Number porting to GV - my experience
dircom:
Just to clarify, if you use the same brand Sim card (Tmobile or ATT) on the same carrier (Tmobile or ATT)
the phone does not need to be unlocked
An unlocked GSM cell phone, allows you to use any sim card in your phone, ie Tmobile Sim in your ATT phn or if you traveled for instance to France you could buy a Sim over there, put it in your unlocked phone and Voilą you now have a cell phone with a French phone #
to check if GV can port your #
https://www.google.com/voice/b/0/porting
mozof2:
Quote from: dircom on March 22, 2013, 09:51:28 am
Just to clarify, if you use the same brand Sim card (Tmobile or ATT) on the same carrier (Tmobile or ATT)
the phone does not need to be unlocked
An unlocked GSM cell phone, allows you to use any sim card in your phone, ie Tmobile Sim in your ATT phn or if you traveled for instance to France you could buy a Sim over there, put it in your unlocked phone and Voilą you now have a cell phone with a French phone #
to check if GV can port your #
https://www.google.com/voice/b/0/porting
I have a T-mobile sim card, but do not want to purchase a t-mobile phone. I do not mind purchasing the at&t phone for $15. Are you saying the two services are interchangeable? (ie.. could I used the tmobile sim card in the at&t phone without unlocking it?)
I just don't want to put anymore money into this if at all possible. (ie purchasing an at&t phone AND service for it.)
Thanks for your help.
Rick:
Quote from: mozof2 on March 23, 2013, 07:28:32 am
I have a T-mobile sim card, but do not want to purchase a t-mobile phone. I do not mind purchasing the at&t phone for $15. Are you saying the two services are interchangeable? (ie.. could I used the tmobile sim card in the at&t phone without unlocking it?)
I just don't want to put anymore money into this if at all possible. (ie purchasing an at&t phone AND service for it.)
Thanks for your help.
No! The AT&T Go Phone is locked to AT&T. You buy it, put on minutes if it doesn't come with it, and you're done. AT&T will not unlocked a brand new Go Phone with no usage.
dircom:
I am saying if you use Tmobile sim in a tmobile phone, the phone does not have to be unlocked
if you use an ATT sim in a ATT phone, the phone does not have to be unlocked
If you want to use a TMO sim in a ATT phone, or a ATT sim in a TMO phn, then the phn has to be unlocked
If you want to take your ATT or TMO phone to Europe and use a foreign SIM, the phn has to be unlocked
Rick:
Most everyone uses T-Mobile or AT&T for porting. However, right now you can get a Verizon Wireless Prepaid Samsung U365 phone for $9.99 that says it includes $10 in airtime (noted in one of the reviews). For $9.99 this is hard to beat to port to GV. http://bit.ly/ZooFdv
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