Use the order status page to activate your phone https://www.metrobyt-mobile.com/order-status The link in the email is bad. Credit to SKV4M
If you have port in difficulties with GV number call 800-518-7519 and them you have a land line and they will complete your port.
GV port is not complete until you get a confirmation email from google, and you get a text message from Metro 611 that the number transfer is complete.
frontpagelxtng posted Feb 12, 2026 05:01 PM
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frontpagelxtng posted Feb 12, 2026 05:01 PM
Select Customers: Metro by T-Mobile 128GB Apple iPhone 13 (Locked) + 1-Mo. Service
w/ Number Port-In + Free S/H$55
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The short version, you must call Metro to make sure any/all the number(s) you are porting over that previously succeed Port Reservation but failed Payment are not locked now to metro reservation once locked to metro they will not work with a new order or another wireless company. This deal is killing me softly, now I remember why I avoided Metro for so long
Use a VPN
Different credit card #
Add a fake apartment # to your address (if you live in a house)
This has worked for me in the past.
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I'd rather say their flagging mechanism is completely a black hole: I have tried so many different combinations of:
IPs, browsers, incognito, CC info, shipping info, port number, lowercase/uppercase, phone call...
All above the porting process seemed to work, but all ended up with "your security is important to us..." message.
It also seems that the block is for a longer duration. In my case it has been 14+ months and still doesn't work even for the 1st order.
My one fear doing this trade via the google store is if they somehow deny the trade-in (like because it's locked even though people say it's fine, or they claim it came damaged etc). And if it takes them more than 15 days to tell me that, it will be too late to return that second phone, and I'm only buying it because it's such a good deal with this iphone trade.
I just set up my husband's new Edge from an old metro deal, but this pixel is supported so long I can give it to him next year as the Edge support ends. At this price, with the trade and credit, it makes sense.
Ok, this is my first time trading in a phone. I got the iphone 13, activated it and set it up WITHOUT signing in to my apple id and left location sharing off. I did set up a sceen lock pin, wasn't sure I even needed that but did it.So at this point, there should be no way this is locked to an id or has find my device enabled, right? I just need to do a factory reset and send it in? That'll take care of erasing the pin and all? (I'll be trading it at Google Store.)
Does this mean every time your order didn't go thru, you have to call Metro porting support to release your number before try again to order?
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Darn, looks like my number didn't fully port. I can make calls with the new Metro phone, but incoming calls are going to google voice (I get "missed call" emails in that gmail account). What to do? I ported it out last thursday.
The phone will be delivered tomorrow and we'll see if we can place an order on a Samsung watch using that phone.
Not sure I follow the math. Metro deal is $55 for first phone, $30 for each subsequent phone. If I'm reading correctly, the Cricket deal requires 2 months of the $60/month plan. I agree 5 hours is probably too much to spend on a deal like this, but if you can score for $55 w/ Metro it's a better deal.
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