You can change your phone on line with no charge. If you buy a phone on ebay
get the esn first and check with verizon to be sure it is not blocked. And
yes this question has been answered numerious times. You should check more
to find if you question has been answered in the last week in here.

MM

"Alan Briker" <ajb723@optonline.net> wrote in message
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> First time on this ng- please excuse if this question has been asked
> before.
> Currently have a Kyocera phone with Verizon. It sucks, but I'm not
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> for upgrade for 10 months, which is what is left on my contract.. I don't
> want to pay retail at Verizon for a new phone. If I buy a phone on e-Bay
> will Verizon activate it (assuming it is aVerizon compatible phone). If
> so,
> what do they charge? Is e-Bay a reliable source?
> Alan
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