Firstly, you have a nice friend. Ummm, I don't think you are ever required to sign a contract just to use a phone. Signing a contract enables you to purchase a new phone at a discount. However, if you already own a phone with a clean ESN, you should be able to activate it after choosing your voice, text, and data plan. Then you simply pay month to month. You can easily do this online if you already have a new, unused SIM card. If you need a SIM card, you can pick one up at a Verizon store for a small price.
As you use the phone, you can change your plan to increase or decrease the data amount should you need to. But you can quit using Verizon at any time since you are not under a contract. The only requirement to use the Razr Maxx would be that you have to have a data plan to use an LTE smartphone on Verizon.
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