How to get functionality out of a disabled Motorola Devour?

My friend is selling his Motorola Devour and he disconnected from the Verizon Network. I would consider buying but he said everything is disabled, is there a way to get around this without having to sign up for some service plan? I just want to be able to access Wi-Fi and use features on it. So I was wondering is there a way to get around Verizons sneaky disabled thing and use the phone with just its features?|||Nope. There isn't a way around it. If your friend disconnected from Verizon, and they're disabling the phone, that means the phone has a bad ESN (serial number). Usually, this mean the customer with Verizon defaulted on the account, or owes Verizon an outstanding balance and they won't turn the phone on because of this. Other reasons ESNs can be bad, are if the owner reported the device as lost or stolen. Unfortunately, if the phone has been associated with a delinquent account... Big Red isn't going to activate the phone. You should test out Wi-Fi and any of the other features you want to use before buying it... because it can't be activated, playing around with it now will give you a good idea to the limitations the phone has.





My advice? Don't buy it, you won't be able to use it to make calls. Tell your friend to sell it on eBay for parts if he/she really doesn't want it any more or is looking to make a quick buck.|||The phone does not need to be activated in order to use WiFi on it- WiFi will work just fine.. You just wont be able to call or text on it