How to Activate Unlocked Phone on Verizon

Phone activation means that the user is either moving their existing sim card from another phone into a new phone, or they are signing up for a new service plan, where they will have to get a new sim card that they will use on the new phone.

Both the iPhone and the Android phones have distinct ways of activation, important to note is that whenever a phone is upgraded on a Verizon wireless business line, or it is a new purchase, the phone usually comes pre-activated, with regard to the relevant line.

The user will therefore be left with the task of programming the new phone, and in the process complete the activation and permanently remove the old phone from the new account. A general question of concern among new Verizon customers is whether the activation process is free or comes at a cost.

Verizon is, looking to build its online market and the current promotion running is aimed at encouraging its clients to buy phones online and save up to $10, and pay about $20 to activate. And on the flip side, getting a new phone from one of Verizon’s brick and mortar shops will cost the user up to $40.

How to an unlocked phone on Verizon

The activation process outlined below covers both the iPhone and the Android phones.

How to activate a new iPhone on Verizon

For the iPhone users, the first step would be to use the Transfer content info and proceed to save their contacts and content. The second step is to switch off both the old and the new phone, at least if you wish for the activation process to proceed smoothly. And on the new phone, the sim card will be inserted, and then it will be switched on and the user will follow the prompts provided on the screen set up wizard instructions.

The user will then proceed to restore the previously saved content using the Transfer content info onto the new phone.

How to activate a new android phone on Verizon network

Using the Transfer content info a user will proceed to save important contacts and contents on their phone, and then just like on the iPhone they will switch off both phones, for proper activation to the new network. The next step would be to insert the sim card into the new phone, then the battery if it is the old android version, the battery should then be replaced, then the battery cover and the phone be left to charge.

The above is the standard procedure for the new android devices, the phone will then be turned on and the setup wizard instruction that will pop up on the screen should provide the necessary guidance for a complete setup process. Lastly, using the same Transfer content info, the user will restore content to their new phones.

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 How to add a device to your Verizon account

There also arise situations where the Verizon clients would want to bring devices that they already owned to Verizon via the, bring your own device program, (BYOD). So before you make the transition to Verizon, users must ensure that their phones are eligible, via the Bring Your Own Device page.

Then proceed to enter the device ID for the various algorithmic process to take place and then wait for eligibility confirmation. From all indications, therefore, what we can say is that Verizon has ensure that their clients are well catered for, to which they allow users to bring devices that were being used on a different carriers network while still retaining the old number, a process that is also known as porting your number.

Adding a pre-existing device on a new line on the Verizon account

The process of adding a pre-existing device, to either a new or an already existing line on one’s account, is pretty straight forward, and on the Verizon page, the user will long into Activate a Device You Already Own, and then proceed to select whether you wish to add the device to a new or an already existing line.

The necessary instructions will then be provided and which the user must follow promptly. The process can also be completed through the Verizon application, where from the menu they will click on devices, then proceed to select add devices, then click on the option activate a device I already own. Instructions will then be provided to help with the final activation of the phone.