How does one find out if a phone and plan are compatible? (1 Viewer)

[Evilgrin 72]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/verizon-wireless-prepaid-motorola-moto-g-no-contract-cell-phone-black/3041063.p?id=1219086346405&skuId=3041063&pid=1219086346405

Thinking of buying my mother this phone for Xmas but cannot seem to find out with any degree of certainty that she can activate it on her More Everything plan. She piggy backs on my brothers family plan so she pays almost nothing and will never consider switching to a prepaid plan. Verizon website requires an ESN# in order to determine compatibility and I sat on hold with Verizon CS for 15 mins before giving up. Does anyone know how to ensure this will work for her before I buy it? TIA.

 

[(HULK)]

Absolutely should work

 

[Evilgrin 72]

This link makes me uneasy:

http://www.slashgear.com/verizon-moto-g-may-have-a-prepaid-sting-for-some-31310497/

In short, while Verizon's prepaid phones don't come with a contract, the carrier does have a way of extracting the subsidized value of them all the same. The carrier's policy is to keep prepaid devices locked to prepaid accounts for the first six months.

That means, if you don't activate the phone on the prepaid account it comes with, you won't be able to use it. Those who had seen the $99.99 deal as a good way to replace an existing postpaid contract device without paying Verizon's official upgrade prices won't be able to do so - at least, not until midway through 2014.

 

[(HULK)]

Buy the phone from Motorola directly.