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--- switch_home_phone_from_verizon_to_usmobile [2026.03.11 15:48] – Steve Isenberg
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+Information as of 3/11/2025
+The US Mobile Home Phone Base info (from [[https://www.usmobile.com/shop/product/home-phone-base/WHB-PCP-AT-NE|US Mobile]]) - what's included
+  * Home phone base
+  * 1 home phone starter kit
+  * Free month of service
+  * Unlimited nationwide calling
+  * Unlimited International calling to 200+ destinations
+  * No internet connection required
+  * Keep your number (or pick a new one)
+  * Voicemail, Caller ID, and more
+  * Free backup battery
+  * Free shipping and 14-day returns
+  * The Home Phone Plan includes all taxes and fees
+  * 24/7 real human support and help
+Cost is: $110 (base station) + $119.99 (year of service) + 6.88 (tax) = $236.76
 ====== Switching Verizon Home Phone to US Mobile (Keeping the Same Number) ======
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-=====Step 6 – Port Completion ====
+==== Step 6 – Port Completion ====
 When the port completes:
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 ^ Service ^ Cost ^
-| Verizon Home Phone | $25/month ($300/year) |
+| Verizon Home Phone | grandfathered $25/month ($300/year)\\ new lines $30/month ($360/year)|
 | US Mobile | $119.98/year |
 | Device | $110 one-time |
-Break-even occurs in **about one year**.
+Breakeven:\\
+For grandfathered line, breakeven is in 9 months:  $300 - (120+110) = 300 - 230 = 70 (about 3 months savings over a year)\\
+For newer line breakeven is in 8 months: $360 - (120+110) = 360 - 230 = 130 (about 4 month savings over a year)
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   * [[https://www.usmobile.com|US Mobile Website]]
   * [[https://www.verizon.com|Verizon Account Management]]
+======After You Have Switched======
+Now that your home phone is on US Mobile, here is information you can use.  It comes directly from USMobile.
+====Set up Call Forwarding====
+From [[https://usmobile.frontkb.com/en/articles/338368|Guide to setting up Call Forwarding]]
+====Set Up and Use Your Voicemail====
+From [[https://usmobile.frontkb.com/en/articles/345216|Guide to set up your Voicemail]]
+===Manage Voicemail===
+Your Home Phone can divert calls to voicemail when the user is unavailable. When a voicemail message is pending, there will be a couple of indicators to notify you:
+  - Visual - the voicemail LED indicator on the Home Phone Base will flash
+  - Audible - the dial tone will be intermittent instead of a constant dial tone
+===Set Voicemail Options===
+See [[https://usmobile.frontkb.com/en/articles/243264|USMobile link]] as the instructions are different for Light Speed, Warp, and Dark Star.  In general (note this may not always work):
+  - Press and hold 1 on the dialer until you are forwarded to the Voicemail. You can also dial *86 on the connected headset. Wait approximately 12 seconds to be connected to your voicemail inbox.
+  - If prompted, enter your voicemail password.
+  - Follow the prompts on the IVR and manage your voicemail options.
+===Check Voicemail Messages===
+  - Press and hold 1 on the dialer until you are forwarded to the Voicemail. You can also dial *86 on the connected headset. Wait approximately 12 seconds to be connected to your voicemail inbox.
+  - Enter your voicemail password, if you have set it up.
+  - Follow the prompts to listen to and manage your voicemail options.
+====Set up Voicemail/Visual Voicemail====
+US Mobile Device Specific Information.  See: [[https://usmobile.frontkb.com/en/articles/243264|USMobile page]]