expiredProudToBeAnIndian posted May 27, 2024 01:37 AM
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expiredProudToBeAnIndian posted May 27, 2024 01:37 AM
Verizon 64GB iPhone SE 3rd Generation (New or Added Line)
($99 total) + Free S/H$2.75/mo. for 36 Months
$499
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Day 1
Purchased phone on Walmart's website. Note email address used, phone number, and PIN.
Downloaded the two agreement PDFs during checkout. The Loan Agreement doc has the Verizon phone number information.
Received an email from Verizon later that day. "Your account email address has been updated."
Day 2
Registered a new account on Verizon.com under Mobile & 5G Home using the same Walmart.com purchase email.
Added the new phone to my newly created Verizon account using the phone number from the agreement and the PIN used during Walmart checkout.
Verified my account email and my "daily driver" phone number.
Installed the My Verizon mobile app on my daily driver phone and logged in. Neither the app nor chat would allow me to pay off my device.
Day 3
Tried to pay off device
The local Verizon store would not allow me to pay off my device. They sent a text to the device to "authenticate me". After explaining I didn't bring the device, he said the device couldn't be paid off for 30 days.
Left the store and Immediately added a credit card payment method in the My Verizon app.
Immediately called 800-837-4966 (Verizon Support number), enter the phone number/pin set up during checkout. Said "pay off device", automatic system read the phone number back to me, told me how much I owe, and asked if I wanted to use the card on my account. Said "yes". Received email confirmation of device payoff.
Went to the Verizon Chat to cancel the service. They originally asked if I wanted to end it after the current cycle. I asked to end the service effective today. It took some convincing for the rep to comply, but they ultimately did.
Phone finally arrived by FedEx. Inserted an H2O sim from Target for $1 before turning on the device the first time.
Put the sim in the phone and went to https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/ and click "start an unlock request" then follow the prompt to unlock the phone. Confirm the AT&T unlock request in your email. The approval came minutes after I clicked submit.
Confirmed unlock status at sickw.com
Thank you to all those before me that posted experiences and steps you took. I could not have pieced this all together without your comments.
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In some cases, the day you order it may not be the same as the day they ship it to you.
Basically Day 1 is the day Walmart signs you up for Verizon service which lines up with the day they ship it to you.
Your timer runs while it is in transit. If there are shipping delays, it'll be on you.
I've no experience in this, just kinda puzzling that you'd be stuck with the fee if the phone was stuck in transit and paying for the plan.
I've no experience in this, just kinda puzzling that you'd be stuck with the fee if the phone was stuck in transit and paying for the plan.
2) Correct. Activation begins when you turn on the phone. It will go through the automatic activation during setup.
3) Correct process. except I cancelled via chat because was too socially anxious to do it in person after paying off my brand new phone for super cheap haha (the person who helped me looked surprised how little I had to pay) I also did chat so that I can screenshot the conversation where I double confirmed that I wanted to cancel the line *immediately* (not at the end of the current month/period... It should be pretty instant to confirm) and that since it was within 3 days, I would get activation fee waived.
That said, lots of posters on reddit report that Verizon Store employees have been known to reject attempts to pay off the phone in first 30 days.
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- Ordered from Walmart.com yesterday (Sunday) at 2pm, was promised delivery of phone: Tuesday.
- At 4am today, received an email from Verizon that my account email was updated (using the email address I specified when placing the order). Also see on Walmart that the phone was shipped around the same time via FedEx.
- At 7am, I saw the email and signed up for a new MyVerizon account on their website. Site asked me for the email (supplied above), phone number (shown as "BORROWER'S PHONE NUMBER" in installment loan agreement provided after purchasing from walmart.com), and PIN. I successfully created a new account (without having received a phone yet). I then added a credit card to the payment methods on the account.
- At 8:40am, I called the CS number (800-922-0204, authenticated with phone number and PIN) and said "pay off device." After approving via voice prompt, my credit charged was charged $99.
My phone shows up under my devices in Account details on verizon.com. I got the IMEI (listed as IMEI2) off that listing, and plugged into sickw.com IMEI check (real #'s X'ed out):Model Description: IPHONE SE RED 64GB-USA
IMEI: XXXXXXXXXXXXX
IMEI2: XXXXXXXXXXXXX
MEID: XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Serial Number: XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Warranty Status: Out Of Warranty
Estimated Purchase Date: 2022-09-09
Demo Unit: No
Loaner Device: No
Replaced Device: No
Replacement Device: No
Refurbished Device: No
Purchase Country: United States
Locked Carrier: 2387 - US Verizon Locked Policy
- Wait for phone to arrive (tomorrow)
- Make a call, send a text
- Cancel service via CS phone.
- Wait 2 months for phone to unlock.
Am I missing anything? Hope this is helpful to someone.Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank UniqueMitten401
I got antsy & impatient cuz FedEx was not showing the phone received (was nervous it was delayed and wouldn't arrive within 3 days), so last night (Mon) decided to go ahead and cancel service since it was already activated per Verizon's site (via the esim). This after paying off the phone in the morning, but without having received it.
So here's the happy second half of the story:
SICKW.com agrees:
IMEI: XXXXXXXXXXXX
IMEI2: XXXXXXXXXXXX
MEID: XXXXXXXXXXXX
Serial Number: XXXXXXXXXXXX
Warranty Status: Limited Warranty
Estimated Purchase Date: 2024-06-04
Demo Unit: No
Loaner Device: No
Replaced Device: No
Replacement Device: No
Refurbished Device: No
Purchase Country: United States
Locked Carrier: 10 - Unlock.
Sim-Lock Status: Unlocked
I got antsy & impatient cuz FedEx was not showing the phone received (was nervous it was delayed and wouldn't arrive within 3 days), so last night (Mon) decided to go ahead and cancel service since it was already activated per Verizon's site (via the esim). This after paying off the phone in the morning, but without having received it.
So here's the happy second half of the story:
SICKW.com agrees:
Very satisfied. Thank you to all who made this possible in this thread. May it help someone else score a deal.
I called CS, telling them the line hadn't been active for even 24 hours, and they corrected it, and now I owe Verizon nothing.
Final cost to me (other than time) is just that of the phone: $99 (to Verizon) plus sales tax (to Walmart).
- Ordered from Walmart.com yesterday (Sunday) at 2pm, was promised delivery of phone: Tuesday.
- At 4am today, received an email from Verizon that my account email was updated (using the email address I specified when placing the order). Also see on Walmart that the phone was shipped around the same time via FedEx.
- At 7am, I saw the email and signed up for a new MyVerizon account on their website. Site asked me for the email (supplied above), phone number (shown as "BORROWER'S PHONE NUMBER" in installment loan agreement provided after purchasing from walmart.com), and PIN. I successfully created a new account (without having received a phone yet). I then added a credit card to the payment methods on the account.
- At 8:40am, I called the CS number (800-922-0204, authenticated with phone number and PIN) and said "pay off device." After approving via voice prompt, my credit charged was charged $99.
My phone shows up under my devices in Account details on verizon.com. I got the IMEI (listed as IMEI2) off that listing, and plugged into sickw.com IMEI check (real #'s X'ed out):Next steps:
- Wait for phone to arrive (tomorrow)
- Make a call, send a text
- Cancel service via CS phone.
- Wait 2 months for phone to unlock.
Am I missing anything? Hope this is helpful to someone.I received my device within 2 days. I am not sure how do I get my phone number to be able to register and pay off the device without activating the device. Any tips?
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