How to Change Your Verizon iPhone 5 Number

Many consumers today will be proud new owners of a new Verizon iPhone 5. And many of these users will have stolen an upgrade from a family member or sibling at a different number. Verizon will not change the iPhone 5 number in store, instead allowing users to do so online. Here, we show you how to do that.

Those who steal an upgrade to buy the iPhone 5 will likely have a different number than the one they want to use on the phone. And because of the Nano SIM in the iPhone 5 and security concerns, Verizon cannot sell an iPhone 5 through one number and switch it to another number in the store.

Instead, those who bought an iPhone 5 from one number and want to switch it to another number need to go online and follow some simple instructions to insert the desired number into the new iPhone 5.

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Fortunately, the process is easy and after a few steps the number added to the iPhone 5 will be different from the number the user has stolen the upgrade from.

Here’s how to do it.

1. . You must be logged in to access the next steps.
2. Click or under the “I Want to…” section.
3. Select and click the mobile number you want to assign to the new device.
4. Enter the ID number of your new device.
5. Click .

That is all. Those facing the issue should be close to Verizon’s support number. While they cannot change the number on the phone, they can offer some troubleshooting advice if something goes wrong in the process.

The iPhone 5 is Apple’s newest iPhone, and it looks like Apple is already doing well. The device was sold online through AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon, and the Apple Store is also showing long waits for those who ordered it today.

Today is the day the device is made available at physical retail outlets for the first time. The iPhone 5 launch isn’t over yet, either. AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon will join C-Spire Wireless and Cricket on September 28, both of which carry the iPhone 4S, the previous iPhone.