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pollydog · 07-08-2006, 10:11 PM

I have a Motorola i60c that I used with Nextel for about three weeks. I cancelled the service and went with Verizon instead. This was about three years ago. I recently lost my Verizon phone for the third time.

Of course they wont give me insurance now. I came accross this old nextel phone which is like Brand New. Can I activate it with my Verizon Service?

Jay2TheRescue · 07-09-2006, 12:31 AM

Nope. Verizon and Nextel use different network technologies. Verizon uses CDMA and Nextel uses iDEN. They are not compatible.

-Jay

SmArTeStChIlD421 · 07-14-2006, 11:32 PM

and don't get any ideas about switching to nextel either.....they may have good services but they arent highspeed their text messaging sucks and they are currently being integrated into Sprint PCS which means that the Nextel iDEN will disappear that phone my be good now but by 2010 it will be completely worthless....

07-16-2006, 5:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pollydog

I have a Motorola i60c that I used with Nextel for about three weeks. I cancelled the service and went with Verizon instead. This was about three years ago. I recently lost my Verizon phone for the third time.

Of course they wont give me insurance now. I came accross this old nextel phone which is like Brand New. Can I activate it with my Verizon Service?

One real quick way to see is to go to the VZW wireless website. From here create you an account ID, if you have not already done so.

Login and under you account click on 'activate phone'. Just follow the instructions and IF the phone works it works, IF not you will get a message stating so.

This saved me $25 when our phones we ordered online came in. When we called VZW to activate them, they said they wanted $25 per phone to activate OR we could do it for free by following the above steps.

Hope that helps, also.

strunke · 07-16-2006, 6:00 PM

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Originally Posted by rwsrichard

One real quick way to see is to go to the VZW wireless website. From here create you an account ID, if you have not already done so.

Login and under you account click on 'activate phone'. Just follow the instructions and IF the phone works it works, IF not you will get a message stating so.

This saved me $25 when our phones we ordered online came in. When we called VZW to activate them, they said they wanted $25 per phone to activate OR we could do it for free by following the above steps.

Hope that helps, also.

He could....but with this we no it won't work. Because There are three major wireless network technologies, CDMA, GSM, iDen. Unless they are dual-network/world phones they won't work with eachother at all. But for any future one CDMA phone he buys that will help a lot.

SmArTeStChIlD421 · 07-17-2006, 7:21 PM

Motorola has released a dual mode phone that will work on CDMA for voice and data and iDEN for DC......it doesn't have any bells and whistles but it gets the point across and it is rugged like a nextel

Mobile Mike · 07-22-2006, 2:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmArTeStChIlD421

Motorola has released a dual mode phone that will work on CDMA for voice and data and iDEN for DC......it doesn't have any bells and whistles but it gets the point across and it is rugged like a nextel

Yes, but specifically for Sprint and Nextel. The likelihood of Verizon activating this phone is non-existent.

SmArTeStChIlD421 · 07-23-2006, 12:45 AM

thats true.....Verizon has now tightened security so

1)the phone has to be E911 compliant
2)the phone must contain Verizon's preferred roaming database
3)the phone must contain Verizon software (the unique interface that is on
all Verizon phones only)

3 also means must be locked to Verizon network

which means if you have an old Sprint phone and want to go to Verizon with that phone then you might have to actually send the phone in for them to program if they will even do that at all

07-08-2006, 10:11 PM	#1
pollydog I made my first post! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Can Verizon Activate a Nextel Phone? I have a Motorola i60c that I used with Nextel for about three weeks. I cancelled the service and went with Verizon instead. This was about three years ago. I recently lost my Verizon phone for the third time. Of course they wont give me insurance now. I came accross this old nextel phone which is like Brand New. Can I activate it with my Verizon Service?

07-09-2006, 12:31 AM	#2
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07-14-2006, 11:32 PM	#3
SmArTeStChIlD421 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Reading, PA Posts: 3,858 Phone(s): Blackberry 8830 Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Can Verizon Activate a Nextel Phone? and don't get any ideas about switching to nextel either.....they may have good services but they arent highspeed their text messaging sucks and they are currently being integrated into Sprint PCS which means that the Nextel iDEN will disappear that phone my be good now but by 2010 it will be completely worthless....

07-17-2006, 7:21 PM	#6
SmArTeStChIlD421 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Reading, PA Posts: 3,858 Phone(s): Blackberry 8830 Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Can Verizon Activate a Nextel Phone? Motorola has released a dual mode phone that will work on CDMA for voice and data and iDEN for DC......it doesn't have any bells and whistles but it gets the point across and it is rugged like a nextel

07-23-2006, 12:45 AM	#8
SmArTeStChIlD421 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Reading, PA Posts: 3,858 Phone(s): Blackberry 8830 Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Can Verizon Activate a Nextel Phone? thats true.....Verizon has now tightened security so 1)the phone has to be E911 compliant 2)the phone must contain Verizon's preferred roaming database 3)the phone must contain Verizon software (the unique interface that is on all Verizon phones only) 3 also means must be locked to Verizon network which means if you have an old Sprint phone and want to go to Verizon with that phone then you might have to actually send the phone in for them to program if they will even do that at all

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