Re:Verizon iPad SIM card deactivation
by mejackreed on Tuesday June 18, 2013 @07:20PM
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So I have run into this same issue. We run summer research programs where users collect data with iPad's using Verizon service. When I went reactivate this year I had the same problems.
3 Verizon calls, 2 Apple Care calls, and 1 Verizon store visit later, I finally went to the Apple store where they happily gave me several unactivated SIM's. Unfortunately they gave me nano SIM's and I had to go back to get the micro SIM's.
The Apple in store employees seemed more than happy to help me out, yet the Verizon employees would only give me SIM cards if I activated a plan with them.
I recently transferred service from a third gen iPad to an iPad mini, deactivating the old SIM card. I tried to get a new virgin SIM card from Verizon in order to sell the old iPad with, but was told the buyer would instead have to come into a Verizon store in order to activate new service. This lowers the value of a used Verizon iPad.
3 Verizon calls, 2 Apple Care calls, and 1 Verizon store visit later, I finally went to the Apple store where they happily gave me several unactivated SIM's. Unfortunately they gave me nano SIM's and I had to go back to get the micro SIM's.
The Apple in store employees seemed more than happy to help me out, yet the Verizon employees would only give me SIM cards if I activated a plan with them.
http://macmavenconsulting.com/blog/apple-lawsuit-update/
I recently transferred service from a third gen iPad to an iPad mini, deactivating the old SIM card. I tried to get a new virgin SIM card from Verizon in order to sell the old iPad with, but was told the buyer would instead have to come into a Verizon store in order to activate new service. This lowers the value of a used Verizon iPad.