Why I love Pageplus....

On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:19:43 -0400, Hachiroku <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 03:11:50 +0000, Hachiroku wrote:
>
>> OK....<shaking nervously>...I did it. I ported my number from Verizon to
>> PagePlus...it accepted the ESN from my Palm. Now watch me get sent to the
>> "roaming hole" three days next week...
>>
>> I tried calling Voicemail and got "your call cannot be completed. Please
>> hold the line or try an external operator to complete your call" so the
>> port is in process...
>
> And within <15 minutes it was complete! My same phone number, and my
> precious Palm Treo 755 now running on PagePlus! Hope the service is as
> good as Verizon! I went with 1200/1200 to start to see what happens...

Keep us posted how it goes from here on out, 8-6 :-) . Cheers, -- tlvp
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On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:19:43 +0000 (UTC), Hachiroku
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 03:11:50 +0000, Hachiroku wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 01:08:18 +0000, Hachiroku wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:57:34 -0500, tycho wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>>> My ONLY gripe against Page Plus is the lack of any candy bar style
>>>>> phones from them!
>>>>>
>>>>> I hate flip phones and sliders!
>>>>
>>>> ?
>>>>
>>>> Wouldn't any "non-smartphone" Verizon-capable candy-bar style phone
>>>> work with PagePlus?
>>>>
>>>> If you literally mean "from them," i.e., sold by PagePlus, there is no
>>>> question that PP sells a very limited set of phones.
>>>
>>>
>>> Hmmm...I want to port over my Palm because I like it so much. I was able
>>> to activate my Verizon LG VX8630 no problem.
>>
>> OK....<shaking nervously>...I did it. I ported my number from Verizon to
>> PagePlus...it accepted the ESN from my Palm. Now watch me get sent to the
>> "roaming hole" three days next week...
>>
>> I tried calling Voicemail and got "your call cannot be completed. Please
>> hold the line or try an external operator to complete your call" so the
>> port is in process...
>
>And within <15 minutes it was complete! My same phone number, and my
>precious Palm Treo 755 now running on PagePlus! Hope the service is as
>good as Verizon! I went with 1200/1200 to start to see what happens...

Hi Hachi- my pageplus takes a different access than Verizon. The PP
access is #738 and wait for the balance announcement before sending
pw. Yours may be different.
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On 09/10/10 8:18 PM, Hachiroku wrote:

> I am a Field Service rep for Dell. I use my phone a LOT and that's why I'm
> trying different things. The AT&T service in this area is OK but doesn't
> cover everywhere I need to go.
>
> I pared my bill down to $48 a month but had to give up the data. I use
> about 7MB a month, and that's about $14, so my bill is going to be ~$55-65
> a month. Better than the $94 I was paying. Pageplus offers UNLIMITED for
> $45 a month with 20 gigs.

Isn't it strange that the $30 plan gets 50MB of data but the $45 plan
gets only 20MB of data?!

Also remember that you can check Pageplus voice mail from a landline,
using a Verizon backdoor voice mail access number. It's often not a
local call, but you can always use Google Voice for free long distance
if your landline doesn't have it. Some backdoor numbers have been turned
off but a lot still work. I.e. San Francisco still works, but San Jose
doesn't.

I went back and looked at past Verizon bills, and I occasionaliy came
close to 1200 total minutes, including MTM and off-peak, so the
1200/1200/50 plan would work well for me. Worst case is a small overage.
I'm paying $30 on Verizon now for 300 peak which I have gone over on
occasion, and it really hurts to go over in terms of the price per minute.

"SMS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

> Also remember that you can check Pageplus voice mail from a landline,
> using a Verizon backdoor voice mail access number. It's often not a local
> call, but you can always use Google Voice for free long distance if your
> landline doesn't have it. Some backdoor numbers have been turned off but a
> lot still work. I.e. San Francisco still works, but San Jose doesn't.

I haven't found a backdoor number in the Chicago area. In fact, I went
through a bunch of numbers on that list on the Nordic (?) website a while
ago, and didn't find any that worked. Could someone post some known working
Verizon backdoor VMS numbers here?

What's the advantage of calling a backdoor number from a landline, rather
than calling your own cell number from a landline? I suppose it might save
you a few minutes of use, but other than that . . . ?

On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 08:52:14 -0700, SMS wrote:

> On 09/10/10 8:18 PM, Hachiroku wrote:
>
>> I am a Field Service rep for Dell. I use my phone a LOT and that's why
>> I'm trying different things. The AT&T service in this area is OK but
>> doesn't cover everywhere I need to go.
>>
>> I pared my bill down to $48 a month but had to give up the data. I use
>> about 7MB a month, and that's about $14, so my bill is going to be
>> ~$55-65
>> a month. Better than the $94 I was paying. Pageplus offers UNLIMITED
>> for
>> $45 a month with 20 gigs.
>
> Isn't it strange that the $30 plan gets 50MB of data but the $45 plan gets
> only 20MB of data?!
>
> Also remember that you can check Pageplus voice mail from a landline,
> using a Verizon backdoor voice mail access number. It's often not a local
> call, but you can always use Google Voice for free long distance if your
> landline doesn't have it. Some backdoor numbers have been turned off but a
> lot still work. I.e. San Francisco still works, but San Jose doesn't.
>
> I went back and looked at past Verizon bills, and I occasionaliy came
> close to 1200 total minutes, including MTM and off-peak, so the
> 1200/1200/50 plan would work well for me. Worst case is a small overage.
> I'm paying $30 on Verizon now for 300 peak which I have gone over on
> occasion, and it really hurts to go over in terms of the price per minute.

I signed up for the 1200 plan, but then realized I sometimes use up to
1400 or more a month. I'm either going to have to cut back the personal
calls to a minimum (fine with me, I actually HATE talking on the phone) or
move up to the Unlimited plan. It's still $4 less than Verizon, but
Verizon didn't include any data at all. That was extra at $1.99 a MB.


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On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 07:46:37 -0400, Mr.E wrote:

> On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:19:43 +0000 (UTC), Hachiroku
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 03:11:50 +0000, Hachiroku wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 01:08:18 +0000, Hachiroku wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:57:34 -0500, tycho wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>>>> My ONLY gripe against Page Plus is the lack of any candy bar style
>>>>>> phones from them!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I hate flip phones and sliders!
>>>>>
>>>>> ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Wouldn't any "non-smartphone" Verizon-capable candy-bar style phone
>>>>> work with PagePlus?
>>>>>
>>>>> If you literally mean "from them," i.e., sold by PagePlus, there is
>>>>> no question that PP sells a very limited set of phones.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hmmm...I want to port over my Palm because I like it so much. I was
>>>> able to activate my Verizon LG VX8630 no problem.
>>>
>>> OK....<shaking nervously>...I did it. I ported my number from Verizon
>>> to PagePlus...it accepted the ESN from my Palm. Now watch me get sent
>>> to the "roaming hole" three days next week...
>>>
>>> I tried calling Voicemail and got "your call cannot be completed.
>>> Please hold the line or try an external operator to complete your call"
>>> so the port is in process...
>>
>>And within <15 minutes it was complete! My same phone number, and my
>>precious Palm Treo 755 now running on PagePlus! Hope the service is as
>>good as Verizon! I went with 1200/1200 to start to see what happens...
>
> Hi Hachi- my pageplus takes a different access than Verizon. The PP access
> is #738 and wait for the balance announcement before sending pw. Yours may
> be different.

Thanks. I'll try that. I'm going to have to watch the minutes for a while...


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On 10/14/2010 11:26 AM, tycho wrote:
> "SMS"<[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>> Also remember that you can check Pageplus voice mail from a landline,
>> using a Verizon backdoor voice mail access number. It's often not a local
>> call, but you can always use Google Voice for free long distance if your
>> landline doesn't have it. Some backdoor numbers have been turned off but a
>> lot still work. I.e. San Francisco still works, but San Jose doesn't.
>
> I haven't found a backdoor number in the Chicago area. In fact, I went
> through a bunch of numbers on that list on the Nordic (?) website a while
> ago, and didn't find any that worked. Could someone post some known working
> Verizon backdoor VMS numbers here?
>
> What's the advantage of calling a backdoor number from a landline, rather
> than calling your own cell number from a landline? I suppose it might save
> you a few minutes of use, but other than that . . . ?

San Francisco still works. 415 515 6300.

There are sometimes reasons that you don't want your cell phone to ring.
Let's say you're checking voice mail from overseas and your phone is on
and at home. If you call the phone, someone might answer it, or you
could be calling to retrieve messages when it's the middle of the night
at home.

"SMS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On 10/14/2010 11:26 AM, tycho wrote:
>> "SMS"<[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>
>>> Also remember that you can check Pageplus voice mail from a landline,
>>> using a Verizon backdoor voice mail access number. It's often not a
>>> local
>>> call, but you can always use Google Voice for free long distance if your
>>> landline doesn't have it. Some backdoor numbers have been turned off but
>>> a
>>> lot still work. I.e. San Francisco still works, but San Jose doesn't.
>>
>> I haven't found a backdoor number in the Chicago area. In fact, I went
>> through a bunch of numbers on that list on the Nordic (?) website a while
>> ago, and didn't find any that worked. Could someone post some known
>> working
>> Verizon backdoor VMS numbers here?
>>
>> What's the advantage of calling a backdoor number from a landline, rather
>> than calling your own cell number from a landline? I suppose it might
>> save
>> you a few minutes of use, but other than that . . . ?
>
> San Francisco still works. 415 515 6300.
>
> There are sometimes reasons that you don't want your cell phone to ring.
> Let's say you're checking voice mail from overseas and your phone is on
> and at home. If you call the phone, someone might answer it, or you could
> be calling to retrieve messages when it's the middle of the night at home.

Thanks for that number.

All your points are valid, but I'd assumed if it was me calling my own
cellphone I'd have the phone with me, I wouldn't answer it (or I would have
turned it off so it didn't ring), and it wouldn't be waking me up.

On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 01:20:13 -0400, tlvp wrote:

> On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:19:43 -0400, Hachiroku
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 03:11:50 +0000, Hachiroku wrote:
>>
>>> OK....<shaking nervously>...I did it. I ported my number from Verizon
>>> to PagePlus...it accepted the ESN from my Palm. Now watch me get sent
>>> to the "roaming hole" three days next week...
>>>
>>> I tried calling Voicemail and got "your call cannot be completed.
>>> Please hold the line or try an external operator to complete your call"
>>> so the port is in process...
>>
>> And within <15 minutes it was complete! My same phone number, and my
>> precious Palm Treo 755 now running on PagePlus! Hope the service is as
>> good as Verizon! I went with 1200/1200 to start to see what happens...
>
> Keep us posted how it goes from here on out, 8-6 :-) . Cheers, -- tlvp

Got a call on the home phone while I was out today: "This is so and so
from Verizon Wireless and we would like to talk to you about recent
changes to your plan..."





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On Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:07:27 -0700, Meh wrote:

> On Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:16:23 +0000 (UTC), Hachiroku
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Got a call on the home phone while I was out today: "This is so and so
>>from Verizon Wireless and we would like to talk to you about recent
>>changes to your plan..."
>
> I just received a notice that AirVoiceExpress (their CDMA component)
> effect the end of October.
>
> That means I HAVE to switch to PagePlus. IF they can ever get their ****
> together and help me to do that.
>
> I have a GSM phone on AirVoice that I want to move the number onto a CDMA
> phone, and onto PP service. I've been waiting 4 days for their support
> people to help with that. NOT encouraging, not at all.


I would have a look at PureTalk depending upon where you live. $39 a month
unlimited talk and text. I tried it but I am in the rural Mass/Vt/NH area
and travel all through the region and had too many drop outs. If it
weren't for my job I would have stayed with them, because they had
coverage everywhere else I went.

Verizon et al are CDMA technology. You said you have a GSM phone; I don't
know if PagePlus has GSM coverage, since they are a Verizon rebrander.
PureTalk is an AT&T rebrander, and as far as I know AT&T has the largest
GSM network in North America. Also, NO ROAMING!

Like I said, I would have stayed with them if they had been everywhere I
go. Good deal and good Customer Service.


I have to admit, I like CDMA a bit better. The sound isn't quite as good,
but you can usually talk even if only the antenna is showing (no bars) and
there isn't that annoying echo GSM gets quite often.

All I did was go to PP's website, and picked the option to Activate with
phone number, and it was all automatic. I was on PP in less than 15
minutes.

The only thing I don't like is the roaming. They cover everywhere I go,
just like Verizon, but one great big area of roaming. I don't go there
very often, however.


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On 10/15/2010 6:07 PM, Meh wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:16:23 +0000 (UTC), Hachiroku
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Got a call on the home phone while I was out today: "This is so and so
>>from Verizon Wireless and we would like to talk to you about recent
>> changes to your plan..."
>
> I just received a notice that AirVoiceExpress (their CDMA component)
> effect the end of October.
>
> That means I HAVE to switch to PagePlus. IF they can ever get their
> **** together and help me to do that.
>
> I have a GSM phone on AirVoice that I want to move the number onto
> a CDMA phone, and onto PP service. I've been waiting 4 days for
> their support people to help with that. NOT encouraging, not at all.

It only took my late mother one call to PagePlus to get her T-Mobile
number ported to PagePlus.

On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 08:45:03 -0700, SMS wrote:

> On 10/15/2010 6:07 PM, Meh wrote:
>> On Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:16:23 +0000 (UTC), Hachiroku
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Got a call on the home phone while I was out today: "This is so and so
>>>from Verizon Wireless and we would like to talk to you about recent
>>> changes to your plan..."
>>
>> I just received a notice that AirVoiceExpress (their CDMA component)
>> effect the end of October.
>>
>> That means I HAVE to switch to PagePlus. IF they can ever get their
>> **** together and help me to do that.
>>
>> I have a GSM phone on AirVoice that I want to move the number onto a
>> CDMA phone, and onto PP service. I've been waiting 4 days for their
>> support people to help with that. NOT encouraging, not at all.
>
> It only took my late mother one call to PagePlus to get her T-Mobile
> number ported to PagePlus.

I did it all right on line.

Interesting...they do GSM also?


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On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:35:52 -0700, Meh wrote:

> On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:44:42 +0000 (UTC), Hachiroku
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>Verizon et al are CDMA technology. You said you have a GSM phone; I don't
>>know if PagePlus has GSM coverage, since they are a Verizon rebrander.
>
> I have a NUMBER that is currently on a GSM phone that I want to MOVE to a
> different phone that is CDMA.
>
> PagePlus apparently can't understand that either.
>
>
>

LOL! Oh, well, that's much different! Never mind!

http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesau...never_mind.jpg

I ported my number from t-mobile to Unicel to Verizon to PagePlus, no
problem! Did you try doing it on line?

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On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:34:28 -0700, Meh wrote:

> On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:44:42 +0000 (UTC), Hachiroku
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>I would have a look at PureTalk depending upon where you live. $39 a
>>month unlimited talk and text.
>
> Absolutely NOT an option.
>
> I use maybe 10 minutes a month, and have no desire or plans to change
> that.

WOW! I use up to an hour a day! I'm thinking of going Unlimited before the
month is out!

As far as 'desiring' it, nuh-uh. Evil necessity because of my job. If not
for that I'd use my collection of cell phones for batting practice...


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On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 19:57:44 -0700, Meh wrote:

> On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:42:00 +0000 (UTC), Hachiroku
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:35:52 -0700, Meh wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:44:42 +0000 (UTC), Hachiroku
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Verizon et al are CDMA technology. You said you have a GSM phone; I
>>>>don't know if PagePlus has GSM coverage, since they are a Verizon
>>>>rebrander.
>>>
>>> I have a NUMBER that is currently on a GSM phone that I want to MOVE to
>>> a different phone that is CDMA.
>>>
>>> PagePlus apparently can't understand that either.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>LOL! Oh, well, that's much different! Never mind!
>>
>>http://blogs.e-rockford.com/applesau...never_mind.jpg
>>
>>I ported my number from t-mobile to Unicel to Verizon to PagePlus, no
>>problem! Did you try doing it on line?
>
> PagePlus has 2 on-line options, activate a phone, or port an existing
> number.
>
> They wouldn't activate the new (used but not IN use) phone (and wouldn't
> say why),
>
> so I ordered an LG Env and ported my existing CDMA number to that. I'll
> know if THAT goes well sometime late this coming week, I expect.
>
> So NOW I have 2 CDMA phones and a GSM phone I won't using. Maybe I'll have
> them activate the phone that's working now whose number is going to the
> Env, and then get the GSM number ported over (and hold my breath til they
> DO understand that).
>
> But since there is no 'account number and password" for the AirVoice
> account, the on-line wizard at PagePlus is useless.

I did it by logging in as "Guest Login" I had 2 phones, an LG VX8630
Verizon gave me when they stol..er, bought Unicel, and a Palm 755 I pick
up on eBay almost a year ago. I activated the LG with a new number by
logging in as "Guest" and it gave me a new number, but you have to call
something like #228 to get it activated. They don't tell you that.

I ported my Treo over, but that phone already had the number assigned to
it.

WHen you go to port the number, you should be able to use the Guest login,
enter the ESN of the phone you want the number attached to, and then it
asks for the number you want ported. I don't know if porting the existing
number on the same phone makes any difference; since you're giving them
both numbers it shouldn't. The ESN is held by the phone, and the number is
held by the provider.

In less than 15 minutes I was on their service with my old number.



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