No, phones are programmed for the carrier, so if it was a Verizon phone, it was programmed for Verizon. It will not work on another carrier.
There are several places that you can go to cell your old Verizon phones. Local pawn shops purchase cell phones from sellers. There are online communities devoted to those who aim to get rid of old electronics for a price. E-bay.com is one of the most well-known places to sell.
One can obtain a new Verizon cell phone directly from Verizon. One can also visit a bricks and mortar store which sells Verizon phones and plans. Some online sites which carry new Verizon cell phones include eBay, Amazon, Best Buy, and of course, Verizon's official website.
Verizon can provide service to any cell phone and keep the current phone number as long as it has been disconnected from the previous service provider. You can do this over the telephone by providing the SIM ID number of the phone.
If there are old cell phones lying around the house with no hopes of ever being used again, it might be time to trade the cell phones for cash. Many cell phone companies now offer a rebate for old cell phones. People who buy new cell phones on a regular basis keep their old cell phones just in case. That sometimes becomes more of a burden than a blessing. Old cell phones are purchased and then given to people who do not have enough money to afford a cell phone. That means the original purchaser can help others while selling their old cell phones for cash.
There are a wide range of locations that will recycle Verizon phones. Some of the more common places to recycle the phone are local retail stores such as Best Buy, Verizon Wireless stores, and Walmart locations. There are also several online retailers that will accept used cell phones to recycle.
Verizon offers many types of phones, new and old. The website you need is WWW.Verizon.com. You can check their website for specific deals and prices.
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Do you mean 'When were the first cell phones sold?' If so, the answer is in the mid 1980s.
The best place to get good quality secondhand phones is eBay. Companies like Amazon, and NewEgg also sell refurbished phones, that someone can pick up for a reasonable price. Another place to look for deals or even rebates on purchasing phones, is Verizon. They are always recycling old phones.
Many cell phones can be refurbished and resold as used. There are companies that will take old cell phones and use them as spare parts or use the material to build items such as wheelchairs.
It is when you turn in you old used cell phones. the cell phones are then recycled or given to various charity organization. Batter women is one organization that recycles cell phones.