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Re: Buying on one line, activating on another?

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Originally Posted by meccadon123 View Post
i bought 2 of mine at best buy, just did an esn swap to a line that was 100 days from the upgrade but i already got the discount from BB because i let them activate on the upgrade line. Nothing can be done after you buy from BB then esn swap.It took the rep 45 mins to do it(not sure why) but it got done.
Sometimes it will take longer than normal because the OTA Activation lags behind the ESN swap and commits the wrong programming information to the phone. This is definitely doable, just sometimes it takes a little longer.

If anyone ever does this, don't ever turn on the device until after the ESN swap is completed. That helps avoid the problem I just mentioned. If it still commits the wrong programming try a update profile and as last resort factory reset the phone.

It will work fine, you just have to let the network catch up to your device swaps sometimes.
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