- You need to establish a Verizon account
- Go to Account, Bill, Payment methods
- Add a credit card
- If you have other Verizon lines, make sure you verify your Auto Pay is still pointing to the bank account
- From a NON Verizon phone, call 800-837-4966
- Enter the phone number for the line you want to pay off
- Tell the robo attendant "pay off device"
- Robo attendant will confirm the payoff amount ($299) and if you would like to process on credit card ending in xxxx (what you have on file)
- * Say yes, and that's it.
*** How to update Apple purchase date ***
- From your Verizon online account, go to Account, Bill, Documents & receipts
- Download the Customer Agreement PDF that has the service agreement and IMEI (shown as Device ID), and barcodes
- Go to https://checkcoverage.a
pple.com - Enter serial number
- If it says no purchase date found, continue to create a case and request a call back
- Upload the PDF
- After the call back they said it could take up to 5 days for the date to be reflected
- I checked the serial after 5 minutes and it was updated
*** Request early unlock (huge YMMV but worth a shot) ***
- Login to your Verizon account
- Start a chat
- Ask them to submit a "request for early SIM unlock on your behalf"
- For reason, simply say "device is paid in full"
- Be ready for some pushback or if you want PUK unblock, or porting pin - just state the same
- If they say it cannot be done, tell them politely that you are aware they cannot do it, and they need to send a request up the line
- In my case they send to contact in 10 days (not holding my breath this will actually happen but worth a shot)
*** Disconnectiong line ***
- Login to your Verizon account
- Start a chat
- Request an agent
- If asked, about plans/service
- Say disconnect line
- They will try to offer you other options or to disconnect at a later date
- Insist you need the line disconnected now
- If asked for a reason, say you cannot give them one
- Verify total under Account, Bill, Next bill estimate - about $7 for 3 days of service
*** Instant unlock using SIM Swap for ATT (YMMV) ***
- After getting the phone and paying it off fully, make some calls/texts and make sure it shows up on ATT account
- Transfer the eSIM to an unlocked, steps might vary depending on iPhone/android.
- Make some calls with that phone and make sure it shows up on the account now.
- Now go to ATT.com/device unlock and select non ATT customer and provide imei.
- Make sure you reply yes to the confirmation email ATT sends
- Only cancel the account after you are able to unlock.
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dialed 8008374966 and provided the new phone number
Said "pay off device" when asked the reason for calling and follow the prompts.
Fully paid the 299$ for the device with Automated system without talking with a live person.
Then called in and spoke to a live person and canceled the line.
If you're waiting 3 days for the shipment I don't see you getting out of the activation fee.
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It looks like the iPhone 16 Pro line is the only ones with the $1000 value trade-in deals at this time. You could get the regular iPhone 15 for cheaper than the Walmart iPhone 14 deal (though presumably with the lower storage of 128 GB), currently at $5.99 per month for 36 months (the Walmart iPhone 14 deal for either 128 OR 256 GB, whichever you bought, costs $8.31 per month), and for the iPhone 15 AT&T deal you just need bill credits for 36 months. Which you wrote that you wanted to go with a 36-month commitment to AT&T per your post anyway.
Any reason you didn't want the iPhone 16 pro max? You'd probably pay less over 36 months.
One more thing your date of order placement and date of receiving the email?
Was the email received from Verizon after shipped?
So they printed a shipping label from fedex home delivery. Supposedly it was scanned at Davenport Florida. But in reality it was shipped out of Connecticut.
Kind of confusing but verizon activated it on their end, as a few others mentioned
This is my first time doing a verizon deal like this
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Apple no longer starts the 1 year warranty when you open/start up the phone.
They now go by when that company purchased it from Apple.
I'm not sure how accurate it is but it's something I noticed this year. They may give a small grace period but let's say verizon had these stored for several months, that's when Apple goes by the warranty.
Go on sickw dot com and it should tell you an estimated date when the warranty started or expired
I took the 14 deal, as I cared more about the monthly payment. My wife is waiting for the 15, so she can get the camera upgrade.
I hope this helps anyone holding on to a possible better BF deal, like I was!
Apple no longer starts the 1 year warranty when you open/start up the phone.
They now go by when that company purchased it from Apple.
I'm not sure how accurate it is but it's something I noticed this year. They may give a small grace period but let's say verizon had these stored for several months, that's when Apple goes by the warranty.
Go on sickw dot com and it should tell you an estimated date when the warranty started or expired
Also, does your verizon order show the imei and/or serial number of the device ?
One more thing your date of order placement and date of receiving the email?
Was the email received from Verizon after shipped?
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Also I wonder what they will price the iPhone 15 as, because currently it's $18.09/month, or approximately $649 total cost. With a gift card for $500, it wouldn't be a bad deal. But one downside to more expensive phones is that you have more money invested in it from the outset. I guess for people who spend lot at Walmart on a regular basis, this would be good. Or as another commenter wrote, if for those who still want to remain loyal to Verizon or AT&T for the next 36 months and who want to upgrade more than one phone to use one gift card (provided they get the gift card delivered instantly) as a down payment toward a second device.
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