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| Jim Eckert 2006-07-29, 10:33 pm |
| I was talking to a friend today, and he said its cheaper to purchase a
phone off ebay then have verizon program it for you. Is this possible?
To buy a phone off ebay then bring it to verizon? Or how does this
work?? Thanks in advance
Jim
aim: fp863
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| Seven Inch Dilly 2006-07-29, 10:33 pm |
| "Jim Eckert" wrote
>I was talking to a friend today, and he said its cheaper to purchase a
> phone off ebay then have verizon program it for you. Is this possible?
> To buy a phone off ebay then bring it to verizon? Or how does this
> work?...
It works as long as the used phone originally came from Verizon. The only
"programming" necessary is automated. Just activate the phone online, dial
"*228" and you're good to go. If there's any doubt, ask for the ESN before
you buy and call Verizon customer service to verify that it can be
activated.
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| Agent_C 2006-07-30, 7:33 am |
| On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 22:41:21 -0400, "Seven Inch Dilly"
<dilly@dandy.doodle> wrote:
>"Jim Eckert" wrote
>
>It works as long as the used phone originally came from Verizon. The only
>"programming" necessary is automated. Just activate the phone online, dial
>"*228" and you're good to go. If there's any doubt, ask for the ESN before
>you buy and call Verizon customer service to verify that it can be
>activated.
What he said. I've done it several times.
A_C
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| dr.news 2006-07-30, 3:33 pm |
| Yes, as he explained above. Your only concern is to make sure the esn
number is not associated with a phone (1), and also that the phone is
unlocked on verizon's side (2). dr
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dr.news //stores.ebay.com/better-price-wireless (not better than you
deserve, just more than you're used to) //free.better-price.biz (for new
lines of wireless service; all carriers; the phones are almost always a
better-price)
"Seven Inch Dilly" <dilly@dandy.doodle> wrote in message
news:K%Uyg.5869$_A6.853@fe02.lga...
> "Jim Eckert" wrote
>
> It works as long as the used phone originally came from Verizon. The only
> "programming" necessary is automated. Just activate the phone online, dial
> "*228" and you're good to go. If there's any doubt, ask for the ESN before
> you buy and call Verizon customer service to verify that it can be
> activated.
>
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