How Do I Activate A Second Phone On My Account?

[DEATHO69]

I have purchased a LG phone prepaid and would like to activate this as a second line how do I do this

[SuzyQ · Accepted solution]

If it's  prepaid device, you need to set it up with a prepaid account.  That will be separate from your regular account.  If you want them both on the same account, and have two numbers, you need to wait 6 months so you can put the pre-paid phone on a post paid account.  Or buy a different phone and add a line to your current account if you need to have it on the same account now.

[mama23dogs]

My understanding is any Verizon phone can be used on a postpaid account, just as any phone can be purchased to use on prepaid. 

[SuzyQ]

My understanding was an older policy, I guess.  Researching, I found this:

It turns out that Verizon made a policy change effective  1/17/16 that requires Verizon Prepaid Phones to be activated on Verizon Prepaid and have at least $30 in airtime applied to them before they cam be used on Verizon postpaid.  A Reddit user posted a copy of an internal Verizon document detailing the new rule:

Effective 1/17/2016, customers who purchase a Prepaid 4G device must activate on a $30, $45, or $60 Prepaid plan and make at least 1 monthly service payment before they are eligible to move the device to a new or active Postpay account .

• Device remains locked until first month’s payment is made on their Prepaid plan.
• Device is unlocked automatically upon successful first month’s payment and can be used on Postpaid plan (new SIM or SIM swap).
• Attempting to use an active Postpay SIM Card with a new 4G LTE Prepaid PIB smartphone prior to making the required monthly payment, hotlines the Postpay MDN (SFO 83643) . The hotline remains until first month’s payment is made.
• Customers who activate on the $45 or $60 Prepaid plans and enroll in Auto Pay, receive bonus 1GB data per month.

If account is hotlined:

• Data access, outgoing calls, and text messaging do not work.
• Text message is sent to smartphone.
  
  • *VZW FREE MSG: Phone must be activated on Verizon Wireless Prepaid service and first monthly payment must be made before it can be used with any other service. *
• Auto-remark is placed on the customer's account.
  • *SIM Swap attempted: MDN Hotlined. Phone must be activated on VZW Prepaid service and first month paid before it can be activated as postpaid. *