- 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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YMMV - your mileage may vary. An expression meaning it may or may not work for you...
I'm on AT&T prepaid and don't mind if the phone is locked. Can I order the AT&T version, pay it off and only pay for 1 month of service?
All I know is AT&T you need to request the unlock after 60 days. No idea if you can also cancel everything and only pay for a couple of days and no activation fee.
Verizon - payoff of $299
Verizon - service $7-$10 if you cancel within 3 days of shipping
If you cancel more than 3 days after shipping, expect to pay another $3 per day of service, plus $35 activation fee.
Is it actually worthy to save $35 by risking unlock-ability of the phone?
My concern is with something happening to a phone - paying it off before having it on hand.
Typically the carriers would lure you with credits over time, as a way of keeping you paying them for service.
It would have been much easier for Walmart to simply sell them for $299 instead of forcing you to take on a lease, which you can break at any time. But it's easy to get a customer to buy into this by offering a low per month price.
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I have perfect credit, no freeze
My concern is with something happening to a phone - paying it off before having it on hand.
Good Thought. Has anyone cancelled it prior to receiving the delivery of phone..?
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In my case, I ordered two phones on 11/11 and they shipped on 11/12. On 11/13 I got an email from Verizon that the devices were activated and I had documents to review. In the online account, I found the customer agreements PDFs which showed the effective date of 11/12. The estimated bill was already adjusted and included service from 11/12 to 11/19 (my bill cycle) plus activation fees, and also next month of service.
I received the phones yesterday 11/14. I paid them off and then canceled the lines and had to make sure they made them effective yesterday and not the end of the bill cycle. Right after that, the estimated bill was adjusted to include 3 days of service 11/12 to 11/14 of $7.67 per line ($2.61 for service, $3,90 surcharge, $1.16 gov and tax fees) and activation charge credited (ie zero).
From the numbers, based on $40 for Unlimited Welcome, it seems they only charged me for two days, so maybe I had until today to do all this and not be charged the activation fee, but not sure..
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Verizon - payoff of $299
Verizon - service $7-$10 if you cancel within 3 days of shipping
If you cancel more than 3 days after shipping, expect to pay another $3 per day of service, plus $35 activation fee.
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