If you want to activate a new Apple iPhone on the Verizon network and don't want Verizon personnel to help you complete the activation, you can do so relatively easily on the iOS device itself.

When you use an iPhone for the first time – whether it's a new iPhone fresh out of the box or a used phone that you've gotten from another user – you need to activate it to set up cellular service.

Happily, most owners (myself included) of a new iPad Wi-Fi+ 3G have had no problems setting up and activating the 3G service option. Most people, however, is not the same as all people. A perusal of ...

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