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128GB Apple iPhone 13 Mini for Verizon (Product Red) Expired

$5.55/Month for 36-Months
$784.53
+ Free S/H (w/ Upgrade/New Line + Activation)
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Walmart has 128GB iPhone 13 mini for Verizon (Pink or Product Red) on sale for $5.53/Month for 36-Months (or roughly $199). Device will require Verizon service w/ New Line or Device Upgrade + Activation when placing your order. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member schetst for finding this deal.

Note, product must be sold/shipped by Walmart. Device will require you to login to your Verizon service provider w/ upgrading device with your existing account or adding a new line to your existing account + activation.

Available colors:Specs/Key Features
  • 5.4-inch Super Retina XDR display
  • Cinematic mode adds shallow depth of field and shifts focus automatically in your videos
  • Advanced dual-camera system with 12MP Wide and Ultra Wide cameras; Photographic Styles, Smart HDR 4, Night mode, 4K Dolby Vision HDR recording
  • 12MP TrueDepth front camera with Night mode, 4K Dolby Vision HDR recording
  • A15 Bionic chip for lightning-fast performance
  • Durable design with Ceramic Shield
  • Industry-leading IP68 water resistance
  • 5G for superfast downloads and high-quality streaming
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  • Terms: 36 months, 0% APR, $0 down for qualified customers.
  • Tax due at sale. Wireless service (voice and data) required and is additional.
  • Devices purchased with new lines of service on walmart.com require a credit/debit card backed by a banking institution. Prepaid credit/debit cards and gift cards will not be accepted.
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional deal ideas & discussion. - StrawMan86
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Walmart.com has select iPhone 13 mini devices on sale for $5.53 per month for 36 months. After activation for the line you can pay off the $199 device payment plan, there is no bill credits to worry about.

Monthly service plan and activation fee $35 applies .

Available through link

VZW 128 GB Blue - OOS
VZW 128 GB Pink - OOS
VZW 128 GB Red



https://www.walmart.com/ip/342728711
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Last Edited by AnOtherDay November 10, 2023 at 11:03 AM
FAQ:

Q: How do I activate my phone with Verizon/AT&T?
A: Nobody knows. It seems like Walmart didn't send the account info to the carriers for them to set up our accounts. Unless someone has an insider connection with Walmart's mobile phone division, your guess is as good as anyone else's. Some people have been able to activate on an existing line, but so far only one person has confirmed that they were able to complete their Verizon account based off of the Walmart order.

Q: What do I do with the phone and SIM card?
A: You can unlock the iPhone using the AT&T trick, then use it AT YOUR OWN RISK on the carrier of your choice while we all wait to see what will happen with Walmart/AT&T/Verizon.

Q: How do I pay off the phone?
A: At this point nobody knows. If you ordered a Verizon model, there are some steps here if the billing info ever gets set up appropriately:
https://slickdeals.net/forums/showpost.php?p=163912118&postcount=264

Q: What, so I just unlock it and start using it? After only paying the taxes? How do I know this is safe and I won't get billed for something later?
A: You don't. None of us know anything at this point. Anybody who says otherwise is just speculating.

Q: How do I unlock with the "AT&T trick"?
A: There are a few steps:
  • Acquire an inactive AT&T SIM (DO NOT ACTIVATE SERVICE)
  • Put the inactive AT&T SIM in the iPhone and complete the setup process
  • Visit https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/ and click "submit an unlock request"
  • Under "Do you have a mobile number" select "No", enter the device IMEI, and complete the process
  • You should get one email right away asking you to confirm and another one shortly afterwards to say that the unlock was complete after your confirmation
  • Insert a SIM from a different carrier to verify the phone is now unlocked (the settings might still say "SIM Locked" until you complete this step)

Q: I already put in Verizon SIM that came with the phone. Can I use the "AT&T trick" to unlock phone?
A: No. You SIM-locked the phone when you connected to Apple servers with Verizon SIM in phone. If you never connected to the Internet with Verizon SIM (unlikely), then "AT&T trick" should still work in theory.

Q: Walmart is a really big company. Don't they have processes in place to catch this sort of thing?
A: Maybe we'll find out at some point, but nobody knows except Walmart.

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Verizon:
$200+$35 activation fee+$65 x 2 plan cost for 60 days = $365 + tax on device paid to walmart at checkout
$365+$12.44 = $377.44 for TX
I WAS able to get those refunded, I did not pay activation, nor any prorated/first month charges! The ideal way, is You need to pay off the phone, and cancel within 3 days of activation to get refunded everything. When you call to cancel, reconfirm you will get the refund for safe measure, and specify you want to cancel the line immediately (otherwise it will run until end of first month).

information can be found ON THIS PAGE [verizon.com]
"You may terminate service for any reason within 30 days of activation. You will remain responsible for your Activation Fee unless you terminate service within three days of activation."
I just went through the steps and it's a $35 activation fee and the cheapest plan is $65/mo plus taxes.

So at least $300 if you cancel. That's half off the price from apple.com.

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06-05-2023 at 03:14 PM.
06-05-2023 at 03:14 PM.
Whats the plan details of verizon? Not able to find on walmart
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06-05-2023 at 03:30 PM.
06-05-2023 at 03:30 PM.
Very tempting. Does this work on TMobile?
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06-05-2023 at 03:34 PM.
06-05-2023 at 03:34 PM.
Quote from viox :
Very tempting. Does this work on TMobile?

My understanding is the phone needs to be activated with Verizon. Then, so long as phone is paid off and account not in collection status VZW will unlock at 60 days automatically.
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06-05-2023 at 03:36 PM.
06-05-2023 at 03:36 PM.
It's also available for AT&T iPhone 13 mini 256GB Midnight https://www.walmart.com/ip/304139958
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06-05-2023 at 03:40 PM.
06-05-2023 at 03:40 PM.
I have VZW prepaid right now, can I buy this phone and just activate w/ my existing prepaid SIM card? Or do I need to sign up for an arbitrary line w/ credit check postpaid for at least a month type of thing? Port number or new line?
Quote from schetst :
My understanding is the phone needs to be activated with Verizon. Then, so long as phone is paid off and account not in collection status VZW will unlock at 60 days automatically.
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06-05-2023 at 03:46 PM.
06-05-2023 at 03:46 PM.
Quote from LovelyNest966 :
It's also available for AT&T iPhone 13 mini 256GB Midnight https://www.walmart.com/ip/304139958

I see AT&T model as OOS. Maybe it's a location thing?
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06-05-2023 at 03:47 PM.
06-05-2023 at 03:47 PM.
Quote from schetst :
My understanding is the phone needs to be activated with Verizon. Then, so long as phone is paid off and account not in collection status VZW will unlock at 60 days automatically.

Collection status, how do you mean?

Sounds like it may not be possible to pay off this phone as soon as possible and cancel the Verizon account/line?
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06-05-2023 at 03:52 PM.
06-05-2023 at 03:52 PM.
The battery life on this thing is horrid if you're a power user. Size is perfect but battery suck. I'm using one for last 2 years…
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06-05-2023 at 03:54 PM.
06-05-2023 at 03:54 PM.
Quote from lovelynest966 :
it's also available for at&t iphone 13 mini 256gb midnight https://www.walmart.com/ip/304139958

oos ..
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Quote from st4rburst :
The battery life on this thing is horrid if you're a power user. Size is perfect but battery suck. I'm using one for last 2 years…

Is the battery life better than the SE 2020 model? Mine doesn't make it through the daytime
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06-05-2023 at 03:54 PM.
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Quote from Klix :
Collection status, how do you mean?

Sounds like it may not be possible to pay off this phone as soon as possible and cancel the Verizon account/line?

Collection status would mean whatever bill you have with VZW isn't paid.

I only know this from what I've read and not from actually doing it so I can't be 100% on this. As long as you activate the line with Verizon, and pay off your payment plan and aren't in collections the phone will unlock after 60 days.

So that should mean a person could activate, pay off phone and then same day do a disconnect and just pay whatever they charge for that day of service. 60 days later make sure you are at least on Wi-Fi and phone unlocks.
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06-05-2023 at 03:59 PM.
06-05-2023 at 03:59 PM.
Quote from BrianK5207 :
Is the battery life better than the SE 2020 model? Mine doesn't make it through the daytime

I would venture a guess that it's similar. Mines in year 1 almost made it the 8 hr work day and year 2 definitely doesn't make it.
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