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Today, 09:56 AM
Does RCS use data and text allotment or just data?
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Today, 09:53 AM
I would get it later when connected to data or wi-fi. But I should get the message when sent because it should default to SMS/MMS.
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Today, 09:16 AM
I haven't seen 2-7-7-13-66 before, but I've seen 2-7-7-29-66, although it was only LTE, not with n66.
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Today, 09:00 AM
A new account just received the 500 bonus:
500 Earned Bonus: 3 months enrolled in Loyalty Rewards Program
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Today, 08:42 AM
I have a moto and with RCS turned off and WiFi calling never activated, it still downloads texts when I connected to Wi-Fi! This was with data...
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Today, 08:38 AM
There was a lot of fuss about the $10 unlimited tablet plan for business. This plan would be useful to me since they refused to open my business...
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Today, 08:11 AM
so how do i ever get to use my old balance. after the qvc year i just get no plan and hope my old minutes kick in?
Your balance
Carryover...
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Today, 07:30 AM
It's time for a new thread of the week, our way of recognizing forum members for promoting valuable discussion here.
Every weekday yours truly...
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Today, 07:19 AM
If you need help with that drop me a pm.
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Today, 05:23 AM
I was not able to wait the 5 days that I was told that it might take to get back my Telegram account so I had to use my ancient Tracfone line to get...
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Today, 04:12 AM
My first data plan was $2.99 for 1MB of data. Seems comical but it was enough to check my email and read the news here and there. I still have that...
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Today, 03:36 AM
People have been warning about this in this thread and in other threads. I logged back into my FP account and see the GSMT SIM that I've renewed, but...
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Today, 12:44 AM
Yikes, is everything straightened out now between Spectrum and Net10?
I wasn’t aware of the infamous Miami area code, so I looked it up. That’s an...
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Today, 12:13 AM
Yup you can't make this stuff up. Quote right from Verizon after the TF acquisition:
"Verizon will not only welcome TracFone employees to the...
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Yesterday, 11:53 PM
I am glad yo got it corrected. As was said before, it is best to call them and don't rely on their automated balance and plan expiration dates.
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Yesterday, 11:44 PM
For the number you want to keep, I would avoid TF humans, just transfer from an annual bundle.
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Yesterday, 11:41 PM
Up to $70 now activating a new line
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/google-pixel-6a-128gb-charcoal-at-t/6510550.p
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Yesterday, 11:22 PM
I placed an order for an airtime service plan with the TF store on eBay and an hour later I sent them a message to cancel the order. Here's the...
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Yesterday, 10:39 PM
Every service offered in the cellular industry today is done under the assumption that we all have some level of always-on, always-connected mobile...
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Yesterday, 10:13 PM
Is the Pixel 6a being sold for $60 now? Thanks!
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Yesterday, 09:10 PM
Yes, according to Reddit posts.
https://www.reddit.com/r/TracFone/comments/147ypp1/comment/jp1cins/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
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Yesterday, 09:05 PM
Does anybody know if the Tracfone model is the GX7AS?
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Yesterday, 09:05 PM
Oops, I forgot Cricket is 6 lol. So many different unlock policies to remember. 🥴
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Yesterday, 09:02 PM
Only GX7AS and GB62Z are sold in the US.
GX7AS is not an AT&T exclusive model, it's the model sold factory unlocked and by T-Mobile and AT&T. It's...
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Yesterday, 09:02 PM
Well, I learned the hard way. The good part is, at least I still have the combined service of both phones.
I was going to combine them into a...
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Yesterday, 08:56 PM
Calendar time gets added on, you can add lots of different plans all on the same day.
But best not to mix UNL plans with PayGo ones
likely...
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Yesterday, 08:55 PM
You do it before having the rep activate the phone for you (with or without a transfer from an active TF line).
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Yesterday, 08:55 PM
Call 611 or chat with them by texting 75421. They don't allow you to activate eSIM with self service tools on prepaid but they activated my S23 Ultra...
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Yesterday, 08:53 PM
They will absolutely be using mmWave as well. You're talking about a lot of capacity that's not being used for anything else while the recently...
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Yesterday, 08:53 PM
There is an AT&T specific branded model, GX7AS just picked up six for $20 each, price now ~$60
The others are GB17L, G1AZG, and GB62Z
Factory...
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Yesterday, 08:43 PM
Yes zip codes make no difference.
I picked up ten AT&T SIMs last week from the store closest to me.
I have had no problem activating new lines...
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Yesterday, 08:39 PM
Actually, they only require 6 months of service. It might have been used that long. According to the first link you posted, the OP could try...
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Yesterday, 08:35 PM
And that is EXACTLY when you say No Thanks and disconnect.
As has been clearly stated HUNDREDS of times
> I don't see how he could have...
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Yesterday, 08:17 PM
Actually, 6G is slated to be primarily about cmWave (centimeter wave) — i.e. frequencies between 5G's FR1 and FR2, especially 7 GHz – 15 GHz ish....
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Yesterday, 07:55 PM
Do I do this before or after activating the phone?
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Yesterday, 06:32 PM
From what I can see they are now available for shipping and there's one store in my area that supposedly has them in stock... Well, maybe. I was able...
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Yesterday, 06:27 PM
So, in order to add the phone to my account, do I call 611. go to a Corporate Office or is their a provision on out At&t Prepaid login Account page?
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Yesterday, 06:24 PM
Thanks I need to find that plan…found it at the bottom of the page.
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Yesterday, 06:20 PM
It is concerning since wireless carriers cannot even deploy the 6G standard without densifcation of the existing cell network with small cells since...
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Yesterday, 06:16 PM
Yes, combining service from two phones is getting to be so annoying that I wanted to avoid it like the plague.
I was hoping I could combine my...
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Yesterday, 06:13 PM
Add on 1gb of data for $2 your at $7
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Yesterday, 06:01 PM
The Moto G Power 5G 2023 is back in stock at $50. Deal expires tonight at Midnight EST (according to countdown timer). I managed to use up the last...
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Yesterday, 05:55 PM
i have so much data saved from covid that i'm just on unlimited talk and text and still have at least 12 gigs of data to burn up from the 3 years i...
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Yesterday, 05:55 PM
My Verizon branded Samsung Galaxy S7 had it on by default as well. Well, that's good. If you think about it, with SMS, if you do not have a signal,...
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Yesterday, 05:46 PM
Just had to add that this thread reminds me of my attempts to activate eSIM with Tracfone. Resolving an issue with Tracfone always needs a “Challenge...
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Yesterday, 05:21 PM
I wanted to add that I received a text message on the phone that the CSR transferred the service off of. It arrived during the transaction.
The...
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Yesterday, 05:18 PM
I've had that happen before when I went to reactivate a phone in order to save the telephone number.
I had ordered a couple of flip phones and...
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Yesterday, 05:12 PM
with all the similar issues between FP and TF error messages and bugs, one would think FP and TF are run by the same company.... or at least the same...
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Yesterday, 05:10 PM
I did hang up on the first CSR that said they couldn't do it. I was going to hang up on the second one but then he said he was going to attempt it. I...
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Yesterday, 05:06 PM
The number I wanted to save still exists. It was not extended by this transaction as I was intending it to. But at least they didn't lose the number...
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Yesterday, 04:52 PM
As I mentioned in reply to you in a post yesterday ( #54 ) in this thread, the only way I could get it done was by a rep from corporate.
Perhaps...
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Yesterday, 04:37 PM
Most stores will refuse to sell you the SIM without a $40 or higher plan.
That zip code option has already been debunked on reddit. Someone put a...
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Yesterday, 04:33 PM
They only offer different models because Verizon demands mmWave on all models and because there are variants meant for other countries with different...
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Yesterday, 04:32 PM
Did you lose a number you care about? I need to do one last combine but I have been putting it off because I am afraid of something going wrong.
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Yesterday, 04:30 PM
They're still on old systems that supposedly are being updated so it would be nice if this relic goes away but it's also a way to drive traffic to...
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Yesterday, 04:27 PM
If the device shows inactive and theres still a number attached to it and you see activate.
Hit activate, you might get lucky and it will...
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Yesterday, 04:25 PM
I didn't try because I was really just testing out whether it was still working. A month ago (at the beginning of this thread), I chatted and called...
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Yesterday, 04:24 PM
I would not trust a rep who says he's going to attempt it. Never allow your account to be the one that is experimented with.
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Yesterday, 04:22 PM
The QVC time of one year should add onto whatever time you have on your account now, so you shouldn't lose that. You didn't say if your monthly plan...
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Yesterday, 04:16 PM
I was going to hang up after he said that he could not do it but then he came back and said that he would attempt it and sent a code to my phone.
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Yesterday, 04:09 PM
If something can go wrong it will.
First Jason said that he could not do the transaction but then he said he would attempt it and sent me a code...
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Yesterday, 04:09 PM
my current monthly plan renewed today but sadly my new phone wont be here till tomorrow. got the 24 gig plan for a year from QVC from black friday....
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Yesterday, 04:03 PM
It has been years now that "most reps" say it is impossible or refuse to do it or do not know how or say it's not allowed.
That is normal.
And...
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Yesterday, 03:51 PM
Now Jason is saying he's going to attempt it and he is sent a code to one of the two phones involved...
Sent from my moto g(7) optimo...
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Yesterday, 03:49 PM
Jason just said they cannot do it either.
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Yesterday, 03:42 PM
Other than SlowLoris who was told the number needed to be transferred by a rep (and it appears that rep wasn't used for the transfer) I don't see...
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Yesterday, 03:40 PM
I just opened a chat and the CSR said they cannot add the balance from one phone to another to extend service. Her name was Mylene.
I'm going to...
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Yesterday, 03:32 PM
Can you get chat to add the device by going through them?
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Yesterday, 03:12 PM
I just tried adding an active phone to an account with only an inactive SIM in it. I received the same error message you got: Code is not verified
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Yesterday, 02:40 PM
After reading about the experiences people have been having doing transfer/combine between phones, and the chat CSRs have been saying they can't...
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Yesterday, 02:11 PM
Thanks for giving us the heads up altNz. I definitely won't be entering any CC. So it's goodbye Freedom Pop.
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Yesterday, 01:28 PM
Just tell the rep that it's a ST phone and you want it rebranded as a TF phone so it will be eligible for unlock after 60 days. If the rep seems to...
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Yesterday, 01:19 PM
I got this offer a while back, too. Long latency (which I can deal with), but the SIM also seems to regularly drop, and then reacquire, tower...
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Yesterday, 01:15 PM
This.may be good for some, especially those in rural areas w/o fiber and too far for xdsl services. ...
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Yesterday, 12:57 PM
i imagine they do, on the other hand doesn't make for sensational news stories. so the big crypto heists, etc. will always be what we hear about.
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Yesterday, 12:46 PM
If you are serious about staying on AT&T towers you may as well find an alternative to Tracfone now as they will be fazing out AT&T by the end of...
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Yesterday, 12:44 PM
If your looking at the Walmart deal, i suggest you go in and to purchase and make sure they
scan it properly for purchase.
Too many mishaps...
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Yesterday, 12:40 PM
I think I remember reading that MetroPCS used to be a CDMA carrier before it became TMobile's subsidiary. I wonder if that's why Metro SIMs behave...
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Yesterday, 12:32 PM
"If at first you don't succeed, reboot, reboot, and try again!"
-- New age Tracfone saying :lol:
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Yesterday, 12:31 PM
Okay, so the word "rebrand" is something that the CSR should/might recognize. Thanks.
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Yesterday, 12:25 PM
I found this very interesting!
I wonder if lawmakers take such real-life expert experiences into account when they make new laws. They should!
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Yesterday, 12:09 PM
Lol I did another reboot and now it's working. I'll chalk it up to typical tracfone.
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Yesterday, 12:03 PM
Under cellular, what is voice and data set at.
Are you also use’ing the psim.
Did this just start.
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Yesterday, 11:56 AM
I don't know about other providers, but a BYOP TF SIM has 20 digits, same with a SIM that came with a TF-branded phone.
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Yesterday, 11:54 AM
Yes, I toggled off wifi calling and turned off wifi all together. Also rebooted.
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Yesterday, 11:47 AM
With my (Moto?) phones that had RCS Chat turned on by default and I didn't know about it, I didn't get the texts until later on when I turned on WiFi...
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Yesterday, 11:43 AM
When asking a rep to "rebrand" an ST phone to TF, the rep should do whatever needed for the system to treat that phone as a TF-branded phone so it'll...
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