Does the HTC Thunderbolt come with a SIM card or is this something I will need to purchase before I can activate on my Verizon contract?
142716
You will get one from Verizon when you activate the phone. But I would suggest getting a Samsung phone.
142717
Mine came with no sim card and I was told by Verizon that the sim card from my previous phone isn't compatible with this phone.
201894
No this phone requires a sim card and verizon does not require a sim card. this will work with TMOBILE, ATT, SIMPLE MOBILE, or any other carrier that uses sim cards.
1325048
No, it does not come with a sim card. You will need to purchase the sim card on your own.
871479
If it is a straight talk iPhone you don't need a SIM card for Verizon towers. Make sure it is a CDMA phone.
1301231
Yes. I brought the phone to a Verizon store and they put in a new SIM card and activated it.
2238874
Yes it will. I have recently done this successfully. Just put your SIM card in the new phone and it will activate automatically. Watch out for the SIM card that you have though as there are two different kinds. The older ones (1 1/2 to 2 years ago) are larger than today's mini SIM cards. I was able to trim my down from my old thunderbolt with a very good knife successfully (the info is only held in the metallic areas so bezel is safe to cut). But I would not recommend this for a novice.
300427
Yes, you can activate it to your account. This model does require a data plan. Verizon may charge and activation fee, I'm not sure. Ususally you can call in to activate a phone but I'm not sure if they would still charge or not.Thank you for your interest,ClaytonMobilekarma
902437
Yes, you will just have to go to Verizon store with this phone and ask them for a Sim card.
1196689
If purchased directly from Verizon, it probably will be included. If from Amazon, probably not. But you can get a sim card from Verizon for free if you take it to them. With that in mind, I would recommend that you also look at a 4G hotspot. The Pantech unit gave me a lot of trouble...chronically connecting, and then disconnecting. I took it back to Verizon, and they sold me on a 4G jetpack hotspot. This is much more useful, and has been trouble free. They had a special on that gave a rebate on it. You might consider that instead of the Pantech. I would not purchase another at this point.
398006
No the sim card is not included. You need to provide your own. You can get just a sim card from t-mobile. It works great.
830149
It's ready for connecting if the SIM card comes with it if the seller keeps the SIM card all you have to do is get a free SIM card from Verizon and they will do the rest for you! Hope this helps
661603
No. Only if you buy direct from a carrier (AT&T or T-Mobile) would it have a SIM card. Verizon uses CDMA technology, so no SIM card at all (and not very useful outside the US). You can purchase a MicroSD card from a number of sources. (I recently purchased a 64GB card for $19.99 +about $5 shipping)
227288
A regular SIM Card, i bought a AT&T 3G SIM card and inserted it myself and called AT&T and activated it but i found out later, that if you go to a AT&T cellular store, they will give you an free 4G SIM Card, and activate it for you and the phone then becomes a GO PHONE through AT&T, the reason i am telling you this is because, you cant use a Verizon SIM card in these smart phones, only AT&T will allow you to buy a different brand phone and insert their SIM cards!
885292
yes you will and as long as you already have an account with verizon. you just log in to your account online and go to activate your phone. Took me only 10 min. If not take it to the store and get set up with a plan.
228273
You need a SIM card to activate it if you have a already have a SIM card you can go online and login to your Verizon account if you already have one and activate it. You can also just call from you Verizon phone *611 or just go to the store for them to activate it and if you don't have a SIM card they will give you one . Hope this helps if you have a 4G LTE phone with a normal SIM card you can put that in it and will work also.
550192
NO. You do need a sim card from AT&T.; You can buy them at best buy or on line and here on Amazon
1196688
If purchased directly from Verizon, it probably will be included. If from Amazon, probably not. But you can get a sim card from Verizon for free if you take it to them. With that in mind, I would recommend that you also look at a 4G hotspot. The Pantech unit gave me a lot of trouble...chronically connecting, and then disconnecting. I took it back to Verizon, and they sold me on a 4G jetpack hotspot. This is much more useful, and has been trouble free. They had a special on that gave a rebate on it. You might consider that instead of the Pantech. I would not purchase another at this point. If purchased directly from Verizon, it probably will be included. If from Amazon, probably not. But you can get a sim card from Verizon for free if you take it to them. With that in mind, I would recommend that you also look at a 4G hotspot. The Pantech unit gave me a lot of trouble...chronically connecting, and then disconnecting. I took it back to Verizon, and they sold me on a 4G jetpack hotspot. This is much more useful, and has been trouble free. They had a special on that gave a rebate on it. You might consider that instead of the Pantech. I would not purchase another at this point.