Question for rgG (or anyone else) about activating a Verizon SIM

[rgG]

Kate wrote:
If I could get a full price from Verizon, I would, but they are not offered and I was told it would be 6 months before they will be offered.

Kate

I have heard that Apple will sell a full priced Verizon version of iPhones if you tell them it is a replacement phone for one on your account, which this is. I think it would be worth a trip there, if you are near an Apple Store.

This is a YMMV type of thing, but $750 or more is a high risk for a phone that really isn't meant to run on Verizon.