I see.
I havent bought a phone on amazon previously, but I didnt see anything there that said I HAD to buy activation with the phone. And that is reasonable to me, since I might already have a plan with a carrier and so wouldnt need activation.

But since we've come to this question, I wonder if anybody has done any type of analysis as to which plan/carrier is the cheapest to go with (in terms on monthly payment & minimum time before cancellation allowed) in case you dont actually plan to use that carrier. I guess that would be useful for alot of people... perhaps I'll do it a bit (if someone hasnt done it yet or if the choice isnt obvious...)

Ron