In December, Microsoft unexpectedly removed the last remaining method for activating Windows without an internet connection.

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.

Microsoft explains why it removed phone-based Windows activation, shifting to an online portal for a more secure and reliable ...

Activate a cellphone that is currently inactive to begin using service on the device. Two types of cellphone technology exist: CDMA, or phone that don't use SIM cards; and GSM phones that do. The ...

Virgin Mobile USA announced that all new customers, as well as existing customers who upgrade to new handsets, will now be able to activate their phones over the air. Phones are programmed ...

AT&T has raised its non-contract phone activation and upgrade fee from $20 to $25, the latest increase for a fee that didn’t even exist until July 2015. As the mobile carrier switched from contracts ...

While blogs continue to simmer with complaints from people who waited months to buy an iPhone and now are experiencing problems activating it, AT&T Inc. said Sunday that the situation has improved. By ...

The iPhone X is now widely available across the United States, but some new iPhone X owners aren't able to start using their new phones due to carrier activation issues and congestion. The issue ...