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So, SIM-locking is back, eh? It's ok, I didn't want to buy my phones from Verizon anymore anyway.
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# ¿ Feb 13, 2018 18:53 |
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# ¿ Mar 28, 2024 22:34 |
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I was backstage on the floor at Little Caesars Arena yesterday and had full LTE signal >20ft below ground level. Verizon cell repeaters are nice.
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# ¿ Feb 28, 2018 15:38 |
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Hey Duckman, If I were to track down one of those cheap Moto E4 prepaid phones and SIM unlock it with the code (provided I can find one with the right IMEI/MEID), would I be able to use that on one of my regular post-paid lines, or would the system see it and freak out?
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# ¿ Jun 19, 2018 01:32 |
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Duckman2008 posted:You don’t really unlock it with a code, they unlock after activation on one month prepaid service. So in theory, if a phone is $100, cheapest plan is $30, you buy phone and service for $100 + $30 = $130, make a phone call, should be eligible. Hmm, ok. And I couldn't just pop the existing SIM in the phone without it freaking out, I imagine because the IMEI/MEID will be tagged in the system.
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# ¿ Jun 19, 2018 11:02 |
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Duckman2008 posted:I’ll try and remember to check the official policy on this today. We get anywhere with this? My oldest is a dumbass who has now lost his phone and I need a stopgap until I get the Pixel 3.
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# ¿ Jul 6, 2018 19:08 |
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Paid $100 (down from $150) for an out-of-warranty replacement on wife's OG PixelXL. Refurb (expected) arrived with loving burn-in. I feel bad for the chat rep that got me before the body was even cold, but I have another replacement on the way now.
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# ¿ Sep 10, 2018 17:10 |
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Corp > affiliate every time IME. I've never had a Corp store actively try to gently caress me over. Can't say the same for the other.
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# ¿ Sep 15, 2018 15:22 |
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Hey Duckman, Verizon is offering Bogo (ish) on the P3 with pre-order. But it looks like the new phone is only for new lines of service. I have multiple lines on my account that are "eligible for upgrade". Can I leverage this deal somehow and get the second phone added to an existing line? Like, could I transfer the 'free' phone to one of the eligible lines? Is there some kind of fuckery I can use to make this work without adding an 8th line? Edit: Could I do something like... 1. Port target number (no contact, free and clear) to GVoice, canceling that line on VZW. 2. Get BoGo deal with 'free' phone on new line 3. Port number back in to that line from GVoice AlexDeGruven fucked around with this message at 16:30 on Oct 12, 2018 |
# ¿ Oct 12, 2018 16:07 |
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Duckman2008 posted:Someone would have to be willing to get a new number. The phone itself can go to a different number, but the added number HAS to stay active for 24 months to get the full discount. So the main scenarios I see for people trying to manipulate it: I"m ok with the nerd path (see my edit).
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# ¿ Oct 12, 2018 16:31 |
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Duckman2008 posted:You can, but I honestly don’t know if having the number come back so soon disqualifies it. I’m off today, I can check to see if it says anything on it tomorrow. Ok, cool. So if I go some form of the nerd route (whether I kill his line, port it out, or whatever), does it matter which phone is on which line so long as the 'new' line stays in service? Because what I might do is: 1. Port kid's line off to GVoice so it's at least kept for posterity 2. Order my phone and get the new line for the new phone 3. Swap wife's SIM into extra phone 4. Drop extra phone's SIM into my phone (or wife's phone, doesn't matter because they're identical) 5. Decide if we want to keep kid's # on GVoice and tell his friends he has a new # (and install GVoice so he can tell them himself).
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# ¿ Oct 12, 2018 17:03 |
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Duckman2008 posted:Yup that’s fine. Doesn’t matter whether the free phone is on the added line or not, what matters is that it was a new line of service. Rockin. PM incoming
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# ¿ Oct 12, 2018 17:14 |
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I mean, it's not a bullshit line, it's a new line of service. Not everyone is in a situation like mine with 1 or more "disposable" lines that I can use to leverage this deal with. This kind of deal encourages people who might be on the fence to pull the trigger.
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# ¿ Oct 13, 2018 14:43 |
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Duckman, did you get credit for my upgrades?
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# ¿ Oct 24, 2018 15:18 |
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Sweet. Yeah. The P3XL is pretty baller.
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# ¿ Oct 24, 2018 17:05 |
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I worked on the infrastructure side of retail for one Black Friday. I was oncall. Our credit-card processing system went down at 1:30pm and I had to fix it. Now I stay as far away from retail as I possibly can. Glad you made it out alive.
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# ¿ Nov 24, 2018 14:22 |
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So, I'm on the original New Unlimited plan. From what I can tell, it's functionally equivalent to the Beyond Unlimited, except it doesn't have the name or the free Apple Music. Duckman - What's my loss/gain scenario for switching to Beyond? Is it more expensive?
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# ¿ Jan 23, 2019 16:28 |
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Duckman2008 posted:Only reason for you to do beyond is for Apple Music. I forget how many devices you have. Essentially, Beyond is more expensive by $5 to $10 more per line. I’d have to see you account to do further math. I would stay on the older unlimited though, even if you use Apple Music. Yeah, we don't use it currently, but we have YT Red/Premium/whatever the gently caress it's called this week on a family plan. With 7 lines, moving to beyond would be much more than we pay for that.
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# ¿ Jan 24, 2019 13:55 |
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Mine still does? Just got a VVM on 5/15.
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# ¿ May 19, 2019 22:58 |
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Phone app. Didn't even realize Verizon had their own. I disable/remove all the Verizon apps outside of My Verizon the moment I get a new phone, though.
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# ¿ May 19, 2019 23:21 |
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Looks like Verizon Up Rewards quietly got shittier recently. Noticed that credits expire after 30 days now (was 60), rewards refresh randomly rather than on the month, and the rewards themselves are sparse and weak. Par for the giant shareholder controlled telecom company course, sadly.
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# ¿ Jun 22, 2019 20:57 |
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Verizon P3XL and no notification like that here. Thanks the kind of poo poo that deserves going on blast with.
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# ¿ Aug 25, 2019 15:40 |
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JFC I wish I could get Spectrum to stop flogging their Verizon-based MVNO at me with every communication they send. $45/line for unlimited sounds great, until you factor in the MVNO bits, and having to call a loving cable company for support, because loving lol. Not to mention that I'm only paying $38/line for good Verizon unlimited. /rant
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# ¿ Aug 29, 2019 15:57 |
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OMGMYSPLEEN posted:Luckily it’s my 12 year olds line; his major business contacts consisting of other 12 year olds won’t care about the change Wife and I did that last year to get our P3XLs, it's a solid plan. Unfortunately, he has 'real' contacts now, so I don't know that it will go over that well again.
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# ¿ Oct 30, 2019 16:38 |
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So, I've already signed up, and I did the bundle because I already have Hulu, so I essentially get ESPN+ for free out of the deal. When I see this text: "If you are a current Disney+ monthly or third-party-billed subscriber (monthly or annual), this promotional offer will not automatically replace that subscription; after you enroll and complete the account setup, you will be sent an email with information about how to manage your existing subscription" Does that mean I'll have to sign up for a new account and do something with my existing one to get the promo? I don't want my Disney+ billed to my Verizon account, regardless. I don't like crossing my universes like that.
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# ¿ Nov 12, 2019 23:04 |
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Best Buy had the much better deal on the Note 10+ this week, so I did it there. All online, hooked into my account seamlessly, totally pain free. The only downside is that shipping takes a week. But it's not urgent, so meh.
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# ¿ Nov 29, 2019 15:48 |
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No harm in trying a SIM first. One of the only things going to the store is good for (unless Duckman is at your local store, obviously) instead of calling customer service. If you try a new SIM and it still has the problem, then you can exercise the warranty and get a replacement on the way in the same visit.
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# ¿ Dec 5, 2019 22:44 |
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I would hope not, especially in-store, and you're experiencing an issue that could be caused by it. If it's working ok now, it's possible it won't gently caress up again. But it's also electronics, so sometimes things will work periodically when they're broken. This is why I told my wife to be hyper vigilant with her P3XL when we got them and not wait to address any problem immediately because once the warranty is up, you're hosed (her OG XL died after 16 months and we had to pay Google $145 to get an out-of-warranty customer service replacement). Fortunately, hers hosed up royally after only a few months and her replacement has been good since then.
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# ¿ Dec 5, 2019 23:06 |
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RCS loving up for anyone else today? My brother in LA can't send any, everything has reverted to sms with him. My group chat with everyone is working fine, except for him. And now I'm getting random failures where messages just disappear into the ether.
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# ¿ Apr 12, 2020 01:25 |
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I just wish you could apply the BOGO to an existing line. I already have 7, my loyalty is clear.
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# ¿ Aug 25, 2020 13:08 |
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Yeah, I get it. Convert single accounts to family plans, encourage families to give their kid a phone, etc.
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# ¿ Aug 25, 2020 14:44 |
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So, can I get some clarity on this one? They're starting to run 5G spec stuff over the 700MHz LTE band? Isn't that just "faster 4G?"
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# ¿ Oct 15, 2020 14:23 |
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Hey Duckman, What's the skinny on this ad I keep seeing that looks like 2 S20 FE UW on Verizon for $200? I can't find it directly, and whenever I see it, it's gone before I can actually click on it. Of course, the ONE TIME IN MY LIFE when I actually want to click on an ad, I can't get the details.
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# ¿ Nov 5, 2020 14:51 |
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Hey Duckman, you're popular this week, as I see typically this time of year every year. I'm thinking about jumping on the P5 deal for my wife's phone, but it looks like my legacy unlimited (The New Verizon Plan Unlimited for $110/mo) isn't compatible. So far as I know, the only restriction on my plan is the hotspot slowdown for any line that hits the limit (I can't remember if it's 15 or 22gb). Are any of the new plans close enough to that for the same price without crazy restrictions like 480p streaming (every device I own has a >1080p screen now) or a lockdown on hotspot? I definitely need the hotspot ceiling because my one kid's iPad isn't cellular, and occasionally my middle does a dumb and forgets which device has the SIM in it after we've already left the house, and I also do oncall rotations where I'll have to check in for work wherever I may be. My FIL has an S20+ 5g, but apparently it's not the UW, because I didn't need to change anything on my plan when we upgraded him this summer.
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# ¿ Nov 22, 2020 19:00 |
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Duckman2008 posted:Yeah, this time of year is always organized chaos. I’ve been doing this over 10 years, so in more than used to it, doesn’t bother me. I have 7 lines, and I just got the Verizon Visa with auto pay set up. Previously had auto pay with checking account.
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# ¿ Nov 23, 2020 15:40 |
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Duckman2008 posted:Ok, so your plan now is (I assume all lines are phones) Oop, one of the lines is an iPad. It was on a classic 2 year contract deal, which has been up for a while.
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# ¿ Nov 23, 2020 15:50 |
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Duckman2008 posted:Then current plan is still $240 Looking better. PM inbound for anything specific. Thanks!
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# ¿ Nov 23, 2020 16:03 |
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Hokay, thanks again for your help, Duckman. I'm pretty sure I did it properly through your referral link. Let me know if you see anything. Converted 5 of my lines to Do More. 1 line to Play more, and 1 line to the $20 base unlimited (iPad, after I swapped the SIM into it), which is now only $10/mo. Net change of $0/mo for the plan, but bill went down $8/mo, so won't complain there. Disney+ bundle activated, which saves me another $13/mo. And my lines should now be eligible for the $10/mo/line discount for auto-pay with my Verizon Visa. Now, my question is, because I am considering doing some fuckery with upgrades (getting my wife a P5 using my upgrade, since I got my Note on hers last year), would it be worth it to request 5G-capable SIMs for the 6 lines that don't already have it, even though none of them are 5G phones? That would make it easier to do SIM swapping if I do that upgrade.
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# ¿ Dec 11, 2020 16:41 |
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Gotcha. Just wanted to smooth the transition of swapping about with my upgrade, etc.
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# ¿ Dec 11, 2020 17:25 |
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Hey again, Duckman, I ordered my wife an unlocked P5 direct from Google last month, and it's finally shipped, so I expect it sometime between tomorrow and Friday. Her current P3XL obviously has a 4G SIM in it. How would I go about getting a 5G UW SIM for her. And if it takes time for that to arrive, will the new phone at least work with the old SIM until it does? I converted all 7 lines to 5G UW plans last month, so that part is already done.
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# ¿ Jan 13, 2021 01:31 |
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# ¿ Mar 28, 2024 22:34 |
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waffle iron posted:A bunch of people in this thread, myself included, have upgraded with Google Store Pixel 5s. Basically customer service can't give you a 5G sim until you have a 5G phone activated. But an old 4G sim will work just fine. Awesome, thanks. I figured that's how it would go. I wanted to buy the unlocked one because I used her upgrade to get my phone last year, and doing the whole switcharoo bullshit was getting old. Since it was post sale time, I went ahead and got the unlocked for the same payment as getting it through VZW. Her P3XL has a busted screen, so trade-in is pretty much nil, anyway even for that promo.
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# ¿ Jan 13, 2021 04:31 |