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=
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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$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
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."
So at least $300 if you cancel. That's half off the price from apple.com.
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So at least $300 if you cancel. That's half off the price from apple.com.
They let you keep the phone off you cancel after a month?
TY OP!
As I said earlier, I bought 5 of them in a row and paid each one off as soon as my account showed the balance. So none of them even appeared on my monthly bill. Don't know if Verizon has changed its policy since then - I left Verizon toward the end of 2021.
As I said earlier, I bought 5 of them in a row and paid each one off as soon as my account showed the balance. So none of them even appeared on my monthly bill. Don't know if Verizon has changed its policy since then - I left Verizon toward the end of 2021.
. Not sure that's the case here but I'd be cautious
reading just a few posts will tell u this.
no need to add confusion
no need to add to the confusion
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no need to add to the confusion
ps. hope that didnt hurt too much
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Obviously, this phone was meant to appeal to buyers who fumble with larger phones (I used to daily drive a Nexus 6 and only my love for the OLED screen helped offset the awkward two-hand handling it required for my tiny paws).
Having bought an iPhone 12 mini in the spring of 2021 (the timing is important) this was the perfect work from home phone. If you had access to power to make it through the day and didn't spend long stretches without charging opportunities you could absolutely forgive the limited battery capacity and appreciate all the flagship functionality packed into the small form factor.
However, my experience always prevented me from recommending this as a universal replacement for older "button" iPhone users since the battery life would be a harsh change from something like an iPhone 6. In theory this should have been the perfect model to bring older users into the modern iPhone ecosystem (when the screen size is taken into consideration).
So if you're a smaller-phone die-hard and your lifestyle can accommodate the limited battery I'd encourage you to make the purchase since the phone delivers in nearly every other way. However, any other buyer would do well to look elsewhere.
Additionally, for those buying these for arbitrage (e.g. - future trade ins) consider that so many Apple deals (typically some of the most generous) have often dinged the mini models for lower valuations more quickly than their full-size brethren. This phone should be good for some $400-500 trade-ins right away, but I wouldn't count on getting a solid valuation far beyond your $200 investment within as little as a year. Part of the reason why I still have my 12 mini is because the iPhone 13 trade-ins were so disappointing. I'm half-considering the current Pixel 7 Pro trade-in valuation of the mini for $500.
Good luck!
Jon
what difference does it make if it is 36 m or 3m ?
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Good luck!
Jon
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