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tRucc22

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Sep 19, 2014
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Just came home to my new 6 and want to activate. I opted to get the fresh sim with it. The instructions to activate are telling me to call an 800 number from a separate phone AND to shut my current phone off to activate 4g LTE SERVICE. I don't have access to another phone right now. Any other way to activate?
 
Just came home to my new 6 and want to activate. I opted to get the fresh sim with it. The instructions to activate are telling me to call an 800 number from a separate phone AND to shut my current phone off to activate 4g LTE SERVICE. I don't have access to another phone right now. Any other way to activate?

If your old SIM is the same size you can just pop it in.

Or you can try their customer service first, maybe they can update the new IMEI/SIM # after you hangup or something.
 
Just came home to my new 6 and want to activate. I opted to get the fresh sim with it. The instructions to activate are telling me to call an 800 number from a separate phone AND to shut my current phone off to activate 4g LTE SERVICE. I don't have access to another phone right now. Any other way to activate?

Try logging into Verizon's website, there should be an option somewhere there.
 
Try logging into Verizon's website, there should be an option somewhere there.

Yes get on chat, do normal apple activation if from iCloud. On chat give ICCID and MEID numbers. Chat agent will activate phone, just turn off(new) phone for about a minute. Reboot all done.
 
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