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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JohnVT" data-source="post: 1418672" data-attributes="member: 570210">I see a great price for a phone I have been researching at my local Wal-Mart, but the associate there says it will take 45 minutes to extend my service since I'm not in Wal-Mart's database, and they don't have direct access to Verizon's database.  Since I don't know how well Wal-Mart's employees are trained in this area, including customer privacy, and protecting personal information, I'm hesitant to go through this.  The associate I spoke to assures me these are new, never used, Verizon phones.  What is the process to extend service there?  How safe is personal data?  Will anyone else at Wal-Mart have access??Has anyone had any problems with this?thanks -</blockquote>