Verizon won't activate my iPhone 5 prepaid

EhsanAhmad · Dec 3, 2012, 07:19 AM

I bought a verizon iPhone 5 from the apple store at full price as I visiting and called verizon to have a prepaid plan activated on the iPhone 5 and the sales guy said I can't activate my iPhone 5 with verizon on a prepaid plan even though I paid the full price for the phone already he wanted me to signal for a contract which I can't because I don't have a bank account or SSN here is this for real ?

Jtludwig · Dec 3, 2012, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by EhsanAhmad

I bought a verizon iPhone 5 from the apple store at full price as I visiting and called verizon to have a prepaid plan activated on the iPhone 5 and the sales guy said I can't activate my iPhone 5 with verizon on a prepaid plan even though I paid the full price for the phone already he wanted me to signal for a contract which I can't because I don't have a bank account or SSN here is this for real ?

Verizon doesn't do prepaid IPhones so yeah it is.

You'll have to go with s GSM provider such as Straight Talk or NET10.

bidwalj · Dec 3, 2012, 07:41 AM

It will be a postpaid account but you will not be locked into a contract.

josh995 · Dec 3, 2012, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by EhsanAhmad

I bought a verizon iPhone 5 from the apple store at full price as I visiting and called verizon to have a prepaid plan activated on the iPhone 5 and the sales guy said I can't activate my iPhone 5 with verizon on a prepaid plan even though I paid the full price for the phone already he wanted me to signal for a contract which I can't because I don't have a bank account or SSN here is this for real ?

Well you wouldn't have to sign a contract since you already have a phone but you do need an SSN to sign up for service. Try doing AT&T prepaid or t-mobile I think the Verizon iPhone works on both

maflynn · Dec 3, 2012, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by EhsanAhmad

is this for real ?

Yup, since VZW doesn't offer prepaid services on the iPhone. They also require SSN for signing up (not sure about SSN on prepaids though).

EhsanAhmad · Dec 3, 2012, 07:46 AM

sorry about the typos in the original post i was typing from my phone and half asleep, i was trying to get a verizon plan because of the 4G service i dont think any other networks will even give me good 3G, which other networks would be able to give out good internet speeds on the verizon iPhone 5 ?

Leonard1818 · Dec 3, 2012, 07:54 AM

No offense, but wouldn't you have called Verizon first to ensure they would/could provide you service before you bought a phone?

jamaggic · Dec 3, 2012, 08:02 AM

just make up a ssn,,, they have no way of checking...

gfunk1122 · Dec 3, 2012, 08:46 AM

Without a social you would have to pay a $400 security deposit and you would be on a regular postpaid account. The good news is after a year of not being late on a payment they pay you back plus like 3% interest.

chrfr · Dec 3, 2012, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by jamaggic

just make up a ssn,,, they have no way of checking...

...except that they use it for credit verification, so if it doesn't match up they won't give you service.

lulla01 · Dec 3, 2012, 08:59 AM

Verizon does do prepaid on the iPhone, just the 4 and 4s are capable of working on their 80 dollars per month plan.

josh995 · Dec 3, 2012, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by jamaggic

just make up a ssn,,, they have no way of checking...

Um, what?!

Yes they do!! They run your SSN to check your credit, see how many lines you qualify for, etc.

Jtludwig · Dec 3, 2012, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by bidwalj

It will be a postpaid account but you will not be locked into a contract.

You can't get a postpaid acct without some sort of credit check (requires Ssn) or a deposit.

It doesn't matter if he is locked into a contract or not.

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Originally Posted by jamaggic

just make up a ssn,,, they have no way of checking...

Dumbest post so far today. Of course they check it.

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Originally Posted by Leonard1818

No offense, but wouldn't you have called Verizon first to ensure they would/could provide you service before you bought a phone?

You would of thought so...considering how much a full price Iphone 5 costs.

Bob Coxner · Dec 3, 2012, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by EhsanAhmad

sorry about the typos in the original post i was typing from my phone and half asleep, i was trying to get a verizon plan because of the 4G service i dont think any other networks will even give me good 3G, which other networks would be able to give out good internet speeds on the verizon iPhone 5 ?

You can use an iPhone with PagePlus and they use the Verizon network. It's a prepaid carrier, so no problem if you don't have a SSN.

http://pageplusiphone.net/

Mrbobb · Dec 3, 2012, 12:05 PM

Overseas customers coming into the States find U.S. cellular carriers a convoluting exercise. This case in point. Somewhere else, the guys pays cash, even a debit card, DONE. SSN? WTF.

BigMcGuire · Dec 3, 2012, 12:12 PM

So where are all of the "What did you think, that the US Govt. doesn't track you?" posts? :P

Wouldn't iPhone 5 work with Metro PCS?

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Originally Posted by Mrbobb

Overseas customers coming into the States find U.S. cellular carriers a convoluting exercise. This case in point. Somewhere else, the guys pays cash, even a debit card, DONE. SSN? WTF.

And incredibly expensive. I remember getting 3g, 3000+ minutes, free incoming calls, .20/sol texts for $30? in Peru if I remember right.

Jordan921 · Dec 3, 2012, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jamaggic

just make up a ssn,,, they have no way of checking...

Lol what!? How do you think they do credit checks without a ssn?

EhsanAhmad · Dec 3, 2012, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by gfunk1122

Without a social you would have to pay a $400 security deposit and you would be on a regular postpaid account. The good news is after a year of not being late on a payment they pay you back plus like 3% interest.

and how do i get them to do that ? when i called them the sales people were very rude and when i told them i dont have a SSN he just said well call us back when you do have one and just hung up !

gfunk1122 · Dec 3, 2012, 01:19 PM

PM me. I can probably take care of it for you.

Satnam1989 · Dec 3, 2012, 04:02 PM

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1356525 hope it helps, you have 4 options

NitinNike · Dec 4, 2012, 11:28 PM

Can anyone confirm that the verizon iPhone 5 will work on LTE bands (1,3,5)?

chrfr · Dec 5, 2012, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by NitinNike

Can anyone confirm that the verizon iPhone 5 will work on LTE bands (1,3,5)?

Check the specs: http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html

Reaper0bot0 · Dec 5, 2012, 12:21 PM

Verizon now does support the iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S on prepaid. This started rather recently. They do not support the iPhone 5 on prepaid, however. I don't think they support any 4G phones on prepaid yet.

Prime85 · Dec 5, 2012, 12:58 PM

If you want a prepaid iPhone 5 then I say return it to apple and buy the GSM to use with another network. You have 30 days from date of purchase.

Vudoo · Dec 5, 2012, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrbobb

Overseas customers coming into the States find U.S. cellular carriers a convoluting exercise. This case in point. Somewhere else, the guys pays cash, even a debit card, DONE. SSN? WTF.

No different in some other countries such as South Korea.

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EhsanAhmad macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2009	Verizon won't activate my iPhone 5 prepaid I bought a verizon iPhone 5 from the apple store at full price as I visiting and called verizon to have a prepaid plan activated on the iPhone 5 and the sales guy said I can't activate my iPhone 5 with verizon on a prepaid plan even though I paid the full price for the phone already he wanted me to signal for a contract which I can't because I don't have a bank account or SSN here is this for real ?
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bidwalj macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2007	It will be a postpaid account but you will not be locked into a contract.
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Dec 3, 2012, 07:46 AM	#6
EhsanAhmad Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2009	sorry about the typos in the original post i was typing from my phone and half asleep, i was trying to get a verizon plan because of the 4G service i dont think any other networks will even give me good 3G, which other networks would be able to give out good internet speeds on the verizon iPhone 5 ?
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Dec 3, 2012, 07:54 AM	#7
Leonard1818 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Nov 2011	No offense, but wouldn't you have called Verizon first to ensure they would/could provide you service before you bought a phone?
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jamaggic macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SC, thank God	just make up a ssn,,, they have no way of checking...
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Dec 3, 2012, 08:46 AM	#9
gfunk1122 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2010	Without a social you would have to pay a $400 security deposit and you would be on a regular postpaid account. The good news is after a year of not being late on a payment they pay you back plus like 3% interest.
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lulla01 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: U.S	Verizon does do prepaid on the iPhone, just the 4 and 4s are capable of working on their 80 dollars per month plan.
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Mrbobb macrumors 68030 Join Date: Aug 2012	Overseas customers coming into the States find U.S. cellular carriers a convoluting exercise. This case in point. Somewhere else, the guys pays cash, even a debit card, DONE. SSN? WTF.
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Dec 3, 2012, 01:19 PM	#19
gfunk1122 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2010	PM me. I can probably take care of it for you.
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Dec 4, 2012, 11:28 PM	#21
NitinNike macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2012	Can anyone confirm that the verizon iPhone 5 will work on LTE bands (1,3,5)?
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Reaper0bot0 macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2010	Verizon now does support the iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S on prepaid. This started rather recently. They do not support the iPhone 5 on prepaid, however. I don't think they support any 4G phones on prepaid yet.
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Dec 5, 2012, 12:58 PM	#24
Prime85 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2012	If you want a prepaid iPhone 5 then I say return it to apple and buy the GSM to use with another network. You have 30 days from date of purchase.
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