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Summary:
- Plan Cost: $65/month
- iPhone 16e Price: $599 - $300 = $299
- Total Before Tax: $299 (phone) + $65 (plan) = $364
- Unlocking: Use service for 1 month, then keep the second month idle → Phone unlocks.
- Number Options: Get a new number or port out an existing one.
- Bonus Credit: Keep the number active for 12 months → Get an extra $300 credit.
Limited time offer. While supplies last. Device taxes and fees apply. Requires new, single line activation or upgrade on Platinum Unlimited Plan or higher. Must stay on the Platinum Unlimited plan for 12 mos. to receive all credits; credits will drop if you change plans or fail to continuously maintain active service. Savings based on full retail cost of device. Not available on extended plans. Limit one device per account.
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Plan Cost: $65/month
iPhone 16e Price: $599 - $300 = $299
Total Before Tax: $299 (phone) + $65 (plan) = $364
Unlocking: Use service for 1 month, then keep the second month idle → Phone unlocks.
Number Options: Get a new number or port out an existing one.
Bonus Credit: Keep the number active for 12 months → Get an extra $300 credit.
Activated March 3
April 2, deactivated
checked earlier today was locked
added another month $30 today
May 2 reactivated
Unlocked no sim restrictions after a couple hours.
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For all cellphones Activated on the Verizon network on or after November 23, 2021, the cellphone will be remotely unlocked automatically 60 days after paid Activation and 60 days of paid active service.
Of course, they could always retroactively change the policy again. But if they do, I will definitely file every complaint imaginable.
File complaints with FCC BBB FTC and your State Attorney general office. Have ChatGPT write the letters for you.
Attach all of your letters and copies of the unlock policy prior and current to your dispute with your credit card company. You have a solid case, you'll likely win the dispute. In the end you'll get an iphone 16e for the cost of one month or they will unlock it.
File complaints with FCC BBB FTC and your State Attorney general office. Have ChatGPT write the letters for you.
Attach all of your letters and copies of the unlock policy prior and current to your dispute with your credit card company. You have a solid case, you'll likely win the dispute. In the end you'll get an iphone 16e for the cost of one month or they will unlock it.
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EDIT: They also e-mailed me asking for a number and best time to call.
I then called the unlocking dept # provided on this thread and asked the agent when it would be unlocked or if it can be unlocked now.
The agent took down the IMEI # and stated that it will be auto unlocked on June 4th.
I was hoping for earlier but will have to play the waiting game and report back by then.
Today (day 62 @ 9:23 AM PDT) it's still SIM locked but I'll post again when it changes. Hopefully we don't need to wait the full 30 days, it seems like most have it unlocked before the second month of service is up so I'm trying to stay optimistic.
I'd begrudgingly pay $35 to have it unlock tomorrow, but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore per recent reports.
and here's a follow-up to that one in response to somebody else:
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Filed BBB and FCC complaint yesterday (5/7). Received 4 different calls today along with 2 emails. I have never gotten spammed by an "executive resolution" department. It's usually one person or a small team. The 4 different calls are from 4 different people who didn't know someone else had called. It tells me their "executive resolution" team is just another outsourced department with no real power.
Anyhow, I called back one of the numbers and was read the same garbage verbiage about 60 days of active service. I was expecting a bit of rudeness based upon what I've read here but the person was somewhat pleasant to deal with. He said he has no power to give me the unlock ( which is why I think their resolution department is not really a serious resolution department). He said he would talk to someone in the unlocking department to see if they can make a one time exception. He came back a few minutes later and said the unlocking department is very well aware of this "issue" and are refusing to make any exception. You need 60 days of continuous service is what I was told.
Needless to say they are likely bombarded with these complaints and are doubling down on holding the line. In the mean time, I let the agent know my next step is a chargeback. He was very apologetic but yeah I think talking to the unlock department at this point is futile.
Filed BBB and FCC complaint yesterday (5/7). Received 4 different calls today along with 2 emails. I have never gotten spammed by an "executive resolution" department. It's usually one person or a small team. The 4 different calls are from 4 different people who didn't know someone else had called. It tells me their "executive resolution" team is just another outsourced department with no real power.
Anyhow, I called back one of the numbers and was read the same garbage verbiage about 60 days of active service. I was expecting a bit of rudeness based upon what I've read here but the person was somewhat pleasant to deal with. He said he has no power to give me the unlock ( which is why I think their resolution department is not really a serious resolution department). He said he would talk to someone in the unlocking department to see if they can make a one time exception. He came back a few minutes later and said the unlocking department is very well aware of this "issue" and are refusing to make any exception. You need 60 days of continuous service is what I was told.
Needless to say they are likely bombarded with these complaints and are doubling down on holding the line. In the mean time, I let the agent know my next step is a chargeback. He was very apologetic but yeah I think talking to the unlock department at this point is futile.
I'm fairly annoyed and now all out of ideas on how to proceed.
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4/6 - 30 days has passed and deactivated.
5/6 - Bought second month service for $30 and reactivated.
5/8 - Still locked, so I called unlocking department.
They said, it's still not eligible, then I asked when will it be eligible. They said, I've already had 33 days of service, and I needed to wait 27 (June 4) more. Then I asked, if I needed to buy another service. They said no need.
While on the phone with them, I recorded the conversation while confirming them today's date (5/8) and the day when it's eligible (6/4).
Not calling the FCC or BBB yet, since I'm still vacationing in the US, still have 2 weeks till I go home, and I need service anyway so it's not a big deal.
Reason I did not get second month of service at 4/6, is because I already bought Cricket's $45/3 months plan on my other phone, and again was expecting this to be unlocked on 5/6 with just one month of service.
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