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I was told if I transfer my personal phone number to my tablet that I could use verizon messenger to receive and make text messages. As if I wasn't missing my personal phone at all. The only bad part is that now that the number is ported to the tablet, when asked to send a verification text to the number I want to use on the app, I can't get the code since the phone number is currently registered to the tablet. How do I bypass this?