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Only pay 30 days
It'll automatically unlock after 60 days after you activate it.
Text unlock to 611611 and it'll tell you unlock date
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expiredtl215 posted Nov 21, 2024 9:27 PM
Straight Talk: 128GB Apple iPhone 13 Smartphone + 30-Days Prepaid Service
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Used edge with ms shopping which was 15% back last time. Bought 2 and showing $30 back pending on both transactions. It's 12% now and seems the best deal available.
I had chase offers on both freedom unlimited and CSR for 25% back capped at $15. Those both qualified so $45 cb plus standard cb from credit cards combined. I see the chase offers are back on both of those cards for me now; almost tempted to try and buy 2 more.
Received both phones, they will come with SIM card and instructions taped to back of iPhone box. Follow instructions which include going to straight talk activation website and inserting the sim. The silver, or whichever plan you choose, is tied to the sim and you will see a message to that effect when completing activation on the website. Once activated, text UNLOCK to 611611 twice and you will receive a response that lists the unlock date. You only have to pay 1 month of service and the device will unlock 60 days post activation.
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2nd account: ordered, phone shipped.
Logged back in to 1st account added line plan and phone. They canceled it the next day.
2 different accounts n
Order status says "Approved".
2 different accounts n
Same credit card and billing address.
Got the phone, activated successfully as a new line, texted unlock to 611611 and got a confirmed unlock date.
Then I took out the sim and pop it in another phone to use. It worked right away
Today the new number is showing as a line, and the iPhone 13 imei purchased on ST is shown as inactive on a separate line (phone # and imei used to be on the same line)
Not sure how it's gonna turn out but for now that's the change in ST account that I can see.
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After 30 days do I need to call in to cancel my account?
Got the phone, activated successfully as a new line, texted unlock to 611611 and got a confirmed unlock date.
Then I took out the sim and pop it in another phone to use. It worked right away
Today the new number is showing as a line, and the iPhone 13 imei purchased on ST is shown as inactive on a separate line (phone # and imei used to be on the same line)
Not sure how it's gonna turn out but for now that's the change in ST account that I can see.
"not sure how it's gonna turn out" -
You shouldn't suggest doing something when you don't really know.
Sims are registered to phone at activation, there's a right way & a wrong way to do things with Straight Talk (& the other brands Tracfone & Total Wireless).
Plenty of people have had to spend hours with support because they believed stuff they read from someone that didn't have a clue what they were doing.
What you did is not recommended by long time experienced users or by support.
I do understand that this is not recommended, I do realize there is a risk, but I am also curious because there has been no concrete evidences to this (unlike other well-documented issues)
I think worst case I can just pop the sim back and it will activated the imei with the line again. Since it automatically deactivate the iPhone when I pop the sim in another phone, It probably should be activating it again when I put the sim back. It was originally activated with the iPhone anyway.
I do understand that this is not recommended, I do realize there is a risk, but I am also curious because there has been no concrete evidences to this (unlike other well-documented issues)
I think worst case I can just pop the sim back and it will activated the imei with the line again. Since it automatically deactivate the iPhone when I pop the sim in another phone, It probably should be activating it again when I put the sim back. It was originally activated with the iPhone anyway.
Last thing any new user needs is to get caught up in a situation with ST refusing to unlock the phone because of something they read here and assumed it would work.
Sim swapping has always been very YMMV with this provider.
My post was rather a deterrence than a suggestion.
I made it pretty clear in my post that switching sim card to a different device will trigger some changes in the system that might impact the unlock.
I took the risk on my own to answer the question that many people have in the first place. Anyone who read it correctly shouldn't think of it as an suggestion of it being okay to do so.
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