I'd say, get prepaid if you can. I only pay $27 per month for my plan with Verizon. I get 5 gigs of data, and unlimited talk and text.
On 9/26/21, Kay Malmquist <[email protected]> wrote: > I like my prepaid account because I am not in a contract and the deal I > currently have is very good. > > Kay Malmquist > [email protected] > > "Where focus goes, energy flows." > Bob Proctor > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carolyn" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2021 2:53 PM > Subject: RE: Recap of my support tweets with Verizon on avoiding activation > > fees when adding new iPhone to existing Verizon Prepaid account > > > Is there an advantage to a post or prepaid account? I would think a prepaid > > would be less money, but the customer representative with AT&T that I talked > > to said no. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Alan Lemly > Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021 8:16 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Recap of my support tweets with Verizon on avoiding activation > > fees when adding new iPhone to existing Verizon Prepaid account > > Hi Kay, > > > > Well, you do need a SIM card in your 12 Mini to get cellular service but I > agree with Richard and think you should ask AT&T whether you can move the > SIM card from your old to your new phone. > > > > Alan > > > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Kay > Malmquist > Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021 11:14 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Recap of my support tweets with Verizon on avoiding activation > > fees when adding new iPhone to existing Verizon Prepaid account > > > > Alan and others, > > I truly hope this is not hijacking a thread, but you bring up a question > that I was going to ask. I have a new 12 Mini and I have set it up just > with Wi-Fi and have not set up the cellular portion yet. That was going to > > be my question. Do I just pop in the sim card or what do I have to do. > Last time I switched phones, although it was several years ago, I seem to > remember just switching the sim. I have AT&T if you need to know. Thanks > much for any thoughts. > > > Kay Malmquist > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > "Where focus goes, energy flows." > Bob Proctor > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Alan Lemly <mailto:[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021 10:52 AM > > Subject: Recap of my support tweets with Verizon on avoiding activation fees > > when adding new iPhone to existing Verizon Prepaid account > > > > Hi List, > > > > As I posted yesterday, I'm starting to research getting a new iPhone and > avoiding any activation fee when adding it to my existing Verizon Prepaid > account. When I upgraded from an iPhone 8 to an SE 2020 in May, 2020, I was > > told that I needed to move the SIM from my iPhone 8 to my new SE 2020 in > order to avoid the activation fee. I wanted to check whether this was still > > the case so attempted to call Verizon and ask. I had no success on the phone > > but found great support by tweeting a direct message to @Verizon. I'll > paste their replies below. > > > > > Answer to my question about activation fees on new iPhone and whether I > should transfer my SIM from the old to the new iPhone: > > > > > I apologize for any confusion, Alan. You will not receive an activation fee > > for activating a new phone on an already existing line. Activation fees are > > only charged when you open a new line on an account. > > > > It would be best advised to not use the same SIM Card from your old device, > > as that can cause SIM Swapping issues and be pinged for fraud. If it came > with a Verizon SIM Card already installed, you are good to go to use that > SIM Card. > > Does this clarify? > > > > > Answer to my question about how to activate the new iPhone once receive: > > > > > You are very welcome, Alan. I'm happy to help! > > When you get the new phone, you can attempt to activate by entering your new > > IMEI and ICCID into My Verizon. Once that is finished, you will turn 'OFF' > the old device, ensuring Find My iPhone is also turned off. Then, on the new > > device that you wish to activate, turn off WI-Fi and Bluetooth and reboot > the device. Give it a few moments to connect to the network. > > If you have any issue reach out to us here, and we would be glad to help > activate it for you. > > Was I able to resolve all your concerns for today? > > > > Note that the My Verizon referenced in the answer to the second question > about activating the new iPhone is the My Verizon app. I hope others will > find the above helpful. > > > > Alan Lemly > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . 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