if you got address errors, change your Walmart address to be the EXACT match of your carrier billing address.
There is no benefit to paying 60% or 90% down. Just get the phone, and you can pay it off by calling Verizon or AT&T. No need to stand in line in store.
This is very important for those of you doing this deal and trading in a phone. Do NOT mail in. Take it to a Corporate Store! Doesn't matter if it's AT&T or Verizon. Resist all temptation to mail in. Get a receipt to verify what you traded in! Don't believe the store employee if told you have to mail in.
expiredProudToBeAnIndian posted Nov 17, 2022 11:58 PM
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expiredProudToBeAnIndian posted Nov 17, 2022 11:58 PM
Apple iPhone 14 (Verizon or AT&T Postpaid) + $300 Walmart GC
& More + Free S&H (Activation/Upgrade + 1-month service req'd)$799
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In 2019 I lined up in store and purchased 2 phones in store. It was $350 actual gift cards back then, they were loaded and activated at the time of phone purchase but they said the funds should be available after 4 hours back then.
In 2020 I did 2 lines again but it was only $300 gift cards but via email. The emailed gift cards and PIN codes came in a few hours after the phone purchases.
In 2021 I got smarter. I booked each phone's activation appointment 1 day apart. This time I upgraded 3 lines. The first $300 credit came in within 2 hours of paying for the first phone upgrade. So for the second phone's activation the next day, I used the first phone's gift card and paid down $300. Same with the 3rd phone upgrade the following day as the second phone's gift card email came in shortly same day after they processed the second activation. Therefore I am left with only 1 $300 gift card to spend later. Yes I went there 3 days in a row, lucky it's only 4 miles away and you get to reserve the phone size and color you wanted on their available phones on-hand list.
You DO NOT get monthly billing credits. This way you are never tied up for 3 years because billing credits balance is forfeited if you cancel or port out. The only situation where you may get billing credits is if you did a trade in and received $800 credit or whatever corporate ATT was promoting. But then you are REALLY tied up for 36 months if you wanted the $800 or whatever the ATT trade in promo was offering. The trade in promo billing credit deal is ONLY worth it if you plan on staying with ATT for 3 years AND if they were giving you $800 for an old cracked phone. I have never done this because the trade in promotions always required a plan change for me. Sorry I can not shed any light on this type of deal stacking as I do not want my grandfathered plan changed. Perhaps someone who has traded in as well as received the $300 gift card can share their experience here.
Please note, you ARE required to do the installment plan. There must be some kind of cell carrier kickback commissions for installment plans along with the line upgrade or new line activation commissions to the retailer. The monthly installment amount to be paid is dependent on how much you pay up front during checkout. So if the phone is $1049 and you pay down $849 plus your state's sales tax on the full amount, it will leave you with a $200 balance due, your monthly installments would be $200/36 months = $5.56 per month.
After 2 billing cycles (probably when the cell carrier commissions are paid due to Net60 terms) you can pay off your remaining balance via the ATT website and then cancel and go to another carrier and request the unlock code via their unlocking portal entering your IMEI number and cell phone number and email address. It usually takes a few days for the unlock email with the codes to arrive, a few times it came same day as submission.
For me I pay them off right before the next year's promos and request the unlock, unless I need a phone to be unlocked sooner due to international travel etc, then I would pay off that line ASAP as it may take a few days to process the unlock. Once the installments are paid off, I can quickly upgrade again via Walmart Black Friday promo, wash, rinse and repeat.
So to sum it up, you will receive your $300 gift card via email shortly after the phone purchase and activation. If you want the phone unlocked as soon as possible, do not do trade in billing credits and be tied up for 36 months. Pay down as much as you can at the time of purchase. Pay off the remaining balance after 2 billing cycles and request the unlock. For iPhones you do not have to do anything after requesting the unlock. Once you receive the email that it has been approved, just insert your non-ATT SIM card and it will re-activate the phone via Apple's server and it will be unlocked permanently, it will reboot, and probably automatically do a carrier settings update right after.
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you can pick those up pretty cheap.
I upgraded 2 lines for the 14 plus violet and blue and will end up paying $100 + tax ( $65ish ) per after trade in + $60 or 70 bucks in upgrade fee.
2 free phones + $230 in gift card.
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Save up to $1,000*" See disclosures"
on the iPhone 14 Series with qualified new line activation and trade-in for AT&T. Save up to $800 in bill credits with qualifying trade-in. Plus, save an additional $200 with qualified new line activation or save 5% for qualified upgrade customers.
Trade-in offer steps:
Buy an eligible phone for AT&T (see link below) with an AT&T installment plan.
Activate the phone on an eligible AT&T Unlimited plan.
Go to www.att.com/tradein and follow the instructions to submit your trade-in request using the promo code TRADEOFFER22.
Trade-in offer is fulfilled via AT&T. Bill credits will not show in your cart but will show up on your bill after the trade-in process is complete with AT&T.
Cell phones eligible to purchase via trade-in offer:
iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max
Shop iPhone 14 Series for AT&T
See the chart below to estimate your trade-in savings via bill credit. Trade-in savings apply to customers joining AT&T, adding a line or upgrading an existing line. Phone must meet AT&T Trade-in Program requirements and have a minimum trade-in value as indicated below after device condition assessment has been completed.
Customers with eligible trade-in phone of $130–$229 minimum value:
Eligible phones to trade in Trade-in savings
Apple: iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max
Samsung: Galaxy Note10+ 5G, Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20 5G, Galaxy S20 FE, Galaxy S20 FE 5G, Galaxy S20+, Galaxy S20+ 5G, Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G, Galaxy Note20, Galaxy Note20 5G, Galaxy Note20 Ultra, Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G, Galaxy S21 5G, Galaxy S21+ 5G, Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G, Galaxy S21 FE 5G, Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, Galaxy S22 Ultra, Galaxy Fold, Galaxy Fold 5G, Galaxy Z Flip3 5G, Galaxy ZFold2 5G, Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
Google: Pixel 5, Pixel 5a, Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro
Other: Microsoft Surface Duo, OnePlus 9 5G, OnePlus 9 Pro 5G, OnePlus 10 Pro Up to $800 bill credit
Customers with eligible trade-in phone of $35–$129 minimum value:
Eligible phones to trade in Trade-in savings
Apple: iPhone SE (2nd Gen), iPhone SE (3rd Gen), iPhone 8, iPhone 8+, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS
Samsung: Galaxy A32, Galaxy A32 5G, Galaxy A42 5G, Galaxy A51, Galaxy A51 5G, Galaxy A52, Galaxy A52s, Galaxy A52 5G, Galaxy A53, Galaxy A70, Galaxy A71, Galaxy A71 5G, Galaxy A72, Galaxy M52 5G, Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+, Galaxy S9+ Duos, Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+, Galaxy S10 5G, Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10e Lite, Galaxy Note8, Galaxy Note8 Duos, Galaxy Note9, Galaxy Note10, Galaxy Note10 5G, Galaxy Note10 Lite, Galaxy Note10+, Galaxy Z Flip, Galaxy Z Flip 5G, Galaxy XCover Pro, Galaxy XCover Field Pro
Google: Pixel 4, Pixel 4 XL, Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a 5G
LG: Stylo 6, V50 ThinQ, V60 ThinQ, Wing 5G, Velvet 5G
Other: OnePlus 7, OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus 7 Pro 5G, OnePlus 7T, OnePlus 7T Pro, OnePlus 7T Pro 5G, OnePlus 8 5G, OnePlus 8 Pro, OnePlus 8T, OnePlus 8T+, OnePlus 8, OnePlus Nord, OnePlus Nord10 5G, OnePlus Nord200 5G, moto g stylus, moto g stylus 5G, moto razr 5G, motorola edge, motorola edge+, motorola edge+ 5G UW, moto g 5G+, ZTE Red Magic 3, Asus Rog Phone 3, Redmi Note 10 Pro Up to $350 bill credit
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1. buy all 4 phones(14 pro max) @ walmart for the 300 giftcard each, put on installment plan new verizon service intend to keep
2. go to verizon store to trade in the 4 XR toward each phone to get 800 promo credit per line(dont mind bill credits unavoidable)
3. after 90 days, swap plan to tmobile keep phone & switch pro, have them pay off the remainder bill credits and get to keep 4 x 14 pro max + 1200$ GC?
does this sound right?
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Still can't upgrade the two existing lines. Sigh.
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