Verizon review: Verizon is trash!

Verizon is HORRIBLE!... I applied for a phone in 2018, they asked a 500.00 deposit, so I decided against it. They went ahead and issued a phone number even though I never paid the deposit and have added it to my credit report. I contacted the review department after several attempts to dispute this on my credit. The first lady I spoke with reviewed it and said, "Oh you are correct, I can see where no calls and no activation were ever provided" She even agreed it should be removed but she had to send it to another person. Well, that person just called me and said no its a valid charge, would you like to set up a payment arrangement? I told her you will never get that money from me; I will not pay for something I never received... I would HIGHLY recommend a different service provider, they are thieves!