Please Help Me Activation Trouble

Are you presently out of your home area? It sounds like you are in an area of North Carolina where Verizon is not a native carrier (most likely Alltel is). Once you are in a native Verizon area, you can use the *228 option even if you are not in your home area.

Your best bet is to call Verizon and see what they can do. They should be able to add your phone to your account, but you might have to wait until your back home to do the proper updating via *228.

It sounds like you happen to presently be in one of the few areas Verizon doesn't have native service. It's unfortunate, but it happens. Rest assured, some time after the Alltel purchase goes through, the area you're in won't be roaming territory anymore. Unfortunately this may be a year away, as the network merge will take a while.

 

Don't worry, you won't be charged roaming. All of Verizon's current plans include roaming with eligible partners. If you are in an area where VZ doesn't have a roaming agreement, your phone simply won't have service (only emergency 911 service). This keeps you from those unexpected roaming charges that used to be a problem years ago.

It sounds like it might be a cell tower issue in your area. I know this sounds silly to do to get your phone activated, but try driving around a major town in your area and see if your phone shows regular service and not roaming. You would then be able to use the *228 option. This is just a suggestion, though.

Good luck. If you have anymore questions, just ask.

 

I suggest considering Alltel as your carrier. If Verizon Wireless does not work at your home, and Alltel does, you might be better off with Alltel. It should be a moot point in the near future, but could pose problems until then. You may not be able to use data services (e.g. Get-It-Now apps such as Mobile Email). It depends on the roaming agreement between VZW and Alltel.

 

i have to say that MobileMike's idea is the best bet.....sometime in the near future Alltel and Verizon will integrate and it won't be considered roaming.....if you already have the phone and are in the contracts and whatever.....your best bet is just try and get them active and don't worry about the roaming

 

There is something else to think about. Goldenspoon said a ZIP code lookup showed both Verizon and Alltel as local carriers. That probably means that one of those networks will be divested. If Verizon keeps the Alltel network (that has a stronger signal at the house), great, but if Verizon keeps its original network, there may not be a good signal there.

Goldenspoon - Try doing a *22800 and *22801, to see if one of those will connect to Verizon.