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Hi all,
I have a EVO4g on sprint, but the Atrix is bringing me back to ATT. I was wondering what do I need to do to have my number ready to be ported when the Atrix releases and I pick one up? I already know about paying sprint off, etc.
all you should need to do is call up AT&T and tell them you want to port your number to them when you create your account.
They should take care of the rest for you. I don't know however what you will need to do with Sprint in terms of paying any etf.
Thanks, Yeah I'm going to call sprint and pay the penalty
Don't call sprint yet. Get the phone at AT&T (please go to a corporate store and give a rep the commission. We need to eat too), bring your Sprint bill (for the account number), and as long as you're the Sprint account holder, you're golden. You'll need to provide the billing address and social security number that's on the Sprint account, as well as the PIN that you use to access your Sprint account when you call.
Once you port, Sprint will automatically cancel your account and send you a bill for the termination fee. If you cancel BEFORE you go to AT&T, you will lose your phone number.
entropism said:
Don't call sprint yet. Get the phone at AT&T (please go to a corporate store and give a rep the commission. We need to eat too), bring your Sprint bill (for the account number), and as long as you're the Sprint account holder, you're golden. You'll need to provide the billing address and social security number that's on the Sprint account, as well as the PIN that you use to access your Sprint account when you call.
Once you port, Sprint will automatically cancel your account and send you a bill for the termination fee. If you cancel BEFORE you go to AT&T, you will lose your phone number.
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+1 to everything he said
Ok will do thanks!
entropism said:
If you cancel BEFORE....
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May I suggest? Get a free Google Voice account. Once you have done that, you "own" the GVoice phone number, and you can have it push to any other phone number(s) you choose.
So you give people the GVoice number, and push that to your cell phone. If you change providers, change numbers, change whatever...you don't have to do anything except change the number assignment in GVoice. No one has to know.
And if you find the new phone number is getting wrong numbers from folks who think they are still calling the old owner? GVoice can block those calling numbers--and just those callers--so you don't pay for their calls, either.
An incredibly powerful service, and an example of what ANY telco or celco could provide for your phone, if they really wanted your business instead of your wallet.
So I preordered my evo 3d from a sprint corporate store, got the $50 giftcard and am #2 on the list. (did this the first day they started preorders).
Now there's an issue.. My father, the owner of the sprint account is away and wont arrive back in time for a week or so after the 24th.. Which is rather annoying.
So my question is, can I renew the contract without him? I currently have a htc touch pro, so I dont think I'd be changing the plan only renewing it, my line is eligible for an upgrade, I just dont know if I can do it without him being there and if I can what I would need.
Thanks
Maybe if you have him call Sprint and they notate the account... at least by calling they will let you know your options.
first question would be are you on a seperate line? or is it a single line in his name?
secondly if your on a "family plan" being on a secondary line are you a authorized user? such as are you able to call the customer support and discuss the contract or make changes. If you are not either in any of these cases you will most likely not be able to pick up the phone without him being how you would be altering the contract.
Please note this is not "officially" from sprint just a sprint user and a perception from experience. (not 100% sure)
Im sure he could authorize you to make changes to the account etc, if you can get him to call. Then he can just remove you if he wants after you get the phone.
if you have the pin or security question you should be okay. unless the account is notated by strict guidelines by the owner, like, " no changes can be made unless Mr. El kido is in the store"
I'm in the same situation on a family plan and have dealt with this in the past as well. They have always asked me for the PIN or "security phrase" in order to make changes. Just ask for this information from your dad and you should be good to go.
I've been wondering.
When I signed up to Google Voice, I had a Google Voice # & a Sprint #.
Once the Sprint Integration with Google Voice came, I ported the Sprint Number into Google Voice & lost the Google Voice given number after 90 days, no biggie.
Now my Sprint Number is a Google Voice Number.
My Question is, if I were to get out of my Sprint Contract (via buyout/ETF), would I lose/keep the integrated Sprint # that's been ported to Google Voice?
Would I be able to redo the integration steps, effectively keeping the phone number for a newer EVO?
P.S. No I'm not leaving Sprint, the motive is in my signature. I plan on rejoining, the same day I cancel. My yearly upgrade strategy.
Call sprint and ask
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bloodrain954 said:
Call sprint and ask
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I did...
And sweet betsy, it was like asking a random stranger what trains to catch to get to Yonkers from Battery Park.
Waay over their head, I felt bad after the call.
Noiro said:
I've been wondering.
When I signed up to Google Voice, I had a Google Voice # & a Sprint #.
Once the Sprint Integration with Google Voice came, I ported the Sprint Number into Google Voice & lost the Google Voice given number after 90 days, no biggie.
Now my Sprint Number is a Google Voice Number.
My Question is, if I were to get out of my Sprint Contract (via buyout/ETF), would I lose/keep the integrated Sprint # that's been ported to Google Voice?
Would I be able to redo the integration steps, effectively keeping the phone number for a newer EVO?
P.S. No I'm not leaving Sprint, the motive is in my signature. I plan on rejoining, the same day I cancel. My yearly upgrade strategy.
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did the same as you did, but once i re did my set up, I did not load GV as part of a sprint set up, but did it manually where it will " skip" the sprint influence.
If you do and run in to any issues, make sure you set it up manual, it should release the # and if it doesn't , well then the above statment is correct , you will need to call sprint...
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If you have your Google voice number tied into your sprint number and are thinking to cancel with Sprint.... Just untie your Google voice number to Sprint... There is an option for that when you log into Google voice with a browser.
Here is the how to:
http://support.google.com/voice/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1207078
That's a good idea....
Guys, the point is not to untie the number, it's just wanting to know if you'd be able to keep the integration, which I'm also curious of!
Does canceling and activating a new account make you a brand new customer or do you retain your 'history' with sprint?
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Does canceling and activating a new account make you a brand new customer or do you retain your 'history' with sprint?
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That's the only part I know , you do retain your history. So when loyalty perks return, you'll still have them.
Retentions told me that aspect was safe when I upgraded via buyout to the 3D last year.
When I signed up for Sprint a year ago. I got the EVO 3d for 50 bucks. after3 months I Sold my EVO shiftto radioshack for 185 dollars. Added a new line and got a EVO 3d. Well I suspendedthe new line and put the 3d on my orginal line.
Well i called complained about my new line never getting suspended. They took it off completely lol.
I just did exactly this and was worried about losing my number. Here's the step-by-step process:
(If you haven't already, attach your new phone/service to Google Voice before starting this process.)
1) Login to Google Voice and click Disable next to the Sprint Integration.
2) It will warn you that Google Voice is going to lose the Sprint number, which sounds scary - proceed anyway, you'll rescue it shortly.
3) Proceeding hands the number back to your Sprint account. You now need to port it.
4) Click Get a Google Voice Number
5) Click Use My Existing Mobile Number
This begins the porting process. Google is going to have you enter payment info to pay a $20 porting fee. You'll need your Sprint Account Number and your Sprint phone on hand. You can get your Sprint Account Number by logging into sprint.com or by calling them.
The porting takes 24 hours to port the number and 3 business days to switch text messages over. Interestingly once it completes, the Sprint account is cancelled - you don't have to call them to cancel. However, I called them anyway, and they said to call them after 5 business days to verify it really is cancelled. So perhaps you're best calling them just to verify they do their job.
Thanks man,
I hope this goes smoothly as I'll be buying out of the contract & upgrading within the same day.
I'm going through the same thing. The advise given is the best: Port your number to GV and just get a new number from the new carrier. Worth the $20 I guess.
Alright so I know this question is asked often, but I've only been able to find old answers or answers related to other odd services and other phones.
Is anyone using google voice to avoid using ANY minutes?
I swear I had it working but it could have been my imagination...
I just checked my phone minutes and I'm already over 9 days into the period (on a 200 minute plan) There are a lot of 1 minute calls, which make some sense if it's GV placing the call and then switching to data since I know the numbers listed acording to verizon are GV routing numbers and not real numbers I'm dialing... everytime I answer a call I get a prompt from GV asking to press one to accept a call (could be different now as far as I know since i've stopped listening to the message a long time ago)
So anyone on the rezound have success with this? I'm considering doing a 4g data only plan until my contract is out and then moving to a 45 unlimited prepaid GSM service... I'm tired of paying 100+ a month for a smartphone, and with unlimited data being axed... F U VERIZON YOU FAT COW!!!
yeah.. i do this all the time on my data-only tablets.
you need sipdroid, google-voice, and a magic jack.
I believe they require voice service on phones.
I use all data. Use groove ip It's a really worthwhile buy. Pm me if you need instructions on pure Google voice calling .
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So anyone on the rezound have success with this? I'm considering doing a 4g data only plan until my contract is out and then moving to a 45 unlimited prepaid GSM service... I'm tired of paying 100+ a month for a smartphone, and with unlimited data being axed... F U VERIZON YOU FAT COW!!!
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Verizon won't let you do a data-only plan on a phone. You HAVE to have a voice plan. I know it sucks. I can literally go a month and use 0 minutes on my phone but I still had to pay $40 for the 450 minute plan.
Groove ip plus Google voice
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darkkterror said:
Verizon won't let you do a data-only plan on a phone. You HAVE to have a voice plan. I know it sucks. I can literally go a month and use 0 minutes on my phone but I still had to pay $40 for the 450 minute plan.
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There is a legacy 200 minute plan... it's not advertised but if you're consistently using no minutes ask them for it
just curious why so many do this. You have to have a voice plan on your phone, you get free mobile to mobile, and on my plan I also can add 10 land lines to it that don't count against me.
Why jump through the hoops when you don't have to?
My main reason to not use google voice/talk for voice and texting is that I have 2 kids on the acct and I want it as simple as possible for them.
I didn't know there was a 200 minute plan, I think the most I've used that counted towards my minutes is about 100... The only thing that counts is calling a landline during the day. Most months I use only 50 minutes or less even though I probably use the phone close to an hour a day on average or more.
I like using google voice for voice nail but everything sounds so bad usually. It is the same way when making calls?
I've just read a huge amount of posts on the Gear S and carrier services.
I use my Note 3 (and just got a Note 4) - on Straight Talk.
I called ST today to ask about a cell plan for the Gear S - long story short, I spoke to 2 guys who 'knew nothing about it'...in fact, the 2nd guy hung up on me. So much for ST.
So I keep hearing about $10.00 plans, etc. - but I can't seem to find one. I know nothing about 'pay as you go' just ST. and customer service the past 2 years I've had them has been miserable for me.
I have a Gear S that I bought unlocked. So, anyone want to clue me in on where to get cell service for this that doesn't cost the equivalent of a full cell phone/data plan?
Thanks, and I appreciate any help, advice, tips, etc. you can give me. Sorry for seeming confused. I am.
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The only way to get a cheaper device plan is to go with the big-four using a shared plan. Otherwise, you will have to pay just like another smart phone using voice, SMS and data.
foxbat121 said:
The only way to get a cheaper device plan is to go with the big-four using a shared plan. Otherwise, you will have to pay just like another smart phone using voice, SMS and data.
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I took my unlocked Gear S to T-mobile, was not a customer with any type of shared plan. I use AT&T on my Note 4 and bought the Gear S from them, then had them unlock it free of charge (took two days and some complaining). I have a grandfathered unlimited AT&T plan and I'm not switching to a shared plan just to add the watch.
at the T-mobile store I signed up for the $15/month 500mb data and unlimited talk/text smartwatch plan. This did require a credit check since it was post-paid, the only caveat I guess. $10 fee for the sim card and activation.
Even better- The rep was fairly sure that with a nano to microsim adapter, I could use this T-mobile plan in any device (phone, tablet, etc...). $15/month is dirt cheap. Can be bumped to 1gb data for another $5 ($20 total). T-mobile doesn't work quite as well as AT&T, but wow that's a sweet deal.
Now, if you have T-mobile service... they'll give you a $10 discount on the smartwatch plan. I think I may cancel my plan after this month, and have a friend who's a T-mobile customer add the line to their account. I'll give them like $80 for the year. Sounds pretty solid.
My other option was a pay-as-you-go H2O nano-sim. I think their cheapest plan is $25/month, but you can do pay-as-you-go plans- something that might be sufficient for the watch.
Those are pretty much the best two options right now, unless someone else has a better idea. There has been some question as to whether the forwarding will always work correctly going between two different carriers. Time will tell on that.
I am with Tmobile, and I love it. I only pay $5 a month for unlimited talk/text and 500mb data on my Gear S. Also, don't know if this is exclusive of Tmobile, but my Gear S be pumping 4G!!!
Oh boy!!
M Gear S says 5G so you lose
Agreed: the T-mo plan is the cheapest out there for the watch. It's $5/month for existing customers, or $15/month for non Tmo customers. The plan is called "wearables plan", and I could not find it on their site, guess you'll have to call them and ask for it.
If interested, it is also possible to add unlimited international calling to the wearables plan. It is usually $10/month, but they are running a promo that makes it only $5/month. It gives you unlimited talk (to landlines) and text to a bunch of countries, and you will be grandfathered into the $5/month deal as long as you remain a customer with them even after it goes back up to 10/month.
Oh, and for Tmo, "plan" does not imply any kind of contract: you can cancel whenever you please, so it's not much of a risk to just try it out and see if it's for you.