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popularcoolchicagoguy posted Oct 06, 2025 02:40 AM
popularcoolchicagoguy posted Oct 06, 2025 02:40 AM

Total Wireless 2025 Moto G Stylus 5G free with port (can bypass when activating before delivery) & ID Verify on any plan $40 minimum ($50 to unlock)

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If you don't need to unlock then it is $40 for first month service. Total now requires two months of active service to unlock. This phone does not require higher plans. Minimum plan is now $40/month (used to be $30/month).

You can chat with customer service to get second month for $10 for unlimited talk & text with no data to satisfy the unlock requirements (YMMV)

Both 2024 and 2025 Stylus have this promotion.

Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
6.7" pOLED Super HD (2712 x 1220)
128GB storage expand up to 1TB with microSD card (purchase separately)
8GB RAM with 24GB RAM Boost

Offer ends 01/07/2026 or while supplies last. Device taxes and fees may apply. Requires new activation, external port in, and ID Verification on any plan. Available exclusively online. Limit to 2 devices per account.

https://www.totalwireless.com/sma...25-prepaid

***YMMV***
You can bypass port by activating the phone while order is processing when the IMEI of the phone is shown in your account.

Yet to receive tracking info for the phone ordered 10/13 but could see IMEI in the account and got a new number.
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If you don't need to unlock then it is $40 for first month service. Total now requires two months of active service to unlock. This phone does not require higher plans. Minimum plan is now $40/month (used to be $30/month).

You can chat with customer service to get second month for $10 for unlimited talk & text with no data to satisfy the unlock requirements (YMMV)

Both 2024 and 2025 Stylus have this promotion.

Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
6.7" pOLED Super HD (2712 x 1220)
128GB storage expand up to 1TB with microSD card (purchase separately)
8GB RAM with 24GB RAM Boost

Offer ends 01/07/2026 or while supplies last. Device taxes and fees may apply. Requires new activation, external port in, and ID Verification on any plan. Available exclusively online. Limit to 2 devices per account.

https://www.totalwireless.com/sma...25-prepaid

***YMMV***
You can bypass port by activating the phone while order is processing when the IMEI of the phone is shown in your account.

Yet to receive tracking info for the phone ordered 10/13 but could see IMEI in the account and got a new number.

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Quote from Evan55 :
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Where is $90 coming from? Two months of cheapest service unlocks the phone and it's $30/month.
first month is $60. You have to pay it when you order the phone

edit: my bad, looks like you can pick the $30 plan for the first month. You used to have to pick the $60 plan then call to change it for the 2nd month.
I mentioned that in the title and description that you can pick any plan and not forced to pick the higher ones.
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arny56Oct 06, 2025 06:37 PM
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Anyone know if I could use this with TracFone after it unlocks?
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0rionOct 06, 2025 07:30 PM
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Quote from arny56 :
Anyone know if I could use this with TracFone after it unlocks?
I don't see why it would not work after unlocking since tracfone and total wireless are verizon network companies. If you pay total wireless with Paypal you get a "paid to tracfone wireless" paypal email.



It may be possible to rebrand the phone to tracfone by asking over tracfone costumer service online chat but I don't know if rebranding creates an issue with getting this deal or unlocking after 60 days. From what I read online it appears to be a bit risky if unlocking is important.
Last edited by 0rion October 6, 2025 at 01:33 PM.
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RandomSDNeoOct 06, 2025 07:41 PM
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Folks is this better than the A36 Galaxy which seems to be CDMA version. Is this phone GSM ? Which one works in Asia?
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Quote from RandomSDNeo :
Folks is this better than the A36 Galaxy which seems to be CDMA version. Is this phone GSM ? Which one works in Asia?
There is no CDMA or GSM phones for some years now.
There are LTE and 5g bands and not all phones support all. So, it may work on some carriers with limited speeds compared to others.
Both phones will work in Asia but performance will vary depending on the carrier's bands.
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SDELNICKOct 06, 2025 10:22 PM
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So to buy it they ask for a number to port to get the deal. They send a code to the phone you want to port.
The question do I have to port during the activation or can I just request a new number? Both options are available and since you get the phone with already prepaid service can I just get the new number?
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oregon14Oct 06, 2025 10:29 PM
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Quote from SDELNICK :
So to buy it they ask for a number to port to get the deal. They send a code to the phone you want to port.
The question do I have to port during the activation or can I just request a new number? Both options are available and since you get the phone with already prepaid service can I just get the new number?
If you have the option to activate with a new number the choice is yours - most people don't get that and have to port. (It's a glitch in their system).
I did it with a different android model a few months ago & it unlocked as expected - but there's no guarantees with TW, things can always change without warning (like the unlock policy last April).

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Oct 06, 2025 11:51 PM
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RandomSDNeoOct 06, 2025 11:51 PM
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Quote from coolchicagoguy :
There is no CDMA or GSM phones for some years now.
There are LTE and 5g bands and not all phones support all. So, it may work on some carriers with limited speeds compared to others.
Both phones will work in Asia but performance will vary depending on the carrier's bands.
Are you sure? Because this is what I got from TotalWireless website

Let's Talk Tech! Share Your Review of TO SAMSUNG S366V CDMA LTE HANDSET (GENERIC)
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greenhandleOct 07, 2025 02:19 PM
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Quote from slinson :
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As TotalWireless is actually under Verizon network.....Not sure if this model is Verizon variant only or a generic model (same as all other carrier variants). I'm thinking if the phone, by the time unlocked, would have all necessary 5G bands in case used in ATT or TMO network.
(based on pretty extensive experience with Tracfone-group phones....) This will be a Verizon variant, not whitelisted for use on AT&T. Good chance the phone hardware has all the AT&T bands, but is intentionally crippled (by Verizon) by being excluded from the AT&T whitelist system. It will be fine on T-Mobilie.
Wow thanks for that insight man, really appreciate it.Based on your experience with Tracfone, do you know if an iPhone unlocked from Tracfone is any HW different and/or be excluded from ATT whitelist system once unlocked? I'm asking because I'm not sure if iPhones do carrier based variants just like Android phones do
Apple currently only sells one US-based version of each model, and does not permit carriers to do custom software loads: so once unlocked it will be the same as every other iPhone. (Identical to the unlocked model.)
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slinsonOct 07, 2025 02:22 PM
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Quote from greenhandle :
Apple currently only sells one US-based version of each model, and does not permit carriers to do custom software loads: so once unlocked it will be the same as every other iPhone. (Identical to the unlocked model.)
Aha! Thanks man really appreciate it.
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luantangOct 07, 2025 07:08 PM
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I have a question. Hope anyone who did similar deal in the past could help.
I activated the phone on 09/30/2025. I know that we have to pay 60days of service to unlock the phone. My 60 days from activation would be 11/29/2025. However, when i logged into the account, the payment due date seems to be the 27th of each month. Here is the timeline.
- 09/28/2025: order placed and paid 1st month of service
- 09/30/2025: received and activated the phone
- 10/27/2025: next payment due
So my question is, if the 60-day period from activation is 11/29/25 but the 3rd payment is due 2 days before on 11/27/25, will i have to pay or not pay the 3rd month and just wait until 11/29/2025 to unlock?
Will they cut my prepaid service immediately the day after the due date (11/27/25), and if they do, will the phone unlock on 11/29/25?
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nevershoutchrisOct 08, 2025 02:49 AM
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Quote from luantang :
I have a question. Hope anyone who did similar deal in the past could help.
I activated the phone on 09/30/2025. I know that we have to pay 60days of service to unlock the phone. My 60 days from activation would be 11/29/2025. However, when i logged into the account, the payment due date seems to be the 27th of each month. Here is the timeline.
- 09/28/2025: order placed and paid 1st month of service
- 09/30/2025: received and activated the phone
- 10/27/2025: next payment due
So my question is, if the 60-day period from activation is 11/29/25 but the 3rd payment is due 2 days before on 11/27/25, will i have to pay or not pay the 3rd month and just wait until 11/29/2025 to unlock?
Will they cut my prepaid service immediately the day after the due date (11/27/25), and if they do, will the phone unlock on 11/29/25?
I'm curious about the same questions, and additionally wondering if they'll recycle your number at the end of 60 days if you don't pay for 3rd month/port out before 60 days.
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oregon14Oct 08, 2025 03:11 AM
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You don't need a 3rd month, phone unlocks over Wi-Fi as long as you meet unlock requirements. It's mentioned in every TW deal.
A phone number requires active service.
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alanborkOct 08, 2025 02:25 PM
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I place the order, did the id verify and gave them a valid number for the port-in. But since the port-in won't happen till I get the phone, I'm possibly screwed because the number will expire in 3 days. Anybody had experience with how total wireless handles it if the promised port-in isn't an option? I'm fine with a new number, it was a metropcs disposable one had for only 1 month (and already extended, hence the 3 days remaining).

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