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It's like the AT&T $3 Daily plan, but better and cheaper!!!
I accidently got out of my AT&T Prepaid $3 Daily Plan, which I really loved because I'm currently stationed overseas and needed to keep my number for the short texts (bank verification texts, id verification codes, etc...) So my adventure began by hastily and unnecessarily purchasing a Skype Number (which I later found out by trial and error that it does not accept bank verification short texts), then also unnecessarily signing up for a Google Voice number (which also does not accept bank verification short texts), and later tried a myriad of other apps that seemed to somewhat solve the issue of keeping my number but would not guarantee that I would be able to receive short texts. So not wanting to deal with the uncertainty, I took advantage of my recent trip stateside to sign up for RedPocket. After doing my due diligence (multiple chats with CS to answer all my questions, primarily that I could use wifi calling overseas and that I could port in my AT&T prepaid number), I realized buying that $5 GSMA SIM chip at Target was my best purchase this trip! Porting was actually a breeze and took less than 20mins. At 9:00am I was an AT&T customer, by 9:25ish I was dialing and calling from a RedPocket network! I also made sure to talk to a CS rep and have them enable wifi calling, so now I get to keep my number and receive short texts for $5/mo on their $60 annual plan! Im paying just as much as my unnecessary Skype Number, but I get 500 mins AND 500 texts included (which would have cost extra on Skype by having to add credit or using up credit on my old AT&T prepaid plan). Overall, it's been stellar! So far have not felt any coverage issues around my area (Southern CA) and wifi calling seems to be working great when I tested it out on Airplane mode. Will have to wait and see how it works when I get back overseas but seems like signing up for an actual network service provider was the right choice (since most US financial institutions only send short texts to verified mobile numbers.) So for all expats/travellers needing an inexpensive solution to keep their local US number while also being able to use it overseas, give RedPocket a try!