If I buy a used microcell how can I confirm it has been removed from somebodys account so I can activate it?
156722
When you go to register it on the AT&T website, it will tell you that the serial number has been assigned to another account. They will have to deactivate it before you can activate it.
877965
Yes but if you buying from the same company good luck because once i got it and took to metro pcs to activate it they said the phone was stolen and they could not activate so i ended up having to send the phone back and didn't Get all my money back from the company
2016211
Not to my knowledge. You should check with Best Buy or Radio Shack or someone who sells cell phones, but i believe you must buy that company's phone to activate and use it.
614306
Maybe, Some phone are still can be activated Via Ting , I have to check one by one and see which can go, Once you buy the item send me a message that you want to use the item with ting and I will verify the MEID # and confirm with ting.
1435717
The one we bought was successfully activated. It was "refurbished" rather than new, and has developed other problems.
1616449
Goto the apple store or service provider or call them and ask, they should be able to activate it for you
1758922
All prepaid phones require their ESN or IMEI to be activated at the time of purchase. It prevents the activation of shoplifted phones. This goes for online shopping and in-store. The short answer is the phone is unusable and the seller made the error. I'd return it with the reason you gave. You should also not have to pay shipping but might have to argue that. This happens once in a while and it happened to me before. One time I was dealing with Tracfone and was able to explain the situation. They asked me to fax them the receipt and they were able to activate the phone. Might be an option with you but their customer svc is spotty at best. Easiest solution is to return the phone and get a new one. All prepaid phones require their ESN or IMEI to be activated at the time of purchase. It prevents the activation of shoplifted phones. This goes for online shopping and in-store. The short answer is the phone is unusable and the seller made the error. I'd return it with the reason you gave. You should also not have to pay shipping but might have to argue that. This happens once in a while and it happened to me before. One time I was dealing with Tracfone and was able to explain the situation. They asked me to fax them the receipt and they were able to activate the phone. Might be an option... » Read More All prepaid phones require their ESN or IMEI to be activated at the time of purchase. It prevents the activation of shoplifted phones. This goes for online shopping and in-store. The short answer is the phone is unusable and the seller made the error. I'd return it with the reason you gave. You should also not have to pay shipping but might have to argue that. This happens once in a while and it happened to me before. One time I was dealing with Tracfone and was able to explain the situation. They asked me to fax them the receipt and they were able to activate the phone. Might be an option with you but their customer svc is spotty at best. Easiest solution is to return the phone and get a new one. « Show Less
1776887
It is activated at the store you bought it from...but, you do not start using minutes until you enter the pin# into the phone
790780
Yes, it is the same process. However if the phone requires a sim card you will need to order one from us cellular before you can activate it. The electrify m in particular does require one. After you get that you can either activate your new phone in the store or over the phone ( obviously don't call on the phone you are deactivating) hope this helps!
2238346
If the IME is listed as stolen then you cannot activate. You can try to get refund from seller...
483115
Not the one I bought - and there is a reason the company I bought it from is no longer operating with their previous name - they cheated a lot of us out of money. Would you like to buy it from me?
594969
You should return to seller, any phone that has an prior account, possibly past issues ,Verizon will not activate.That has always been with Verizon they are not like other phone companies. Sorry
1379209
The phone I bought from I am wireless was a stolen phone. I'm still waiting for a refund. I bought another used iPhone from Amazon and it worked for 3 days and then stopped working. That one I have to return to get a refund.
1624667
ok its used and it says that the sim cards in cluded so then is all i need to do is to activate it its from youtech?
336140
So...You didn't get the sim from AT&T;?As far as I know, that sim only has info pertaining to the service provider.It contains no info regarding the phone itself.I've also had my same card in three different phones, with no probs.I'm not sure I'd be OK trying to cut my card, as I've heard things about this also.Anyone had any luck getting a new (free) card, regular or micro?
1330624
No. I'm using it with another device but I had to call to activate it. I couldn't activate it online without a code from a phone.
1478841
Yes I can help, to activate go to simplemobile.com The top tab bar will show activate/reactivate. Click that. Now just follow the on screen steps including the sim serial number when asked. If you have any questions or if I can be of any more help feel free to contact me. Thank you dsoldier210@gmail.com