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iPhone SE 64GB Verizon $250 (prepaid) at Walmart YMMV

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Might be unlocked since when you buy you don't have to link it to an account unlike the other iPhone se deal Walmart has which you had to link to a Verizon account. If not you can use it on Verizon most likely. Also buy online because if you buy in store the troc guy will most likely make you get a plan and activate it. You can still do curbside I believe though.
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04-07-2021 at 06:56 PM.
04-07-2021 at 06:56 PM.
How much does it cost to "activate for 60 days" so I can unlock it later? Will I be able to return this after opening the package?
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Bob4DealHunt
04-07-2021 at 06:57 PM.
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ordered two phones
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04-07-2021 at 06:58 PM.
04-07-2021 at 06:58 PM.
Quote from SlickDealingInNYC :
How much does it cost to "activate for 60 days" so I can unlock it later? Will I be able to return this after opening the package?

Cheapest on Verizon is 35 but I think Walmart has a cheaper plan.
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04-07-2021 at 06:58 PM.

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04-07-2021 at 06:58 PM.
This is a bad deal. Go to Cricket wireless where same phone is selling for $49. Phone locked for 6 months. However plan is $30 a month $25 referral credit. Net cost after 6 months is $30x6=$180+50=$230-$25=$205. 6 months service included. Don't be fooled by $60 plan. You can downgrade right after activation.
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04-07-2021 at 06:58 PM.

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04-07-2021 at 06:58 PM.
Quote from tubers777 :
Is it true you only have to initially turn on the phone with the included Verizon sim in it, wait for 60 days and get it unlocked without having to pay for any services?

Yes.. Verizon locks all of their phones for 60 days after activation. I work at Walmart
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04-07-2021 at 06:59 PM.
04-07-2021 at 06:59 PM.
Quote from joshn0927 :
It says prepaid on Brickseek.

Even in the Walmart link says Prepaid and the one review from March mentions trouble activating since not scanned. I think for prepaid phones to avoid theft the phones needs to be scanned by the POS in order to be activated.
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asia745
04-07-2021 at 07:00 PM.
04-07-2021 at 07:00 PM.
Quote from SlickDealingInNYC :
How much does it cost to "activate for 60 days" so I can unlock it later? Will I be able to return this after opening the package?

14 day return policy as long as you have everything that came with the phone and the receipt
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04-07-2021 at 07:02 PM.
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Quote from Dealmasterrocky :
Even in the Walmart link says Prepaid and the one review from March mentions trouble activating since not scanned. I think for prepaid phones to avoid theft the phones needs to be scanned by the POS in order to be activated.

They are prepaid and what's funny is they have been this price for just about every prepaid service in Walmart for months now. It's not a great deal because they are all locked to whatever services you buy them on.
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asia745
04-07-2021 at 07:04 PM.
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No TROC associate is going to care about you buying a prepaid phone.. we only care when it's a postpaid phone.. we want you to buy the prepaid phones.
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04-07-2021 at 07:06 PM.
04-07-2021 at 07:06 PM.
Quote from rileyman501 :
I don't know but I bought a "sprint" pixel that was in a deal like this and there wasn't even a sim in it so I put my T-Mobile in and it worked. I say sprint in quotes because the phone was sold without a plan and it comes from the factory unlocked.

Sprint is owned by T-MOBILE which is why it worked. Every phone in Walmart is locked to a carrier except the iPhones. Those are locked before they are sold. I know because I sell cell phones in Walmart
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04-07-2021 at 07:08 PM.
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Sprint is owned by T-MOBILE which is why it worked. Every phone in Walmart is locked to a carrier except the iPhones. Those are locked before they are sold. I know because I sell cell phones in Walmart

What do you mean by locked before sold?
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04-07-2021 at 07:09 PM.
04-07-2021 at 07:09 PM.
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Sprint is owned by T-MOBILE which is why it worked. Every phone in Walmart is locked to a carrier except the iPhones. Those are locked before they are sold. I know because I sell cell phones in Walmart
Does this need a plan within their 60 day term for them to unlock it?

Do I have to buy any of their prepaid plans or can I just activate it and leave it on for 60 days?

No payments other than the $ 250 device.
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04-07-2021 at 07:10 PM.
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Sprint is owned by T-MOBILE which is why it worked. Every phone in Walmart is locked to a carrier except the iPhones. Those are locked before they are sold. I know because I sell cell phones in Walmart

therefore, are you saying that this iphone SE comes unlocked?
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04-07-2021 at 07:11 PM.
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Quote from rileyman501 :
What do you mean by locked before sold?

The iPhones are in two different inventory systems and they have to go through a carrier to be sold. Even if it's a device only. Walmart is required to lock them before selling them.
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