I bought an iphone 4 on ebay and the wifi won't work.

I can't even toggle the wifi switch to the "on" position. what is wrong with this thing? its 32 gb I am only using 6 gb of it. its really slow sometimes and i haven't activated it with the carrier cause i don't have verizon. i was planning on unlocking it and going to virgin mobile. but now verizon said they won't do anything for me cause i am not a verizon customer and apple says that it is no longer under warranty and to just figure out whats wrong i have to pay $145 and activate it with verizon, which i know i can't afford. i already paid $175 for it. and if i decide to send it back i can't restore it back to factory settings because i can't get online to turn off find my phone. what should i do?

A Verizon iPhone 4 can not be used with any carrier other than Verizon. If you can return it for a refund, do so.

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