[maelstrom]

You are correct. Now the ESN or MEID of the phone needs to be added to the Verizon database before it can be activated. I got mine added for a Sprint Touch Pro, but it was 2 1/2 weeks of headaches. They made mistakes repeatedly and never called back. I dont know if they added my MEID because that is their policy or if it was because so many other people messed up handling my account, that they just wanted to close the matter. Anyways, there was a tech support group in South Carolina that was able to get the MEID entered in one day. They were great, and were the only ones that I spoke with that knew what they were doing.

Good luck if you give it a shot.