I am moving out of town for one month and need internet. If I buy any USB modem online that is made for verizon, can I then just walk into a verizon store and get it activated and a (x)GB plan and use the device?

For instance, if I buy

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=verizon+usb+modem&hl=en&cid=10172500186550349765#p

can I then get a one month service plan added to it and use it for a month?

8/2/2011 7:58:49 AM

please?

8/2/2011 9:56:21 AM

I am not aware of any month-to-month plans for the USB data devices from any of the major carriers.

8/2/2011 10:03:18 AM

Why not just call and check. You can buy at full price and sign up for a data plan online with no contract so not sure why you wouldn't be able to just add it if you already had one.

8/2/2011 10:11:54 AM

As long as the USB modem isn't tied to a plan in negative standing, you can activate it on a prepaid/month-to-month plan. It's like 50 for the 1GB and 80 for the 5GB.

I have a $200, giftcard, 3G USB modem, and a Cradlepoint that I carry around with me as backup internet for our stores.

8/2/2011 2:05:32 PM

Can I use any device or do I have to buy the device with the plan?

8/2/2011 5:48:35 PM

http://www.amazon.com/Novatel-Wireless-2200-Hotspot-Verizon/dp/B003JUBQE2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1312336031&sr=8-2

Just ordered one of these. We will see what happens.

8/2/2011 9:48:32 PM

That should be fine.

8/3/2011 12:11:33 AM

Got it in the mail. Called Verizon, they couldn't activate it on prepay for unsaid reason but they activated it on a month to month plan with no contract with 3G 5GB for $59.99.

Supposedly it takes 2 hours to activate so I will make sure it works tomorrow morning. So far, this is working perfectly. Hopefully tomorrow will continue the trend.

[Edited on August 4, 2011 at 9:46 PM. Reason : e]

8/4/2011 9:45:58 PM

odd, when Verizon activated my work card, it was almost instantly up. Although we bought a used one off a Verizon employee. Worked pretty good in remote areas.

8/4/2011 9:54:53 PM

well i followed all of the instructions and it won't activate. So apparently I have jinxed myself. Now I have to call verizon again.....

8/5/2011 12:05:10 PM

I have a Sprint Mifi and a 3g/4g card, and the Mifi is a son of a bitch to activate every time I switch. Did you try resetting using a paperclip?

8/5/2011 10:06:20 PM

I have a verizon 4GLTE device with 10G a month for 80 bucks. I can suspend service and not be billed. I also am only charged for what i use. So when i turn it on for a week while traveling for work, i pay for a week/% of my total allowance.

Its a USB modem.

8/6/2011 2:17:36 AM

i got it working. it was actually pretty easy, i was being a dumbass and sitting in an office where i wasnt getting service on the device.

once i took it outside and tried to activate it, it worked right away. service is awesome, easy to use. loving it

8/8/2011 6:02:52 PM

yeah, and its pretty fast if you get a signal, even in rural areas, which surprised me. I was out in the middle of no where in Florida last year on a shoot with my boss and his iphone got no service, but the version card was flying.

8/8/2011 6:07:33 PM

^autocorrect itt

8/8/2011 6:10:53 PM

damn you auto correct. oh fuck it, you know what I'm talking about

8/8/2011 6:14:57 PM

this 3g is way faster than i expected

8/10/2011 8:53:51 PM

Thanks OP. I activated my modem on the 59.99 MTM plan today in preparation for the hurricane. Before reading this thread I had no idea they started offering this type of deal instead of prepaid.

I'm hoping that I can do exactly what you described Lokken and suspend service + reactivate whenever I need it and not wait 2 hours or pay activation fees. If you have any more information on this process do share!

8/25/2011 7:35:21 PM

np. thing is still working great. my one month is up in about a week and i have been happy with it the whole time.

8/28/2011 9:18:23 AM