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Cailiff04 · 01-07-2009, 1:44 AM

hi all
I'm looking to change phones. My question is...if i get a prepaid alltel phone from Wal Mart can it be activated on an alltel post paid plan? I dont have alot of money and was just wondering if the AX155 i believe at wal mart for $24.96 can be activated on a postpaid plan. any and all comments are appreciated!!

Thanks!!

MrObvious · 01-07-2009, 2:09 AM

Don't quote me but I believe that after the minutes get used up you can.

bikebryan · 01-07-2009, 10:27 AM

The answer is maybe and maybe not. It depends.

Many PIABs (Phone in a Box, which are prepaid phones) are locked into prepay only. We occasionally run across these. People will try to switch them from prepay to contract status. The system allows the ESN to be changed, but then the OTA (over the air programming fails). We try to program them manually and discover the Service Programming Code (SPC) that we have the handset doens't work. That tells us at that point the phone is Prepay only.

So you can try. The worst thing that will happen is that it won't work.

ctx89 · 01-07-2009, 5:26 PM

I have a prepaid phone (Kyocera) that is for prepaid ONLY. I tried to add it to my plan for my folks but was told I couldn't by Alltel.

I would think they should rethink their decision on this. They could possibly be losing potential long-term customers. I know very many people who started with a prepaid and went to a contract service after 3-6 months. Alltel is rolling the dice on losing these potential customers to another company........imnsho!

MrObvious · 01-07-2009, 11:12 PM

It's Verizon now. Get it right. :p

ctx89 · 01-08-2009, 12:35 AM

Not till the 9th....hehe

http://forums.wirelessadvisor.com/wi...nuary-9-a.html (Verizon to close Alltel acquistion January 9)

bikebryan · 01-08-2009, 8:51 AM

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Originally Posted by MrObvious

It's Verizon now. Get it right. :p

The Alltel name will still be around for quite a while.

MrObvious · 01-08-2009, 11:53 AM

It won't be the same though Bryan. You gotta admit that things will start changing and fast.

Cailiff04 · 01-08-2009, 1:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrObvious

It won't be the same though Bryan. You gotta admit that things will start changing and fast.

mayber Verziitell...LOL

MrObvious · 01-08-2009, 2:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cailiff04

mayber Verziitell...LOL

bikebryan · 01-08-2009, 8:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrObvious

It won't be the same though Bryan. You gotta admit that things will start changing and fast.

Change? Yes. Fast? Nobody knows. We still have no idea of any details and it's likely the deal will close very soon.

Cailiff04 · 01-18-2009, 5:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrObvious

Don't quote me but I believe that after the minutes get used up you can.

hehe i quoted you...LOL
so if i used up the minutes i could use it? HMM I'll have to call Customer care and see what they say!!! =)

MrObvious · 01-18-2009, 6:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cailiff04

hehe i quoted you...LOL
so if i used up the minutes i could use it? HMM I'll have to call Customer care and see what they say!!! =)

You'll have to get a phone that for sure isn't earmarked for that. Apparently some are some aren't.

MOTOhooligan · 01-22-2009, 5:07 PM

Most current Alltel prepaid phones should work, if the phone says "Simple Freedom" it won't work. Simple Freedom was a prepaid service from Wal-Mart that used Alltel's network.

Cailiff04 · 01-22-2009, 10:37 PM

The few phones at Wal Mart that I was looking at said "U prepaid" I really liked the Samsung myshot they had for like $60.00. I may get that phone here in a couple weeks...

Can the "U Prepaid" phones be activated on a post paid plan?

MrObvious · 01-22-2009, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cailiff04

The few phones at Wal Mart that I was looking at said "U prepaid" I really liked the Samsung myshot they had for like $60.00. I may get that phone here in a couple weeks...

Can the "U Prepaid" phones be activated on a post paid plan?

Not Wally World ones but maybe if you buy it direct from like a retail store.

01-07-2009, 1:44 AM	#1
Cailiff04 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Findlay Ohio Posts: 307 Phone(s): Blackberry Curve (8330) Provider(s): Verizon Wireless Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Images: 31	Activate prepaid phones on postpaid plan? hi all I'm looking to change phones. My question is...if i get a prepaid alltel phone from Wal Mart can it be activated on an alltel post paid plan? I dont have alot of money and was just wondering if the AX155 i believe at wal mart for $24.96 can be activated on a postpaid plan. any and all comments are appreciated!! Thanks!! __________________ GO TIGERS!!!!

01-07-2009, 2:09 AM	#2
MrObvious Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hutchinson, KS Posts: 534 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: phones Don't quote me but I believe that after the minutes get used up you can.

01-07-2009, 10:27 AM	#3
bikebryan Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Northeast Kansas Posts: 461 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Activate prepaid phones on postpaid plan? The answer is maybe and maybe not. It depends. Many PIABs (Phone in a Box, which are prepaid phones) are locked into prepay only. We occasionally run across these. People will try to switch them from prepay to contract status. The system allows the ESN to be changed, but then the OTA (over the air programming fails). We try to program them manually and discover the Service Programming Code (SPC) that we have the handset doens't work. That tells us at that point the phone is Prepay only. So you can try. The worst thing that will happen is that it won't work.

01-07-2009, 5:26 PM	#4
ctx89 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Newton, Kansas Posts: 63 Phone(s): HTC Touch -ROM 3.10.671.1, aka. VOGU100 Provider(s): Alltel Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Activate prepaid phones on postpaid plan? I have a prepaid phone (Kyocera) that is for prepaid ONLY. I tried to add it to my plan for my folks but was told I couldn't by Alltel. I would think they should rethink their decision on this. They could possibly be losing potential long-term customers. I know very many people who started with a prepaid and went to a contract service after 3-6 months. Alltel is rolling the dice on losing these potential customers to another company........imnsho!

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MrObvious Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hutchinson, KS Posts: 534 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Activate prepaid phones on postpaid plan? It's Verizon now. Get it right. :p

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01-08-2009, 12:35 AM	#6
ctx89 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Newton, Kansas Posts: 63 Phone(s): HTC Touch -ROM 3.10.671.1, aka. VOGU100 Provider(s): Alltel Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Activate prepaid phones on postpaid plan? Not till the 9th....hehe http://forums.wirelessadvisor.com/wi...nuary-9-a.html (Verizon to close Alltel acquistion January 9)

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MrObvious Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hutchinson, KS Posts: 534 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Activate prepaid phones on postpaid plan? It won't be the same though Bryan. You gotta admit that things will start changing and fast.

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01-22-2009, 10:37 PM	Original Poster #15
Cailiff04 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Findlay Ohio Posts: 307 Phone(s): Blackberry Curve (8330) Provider(s): Verizon Wireless Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Images: 31	Re: Activate prepaid phones on postpaid plan? The few phones at Wal Mart that I was looking at said "U prepaid" I really liked the Samsung myshot they had for like $60.00. I may get that phone here in a couple weeks... Can the "U Prepaid" phones be activated on a post paid plan? __________________ GO TIGERS!!!!

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