Who has a Cheap phone to do porting

[john510]

I want to port my house number over to Google voice and understand I have to port it over to a wireless carrier first. I had a older cell phone but its not workable with the carriers like a moto e4. So I have to buy a cheap cell phone to do the port with.
Who has a cheap GSM phone that I can accomplish this with? I was going to use Tello for the service but can use another if needed?

[Boz1]

The Moto E4 XT1768 is compatible with the T-Mobile and Vzw networks.

[john510]

The Moto E4 XT1768 is compatible with the T-Mobile and Vzw networks.

I have the Moto E4 plus it NOt compatible

[Boz1]

I have the Moto E4 plus it NOt compatible

You're WRONG.

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https://www.verizon.com/od/prepaid/b...ice/#/checkSim

"Awesome, your Motorola XT1768 is a perfect match for our network."

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https://www.t-mobile.com/resources/bring-your-own-phone

"You’re all set.
Your device is compatible with the T‑Mobile network and can take advantage of our most powerful signal, Extended Range LTE.
Motorola Moto E4
IMEI: 35330..........
This device is fully compatible with T-Mobile’s network technology. Tell me more
This device is not blocked from use on our network."

[john510]

You're WRONG.

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https://www.verizon.com/od/prepaid/b...ice/#/checkSim

"Awesome, your Motorola XT1768 is a perfect match for our network."

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https://www.t-mobile.com/resources/bring-your-own-phone

"You’re all set.
Your device is compatible with the T‑Mobile network and can take advantage of our most powerful signal, Extended Range LTE.
Motorola Moto E4
IMEI: 35330..........
This device is fully compatible with T-Mobile’s network technology. Tell me more
This device is not blocked from use on our network."

I ran the IMEI number both in verizon site and tello and both came back as NOT COMPATABLE. otherwise Oups the phone wont work.. I called verizon they said I would have to get a new phone. Only existing customers that had them turned on in use can use them NO new customers.

[Boz1]

I ran the IMEI number both in verizon site and tello and both came back as NOT COMPATABLE. otherwise Oups the phone wont work.. I called verizon they said I would have to get a new phone. Only existing customers that had them turned on in use can use them NO new customers.

Are you 100% sure you have the factory unlocked version of the Moto E4, which is the XT1768? That's different from a network unlocked model that was originally sold by a different carrier. If it was originally a network locked model, what network?

The XT1768 IMEI I checked in the examples above has never been used on the Vzw network. It had an AT&T MVNO data only SIM in it for years, but I switched to a T-Mobile MVNO SIM 9 months ago.

[john510]

Are you 100% sure you have the factory unlocked version of the Moto E4, which is the XT1768? That's different from a network unlocked model that was originally sold by a different carrier. If it was originally a network locked model, what network?

The XT1768 IMEI I checked in the examples above has never been used on the Vzw network. It had an AT&T MVNO data only SIM in it for years, but I switched to a T-Mobile MVNO SIM 9 months ago.

I said above
"I have the Moto E4 plus it NOt compatible" you said the rest... yes it was unlocked bought at Costco years ago