Anything wrong with selling upgrade phone on eBay?
I just got an upgraded phone on new-every-two, but I'm perfectly happy with my old one. So I thought I'd sell the new one on eBay. I haven't activated it yet.
Are there any gotchas? Like is the new phone somehow tied to my account and when the new buyer activates it, they have my phone number or something? Or I will get billed for their calls?
When I bought it from verizonwireless.com, I had to say which cellular number went with that phone. (I bought for the whole family at once.)
Thanks!
Are there any gotchas? Like is the new phone somehow tied to my account and when the new buyer activates it, they have my phone number or something? Or I will get billed for their calls?
When I bought it from verizonwireless.com, I had to say which cellular number went with that phone. (I bought for the whole family at once.)
Thanks!
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u have to thru their automated system agree to terms and cond of the phone upgrade a.k.a extend your contract because if u do not it'll charge you for full retail price of the phone since u didn't extnd contr.
after that it's all up to you what u do w/ the phone
after that it's all up to you what u do w/ the phone
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If your old phone is your active phone, the new phone will not be attached to your account any longer.
Go ahead and sell it but just remember, you are ineligible for upgrade for 20 months (12 if you are primary) because you got that phone.
Go ahead and sell it but just remember, you are ineligible for upgrade for 20 months (12 if you are primary) because you got that phone.
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Must accept terms and conditions first. Otherwise the person you sell the phone to won't be able to use it right away. Plus you'll get charged the difference between your sale price and retail.
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the person who buys it from you won't be able to use it EVER. i bought a phone on ebay, that happened to me - couldn't find the original seller, i bought from a cell "store" on ebay, and the phone was sent back because verizon said they could NEVER activate it without the original buyer accepting the terms and conditions and extending the contract.
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mellowlen62 said:
the person who buys it from you won't be able to use it EVER. i bought a phone on ebay, that happened to me - couldn't find the original seller, i bought from a cell "store" on ebay, and the phone was sent back because verizon said they could NEVER activate it without the original buyer accepting the terms and conditions and extending the contract.
Ah the joys of CDMA...But hey the calls are crystal clear and they never drop.
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Benefits of Superior technology.
Prevents utilization of stolen phones, and thereby makes intentional theft of your Verizon phone almost non existent.
With the convenience of SIM cards comes a price-stolen phones are easily used, and GSM call quality is, while typically acceptable, not nearly as good as CDMA.... More Bars in more places...That's because you need them to get a usable connection with GSM.
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CaptJeff said:
Benefits of Superior technology.
Prevents utilization of stolen phones, and thereby makes intentional theft of your Verizon phone almost non existent.
With the convenience of SIM cards comes a price-stolen phones are easily used, and GSM call quality is, while typically acceptable, not nearly as good as CDMA.... More Bars in more places...That's because you need them to get a usable connection with GSM.
I would rather the Carrier allow ME to take personal responsibility for my phoe rather then big brother "ptotecting" me. the bottom line is
I have a phone lock and a SIM lock. no one is using my phone. The idea is watch your stuff and not leave it around.
With personal responsib...
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Things happen, and just because you get your phone stolen or your phone is lost doesn't make you any less responsible than someone with a GSM phone.
Just because verizon protects their customers doesn't make them controlling. Some people value that feature.
Verizon users have flexibility and freedom of choice, but Im sure you will never acknowledge it.
Just because verizon protects their customers doesn't make them controlling. Some people value that feature.
Verizon users have flexibility and freedom of choice, but Im sure you will never acknowledge it.
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As some others have said, you have 30 days from the date you received the phone to activate it and accept the terms and conditions for your new contract. If you don't, you will be charged full retail price for the phone and it will remain locked. Once you activate the phone, you can go back to your old phone (as long as it's digital) and do what you like with the new phone. The question is, why did you upgrade if you are happy with your phone?
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