To activate a new phone purchased from Verizon, you just need to turn it on and follow the onscreen steps to complete the activation process and set up your iPhone®, Android™, or prepaid device.
Verizon is a telecommunications company based in the United States. It offers a wide range of services like wireless communication, broadband internet, FiOS (Fiber Optic Service), and landline phone services. It provides the best Network Quality in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, North Central, Southwest, and West regions.
Let’s understand how you can activate your own phone on vzw.com if it is compatible with the Verizon network and also how you can Activate your phone purchased from Verizon or a Verizon Authorized Retailer.
First thing to remember– It is advisable to take a backup of the data of your old phone prior to activating your new phone.
How to Activate Your Phone purchased from Verizon?
The process of activation is a little bit simple. You can activate your new phone purchased from Verizon just by turning it on. Once you turned it on, simply follow the onscreen steps to complete the activation process and set up your iPhone®, Android™, or prepaid device. Keep in mind that the activation process will typically take few minutes but in some situations may take up to 24 hours.
In case the activation process doesn’t complete automatically when you power on your new phone for the first time then check out the following conditions to find the reason for the interruption.
- Firstly ensure that you are in the range of the Verizon network signal.
- Check your old phone is powered off.
- Make sure that your phone’s SIM card is inserted and connected to your Verizon account.
How to Activate Your own Phone on Verizon?
You can also easily activate, change, or replace your own phone on an existing line if it is compatible with the Verizon network using “My Verizon”. Follow the step-by-step guide to activate your own phone on Verizon(vzw.com).
- Visit the official website of Verizon.
- Sign in to your My Verizon account.
- Once you Logged in, click on Manage all devices.
- After that click on Activate your own device.
- On your account, you will find a list of devices that are eligible.
- Select your device and click on Next.
- Enter the information of your device and continue to the last stage.
- Once you have followed all the steps, Power off and then Power on your device.
Note : Review and confirm all the information about the device carefully and keep in mind that the activation process may take several minutes.