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Today, 08:53 PM
They will absolutely be using mmWave as well. You're talking about a lot of capacity that's not being used for anything else while the recently...
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Today, 08:53 PM
There is an AT&T specific branded model, GX7AS just picked up six for $20 each, price now ~$60
The others are GB17L, G1AZG, and GB62Z
Factory...
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Today, 08:43 PM
Yes zip codes make no difference.
I picked up ten AT&T SIMs last week from the store closest to me.
I have had no problem activating new lines...
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Today, 08:39 PM
Actually, they only require 6 months of service. It might have been used that long. According to the first link you posted, the OP could try...
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Today, 08:35 PM
And that is EXACTLY when you say No Thanks and disconnect.
As has been clearly stated HUNDREDS of times
> I don't see how he could have...
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Today, 08:17 PM
Actually, 6G is slated to be primarily about cmWave (centimeter wave) — i.e. frequencies between 5G's FR1 and FR2, especially 7 GHz – 15 GHz ish....
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Today, 07:55 PM
Do I do this before or after activating the phone?
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Today, 06:32 PM
From what I can see they are now available for shipping and there's one store in my area that supposedly has them in stock... Well, maybe. I was able...
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Today, 06:27 PM
So, in order to add the phone to my account, do I call 611. go to a Corporate Office or is their a provision on out At&t Prepaid login Account page?
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Today, 06:24 PM
Thanks I need to find that plan…found it at the bottom of the page.
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Today, 06:20 PM
It is concerning since wireless carriers cannot even deploy the 6G standard without densifcation of the existing cell network with small cells since...
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Today, 06:16 PM
Yes, combining service from two phones is getting to be so annoying that I wanted to avoid it like the plague.
I was hoping I could combine my...
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Today, 06:13 PM
Add on 1gb of data for $2 your at $7
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Today, 06:01 PM
The Moto G Power 5G 2023 is back in stock at $50. Deal expires tonight at Midnight EST (according to countdown timer). I managed to use up the last...
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Today, 05:55 PM
i have so much data saved from covid that i'm just on unlimited talk and text and still have at least 12 gigs of data to burn up from the 3 years i...
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Today, 05:55 PM
My Verizon branded Samsung Galaxy S7 had it on by default as well. Well, that's good. If you think about it, with SMS, if you do not have a signal,...
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Today, 05:46 PM
Just had to add that this thread reminds me of my attempts to activate eSIM with Tracfone. Resolving an issue with Tracfone always needs a “Challenge...
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Today, 05:21 PM
I wanted to add that I received a text message on the phone that the CSR transferred the service off of. It arrived during the transaction.
The...
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Today, 05:18 PM
I've had that happen before when I went to reactivate a phone in order to save the telephone number.
I had ordered a couple of flip phones and...
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Today, 05:12 PM
with all the similar issues between FP and TF error messages and bugs, one would think FP and TF are run by the same company.... or at least the same...
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Today, 05:10 PM
I did hang up on the first CSR that said they couldn't do it. I was going to hang up on the second one but then he said he was going to attempt it. I...
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Today, 05:06 PM
The number I wanted to save still exists. It was not extended by this transaction as I was intending it to. But at least they didn't lose the number...
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Today, 04:52 PM
As I mentioned in reply to you in a post yesterday ( #54 ) in this thread, the only way I could get it done was by a rep from corporate.
Perhaps...
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Today, 04:37 PM
Most stores will refuse to sell you the SIM without a $40 or higher plan.
That zip code option has already been debunked on reddit. Someone put a...
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Today, 04:33 PM
They only offer different models because Verizon demands mmWave on all models and because there are variants meant for other countries with different...
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Today, 04:32 PM
Did you lose a number you care about? I need to do one last combine but I have been putting it off because I am afraid of something going wrong.
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Today, 04:30 PM
They're still on old systems that supposedly are being updated so it would be nice if this relic goes away but it's also a way to drive traffic to...
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Today, 04:27 PM
If the device shows inactive and theres still a number attached to it and you see activate.
Hit activate, you might get lucky and it will...
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Today, 04:25 PM
I didn't try because I was really just testing out whether it was still working. A month ago (at the beginning of this thread), I chatted and called...
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Today, 04:24 PM
I would not trust a rep who says he's going to attempt it. Never allow your account to be the one that is experimented with.
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Today, 04:22 PM
The QVC time of one year should add onto whatever time you have on your account now, so you shouldn't lose that. You didn't say if your monthly plan...
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Today, 04:16 PM
I was going to hang up after he said that he could not do it but then he came back and said that he would attempt it and sent a code to my phone.
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Today, 04:09 PM
If something can go wrong it will.
First Jason said that he could not do the transaction but then he said he would attempt it and sent me a code...
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Today, 04:09 PM
my current monthly plan renewed today but sadly my new phone wont be here till tomorrow. got the 24 gig plan for a year from QVC from black friday....
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Today, 04:03 PM
It has been years now that "most reps" say it is impossible or refuse to do it or do not know how or say it's not allowed.
That is normal.
And...
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Today, 03:51 PM
Now Jason is saying he's going to attempt it and he is sent a code to one of the two phones involved...
Sent from my moto g(7) optimo...
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Today, 03:49 PM
Jason just said they cannot do it either.
Sent from my moto g(7) optimo maxx(XT1955DL) using HoFo mobile app
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Today, 03:42 PM
Other than SlowLoris who was told the number needed to be transferred by a rep (and it appears that rep wasn't used for the transfer) I don't see...
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Today, 03:40 PM
I just opened a chat and the CSR said they cannot add the balance from one phone to another to extend service. Her name was Mylene.
I'm going to...
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Today, 03:32 PM
Can you get chat to add the device by going through them?
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Today, 03:12 PM
I just tried adding an active phone to an account with only an inactive SIM in it. I received the same error message you got: Code is not verified
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Today, 02:40 PM
After reading about the experiences people have been having doing transfer/combine between phones, and the chat CSRs have been saying they can't...
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Today, 02:11 PM
Thanks for giving us the heads up altNz. I definitely won't be entering any CC. So it's goodbye Freedom Pop.
Sent from my SM-F916U1 using HoFo...
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Today, 01:28 PM
Just tell the rep that it's a ST phone and you want it rebranded as a TF phone so it will be eligible for unlock after 60 days. If the rep seems to...
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Today, 01:19 PM
I got this offer a while back, too. Long latency (which I can deal with), but the SIM also seems to regularly drop, and then reacquire, tower...
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Today, 01:15 PM
This.may be good for some, especially those in rural areas w/o fiber and too far for xdsl services. ...
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Today, 12:57 PM
i imagine they do, on the other hand doesn't make for sensational news stories. so the big crypto heists, etc. will always be what we hear about.
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Today, 12:46 PM
If you are serious about staying on AT&T towers you may as well find an alternative to Tracfone now as they will be fazing out AT&T by the end of...
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Today, 12:44 PM
If your looking at the Walmart deal, i suggest you go in and to purchase and make sure they
scan it properly for purchase.
Too many mishaps...
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Today, 12:40 PM
I think I remember reading that MetroPCS used to be a CDMA carrier before it became TMobile's subsidiary. I wonder if that's why Metro SIMs behave...
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Today, 12:32 PM
"If at first you don't succeed, reboot, reboot, and try again!"
-- New age Tracfone saying :lol:
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Today, 12:31 PM
Okay, so the word "rebrand" is something that the CSR should/might recognize. Thanks.
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Today, 12:25 PM
I found this very interesting!
I wonder if lawmakers take such real-life expert experiences into account when they make new laws. They should!
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Today, 12:09 PM
Lol I did another reboot and now it's working. I'll chalk it up to typical tracfone.
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Today, 12:03 PM
Under cellular, what is voice and data set at.
Are you also use’ing the psim.
Did this just start.
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Today, 11:56 AM
I don't know about other providers, but a BYOP TF SIM has 20 digits, same with a SIM that came with a TF-branded phone.
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Today, 11:54 AM
Yes, I toggled off wifi calling and turned off wifi all together. Also rebooted.
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Today, 11:47 AM
With my (Moto?) phones that had RCS Chat turned on by default and I didn't know about it, I didn't get the texts until later on when I turned on WiFi...
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Today, 11:43 AM
When asking a rep to "rebrand" an ST phone to TF, the rep should do whatever needed for the system to treat that phone as a TF-branded phone so it'll...
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Today, 11:28 AM
Did you try with wifi calling turned off.
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Today, 11:17 AM
Iphone SE gen 3, using esim, trac verizon, 3 bars of service. Text and data work, wifi calling works. Incoming calls on cellular ring but when I...
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Today, 11:13 AM
I'm interested in the ST Pixel 6a so wondering about this rebranding business.
When people say "rebrand", is there something specific that they...
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Today, 10:00 AM
Would you never receive the message, or would you get it when you later connected to data or wifi? If you never receive the message, that is not...
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Today, 09:48 AM
My Safelink service is still not renewing properly. The agent said it would renew on the 1st and it has not, it has a Dec 14 exp date. Sometime last...
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Today, 09:31 AM
The idea that Apple was somehow holding RCS back is hilarious. What was Google doing since 2007?
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Today, 09:29 AM
Good advice from hpham, I had to get on a conference call with Spectrum and Net10 to get a number ported. Net10 gave me completely bogus information...
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Today, 09:28 AM
I found that if RCS chat has no data or wifi I would not receive that message. I have the phone set for messages to be sent via SMS or MMS if RCS...
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Today, 09:28 AM
Well, tried SIM # minus the last digits and phone number,
Error code: Device or account can not be found in our records. Please review the...
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Today, 06:40 AM
From The Web:
Apple Releases iOS 17.1.2 With Security Fixes
Google celebrates 1 billion RCS users with emoji-filled messaging features
9-8-8...
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Today, 06:31 AM
From The Web:
Apple Releases iOS 17.1.2 With Security Fixes
Google celebrates 1 billion RCS users with emoji-filled messaging features
9-8-8...
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Today, 05:32 AM
Apple has announced they will be incorporating RCS into their messaging platforms.
big news and a pleasant surprise
pending what they actually...
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Today, 05:27 AM
Perhaps not visibly, but the P6a has different models for the different providers, see the link I posted above
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Today, 05:22 AM
You do, it just requires getting the desired SIM, usually from a store, and being very firm with the CSRs.
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Today, 05:18 AM
No and no.
I have many lines with over 20,000 units in buckets, I pay $30-50 for calendar years and keep getting useless units added.
GBs are...
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Today, 02:34 AM
Unfortunately, no. But wouldn't it be great if we could?
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Today, 01:46 AM
I've been using Tracfone for years. In recent years, I use the $99 one-year plan. I've accumulated many minutes and texts I'll never use. Is there...
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Today, 12:45 AM
I was seeing some really good speeds tonight while roaming on Telus with my AT&T line(U.S.). This was taken at the Blue Water Bridge between Port...
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Today, 12:38 AM
Thanks! It's good to learn how things work.
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Today, 12:36 AM
There was a link in the text that I didn't go to to see since I'm slightly over the income which in my opinion is to high anyway. I myself wouldn't...
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Today, 12:13 AM
All Pixels since the 5 have 5G, including the A series.
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Yesterday, 11:58 PM
Checking the IMEI is unfortunately not enough. The device may still be locked. Given the situation you describe it's very likely that the phone was...
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Yesterday, 11:49 PM
Consumer Cellular gets priority data on AT&T, same priority as postpaid Unlimited Extra, which is part of the reason why it's pricier than other AT&T...
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Yesterday, 11:32 PM
Google doesn't allow carriers to put custom OS branding or ship bloatware on Pixels.
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Yesterday, 10:59 PM
Long story short. A few days ago I tried the Android app, got validation error. Called CS. No go, they would have to have someone call. Surprisingly,...
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Yesterday, 10:32 PM
If you hit the info button on the app, it says TF purchased devices are supposed to use the ESN or IMEI. Bring your own devices are supposed to...
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Yesterday, 10:09 PM
Daviddyer said he had troubles adding a line using the app, that's why I tried the web site method.
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Yesterday, 09:50 PM
I just redeemed 1,000 points for 1GB of data and it increased my balance instantly as usual.
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Yesterday, 09:42 PM
"Will my messages be sent if RCS chats aren't available?
If RCS chats are unavailable, your messages can be sent via SMS or MMS. You can check and...
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