Walmart has
AT&T 128GB Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Phantom Black) on sale for $2.75/month for 36 Months =
$99 total via
Upgrade or
New Line Activation (new/existing customers) on an eligible AT&T postpaid plan, an additional one-time upgrade/activation fee may also apply.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member
ProudToBeAnIndian for sharing this deal.
Specs:
- 6.6" 1080 x 2340 Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz
- Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- 128GB Internal Storage
- 8GB RAM
- Cameras:
- Front: 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide)
- Rear: 50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide)
- 4500 mAh Battery
- Android 12 with One UI 6.1.1
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2. When you receive the phone, call ATT to pay off the balance. You might need to wait for a day to perform the next steps.
3. You can use SIM swap method method to unlock the device.
4. When you receive the phone activate it on ATT with the SIM provided. Make sure it shows up on myATT app/in the web so ATT knows and registers the IMEI in the network. Then put the SIM in another unlocked phone, reboot, make some calls and make sure this unlocked phone is now showing under the line in app/web portal.
"REFRESH MY CONNECTION" which is on your online account directly under your total balance/view bill.
5. Now go to ATT unlock portal https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/ (in incognito mode) and then choose not an ATT customer and use the IMEI of s23 S22+ and submit an unlock request using a different email, phone number, name etc not associated with the ATT account.
6. If the IMEI1 (pSim) of the request comes back with an email saying device not registered etc, use the IMEI2 (eSIM) of S23 S22+ in step 5.
7.Confirm the unlock request email and receive the unlock code.
8. ONLY CANCEL THE LINE AFTER YOU HAVE UNLOCKED THE PHONE. OTHERWISE, YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO UNLOCK IT ANYMORE. (if you did cancel before unlock, it may unlock after 60 days post-activation but no data points yet)
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If interested in porting out the new line to cancel, here are some eSIM options which can do it fairly quickly. In all cases you also have one month of active service which you can use for port out to a 3rd carrier, ex: Metro or Total Wireless has port-in deals.
Option 1: Visible eSIM, $5 first month with referral code (can easily find one online). If using a family member's referral code, they get $20 service credit so net "profit" could be $15.
Option 2: US Mobile eSIM free trial, ports out within 5 minutes, no need to wait for physical SIM
Option 3: If your family has Tello, you can start a new Tello line with a referral and they get $10 Tello dollars. Your cost is about $10 for the minimum cost plan so it's net $0. eSIM activation is also available.
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After unlocking if you are feeling adventurous and want to flash the phone to stock Samsung firmware, you can follow these steps. Don't do this before unlock since AT&T firmware is required to unlock. Multiple reasons to do this: a) AT&T firmware doesn't allow you to get software updates unless an AT&T sim card is inserted into the phone. b) remove AT&T bloatware c) it's pretty straightforward to do
1. There are many models of the S series but in US two models are imp. S...U is carrier locked version and S...U1 is the unlocked US version. The firmware for these versions are interchangeable, so you can flash the AT&T model with the U1 firmware.
2. Download patched odin v3.14.1_3B_PatchedD.zip from https://xdaforums.com/t/patched-o...1.3762572/ as regular odin does not allow flashing mismatched firmware.
3. Download the firmware from S911U1 S906U1 XAA version using frija https://github.com/SlackingVetera.
4. Make sure developer mode is turned on in the phone. Install https://developer.samsu
5. Put the s23 S22+ in download/recovery/odin mode by doing the following. Power down. While the phone is off, press Volume up and down together, plug in a USB-C cable from the phone to your computer, and a green screen shows up. On that screen, press Volume up to go into recovery mode.
6. Start odin on your PC and then select different files for different categories and then start. There are two CSC files. Choose HOME_CSC if you want to keep user data like installed apps and settings, choose CSC you want to wipe everything clean like a factory reset. Note that the AP file will cause the Odin application to hang for a while, don't panic.
7. Hit start and wait til it finishes. It should now be the US retail firmware.
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== Will ATT send me a bill after the account is cancelled?
Firstly, keep the ATT buyers remorse policy handy when you talk to them. See https://www.att.com/wireless/return-policy/ click on "Consumer and Signature Customer Program Devices and Accessories" and here are the policy terms
"Service Cancellations within 14 Days. You may call us at 800-331-0500 to cancel wireless service. You are responsible for all applicable fees, prorated access charges, taxes, surcharges, or other charges through the termination date. AT&T will refund your activation fee, if any, if service is terminated within 3 days of activation. The charges for service used on the account before the service termination date may be applied against any down payment."
ATT will send you a bill with the full amount even after you cancel your account so you have to do couple of things to get rid of charges.
1. When you open the bill in myATT app/att website there will be something called "Don't recognize this fee" under the activation. You can click on it to get rid of a activation fee. This is an instant and automatic credit. Also this works even if you cancelled the account after 3 days.
2. Chat with CS to get rid of rest of the charges. Make sure to not fall for credit in the next bill/adjusted in the next bill, Be polite but persistent that you want charges to be credited now. Bring up the policy if you have to.
See https://slickdeals.net/f/17327499-oneplus-nord-n30-5g-128gb-unlocked-chromatic-gray-cph2513-best-buy-0 recent interactions with ATT CS.
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If you received an unactivated SIM, and cannot activate on AT&T's website, see the following posts. Do not do these if you got an activated SIM.
post 613, 655, 1024 - multiple people getting a new BYOD line with the locked phone and unlocked same day via website or myATT app
post 880 - you can also unlock using an existing (friend's, relative's) active postpaid AT&T account without opening your own line
1. You can pay off the phone or your line as soon as you get it delivered in either CASH or by calling IVR at 611 "Pay off Device".
2. You will have to pay $99 only to pay it off. Tax will be charged upfront on 99 based on your state.
3. You can cancel the line after you pay off the device . No question will be asked.
4. You need to pay $35 upgrade free or if new line.
5. You can cancel new line with in 3 days and $35 will not be charged . only $5-10 bill depend on your usage. Worst case scenario , $35 charge if you cancel after 14 days and 14 days of monthly plan bill around $30.
I bought S22Plus now and this is my first phone deal from Walmart and AT&T combination. Yes, OP is awesome and glad he is helping other SD members.
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It does not matter at the end as if you read the wiki I mentioned a way to get rid of activation charges from the bill even if it's more than 3 days
I wonder if it has to do with the walmart site crashing the other day (which is when I placed my order)
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In case you need the account number, you can ask the chatbot after login, it will easily find it.
I was able to pay off my phone today right after getting the shipment and account reg email.
On my account page, right next to the phone icon, there are 3 lines:
Name
Samsung Galaxy S22+
xxx.xxx.xxxx (phone number of the line)
Is this what you see? I am curious are people getting all kinds of different conditions when their phone shipped.
See wiki for removing activation fee instantly. And then chat with CS rep to get the credit and prorated charges only for the days of use
"The issues are 100% Walmart-- I believe from NOT "completing the scans" in the warehouse. This is NOT an AT&T issue, anything they do to get you up and running will cause issues later.
The process when there is an error is for 800-walmart to direct the customer to a local store. They will just tell you the store customer service but they mean the "wireless" counter in electronics. You will need the phone, SIM and the web order number. If the employee is properly trained they will call a specific number for "store support for wireless activations". They will tell the rep they have a customer that purchased a phone at Walmart.com and the activation did not get scanned in the warehouse. The rep will ask for 3 pieces of info: Web Order number, IMEI1 and ICCID from the box or on the provided SIM card or if the customer did not get one the store employee can get one out of the drawer for the appropriate carrier. The phone rep will take all this info and then take about 3-5 minutes to update the order. It is then ready for activation and at least on the AT&T side it immediately goes from "contract pending" to the status where you can pay it off, if it fails online a phone rep can do it Monday-Friday.
OR
If you have the three pieces of info and call 1-800-walmart, when they direct you to the store tell them you already did that and they told you to call 1-800-walmart. They will tell you they will call the store but they mean "store support for wireless activations", they will then transfer you (after a several minute hold) and the rep will ask for something like the store number and employee number. You tell them you are a walmart.com customer and 1-800-walmart transferred me to you, I got a AT&T phone and the activation was not scanned in the warehouse and I need the order updated. They will ask you for the 3 pieces of info above. They will then have everything set for activation via
att.com/activations
DO NOT ALLOW THEM TO RETURN THE PHONE PRIOR TO SUCCESSFUL ACTIVATION IF THIS IS AN UPGRADE, your line will not be upgrade eligible for many months and AT&T can not fix this as Walmart has a "contract pending" on your line and since the phone is not properly linked to the contract the return does not cancel the pending contract.
This is my learnings from 3 mishandled Walmart AT&T transactions combined with info from others over on SD."
In case you need the account number, you can ask the chatbot after login, it will easily find it.
I was able to pay off my phone today right after getting the shipment and account reg email.
On my account page, right next to the phone icon, there are 3 lines:
Name
Samsung Galaxy S22+
xxx.xxx.xxxx (phone number of the line)
Is this what you see? I am curious are people getting all kinds of different conditions when their phone shipped.
Yes! No email to create at&t account or phone wasnt linked to any account
https://www.reddit.com/r/ATT/comm...?rdt=388
from:
https://slickdeals.net/forums/showpost.php?p=
No luck, I called Walmart and went to the local store, they couldn't help me, but the wireless rep said he knew the problem and it's because Walmart didn't scan one of the barcodes before shipping. He said he has had several people come in with the same issue, but he doesn't have a number to call, I even showed him the Reddit page. I then went to ATT store and spent almost 2 hours and they tried everything but nothing worked. My line is not activated and I couldn't sign up for an account using the # they gave me either. The last resort is to return the phone. ATT rep said he couldnt cancel the line because it was never activated, so it doesn't technically exist in their system.
For others reference, my issue is I got the phone, put in the sim card and it wouldn't register on their network, the phone setting says the phone number is Unknown. I tried setup online with the phone # and it says it's suspended and inactive. Chat online, called technical support, nothing worked.
So I'm going to return the phone and hope there will be no bill from ATT. So frustrating and disappointing.
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You are in a great position of not having the bill for the wireless service.