Expiration of a Verizon Phone Number

Beads

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I have a verizon phone (prepay uses cards).I am no longer in the DR but will be back soon. How long does Verizon let me keep the number before they re-assign it to someone else?
 

Bartolomeo67

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Mar 18, 2004
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Not more than 3 months is my experience. It is not said that the number will go automatically to someone else but if you don't use the number within 3 months you have to re-activate your Verizon account upon arrival which results in a new phone number.
Bartolomeo
 
Your card will last 70 days from the time of activation, after that the card expires and you will have to purchase a new card upon coming back to DR. The # will remain active for an unspecified period of time but at least 3-4 months it will be good from my experience. the only problem that I have had is that when I go back to DR after 70 days is that the phone will work but the caller ID wont, I need to go to a verizon store to have phone reactivated at no charge, same number and all, A 1 minute procedure.