apparently the phone i just purchased has a "dirty" esn. it is activated to another account and i cant activate it to mine. they said this phone cant be activated to another account unless the previous balance is paid off. so how can i use this phone without having to pay the $519 owed to verizon which is more than i payed for the phone.
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You can't, the previous acc holder has to get the ESN cleared for you to use it.
Changing the ESN would be the only to clear it if It's been reported lost or stolen. Just so you know it is illegal in the US to change a phone's ESN. If it has a balance you could pay it off, but in those cases it's usually cheaper to just buy the phone new.