HT201407 iPhone self activates on the wrong number

I received an iPhone 5, when I turned it on it activated itself to the wrong number. Now the iPhone 5 I received two weeks ago has no service and I'm being told by Verizon that I can't deactivate this new phone for 24 hours. I was told I need a new SIM card, which is not available, or wait until the phone has been use for a day. Now two phones are out of service. Why did the phone not ask me before activitating itself and why can't Apple let Verizon change the number?

If you bought the phone on the Apple store app for the Ipad, it automatically fills in your Ipad's telephone number for Verizon. You can call Verizon to switch the telephone numbers but the upgrade your qualified for stays the Ipad and you are now in contract with it for the next 2 years. The good news you can still get an upgrade through phone. Well, at least in my case. I was told the same thing by Verizon that I would have to wait 24hrs to activate my phone however, the Apple retail store employees were able to give me a new sim card so I could activate my Iphone 5 that day. I hope this helps.

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