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• Save $100 with any $45 or higher Plan Purchase Required
Straight Talk raised the price to $99 from $49
-This means you can no longer use the loophole of buying it via the Straight Talk website.
It is still $49+ instore
So the steps would be:
1. Buy the phone instore, activate on Straight Talk (any 30 day plan). The online activation process has not worked for many, it's recommended to activate by phone. Instructions to activate through an automated phone service are HERE.
2. Text UNLOCK to 611611 to confirm the Automatic Unlock Date it will reply with exact date. (You will likely need to send this message twice, as it often doesn't reply the first time)
3. Don't have your account on auto-renew, plan cancels after 30 days
4. Wait for 61 days after your activation date
5. The iPhone SE is now unlocked automatically
Walmart In-Store
The Promotion price isn't automatically taken off at normal checkout in-store it rings up full $149 price even with Plan. Need a Straight Talk rep instore to get the discount. They needed to enter the phone and plan on their terminal to get the discount to apply. Then they will scan the sku on the Walmart POS to check out.
If none above works ask for Manager to override it show them the listing on walmart.com if still won't sell it at promotion price tell them its false advertising since they lured you to store and won't honor the promotion price.
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Website shows non-instock online at local walmart stores but they did have them in Electronics. Back of Phone Cardboard says ST SE3.
Link to Walmart Website [walmart.com] (All stores show OOS, so you'll need to go in the store to check stock).
In-store activation requires providing your first name, last name, and a unique email address for each phone. You cannot use an email address from an existing Straight Talk account. Thank you to cvesper, Orang3Beard, LCL121, and Impulse_shopper for the information.
Make sure you provide your email address and the Walmart/ST rep does not input a random one, otherwise your phones will not have a ST account, which could be problematic if need to check the status of your phone's setup online or if you run into any difficulties (like with the service plan not being included with your account due to an error by the Walmart/ST rep). Thank you to llenrad for the information.
In-store checkout flow, according to MrSlickitySlick:
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Warp computerCreate new order Straight talk Purchase with activation Next New customer 1st name,last name New email $35 plan Asks for device imei Print documents and then check out at regular Walmart register Ps mobile rep and Walmart electronics rep are 2 different associates, most Walmart reps won't know what they are doing, some mobile reps don't even know what there doing, try your luck |
Got my order for 2 phones delivered today, and got them both activated to start the countdown clock on the unlock. For anyone who bought one just to activate for the one-month plan you purchased and unlock, the easiest way is the automated phone service (the online process wasn't working for me):
1) 1-877-430-2355
2) Press 2 to Activate Device
3) Press 2 for a New Number
4) Follow voice prompt to enter IMEI, ZIP code, create PIN, etc. When asked by the prompt if you want to "add to an existing account", say "No". If you purchased a plan with the phone, it will recognize this and automatically activate the SIM for the plan.
If the wireless rep has having difficulty, try this (thanks, busbeepbeep):
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I spent 2 hours in my local Walmart as the wireless rep wasn't familiar with doing straight talk transaction.Passing this one in case it helps, once they generate the bar code from the Warp, my person was having issue cause she'd bring that to the walmart register and it would only show up as "special order, ST 35 plan" and not the phone. Then she'd scan the phone UPC, which would show $149. After much back and forth, we figured out needed to scan the WARP barcode and then scan the 2nd barcode on the phone, not the top UPC barcode, and it showed up as $49.99. Total after tax for me was like $99. |
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1) 1-877-430-2355
2) Press 2 to Activate Device
3) Press 2 for a New Number
4) Follow voice prompt to enter IMEI, ZIP code, create PIN, etc. When asked by the prompt if you want to "add to an existing account", say "No". If you purchased a plan with the phone, it will recognize this and automatically activate the SIM for the plan.
When the voice prompt tells you to power on the device, the instructions were incomplete and unclear. If you've never activated a phone before here are the steps:
1) Attached to the box for your phone is the associated SIM card in a pouch; remove and punch out the nano-SIM.
2) Using the SIM tool in the iPhone box (or a small paperclip), pop out your SIM card tray and insert the nano-SIM.
3) Re-insert the SIM tray into the iPhone and power on the phone.
4) Go through the setup process; I recommend connecting to WiFi when prompted to make things go faster.
5) Your phone should be activated within a few minutes of being powered on with the SIM inserted, assuming you went through all the steps in the automated phone activation.
I'm not going to waste my time going there, but thought I'd help others. Be sure to call the local Walmart you are going to, ask if they have the phone in stock (both stores said online they didn't have stock, but both stores did have them in stock) and ask if they have the WARP system for activation. Good luck everyone.
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I think the premium wireless guy did something wrong and didn't know how to fix it. He had more phones but I'm concerned about buying them from him.
I bought 2 iphone SE's at walmart yesterday. Paid $101 each. The activation didn't work. The premium wireless guy told me to give it a few hours and come back today if it didn't work. Straight talk says they don't see a plan or activation for the phone. I got a refund on the 2 phones for $49/each. But customer service says they can't refund the plan money. Straight talk can't refund it because they say they didn't see it. The premium rep says he doesn't have any way to do it.
I'm out $50/each for the 2 phones and don't have a phone or a plan. What do I do?
I left a note for the manager but I suspect the employee is just going to toss it in the trash.
I called walmart customer service and they weren't able to help either.
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The reason why I won't sell on Swappa is that they use Paypal for payment. Paypal is heavily skewed towards buyers and they can file a complaint about the order and get a refund pretty easily 6 months later. The other thing that I don't like about Swappa is that it is now flooded with pro buyers.
I'm listing the phone now even though locked assuming it won't sell but it cant hurt to keep it listed and just update or relist once it unlocks.
I'm listing the phone now even though locked assuming it won't sell but it cant hurt to keep it listed and just update or relist once it unlocks.
I'm listing the phone now even though locked assuming it won't sell but it cant hurt to keep it listed and just update or relist once it unlocks.
I think the premium wireless guy did something wrong and didn't know how to fix it. He had more phones but I'm concerned about buying them from him.
I bought two phones a few days ago and received printouts with the device details and the activation PINs. One phone was already activated when I powered it on last night. The other one was only in emergency SOS mode.
I went to the StraightTalk website (note: use a PC. Their website is practically unusable in a phone browser). I was able to successfully activate the 2nd phone, although I did have to create an account.
When you activate, it asks your for the IMEI and the PIN. The PIN is the last 15 digits of the number on the printout. I was fortunate that the person that sold me the phones explained that to me. What's unclear is why the first phone was already active, but the second one wasn't Perhaps she was in a hurry, as I caught just as she was clocking out in order to buy the second phone. She was nice enough to stay an extra 10 minutes to take care of me.
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The straight talk website has been a mess. The agents really seem to be clueless and/or pushing canceling. She said we can't cancel and give refunds?! She said it is a "bank issue". The payment went fully through. If straight talk is having regrets on the $49 deal and underestimated the demand, just cancel and give me my refund. Or I would appreciate it if they said we are out of stock and the estimated restock is like 2 weeks. Give me something. What is fishy is that they continue to sell the phone for $99 so out of stock excuse falls flat. It doesn't make sense.
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