switch service from lgvx4600 to any other lg phone

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sanosuke689 wrote:
> hey, i probably sound like a repetative noob, but because
> verizon does not use sim cards i was wondering if it is
> possible to have different phones, but somehow change the
> esn on the phone. i was reading on the verizon site and
> it said that they don't use sim cards but electric serial
> numbers. if i were to buy a different phone from maybe
> ebay, is there a way to switch service without having to
> go throu a verizon store. thanks for any help.

Yes. You go to the VZW website and change the ESN for
that line. From the ESN on your old phone to the ESN on
your new phone. Usually within a very few minutes your
new phone has service and your old phone doesn't.

You can't change the ESN itself on a phone.

-Quick

Archived from groups: alt.cellular.verizon (More info?)

On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 02:10:07 GMT, sanosuke689 wrote:

>if i were to buy a different phone from maybe ebay, isthere a way to switch service without having to go throu a verizonstore.

If you have an account at www.verizionwireless.com, you can do it there. Or you can call the VZW Business Office and give them the necessary information. Whichever method you use, you then dial *228 on the new phone and use option 1 to activate the new phone and deactivate the old phone.

BTW, this is the procedure used when the VZW Store runs out of stock and the new phone is delivered as a parcel to a customer's home.