Phones off ebay?

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

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"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.

On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 22:41:21 -0400, "Seven Inch Dilly"
<dilly@dandy.doodle> wrote:

>"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.

What he said. I've done it several times.

A_C

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
--
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
>>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.
>