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I have a generic Samsung A670 (Verizon Wireless) that I bought about a year ago for about $50 with a new account. I dropped the phone and now it's trash--no insurance. I went to a local Verizon store and they want around $300 for similar phone that costs $50 with a new account. What a rip off.Anyway, I found my same phone on ebay for around $20. Can I buy a used Verizon compatible phone and have it activated at a Verizon store? What a scam.......
I use a sim card phone, as long as any new phone I get is capable of excepting my sim card I can get any phone I want from ebay. The sim card stores all the cruicial data and your phone numbers and stuff to transfer to another phone. Call Verizon and ask what kind of phone you need, or re-up your contract with them for a free phone.
Actually, this is incorrect. ANY phone will not work. Any UNLOCKED phone will "probably" work. However, if you have Verizon service and pick up a used VERIZON phone, you can simply move the chip from one phone to the next and it should work. If you get a Cingular phone and try to activate it on Verizon's network, it can be done but often it is not simple nor easy. Do NOT renew a contract simply to get a phone. They may give you a $125 phone for free but they also lock you into rates TODAY. What happens when they change the plans to offer a $9.95/month unlimited calling service in 3 months and your stuck with your current $59.95/month service? Yep, your stuck with the old rate or a big penalty. Buying a valid one off eBay is MUCH better.
I went from a non vcast to vcast online fine.