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 this phone for approximately 6 months of this year. I'm not a particularly demanding user, I dont game or do anything intensive with my phone. So I figured I'd save the money on a flagship and trade in my aging S10 for samsungs latest midranger.
It was a mistake, I knew its exynos processor isnt as capable and it's not a huge ordeal for me to wait a second or two for an app to launch. Overall performance was comparable to my S10, but what really ruined it for me was the stuttering animations and laggy scrolling. Made the 120hz display pointless imo so I turned it off. I hoped an update would come fix it but alas it never happened.
To its credit, it did have good battery life and a nice display for video watching (the bezels didn't bother me, though I understand some people hate them).
Picked up the S23+ on sale and couldn't be happier now. This thing is fast. I'll keep the A54 as a backup.
Search a54 lag, it's everywhere.
Also, is there restriction to port back into t-mobile after 1 month of service with total?
- 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:
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Also, is there restriction to port back into t-mobile after 1 month of service with total?
You can port back to TMo later at any time -- no guarantee of same price if you currently have a discounted/promo 4th line
VZ owns Total so coming from VZ to Total directly may not be a normal port (might be number migration) which can cause issues during activation and the phone may not properly unlock after 60 days -- for VZ its better to go to Tello (TMo) first then port again to Total (VZ)
"Important message about your number transfer!
We have *stopped* processing your request because some information needs to be updated"
Anyone knows what this is about? I tried chatting but the hold time is an hour or so and I am still on hold/in queue to find out. I provided them them the Google address as suggested in the wiki.
"Important message about your number transfer!
We have *stopped* processing your request because some information needs to be updated"
Anyone knows what this is about? I tried chatting but the hold time is an hour or so and I am still on hold/in queue to find out. I provided them them the Google address as suggested in the wiki.
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?
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