Under Settings > Account > Google Voice number, make sure to 'Unlock'
Account # is your GV phone #
Pin you have to create in your GV account settings by toggling on "Call to listen" under voicemail settings.
later during activation/port at Total site, use "other" as your current provider.\
Based on info in this thread as well as info found on google, it is recommended to use google's address if you are porting a GV number and are asked for an address when providing port info for your 'old carrier':
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If your new carrier asks for an address, you can provide them with Google's Address: 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043. That's it! Once you've provided your new carrier with the necessary information, they should be able to port your Google Voice number over to their service.
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Once activated, Text UNLOCK to 611611 (send it twice, it wont work first time) to confirm your unlock date. (approx. 60 days) The unlock is automatic and sent from apple servers. And it will unlock from anywhere in the world.
Bypass port in requirement for activation
YMMV Bypass port requirement After getting device activate on total website at top click Activate>New Phone One you've purchased through Total Wireless>I want a newer number. Plan was tied to phone IMEI on activation.
YMMV, you can activate your phone on tracfone.com with new number directly to bypass port in requirement and the cost is $10 But please be reminded, after you input the imei on tracfone.com, you prepaid balance for your total-by-verizon will be lost and your phone will be rebrand to tracfone and you can't activate it on total-by-verizon wihout rebranding it back to total-by-verizon
You are NOT required to pay for a second month of service!
**Confirmed it doesn't work with a Verizon prepaid SIM card inserted 24 hours after activating the phone on Total VZ sim card.
Chase 15% Offer Details (YMMV / Targeted)
NOTE - this deal is YMMV / Targeted. I have several chase credit cards, but the offer only appears on 2 of the cards.
1) Log into chase.com account
2) Accounts tab -> (top left of screen)
3) On the right hand side of the screen you will see a "Chase offers" panel, click it
4) Top right corner there is a "choose account" drop down. If you have multiple chase cards, you will have to cycle through all of them and check the deals below that appear. not all of them will have the Verizon offer (hence YMMV)
5) If you see "Total by Verizon" deal then click on the "+" to add the offer to your card. NOTE - Remember which card you added it to (i.e the last 4 digits of the card)
When checking out on TotalByVerizon.com, use the Chase credit card that you added the offer to, to pay for the phone.
You will get an email notification a few days later, if successful (Subject "Congrats! You've successfully redeemed one of your Chase Offers")
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I had an iPhone 11 up until 2023 and the main issue was that the chip would get crazy hot. Battery was also affected by that
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Total requires verification to get new line.
Total requires verification to get new line so sure hope so.
I just followed directions in thread and used both phone & laptop to verify on Sat. The order went thru right away, phone will be here on Wed.
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**UPDATE: Confirmed it doesn't work with a Verizon prepaid SIM card inserted. It states the sim is incompatible with the phone so I guess to use it, will need 60 days to unlock. I recall it's an automatic process with Tracfone and VZ prepaid phones, is this also automatic unlock? TIA
I am hoping to gift this after activation to a family member for mother's day gift and she's on Verizon. Does she really need to wait until the 60 days unlock to use it with Verizon postpaid?
Why pay $100+$50 or $100+$50+$50 if I can get an iPhone 12 from Metro for $140?Why pay $50+$50 or $50+$50+$50 if I can get an iPhone 12 from Metro for $140?
Why pay $100+$50 or $100+$50+$50 if I can get an iPhone 12 from Metro for $140?
Also it's $100 OOP.
Also it's $100 OOP.
So you can just not pay for month 2 and the phone will still unlock? Not a bad offer for $100 OOP if that's the case.
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FreeCarrierLookup still shows BANDWIDTH COM so I think my number port still needs time to fully settle (guessing by tomorrow) -- haven't opened phone or inserted the sim yet (I'll do that later)
Worked for me -- had existing line from 2 weeks ago and added a new line from online account for $30
Make sure 1st line is fully activated and ported over -- might have to wait a few days if its a GV port for 1st line
I don't get why Total wants me to call them- they're saying they couldn't verify some info even though I followed what the wiki here says.
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