If you want to activate a new Apple iPhone on the Verizon network and don't want Verizon personnel to help you complete the activation, you can do so relatively easily on the iOS device itself.

US carriers — specifically AT&T — have been buckling under the weight of hundreds of thousands iPhone 4S activation requests today. Since the 4S went on sale worldwide this morning, many customers ...

When you use an iPhone for the first time – whether it's a new iPhone fresh out of the box or a used phone that you've gotten from another user – you need to activate it to set up cellular service.

Can you use an iPhone without a SIM card? Yes, you can. But the tricky part is activating and setting up the phone in the first place. If you’d like your child to be able to use a spare phone without ...