For verizon phone, no need to keep the line open for 60 days,
1. you can activate the phone on new line
2. Pay off the phone via customer service or in cash at verizon corporate store.
corporate stores are inclined not to take payment in cash. they may be aware of what folks are doing . thus they try to make it hard for you.
if corporate store denies u. politely but firmly insist u spoke with rep of verizon. and they assured u this can be done in corporate store. if still denied, ask for manager. if still denied, go to another corporate store.
3. cancel the line within 3 days and no activation fee . Pro-rated charges for line for 1-2 days only. do not worry about what bill says.
4. Phone will be automatically unlocked in 60 days. No matter you use it on existing VZN line or keep it in drawer . even if u r no longer a customer , since u cancelled in three days. the phone will still unlock.
5. new customer, there will be a credit pull .most likely hard. existing customer. most likely a soft credit pull. remember this is post paid service.
6. if existing customer. consider: adding a line. then follow steps above, u can also simply port out the line u opened up. effectively cancelling the line. and not effect the other lines
share my experience from sd user.
I am not a current Verizon customer.
I ordered from Walmart Sunday (10/29) night.
Tax was $3 and change.
Phone arrived today (10/31 tuesday).
Activation was easy and basically completed by the phone itself with a new number.
I then set up an account on Verizon.com.
There already a bill in the system for a little more than $120 for activation, month of service and taxes.
Next bill estimate showed about $80.
After playing with the phone a few hours, I contacted Verizon by chat to cancel the account to make sure I am not charged an activation fee and so that Verizon only bills me the prorated use amount for 1 day.
Long story short, Verizon waived the activation fee, charged the full $36 for the phone and gave me a random credit that did not cover most of the monthly fee and taxes.
I think at first, they wanted a total of about $70 ($36 plus like $34 in fees).
I told the representative that made no sense given that I am cancelling the account within 1 day so the prorated cost should be about 3 or 4 dollars at most.
Chat representative gave me the run around but started applying what appeared to be random discounts.
At the end of the chat and subsequent follow up phone call, I was able to get the service fee reduced from $34 to $0.
Frankly, this was more trouble than it was worth.
Given that Verizon's unlock policy automatically unlocks the phone upon purchase (as opposed to activation), I expect this phone will unlock in 60 days
frontpageProudToBeAnIndian posted Oct 27, 2023 04:00 PM
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128GB Verizon Samsung Galaxy A53 5G (Black)
+ Free S&H (w/ Upgrade/New Line + Activation)$1/Month for 36-Months
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Unlocking happens either way in 60 days.
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I'm new to Verizon. I was reading thread to understand next step. I will go through posts again to understand better.
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2) So when I pay off and cancel, I would be entitled to pay $36 plus the porated planfee($5-10$) and tax correct?
2) So when I pay off and cancel, I would be entitled to pay $36 plus the porated planfee($5-10$) and tax correct?
$36 is a great price given this will receive android 16 and additional year of security updates. What bums me is 6gb RAM. I have not used a device with low RAM in past 5-6 years and if I use this am daily driver I will be stuck with this for another 3 years with low RAM.
I do play PPSSPP EMULATOR and Game pass on my OnePlus 8. Really appreciate some feedback here.
I'm new to Verizon. I was reading thread to understand next step. I will go through posts again to understand better.
Can anyone confirm if we need to open and turn on the phone for it to be unlocked after 60 days?
Can i just let the box sit for 60 days, and when i open post the 60 day period, the device will be unlocked automatically ? Like i can connect any sim immediately ? Or do we need to follow some process like connect to wifi and go to device unlock process.
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