[Red Pocket] Can I change from GSMA to CDMA?

**hyelton** · 06-04-2019, 06:45 PM

I currently have the yearly eBay plan. Just renewed it back in March. Can one change over to Red Pocket Verizon as an example? Keeping the same plan and number? without having to rebuy the plan? I've about had enough with AT&T in my area, even though the phone doesnt get used much, But It really needs to be moved from AT&T.

I already have an unused CDMA sim that was sent back when I renewed my plan. But keeping the number is a MUST.

Thanks!

Also does Verizon redpocket Verizon support Call forwarding? That is also somewhat of a must.

**hyelton** · 06-04-2019, 07:46 PM

Contacted RP support via chat. Was able to get me moved over!

**zapjb** · 06-04-2019, 08:10 PM

Excellent!!!

**hyelton** · 06-04-2019, 08:11 PM

Now waiting in chat again, to enable VoLTE which I forgot to do. It says on there website its compiable. So hopefully it is.

Also if anyone sees this thread about call forward it does indeed work!

**Qt0** · 06-05-2019, 01:18 AM

From what I recall they recommend that you wait towards the end of the billing cycle. Was this still the case?

**IsLand_BoY** · 06-05-2019, 04:22 AM

I did the same a few days ago. I activated a GSMA SIM and found out with an iPhone, their APN profile has a weird bug where you're on HSPA+ when you first turn on the phone and it stays like that for 10+ minutes. No VoLTE either. I moved it over to CDMA and it took a day or two between chatting to initiate it and then having them transfer the original plan over, but everything worked fine.

Mobile hotspot is also available on iOS, so I enabled that. All in all, pretty happy and I like their plans. TracFone's customer service is horrendous so I'm trying to get rid of my extra lines with them.

**hyelton** · 06-05-2019, 09:34 AM

Originally Posted by Qt0

From what I recall they recommend that you wait towards the end of the billing cycle. Was this still the case?

Yeah. So lost 1 day so it worked out well

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**hyelton** · 06-05-2019, 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by IsLand_BoY

I did the same a few days ago. I activated a GSMA SIM and found out with an iPhone, their APN profile has a weird bug where you're on HSPA+ when you first turn on the phone and it stays like that for 10+ minutes. No VoLTE either. I moved it over to CDMA and it took a day or two between chatting to initiate it and then having them transfer the original plan over, but everything worked fine.

Mobile hotspot is also available on iOS, so I enabled that. All in all, pretty happy and I like their plans. TracFone's customer service is horrendous so I'm trying to get rid of my extra lines with them.

One issue. Volte is not working on my Verizon galaxy S9. I know it’s activated as it works when in my unlocked IPhone.

One thing to note my s9 the sim I had and activated won’t show the “advanced calling “ setting...

I have another new CDMA sim from redpocket that also was never used. Put it in and the advanced calling setting is there. So gonna try and change to this sim and see what happened.

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**ShredFred** · 06-05-2019, 12:37 PM

good to know that you were able to change.

Question-what yearly plan did you have with GSM? 5gb or 10gb?

Now that you switched to CDMA, did they downgrade your data to 2GB or 3GB? Or do you still show having access to the full amount?

**hyelton** · 06-05-2019, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by ShredFred

good to know that you were able to change.

Question-what yearly plan did you have with GSM? 5gb or 10gb?

Now that you switched to CDMA, did they downgrade your data to 2GB or 3GB? Or do you still show having access to the full amount?

I only had the 500/500/500 plan on it. Since it’s mostly just used for collecting voicemails. But still had the Same exact plan just lost a day

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**Digital Rules** · 06-05-2019, 12:49 PM

I'm assuming you've already checked the #*#*4636*#*# menu to make sure VoLTE is provisioned on the phone itself?

**hyelton** · 06-05-2019, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by Digital Rules

I'm assuming you've already checked the #*#*4636*#*# menu to make sure VoLTE is provisioned on the phone itself?

That code doesn’t work on cdma. If I put a gsm sim in I can access that.

What’s weird is the advanced calling disappears when this sim is inserted. But I can Insert a Verizon or non active redpocket cdma sim and the advanced calling setting is there

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**zapjb** · 06-05-2019, 04:58 PM

I think it's a problem specific to Samsung on VZW MVNOs.

**lIqCs3xa** · 06-07-2019, 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by hyelton

Yeah. So lost 1 day so it worked out well

Thinking of doing this also. So you did it all over online chat? How long did it take for the transfer to Verizon?

Did you take any steps in preparation, such as deleting the configuration profile or disabling iMessage?

If I understand correctly, the best time to do this is on the last day of a billing cycle. Is that correct? Then your eBay plan continues as if nothing happened?

Thanks for any help you can provide.

**hyelton** · 06-07-2019, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by lIqCs3xa

Thinking of doing this also. So you did it all over online chat? How long did it take for the transfer to Verizon?

Did you take any steps in preparation, such as deleting the configuration profile or disabling iMessage?

If I understand correctly, the best time to do this is on the last day of a billing cycle. Is that correct? Then your eBay plan continues as if nothing happened?

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Did it over chat. Took about 40 min. The transfer over was instant though.

It was on android so no profile. But yes you would need to delete the old profile as that APN is for att only.

Yeah towards the end is the best as you’d loose whatever remaining days of that month.

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