- 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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2.Yes, or an iPhone but YMMV and I have only done physical SIM swap with Android phones but someone in this thread confirmed it worked for them with iPhone and eSIM
1 this is NOT true, sim swap is NOT always working for locked ATT Android phone.
if the line is NOT a new one (AKA more than 60 days old), even you do an upgrade, it can be unlocked immediately with swap method. But if the line is completely new, it can not be unlocked
here is the DP
https://slickdeals.net/f/17237209-samsung-galaxy-s22-128gb-phantom-black-at-amp-t-149?p=168737668
and I have similar DP with S23+ from BestBuy/ATT deal
2 psim swap from locked iphone to unlocked android is working, esim swap from locked iphone to unlocked iphone is working, i am asking about esim swap from locked iphone to ublocked android
if the line is NOT a new one (AKA more than 60 days old), even you do an upgrade, it can be unlocked immediately with swap method. But if the line is completely new, it can not be unlocked
here is the DP
https://slickdeals.net/f/17237209-samsung-galaxy-s22-128gb-phantom-black-at-amp-t-149?p=168737668
and I have similar DP with S23+ from BestBuy/ATT deal
2 psim swap from locked iphone to unlocked android is working, esim swap from locked iphone to unlocked iphone is working, i am asking about esim swap from locked iphone to ublocked android
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i am a veteran for ATT locked phone (iphone and android both), and I am quite familiar with the steps.
my latest DP with Android is in May 2024, sim swap is not working any more, It was working with S22 deal Bestbuy ATT deal in 2022.
I did decide to go with the Straight talk iphone 13 for 199 for phone and silver plan for 45 dollars, I got the phone, activated it with silver plan and immediately got the UNLOCK date of jan 15th 2025.
No hoops to jump, and peace of mind. I would have liked to buy the phone in this thread for 100 dollars more, but it really was too confusing for me. Congrats if Verizon iphone 14 worked for you and only 100 more than iphone 13 (I am enjoying the iphone 13, so I am happy).
you have to open the box and let the phone touch the network
all the Walmart iphone is reseller flex varaint, it has to be activated with a carrier then such carrier can request an unlock from apple.
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It works for me. I do this with Verizon.
Here are some notes:
I placed order on Nov 13rd. The phone arrived on Nov 16th.
This came brand new and locked and inactive.
I had to turn on, connected to Wifi and get it activated.
As far as the Verizon login, here is my case: When I placed order through Walmart, I have to create a Verizon account to complete the purchase. That's when I setup the PIN with Verizon. They will need your PIN later on to do some verification. Although I created a password for a new account, I couldn't login using that password. It asked for the zipcode. I tried some zipcode but it didn't work. I had to chat with Verizon to get access to my online account. They will text some link to your new number in your new phone to link the online account with the billing account. I see someone in this thread said that they can complete everything even though they haven't received/opened the phone. In my case, I have to have my phone handy because they send the text to that phone.
Once I gained access to my online Verizon account, I added the credit card in the payment method. Then called the automatic system to pay off the balance of the phone ($299).
Once paying off, I made a request using my online account to disconnect the service. However, the request was scheduled to next month, meaning I have to pay for one month of service + activation fee. I chat with the online agent, asking to disconnect the line today and also waive the activation fee. They adjusted my account, remove the activation fee. But the balance due is still one month of service. I mentioned that and they adjusted the balance again to be only $8.88. I immediately paid that last balance due.
Now I have to wait for 60 days for the phone to be unlocked. I had purchased the similar deal with Total Wireless, which is also Verizon and their unlock policy is the same (60 days). We shouldn't worry about that unlocking period.
So, total of the deal is $299 + $26 tax + $8.88 (2-day service) ~ $333.
The current price of the same phone 14 256G on Apple.com is ~ $786 (all inclusive)
Dont they waive automatically or do we have to talk to them for waiver?
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