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How can I add my iPad to my Verizon service if it was not purchased from Verizon?

Apparently, I can not add my iPad to my Verizon data plan because there is not an MEID number for it because it was not purchased from Verizon. The iPad was a gift and is not connected to any service provider. Right now, I can only access the web when I am hooked into wifi. I want to be able to access it anywhere. Is there a way to configure the iPad in order to get it connected to a service provider?

iPad 2, iOS 7.0.4

Posted on Nov 20, 2013 7:30 AM

19 replies

Aug 26, 2015 5:58 PM in response to elleryben5

I've got the same issue. I have perfectly good iPad2 that I've had AT&T and T-Mobile service on. My phones are on Verizon and I wanted to add it. No dice, they want you to buy a new iPad period. That's just not cricket.

Skydiver119

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Aug 26, 2015 6:07 PM in response to BigKahuna311

Not necessarily;. There's a device called a Mifi, which is a cellular portable wifi hotspot

Buy the hotspot on your verizon account, turn it on and connect your iPad to the wifi hotspot and you get a at&t device on a verizon network....by taking the network out of it and simply using the wifi side. (And it doesn't have to be a mifi, they have plenty of different hotspots to choose from)

Aug 26, 2015 6:12 PM in response to Skydiver119

Now that's what I've been looking for Skydiver119 ! Some answers, some help! I will look into that right away. Thanks for your help!

Skydiver119

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Aug 26, 2015 6:17 PM in response to BigKahuna311

You're welcome, good luck

How can I add my iPad to my Verizon service if it was not purchased from Verizon?