2/24/23: As 16GB is for everyone now, you don't have to jump through hoops of temp number, you can directly port and order online, but make sure you don't provide a CC which can be charged upon activation. Once you place order you SIM card will me be shipped without any charges to CC. But the activation kit says once you insert SIM and activate, your card will be charged. So you have few choices for not getting charged. 1. Provide a temporary CC with limited balance 2. There is lock Credit card feature in some credit card, this is will be prevent any authorizations temporarily, so lock your CC before you activate. Then apply Prepaid refill to pay. However I had an issue with port, I've to call couple times to get activated so that I could login to online account.
Because this is an AT&T thread there is a few things you need to know before joining:
Good News! All AT&T Prepaid plans now include access to the AT&T 5G Network. *5G Compatible device/5G Branded Sim Card Required, device must be on AT&T's Whitelist to qualify. For eSim: 5G Device is required for 5G service on eSim.*Note: Your device may need a software update to be fully 5G compliant on AT&T.
Does your phone work on AT&T? This PDF in the link below shows what devices are AT&T VoLTE Certified/Approved and Whitelisted on the network.
NEW! Updated August 22nd, 2023: https://www.att.com/scmsassets/su...etwork.pdf
*Note: AT&T compatibility list may update at any time. Xiaomi devices are now banned from AT&T (did not get AT&T VoLTE Certification/Approval), select Huawei/ZTE devices still allowed. 5G Requires device capable of transmitting and receiving a 5G Signal/5G branded Compatible Sim Card.
AT&T Network Status as of March 2023:
5G+: This network is live and is expanding. When you see 5G+ this means your either connected to C-Band(n77) or mmWave. mmWave speed averages between: 600mbps - 1+ Gigs per second. C-Band speed averages between: 60mbps - 460mbps.
5G(NSA/SA): 5G Non-Standalone is where the carriers pair 5G tech with 4G LTE to provide fast data speeds. 5G Standalone is 5G that is on it's own and does not need LTE to work. *Note: At this time AT&T does not offer their 5G standalone(SA) core to customers, all 5G that is not mmWave is Non-standalone.
5Ge/4G LTE: 5Ge and 4G LTE are the same with a slight difference. 5Ge areas have Next evolution Carrier Aggregation/Back haul upgrades, areas that are LTE only have limited Carrier aggregation or only 1 LTE band broadcasting.
4G(HSPA+): This network has been retired and is shut down.
3G(UMTS): 3G UMTS has been shut down and no longer exists, In select Markets AT&T has re-farmed 3G's old spectrum and added it to 5G "n5" to boost speed and capacity.
2G(2G/EDGE/GPRS/GSM): This network had it's sunset date in 2019, it is shut down and no longer exists.
Sim card SKU's that do not support 5G+: 4453A, 4488A, 72290. Sim cards that were purchased from Straight Talk are based on 4488A and do not include 5G/5G+ support.
Sim card SKU's that do support 5G+: 6471C, 6531C, 6533C, 6661A, 6818B. eSim: 6969C.
*Note: For some devices, AT&T requires that you be on the latest Software Update to get all features working on the AT&T network including VoLTE specific features. Make sure that your phone is completely up-to-date for the best network experience.
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$300 + local taxes/fees on top ($20-$30 for most) if you pay directly with CC -- less hassle when activating but you might pay more if you're in a high tax area
You can look for ATT Prepaid refill cards on sale to save some money -- you can buy from Target website for email delivery in which case Target does not charge any taxes/fees (you can save at least 5% with Target RedCard or more if its also on sale)
*** A lot of people have trouble porting their number and getting 16gb promo when using "keep my number" option on initial order since they have to call CS for help with initial activation/port (this in an online promo so not available over phone or in-store) -- calling CS for initial activation/port might drop 16gb promo (you'll only get 8gb standard) and there's no easy way for them to give it to you afterwards:
https://slickdeals.net/forums/showpost.php?p=
Best option is to get a new temp number when ordering service -- just make sure the new temp number is from the same area/region as your regular phone number that you're going to port later.
For service zip code use a zip code from where your regular number is originally from -- ATT Prepaid's outdated system seems to have trouble porting numbers from different markets.
For example: if you have a Chicago number but currently live in NYC then make sure you get a new temp Chicago number when ordering/activating prepaid service. Do not get a new NYC number as their prepaid system won't be able to port a Chicago number on top of NYC number later on since the numbers are from different markets/regions.
Once your new temp number is activated you should see 16gb under line usage section (8gb bonus + 8gb standard) then you can call port activation center @ 888-898-7685 to have them port your regular number over -- let them know you just activated new prepaid service with a temp number and now you want to port your regular number over
** eSIM online activation makes it easier to get new temp number from same region and also pay with refill cards:
https://slickdeals.net/forums/showpost.php?p=
> eSIM online activation works for iPhones and maybe some new Androids (enter your EID and eSIM IMEI to see if activation page accepts it or not)
> If it doesn't accept your Android phone then you can choose to have either physical sim or eSIM card shipped when placing your online order, or just pick one up from an AT&T store or other retailer that sells AT&T Prepaid SIMS then use the AT&T Prepaid activation site https://www.att.com/pprepaid/activations then port your number later
Physical sim activation online (like with ESIM above) with using the temp number option with a physical sim picked up from an retail location (AT&T Store or department store like Walmart.
SIM/ESIM is active as soon as you hit continue after entering your email on the AT&T (short codes work even if your service isn't active) Prepaid Activation Portal https://www.att.com/prepaid/activations
Pop the physical sim into your phone and find the number or go into your cellular settings for the esim. Just use the temp phone number to register the account https://www.paygonline.
** ATT Postpaid or ATT MVNO currently then you'll need to port twice -- once to VZ/TMo based carrier to get off ATT network for few hours then port again to your new ATT Prepaid 16gb plan:
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>> TMobile has $10 Connect prepaid plan + $10 sim = $20 + taxes/fees (you can also try eSIM: https://slickdeals.net/forums/showpost.php?p=
>> Visible (Verizon) is $5 if you have $25 back on $30 Visible service offer on your Chase/BoA/USBank card (you'll need compatible phone to activate service)
>> Tracfone (Verizon) $1 sim kit from Target/Walmart/BB/Amazon + $15 Tracfone prepaid smartphone plan (Target website has email delivery)
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You're actually buying the 360-day 8gb plan, with 8gb data per month bonus, totaling 16gb per month.
Very tempted to move to this from a post-pay family plan i'm on, just have to buy out and unlock my phone, port my number to tmobile then back to att),
I was considering the boost plan, but since my phone gets it's updates from att, i want to ensure i get security updates still. this plan gaurentees that, the boost plan, i'm not sure (since it is at&t towers). I'm on wifi 95% of the time too, so the 35gb from boost isn't really a deal breaker.
The choices so far I know of: port my number to google voice for $20 and port back to this deal. Someone mentioned porting their number to T-mobile for $10? Which plan is that under?
I run a group over at redditt for unl max and I can assure you the number you ported over to tmobile can then be ported ONTO a new customer line you set up with the 8 plus 8 bonus 300 plan.
you cannot port directly from att postpaid and cricket, you cannot move from a current att prepaid to this and get the bonus you need to be a NEW customer
What would you say is the best/cheapest/most reliable way to take a postpaid ATT number not on contract, and to make it eligible. Is there any other carrier plan that would make this easy?
The choices so far I know of: port my number to google voice for $20 and port back to this deal. Someone mentioned porting their number to T-mobile for $10? Which plan is that under?
respectfully I know everyone wants an individual answer but it's all there
Just sign up as a new customer don't check the keep my number and make sure the temp number is same zip areas code as you current number
you WILL have 2 numbers for a couple of days
as soon as you have everything activated service confirmed
THEN you go physically to a tmobile store and as you have your postpaid att number ported to a new tmobile number and plan for 10 plus 10 for the sim
make sure you also get the account info and port out info at the store
go home and call 1888 port activations number to port your postpaid/tmobile number onto new number
Now if you want to nickel and dime this process that's up to you but this is the safest and best way to do it
- iPhone 13 eSIM activation
- 16gb annual plan
- Paid with $300 refills (bought few weeks ago for $256)
- Ported number from Xfinity mobile (Verizon)
Used laptop for online eSIM activation:
https://www.att.com/prepaid/activ...ivate.h
- Entered EID (last 4) and IMEI2
- Entered original service zip code for where my number is from (that way temp number is from same region)
- Selected $300 16gb plan
- ATT eSIM profile showed up on my phone settings so I accepted
- It finished activating service with new temp number
- Got text message link to create online account and security pin so I did that
- Laptop browser was sitting on payment page so I closed it
- Opened new browser and logged into online account
- Showed $300 due so I applied my refill cards to start service
- Updated profile settings with my name/current address
Called ATT port dept @ 888-898-7685 using home phone so call wouldn't drop
- Entered temp number and got transferred to a rep
- Told her I just activated prepaid service with a temp number and wanted to port my regular number over
- Gave her temp number and security pin so she could access my account
- Gave her Xfinity port info (phone/account/port pin/name/address)
- Took a few mins for port approval
- Restarted phone and eSIM updated with my reg number
Call took about 10 mins -- Xfinity account took about 30 mins for the line to show "deactivated" (number port was fully completed)
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Thanks for the detailed process, even the port over call wasn't hard. Had everything done in under an hour including the port done. Using the eSim to get it done really really fast was great.
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Porting issue seems to happen when trying to port from ATT MVNOs -- VZ to VZ carrier ports sometimes have this problem as well since its a "number migration" but yes, big carriers should be able to port/migrate numbers much better by now
If you get a new ATT number first then make sure its from the same area/region as the number you want to port in later (probably an old system limitation) -- very annoying since people won't know about it unless they find it on an online forum ahead of time
Number eligibility: https://www.att.com/wireless/tran...ur-number/
You should be fine porting from VZ/TMo network -- if your number is on ATT network then port to VZ/TMo first and port again to ATT Prepaid
If you have any Chase/BOA/USBank cards then look for $25 back on $25 Visible service promo (ends up being free service) -- otherwise someone else mentioned that there's a $10 TMo plan that you can port to (not sure how much total cost with sim)
Another option is buying $1 Tracfone sim kit for VZ network (check BB/Target/Walmart websites for local stock) -- you can get $15 Tracfone smartphone plan by email from Target website
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