AboutDebiN Expertise I can answer questions on cellular phones, the physical device, the network, contracts, billing, ordering, porting and what to look for when purchasing cell phones. I am located in the United States. I am an expert on BlackBerrys, Treos, HTC devices and iPhones as well as cellphones and aircards. I have over 15 years of experience in both the wireless and wireline world with the carriers. I have a lot of knowledge regarding the wireless providers - their services, prices and policies, both GSM (AT&T (formerly Cingular) and T-Mobile) and CDMA (Verizon, Sprint/Nextel (iDEN)). I am very familiar with the individual devices and their specifications. I can also answer questions regarding BlackBerrys, iPhones and other PDAs, both Palm-based and Windows-based. I can troubleshoot most any problem someone is having with their cellular device or with the provider.
Experience Over 15 years in the Telecom industry working for the carriers with individuals, small business, medium business and large corporations(Fortune 500)
Education/Credentials Master's in Telecommunications
Question i have an existing prepay account with verizon... im looking for a new phone. i was wondering if i bought a brand new blackberry pearl if i could make it prepay?
help :)
Answer Unfortunately not, I'm afraid. You have to buy a prepaid phone from Verizon directly and they don't have any existing prepaid BlackBerrys. If you really want a BlackBerry, it's well worth your while to go post-paid instead. The cost of prepaid with data is really not a good idea anyway and post paid is always less expensive than prepaid. Prepaid works great if you only need a temporary phone or if you have no credit, but if this is not the case, then you should definitely go post-paid, if at all posssible. Then, you can get the BlackBerry and the unlimited data plan and you will be good to go (hopefully). I hope this helps. Thanks. DebiN
