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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Since I don't use the number, and already spent the money to unlock it , on this deal I simply entered the number and it accepted it. It is now the second Google voice number I have successfully been able to Port.
Your account number with a unlocked Google Voice number is your 10-digit phone number and the pin for porting out is the one you set in your Google Voice settings.
I did it it successfully one other time on a factory unlocked OnePlus Nord 30 deal on AT&T post pay deal that was once posted here, but again it required me to pay Google to unlock first.
VZ keeps saying "We couldn't validate your number at this moment, please try again later."
I unlocked the GV number right away after signing up, told me it would be $3 but then didn't ask for payment and just unlocked.
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EDIT: I tried locking the phone number again and then re-submitted on the VZ site and it went through. Maybe don't "unlock" it before placing the order.
is this type of deal one per order? it didn't ask me for transfer pin. i am a bit worried, as if it doesn't ship to me in time, i may lose the number (with metro) i tried to transfer. will that be a problem?
When you receive the device in hand, you can initiate the port-in/activation on the web or over the phone. Then you can use your Metro phone during so. If it doesn't work with the Metro for whatever reason, just get a Google Voice number, unlock it to port-out ($3), and then use that to port-in.
If you want a guaranteed solution, pay the $3 for a Google Voice number to unlock to port in here. It's an insurance for yourself against future issues.
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I tried to activate the firs last night and this morning it is still not activated. I am not sure if I should wait till it is activated and then activate the second one.
Any consequence if I send out the phone for trade in before it is fully activated?
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.
In 2 mnths would I be able to use these as unlocked phones with my OG phone numbers that are currently already in Total wireless/verizon systems?
When you receive the device in hand, you can initiate the port-in/activation on the web or over the phone. Then you can use your Metro phone during so. If it doesn't work with the Metro for whatever reason, just get a Google Voice number, unlock it to port-out ($3), and then use that to port-in.
VZ keeps saying "We couldn't validate your number at this moment, please try again later."
I unlocked the GV number right away after signing up, told me it would be $3 but then didn't ask for payment and just unlocked.
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EDIT: I tried locking the phone number again and then re-submitted on the VZ site and it went through. Maybe don't "unlock" it before placing the order.
I ran into this issue last week for a few days even though my GV number was locked the whole time. If anyone encounters this, just keep trying every few hours until your number is validated.
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