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Upgraded to iOS 15.2.1 and checked for Parts and Service History under Settings > General > About. As there was no Parts and Service History, the battery is not a replacement. Any battery replacement, whether genuine Apple or third-party, would show up in the history.
For XRs (unlike 12s or 13s), screen replacements will not show up in the history. A visual examination of my XR doesn't show any obvious evidence of screen replacement.
Posted by another user, FYI: For those who are wondering if you want to do a return, Yes you do have to pay return shipping if it was delivered to you. If you refuse the package you will not have to pay return shipping. For returning, USPS(Postal Service) First Class with tracking or Priority mail recommended but UPS and Fedex should work as well. (ALWAYS make sure you get tracking on your package or it can complicate your return and or cause a return to "have no evidence of arriving")
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(Updated)Total Wireless/Tracfone brand Unlock Policy:
For Customers with Apple devices:
- TracFone will automatically unlock the device when it becomes eligible for unlocking.
- For all Apple devices activated with TracFone prior(Before) November 23, 2021, the device will be automatically unlocked after 12 months of active TracFone service.
- For Apple devices activated with new TracFone service on the Verizon network on or after November 23, 2021, the device will be automatically unlocked 60 days after activation in the absence of an indication of fraud.
For Customers with non-Apple(ie: Google Android/other devices) devices
- TracFone will provide an unlocking code to customers who request unlocking, provided they meet the following conditions:
- If the TracFone device was activated with TracFone service prior to November 23, 2021, then the device must have been active on TracFone Service for no fewer than 12 months with Service Plans redeemed in no fewer than 12 months, and not have had their telephone number recycled or ported.
- If the TracFone device was activated with new service on the Verizon network on or after November 23, 2021, then at least 60 days must have elapsed since the device was activated.
- The device must be in working condition.
- The device has not been reported stolen or lost, and there are no indicators of fraud.
Deployed Military Personnel:
- If you are a TracFone customer in the military and receive relocation orders outside of the TracFone Coverage Area, we will unlock your device at your request, even during the applicable lock period following the activation of your device.
- All other eligibility criteria apply to TracFone's customers who are deployed military personnel.
- Customers are eligible for this program only once every twelve months.
**Note: Not every device unlocked from Tracfone/Tracfone brands are 100% compatible with other carriers(iPhones typically but not always being an exception). Make sure and check with people here and or Tracfone for info.
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Trade-in Options (From asianman35, Post 1156):
1. trade in to best buy for $190 gift card
2. trade in to apple for $200 gift card
3. trade in to gamestop for $210 credit or $168 cash
4. use to trade in with your carrier (sprint seems to be a great deal right now)
5. activate and hope that it unlocks after 60 days? some people are saying this wont happen since these have been activated on totalwireless already (hence theyre refurbs).
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Well as per the new policy after take over from Verizon in November,Tracphone has updated its unlocking policy for apple devices to be 60 days post activation if activated after Nov 23rd-2021
That said,I have reached to multiple customer care rep and have even called and the fact that it gets unlocked after 60 days is something they all echoed but there was difference on if it active service or just first month of activation.There is no proven way until Jan 23rd to see when this first set of deals got launched to see how it goes.
The unlocking policy does mention it will automatically unlock after 60 days - But if some one or most of the folks trading in should not have a problem .If you plan to keep this phone for a longer run and use it I would activate the service for the second month to avoid any hassle in pushing Customer rep to unlock .As i did call out we will have to wait to see how it actually works.Its an additional $20-$22 to get some total wireless prepadi cards on sale or deals.
In the worst case if this not does not get honored we can still encash for trade in or other options to sell this for cash.
Any one with still having doubts on the unlock policy can contact customer care for their satisfaction before they jump in - however as i mentioned its more of waiting game as I did realize it was not consistent reply.
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I activated original phone (XR) with original sim. Got no data so I swap to another unlock phone I had. No data so I swap to another unlock phone (Moto). After 2 days finally figure out I get no data (or extremely slow data) in my home during daytime. I only get data during off-peak hours (late night).
I now have the sim back in the original phone XR. Calls works. Data works during off peak hours at my home at least. But according to the website and TW chat the sim is actually tied to my Moto phone now. They have no idea why it works with the XR currently as their system shows it will only work with the Moto as the Moto and sim are bind together.
They also have no idea what will happen to the unlock status of my XR.
I activated original phone (XR) with original sim. Got no data so I swap to another unlock phone I had. No data so I swap to another unlock phone (Moto). After 2 days finally figure out I get no data (or extremely slow data) in my home during daytime. I only get data during off-peak hours (late night).
I now have the sim back in the original phone XR. Calls works. Data works during off peak hours at my home at least. But according to the website and TW chat the sim is actually tied to my Moto phone now. They have no idea why it works with the XR currently as their system shows it will only work with the Moto as the Moto and sim are bind together.
They also have no idea what will happen to the unlock status of my XR.
"Roaming
It is possible that under certain circumstances your phone may roam if you are outside of your network coverage area and within the United States. Roaming occurs when a subscriber of one wireless service provider uses the facilities of another wireless service provider. Although there are no additional charges for using the Service while roaming domestically, Total Wireless does not guarantee your ability to roam nor the availability and/or the quality of Service. Domestic roaming may be discontinued or changed at any time without notice. Due to Carrier restrictions, Total Wireless reserves the right to terminate the Service of any customer whose roaming usage exceeds 50% of their total usage in any three (3) Plan cycles within a 12 month period. International roaming is not offered by Total Wireless and is strictly prohibited."
I have it in my Simple Mobile SE2020, let's see how long it takes for me to get the "We have a detected that this is not the same phone originally activated and used for your wireless service in order to restore your service you need to put the sim card into the phone used when you activated the service" message to appear so far it seems to be working fine.
If I don't get this message I wonder if the SE2020 from Simple Mobile will auto unlock after 60 days? That would be wild if it does.
I've also activated my two Total Wireless iPhone 12 minis I bought over Black Friday, a Red and Black 64gb, finally opened the package to activate it. Was thinking to trade them in at some point but the XR's took that place since I acquired them at a lower cost and traded quite well during BB/Tmo's 13 promo.
I've got 5 phones from Total Wireless waiting to be unlocked, and 1 from Simple Mobile if that works.
I have it in my Simple Mobile SE2020, let's see how long it takes for me to get the "We have a detected that this is not the same phone originally activated and used for your wireless service in order to restore your service you need to put the sim card into the phone used when you activated the service" message to appear so far it seems to be working fine.
If I don't get this message I wonder if the SE2020 from Simple Mobile will auto unlock after 60 days? That would be wild if it does.
I've also activated my two Total Wireless iPhone 12 minis I bought over Black Friday, a Red and Black 64gb, finally opened the package to activate it. Was thinking to trade them in at some point but the XR's took that place since I acquired them at a lower cost and traded quite well during BB/Tmo's 13 promo.
I've got 5 phones from Total Wireless waiting to be unlocked, and 1 from Simple Mobile if that works.
i switched the sim cards among my XRs long ago, never got those message
Some people never get the message. Was reported on TF/TW Howard Forums after VZ took over and still isn't very widespread yet.
Since system seems to be relinking sim to IMEI of phone it's moved to instead of the original it's likely to affect unlock in some way, hope it didn't mess up your XR's.
"Roaming
It is possible that under certain circumstances your phone may roam if you are outside of your network coverage area and within the United States. Roaming occurs when a subscriber of one wireless service provider uses the facilities of another wireless service provider. Although there are no additional charges for using the Service while roaming domestically, Total Wireless does not guarantee your ability to roam nor the availability and/or the quality of Service. Domestic roaming may be discontinued or changed at any time without notice. Due to Carrier restrictions, Total Wireless reserves the right to terminate the Service of any customer whose roaming usage exceeds 50% of their total usage in any three (3) Plan cycles within a 12 month period. International roaming is not offered by Total Wireless and is strictly prohibited."
The problem was not the setting. Problem was depriortization. My home area is just not great with Verizon MVNO. It only works during off hours. When moving around town I can see data does work at some areas.
Some people never get the message. Was reported on TF/TW Howard Forums after VZ took over and still isn't very widespread yet.
Since system seems to be relinking sim to IMEI of phone it's moved to instead of the original it's likely to affect unlock in some way, hope it didn't mess up your XR's.
of coz, system would "link" IMEI to sim since the system would use IMEI to populate the phone you are using and display some image on the website, a lot of carriers do the same.
It does not necessarily mean that TW is adding that IMEI to the "unlock database" even when TW sees a new IMEI associated with that sim.
I think TW just adds the IMEI to "unlock database" when activation, that is the reason why IMEI is needed (even auto populated) when activating the sim card using the link from Email
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It does not necessarily mean that TW is adding that IMEI to the "unlock database" even when TW sees a new IMEI associated with that sim.
I think TW just adds the IMEI to "unlock database" when activation, that is the reason why IMEI is needed (even auto populated) when activating the sim card using the link from Email
We don't know what else VZ might have changed along with the new unlock policy, just have to wait and see how it all plays out.
The problem was not the setting. Problem was depriortization. My home area is just not great with Verizon MVNO. It only works during off hours. When moving around town I can see data does work at some areas.
I have the same problem with Visible service too. Can only use data during off peak hours. Visible is Verizon same as TW.
It is definitely not good with Verizon MVNO in my area. Verizon itself works great as I have friends that uses them in my home no problem.
So they have incentive to make you burn your monthly allotment ASAP.
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