1. Turn it on. Read https://www.verizonwireless.com/support/knowledge-base-205091/
2. Another client yelped about it but they had no data enabled to save bucks on their plan. Sorry folk, this uses the data connection so that must be enabled.
If this fails, I bet you have to go to the service counter.
My phone stopped its speech to text function! It wont work with texting, messenger, google etc...!!! HELP!

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