Alltel will allow it.

Yes.  PagePlus, for instance--a Verizon MVNO.

Did it myself just a few months ago, as a matter of fact.

As for being able to be activated in a non-Verizon environment--no.  It
must be activated on and for the Verizon network, be it through Verizon
directly or through a Verizon MVNO.

Yes. PagePlus.

You can activate _most_ Verizon prepaid InPulse phones on PagePlus here
for $5.99: "http://www.uglyeric.com/activation.html". You can sometimes
find slightly cheaper activations on eBay, search for "page plus
activation" on eBay. However the packaging of the InPulse phone says
that you can't do this. I suggest that before you open the phone package
that you try to activate it (the ESN is usually visible from outside the
package), so if it won't activate you can return it. However "UglyEric"
won't do a refund, but some other activators will. Or call PagePlus
customer service, give them the ESN, and ask if it can be activated.

The cheapest place to buy more airtime is here:
"http://www.callingmart.com/products/wireless/ProductDetail.aspx?ID=30".
Use coupon code "ca3p-1207" for an additional 3% off.

The PagePlus web site is at: "http://www.pagepluscellular.com", but you
don't have to deal with them directly.

The price per minute is 12 cents on the $10 card. But if you buy the $80
card they add $168 worth of time to the account (the $80 card costs
$73.72 from the source I list above). This brings the cost per minute to
about 5.3 cents. Then you can just buy the cheapest card ($10) every
four months to keep the account active (the $10 card costs $9.22 from
the source I list above).

Remember that you _must_ add more time every 120 days. If you fail to
add more time, then you lose any remaining time on the phone, so don't
forget to add at least $10 every 120 days.

See "http://prepaiduswireless.com/" for more information on low cost
cellular. \

carrier

I used to have a Verizon prepaid phone and I wasn'
able to activate it on any other network.  This was 3 years ago
though.  Have they changed the way this works now