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:
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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:
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> 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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never click porting a number at the order stage
or bringing in a number
the csr created a new account which does not have the promo as he does not have access to the promo at the port dept
Problem with mine was, After porting the number esim in my phone still showed old number. So i went ahead and removed the esim data (in settings) and tried to scan the qr code again but that failed as its one time use and errored out stating already used. After dealing with support for an hour, they said to go to ATT store to get new esim QR.
No issues at all, just rebooted the phone and the esim updated with my port-in number.
- 16gb annual plan
- Paid with $300 refills (bought few weeks ago for $270)
- Ported number from Tmobile prepaid
On Sep 15 2022
Used iphone safari for online eSIM activation:
https://www.att.com/prepaid/activ...ivate.h
- Entered EID (last 4) and IMEI2 used by eSIM (not the physical sim IMEI)
- 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
- It finished activating service with new temp number
- Got text message link to create online account and security pin so I did that using phone browser
- logged into my new online account
- Showed $300 due
- Updated online profile settings with my name and current address
- Did not pay the $300 due
- Went to At&T store and got physical sim card. Called prepaid customer service and activated physical sim(changed Esim to physical sim). Need to give ICCID on physical sim card. Confirmed with agent that 8gb bonus data available. She mentioned if I transfer number at beginning without getting temporary number, 8gb bonus data not available. Since I got temp number, It was available
- Bought 6 $50 Att refills for $270 from target
On Oct 6 2022
- Paid $300 due using prepaid refills
- Called ATT port dept @ 888-898-7685
- Entered temp number and got transferred to a rep
- Told him I just activated prepaid service with a temp number and wanted to port my tmobe number over
- Gave him temp number and security pin so he could access my account
- Gave him Tmobile port info (phone/account/port pin/name/address)
- He told tmobile has account takeover protection feature enabled
- Called Tmobile and asked them to remove account takeover protection feature
- Then called back ATT port number.
- Took a few mins for port approval.
- Transfer was in progress for 15 hours
- Again called at&t prepaid and explained them. They transferred me to transfer department
- She made portin complete. Call disconnected on temporary number. She called me to number on att which was transferred from tmobile
- she asked me another number to call. She called me to another number. Asked to restart the att device.
- Restarted phone and Physical sim updated with my regular number
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1. Use the T-Mobile Prepaid eSIM app to select the $10 plan with a temporary number and enter payment info, and the app then automatically asks you to install the eSIM.
2. Use a browser to create a My T-Mobile account, and log in.
3. Click on My T-Mobile > Line Details > Change a phone number > Transfer your number
4. Enter my AT&T Prepaid phone number, account number (which I got from text chat), and PIN (supposedly can use any random number, but I used my AT&T account PIN just to be safe).
The port literally took minutes. I rebooted the iPhone, and my original number was already on the T-Mobile eSIM. I want a physical SIM for my AT&T service, so I placed the order for the 16GB plan with a new number, and when the SIM arrives, I will activate service, add my discounted refill cards, and call AT&T to port from T-Mobile. Since I already paid $10 for T-Mobile, I might just use it until my 1000 minutes or 1GB of data are used up first.
1. Use the T-Mobile Prepaid eSIM app to select the $10 plan with a temporary number and enter payment info, and the app then automatically asks you to install the eSIM.
2. Use a browser to create a My T-Mobile account, and log in.
3. Click on My T-Mobile > Line Details > Change a phone number > Transfer your number
4. Enter my AT&T Prepaid phone number, account number (which I got from text chat), and PIN (supposedly can use any random number, but I used my AT&T account PIN just to be safe).
The port literally took minutes. I rebooted the iPhone, and my original number was already on the T-Mobile eSIM. I want a physical SIM for my AT&T service, so I placed the order for the 16GB plan with a new number, and when the SIM arrives, I will activate service, add my discounted refill cards, and call AT&T to port from T-Mobile. Since I already paid $10 for T-Mobile, I might just use it until my 1000 minutes or 1GB of data are used up first.
You can also just buy a sim from att store or target or best buy or walmart and just use att prepaid activations to start a new line
please remember to ask for a same market number
You can also just buy a sim from att store or target or best buy or walmart and just use att prepaid activations to start a new line
please remember to ask for a same market number
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