 3G phone" ... a 3G phone isn't a basic phone. 

Not only does the phone need to be Verizon branded, but it needs to have a clean ESN/MEID.  Where did you buy the phone? 

Activating a bring-your-own-device on your plan shouldn't require you to "break your contract".  Were you given a reason as to why the phone wouldn't activate and why you would have to cancel your contract?

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HappyHelper
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Did you buy a prepaid phone? Prepaid phones have to be active for 6 months before being used on a postpaid account.

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Cocoadog1
Newbie

I don't know much about the delineations between types of phones, but this

one is more of a basic phone than the one I have (a so-called "smart

phone.")

All I know is I was told this would work, and it won't.

Yes, they cited the rule about it having to be active for 6 months on a

pre-paid account. I bought the phone on Amazon used. I have no idea about

the phone's history and wasn't told that its history would be an issue. I

was just told the phone should say "Verizon" on it, which it does.

Best regards,

Alice

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HappyHelper
Specialist - Level 1

Not sure if you really want to post your cell and home numbers on a public forum on the internet. Not only does it violate T&Cs but you could get a lot of unwanted calls from internet trolls.

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Cocoadog1
Newbie

I don't want to do that -- didn't know that I did. How can I remove it?

Best regards,

Alice

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Cocoadog1
Newbie

can you tell me how to delete that information?

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HappyHelper
Specialist - Level 1

Moderators are pretty good about editing it pretty quickly and seem to have already hidden it to remove the personal information. I was just giving you a heads up because while this may be a verizon wireless forum, you never know who might be lurking.

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Cocoadog1
Newbie

It must have been because I chose the option of replying from my email and that info is part of the signature. I still see the sigature information in my posts. Is there any way for me to go in and edit my posts? Or do I have to wait for a moderator to do it?

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HappyHelper
Specialist - Level 1

There's a very limited window in which you can edit your replies. I think it's about 5 minutes but I don't know the exact. For what it's worth, I'm not seeing your personal info on any other post and the one it was in is currently hidden from public view.

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Ann154
Community Leader
Community Leader

HappyHelper wrote:

There's a very limited window in which you can edit your replies. I think it's about 5 minutes but I don't know the exact. For what it's worth, I'm not seeing your personal info on any other post and the one it was in is currently hidden from public view.

You're correct. It is a five minute edit window for the posts.

I'm most definitely NOT a VZW employee. If a post answered your question, please mark it as the answer.

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