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durangojim Can I do that, or do I have to activate the phone on itunes first and then give it as a gift. I was going to buy it on a 2 year contract.
Whether or not you can do this will depend on what the activation process for the iPhone will involve.
The typical activation on Verizon for phones that are ordered and shipped involves calling a toll free number to accept the terms and conditions of the contract before you activate and program the phone. If that process is not done - accepting the terms & conditions - the phone can not be activated by someone else, because it's tied to your account.
If the process is the same for the iPhone - before you give it away, you'd have to activate it on the line on your account it was ordered under - then, put another phone on that line before the iPhone could be put on another line, or given away.