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
Item 1 of 9
Item 1 of 9
expiredProudToBeAnIndian posted Oct 27, 2023 4:00 PM
128GB Verizon Samsung Galaxy A53 5G (Black)
$1/Month for 36-Months
$494
+ Free S&H (w/ Upgrade/New Line + Activation)at Walmart
Top Comments
Unlocking happens either way in 60 days.
Join The Conversation
Share your experience with the Slickdeals community
Share information with the community. Please follow our Community Guidelines and be kind!
472 Comments
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
When purchasing the device from Walmart "activation" begins on the date you receive the device according to the carrier delivery date. I did not know this, assuming it started with activation of the phone itself. I received the phone on Wednesday, but did not activate until Sunday. I went in to the Verizon store that same day to pay off the device. The rep told me the option to pay off the device was greyed out for him, so was unable to di it. He suggested that I could pay $36 cash instead. I did so and got a receipt, but it does not show the amount was specifically for device payoff. It looks like I will have to eat the $35 activation fee.
Cancelling the service was a pain. It took 2 chats and 2 phone calls, but no-one was willing to provide me with a final bill amount. Online account shows I owe $127.52. The last phone rep told me it needs to update and can take 2-5 days. I don't believe much of what any of them say. I told the fist chat rep I wanted to cancel as of the same day, she dropped the session. Then I went online and saw the service was cancelled as of Nov 27th 🤬
When purchasing the device from Walmart "activation" begins on the date you receive the device according to the carrier delivery date. I did not know this, assuming it started with activation of the phone itself. I received the phone on Wednesday, but did not activate until Sunday. I went in to the Verizon store that same day to pay off the device. The rep told me the option to pay off the device was greyed out for him, so was unable to di it. He suggested that I could pay $36 cash instead. I did so and got a receipt, but it does not show the amount was specifically for device payoff. It looks like I will have to eat the $35 activation fee.
Cancelling the service was a pain. It took 2 chats and 2 phone calls, but no-one was willing to provide me with a final bill amount. Online account shows I owe $127.52. The last phone rep told me it needs to update and can take 2-5 days. I don't believe much of what any of them say. I told the fist chat rep I wanted to cancel as of the same day, she dropped the session. Then I went online and saw the service was cancelled as of Nov 27th 🤬
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/6501377.p
They have the option for one time payment of $49.99; about $13.99 ($49.99 - $36) more expensive vs Walmart's deal
Also includes 1 month of gamepass for Xbox users out there
Also, walmart delayed delivery 1 day, so I ended up receiving it on day 4. Verizon starts the day of service when the line is signed up for, not when you receive the phone so that you can get activation automatically waived. A phone call to billing will get them to manually approve that when you tell them the date you receive and activate the phone.
I also had a second phone with the same situation and at first they offered to have only $45 off but I said if I could have $50 off instead and they came back and gave $60.04 off and I had only to pay $25 for the second phone.
Maybe you guys can negotiate with them to have the final bill as low as that or even lower.
I also had a second phone with the same situation and at first they offered to have only $45 off but I said if I could have $50 off instead and they came back and gave $60.04 off and I had only to pay $25 for the second phone.
Maybe you guys can negotiate with them to have the final bill as low as that or even lower.
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
Join The Conversation
Share your experience with the Slickdeals community
Share information with the community. Please follow our Community Guidelines and be kind!