switching carriers though Amazon Wireless?

illusion88

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Anyone have any experience switching carriers with Amazon Wireless? I'm currently an ATT customer and I would like to make the jump to Verizon. I still haven't picked out a phone yet, but I'm leaning on the Droid Inc2. It's about $120 cheaper on Amazon Wireless for new customers...
 

salvorhardin

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I switched from att to verizon last november. I experienced no problems. After I received the phone from amazon, I called verizon with the 800 included with the phone to port my number. When I bought the phone amazon couldn't port numbers into verizon. It took about 5 minutes from dialing the number to having the number activated.
 

s44

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Oct 13, 2006
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Me too. Amazon sent me a phone with a new number, so I just called in the port request when it arrived.

This is the *second* best way to get a new device: Costco's 90 day device switch policy is probably the best (no worries about that superphone around the corner), though they don't discount as much.
 

webdave

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membershipwireless.com is the web version of Costco's cell phone deals. You don't need to be a member to order from them. They offer the same 90 days return policy. Howerver after the first 30 days you would have to switch to a device on the the same network as you can only terminate the wireless acount within the first 30 days.