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iMule

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Feb 11, 2009
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The activation fee was waved at the Verizon in Brandon Fl (just around the corner from a 250 person line at the Apple store in Brandon Mall). They also had smart covers too. So apparrently there's no $70 fee and data can be purchased whenever.
 
The activation fee was waved at the Verizon in Brandon Fl (just around the corner from a 250 person line at the Apple store in Brandon Mall). They also had smart covers too. So apparrently there's no $70 fee and data can be purchased whenever.

waved so if you cancel and reactivate there is an activation fee?
 
Awesome. I ordered a Verizon iPad 2 from Apple hoping there were no activation fees. I mean it makes sense no one would want a Verizon iPad if there were activation fees.
 
Awesome. I ordered a Verizon iPad 2 from Apple hoping there were no activation fees. I mean it makes sense no one would want a Verizon iPad if there were activation fees.

It has not been confirmed. This is why I held out until Verizon releases what goes down. On other devices they have had reactivation fees.
 
It has not been confirmed. This is why I held out until Verizon releases what goes down. On other devices they have had reactivation fees.

Wrong. It has been confirmed. Go read the large 7 page thread. I have posted the internal documentation that there are no activation fees or re-activation fees. The only other verizon tablet that has activation fees is the xoom and that is because it is on the post-paid side due to it being able to be subsidized.
 
I also bought mine at Verizon tonight, no one in the store! No activation fee and I went with the prepay plan. Most of my internet time will be WiFi. 3G for vacations, etc...
 
I also bought mine at Verizon tonight, no one in the store! No activation fee and I went with the prepay plan. Most of my internet time will be WiFi. 3G for vacations, etc...

Same here. No activation fees or cancellation fees.

Just like AT&T, cancel and buy when needed. Not tied to your Verizon account like the xoom.
 
I hope this clears it up. I paid for a 32 GB iPad, a Smart Cover, and received a confirmation email after I personally set my cellular data up. The first pic is the receipt and the second is the email confirmation.
 

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They have the cellular plan to default to the 3GB package, so I had to select the $20 1GB package. Apparently word got out about the activation fees and Verizon never clarified it, which IMO probably hurt their sales a bit after reading how some people were sticking with AT&T because of it.
 
Wrong. It has been confirmed. Go read the large 7 page thread. I have posted the internal documentation that there are no activation fees or re-activation fees. The only other verizon tablet that has activation fees is the xoom and that is because it is on the post-paid side due to it being able to be subsidized.

In that documentation I didn't see anything that proved no re-activation fees.
 
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