Can I use old iphone 4s on Verizon?

juniorsamples · Dec 31, 2012, 08:26 PM

A relative recently upgraded to an iphone5. She still has her old 4 that is still in pretty good shape, and has offered it to us for free.

My wife still has a plain ole, simple flip phone.

Can we change my wife's number to the 4 with Verizon on a shared plan?

Thank you and best wishes!

Martyimac · Dec 31, 2012, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by juniorsamples

A relative recently upgraded to an iphone5. She still has her old 4 that is still in pretty good shape, and has offered it to us for free.

My wife still has a plain ole, simple flip phone.

Can we change my wife's number to the 4 with Verizon on a shared plan?

Thank you and best wishes!

Yes you can but Verizon will charge you for the smartphone, an extra $30 a month.

Nermal · Dec 31, 2012, 08:32 PM

Is the 4S originally from Verizon? As far as I know, Verizon won't activate a non-Verizon phone.

From A Buick 8 · Dec 31, 2012, 08:36 PM

I passed my 4 down to my daughter. It added $10 a month to her plan ( dumb phone to smart phone) plus another $10 for the data plan.

Michael CM1 · Jan 1, 2013, 12:46 AM

1) Is this an iPhone 4 or 4S? Huge difference in this realm. The 4 is carrier specific. The 4S is the same hardware for all carriers but is locked by most of the carriers.

2) As others mentioned, you'll get charged more going from a crap -- sorry, I meant SIMPLE -- phone to a smartphone. It depends n your plan. I know the new share plans are $30 per regular phone, $40 per smartphone, meaning another $10 to you. On the old family plans, you keep the same minutes but have to purchase another data plan for $30/month.

If you do add your wife, I would consider the shared plan. I think 2 GB would run you $140, which includes unlimited talk and text plus use of the mobile hot spot feature.

If its an iPhone 4 you are talking about and it's incompatible but your wife still wants an iPhone, you can get a 4 for free with a two year contract. You can probably find a refurb 4S for $49 if you look hard.

ryanlawrence171 · Jan 2, 2013, 05:56 AM

Yes, you can use verizon network, but it seems to be more costly and less speedy than AT & T.

From A Buick 8 · Jan 2, 2013, 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by juniorsamples

A relative recently upgraded to an iphone5. She still has her old 4 that is still in pretty good shape, and has offered it to us for free.

My wife still has a plain ole, simple flip phone.

Can we change my wife's number to the 4 with Verizon on a shared plan?

Thank you and best wishes!

So what did you end up doing.

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juniorsamples macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	Can I use old iphone 4s on Verizon? A relative recently upgraded to an iphone5. She still has her old 4 that is still in pretty good shape, and has offered it to us for free. My wife still has a plain ole, simple flip phone. Can we change my wife's number to the 4 with Verizon on a shared plan? Thank you and best wishes!
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From A Buick 8 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ky Close to CinCinnati	I passed my 4 down to my daughter. It added $10 a month to her plan ( dumb phone to smart phone) plus another $10 for the data plan. __________________ Homemade Interocitor,iPhone 5 32GB Black & Slate, iPod Touch 4th and 5th Gen, iPad 1st gen, iPhone 4, Two Apple TV's, -- 21.5-inch: 3.2GHz Intel Core i3 iMac.
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Michael CM1 macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2008	1) Is this an iPhone 4 or 4S? Huge difference in this realm. The 4 is carrier specific. The 4S is the same hardware for all carriers but is locked by most of the carriers. 2) As others mentioned, you'll get charged more going from a crap -- sorry, I meant SIMPLE -- phone to a smartphone. It depends n your plan. I know the new share plans are $30 per regular phone, $40 per smartphone, meaning another $10 to you. On the old family plans, you keep the same minutes but have to purchase another data plan for $30/month. If you do add your wife, I would consider the shared plan. I think 2 GB would run you $140, which includes unlimited talk and text plus use of the mobile hot spot feature. If its an iPhone 4 you are talking about and it's incompatible but your wife still wants an iPhone, you can get a 4 for free with a two year contract. You can probably find a refurb 4S for $49 if you look hard. __________________ 21.5" iMac 3.06 Ghz, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD; iPhone 4S 16GB; third-gen iPad WiFi black 32 GB; third-gen TV
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Dec 31, 2012, 08:32 PM	#3
Nermal Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Whakatane, New Zealand	Is the 4S originally from Verizon? As far as I know, Verizon won't activate a non-Verizon phone.
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ryanlawrence171 macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2012	Yes, you can use verizon network, but it seems to be more costly and less speedy than AT & T.
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