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 used google voice number to order and was unable to activate online when i received. after calling multiple times it was activated with a new number and a new online account (not on the account created during purchase).
Now when i text UNLOCK to 611611 i get the below response.
"Welcome, our records indicate you are using your own device. If you are experiencing some issue, please contact the manufacturer where you originally purchased the device."
however, when i try a different carrier sim, it does not activate.
Now when i text UNLOCK to 611611 i get the below response.
"Welcome, our records indicate you are using your own device. If you are experiencing some issue, please contact the manufacturer where you originally purchased the device."
however, when i try a different carrier sim, it does not activate.
If their records show you're using your own device the phone usually won't unlock later since it should already be unlocked. I had no trouble using a GV number (others didn't either) so something wasn't done correctly.
As has been mentioned numerous times here the phone is locked to the sim sent by TbyV - no other carrier sim will work without service/activation & 60 days, there was no reason to even try it.
IMO your only option is to get support to fix it since it wasn't activated correctly -
do any other long time users have another idea?
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Now when i text UNLOCK to 611611 i get the below response.
"Welcome, our records indicate you are using your own device. If you are experiencing some issue, please contact the manufacturer where you originally purchased the device."
however, when i try a different carrier sim, it does not activate.
Port the GV number over to Total -- once its fully ported (few days after activation) then create a new GV number using that Total number so you have a spare GV number ready for next time
Anyone else?
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