iPhone — Create an iCloud account for your iPhone. Android — Create a Gmail account for your Android.

Skip this step if you’re using a brand-new SIM card from Verizon.

Even if you don’t want to use your old phone’s information on your new phone, backing up your phone is always a good idea.

You can also find the MEID or IMEI number by dialing *#06#; if you have an iPhone, you can find this number in the “IMEI” or “MEID” heading of the “About” menu in the “General” section of the Settings app.

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You can skip this step if you’re using a new SIM card, or if your phone came with its own SIM card.

You can turn on your phone to check its charge, but don’t perform any setup steps.

You cannot use a phone’s web browser for this process.

You may instead be prompted to select the new phone if you bought it from Sprint but didn’t activate it in-store.

If you’re activating a different phone than the one listed on the right side of the page, click the enter new device link under the “New device to activate” heading, enter the IMEI or MEID number found in your phone’s manual or box, and follow the prompts from there. Activating your phone may take up to two minutes.

If you’re using a new Sprint SIM card, you’ll have to recite the SIM card’s ICCID number as well.

If you’re using a new SIM card, insert it into your phone before you turn on and set up the phone.