
Fourteen (14) day return period begins 26 December 2021. Per Walmart's return policy [walmart.com]:
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Must be returned within 14 days with a receipt to obtain a refund or exchange:Prepaid wireless cellular phones may be returned in undamaged condition to any store. |
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A) Cannot be unlocked by third party services
B) Must be activated on Straight Talk for one year to get unlock from the carrier C) Can be "soft" unlocked using RSIM. Only unlocks the physical SIM slot, not the eSim. Soft unlock will last until/unless you reset the phone or take an update through iTunes. (No one in their right mind should be doing the latter at this point). RSIM will continue to work if you take an over-the-air update. |
- Trade-in value of $630.
- You need to currently be on T-Mobile; otherwise you'll need to sign up for a new plan which will have a hard credit pull. Cheapest plan is $65/month for people who aren't seniors, first responders, etc.
- Remove the phone from the box and keep the accessories as they only want the phone.
- They will be checking the screen condition and looking for cracks on the back.
- They will power on the device to see the display condition (you can charge the phone ahead of time).
- They will check the IMEI number and whether Find my iPhone was turned off under your Apple ID settings
- No need to mention which provider and lock status.
- Remember you need to go to Mobile section at Best Buy and not the Pick Up counter.
- There are reports that your new T-Mobile phone from the Best Buy deal can be unlocked in less than a week (within 1 to 3 days); contact the T-Mobile support (T-Force) team on Twitter or Facebook and request unlock.
- Sometimes the unlock process can take longer as iPhones are not bought from T-Mobile directly and are not in their database. They have to submit an email request internally to Apple to get the IMEI unlocked. Once unlock confirmed, check under "Settings > General > About". "Carrier Lock" entry should show "No SIM restrictions".
- After the phone is unlocked, cancel the T-Mobile plan; ask them to pro-rate any current charges.
Thanks to the posters throughout the thread who were actually helpful!


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is this phone a decent phone for the money, you know, should someone actually want to pay $300 for this phone, and keep it on ST?
I don't want the hassle of contracts, and $48 after taxes per month for unlimited data on Verizon towers, Straight Talk has been fine with me for the last 4+ years.
So how is THIS phone? Thanks in advance.
Should be here in Nj by Monday but I doubt it since it's home delivery
Also, i kind of wished they shipped via ups. I have been having an issue with a ps5 console being 'lost'. Apparently it's somewhat common with FedEx home + seasonal FedEx drivers.
iPhone 13Pro =. 999
iPhone 12mini Trade in. -630 - Also assuming i would never active, just give BB new unactivated phone
Total 369 + 321.43(price of iphone 12 mini from walmart)
690.43 for the phone but I would have to probably buy t-mobile service which is $60 - keep it active for maybe a month and then switch it back to my $20 tmobile business. line
so 750 for a $1000 phone?
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Repeated the process and put "T-Mobile" phone, and it gave me a final total. Went to the store and they said it needs to be T-Mobile or unlocked. I'll try another store before the 14 day window runs out
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Repeated the process and put "T-Mobile" phone, and it gave me a final total. Went to the store and they said it needs to be T-Mobile or unlocked. I'll try another store before the 14 day window runs out
Unfortunately there was memo sent out this afternoon to all bestbuy stores to validate the unlock state before processing the trade in, or it has to be with the 4 carrier on their trade-in website. This was implemented around 2:30pm PST today.
I have friend working at bestbuy mobile, where I got the message from. They know what's going on and the corp has been aware of it. And another news, the trade in value will be soon adjusted to below $300, don't know exactly when but guess Sunday, the normal day for such adjustment.
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