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Today, 11:04 PM
This is in west Dearborn, MI. I know it’s visible but still Verizon. My friend with Verizon got similar speeds.
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Today, 10:42 PM
i have several times used Verizon/TF SIM's in the phone other what they were paired with and never had any issues BUT these were always non TF...
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Today, 10:11 PM
Thanks for all the responses. I am going to try it anyway. I am going to pair a new byop Verizon sim from the $1 pack, get a new phone number, and...
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Today, 09:34 PM
I went through this last year.
Solved the problem by going to Kroger and getting an Alcatel Volta "GoPhone" for $29.95. It worked about as good as...
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Today, 08:05 PM
In VZW-TF case, past experience doesn't guarantee same result 5 secs later. Everything with VZW is YMMV from min to min, CSR to CSR or even MVNO to...
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Today, 07:37 PM
Yea, for European roaming, I can vouch it's Okayish good. Pretty good, even considering the price.
At the same time I'm still curious with how...
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Today, 07:31 PM
I realize that this is a bit of a first world problem. We belong to a beach club. Inside our cabana is a deadzone. However about 20 feet out on the...
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Today, 06:57 PM
Past performance doesn't guarantee future results :hehehe:
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Today, 06:33 PM
Google photos just reorder how pictures are shown.
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Today, 06:22 PM
I know in the past moving Verizon based SIMs was OK, but they did not like it.
Recently, I have seen a number of people get their accounts marked...
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Today, 06:22 PM
Generally speaking I'm usually covered by Wi-Fi, except when driving. So with as few calls as I get not many would have a chance to ring by...
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Today, 06:11 PM
The data problems were with the Europe regional eSIM with no expiration. I will say that when I contacted BNE about the issue, they were *very*...
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Today, 06:11 PM
What worked in the past with Verizon sims is in the past.....
Your mileage may vary.
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Today, 05:42 PM
I believe these codes are still valid:
15% off:
ESIMS15 from https://esims.io/en/providers/bnesim
ESIMDB15 from https://esimdb.com/usa/bnesim
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Today, 04:49 PM
^This, if you buy online Walmart never scans any devices at the warehouse and so they will never activate due to the scan that is need to activate...
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Today, 04:05 PM
I should have been more clear.
I was able to move them from UNLOCKED TO UNLOCKED iphones, bought on EBay.
NOT an iphone bought on TRACFONE's...
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Today, 03:19 PM
I should say unlimited isn't a requirement
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Today, 03:14 PM
i tred google photos and it is far better to just click on large icons and then scroll down to see the new photos. i went into google and for me it...
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Today, 02:53 PM
Nice! If you can, check the area for upgraded towers. The n77 panel makes it easy to recognize and you may find CBRS panels as well. They seem to be...
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Today, 02:43 PM
I'm looking at eBay listings for LG Stylo 3 phones with cracked screens but that still work.
How many different models of LG phone used that...
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Today, 02:35 PM
I swore off SIM swapping on TF/VZW about three years ago after they persistently and repeatedly messed with a sim I had swapped briefly into a...
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Today, 02:01 PM
Yeah, 50 coins added.
Esimplus, real GSM call (you get a +372 Estonia phone #). Their documentation is a little lacking, no prices for phone...
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Today, 01:28 PM
Ah yes, I remember paying $0.5, but they will refund it as 50 coins. It appears to be some kind of security-check.
I can confirm the DMI setup is...
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Today, 01:22 PM
As far as I know, there are no recent changes in TF's stance regarding SIM-swapping. For a BYOP TF/Verizon SIM, a Verizon-whitelisted IMEI is still...
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Today, 12:36 PM
HPHAM,
I know this is an old post, but I have a question about tracfone's current rules regarding sim-swapping.
In the past, as long as if I...
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Today, 12:24 PM
I don't know if these are still valid, but there are several coupon codes, including 40% and 50%, listed at:...
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Today, 12:13 PM
I've seen this before for my mom and dad's phone #, which I had added some time ago when I was helping them with something, and answering on their...
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Today, 11:37 AM
The UPS wensite has a listing of Access Points that receive packages. If one is handy, you can just specify your name with the Access Point address...
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Today, 11:33 AM
I understand you I have the same problem with Google Photos on the PC
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Today, 11:21 AM
'unlimited' is primarily and anomaly of the United States and not widely available around the world. on the other hand most people pay far less for...
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Today, 11:20 AM
Hi, thanks for the solution, I had the same problem!
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Today, 11:19 AM
try this
On Samsung devices, try Settings > Apps > Messages > Storage instead.
Tap the Clear cache button and see if your texts are working.
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Today, 11:07 AM
when he lands at the airport, he can stop at convenience store there in the airport and pick up
& activate a prepaid sim.
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Today, 10:59 AM
As far as avoiding TF's "blacklisting" an address, using your real address on the orders but having the shipments rerouted to an access point or...
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Today, 10:42 AM
Yes, that's what I do. However drooper was saying that you can just send it to the CVS and they'll just hand it to you when they get it. I've not...
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Today, 10:28 AM
Just remembered I bought a square trade warranty with the phone. Not sure if it covers something like that but I'm going to find out
Sent from my...
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Today, 10:15 AM
Thanks , got the 300 coins. Still seems they need me to pay $0.50 eur to initially buy the payy esim, gpay isn't integrated to the app properly and...
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Today, 10:12 AM
We've been using a Samsung S9 for several years on my mom's line with AT&T and never had this issue before. Several days ago she was able to use data...
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Today, 10:05 AM
I've had the notice before about using the GV numbers when I had 3 of them. I let two expire and have one now that I ported to GV.
I don't get...
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Today, 09:45 AM
For me it's in San Francisco - ping has been normal and I haven't noticed any lag whatsoever. Just as snappy as T-Mobile n41.
I'm on the pay by...
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Today, 09:28 AM
Try factory reset
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Today, 09:16 AM
Ahh okay thanks, I think
I haven't had a chance to research the links in depth but it feels like these are going to be complicated hoop-jumping...
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Today, 08:46 AM
Good catch! I didn't know the credit expires after one year. So yeah there are even fewer vendors, I suppose we can include KeepGo as well, if you...
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Today, 08:33 AM
I suspect a bad installation/update on the phones is causing the problem. I listen/stream Pandora on my S23 Ultra on a daily basis. I have the...
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Today, 08:21 AM
Yesim, I'm not 100% sure but do you have to pay for PAYG data using their coins? (After converting $ to their coins). Havent tried it yet
Seems...
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Today, 08:17 AM
Reminds me, I still have a couple of LG Fiestas that I bought from Simple for $10. The real winner, though, was their Huawei Sensa for $20. Very...
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Today, 08:12 AM
I have three numbers set up as being linked to my main GV account.
I can't say in the 13 years or so I've been using GV that I've ever run into...
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Today, 07:28 AM
If anyone can comment, how is BNE's Latency/speed in AT&T network?
I keep reading that it was not optimal. In European countries actually BNE is...
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Today, 07:20 AM
From The Web:
ARM unveils the Cortex-X4, its fastest CPU yet, Cortex-A720 and A520 and 5th gen GPUs join it
The End Of Sprint Is Finally Upon...
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Today, 07:11 AM
Hi everyone, does anyone know if domestic roaming with GCI works as well for T-Mobile Network Pass (the trial thingy)?
Which one would have better...
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Today, 07:00 AM
From The Web:
ARM unveils the Cortex-X4, its fastest CPU yet, Cortex-A720 and A520 and 5th gen GPUs join it
The End Of Sprint Is Finally Upon...
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Today, 06:24 AM
It lacks business sense. That feature is going to be gone in less than a year. MobileX sounds like a great MVNO for now. It strikes me as the...
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Today, 05:40 AM
this may touch on hphams question also..
Yah I never got it figured out but I did try it through ups my choice. The issue I had was when you...
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Today, 04:52 AM
I am using samsung galaxy 23 phone, after updating to the latest operating system, my phone cannot listen to music online. I have to download mp3...
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Today, 04:20 AM
Nice! I still haven't seen any around my area, but a friend at work said he briefly had it show up on his phone in Cadillac. Kalkaska is the closest...
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Yesterday, 09:45 PM
Thanks, yes something is wrong. The last security update was June 2022. I'll have to check into the side loading. They used to have some type of...
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Yesterday, 08:13 PM
I haven't seen it mentioned so I thought I'd bring up that Mobilex, like Visible did previously, backhauls to a POP. There is only one at this point...
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Yesterday, 08:03 PM
Thanks for the links, appreciate it.
As for sending to different addresses:
No family in the country.
Friends - closest is 1.5 hours away and...
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Yesterday, 07:12 PM
That article says that the update for the A52 5G was available in November 2022. That jibes with my even lesser models of A51 and A32 5G, which have...
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Yesterday, 05:26 PM
Yes, I have a TF Moto Play and it’s a pretty good phone. I like to sample different phones, but avoid ones that seem to get negatively dinged a lot....
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Yesterday, 05:10 PM
Between the Pure and the Play, I'd opt for the Play. I'm just leery of MediaTek-based phones and the Pure sounded laggy when I looked into it. I have...
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Yesterday, 03:16 PM
I haven't been keeping up with this thread and kept trying on diff browsers, phones, PCs... I just read your post and went into WCT orders and see 6...
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Yesterday, 01:34 PM
Most likely, that model phone will eventually get the update, but the newer S series will get it sooner. The A series phones are considered as a...
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Yesterday, 12:55 PM
chris330r
You mentioned having trouble hearing but other things you have written make me think that you have no trouble speaking for yourself. ...
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Yesterday, 12:14 PM
My phone is receiving Google updates. Last Android security update was in 2022. When checking for software updates it indicates that it was...
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Yesterday, 12:10 PM
Thank you for the input.
I don't take pictures very often so they don't really take up very much space on my devices or in my storage locations. ...
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Yesterday, 12:08 PM
Buy 1, get 1 10% off has been extended to Saturday, 6/3.
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Yesterday, 11:59 AM
* The Return To Sender message means TF recalled/cancelled your shipment after it was shipped for some reason. How many phones did you have shipped...
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Yesterday, 10:56 AM
I got an email from Tracfone that my May 20th order for a new iPhone-11 was shipped out. But the same day, UPS tracking showed package return to...
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Yesterday, 10:12 AM
I use the Access Point address in the TF order. No need for a UPS acct or any redirecting. CVS is free but you have to know when it arrives via...
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Yesterday, 10:04 AM
WheelieBoot, it's interesting reading how you use a Google product (GV) to distribute photos over Wi-Fi to your other devices that run GV. But you...
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Yesterday, 09:54 AM
Woz2000,
Here are some of my old posts to guide you:
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Yesterday, 06:51 AM
Here is my experience with Travelsim. I used a physical SIM card, not ESIM.
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Yesterday, 05:41 AM
When you use a UPS Access Point, do you put that address on your TF order? The "redirecting" is confusing to me.
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Yesterday, 01:38 AM
https://howardforums.com/showthread.php/1925973-Verizon-postpaid-to-T-mobile-prepaid-How-to-get-eSIM-or-Sim-card
If you google "t-mobile prepaid...
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Yesterday, 12:28 AM
I have a Connect line on a physical SIM that I want to move to eSIM on a Samsung S22+. If I do a search online, the instructions refer to postpaid...
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05-27-2023, 11:44 PM
I found 3 new UWB sites in northern Michigan this evening that's not yet on the Verizon coverage map. One near Wildwood just east of Grayling, and...
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05-27-2023, 11:44 PM
Li-ion batteries can only be stored for any length of time if they are partially charged and not overheated. That's one reason why loose batteries...
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05-27-2023, 11:24 PM
You don't do the deal at the store. You set it up online in your My UPS Choice account.
https://www.ups.com/us/en/track/ups-my-choice.page
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05-27-2023, 11:11 PM
The AT&T Pure I saw for $29 clearance at the local store seems to show as in stock again, but the reviews have quite a few stinkers for clerks not...
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05-27-2023, 11:07 PM
The $29 Pure showed as being out of stock on the website for awhile but just now shows as in stock again (at the local store because it's an in store...
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05-27-2023, 10:50 PM
I wanted to add that I had a complete failure of a battery on a TracFone LG Rebel I got with a year's service on the TF eBay store. I only used it a...
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05-27-2023, 10:47 PM
The Snapdragon 210 is the CPU that is in this phone.
If you look up the LG Wine 2, you will find more specs for the LG Classic Flip since they are...
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05-27-2023, 10:40 PM
One of the things about the aftermarket scam batteries that was demonstrated in the YouTube video was they covered actual battery info with sticky...
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05-27-2023, 09:20 PM
in my area they wouldn't let me do the $5 deal, I wanted to do it lol. I went to 3 different shops/stores ups, they said basically i would have to...
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05-27-2023, 09:15 PM
thanks info- will watch wuz 2000 results then try my own... its just it can be such a pain to deal with getting points back if it is rejected
and...
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05-27-2023, 09:14 PM
I thought the battery was starting to decline on my 2019 vintage LG whose battery had a 2018 date. The replacement I got in early 2022 was identical...
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05-27-2023, 09:06 PM
5
Thanks for the number good to have if things off next week!
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05-27-2023, 08:41 PM
Thanks -
Don't know how I missed the quad core info in the owners manual. Guess I wasn't fully awake.
Not sure what a Snapdragon 210 is but will...
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