1 - Pick a Google account you own that doesn't have a GV number linked to it (or create a new Google acct)
2 - Go to voice.google.com and log in to that Google acct. I prefer an Incognito window here to make sure I'm only engaging with the preferred account.
3 - Select a GV number... I used my home area code and perused the list of available numbers, settling on one that looked good.
4 - Select it, verify it by using a mobile or landline. (see note on this below)
5 - Really important.... set up a PIN!!! Settings > Voicemail > Enable Call to Listen > Enter a PIN
6 - Unlock the GV number so it can be ported: Settings > Account > GV Number > click UNLOCK
7 - Pay Google three bucks
8 - Wait for confirmation that the number is unlocked
Then at Mint:
- Phone # is the GV number
- Account # is also the GV number
- PIN is the PIN you set up in Step 5 above.
- If after entering your billing ZIP code you encounter an error, you can try using 94043 which has worked for others.
The important note from Step 4.... the phone you use to verify here (via text message if you're using a mobile or via a phone call if using a landline) will be DISCONNECTED from any other GV number you may be using and will be linked to the GV number you're creating here. When you finish up all of this and have successfully ported in to Mint, you'll want to go back to whatever prior GV number you have an re-link that mobile/landline back where it belongs.
Link to the phone spec from google and scroll down to the pixel 7 and pixel 7pro:
https://support.google.
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1 - Pick a Google account you own that doesn't have a GV number linked to it (or create a new Google acct)
2 - Go to voice.google.com and log in to that Google acct. I prefer an Incognito window here to make sure I'm only engaging with the preferred account.
3 - Select a GV number... I used my home area code and perused the list of available numbers, settling on one that looked good.
4 - Select it, verify it by using a mobile or landline. (see note on this below)
5 - Really important.... set up a PIN!!! Settings > Voicemail > Enable Call to Listen > Enter a PIN
6 - Unlock the GV number so it can be ported: Settings > Account > GV Number > click UNLOCK
7 - Pay Google three bucks
8 - Wait for confirmation that the number is unlocked
Then at Mint:
Phone # is the GV number
Account # is also the GV number
PIN is the PIN you set up in Step 5 above.
The important note from Step 4.... the phone you use to verify here (via text message if you're using a mobile or via a phonecall if using a landline) will be DISCONNECTED from any other GV number you may be using and will be linked to the GV number you're creating here. When you finish up all of this and have successfully ported in to Mint, you'll want to go back to whatever prior GV number you have an re-link that mobile/landline back where it belongs.
EDITED TO ADD: Added this info to thread wiki.
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That's not good news, but appreciate the info.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/mint...Id=60222
Phone is locked to the carrier, but not the account. You can have someone else use the sim/account on a different phone. You can also use P7P on a Mint account that's different from the deal.
Where I am not sure is what it takes to unlock the phone - whether it needs to be in service in some account for 12 months, or can it just sit in a drawer for 12 months?
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/mint...Id=60222
If this is the same as the last P7 deal, then you can get a new number and have 6 months of service, or you can port in and get 6+6 months of service. IOW, porting in kicks in the extra 6 mo promo.
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I did the P7 deal. I am not 100% on this and someone else can weight in, but IIRC, the plan you paid for is what's attached to the sim. People with different plans had the same UPC.
[edit] Found a copy of what I had in the last deal. I had the same UPC (853455004785), and I chose the 4GB 6 month plan.
[edit] Found a copy of what I had in the last deal. It's the same UPC as mine, and I chose the 4GB 6 month plan.
[edit] Just saw your edit. Thank you for confirming!
I wonder if they'll sell me a new number with the phone, I could put my current sim in and sell the new kit on eBay?
I wonder if they'll sell me a new number with the phone, I could put my current sim in and sell the new kit on eBay?
I wonder if they'll sell me a new number with the phone, I could put my current sim in and sell the new kit on eBay?
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