Anyone have any experience porting numbers to Straight Talk? I am currently on T-mobile prepaid, but the data speed around here is almost nothing. :crying:
Was wondering if anyone could share their experience with porting their number. What is required, what are the steps, how long does it take?
Any help would be appreciated. :good:
efan3719 said:
Anyone have any experience porting numbers to Straight Talk? I am currently on T-mobile prepaid, but the data speed around here is almost nothing. :crying:
Was wondering if anyone could share their experience with porting their number. What is required, what are the steps, how long does it take?
Any help would be appreciated. :good:
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You can either do it on-line when you activate your micro sim card or over the phone. I choose over the phone as I had already bought one micro sim to test out their service first and wanted to move my exiting minutes over at the same time. They sent me a new micro sim free of charge to do this. I got a CSR right away when I called at 9:00 am and the whole process took like 20 minutes. I'm not sure how long T-Mo takes to port over numbers but like I said Verizon did it in 5 minutes.
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You can either do it on-line when you activate your micro sim card or over the phone. I choose over the phone as I had already bought one micro sim to test out their service first and wanted to move my exiting minutes over at the same time. They sent me a new micro sim free of charge to do this. I got a CSR right away when I called at 9:00 am and the whole process took like 20 minutes. I'm not sure how long T-Mo takes to port over numbers but like I said Verizon did it in 5 minutes.
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Do I need to buy the new sim first and then port the number, or set it all for porting and have them send me a sim?
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You get the new ST sim first. Wait until about 7 days before your service for the month expires. Call T-Mo and ask for your account number and PIN. That's all you need from T-Mo. When you are ready, go online to ST and activate new service. In the process you click you will be porting a number from another service. Enter the t-Mo acct. # and PIN then wait upto 24 hours or more for the process to work. It will take longer if you start it on the weekends.
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You get the new ST sim first. Wait until about 7 days before your service for the month expires. Call T-Mo and ask for your account number and PIN. That's all you need from T-Mo. When you are ready, go online to ST and activate new service. In the process you click you will be porting a number from another service. Enter the t-Mo acct. # and PIN then wait upto 24 hours or more for the process to work. It will take longer if you start it on the weekends.
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ok thanks. i was a little confused about the whole thing. should be good to go now. thank you all for the help. :good:
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So i am finally leaving behind the s l o w e s t network in the US for this beauty, my concern is my number. Is it easy to move my number over? Or should i just get a new one? I hate sending out my number and telling everyone to update it, but i also heard that its a hassle to move numbers over...anyone have some info?
My second question is does Straight Talk carry micro sim cards? Like at walmart? And since I am waiting on my N4 to arrive should I get the card from there or cheaper from Amazon....
Anyone?.....
I left Sprint for Straight Talk too (because of their slow network).
I ported my Sprint number to Google Voice, & also ported a separate number to Straight Talk. Porting was easy & straight forward, & took about 48 hours to be finalized.
They have micro SIMs, but only on their website (you can get phones & service cards from Wal-Mart, but not the SIM cards). Straight Talk usually ships with in one business day, and uses FedEx.
I just moved from sprint to t-mobile. Don't cancel sprint, just move your number as part of the T-mobile activation process, then Sprint automagically gets the memo and your account gets cancelled afterwards
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I left Sprint for Straight Talk too (because of their slow network).
I ported my Sprint number to Google Voice, & also ported a separate number to Straight Talk. Porting was easy & straight forward, & took about 48 hours to be finalized.
They have micro SIMs, but only on their website (you can get phones & service cards from Wal-Mart, but not the SIM cards). Straight Talk usually ships with in one business day, and uses FedEx.
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So I wont be able to make any calls for up to 48 hours?
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So I wont be able to make any calls for up to 48 hours?
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Within the first 24 hours calls would come in to the new phone, but I couldn't make any. Text would go out, but not in. MMS didn't work.
After 48 hours, everything worked fine.
This was my experience, your milage may vary.
tatical said:
I left Sprint for Straight Talk too (because of their slow network).
I ported my Sprint number to Google Voice, & also ported a separate number to Straight Talk. Porting was easy & straight forward, & took about 48 hours to be finalized.
They have micro SIMs, but only on their website (you can get phones & service cards from Wal-Mart, but not the SIM cards). Straight Talk usually ships with in one business day, and uses FedEx.
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tatical said:
Within the first 24 hours calls would come in to the new phone, but I couldn't make any. Text would go out, but not in. MMS didn't work.
After 48 hours, everything worked fine.
This was my experience, your milage may vary.
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Ok i think i can live with that.... besides i use Gtalk a lot for communication with my peeps.
So to sum it up ..dont cancel Sprint, Call Straight Talk and advice them that I wish to port my number over.?
Also should I buy the micro SIM from them a day before i receive the phone so i can have it work, or should i just walk into a T-Mobile store after buying it from WalMart?
i ported from att to straight talk took only couple hours but they are on the same network so might be why so quick. They did say it could take up to 48 hrs
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Ok i think i can live with that.... besides i use Gtalk a lot for communication with my peeps.
So to sum it up ..dont cancel Sprint, Call Straight Talk and advice them that I wish to port my number over.?
Also should I buy the micro SIM from them a day before i receive the phone so i can have it work, or should i just walk into a T-Mobile store after buying it from WalMart?
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You need the SIM card (and service card) to activate your service on their site, so order ASAP! You'll port your number over using the website (you'll see an option to port).
Oh, you may not have a signal at first. My phone showed a signal a few hours after porting.
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You need the SIM card (and service card) to activate your service on their site, so order ASAP! You'll port your number over using the website (you'll see an option to port).
Oh, you may not have a signal at first. My phone showed a signal a few hours after porting.
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I just went to their website and they dont have a T-Mobilt compatible SIM card.... can I use the At&t one?
Jess813 said:
I just went to their website and they dont have a T-Mobilt compatible SIM card.... can I use the At&t one?
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If you want to use T-Mobile's network on straight talk, you need to choose the T-Mobile compatible phone on the screen right before the one you posted.
Jess813 said:
So i am finally leaving behind the s l o w e s t network in the US for this beauty, my concern is my number. Is it easy to move my number over? Or should i just get a new one? I hate sending out my number and telling everyone to update it, but i also heard that its a hassle to move numbers over...anyone have some info?
My second question is does Straight Talk carry micro sim cards? Like at walmart? And since I am waiting on my N4 to arrive should I get the card from there or cheaper from Amazon....
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In answer to your Walmart question. The Walmart were I live carry an activation pack that come with both a AT&T regular and micro sim.
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In answer to your Walmart question. The Walmart were I live carry an activation pack that come with both a AT&T regular and micro sim.
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Oh! Thats good to know! Maybe i need to head out to my local Walmart and see if they have them there. Thanks!
I recommend the Google Voice option as well, that way it'll then be your number forever, no further porting needed, you don't have to pay for a separate text plan if you don't want/need to (although a lot of plans toss that in for free or a bundle of 'em these days...like I'm old or something ), it gives you the ability to block numbers/screen callers/set up lots of voicemail options for different people and groups, etc etc etc, just look at the service.
The Android app is pretty bare bones, but functional. Get the Google Voice app for your Chrome desktop browser, you can send/receive texts from your browser and you don't need to have any other fancy apps that do the same thing. My 2 cents, anyway.
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I recommend the Google Voice option as well, that way it'll then be your number forever, no further porting needed, you don't have to pay for a separate text plan if you don't want/need to (although a lot of plans toss that in for free or a bundle of 'em these days...like I'm old or something ), it gives you the ability to block numbers/screen callers/set up lots of voicemail options for different people and groups, etc etc etc, just look at the service.
The Android app is pretty bare bones, but functional. Get the Google Voice app for your Chrome desktop browser, you can send/receive texts from your browser and you don't need to have any other fancy apps that do the same thing. My 2 cents, anyway.
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Good idea but what about mms?
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Jess813 said:
Good idea but what about mms?
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I ported my number to Google Voice to leave Sprint. I was worried about losing MMS, but then I recieved an MMS in GV! I don't know when this change occured, but now you get a GV sms saying "MMS recieved" then your Gmail account gets an email with the picture in it. So it isn't completely integrated into the GV app or website, but close enough for me.
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Good idea but what about mms?
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I I use Google Voice too. GV can get MMS messages, but I can't send them through the Google Voice app. The MMS pics usually arrive through email. I tried replying through email, but it hasn't worked out. But you can still send pics through the phone's default messaging app.
Hi there,
I successfully ordered a Nexus 4, 16Gb earlier today at 3.44PM EST
Now, I was reading about the TMobile $30 deal, and it's pretty awesome.
I was wondering if I would be able to use that sim card? Or I have to actually get a phone from TMobile?
I just found this - Is it possible to use this Sim Card with the Nexus?
Thanks
M2oSa said:
Hi there,
I successfully ordered a Nexus 4, 16Gb earlier today at 3.44PM EST
Now, I was reading about the TMobile $30 deal, and it's pretty awesome.
I was wondering if I would be able to use that sim card? Or I have to actually get a phone from TMobile?
I just found this - Is it possible to use this Sim Card with the Nexus?
Thanks
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http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-phone/T-Mobile-Micro-SIM-Card-Activation-Kit
And then I just activate with the plan I want?
Awesome, thanks for your answer.
(Can I get my old number :/) ?
I got this $30 T-Mobile plan, and ported my phone # from VZW. During the activation process, you can choose whether you want to port your #, or get a new one. You can check if your # can be ported at: http://www.t-mobile.com/switch/default.aspx
The Nexus 4 takes a micro Sim card. Make sure you get that, and not the regular SIM!
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I got this $30 T-Mobile plan, and ported my phone # from VZW. During the activation process, you can choose whether you want to port your #, or get a new one. You can check if your # can be ported at: http://www.t-mobile.com/switch/default.aspx
The Nexus 4 takes a micro Sim card. Make sure you get that, and not the regular SIM!
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Thanks for the answer.
I'm curently with TMobile, under a family plan (paying $70 a month) and it says that I can't get my number because it'sTMobile...
Sucks, I guess I'll have to get a new one
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Thanks for the answer.
I'm curently with TMobile, under a family plan (paying $70 a month) and it says that I can't get my number because it'sTMobile...
Sucks, I guess I'll have to get a new one
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I think if you port to another carrier then back to Tmo you can still save it
That's gonna be complicated and take some serious time, no ?
Cause I'll have to get a plan with another carrier
?
Thanks
JeffTech said:
I got this $30 T-Mobile plan, and ported my phone # from VZW. During the activation process, you can choose whether you want to port your #, or get a new one. You can check if your # can be ported at: http://www.t-mobile.com/switch/default.aspx
The Nexus 4 takes a micro Sim card. Make sure you get that, and not the regular SIM!
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Thanks for the heads up. I had no idea it takes the micro sim. I would've been annoyed when the phone comes and I have the wrong sim.
M2oSa said:
Thanks for the answer.
I'm curently with TMobile, under a family plan (paying $70 a month) and it says that I can't get my number because it'sTMobile...
Sucks, I guess I'll have to get a new one
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Just port your number to Google Voice. Then you can use your same # as Caller ID for outgoing calls with all of the GV features. In addition, you can then port the number back to T-Mobile if you want.
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Just port your number to Google Voice. Then you can use your same # as Caller ID for outgoing calls with all of the GV features. In addition, you can then port the number back to T-Mobile if you want.
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This. Sage advice.
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patrickjaden said:
I think if you port to another carrier then back to Tmo you can still save it
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Yes did this a while ago, when switching from regular Sprint to SERO Sprint, spent $20 on an ATT go phone and a couple of days to swap numbers back and forth. Though the Google Voice is a great idea then you never have to worry about porting ever again, plus you can even have it forwarded to land lines if you have crap service at home.
Will try with Google Voice.
Thanks everybody for your help. Much appreciated
For the last 7 years I have been a vzw customer on a dump flip phone. Ive had two terrible LG models, but the plan was cheap as I was tied on a family share plan and as a college student I didnt want to pay more. Frequency of travel for work has shown me smartphones are useful for connectivity, and with pre paid plans I the cost isnt as high as it would have been on vzw.
Enter the Nexus 4 and my stepping into the smart phone world. Ive been reading up on it and the android ecosystem from about the time the Nexus was sold out. Once it was available I placed and order and now have it in hand. Ive decided on ST with ATT towers, the sim is being delivered today.
My questions begin with activating and porting. If I want to keep my vzw number, what do I have to do with vzw? Do I have to remove that phone and number from the current family share account? Is it something that takes time or needs the account owner? My other thought was to activate the ST sim and get a new number, then use Google Voice to port the old number in the coming days or weeks and have both numbers ring to the new Nexus. Id have to pay 20$, but now I have two numbers and what ever other features GV has to offer. What should I do?
During the activation process you can port your VZW number. As long as your current number is still active on VZW, it should port just fine. Doing this will automatically cancel your number on VZW so if your contract is not up, you will be charged a ETF.
Also, if you want you can activate with a new number and port your number later. Porting to GV is fine but just be aware you can't do MMS or Group Messaging with GV.
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For the last 7 years I have been a vzw customer on a dump flip phone.
Funny, I just started looking at the Nexus 4 yesterday for the same exact reason.
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You should port your old number if you still wish to use it. Call customer service to inform them and make the changes from there. Call Verizon to let them know you're leaving and then after that call your new carrier to make the switch.
On another note, when someone makes a major leap from a flip phone to the most advanced smartphone on the market, it will bring many challenges as you head into unfamiliar territory.
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You should port your old number if you still wish to use it. Call customer service to inform them and make the changes from there. Call Verizon to let them know you're leaving and then after that call your new carrier to make the switch.
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To clarify, when you said; call customer service to inform them and make changes from there. Is that the ST customer service or VZW customer service? Then call VZW and ST?
I dont have to worry about an etf, the family share plan is no longer on a 2yr contract and is currently month to month.
Call Verizon first to let them know then call straight talk. Sorry if I was not clear on that.
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So my phone arrives today but I have a Note 4 which doesn't have a nano. Will I be able to just walk into an AT&T store to get a sim without the phone or will they want me to have the phone with me?
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You can walk into an AT&T store and get one but you'll have to call customer support to get it activated. At least that's how I did it when I got my Z3.
Ah ok. That's fine. I just rather not have to carry around two phones so I can get a sim
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I called them to send me an unactivated sim card, which they have done for me before, but they told me they needed an IMEI number in order to ship me out one. So i actually went ahead and printed out a template to cut down my current micro sim so i don't even have to go see them when the phone comes in. Template link below if you're interested.
http://www.gosoftworks.com/GoSoftWorks/NanoSIM_files/nanosima4.pdf
On AT&T too and my M8 uses a nano-sim. I should be able to just put it in my 6P right or do I have to call AT&T first?
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One AT&T too and my M8 uses a nano-sim. I should be able to just put it in my 6P right or do I have to call AT&T first?
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Yes, I took the AT&T nano sim out of my Moto X 2014 and am using it in my 6P. No problem
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Yes, I took the AT&T nano sim out of my Moto X 2014 and am using it in my 6P. No problem
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Awesome thanks!
Went to AT&T last night and picked one up. I was in and out in a couple of minutes. I haven't activated it yet as I am just waiting for my sim adapter to come so I can use my Nexus 5 until I get a case and screen protector.
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I walked into ATT score and asked for Nano sim. They just handed me the credit card sized sim holder and told me to call when get phone. Didn't even ask for my phone or account number to verify I was current ATT customer.
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So my phone arrives today but I have a Note 4 which doesn't have a nano. Will I be able to just walk into an AT&T store to get a sim without the phone or will they want me to have the phone with me?
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If you walk into the store with your new phone and old SIM they will replace and activate the SIM right then and there. You might have to wait a bit to be escorted to one of those tables after being greeted at the door, but when you're done, you will walk out with a fully functional phone.
I called AT&T and they overnighted me the nano SIM card. They asked for the IMEI number but had no issues when I told them I had yet to receive the phone so could not provide the information.
Ah ok. Let me try that
Steve, I don't want to carry both phones and / or be without service. Want to just have the card already
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You can also order a sim cutter off Amazon and cut the sim down when your phone arrives.
Ah I didn't want to do that. why spend money if I can get for free I got a Sim during lunch. I was told that I need a code that will activate the Sim which is sent over sms. I'll have to figure that one out
Ended up using Hangouts Dialer to call over Wifi and got the sim card activated. Worked like a charm.
I did also go to a store but there were at least 4 people ahead of me and I didn't want to wait. I made the right choice
Alright ladies and gents, after not following instructions and activating my Note 4 (with a MM rom ported from another device) which seemed to have TMobile info on it I was locked to 3G.
Didn't matter what modem, or any flashes even to stock firmware, it was locked.
Don't go buy a new SIM!
Just open chat with Verizon and tell them the basics. They don't like you calling on the broken device even if your data works like mine.
"Hi my name is X X and I am stuck on 3G.
It's been like this the past few days. I've followed online instructions to reset the device to factory and even tried updating however 3G remains.
My data is not limited in the settings, is below my data cap and MMS/Phonecalls plus internet work fine. Just no LTE/4G service.
The sim is less than a year old."
At this point they'll likely suggest going to get a new one, at cost to you.
I disagree. Try this;
"My wife/husband/girlfriend/boyfriend/partner/friend had this issue when we changed states, the support agent we spoke with online said they would "reprovision" I believe the sim or phone and after rebooting the device the data came back."
They'll more than likely try it, and after following their instructions - double check your data settings.
Make sure your APN is correct as well as network mode. Global is usually okay but I stick with LTE/WCDMA.
This is not a fix for every phone, just my diapproval with having to pay for a new sim in store or pay a silly 10$+ charge online to ship a "free" sim to me when a free fix is just as good and immediate. This is just a recount of my actions.
Hope this helps someone!
I walked right into my local verizon store, told the sales rep I needed a new sim card and that it was "a long story". Five minutes later I walked with a new sim, back on 4G, and didn't spend a dime.
I highly recommend this route.
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At this point they'll likely suggest going to get a new one, at cost to you.
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I called them up and they sent me a new sim next day air with no charge. Even told me I could go grab one at the VZ store down the street if I didn't want to wait.
You sure you walked into an actual Verizon store? Maybe phishing has gone real world.
I haven't actually used the sim yet. 4G came back afew hours after the call. They re-provisioned my phone, mauve it just took a little time to refresh through the network.
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At this point they'll likely suggest going to get a new one, at cost to you.
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At any Verizon corporate store, you will not be charged for a SIM card. Authorized retailers (Best Buy, cellularsales.com, etc) will usually charge for the SIM card unless you can prove you purchased the phone from them. Some authorized retailers can seem like a Verizon corporate store at first.
OK, I give up on trying to flash MM Roms on the Note 4. I lost 3g AND GPS this time. Guess I will be calling VZ tomorrow