- 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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How did you transfer your unlocked phone sim to the locked iPhone?
ordered the phone on 11/12
received it today
turned it on, activated it, got the phone number
made an account on the myverizonapp and added a credit card
called the phone# in wiki from a different phone.(and followed the steps there)
easy payoff of $299.
Then used the wiki directions to disconnect service, took about 15min
got everything but $11 waived, need to way 10-15 for final bill.
yay!
now to play around with the unlock, or just wait
open the box, make a phone call on the new iphone. Then do the eSIm swap youtself if you have another unlock iPhone with you. once you do transfer the eSim, make a phone call on the unlocked phone. log into MyATT, see if the new unlocked phone show up in your new line. Then request unlock as non ATT member at Att unlock website. Once confirmed it's unlocked just restart the phone and check under settings that it has no sim restrictions and you're good to go.
I already got the number from the contract to get the online account
I have access to that info, can I just pay off the device and it will auto unlock or do I have to turn on the phone/go through the set up process to start the 60day timer?
open the box, make a phone call on the new iphone. Then do the eSIm swap youtself if you have another unlock iPhone with you. once you do transfer the eSim, make a phone call on the unlocked phone. log into MyATT, see if the new unlocked phone show up in your new line. Then request unlock as non ATT member at Att unlock website. Once confirmed it's unlocked just restart the phone and check under settings that it has no sim restrictions and you're good to go.
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How did you transfer your unlocked phone sim to the locked iPhone?
I'm not sure how much longer this deal goes for?
there was no trick for me. i did find it odd, it couldnt verify my pin, but then let me say pay off my deivce, and it let me do that. lol. you may have to go into corporate store and pay cash for the device.
im not an expert in any of this. its an easy squeeze so far, only 1 hour or so of time all things said. only repeating what has been said many times in this thread and the other threads on other models.
Just inferred information based on a one call to customer service.
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And could you please tell me or add a link to the exact procedure of transferring a sim from the locked phone to the unlocked one?
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