AppleCare for new, unopened iPhone purchased from Verizon

Where, exactly, did you buy it?

What does it say when you enter the serial number here: https://checkcoverage.apple.com

If you bought it from an authorized retailer, it may take a day or two to show up in the system.

When did you purchase them?

You have 60 days from the original date of sale to purchase AppleCare+ for them.

Don't you need to activate them first?

Typically if you purchase a phone directly from a cellular provider they would go through the activation process with you. I find it a bit unusual that they would sell you a phone in an unopened box without doing so. However, if that was the case, I just learned something new!

Tesserax wrote:

Typically if you purchase a phone directly from a cellular provider they would go through the activation process with you. I find it a bit unusual that they would sell you a phone in an unopened box without doing so.

You're assuming someone actually walked into a Verizon store and bought a phone... These days, that's far less likely than ordering it from them online and having it delivered, or even doing a drive by pickup without ever interacting with the staff at the store.

Thanks KiltedTim. Yes, you are correct. That was my assumption. You bring up a very good point. Like I said I learn something new every day as I typically purchase my iPhones directly from the online Apple Store.