It states the phone is a PREPAY phone. can you buy a pre paid card and activate this phone?
1773880
yes, it works with page plus which uses the verizon network. i got it because it's waterproof, but i liked my motorola razor much better.
2151159
you can always call verizon and ask if they can use it as a pre-paid im pretty sure they use the same numbers to activate. but i wouldn't know for sure i activated mine with my contract plan.
1693297
Ours were not prepaid. Original one was bought at verizon store with a regular account. I accidentally washed it after like 8 to 10 years of use and had to replace it. Neither of the replacements were able to be activated although they had clear numbers. So we had to go out and buy a brand new phone as my husband needs it on the road.
619808
I use mine as a contract phone. I would guess it could be used a a pre-paid, it is all the same system- just check with carrier to make sure of type.
1874350
I do not know if it can be used as a pre-paid phone, but I have the $45 a month unlimited plan, and I did use the SIM card from an older phone, and it works. It can NOT be used with T-Mobile, or Consumer Cellular SIM cards due to the number that they use to activate the phone has a different type of activation set up number.
1906826
Not in my case. I had a prepaid T-Mobile phone already. I just transferred the SIM card to the new phone.
673388
Yes you can. Its just called a prepaid phone because it doesnt come with a contract
474852
NO,I made the mistake of purchasing this same phone to replace an old phone I have with Verizon. When I kept having trouble trying to activate it, I called a Verizon Rep. & he said unless the phone has been used on a "Prepaid" plan for 6 months, they can't connect it to your Verizon acct. I had to return it and get one that wasn't "prepaid". Make sure you read all the fine print in the item description. If you find one that's not "prepaid" as I eventually did, it will work just fine.
1044528
It is not a prepaid model. Ours was activated immediately we just went to the Verizon store and it was easy! Good luck.
425075
Yes, I am already in the process of returning a phone bought off of eBay that was advertised as being ready for prepay and post pay, and after receiving it and spending 45 minutes with Verizon tech support, they contacted the pre-pay department with the ESN and determined that it needed to be activated for at least 6 months as a prepaid phone before it can be used on a post paid account. I am not sure why this is, but that is just how they do it for whatever their reasons may be. The phone purchased was useless to me so I definitely need to know this information before I make another purchase online, as I do not have the time to be going back and forth with this any more than I have already. Seller please respond and you will have a sale if this can definitely be used with post paid accounts.
965473
I wouldn't try it. What happened with mine was that I had a contract with Verizon and my phone broke. So I got on here instead of paying $300 at the Verizon store. When I got this phone I called the "number" that activates your phone and it took me to US cellular. The phone was the wrong company and it took forever to get it straightened out. So no, I wouldn't recommend buying it and trying prepaid.
476655
Anybody can activate it. As long as you have a sims card. But I seriously do NOT recommend buying this phone. I thought it would be cool because the screen is so big. And I completely ignored the reviews. DO NOT BUY IT.
1505979
Yes its unlocked but for Verizon. I'm really not sure about a prepaid account.
1800600
If you mean by pre-paid as in do you have to pay before they send it to you, then yes. However, if you mean by pre-paid as in do you pre-pay for the minutes before you use it, then No. It is a Verizon contract phone.
2128762
Yes, you can use it for either pre paid plans. I'm still using my phone and it's taken quite the beating from me and it's held up very well!
2268277
Mine was set up for prepaid when I got it. I got it to replace an identical (lost) phone that I used with a post pay plan. I am told the new one can be set up to be post-paid. But the prepaid plan has advantages, so I switched plans.
1761734
I bought this phone for a friend. It is through Verizon postpaid. Not entirely sure if this will work for prepaid though.