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 $10 But please be reminded, after you input the imei on tracfone.com, you prepaid balance for your total-by-verizon will be lost and your phone will be rebrand to tracfone and you can't activate it on total-by-verizon wihout rebranding it back to total-by-verizon
You are NOT required to pay for a second month of service!
**Confirmed it doesn't work with a Verizon prepaid SIM card inserted 24 hours after activating the phone on Total VZ sim card.
Chase 15% Offer Details (YMMV / Targeted)
NOTE - this deal is YMMV / Targeted. I have several chase credit cards, but the offer only appears on 2 of the cards.
1) Log into chase.com account
2) Accounts tab -> (top left of screen)
3) On the right hand side of the screen you will see a "Chase offers" panel, click it
4) Top right corner there is a "choose account" drop down. If you have multiple chase cards, you will have to cycle through all of them and check the deals below that appear. not all of them will have the Verizon offer (hence YMMV)
5) If you see "Total by Verizon" deal then click on the "+" to add the offer to your card. NOTE - Remember which card you added it to (i.e the last 4 digits of the card)
When checking out on TotalByVerizon.com, use the Chase credit card that you added the offer to, to pay for the phone.
You will get an email notification a few days later, if successful (Subject "Congrats! You've successfully redeemed one of your Chase Offers")
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I had an iPhone 11 up until 2023 and the main issue was that the chip would get crazy hot. Battery was also affected by that
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Of 2 new phones asap.. but bc I am, these
Are showing up as 199.99$ for me 😢
I'd suggest looking over at the Metro thread for deals since those require porting a phone number from outside of T-Mobile family, which you would be eligible for.
We have a family plan with Verizon, could I buy this, port his number over, use it for a while then upgrade him back onto the family plan?
We have a family plan with Verizon, could I buy this, port his number over, use it for a while then upgrade him back onto the family plan?
- get a new google voice number for free
- use that to order $50 iP11 + $50 plan = $100+taxes
- pay $3 to unlock GV number for porting if your Total order ships out
- complete activation and port GV number over
- don't pay for 2nd month service
- let the phone sit for 60 days from activation until it unlocks and then use the phone on your son's VZ line
Option B (if he needs to use the new phone right now)
- use a GV number just to order the phone + plan (don't pay $3 for unlock since you won't port that number)
- wait for the order to come in the mail
- port your son's VZ number over to Tello (TMo) $5 plan in the evening and let it sit overnight
- in the morning port the number again from Tello (TMo) to Total (VZ)
- pay for 2nd month (there might be a referral rewards promo for enough points to get 3rd month free so you might have to find someone that actually uses the service)
- after the phone is unlocked then you can port back to your VZ plan
Unlock your son's old phone and if it supports eSIM then you can use eSIM on Tello for free -- otherwise order a $2 Tello sim kit:
https://www.amazon.com/Tello-Mobi...08H5SM9M
Direct port from VZ to Total might not happen correctly and it might mess with the 60 day unlock so go through Tello -- porting back to VZ in 2-3mo you can try it directly otherwise go through Tello again
If you want a spare phone then you might as well get 2 of them -- first one is $100 ($50 phone/$50 plan) but the 2nd one will be $80 ($50 phone/$30 discounted plan) -- let that 2nd phone unlock in 60 days and you can use GV number for porting/activation
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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* Buy the phone for $50 with first month plan of $50.
* Don't pay for the 2nd month.
* It will get automatically unlocked after 60 days of activation to be used on any other carrier.
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