If you have access to another phone, the quickest way to deal with this is to pop the SIM out of your existing phone and put it in another one. You can then just send the YES2 text to 4911.
The 1 GB bonus is not sent out by SMS. Unlike the other Holiday bonuses, this additional bonus is only available to Rewards members. Assuming you're a member on the Rewards program (rather than the previous cash discount deal), log into PM rewards,...
Did you intend to replace your old phone with the new one, or were you hoping to set up a second phone with a new number? Your post is not clear on this point. If you just bought a new phone to replace your old one, all you needed to do was to take...