Prepaid phone number to Postpaid

[thomascgty]

I have yet to get a verizon wireless subscription so better to ask first. I want to try the service first so thinking of getting Verizon prepaid phone before going into postpaid.

Will a prepaid number be converted to a postpaid number once I decide to go postpaid?

[hazegurlie · Accepted solution]

Yes you can take your number from prepaid to a postpaid number, but you are required to have your prepaid service active for at least 6 months first.

[thomascgty]

Thanks!

[fechavr]

I actually attempted to migrate/port my prepaid verizon basic phone number to a postpaid verizon family plan but was told, at the verizon store, that if I kept my prepaid number I would need to get a 3g phone because 4g phones would not work with my current number. The rep stated that he received an error message when attempting to port/migrate the number to the 4g phone so he called verizon but was unable to do anything about it. A new number was then issued in order to use a 4g phone, but it is a terrible inconvenience to have to change a number you have had for over 8+ years. I have had the prepaid verizon number for way more than 6 months so I know that is not the reason why this occurred. Was the store rep misinformed or is it possible that my number can only be ported/migrated to 3g, not 4g?