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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Verizon / July 2004Can any phone be used in the pre-paid plans?
Do I have to use certain phones with the pre-pay plans? Can I take a phone from a normal plan (out of contract) and use it with the pre-pay system? >Do I have to use certain phones with the pre-pay plans? Can I take a >phone from a normal plan (out of contract) and use it with the pre-pay >system? As far as I know, you can activate any VZW-compatible phone on prepay. Of course, you won't get discounts on the phone price for the most part (I think they only sell one or two models that way for prepay), but it sounds like you're talking about an existing phone. The only other caveat I can think about - you may or may not be able to use such things as data features on prepay, even if the phone supports it otherwise. I know at one point, they've sold a "pp" version of the Motorola T720, which may have been able to do GIN. I don't know if the prepay price structure supports it otherwise. Mike >Do I have to use certain phones with the pre-pay plans? Can I take a >phone from a normal plan (out of contract) and use it with the pre-pay >system? Yes. Been there, done that. It helps greatly if it is a VZW phone, but any compatible phone which isn't locked by the original carrier can be used. You can use a locked one *if* you can get it unlocked. > Subject: Re: Can any phone be used in the pre-paid plans? > From: The Ghost of General Lee <ghost@general.lee> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > but any compatible phone which isn't locked by the original carrier > can be used. You can use a locked one *if* you can get it unlocked. Yes: This is an existing phone. As for the locking ... if it's a VZW phone is this even an issue? >> Subject: Re: Can any phone be used in the pre-paid plans? >> From: The Ghost of General Lee <ghost@general.lee> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >As for the locking ... if it's a VZW phone is this even an issue? No, because VZW doesn't lock their regular account phones (not sure about Free-Up phones), and even if they did, they are the ones who would have the unlock code. So if it is an old VZW phone, locking is a moot point. They will gladly sign you up for pre-paid (Free-Up) service on that phone. OOC, is it a digital phone (with or w/o analog)? > No, because VZW doesn't lock their regular account phones (not sure > about Free-Up phones), and even if they did, they are the ones who > would have the unlock code. So if it is an old VZW phone, locking is > a moot point. They will gladly sign you up for pre-paid (Free-Up) > service on that phone. OOC, is it a digital phone (with or w/o > analog)? Thanks everyone! Digital w/o analog ... still good? >> No, because VZW doesn't lock their regular account phones (not sure >> about Free-Up phones), and even if they did, they are the ones who [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >Thanks everyone! >Digital w/o analog ... still good? They will trip over each other trying to be the one to sign you up. Enjoy. >> Yes. Been there, done that. It helps greatly if it is a VZW phone, >> but any compatible phone which isn't locked by the original carrier [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > As for the locking ... if it's a VZW phone is this even an issue? If it's a VZW phone and being used on VZW, no.  SignatureJustThe.net Internet & New Media Services, http://JustThe.net/ Steven J. Sobol, Geek In Charge / 888.480.4NET (4638) / sjsobol@JustThe.net PGP Key available from your friendly local key server (0xE3AE35ED) Apple Valley, California Nothing scares me anymore. I have three kids. |
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