Can you activate and ATT phone if your cell phone plan is on Verizon?

Question

Can you activate and ATT phone if your cell phone plan is on Verizon?
I really want a phone from ATampT but my parents use verizon. So is there any way to get a phone from there but activate it using verizon? Thanks for the help.

Answer

Its possible to buy unlocked phones from places like ebay or craigslist, but even they can only be used on networks that allow unlocked phones. So call verizon, ask if they allow you to use an unlocked phone on their network, then start looking for an unlocked version of the phone you like.