Paying off device on Verizon without speaking to an agent:
- Add a payment method to your Verizon account.
- Dial 611 from the new phone, which should confirm your existing line, or dial 8008374966 and provide the phone number/PIN
- Say "pay off device" when asked the reason for calling and follow the prompts
1. you can activate the phone on new line
2. Pay off the phone via verizon 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 soft. 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 effecting the other lines on your account.
(Note: this trick is for IPhone only and will not work with A54)
I can confirm the AT&T trick is working with a Verizon phone. It doesn't matter whats going on with your Verizon account. Paid off, not paid off, no account, canceled or not. This is concerning your DEVICE. You should pay the $299 as soon as you can find someone to take payment lol and cancel your line to stop the prorated monthly charges.
1. Under no circumstance, do NOT put the Verizon sim card into the phone unless you want a 60 day lock.
2. Ok let's free our
3. First phone boot was with the AT&T card. In settings, about device showed sim locked.
4. Visit https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/ and click "start an unlock request"
5. Choose no mobile number from AT&T and enter the IMEI from setting, about. Don't enter the IMEI2 which is for your phones esim.
6. Check your email & junk folder to click link from email to "confirm your request". I got email nearly immediately that my unlock was approved.
7. Now reset the phone. I left the AT&T sim in it. Now the phone shows no sim restrictions. Note you might not have to do the reset. I read that just changing the sim should cause the phone to show no sim restriction but I reset mine.
8. Put whatever sim in it you would like.
9. I actually bought a 2nd phone that is still in the mail so I plan to try to reuse the same sim though I'm not sure if it will work.
AT&T
ATT requires 60 days active before unlocking the phone. However, there is SIM Swap method which worked well in the past for unlocking paid-off ATT phones right away.
1. ATT changed their unlock policy on 3/18 to require 60 days of service before they can unlock a fully paid device. Previously, it used to be right away if you have paid in full.
2. There two timeline for the cancellation. If you cancel a line before 3 days it was active then the activation fee is waived. If you cancel it within 14 days from activation under buyers remorse then no bill is charged but activation fees need to be paid. The line activates on right when you place the order not the day you receive the phone on hand so you might have to pay the activation fee of $35.
3. You can use a tello number and port to ATT but you would have to make sure porting is successful by going to https://www.att.com/portstatus/. Many from z fold 3 got stuck in porting limbo and got the ATT account cancelled.
4. As with many deals here, a SIM swap method is found which can be used to unlock the device. This was working recently but not sure if ATT would fix it by the time you try it. The steps are as follows.
a. Pay in full for the phone.While your payment will quickly reflect in your account it will be at least a few hours before it updates for the unlock request.
b. When you receive the phone activate it on ATT with the SIM provided. Make sure it shows up on myATT app/in the web so ATT knows and registers the IMEI in the network. Then put the SIM in another unlocked phone, rebo[SIZE="4"]ot, make some calls and make sure this unlocked phone is now showing under the line in app/web portal.
c. Now go to ATT unlock portal https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/ and then choose not an ATT customer and use the IMEI of ATT phone and submit an unlock request.DO NOT attempt more than twice or you will be blocked for 24 hours.
d.Confirm the unlock request email and receive the unlock code.
e. Only cancel the line after you have unlocked the phone.
For ATT cancel line without talking with a human:
1. write down your account number. Call *7678 from your ATT number to get the transfer pin.
2. Use your just unlocked iPhone 13 esim to activate a free trial at US Mobile to transfer your number. https://www.usmobile.co
3. After you submit transfer request, check your ATT phone message, it will ask you reply some number to confirm the transfer. After that, resubmit your transfer request again.
Updating Warranty Coverage
Your phone may show up as Coverage Expired after setting up. This is normal and not necessarily a sign the phone is used.
- Go to checkcoverage.apple.com [apple.com]
- Log in to your Apple ID or enter the IMEI
- Select the device and click the option to call Apple
- Upload your Walmart invoice and/or your coverage agreement. For Verizon customers, there are quite a few Customer Agreement under "Account" -> "Bill" -> "Document and Receipts", there is one has device id on it and it's the IMEI of the phone. Make sure back up it first since it could be gone after the line gets canceled.
- Submit the form and speak to the agent.
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After inserting the SIM card and activating it, I chatted with Verizon.
The first agent refused the payoff and said it would be possible in 14 days.
The second agent sent me the URL right away and I paid $299.
Then I cancel line. I need 60days for unlock.
THIS IS NOT MONTHLY CREDITS. AMOUNT FINANCED will be $299 or $99 , depends which phone you select.
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I tested on one of my other lines and basically got the same thing (see attached screen cap) - the numbers don't match up.
I spoke to ATT, and they said that Walmart would need to fix it, and Walmart is looking into it right now. I think this is just a system problem, not Walmart trying to pull something. We'll see...
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I was able to cancel the $579 contract at Walmart, then place a second upgrade order with help from AT&T. I got a $299 contract on the 2nd upgrade attempt. TL;DR - If you are upgrading on AT&T, cancel the contract at Walmart, then call AT&T to "reset" your upgrade eligibility
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So I was doing an upgrade with AT&T. Despite the page showing the correct amount of $8.31 per month, the Installment Contract was for $579, and I was charged tax on $579. I logged into AT&T and verified a pending agreement for $579
I was afraid I wouldn't be able to "upgrade" again for quite a while, so I wasted 1+ hours chatting with different Walmart agents trying to get the price fixed. They couldn't fix anything.
After being transferred to a second department, and spending 20+ minutes with that 2nd agent, they told me I was in the wrong department. WTF? Like I had any control over that?
Complete waste of time! I finally gave up and cancelled the order.
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Then I called AT&T, and they were fantastic! They were able to cancel the pending contract, and re-instate my ability to upgrade the same line within 5-10 minutes! I can't say enough good things about them - finally, someone who was competent, polite, and actually able to fix my problem! I first talked with the main Customer Service rep, then he transferred me to another department who were able to actually cancel the contract (I needed the Walmart order number to do that.)
I was able to re-order at Walmart as an upgrade with the same phone number within 10 minutes, no problems.
Some of the pages showed the correct amount of $8.31 per month. Then my options for the monthly payment were wrong - $16.62 per month, based on $579, and other variations on that (with $5 Next plan, etc.) I was afraid to cancel out of the upgrade again, so I went ahead.
Luckily the new Installment Agreement showed $299 due on the contract when I had to review the four agreements to put the phone in my cart. At checkout, I paid tax on $299 instead of $579. Then I logged into my AT&T account and saw the new pending agreement with an amount of $299!
Success! It only took me 3 hours to buy a phone,
What a mess. I hope this helps someone? Obviously, YMMV, depending on your situation. I am an existing AT&T customer with 6 lines, who plans to stay with AT&T, and keep the line I upgraded. Of course that means I already had an account to login to.
Cheers!
bears repeating (everyone is well aware by now), check everything in cart description, agreements and tax amount, and make sure it matches the sale price, only then submit.. and pray it doesnt get cancelled.
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Is the monthly fee prorated? Thanks.
Is the monthly fee prorated? Thanks.
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