straight talk on verizon phones

[AngelPam]

I want to buy a new cell phone with a larger screen I also wanted to be able to have this new phone on straight talk with Verizon towers. Is that possible? And which phone do I have a choice of?

 

[rgd1101]

How do you post a question on this thread? Anyways I was on the phone with straight talk and they said my note 5 isn't compatible with strsight talk? Why not? Is it because I'm still leasing the phone through verizon? I bought my wife a iPhone 6s through verizon but with no plan and I got the straight talk to work for her. How can I get my phone to be compatible for straight tal

They won't unlock it because it not your. Pay it off first.

 

[Barorot]

How do you post a question on this thread? Anyways I was on the phone with straight talk and they said my note 5 isn't compatible with strsight talk? Why not? Is it because I'm still leasing the phone through verizon? I bought my wife a iPhone 6s through verizon but with no plan and I got the straight talk to work for her. How can I get my phone to be compatible for straight tal

They won't unlock it because it not your. Pay it off first.

Ok i paid it off and got it to work. Thanks. Do you know if straight talk works with a Samsung Galaxy Tab S? I paid it off with my phone

 

[DazKnite]

Hi! I was in Walmart the other day and I saw that Verizon has the HTC desire 526 as a prepaid phone. I was wondering could I buy that phone and get it activated with straight talk? After all It is a Verizon CDMA compatible phone.

 

[muttmeat]

no it is not unless you get the phone, which needs to have a sim slot available, carrier unlocked. the straight talk network runs on at&t towers which carries the gsm signal and verizon towers have the cdma signal.

All Verizon "world" phones are equipped with a SIM slot for limited GSM support. They are also carrier unlocked.
Quoting from Wikipedia
"Straight Talk is a Mobile Virtual Network operator (MVNO) offering both CDMA and GSM support. The CDMA network uses Verizon's or Sprint's CDMA 1xRTT wireless networks and the GSM side makes use of either T-Mobile's or AT&T's GSM networks."
Why misinform?
I researched this in 20 minutes and I am dyslexic!

 

[Diane69]

Will a Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900V 16GB Verizon + GSM Unlocked
Phone work on the straight talks byop program or am I better off on getting an At&T gsm unlocked samsung galaxy s5 phone due to not having the serial number for the Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900V 16GB Verizon + GSM Unlocked phone bc I wanted to find the serial number for the phone to see if its even compatible with straight tlks byop.if anyone knos pls let me know straight talk representatives dont seem to kno shit.

 

[cb1986]

How do you post a question on this thread? Anyways I was on the phone with straight talk and they said my note 5 isn't compatible with strsight talk? Why not? Is it because I'm still leasing the phone through verizon? I bought my wife a iPhone 6s through verizon but with no plan and I got the straight talk to work for her. How can I get my phone to be compatible for straight tal

 

[tdungan13]

I want to buy a new cell phone with a larger screen I also wanted to be able to have this new phone on straight talk with Verizon towers. Is that possible? And which phone do I have a choice of?

Hi, I just ran into this same issue and believe me its only one big ISSUE!!!!!!!!!! i wanted to only transfer my number to this verizon HTC thunderbolt phone from the att phone i was currently using and by the time i got off the phone with those Ignorant so called Americans, I was ready to blow up every straight talk company in the united states. One question of transferring my number to another phone cost me a weeks worth of work, no phone working for over 7 days, 3 sim cards being sent, 2 which didn't work, and haven't gotten the third and a complete change of mind all the way around about using straight talk for anything other than garabage!!!!!!! Im on my 7th day as we speak and them idiots just told me I have to have another sim card bc the one I have, the one theyve been telling me will work in so many hours, does not work!!!! Agrravation Aggravation, and extreme negative remarks that i have for straight talk and to top off everything else, Not One cs rep can tell me the same thing the other one saids. It's like they are comjpletely IGNORANT!!! As soon as my plan ends, I will NO LONGER EVER use straight talk again.. It's almost worth paying the extra for anotrher carrier than to have endure the headache and ignorance you get from straight talk....

Ok. I'm a tech guy and ran my own experiment. As of about 6 months ago. Straight talk has these sim kits for about $50-60 at Walmart depending on your area. The sim kits contain 3 sim cards packs with 3 Sims in each. Micro, nano, regular so all 3 sizes for all carriers. I bought a Verizon phone off eBay (make sure the phone is clean esn and paid off if it was on a financed plan). I inserted the verizon sim card (into the galaxy note 3, samsung s5, and Motorola bionic, those were the 3 verizon phones I tested). I learned the hard way I had to purchase an "apn access code" for like another $11 I think, it was done online and instant and instructions on how to program that apn into the phones. After that, it took about 3 hours for all services to completely function, but I did get 4glte via Verizon towers. The key is buying a Verizon phone, if you buy an att phone, then use the att sim card pack, again the straight talk sim card kit comes with like 9 sim cards for the diff carriers and sizes. This all started (after research, straight made an agreement with the carriers and that's when the sim card kit launched) you do not need an unlocked phone though most carriers will walk you through unlocking your phone as long as you have had service with them for 12 months (this is also new standard). If you want to buy specifically a straight talk phone that works on Verizon towers, you have 2 options. When your in walmart, look on the package that has the red usa map, this indicates that phone works on Verizon. You should quickly see that the multiple phones will have the diff color usa maps printed on the box, blue is for att, pink is tmobile, red is verizon, I think green or yellow is sprint. This is the more accurate way. But they are not the best of phones. So if you go online and see the s3 for sale, you have to call and ask for the verizon model (the problem with this is, they don't always send the verizon model), but given the s3 is like $300 on straight talk, you mind as well go on ebay and buy a Verizon note 3 for like $250, it's 4 times faster and larger screen. Note: I have heard problems with iPhone coming from other carriers doing the "BYOP" sim card kit. I don't use iPhone as it lacks in features compared to android, so I do not know about bringing Iphones over. I am honestly shocked apple is even still in business, I give them credit for hanging in there. You figure after a company loses a battle for 8 years straight they would just give up. I give my blessing that one year apple may just beat android to break the cycle, unlikely, but who knows android may slip up, they all do eventually.

where did you get the apn access code? i bought the activation kit for my galaxy s6 verizon phone, it works on straighttalk, but i think my data settings need changed. I can do some things but some mms messages don't send or receive. I do have internet and straighttalk says that if you can send pics to yourself, then everything is right. I have used my own phone with this service for years and every phone has needed apn settings changed. Thanks Td

 

[dawgrit]

For anyone wondering. I bought a used verizon note 4 on ebay from a regular person. ($250. MINT IN BOX AND ALL! Lucky.) unlocked. Bought the Straight talk lte activation kit. Called costomer service. They set it up. Works on lte verizon towers like a charm. 45 month. So yes, unlocked verizon note 4 works on ST perfect.

 

[dawgrit]

Trying to find out what verizon (all must be unlocked out of contract) phones work on Straight Talk with LTE CDMA kit. (Easily, no buying APN or extras. Just simply works) I post this because as of this date, if I google, "Verizon phones that work on straight talk byop" this is the best blog I get. PLEASE POST ANY PHONE YOU KNOW OF THAT WORK WITH NO PROBLEM FOR AN EVERYDAY PERSON. ALSO..... phones you know don't work. I'll start. Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 4 DOES work. Verizon LG G Vista does NOT work.

 

[dawgrit]

Does anyone know if Verizon LG G 3 or Motorola Nexus 6. Work with Straight Talk byop (bring your own phone) LTE kit?

 

[Loretta_4]

no it is not unless you get the phone, which needs to have a sim slot available, carrier unlocked. the straight talk network runs on at&t towers which carries the gsm signal and verizon towers have the cdma signal.

It is a samsung galaxy s 3 can i get att service or another one

 

[dawgrit]

I just successfully converted a Verizon Nexus 6 to Straight talk. It works on Verizon towers for straight talk perfectly. I got the imei numbers of the lg g3, lg g4, and lg V10 from the Verizon store, and they all checked out on the Straight Talk bring your own phone verification page. If you are getting a phone, check to see if they have it at a dealer, and get the imei to check on ST. If the lg g3 works for verizon, it should work for ATT also (not %100 sure). It would be on ATT GSM network through Straight talk. Straight talk converts both GSM and CDMA. Just make sure you get the right sim card from ST. And yes, the phone you have must be unlocked. And no, not all phone models work, so make sure you can use an imei to test on straight talk network. Or know someone who has done it. I have converted verizon galaxy note 4 and nexus 6 (verizon). I checked out possitive the imei for, g3, g4, v10 (verizon). *You can find the phone's imei in the settings menu. It's also usually under the phones back cover and on the packaging box, but you won't get those if you walk in the store. Good luck and if you check out any imei's that clear through the Straight talk BYOP checker, post the carrier and phone model here so we know.

 

[dawgrit]

Also if you do get an imei and it go's through good on the ST BYOP checker. Call ST costumer service (I know, they're horrible) and have them run the imei to double check. I read a blog a while back where a guy ran one that checked out good on the ST Web site but customer service said it didn't check out with them.

 

[Mike_Z28]

I just recently bought a Motorola Droid Turbo 2 (person to person) and, although straighttalk said it wasn't compatible, I was able to activate the VZW simcard using the IMEI from my Galaxy S4. Straighttalk's techs have no idea what they are talking about. As long as your phone is unlocked (and in most cases, even if it isn't, so long as you use a carrier matched sim) it will work with straighttalk, you just might have to work around their system of ignorance.

 

[poisonedbite]

Both the verizon lg g3, and the g4 both work on straight talk with 4g/lte

 

[Rimaye]

How do you post a question on this thread? Anyways I was on the phone with straight talk and they said my note 5 isn't compatible with strsight talk? Why not? Is it because I'm still leasing the phone through verizon? I bought my wife a iPhone 6s through verizon but with no plan and I got the straight talk to work for her. How can I get my phone to be compatible for straight tal

They won't unlock it because it not your. Pay it off first.

Ok i paid it off and got it to work. Thanks. Do you know if straight talk works with a Samsung Galaxy Tab S? I paid it off with my phone

My phone is paid off and I also have the note 5 through Verizon what do I have to do to get straight talk to work?

 

[Thediaryofanika]

Same here. ST said my Verizon note 5 isn't compatible.

 

[Dlmiller]

Same here. ST said my Verizon note 5 isn't compatible.

After a lot of research I have now successfully switched 4 phones to straight talk.

Currently anything beyond an S4 may not work as the Sim cards needed for the S5 and S6 for Verizon tower access are not compatible with straight talk.

I purchased (through Walmart Online) 4 refurbished Verizon S4 I545. along with the bring your own phone Sim kit. All phones are running on Verizon towers.

I have been extremely pleased as this phone also has the 2gb ram needed for my uses.

 

[Andrew_181]

I want to buy a new cell phone with a larger screen I also wanted to be able to have this new phone on straight talk with Verizon towers. Is that possible? And which phone do I have a choice of?

Hi, I just ran into this same issue and believe me its only one big ISSUE!!!!!!!!!! i wanted to only transfer my number to this verizon HTC thunderbolt phone from the att phone i was currently using and by the time i got off the phone with those Ignorant so called Americans, I was ready to blow up every straight talk company in the united states. One question of transferring my number to another phone cost me a weeks worth of work, no phone working for over 7 days, 3 sim cards being sent, 2 which didn't work, and haven't gotten the third and a complete change of mind all the way around about using straight talk for anything other than garabage!!!!!!! Im on my 7th day as we speak and them idiots just told me I have to have another sim card bc the one I have, the one theyve been telling me will work in so many hours, does not work!!!! Agrravation Aggravation, and extreme negative remarks that i have for straight talk and to top off everything else, Not One cs rep can tell me the same thing the other one saids. It's like they are comjpletely IGNORANT!!! As soon as my plan ends, I will NO LONGER EVER use straight talk again.. It's almost worth paying the extra for anotrher carrier than to have endure the headache and ignorance you get from straight talk....

Ok. I'm a tech guy and ran my own experiment. As of about 6 months ago. Straight talk has these sim kits for about $50-60 at Walmart depending on your area. The sim kits contain 3 sim cards packs with 3 Sims in each. Micro, nano, regular so all 3 sizes for all carriers. I bought a Verizon phone off eBay (make sure the phone is clean esn and paid off if it was on a financed plan). I inserted the verizon sim card (into the galaxy note 3, samsung s5, and Motorola bionic, those were the 3 verizon phones I tested). I learned the hard way I had to purchase an "apn access code" for like another $11 I think, it was done online and instant and instructions on how to program that apn into the phones. After that, it took about 3 hours for all services to completely function, but I did get 4glte via Verizon towers. The key is buying a Verizon phone, if you buy an att phone, then use the att sim card pack, again the straight talk sim card kit comes with like 9 sim cards for the diff carriers and sizes. This all started (after research, straight made an agreement with the carriers and that's when the sim card kit launched) you do not need an unlocked phone though most carriers will walk you through unlocking your phone as long as you have had service with them for 12 months (this is also new standard). If you want to buy specifically a straight talk phone that works on Verizon towers, you have 2 options. When your in walmart, look on the package that has the red usa map, this indicates that phone works on Verizon. You should quickly see that the multiple phones will have the diff color usa maps printed on the box, blue is for att, pink is tmobile, red is verizon, I think green or yellow is sprint. This is the more accurate way. But they are not the best of phones. So if you go online and see the s3 for sale, you have to call and ask for the verizon model (the problem with this is, they don't always send the verizon model), but given the s3 is like $300 on straight talk, you mind as well go on ebay and buy a Verizon note 3 for like $250, it's 4 times faster and larger screen. Note: I have heard problems with iPhone coming from other carriers doing the "BYOP" sim card kit. I don't use iPhone as it lacks in features compared to android, so I do not know about bringing Iphones over. I am honestly shocked apple is even still in business, I give them credit for hanging in there. You figure after a company loses a battle for 8 years straight they would just give up. I give my blessing that one year apple may just beat android to break the cycle, unlikely, but who knows android may slip up, they all do eventually.

where did you get the apn access code? i bought the activation kit for my galaxy s6 verizon phone, it works on straighttalk, but i think my data settings need changed. I can do some things but some mms messages don't send or receive. I do have internet and straighttalk says that if you can send pics to yourself, then everything is right. I have used my own phone with this service for years and every phone has needed apn settings changed. Thanks Td

How did you get your galaxy s6 to work with straight talk

 

[Andrew_181]

They're saying my galaxy s6 can't be on straight talk when I had it on there