How do you figure that? The enV3 has an HTML browser which should make it ineligible for prepaid............unless I'm missing something.
I was in a Verizon store on Sunday to see about testing the LG enV Touch out. I was told by the store Reps that he could not activate that phone on prepaid, but that he could activate the enV3 on prepaid if I wanted to try that one instead..... I know all about the HTML phones not being allowed on prepaid,however, I figured something must be different about the enV3 if the Rep. Said he could activate that phone for me instead.... I think the OP should either call prepaid customer care, or a Verizon corporate store to get the answer to this question....
I was in a Verizon store on Sunday to see about testing the LG enV Touch out. I was told by the store Reps that he could not activate that phone on prepaid, but that he could activate the enV3 on prepaid if I wanted to try that one instead..... I know all about the HTML phones not being allowed on prepaid,however, I figured something must be different about the enV3 if the Rep. Said he could activate that phone for me instead.... I think the OP should either call prepaid customer care, or a Verizon corporate store to get the answer to this question....
Wow, I find that very interesting. Do you know what the prepaid price was on the enV3? Did it have an inPulse or prepaid price tag on it?
I was in a Verizon store on Sunday to see about testing the LG enV Touch out. I was told by the store Reps that he could not activate that phone on prepaid, but that he could activate the enV3 on prepaid if I wanted to try that one instead..... I know all about the HTML phones not being allowed on prepaid,however, I figured something must be different about the enV3 if the Rep. Said he could activate that phone for me instead.... I think the OP should either call prepaid customer care, or a Verizon corporate store to get the answer to this question....
Wow, I find that very interesting. Do you know what the prepaid price was on the enV3? Did it have an inPulse or prepaid price tag on it?
The Rep. Who I spoke with on Sunday told me the price would be the same as the one year agreement price, however, since my last post, I made calls to two other local corporate stores in my area, and both places said that the enV3 could not be activated on their prepaid service as it is considered to be an "advanced device"..... I guess Verizon now classified any phone having a full HTML bowser as an "advanced device"..... It would be nice if they would list them on their website as such, so prepaid customers would know up front which phones can and can't be activated on prepaid.... It's too bad about the enV3 though, as it would make a great messaging device for prepaid customers....
It's too bad about the enV3 though, as it would make a great messaging device for prepaid customers....
That is exactly what I was thinking. I called telesales and was told the same thing. Since it requires a Nationwide calling plan it can only be activated on postpaid plans. Bummer!
Aw man I got excited seeing this. The EnV3 is an amazing phone. If only it was available for prepay. Oh well. Maybe there's should be an EnV2.5. Hehe :P
I can confirm that that the Alias 2 is available for prepaid. It sucks that the Env3 isn't available for prepaid, but at least the Alias 2 is, I guess Verizon wanted to throw prepaid users a bone. The Alias 2 is an amazing phone. BTW, the Env2 is still in stock in many stores and the Env2 is "approved" for prepaid
I can confirm that that the Alias 2 is available for prepaid. It sucks that the Env3 isn't available for prepaid, but at least the Alias 2 is, I guess Verizon wanted to throw prepaid users a bone. The Alias 2 is an amazing phone. BTW, the Env2 is still in stock in many stores and the Env2 is "approved" for prepaid
Neither Alias 2 nor the enV2 have an HTML browser (they have a WAP browser), anything like the Dashboard application, or requirement of being on a Nationwide plan, so just like the rest of the phones like that they are allowed on pre-paid plans.
Neither Alias 2 nor the enV2 have an HTML browser (they have a WAP browser), anything like the Dashboard application, or requirement of being on a Nationwide plan, so just like the rest of the phones like that they are allowed on pre-paid plans.
I really hope verizon changes that policy, it would be great to have the really good phones for prepaid. One advantage of GSM carriers like ATT is that the prepaid plans they offer can use any phone they offer since its by SIM card, although ATT's Gophone is aweful.
I really hope verizon changes that policy, it would be great to have the really good phones for prepaid. One advantage of GSM carriers like ATT is that the prepaid plans they offer can use any phone they offer since its by SIM card, although ATT's Gophone is aweful.
You can always try Page Plus which uses VZW's network and allows pretty much all of VZW's phones.
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Neither Alias 2 nor the enV2 have an HTML browser (they have a WAP browser), anything like the Dashboard application, or requirement of being on a Nationwide plan, so just like the rest of the phones like that they are allowed on pre-paid plans.
Verizon's policy regarding so-called HTML browsers arbitrary and makes no sense. There is very little difference between the Netfront 3.0 browser on the Alias 2 and the Telca browser on on the Env 3. Both can easily and quickly load 300 KB HTML desktop web pages. The only difference I can see is that the Alias browser reformats the page as a single column while the Env browser displays it with normal layout and you have scroll sideways to to see the full width.
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Verizon's policy regarding so-called HTML browsers arbitrary and makes no sense. There is very little difference between the Netfront 3.0 browser on the Alias 2 and the Telca browser on on the Env 3. Both can easily and quickly load 300 KB HTML desktop web pages. The only difference I can see is that the Alias browser reformats the page as a single column while the Env browser displays it with normal layout and you have scroll sideways to to see the full width.
enV3's browser is supposed to be an HTML one and thus be able to support many more pages with more "true" layout and graphics and all that, while Alias 2's browser is a WAP browser basically limited to WAP web sites and perhaps somewhat "butchered" HTML sites that might be made to fit into a WAP browser. Given the type of sites people would typically use the browsers for, it's far more likely that those with HTML browsers would in fact access sites that are larger and more data intensive, and perhaps even more often, than those with WAP browsers. That's not to say that what VZW did is all that great or completely logical, but there is some rationale in it.
Verizon's policy regarding so-called HTML browsers arbitrary and makes no sense. There is very little difference between the Netfront 3.0 browser on the Alias 2 and the Telca browser on on the Env 3. Both can easily and quickly load 300 KB HTML desktop web pages. The only difference I can see is that the Alias browser reformats the page as a single column while the Env browser displays it with normal layout and you have scroll sideways to to see the full width.
It all comes down to the amount of data usage a WAP browser uses in comparison to a full HTML one. Since VZW's prepaid plans only offer "unlimited web access" for $1 a day per use, they would probably get shredded if they allowed the full HTML browsing phones on prepay.
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