Do you plan on activating the evo in the store or at home?

[DaytonaZ33]

Are you going to activate your evo at home and make sure you are the first one to touch it?

or are you cool with letting the sales rep put his grubby paws on your evo?

I hope your device has a cracked screen in transit. Then we'll see who regrets not allowing the sales rep to open it.

 

[SniperDroid]

I hope your device has a cracked screen in transit. Then we'll see who regrets not allowing the sales rep to open it.

wow really!?!? Why the hostility?

 

[bunnymud]

I'm not gonna waste the time of the people behind me in line. I can do this just fine myself

 

[Oridus]

I normally activate devices on my own, however the girl at the Sprint store I work at is really nice, and I trust her. I've given her enough trouble bugging her about this phone, so I think she deserves to be allowed to do her job this time.

 

[SoFLO]

At the store seeing how I won't be home until that night most likely.

 

[Liberation]

What if you're coming over from another carrier?

I'm porting my number from AT&T, so, will they need to have the phone in hand to do this? Kinda figuring they will.

 

[BetterMost]

Since I will be a number port over from Verizon I think I have no choice but do a store activation at this point.

 

[BetterMost]

What if you're coming over from another carrier?

I'm porting my number from AT&T, so, will they need to have the phone in hand to do this? Kinda figuring they will.

Radio Shack told me to bring my last Verizon bill also, said it makes the porting go smoother. Bring your last AT&T bill just in case.

 

[tpd25w]

They ll need just your account number
that all that you need from your bills

 

[metchick01]

If I had a choice I would like to open it and set-up by myself. But I pre-ordered at Best Buy and they kind of had a fit when I said "so I can pick it up first thing in the morning?"

Clerk: "NO! no we, umm, will call you the night before to set-up your appointment. We don't let you leave without the phone working."

(Yet, 9 months ago, I left a BB with a blackberry curve without the internet on the phone working because they didn't add the data plan to the phone. It took 6 calls to customer care and a long trip to a repair center to figure that one out. )

So yeah, I would like to do it myself!

 

[marriedman624]

If I'm just upgrading my Sprint phone, when they activate it in store, my old phone will no longer work correct? All my calls and texts will now go to the EVO.

The reason I ask, is becase I am picking up 2 EVOs (one for me and one for my wife) on my way to work. I don't want to pick her's up then if she will not be able to use her old phone at all that day. If so, I can just pick her's up on the way home from work.

 

[misterzeno]

Im adding a third line to get the phone and I just need them to add the line and the esn. I will open the box in store to make sure the device works and nothing is missing. Then when I get back to work I will change the esn myself if BB is too busy or doesn't want to do it.

 

[BetterMost]

If I'm just upgrading my Sprint phone, when they activate it in store, my old phone will no longer work correct? All my calls and texts will now go to the EVO.

The reason I ask, is becase I am picking up 2 EVOs (one for me and one for my wife) on my way to work. I don't want to pick her's up then if she will not be able to use her old phone at all that day. If so, I can just pick her's up on the way home from work.

This would be correct. It might take as long as an hour for the port to complete from the other carrier however.

 

[Rigmaster]

I'm buying from Sprint telesales. My phone will be activated before shipping. I just need to associate it with my gMail account to complete the process because it's programmed to go to the Welcome Center when first turned on. I'll port after I've set the phone up so I'm in no rush. Might give a few days to check out Sprint coverage where I travel most in NJ, NY, and PA.

 

[OmegaSMP]

What is the EXACT activation procedure in-store? Does anyone know definitively?

I don't understand why the phone has to be opened. Can't they just scan the ESN off the box and that's that? My only thing is that I'm going to be applying a screen protector, and once dust and fingerprints get on the screen, it's very, very hard to get it completely dust-free and smudge-free again. It's easiest to do it immediately after you peel off the protective plastic.

 

[evoman2be913]

I hope your device has a cracked screen in transit. Then we'll see who regrets not allowing the sales rep to open it.

First off, the sales rep happens to be my personal friend and Floor manager lol

Secondly, if it is cracked then all i do is exchange it for a brand new one so yeah nice try but too bad you didn't succeed

 

[evoman2be913]

What is the EXACT activation procedure in-store? Does anyone know definitively?

I don't understand why the phone has to be opened. Can't they just scan the ESN off the box and that's that? My only thing is that I'm going to be applying a screen protector, and once dust and fingerprints get on the screen, it's very, very hard to get it completely dust-free and smudge-free again. It's easiest to do it immediately after you peel off the protective plastic.

omega jst tell them you prefer opening it at home and you will call sprint and do an esn swap with your old cell phone.

 

[RickyRudy]

I'm somewhat confused by what I've read in this thread so far. I have a mobile broadband account with Sprint but no data line. I'm looking for a retailer that will sell me the phone at full price with NO contract and NO activation. The no activation part is important because I've been instructed to call Sprint to activate. I basically just want to buy the phone and walk out with it unopened and un-activated. Is there a retailer that will sell me the phone without activating it?

 

[OmegaSMP]

omega jst tell them you prefer opening it at home and you will call sprint and do an esn swap with your old cell phone.

Problem is, I don't think they'll let you walk out without activating it in store for the $199 price.

 

[unplugged1]

I don't really care where it gets turned on. However, I have my 16GB card from my Hero and I want to put it in before they turn the phone on for the first time. I will just insist that I swap out the SD card first.

 

[1Paladin]

I think I prefer for them to turn it on etc.. That way I can check for bad *pixies etc... before I leave. That way if it seems bad I can just tell them I don't want that one.

What I don't want is for them to do anything other then turn it on and active it. I will set up all the Google stuff etc...

*I am unsure how many bad pixel phones there will be since HTC seems to have very good quality control. I have one bad pixle on my Pre but you don't notice it in normal use.

 

[lopezpm]

So how many of you that got it in a store got to activate it at home? I had to do it in the store, just like I thought I would have to.