I recently got a Blackberry 8530 from Craigslist. I went to activate the phone and Verizon denied the activation because the phone was attached to a delinquent account. That being said, I know for a fact I'm trying to get my money back, but I would still like for the phone to be activated. Is there anything else that can be done (besides having the account paid off) so that this phone could be activated? I really don't understand why a phone is linked with an account, especially if it can't be released to another person? This doesn't happen with GSM phones.

Any positive help would be greatly appreciated.