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F*ck sprint! :/

Okay so apparently my number is ineligible for Sprint Google Voice Integration due to my number being ported over from at&t back in august when i switched from my iPhone 4 to the Epic. WTF?! Why would that even matter?! I get really poor service at my house due to me living in a very hilly area so this results in me not getting texts and calls at times. Text messages are delayed most of the time I am at home and at times when i am in a poor coverage area. I was looking forward to this integration cause I would be getting all my texts thru GV and wouldnt have to worry about this. But now that isnt happening idk what to do

That's bull. You should call customer service and elevate to the supervisor if they don't help

If you're rooted you can download an app called Roam Control which will allow you to manually switch over to Verizon's towers. In fact I'm using it at my mom's house right now. Great app.

stir fry a lot said:
If you're rooted you can download an app called Roam Control which will allow you to manually switch over to Verizon's towers. In fact I'm using it at my mom's house right now. Great app.
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How exactly does it work? What settings do u put on?
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running_the_dream said:
That's bull. You should call customer service and elevate to the supervisor if they don't help
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oh believe me i will. idk why its even an issue tho like why does that make my number ineligible? does it even technically make sense?
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+1 on Roam Control..
All you do is boot it first time with an ok 3g signal, it asks you to select mfg (sammy) then it just has 3 buttons: Automatic ( like normal ) Home Only, and Roam only... works AWESOME. Yeah call about that # issue though... probly just got a 'special' sprint employee... also, you can tell them about your reception and ask for an airrave, it uses your home internet and acts as a 3g tower... kinda lame to piggyback you internet, but to get service it works. They will try to make you buy the device and pay a monthly, tell them you read everywhere that they give them away for free if you are in a crap coverage area. Only (other) catch is that sprint thinks it makes sense to treat the airrave as another phone on your line, so you need the credit to add another 'line' to your account, even if the prorate the charge. Good luck!
Oh, and SMS and MMS have been having issues... check the general section for more threads...

Its real simple. First time you open it go to Options tab and select it to work for the Epic and check the box that says Close After Selection. Then go back to the Main tab.If you want to be on Verizon click the Roam button and to go back on Sprint click the Home option.

Brilliant! I can actually get service in my basement now!

Umm, where/who is telling you that your number isn't ok for GV? Is it on google's voice site when you try and port it? If so, that has nothing to do with Sprint.

Or...you can talk with Sprint and have them send you an ARAIVE.

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Or...you can talk with Sprint and have them send you an ARAIVE.
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The airrave is both a blessing and a curse. So many problems with the damn thing, but it does give me signal most of the time.
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npaulseth said:
Umm, where/who is telling you that your number isn't ok for GV? Is it on google's voice site when you try and port it? If so, that has nothing to do with Sprint.
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i keep getting the error when i click on sprint integration and it tells me to contact sprint. i did and they told me that it isnt possible cause my number was ported from at&t. fckin bull****
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My number can't be integrated either, I ported from Tmobile. I haven't called Sprint to ask why should this be.

Blackhawk163 said:
My number can't be integrated either, I ported from Tmobile. I haven't called Sprint to ask why should this be.
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why they hating on those who switched over from other carriers? seriously the numbers are now sprint's own it doesn't make sense to me why it somehow wouldn't work

There is a lock-in period for ported numbers, I can't remember how long it is, because it varies from country to country.

stevesprivateaccount said:
There is a lock-in period for ported numbers, I can't remember how long it is, because it varies from country to country.
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Makes sense I guess. I've had them for less than 30 days, so this could be it. On the phone with them now, and the rep seems flummoxed.

Blackhawk163 said:
My number can't be integrated either, I ported from Tmobile. I haven't called Sprint to ask why should this be.
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That's weird, I also ported from T-mobile & mine integrated perfectly.

Blackhawk163 said:
Makes sense I guess. I've had them for less than 30 days, so this could be it. On the phone with them now, and the rep seems flummoxed.
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I have been with sprint since august 31st when the Epic first launched so idk why I would still have to wait. Please report back when the rep clarifies whats going on

I don't understand what is so important about integrating the number. I tried it and think it's not for me. I'm guessing by reading the posts that you want to use your sprint number as your google voice number? What is the important features you want from it? I personally thought that it wasn't much different from having google voice app, gv number and conditional call forwarding.

Well to answer my question and maybe the OP. I just got off the phone with Sprint, and their answer was simple; because of how the way my account is set up, I receive a discount via my work, this prevents me from integration.

ditch verizon for nexus with straight talk?

Im thinking about ditching Verizon and paying the $350 bucks! but i can probably make that back from selling my S3. But what are your guys thoughts about getting a nexus 4 with straight talk? has anyone used Straight Talk and is it really worth it or is it one of those deals that are either "too good to be true" or "you get what you pay for"? cause just buy switching even if i dont sell my s3 ill still be saving $500 a year. Also whats the speed difference between hspa+ and 4g lte?

Mark930 said:
Im thinking about ditching Verizon and paying the $350 bucks! but i can probably make that back from selling my S3. But what are your guys thoughts about getting a nexus 4 with straight talk? has anyone used Straight Talk and is it really worth it or is it one of those deals that are either "too good to be true" or "you get what you pay for"? cause just buy switching even if i dont sell my s3 ill still be saving $500 a year. Also whats the speed difference between hspa+ and 4g lte?
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I don't have experience with Straight Talk, but that's what I plan on doing with my N4 except I'm gonna try T Mobile prepaid instead. If I don't like it, I'll switch to Straight Talk AT&T. I have $200 to pay for my EFT from AT&T.
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I switched from Sprint [SERO Premium] to Straight Talk on my Galaxy Nuxus, & its been good so far (about three months so far). I'm in NYC, and i get about 5Mb down, sometimes slower and sometimes faster. Overall, the service is better than Sprint.
feel free to ask any specific questions.

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I switched from Sprint [SERO Premium] to Straight Talk on my Galaxy Nuxus, & its been good so far (about three months so far). I'm in NYC, and i get about 5Mb down, sometimes slower and sometimes faster. Overall, the service is better than Sprint.
feel free to ask any specific questions.
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Did you port over your number? If so was it pretty easy. I don't know anything about gsm phones I've been on Verizon for about 7years. do you just but the phone pop in the straight talk sim and activate like you would on Verizon?
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Got 2 more questions if you forget to add more time to your account will you automatically loss your phone number and have to get a new one? Also if you decide to switch back to a carrier can you port your number back? I've been told that you can't port a number if you have a pre pay phone back to a carrier like Verizon or att.
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What about Solavei? Anyone with any experience with them? I heard they use TMO's network.

Mark930 said:
Did you port over your number? If so was it pretty easy. I don't know anything about gsm phones I've been on Verizon for about 7years. do you just but the phone pop in the straight talk sim and activate like you would on Verizon?
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The Galaxy Nexus was my first GSM phone, & I was with Sprint for over 10 years (my first cellphone was a Motorola Timeport).
I ported my number to Straight Talk, & it was simple*. My number was ported in about 24 hours, but it took about 48 hours to be 100% complete. During the process, I received a text message from at&t (I ordered an at&t compatible SIM card). I could make calls, but not receive any, & my friends couldn't receive the texts I sent. But after the second day, everything was ok. The phone showed 'no signal', for the first few hours (I started to think that my phone or SIM was defective).
Porting your number to Straight Talk effectively activates your SIM card with your old number. Just make sure you set your APN :Settings > Wireless & Networks > More > Mobile networks > Access Point Names (I left the "Proxy" empty)
*I was scared that I might lose my Sprint number to Straight Talk, so I ported it to Google Voice. Then I ported a custom number from another Google Voice account to Straight Talk.
Mark930 said:
Got 2 more questions if you forget to add more time to your account will you automatically loss your phone number and have to get a new one? Also if you decide to switch back to a carrier can you port your number back? I've been told that you can't port a number if you have a pre pay phone back to a carrier like Verizon or att.
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1. I'm not sure, you'll have to ask customer service. But I read somewhere that they'll give you a day or two to add time to your account. They'll send you text reminders two weeks before your service ends).
2. This seems odd, you should just ask Verizon if they can port a number out from a pre-paid carrier (or just port to google voice).
I had one problem with Straight Talk: I couldn't see my service end date on their website, or add time. I called customer service and they deactivated & reactivated my account, fixing the issue. The call was pretty painless.

Hey OP. Take a look at this thread from the Galaxy Nexus forum. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455014
It has all the info you would want to know about GSM Pre-Paid options.

prepaid options

so I really want to get the Nexus 4, only thing is I heard that straight talk doesn't let you stream audio or video on their unlimited plan. Is this true? What other options are there?

I think you're better off asking somewhere like Howards forums.
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ahhlix said:
so I really want to get the Nexus 4, only thing is I heard that straight talk doesn't let you stream audio or video on their unlimited plan. Is this true? What other options are there?
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Look at T Mobile and AT&T. I'm on AT&T, I don't use cellular data but use WIFI hotspots instead; however, AT&T has added a lot of data options. I'm not sure that I'd be willing to spend a lot of money for streaming music or video via cellular since cellular data is priced so high, but to each their own. Here's a link to a comparison of 5 AT&T MVNOs that was updated this summer. http: //www.prepaidphonenews.com/2011/09/five-at-mvnos-compared.html T-Mobile has a new MVNO named Solavei that you might want to check out, too.

mke1973 said:
Look at T Mobile and AT&T. I'm on AT&T, I don't use cellular data but use WIFI hotspots instead; however, AT&T has added a lot of data options. I'm not sure that I'd be willing to spend a lot of money for streaming music or video via cellular since cellular data is priced so high, but to each their own. Here's a link to a comparison of 5 AT&T MVNOs that was updated this summer. http: //www.prepaidphonenews.com/2011/09/five-at-mvnos-compared.html T-Mobile has a new MVNO named Solavei that you might want to check out, too.
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Thanks man, this helps a lot
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ahhlix said:
so I really want to get the Nexus 4, only thing is I heard that straight talk doesn't let you stream audio or video on their unlimited plan. Is this true? What other options are there?
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I have a SIM from StraightTalk (it's the AT&T one) and I have had no problem streaming audio (with Pandora or Google Music) or Video from Netflix (haven't tried anything else other than Youtube and that works too). I pay under $45 a month for unlimited everything. I can even tether my laptop no problem (was hitting speeds of around 10Mbs down). This is on my HTC One X, but it shouldn't make a difference no matter what the device.

jakejm79 said:
I have a SIM from StraightTalk (it's the AT&T one) and I have had no problem streaming audio (with Pandora or Google Music) or Video from Netflix (haven't tried anything else other than Youtube and that works too). I pay under $45 a month for unlimited everything. I can even tether my laptop no problem (was hitting speeds of around 10Mbs down). This is on my HTC One X, but it shouldn't make a difference no matter what the device.
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Thanks man, that's good to know
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I've used Straight Talk. Great speeds and all... But they shut down my account because of streaming video. Luckily I was able to change to Monthly4G fast enough to reclaim my old number!

ackliph said:
I've used Straight Talk. Great speeds and all... But they shut down my account because of streaming video. Luckily I was able to change to Monthly4G fast enough to reclaim my old number!
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well, I was looking into the $50 plan that T-Mobile offers but they say that the first 100mb are 4g speeds and that the rest are 3g I guess. Does anyone have this plan ? if so, what are those speeds like ?

There's a $30 plan with 5gb of 4g before they throttle, unlimited text, and 100 minutes of talk time.

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There's a $30 plan with 5gb of 4g before they throttle, unlimited text, and 100 minutes of talk time.
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Though that sounds like a good deal, I can't deal with 100 minutes. I could use Groove IP but that is too much of a hassle, wouldn't you agree?
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ahhlix said:
Though that sounds like a good deal, I can't deal with 100 minutes. I could use Groove IP but that is too much of a hassle, wouldn't you agree?
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I'm looking at this plan too. If you could get away with Groove IP and deal with that this plan is pretty amazing.

I agree 100 minutes is pushing it.
I haven't had problems streaming Music on Straight Talk for the past two months here in Washington State.
Have you considered Solavei or Simple Talk? Both run on T-Mo's network but have better definitions of Data Usage.
I'd suggest porting or obtaining a Google Voice number and handing that out and using the call forwarding function. So if you have to jump to a different carrier, you're not bound to their number or deal with porting your number multiple times.

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I'm looking at this plan too. If you could get away with Groove IP and deal with that this plan is pretty amazing.
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Well in terms of call conditional forwarding, I read that straight talk doesn't support it. I think that ideally I'd go with the "monthly 4g" $50 plan T-Mobile offers. I wish I knew how fast the 3g service is after the 100mb
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I agree 100 minutes is pushing it.
I haven't had problems streaming Music on Straight Talk for the past two months here in Washington State.
Have you considered Solavei or Simple Talk? Both run on T-Mo's network but have better definitions of Data Usage.
I'd suggest porting or obtaining a Google Voice number and handing that out and using the call forwarding function. So if you have to jump to a different carrier, you're not bound to their number or deal with porting your number multiple times.
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I just bought a Solavei SIM for the following reasons:
- If you want to go with an MVNO in the US, you'll want to go with one that's using T-Mobile's frequencies for the DC-HSPA+ (42Mbps), which Solavei does
- $49/mo unlimited calling/texts/data
- Interesting referral program from which you can actually make money
If you live in an area with good T-Mobile coverage, I'd highly recommend this route.
This is the video I saw here on XDA that helped me decide.

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I just bought a Solavei SIM for the following reasons:
- If you want to go with an MVNO in the US, you'll want to go with one that's using T-Mobile's frequencies for the DC-HSPA+ (42Mbps), which Solavei does
- $49/mo unlimited calling/texts/data
- Interesting referral program from which you can actually make money
If you live in an area with good T-Mobile coverage, I'd highly recommend this route.
This is the video I saw here on XDA that helped me decide.
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Very interested in this but... Is there a fine print?
What CAN'T YOU do on this network?

Galactic2 said:
What CAN'T YOU do on this network?
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Not sure... My (admittedly hasty) research hasn't found anything out of the ordinary, except for the 4gb cap on HSPA+ speeds..
I think a lot of people are turned off by the idea of the referral program.. I found a lot of people claiming it was a scam, but I haven't found anything negative about their actual service. I suppose there's always the risk of an MVNO going under unexpectedly?
I'm not too sure, but I'll be sure to share my findings with the community once I get started on the service.

ahhlix said:
Though that sounds like a good deal, I can't deal with 100 minutes. I could use Groove IP but that is too much of a hassle, wouldn't you agree?
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According to a post on Facebook from Groove IP, its not working on 4.2 Jellybean. They are working on a fix for it. Not sure if Talkatone is working on 4.2.

If 100 minutes isn't enough for you, I would recommend Straight Talk, as I believe it offers the choice of an At&t or T-mobile SIM and it's $45 for unlimited everything (with an unofficial data cap) as a few posters already mentioned.
Once my existing contract is over, I'm actually going to port my At&t number to Google Voice so that I can switch between prepaid SIMs at will without having to tell everyone my new number each time I do so. As I see it, the point of prepaid is to be able to leave when needed, and Google Voice offers that convenience (especially with the great Android app).

ahhlix said:
Well in terms of call conditional forwarding, I read that straight talk doesn't support it. I think that ideally I'd go with the "monthly 4g" $50 plan T-Mobile offers. I wish I knew how fast the 3g service is after the 100mb
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The "Call Forwarding" Is not done through Straight Talk. You would add the phone number StraightTalk provides you to the Phone Forwarding List Of GoogleVoice account. Then give your friends/family/Ex-Wifes the Google Voice number, and when they call, it will ring your phone... So that if you do get a Carrier (ie StraightTalk) and they cancel your service, or you choose to find a different Carrier then you won't have to give out another number, people can continue to use the GoogleVoice number.
And there is nothing StraightTalk can do about that, since they really have no way of know 'cause the call is just routed through Google servers to your phone.
In response to your Original Post... I've used StraightTalk for nearly 1 yr and have never had an issue with Streaming any type of content...
I actually have to StraightTalk Sim card in a GSM Dongle that I use for my laptop... Still getting good speeds, have yet to be "Throttled", and service has not been disconnected due to streaming/data usage.

This thread has a wealth of knowledge in it...use it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455014

Straight Talk sim activation for nexus 4

Hello everyone,
I am coming from Sprint and am waiting for my nexus 4 to arrive. I have to leave sprint by 6 December or I will be fined $350 dollars. My 16GB is backordered and I am not confident I will meet that deadline. In order to leave sprint I need to port my number top straight talk. Since I am new to straight talk I was wondering if I could port my number to the straight talk sim without actually having my phone yet? I am just trying to ensure I am not screwed if Google fails to deliver by within the 3 week period thanks everyone!
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Porting is done via the ST website, you don't actually need a device at all, just the serial# of the (micro) SIM card.

I can confirm this works as well. It's pretty slick and you'll love Straight Talk.
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i was suprised when the porting took like minutes maybe cause i was with tmobile.. go ahead it will work

I have ST using an ATT compatible sim. If I had to do it again I'd port my number to Google Voice and order a TMobile compatible sim for the faster speeds. If you port your number to GV you will never have to worry about "porting" again and you can try different prepaid carriers.
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Bronk93 said:
I have ST using an ATT compatible sim. If I had to do it again I'd port my number to Google Voice and order a TMobile compatible sim for the faster speeds. If you port your number to GV you will never have to worry about "porting" again and you can try different prepaid carriers.
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I second this advice. Porting to Google voice will cost you $20 but it's worth every penny. You won't have to port again and you can switch plans effortlessly by just forwarding to your new carrier number from Google voice.
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giblesnot said:
I second this advice. Porting to Google voice will cost you $20 but it's worth every penny. You won't have to port again and you can switch plans effortlessly by just forwarding to your new carrier number from Google voice.
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I was looking into this option a few weeks ago. I was concerned with the number availability when I am deployed. Can you access Google voice in the Middle East? The only other feedback I notice for Google voice was that the messaging and vvm can get screwed up. Have any of you had this issue? Will I be able to program the phone to use the stock mma application for messaging or am I going to get stuck with the poorly developed Google voice application? Finally will Google voice use data or actual carrier minutes? I want to make sure I can get calls inside my work where I have phone signal but weak data.
Thanks for all the help. You all are awesome.:beer:
I have done some more research and found most of my answers besides the Google voice overseas. I think I am going to skip Google voice for the straight talk port... However if I need to change again I will consider it again. I just want to have a simplified experience with texting that Google voice can not offer.
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I just did tonight an etf with Sprint and have till 1/7/13 to port the number out. My nexus 4 won't be here for another 6-7 weeks but have an old flip phone reactivated with AT&T for $25 prepaid at their store, not the same as the straight talk plan since the phone has no data plan. Just ordered tonight a Tmobile straight talk SIM card. I was told at Walmart that the AT&T SIM card I got at the AT&T store won't work w straight talk and needed to order a straight talk AT&T SIM card from Walmart.com.
1-Is that correct information regarding needing a straight talk specific AT&T SIM card?
2- Do I port now my sprint number before I even have the phone and before 1/7/13 to google voice since I am going to try Tmobile and AT&T straight talk plans?
3-Do I pay $20 to port my number to google voice and then add the AT&T and Tmobile numbers to the google voice account?
4- Can I port to google voice without having an active phone?
Tia,
Ian B

I have not checked if Google Voice is accessible from foreign IPs, but if not, a VPN would be your best bet (if allowed obviously).
Porting my number to Google Voice has been absolutely worth it. However, it isn't for everyone, like Uh60m Pilot. You can have SMS forwarded to your cell number, and consequently be able to reply from your native sms app (or one of your choosing), but it will be a GV shortcode, not the other person's actual number. It's been a long time since I've done any research, but I remember coming across some sort of app that promises seamless integration. I just did a search and believe it was https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mdrtools.apps.gvintegration&hl=en
I haven't tried it personally so I can't vouch for it.
Of course, it's worth mentioning that GV does not have full support for MMS yet. I've been finding that I can get MMS from certain carriers (at least Sprint but not VZW or TMO last I checked), but they are sent to email instead of the GV app. No MMS sending though.
That said, being able to bang out SMS from the website while on the computer is extremely handy.
Mr Ian B, I don't understand how you paid your ETF yet still have time to port out your number? The convention is that the number is gone as soon as you close the account. You can port it whereever you want.. I believe you can switch between ST att/tmo by just calling in, but I'm just repeating what I read on the forums at one point. You may want to verify that.
As for porting to GV, that is up to you. Do know that they only accept ports from the major carriers-- VZW, ATT, TMO, Sprint. So if you're set on porting to GV and still have service with Sprint, that may be the easiest way.
Otherwise, you'd be looking at activating a TMO prepaid account ($0.99 per sim activation kit, limit 2 per order-- comes with $3.34 which is more than enough for you to port in and out), porting your number in, and then porting it out to GV ($20).
Since you are looking at ST, you aren't going to be worried about minutes, so it's really up to you if you want to port to GV..
edit: just realized there's a free version of GV SMS Integration: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...vintegration.free&feature=more_from_developer
may give it a shot myself..

ziddey said:
Mr Ian B, I don't understand how you paid your ETF yet still have time to port out your number? The convention is that the number is gone as soon as you close the account. You can port it whereever you want.. I believe you can switch between ST att/tmo by just calling in, but I'm just repeating what I read on the forums at one point. You may want to verify that.
As for porting to GV, that is up to you. Do know that they only accept ports from the major carriers-- VZW, ATT, TMO, Sprint. So if you're set on porting to GV and still have service with Sprint, that may be the easiest way.
Otherwise, you'd be looking at activating a TMO prepaid account ($0.99 per sim activation kit, limit 2 per order-- comes with $3.34 which is more than enough for you to port in and out), porting your number in, and then porting it out to GV ($20).
Since you are looking at ST, you aren't going to be worried about minutes, so it's really up to you if you want to port to GV..
edit: just realized there's a free version of GV SMS Integration: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...vintegration.free&feature=more_from_developer
may give it a shot myself..
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Thanks for info Ziddey. I requested the etf tonight and I have till the end of my current billing cycle on 1/7/13 to port the number out. They will send me a bill in February for the etf. I am currently on Sprint and my Sprint number is my google voice number based on some agreement between them. I just want to port my 13 year old number somewhere and not lose it. I don't want to give out a new number to all my 200+ contacts. Does ST charge to port numbers in and out?
Tia,
Ian B

No, porting is generally free. Sprint has some sort of integration with GV, which may explain why I can receive MMS from Sprint users. The $20 porting fee only applies to GV.

Need some advice about getting on VZW

Hey guys. I've been highly considering this phone to replace my note 3. I currently have unlimited data on Verizon, don't plan on losing it. Have a few questions.
-Are there any limitations using this phone on Verizon?
-How do I get a sim card for it? 3rd party retail stores?
-Any significant things I should be aware of?
-If at some point I want to switch to Sprint, can I use the same phone?
Thanks guys appreciate the help

I am currently on Verizon and have had no issues. I used same sim card that I had in the Note3, just had to trim the card to fit.

Hi, I use this phone on Verizon and as far as I know you will be able to get a sim from any of Verizon's retail stores. It activated on the first try using the meid and the sim's iccid. This phone will also work on Sprint without any issues.

xFaultx said:
Hey guys. I've been highly considering this phone to replace my note 3. I currently have unlimited data on Verizon, don't plan on losing it. Have a few questions.
-Are there any limitations using this phone on Verizon?
-How do I get a sim card for it? 3rd party retail stores?
-Any significant things I should be aware of?
-If at some point I want to switch to Sprint, can I use the same phone?
Thanks guys appreciate the help
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saying that there are no issues isn't exactly right, I have mine on Verizon and for one the visual voicemail does not work.. There's also no way to get it to work.
There are some work around you can do to get visual voicemail with Google Voice, but if you want to use HD voice you have to turn those off.
The My Verizon Mobile app does not work on here, and the Nexus version that they made for the Nexus 6 does. Or at least it would if you are willing to go and change to one of their new plans. They actually have now pay wall the Nexus My Verizon Mobile app behind a plan change. If you don't want to change your plan, you cannot log into the app anymore.
Other than that no problems whatsoever for me. You can go get a SIM card if you want at any local Verizon or you can call Verizon explain to him what's going on and will send you one for free.
This is really a world phone, you can take it anywhere. I took mine with me on vacation to Belize earlier this year and used it just fine down there.

I'd rather not cut my card, because I don't think I'm that graceful where it won't get messed up. But at Verizon they can activate the sim, and I should still be able to keep my plan?

RED ZMAN said:
saying that there are no issues isn't exactly right, I have mine on Verizon and for one the visual voicemail does not work.. There's also no way to get it to work.
There are some work around you can do to get visual voicemail with Google Voice, but if you want to use HD voice you have to turn those off.
The My Verizon Mobile app does not work on here, and the Nexus version that they made for the Nexus 6 does. Or at least it would if you are willing to go and change to one of their new plans. They actually have now pay wall the Nexus My Verizon Mobile app behind a plan change. If you don't want to change your plan, you cannot log into the app anymore.
Other than that no problems whatsoever for me. You can go get a SIM card if you want at any local Verizon or you can call Verizon explain to him what's going on and will send you one for free.
This is really a world phone, you can take it anywhere. I took mine with me on vacation to Belize earlier this year and used it just fine down there.
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The majority of this post is correct and exactly my experience, except that you CAN have HD calling and Google voice for voicemail. I use it daily and have no issues. This was originally thought to be true but has since been proven to work.
I got my sim from a company owned Verizon store. They did give me a little grief saying if its not recognized by their system they can't activate it, but I verified on their site before-hand that it is recognized and they looked it up to find the same thing.

So you have Visual Voicemail working with HD voice also working?
How did you do that?

RED ZMAN said:
So you have Visual Voicemail working with HD voice also working?
How did you do that?
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No he said HD and Google Voice.
I actually prefer GV over Verizon VVM.
I get a text with the VM contents. No need to even check VM.

tech_head said:
No he said HD and Google Voice.
I actually prefer GV over Verizon VVM.
I get a text with the VM contents. No need to even check VM.
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Exactly right. Seems to have a better grasp of the content over the VZW option as well.

I prefer Google Voice visual voicemail too (getting the texts/emails), but everything I saw when trying to get HD voice to work said that they don't and can't work together. So again I ask, how do you get those working together? I know what it is, I had Google Voice's version of it working fine before.

xFaultx said:
I'd rather not cut my card, because I don't think I'm that graceful where it won't get messed up. But at Verizon they can activate the sim, and I should still be able to keep my plan?
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I had no issues when I activated my 5X onto my account with unlimited data. My plan went unchanged. I simply walked into my local Verizon store and they activated a nano sim for my 5X. I moved over from a Verizon GSIII.
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RED ZMAN said:
I prefer Google Voice visual voicemail too (getting the texts/emails), but everything I saw when trying to get HD voice to work said that they don't and can't work together. So again I ask, how do you get those working together? I know what it is, I had Google Voice's version of it working fine before.
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There's nothing special that needs done. Just do the normal setup of GV and done. I've had Google voicemail and HD voice since day 1 when the phone launched.
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tommyg562000 said:
There's nothing special that needs done. Just do the normal setup of GV and done. I've had Google voicemail and HD voice since day 1 when the phone launched.
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This! I did standard setup and it worked fine for me with HD calling

Same here, Google Voice and HD calling, no problems. That's on all three of the family 6ps with unlimited data.