But your phone works on your line, just with 3g and no LTE???? Is that correct? The sim is only for the LTE right?
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Anyone on Verizon able to switch lines yet?
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But your phone works on your line, just with 3g and no LTE???? Is that correct? The sim is only for the LTE right?
I spoke to them over the phone, but I haven't tried activating anything yet because of the confusion over it all. I'm trying to determine if I have to go get a new sim or not, and apparently the local stores are out of the sim cards.
No. No cell service or anything when the SIM card has been removed. I tried turning the phone completely off and on without the SIM card, and unless I'm doing something wrong, I get no service at all.
What an epic fail....how could they be out of sim cards, this was poorly planned. Hopefully the 24 hours trick works.
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So you have no phone at all for 24 hours??? Geez.
My local Verizon store has plenty of SIM cards, but they said if they give me a new one with my real number (that I intend to use after the switch), I lose my unlimited data.
They gave me a "wink wink" and said if I wait 24 hours, I can make the line switch with the original SIM that came with the phone and keep my unlimited.
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i still have a phone- I'm using my 4S. The iP5 is currently on a line that rarely gets used and is normally occupied by a flip phone used for emergencies.
I can't deactivate my other line, my mother uses it and she's leaving town in the morning. Couldn't use an iphone if her life depended on it anyway.
This is how we do it at work when we use a "buddy upgrade" on a business account. I don't know if it'll work on a personal account. Takes 20 mins max if you have to call customer service.
1. Activate device on the line in the order slip.
2. Power off both devices
3. Do an ESN change on the line you want the new device on.
4. Say you already have a SIM card, and type that number in.
5. Turn on new device and let it activate. ( I never had to wait 24hrs, lucky?)
6. Call customer service if it fails.
Edit: You are probably better off to follow the activation instruction sheet that will come in the box (if ordered from Verizon).
You can swap lines and activate via Verizon's website: https://wbillpay.verizonwireless.com/vzw/secure/services/activatePhone.action
Way easier than calling or going to the store.
You can swap lines and activate via Verizon's website: https://wbillpay.verizonwireless.com/vzw/secure/services/activatePhone.action
Way easier than calling or going to the store.
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Well it's real simple, if after telling me I can do an alternate upgrade, then not having the option available to select on pre-order, then telling me many times to go ahead and order on the other line and they can easily switch...only to find that now I will only have a paperweight because they have no SIMs to give me. That is outright breach of contract as they are unable to provide me with service....and fraud to get me to order something that wouldn't function properly.
Confused. I ordered new phone service with Verizon (was with TMobile), but ordered three phones with new numbers. To switch our new phone numbers to the phone numbers we have with TMobile (and thus cancel TMobile service), what do we need to do? Is this a separate discussion than this thread is discussing?
I'm on hold waiting to speak with someone. This is going to get resolved right now....this is beyond ridiculous.
You will likely need to call or go into a store to have Verizon take control of the numbers. Typically they will call T-Mobile, tell them that you're switching, and hand the phone to you to confirm. T-Mobile may or may not get down on their knees and plead for you to stay. Once you confirm, Verizon takes control of the numbers and assigns them to your lines as necessary.
This particular thread is discussing people that are using an upgrade for a different line to activate the new phone on their line (existing customers and lines).
Now they're saying it will take up to 48 hours to activate on a new line. If you do activate it, it kills the other line and will stay dead. He said to not even bother turning it on.
So great, I now have a nice shiny paperweight all weekend.
So great, I now have a nice shiny paperweight all weekend.
Perhaps there is more in play at the moment with your situation than I am aware of, but the "up to 48 hours" comment is something that they always say to cover their rears if it ends up taking a while, especially on a day like today when everyone is activating devices and lines.
I have found that with most new devices activation is fairly quick, on the order of "minutes" rather than "hours" or "days".
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I have a 4G sim card already through my thunderbolt. Once my phone comes in I will activate it and then try switching the lines using my current sim. Should work as SIM card is linked to the line and not the phone. Post the results here
I have a 4G sim card already through my thunderbolt. Once my phone comes in I will activate it and then try switching the lines using my current sim. Should work as SIM card is linked to the line and not the phone. Post the results here
the porting is automatic and done via NPAC
when i ported some verizon numbers to AT&T i had to call in with the phone #, social security and maybe a birthdate and it was done within minutes. including closing the verizon accounts automatically
that sim card is way too big for the iphone. i have a sim card for a droid bionic. the iphone is using a nano sim, these sims in here now are huge