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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Edit: and the third store electronics employees told me they don't handle those phones, that third party employees handle those and they leave around 7-8pm. It's 10pm local and I suppose that's plausible?
Ideally I want 2 13 Pro's is there anyway I can make that all happen via online purchases in time, ideally buying 1, getting the gift card and applying it to the second
They did have to call AT&T fraud dept to verify that my information was correct and such. It wasn't bad as I thought. And this only works if they have the phone in stock. They are not able to order any other phone if they don't have the one you want in stock. I had to get a new service with them since I wasn't with AT&T.
I was able to pay $599 down plus tax as someone already mentioned 66% payment in store and when I got home, I just paid off the rest and now the phone is paid off. I'll try to unlock to device after 24 to 48 hours and see if that goes through.
Called Apple, Verizon, ATT, Redpocket but no one is able to fix it.
I am screwed, any help ?
Called Apple, Verizon, ATT, Redpocket but no one is able to fix it.
I am screwed, any help ?
You have following options:-
1)return phone to walmart by saying you didnt like it and forget about the phone and gift card. i am sure in coming days you would find more deals like this or just wait till next year when iphone have USB C charger.trust me next year iphone would be better
2)you keep fighting with Apple, Verizon, ATT, Redpocket till the time it get unlocked.i know this would be long. or may be after 60 days phone might self unlock as per verizon policy.
3) try this website cellunlocker.net . i hope it helps.
Edit: and the third store electronics employees told me they don't handle those phones, that third party employees handle those and they leave around 7-8pm. It's 10pm local and I suppose that's plausible?
Ideally I want 2 13 Pro's is there anyway I can make that all happen via online purchases in time, ideally buying 1, getting the gift card and applying it to the second
Edit: to clarify, stores have phones and do premium sales are short reps and were closed this week and for weeks.
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in 20 days from the sate of activation
best way is to first make an account with att by calling the sales line and then open new or upgrade a line from walmart
Anyone else having this issue, and been able to get around it?
Called ATT, and met the mobile guy at the local Walmart store both could not help with this error.
lot of people are seeing this issue including me.nobody knows how to resolve it. att is the main culprit
best way is to first make an account with att by calling the sales line and then open new or upgrade a line from walmart
1. They said that if you sign up for Walmart plus, you'll get the promo early. That might have been the case, but the terms and conditions still read that wasn't the case.
2. AT&T ... you're lucky if you got through to buy one. They kept saying go into the store. People with 800 credit score, address was correct, zip code, etc. If you were on AT&T, well...they want you to come into their store for their full price promo. 36 months...jail time.
3. The stores...since this is largely an online deal, the stores are more miss than hit. The two stores I went to didn't even know anything about it and spent an hour each just trying to get someone to find out they don't have iphone 14 pros or 13 pro max. Can't they just print off a list of what they have ahead of time and cross it out as they sell. No, they don't have anybody requesting product like this
Now, I have Verizon. I was going for a friend in need. We left empty handed which was a possibility. However, I do wish we could go back to the old days where there is just one iphone of each variety or even one iphone of any category to sell. There was literally none of that.
4. The day of black friday walmart deal, iphone deal is still there and is still there until dec 2nd. Yet the terms say it has to be activated by Dec 2nd. Now, I suspect that this is just somebody in charge that doesn't know what they heck they are doing. But if you order today on Black Friday, you'll get a delivery date on Dec 5th.
Walmart Walmart Walmart
It's not like this is a new product. The associates and all the workers at walmart. I hear you. It's your corporate headquarters.
As to all you slickdealers that got in early. High Five.
i predicted this and posted it here that its gonna be a shit show due to walmart
I have not got the GC email, anyone care to tell me which Email address is that GC email sent from?
Thanks
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