expiredlessunshine posted Mar 08, 2025 05:50 PM
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expiredlessunshine posted Mar 08, 2025 05:50 PM
Verizon 64GB iPhone SE 3rd Generation (New or Added Line) ($99 total) + Free Shipping
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Question about your sickw check: I had thought that once you paid off device, lock status would change from "Verizon" to "Flex." Looks like that is not true? Or it takes some time to propagate? Since it has been a couple days now since you paid off device, what does lock status show? The May 2024 deal comments seem to imply even with lock status "Verizon," after payoff, ATT unlock method worked (I think).
Question about ATT unlock method attempt: had you turned on your phone before inserting H2O sim, or only after inserting H2O sim?
Thanks again!
So, I believe I was on day 4 (from purchase not activation) and it looks like the activation fee was kept on for me. I just received my verizon bill thru email and it came out to $59.34 ($112.51 -$53.17 = $59.34). So looks like it was definitely prorated. (I'm ok with paying this amount since I made the mistake) No breakdown on the numbers however, I assume it's activation fee, taxes, and the actual monthly fee. Looks like most of what I got back was the monthly fee and the rest gets charged on day 4. The payoff date doesn't seem to matter for the unlock policy from my POV, ideally add the CC info Day 1 and do your best to payoff ASAP. Make sure you can call within operation hours of Day 3 latest.
I 100% definitely put the H2O sim in before turning on the phone for the first time. The message I got was an apple message saying I couldn't use the sim. Don't have the exact phrasing unfortunately.
I believe the thread mentions this, but once you receive that email and connect it to the myverizon app, you should be able to check the imei from there and see if it's verizon unlock policy with it. One more thing, make sure you write down your account number before terminating your service, I don't know what that is so I will have to call tomorrow to make my final payment.
EDIT: Just got my paper bill in the mail with the account number. I had already called verizon and got my payment sorted out over the phone. They said there's usually a $10 processing fee over the phone but the guy waived it. But if you don't want to risk that you will most likely get the bill in the mail. This bill has the original $112 dollars for the first month, so I assume I'll get another bill with the amount I paid over the phone.
I had a 95% belief the H2O sim wouldn't work on my phone but I tried anyway for due diligence. As far as I remember, no one in the thread posted an update about how they did with a Verizon Policy phone. I assumed they might have even paid the Verizon plan for 2 months.
These are my final results for the phone:
$99 purchase + 3.xx tax + $10 H2O sim + $59.34 day 4 fee (activation/tax/prorate 1 day/other fees) = $173~
3 total bills in the mail, original price, price to terminate service, and one saying I owed $0.
Unlocked on May 19, phone was sitting on my shelf in airplane mode. Had to turn off airplane mode for it to take effect, and rebooted the phone maybe twice with my Mint Mobile sim for calls, data, and texts/imessage to kick in.
Totally worth it, phone works great, same chip as iPhone 13. Next time I would just do all the steps ASAP to avoid the extra day 4 fees.
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I had a 95% belief the H2O sim wouldn't work on my phone but I tried anyway for due diligence. As far as I remember, no one in the thread posted an update about how they did with a Verizon Policy phone. I assumed they might have even paid the Verizon plan for 2 months.
These are my final results for the phone:
$99 purchase + 3.xx tax + $10 H2O sim + $59.34 day 4 fee (activation/tax/prorate 1 day/other fees) = $173~
3 total bills in the mail, original price, price to terminate service, and one saying I owed $0.
Unlocked on May 19, phone was sitting on my shelf in airplane mode. Had to turn off airplane mode for it to take effect, and rebooted the phone maybe twice with my Mint Mobile sim for calls, data, and texts/imessage to kick in.
Totally worth it, phone works great, same chip as iPhone 13. Next time I would just do all the steps ASAP to avoid the extra day 4 fees.
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