1. Trade in device and use that credit to pay off phone in 36months while keeping phone plan. For UU on verizon this comes up to (100avg x 36) - 300 Walmart GC
2. No trade in, but pay off phone immediately within 3 days of receiving to avoid activation fees. For the iphone 15 pro, this comes up to be 999- 300 Walmart GC regardless what plan you choose.
Follow steps included this wiki to port out your locked device to other carrier.
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Same for 2021 and 2022.
AT&T details
Order/cancel? Activation starts on ship date (or store activation date). AT&T does not prorate after 3 days, so if you don't receive the device by the 3rd day you have to pay for the entire month of service.
To get the activation fees waived (if you're not cancelling within 3 days) be sure to sign up for AARP. It can be free or almost free
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- Contact AT&T over chat and ask them to waive your activation fee since it's an AARP benefit. This will save $35/line.
- Set up autopay from att.com or MyAtt app to save $10/line/month (debit; or credit -$5/month).
- Do you have AT&T fiber home internet? Contact AT&T over chat to "bundle" home internet plus wireless for a $20/month discount. You can also sign up for home internet after getting wireless to receive the same $20/month discount. There are loads of sign-up offers include $350 gift card back for new customers https://slickdeals.net/f/17073514-new-at-t-fiber-customers-purchase-at-t-fiber-internet-plan-300mbps-get-up-to-350-in-reward-cards-or-logitech-g-cloud-gaming-handheld-device-6-200-reward-card
- Pay off installment plan from MyAtt app or at att.com. You can do this as soon as activated/device ships.
- Turn on iPhone and let it activate with the pushed AT&T eSim (should be automatic once connected to wifi). Make a phone call.
- Transfer the AT&T eSim to another unlocked iPhone. "Use eSIM Quick Transfer on iPhone" Procedure https://support.apple.c
om/en-us/HT212780
- Make a call on the unlocked iPhone. Check in myAtt or att.com and check every few minutes until the unlocked iPhone shows up in your account as your device.
- Request unlock https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/ as a non-ATT customer, with non-ATT phone# and email for the new iPhone
- Check email and click to acknowledge unlock request. May take a few minutes to receive this.
- Wait for unlock approval email. It could take only a few minutes or up to a day
- new iPhone will be unlocked once you try a different provider eSIM. You can either use a new eSIM or transfer one from your other iPhone.
- If you want to, cancel AT&T service over chat or phone so that you don't go beyond 3 days post activation. If you instead want to keep the service, do everything I mentioned above to bring your monthly cost down.
Edit: AT&T chat is closed on the weekend I called reseller support and they refused to cancel the line and said I had to wait 30 days. I had to port out to another carrier.- Call *PORT on the new iPhone to get a porting pin. You also need your wireless account number (displayed when you login to att.com).
- I had a great experience porting to usmobile.com for their 50 day free trial. Just sign up and fill out the details including port (AT&T Postpaid, account number, port pin). Transfer completed in minutes!
Verizon details
- check out the recent iPhone 13 community wiki on unlock (60 days on iPhone 14/15!), pay off, 3 day rule etc. for Verizon
https://slickdeals.net/f/17028796-verizon-or-at-t-128gb-apple-iphone-13-new-or-added-line-8-30-mo-for-36-months-299-total-more-free-s-h
- We haven't found a way to unlock the iPhone 14/15 like we did the 13 because it has an eSIM assigned that gets activated on boot, and no physical SIM card. Also the phones are showing Verizon locked and not flex reseller policy. It will automatically unlock 60 days post activation however.
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Ya didn't think of mentioning that OP?
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Can anyone confirm whether placing a 60+ day old AT&T account to the device would allow it be to unlocked? I'm not sure if the not in database error is going to follow the device wherever it goes.
After spending an hour on phone with them I opened a new ticket. I actually opened one 2 days ago with chat and tried to find the number from the downloaded transcript but it was masked. Tech support/back office was unable to unlock my device - they keep asking me if it was a warranty replacement. Im hoping I get it unlocked before I have to pay a 2nd month. At least with this case number they sent me a confirmation text so I have it with a resolution time which is Monday afternoon.
Can anyone confirm whether placing a 60+ day old AT&T account to the device would allow it be to unlocked? I'm not sure if the not in database error is going to follow the device wherever it goes.
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Checking with representative she told me Device shipment is incomplete.
4 tickets open for adding IMEI to database, unlocking, and shipment status incomplete since last 5 days. ETA time is passed already for 3 tickets. Have not heard back from AT&T anything yet.
Today reactivated cancelled line. Swapped eSim with my iphone. Tried unlocking then getting error Device is active on another AT&T account. My old iphone was reflecting in myAtt app but could not go through unlock.
Called apple and they looped in ATT in call .. spent one and half hour no resolution.
I am now in doubt that device will unlock after 60 days.
huh...
In fact, it seems it takes some time for Verizon to unassign the eSIM from your phone after cancellation, so you can try just booting the new iPhone once you get it and see if it activates.
Checking with representative she told me Device shipment is incomplete.
4 tickets open for adding IMEI to database, unlocking, and shipment status incomplete since last 5 days. ETA time is passed already for 3 tickets. Have not heard back from AT&T anything yet.
Today reactivated cancelled line. Swapped eSim with my iphone. Tried unlocking then getting error Device is active on another AT&T account. My old iphone was reflecting in myAtt app but could not go through unlock.
Called apple and they looped in ATT in call .. spent one and half hour no resolution.
I am now in doubt that device will unlock after 60 days.
huh...
This is actually the same boat I am in. I got the same errors in the same order. I don't have 5 tickets though, only on my 2nd. I wish I could return the phone but as others have said , if you return, you can't get device payment back which makes no sense to return then unless you want to dispute. I think best option is to sell it locked to ATT but if the person ever wants to get it unlocked they will probably have trouble in the future or trade it in somewhere.
I think maybe another avenue is to complain to Walmart but they will likely be incompetent.
Phone cost $880 including tax 7% where I am, less $500 GC = $380 , trade in at Apple towards IPhone 15 128gb and they charge $359 for unlocked version - guessing $384 with tax if they dont charge on price b4 trade - so $384 + $380 + $65 approx for my first mo ATT bill = $800 - it would be unlocked and sealed and could possibly sell it new but what a pain in the ass but it sucks because the IPhone 15 sells for $800 + tax at Apple w/o trade in, so not a good situation
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