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128GB Google Pixel 6a 5G Smartphone (Locked, Various Carriers) Expired

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Walmart has 128GB Google Pixel 6a 5G Smartphone (Locked, Various Carriers) on sale for $99.88. Shipping is free, otherwise select store pickup where available.

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Available Carriers:Specs / Features:
  • 6.1" FHD+ OLED Display
  • Titan M2TM Security Coprocessor
  • 6GB RAM
  • 128GB Storage
  • Fingerprint Reader
  • IP67 Resistance

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Straight Talk $99.88 [walmart.com]

Total By Verizon $99.88 [walmart.com]

Verizon Prepaid $99.88 [walmart.com]

60 day Automatic Unlock once activated on included Verizon Sim similar to iphone unlocks.

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Model: Straight Talk Google Pixel 6A, 128GB, 6GB RAM, Black- Prepaid Smartphone [Locked to Straight Talk]

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Last Edited by lepton_ytht December 3, 2023 at 08:30 PM
How to activate the phone from Wal-Mart with the $10 plan:
  1. Purchase phone from Wal-Mart.
  2. Go to the website corresponding to your service brand (so if you bought the Straight Talk version, go to Straight Talk, not TracFone).
  3. Click activate and select new line with a physical SIM (each phone should come pre-installed with a physical TracFone SIM).
  4. You will reach a step asking for your IMEI number. If this step gives you an error, keep reading. If this step passes and it asks for your SIM number, then skip ahead to step 8.
  5. Open a support chat window (or call) and tell them that it's giving you an error on the IMEI step. They will check and they will tell you that Wal-Mart farked up, and they will tell you to get the phone rescanned at the store. They should also offer you a second option, where you send them proof of purchase and they fix the problem from their end in 1-2 business days. If they don't give you this option, ask for it.
  6. The support agent will create a ticket number and give you an e-mail address ([email protected]) to mail the requested information (ticket number, contact information, IMEI number, proof of purchase, and photos of the bar codes on the back of the box).
  7. After sending in this information, you should get a reply in 1-2 business days saying that you can now activate your phone.
  8. Purchase the $10 TracFone airtime PIN from eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/284813673959 ... the code took approximately 15 minutes to arrive after completing the purchase.
  9. Go to TracFone's website (this time, go direct to TF and not the website for the brand you bought) and open a support chat window (or call), and tell them that you have a Straight Talk phone (or whatever brand you bought) that you want to activate on TracFone. They will ask for your IMEI number, SIM number (all should be on the card inside the box), if you want to activate it as a new line (say yes), etc.
  10. Eventually, the support agent will ask if you have an airtime PIN or if you want to buy a plan with a credit card. Give them the PIN that you bought from eBay.
  11. Wait for the service to be provisioned. It took about another 20 minutes before my phone got its new phone number.
  12. Text UNLOCK to 611611 to confirm that you have an unlock date.

Alternative airtime card, if the $10 one is unavailable: https://www.ebay.com/itm/284976384363

To temp unlock it for using with other carriers: (one minor change, I can't find device setup in netguard, I disabled "carrier setup" instead)

Credit to https://xdaforums.com/t/sim-unloc...t-88462425

Remove SIM card from the device. DO NOT INSERT IT UNTIL YOU FINISHED ALL THE LISTED STEPS.
Factory reset phone.
Go through OFFLINE set-up process.
Go to Settings โ€“ Apps โ€“ See All Apps.
On the three dots on the top right-hand side, tap show system.
Search โ€“ Device setup.
Tap Mobile data & Wi-Fi โ€“ deactivate Background Data.
Go back โ€“ Then "Battery" โ€“ Set to Restricted.
Go to home screen and pull screen down.
Press and hold Internet until it opens.
Select the desired Wi-Fi network and connect.
Tap on gear on the right of your connected WIFI.
Tap Network Usage โ€“ select "Treat as metered."
Go to the playstore Search "NetGuard", install it
Open NetGuard, give it unrestricted battery permissions (so it can run allways) dont worry its super safe.
Tap the three dots on netguard, settings, advanced options and enable "manage system apps"- exit netguard settings.
on netguerd main screen search "Device Setup" and disable the wifi and data communications by taping the little icons next to it
Go back to home screen and insert SIM card.
Enjoy using your unlocked device.

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I have a 6a purchased a few months ago directly from Total by Verizon and it is a model GX7AS (ROW, not Verizon variant which is GB62Z). No guarantees all will be this model but maybe someone can use this info.
Once the phone is SIM unlocked, then the OEM unlocking becomes available.
I have had one of these from the Target deal last week. Seems to be a TracFone GSM model that works on Verizon 4G, with Android 13 preinstalled (have not seen it handshake to the Verizon network on 5G) But I had hoped to put alternative Android on the phone but I have been unable to get OEM unlocking / bootloader to turn on in Developer Settings menu. (Stays greyed out) If anyone had success would love to know how.

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02-02-2024 at 07:58 AM.
02-02-2024 at 07:58 AM.
Quote from PurpleCrayon3473 :
customer service says phone will only work on CDMA and not on GSM. IS it true?
Try not to trust/believe what customer service rep said. Especially tracfone.
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02-03-2024 at 05:01 PM.
02-03-2024 at 05:01 PM.
I wanted to add from own experience that you don't need to have the phone provisioned to unlock it after 60 days. All you need is to pay for one month of service, and activate the phone number line assigned to your phone via Tracfone website. In 2 month call the unlock department to get 2 unlock codes, and enter them on the phone app dial pad. It helps if you are on a trip outside oh Verizon network, so your phone can't get a provisioning code.
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02-04-2024 at 05:39 AM.
02-04-2024 at 05:39 AM.
Quote from lou2004 :
activated on tracfone existing line on 12/1. Unlocked today 1/30.

How did you confirm it was unlocked? Through settings or with another sim?

I put in another sim in mine and it said sim not supported. I have the phone on Wi-Fi now to see if it gets unlocked over the air. Still have the straight talk sim in it. My eligibility for unlock is today 2/4
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02-04-2024 at 08:09 AM.
02-04-2024 at 08:09 AM.
Quote from Kraken09 :
How did you confirm it was unlocked? Through settings or with another sim?

I put in another sim in mine and it said sim not supported. I have the phone on Wi-Fi now to see if it gets unlocked over the air. Still have the straight talk sim in it. My eligibility for unlock is today 2/4

There was a system message saying sim restrictions have been removed. Also check if boot is unlocked.
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02-04-2024 at 09:43 AM.
02-04-2024 at 09:43 AM.
I was in the same situation with the same unlock date (today). My phone still had OEM unlocking grayed out in Developer Options. I decided to reboot my phone, and once I did, I received the TracFone message that the phone was unlocked. OEM unlocking was no longer grayed out. So try rebooting your phone.

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How did you confirm it was unlocked? Through settings or with another sim?

I put in another sim in mine and it said sim not supported. I have the phone on Wi-Fi now to see if it gets unlocked over the air. Still have the straight talk sim in it. My eligibility for unlock is today 2/4
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02-05-2024 at 08:52 AM.
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Quote from elbee33 :
I was in the same situation with the same unlock date (today). My phone still had OEM unlocking grayed out in Developer Options. I decided to reboot my phone, and once I did, I received the TracFone message that the phone was unlocked. OEM unlocking was no longer grayed out. So try rebooting your phone.
This. I had the same experience today.
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02-05-2024 at 11:23 AM.
02-05-2024 at 11:23 AM.
how do you order the tracfone airtime card on ebay? says it's sold out??

other options?
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02-05-2024 at 11:42 AM.
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how do you order the tracfone airtime card on ebay? says it's sold out??

other options?


https://www.walmart.com/ip/Tracfo...om=/search
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02-06-2024 at 04:45 PM.
02-06-2024 at 04:45 PM.
Quote from Kraken09 :
How did you confirm it was unlocked? Through settings or with another sim?

I put in another sim in mine and it said sim not supported. I have the phone on Wi-Fi now to see if it gets unlocked over the air. Still have the straight talk sim in it. My eligibility for unlock is today 2/4

Did yours get unlocked?
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02-06-2024 at 04:48 PM.
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I activated with a tracfone sim that I had purchased with service from qvc. They say this cannot be unlocked giving all different reasons. At first they said Walmart didn't scan the phone. Then one agent created a ticket and now it says new and ready for activation on straight talk. I call and they say it needs to be activated first. I have no idea what is going on. Anyone have any clue ?
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Quote from dealslicker11 :
I activated with a tracfone sim that I had purchased with service from qvc. They say this cannot be unlocked giving all different reasons. At first they said Walmart didn't scan the phone. Then one agent created a ticket and now it says new and ready for activation on straight talk. I call and they say it needs to be activated first. I have no idea what is going on. Anyone have any clue ?
If you have activated on tracfone they your phone is already activated. Try sending Unlock to 611611 to check the unlock eligibility. It should say your phone is eligible to unlock and need to call them for email unlock instruction. You actually don't need to call them. I bought it from Walmart and activated it on tracfone. My phone was eligible to unlock on 2/6 and I did not need to do anything and it seems it was unlocked automatically. I had the Dataguard hack to temporarily unlock it and it does not seem to affect the unlock. I uninstalled Dataguard and un-did the wifi metering, and my T-mobile SIM still works work.
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02-07-2024 at 06:57 AM.
02-07-2024 at 06:57 AM.
Quote from nuocmam :
It's been exactly 60 days and I found this message on the phone this morning:
Carrier Lock Removed
This device now can be used on any network
Where did you see this message?
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Where did you see this message?
This is a system message and shows up on the screen.
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This is a system message and shows up on the screen.
Yup, I got that message this morning too.

Since I'm not seeing anything about carrier unlock in the system settings, I take it my device is unlocked now? I'll try putting a different SIM in in a few days.

Under Developer Options the OEM Unlock slider is no longer greyed out; I can toggle it, so I think that means my device has at least been carrier unlocked.
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Quote from dealslicker11 :
I activated with a tracfone sim that I had purchased with service from qvc. They say this cannot be unlocked giving all different reasons. At first they said Walmart didn't scan the phone. Then one agent created a ticket and now it says new and ready for activation on straight talk. I call and they say it needs to be activated first. I have no idea what is going on. Anyone have any clue ?
Read the wiki. I haven't looked at it in about 2 months, but IIRC, it explicitly stated to use the SIM that came with the phone, don't use an already existing SIM/Plan or unlock in 60 days will not work.

Though since then, I've also seen people on reddit mention you only need to have one month active service and the second month no service and it will still unlock after 60 days. Which makes sense, since it did state 60 days after activation vs 60 days of active service.
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