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Straight Talk Motorola moto g power 5G 2024 (Locked) + 1-Month Silver Unlimited Plan $45 + Free Shipping

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Straight Talk Motorola moto g power 5G 2024 (Locked) + 1-Month Silver Unlimited Plan $45 + Free Shipping

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I think ordering 2 phones at a time would be better, making the total $75 before tax.

I guess it could be unlocked 60 days after activation, just like the iPhone SE3 from last Black Friday.
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Straight Talk Motorola moto g power 5G 2024 (Locked) + 1-Month Silver Unlimited Plan $45 + Free Shipping

https://www.straighttalk.com/all-...24-prepaid

I think ordering 2 phones at a time would be better, making the total $75 before tax.

I guess it could be unlocked 60 days after activation, just like the iPhone SE3 from last Black Friday.

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Aug 2, 2024
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pug_ster
Aug 2, 2024
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Looks like the deal is not expired. I was able to order 2 phones with little more than $9 in taxes and fees.
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Aug 14, 2024
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Jaggsta
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Both mine Automatically unlocked 8/13 didn't request unlock and only paid for 1 month. Looks to be 2 days early activate 6/15 and text said 8/15 for unlock

Believe it requires wifi if sim has no service didn't test that part. After starting phone had wifi enabled under about phone Network showed Lock but changed to Unlocked after about 60 seconds of starting phone.
Last edited by Jaggsta August 13, 2024 at 10:01 PM.
Aug 14, 2024
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jj2222
Aug 14, 2024
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question re. service activation, does one require a US gov't issued ID or not?
Aug 14, 2024
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JaTaN
Aug 14, 2024
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Quote from jj2222 :
question re. service activation, does one require a US gov't issued ID or not?
Straight Talk doesn't

Total Wireless has ID verification for some of their discounted phones
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Aug 14, 2024
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whatsnext
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Quote from Jaggsta :
Both mine Automatically unlocked 8/13 didn't request unlock and only paid for 1 month. Looks to be 2 days early activate 6/15 and text said 8/15 for unlock

Believe it requires wifi if sim has no service didn't test that part. After starting phone had wifi enabled under about phone Network showed Lock but changed to Unlocked after about 60 seconds of starting phone.
That's great, I would check mine 2 next week.
Aug 22, 2024
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coachclass
Aug 22, 2024
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Quote from whatsnext :
That's great, I would check mine 2 next week.
Did yours unlock?
Aug 22, 2024
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oregon14
Aug 22, 2024
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Quote from coachclass :
Did yours unlock?
My 2 didn't. There's another thread with more info on issues with this phone deal, plenty of people reporting phones not unlocking and BS excuses from support.
Last edited by oregon14 August 22, 2024 at 02:10 PM.

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whatsnext
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Quote from oregon14 :
My 2 didn't. There's another thread with more info on issues with this phone deal, plenty of people reporting phones not unlocking and BS excuses from support.
None of my 2 phones able to be unlocked.
They should be unlocked on August 14, but as I just backed today.
Powered on, connected to WIFI, the network lock still locked after hours, I tried to text UNLOCK to to 611611, got " Great News! Your phone is already eligible to be unlocked." but actually nothing happened.
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Aug 23, 2024
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coachclass
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Quote from whatsnext :
None of my 2 phones able to be unlocked.
They should be unlocked on August 14, but as I just backed today.
Powered on, connected to WIFI, the network lock still locked after hours, I tried to text UNLOCK to to 611611, got " Great News! Your phone is already eligible to be unlocked." but actually nothing happened.
Did you try to request unlock via this form?

https://www.tfwunlockpolicy.com/wps/portal/home/

I entered my imei and email contact info. The form is odd - no confirmation page after you send it off. But I still haven't received any emails with unlock instructions. Beginning to think straighttalk/tracfone is full of *hit.
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coachclass
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Quote from Jaggsta :
Both mine Automatically unlocked 8/13 didn't request unlock and only paid for 1 month. Looks to be 2 days early activate 6/15 and text said 8/15 for unlock

Believe it requires wifi if sim has no service didn't test that part. After starting phone had wifi enabled under about phone Network showed Lock but changed to Unlocked after about 60 seconds of starting phone.
Did you have to install any app? Like the straighttalk app?

When I got the phone, I uninstall some of the bloatware. Not sure if that impacts anything on why mine didn't unlock.
Aug 23, 2024
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JaTaN
Aug 23, 2024
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Quote from coachclass :
Did you have to install any app? Like the straighttalk app?

When I got the phone, I uninstall some of the bloatware. Not sure if that impacts anything on why mine didn't unlock.
Both of mine unlocked fine -- I did not uninstall or disable anything and both had latest update before the unlock date (phones mostly stayed in the box until unlock)

If you messed around with the phone then the easiest option is to put the original ST sim in there and factory reset it then set it up fresh on wifi to see if that helps with the unlock status
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Quote from JaTaN :
Both of mine unlocked fine -- I did not uninstall or disable anything and both had latest update before the unlock date (phones mostly stayed in the box until unlock)

If you messed around with the phone then the easiest option is to put the original ST sim in there and factory reset it then set it up fresh on wifi to see if that helps with the unlock status
Thanks for your post, but for me, I did nothing, activated, sent msg to 611611 unlock twice, then power off, did nothing more, only just yesterday power on again for the 2nd time, wifi connected, still unlocked
Aug 26, 2024
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JesseKnows
Aug 26, 2024
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Like coachclass above, I did remove/disable some bloadware after I activated the phone.

My phone was supposed to be unlocked yesterday 8/25. I had ported the number out the last day of the first month.
I turned it on today - it was network locked.
I called the number in the text response to UNLOCK 888-442-5102. Entered my number for callback and "unlock department" called back. They went through verification email with me. Told me that the unlock status is confirmed. Told to leave the Straight Talk SIM card in the phone (which it was), turn the phone off, on and then wait 2 hours.
It has now been 2 hours. I tried to reboot and also go in and out of airplane mode. Phone is still network locked.

I called them again about 6 hours after the first call. The agent confirmed the phone with this IMEI is unlocked by them. "there is nothing we can do, try to call Motorola." Was quite reluctant to stay on the line with me.
Last edited by JesseKnows August 26, 2024 at 02:56 PM.
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gashokkumar
Aug 27, 2024
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I'm reaching out in frustration, hoping someone can assist me. I purchased a Moto G Power 5G 2024 and activated it on Straight Talk. After following all the guidelines, including the required 60-day wait, I confirmed that the phone is eligible for unlocking. However, I now find myself trapped in an endless cycle of blame between Straight Talk and Motorola, with no resolution in sight.

The Straight Talk unlocking department insists that the phone should unlock automatically, but it hasn't. When I insert a SIM card from another carrier, the phone displays "network locked." Dialing #TFUNLOCK# only results in the message "device is sim locked" without providing any unlocking options.

Straight Talk claims this is a device issue and refers me to Motorola support, while Motorola support redirects me back to Straight Talk's unlocking department. I've factory reset the device twice and restarted it more than 10 times, yet the issue persists. I'm completely stuck and just want to unlock my phone!

I have registered a complaint with FCC but not sure how that will help to resolve my issue.

Has anyone else encountered this issue, or does anyone have any advice on how to resolve it?

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ChristInMe
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Quote from gashokkumar :
I'm reaching out in frustration, hoping someone can assist me. I purchased a Moto G Power 5G 2024 and activated it on Straight Talk. After following all the guidelines, including the required 60-day wait, I confirmed that the phone is eligible for unlocking. However, I now find myself trapped in an endless cycle of blame between Straight Talk and Motorola, with no resolution in sight.

The Straight Talk unlocking department insists that the phone should unlock automatically, but it hasn't. When I insert a SIM card from another carrier, the phone displays "network locked." Dialing #TFUNLOCK# only results in the message "device is sim locked" without providing any unlocking options.

Straight Talk claims this is a device issue and refers me to Motorola support, while Motorola support redirects me back to Straight Talk's unlocking department. I've factory reset the device twice and restarted it more than 10 times, yet the issue persists. I'm completely stuck and just want to unlock my phone!

I have registered a complaint with FCC but not sure how that will help to resolve my issue.

Has anyone else encountered this issue, or does anyone have any advice on how to resolve it?
This is a known and much discussed issue. See this thread for more imformation.
Last edited by ChristInMe August 27, 2024 at 09:52 AM.

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