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
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frontpageProudToBeAnIndian posted Oct 27, 2023 04:00 PM
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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but shld pick up for next 2-3 months for holiday season i would guess
i unusually will stick to the $40 metro phones.
play with them for 6 months . use on wifi.
then when bored, sell on FB MP for abt $120-160.
currently have 2x moto stylus 2023.
waiting for price drop on n30, but that may not happen.
may have to buy 1 or 2 of those for $60.
ya,, i hate the A OS.
but my whole family using ip.
so thought i give it a try.
got ip13 for free from TM with 24 m BC (i think it was)..no TI required.
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only regular people would believe in credit score system.
Acting like the credit score system doesn't have an impact, doesn't make it so. What criteria do loan companies, apartments, dealerships use for approvals then?
Compared to an S21 FE 5G, the S21 FE 5G is noticeably faster and has better cameras. A53 5G has more battery life (1 day for S21 FE with 4 hour SOT, 1.5 day for A53 5G).
Compared to an A14 5G, A53 5G has noticeably better camera, but the performance in day to day is hard to distinguish. The OLED in the A53 5G is nice for night reading because it dims much lower. A53 5G has dual speakers while A14 5G has a headphone jack.
On the deal itself, non-Verizon customers are likely to get a hard pull on their credit report. Plus you have to go to a store to pay off the device and cancel the service. So it seems like a lot of work for a $100 device.
I do have a cheap slim case on it for the added protection. I have no concerns taking it anywhere. Since it's a few years old and already has some scratches I figure it's easy enough to replace if necessary.
For the record I've tried both a Galaxy S22 Ultra and an A53 and I ended up going back to S10 mostly because of the size but also for the SD card support and headphone jack (both absent on S22U I believe).
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