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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While canceling the line, the agent also offered me to keep the line for the remaining month for free, but I did not trust them and told them to immediately cancel it because with experience, I know it is very likely they are going to force me to eat the whole month of service later if the line is still active.
Bill summary
Balance past due:$120.61
Current charges:-$35.57
Total due immediately:$85.04
At the time of registration, it prompted you to choose a user ID for your new verizon account
Day 2 I called billing. They notated the account that activation and prorated service would happen and I should get an approx $45 bill the next day via email (payoff + service fees).
Day 3 I didn't get an email so I called billing back. They said I still owed the $120 but they could see the notes. After trying to get a way to pay off bill, they tried to get me to log in to pay off service from app. I couldn't log in so she reactivated the line without my consent. She said it wasn't working because of the 1st disconnection. She said I needed to go to corporate store to fix.
I went to corporate store and the girl didn't have the option to pay off device on her tablet. I watched her go to the screen and it would gray out the option. She said it can't be paid off within first 30 days. I pressed, and then a more senior rep came over.
He asked if I was ultimately just trying to cancel service and get a cheap phone from "something like slickdeals". I said yes, and he said I should just cancel and then at the end of the billing period the bill would automatically sort out. Introspection he wanted me to cancel via chat again, but then said since I was in the 3 day period, he could try and submit the cancel using "buyers remorse" option on his side. Within 10 seconds, it showed a screen to cancel and it even automatically showed activation waived. He printed a small receipt showing cancel and the phone service went dead immediately.
He was pretty experienced and seemed convinced the first bill would arrive at the end of the billing cycle with the $36 fee plus service charge (the original $45 I was expecting). I asked if I would be asked to return the phone and he said no. He said the first time it was disconnected, it triggered the full $36 payoff in Verizons system and that couldn't be undone.
I wrote down the timestamp of the notes saying service should be prorated in case I have to call billing later, but I'm fairly confident the bill I get will be correct. The system appears to need time to create the bill correctly.
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I also want to get the iPhone 13 deal next week from Walmart from Verizon lol
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