Saw a new sign at Walmart that looks pretty interesting. There's no dates on it, and I can't find any info on the deal anywhere which tells me that someone probably screwed up and put the sign out too soon....but anyway.
Seems like a pretty good deal for AT&T network:
$50/mo. but $40 with autopay:
- UNL Talk & Text
- 25GB High Speed Data then 2G
- Hotspot included
- Mexico and Canada roaming included
2 lines would be $70, 3 lines would be $100, 4 lines would be $120, and 5 lines would be $140.
Looks like this deal is only at Walmart - everywhere else has 16GB data offer and it requires autopay. This offer looks like it doesn't require auto-pay.
https://www.att.com/prepaid/walmart-offer.html
https://www.walmart.com/cp/9888697
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Only 8GB (regular promotion) was added to my account and I already returned the Walmart phone but man, an extra 9GB would've been nice.
6/11 bought Alcatel phone online and picked up at store
6/12 activated phone thru walmart link, got a new number (321 area code) and paid for first month (chose autopay and was charged $40 + tax). left sim on Alcatel phone.
6/17 8gb + 17gb bonus showed up on account, switched SIM from burner phone to iphone.
6/28 switched SIM back to burner phone, made some calls, then called ATT porting number, initiated port in from GV (407 area code), was told to call again after 48 hours to finish process
6/30 called again, an automated message said that porting should be complete on 7/01 at 10:59 am, so I hung up.
7/01 called again at 1400hrs, first CSR transferred me to ATT prepaid side, second CSR confirmed number was ready to port, went through the process. Rebooted burner phone and ported number is now there. I tried logging in to ATT account using old number, no go. Tried using ported number, created new password and pin, and 25gb is still there, with the same usage I had with the old number, same renewal date as well. 😁
6/11 bought Alcatel phone online and picked up at store
6/12 activated phone thru walmart link, got a new number (321 area code) and paid for first month (chose autopay and was charged $40 + tax). left sim on Alcatel phone.
6/17 8gb + 17gb bonus showed up on account, switched SIM from burner phone to iphone.
6/28 switched SIM back to burner phone, made some calls, then called ATT porting number, initiated port in from GV (407 area code), was told to call again after 48 hours to finish process
6/30 called again, an automated message said that porting should be complete on 7/01 at 10:59 am, so I hung up.
7/01 called again at 1400hrs, first CSR transferred me to ATT prepaid side, second CSR confirmed number was ready to port, went through the process. Rebooted burner phone and ported number is now there. I tried logging in to ATT account using old number, no go. Tried using ported number, created new password and pin, and 25gb is still there, with the same usage I had with the old number, same renewal date as well. 😁
6/11 bought Alcatel phone online and picked up at store
6/12 activated phone thru walmart link, got a new number (321 area code) and paid for first month (chose autopay and was charged $40 + tax). left sim on Alcatel phone.
6/17 8gb + 17gb bonus showed up on account, switched SIM from burner phone to iphone.
6/28 switched SIM back to burner phone, made some calls, then called ATT porting number, initiated port in from GV (407 area code), was told to call again after 48 hours to finish process
6/30 called again, an automated message said that porting should be complete on 7/01 at 10:59 am, so I hung up.
7/01 called again at 1400hrs, first CSR transferred me to ATT prepaid side, second CSR confirmed number was ready to port, went through the process. Rebooted burner phone and ported number is now there. I tried logging in to ATT account using old number, no go. Tried using ported number, created new password and pin, and 25gb is still there, with the same usage I had with the old number, same renewal date as well. 😁
Im glad your port in was successful and still shows the exact same info / data from your old number meaning they probably didnt close and create a new acct. It seems area codes 321 and 407 are in the same Florida market? My number was a california/pacific market and was porting into a Florida market so they had to create a new acct in my case.
What i may do is activate a new line under the california market so i wont have trouble porting in. When you activated the line, did you put in your current zip code hoping to get a 407 but instead got a 321 area code?
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On a side note, I tried buying another Walmart prepaid phone but the employee said now they have to activate att prepaid phones in store before purchasing.
On a side note, I tried buying another Walmart prepaid phone but the employee said now they have to activate att prepaid phones in store before purchasing.
Im glad your port in was successful and still shows the exact same info / data from your old number meaning they probably didnt close and create a new acct. It seems area codes 321 and 407 are in the same Florida market? My number was a california/pacific market and was porting into a Florida market so they had to create a new acct in my case.
What i may do is activate a new line under the california market so i wont have trouble porting in. When you activated the line, did you put in your current zip code hoping to get a 407 but instead got a 321 area code?
We then kept the SIM cards in the ATT phones and used the ATT prepaid phones. 5-6 days later, the bonus showed up!! However, the bonus is only shown in the ATT prepaid online account page. If I dial the short code to get account usage, it still only shows 8gb of regular data.
Is this normal? Could this be why many people think they didn't get the bonus data? That the bonus data only shows up on the ATT prepaid portal?
EDIT: one more thing I noticed. There is a mismatch between the bonus data period and the plan date, due to the 5 days it took to get the bonus data.
For example, my plan renews on Jun 25th, but the bonus data expires July 1. Kind of odd how that works.
I read your earlier post that you did your "number port in" to the new activated service in one single step at the ATT corporate store.
Do you know if the port-in would work IF the numbers are from ATT postpaid?
meaning it's an ATT postpaid port-in to ATT prepaid (25GB bonus) service?
Thanks!
NOTE: Also, were you able to find out the answer as to why "dialing the short code" act info returns only the 8GB bonus? Perhaps it takes longer for the phone-side of the system to update when compared to the ATT portal information?
We then kept the SIM cards in the ATT phones and used the ATT prepaid phones. 5-6 days later, the bonus showed up!! However, the bonus is only shown in the ATT prepaid online account page. If I dial the short code to get account usage, it still only shows 8gb of regular data.
Is this normal? Could this be why many people think they didn't get the bonus data? That the bonus data only shows up on the ATT prepaid portal?
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I read your earlier post that you did your "number port in" to the new activated service in one single step at the ATT corporate store.
Do you know if the port-in would work IF the numbers are from ATT postpaid?
meaning it's an ATT postpaid port-in to ATT prepaid (25GB bonus) service?
Thanks!
NOTE: Also, were you able to find out the answer as to why "dialing the short code" act info returns only the 8GB bonus? Perhaps it takes longer for the phone-side of the system to update when compared to the ATT portal information?
I just posted my question about the 8gb bonus via short code...no answer yet.
EDIT: one more thing I noticed. There is a mismatch between the bonus data period and the plan date, due to the 5 days it took to get the bonus data.
For example, my plan renews on Jun 25th, but the bonus data expires July 1. Kind of odd how that works.
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