Update: This popular deal is still available.
Walmart offers
New & Existing Customers select
Samsung Galaxy S24 Series 5G Smartphones (locked) from
$10/mo. for
36 Months ($360 total) when purchased and activated via a
New or
Upgrade-Eligible Existing Line on qualifying Verizon or AT&T postpaid wireless service plans. A one-time upgrade/activation fee of $35 may also apply.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member
ProudToBeAnIndian for finding this deal.
- Note: Availability may vary by location. This offer does not involve monthly bill credits and no trade-in is required to qualify for this pricing.
Available Offers:
More Details (per
ProudToBeAnIndian):
- For Verizon, you may pay off your device payment plan in full (if desired) online via your Verizon account after 14 days of receipt/activation or in cash at a Verizon corporate store (store locator) within the first 14 days of the date of purchase/activation.
- For AT&T, you may pay off your device payment plan in full online via your AT&T account either the same day you receive/activate your device or the following day.
Galaxy S24 Plus Specs:
- 6.7" 3120x1440 Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X 120hz Display
- Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Processor
- 12GB RAM
- 256GB Storage
- IP68 Rated
- Cameras:
- 50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide)
- 10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto) w/ 3x optical zoom
- 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120Ëš (ultrawide)
- USB Type-C 3.2 Port
- 4900mAh Battery
- 45W Wired / 15W Wireless Charging w/ 4.5W Reverse Wireless
- Android 14, One UI 6.1.1
Galaxy S24 Ultra Specs:
- 6.8" 3120x1440 Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X 120hz Display
- Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Processor
- 12GB RAM
- 256GB Storage
- IP68 Rated
- Cameras:
- 200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide)
- 10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto)
- 50 MP, f/3.4, 111mm (periscope telephoto)
- 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120Ëš (ultrawide)
- Selfie: 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide)
- USB Type-C 3.2 Port
- 5000mAh Battery
- 45W Wired / 15W Wireless Charging w/ 4.5W Reverse Wireless
- Android 14, One UI 6.1.1
Top Comments
ATT requires 60 days active before unlocking the phone. However, there is SIM Swap method which worked well in the past for unlocking paid-off ATT phones right away.
0. Do the following steps after paying off the phone fully and then waiting for a day or so for the unlock portal to get the paid off status.
1. ATT changed their unlock policy on 3/18 to require 60 days of service before they can unlock a fully paid device. Previously, it used to be right away if you have paid in full.
2. There two timeline for the cancellation. If you cancel a line before 3 days it was active then the activation fee is waived. If you cancel it within 14 days from activation under buyers remorse then no bill is charged but activation fees need to be paid. The line activates on right when you place the order not the day you receive the phone on hand so you might have to pay the activation fee of $35.
3. You can use a tello number and port to ATT but you would have to make sure porting is successful by going to https://www.att.com/portstatus/. Many from z fold 3 got stuck in porting limbo and got the ATT account cancelled.
4. As with many deals here, a SIM swap method is found which can be used to unlock the device. This was working recently but not sure if ATT would fix it by the time you try it. The steps are as follows.
a. Pay in full for the phone.While your payment will quickly reflect in your account it will be at least a few hours before it updates for the unlock request.
b. 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.
c. Now go to ATT unlock portal https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/ and then choose not an ATT customer and use the IMEI of ATT phone and submit an unlock request.DO NOT attempt more than twice or you will be blocked for 24 hours.
d.Confirm the unlock request email and receive the unlock code.
e. Only cancel the line after you have unlocked the phone.
Then after unlocking if you are feeling adventurous and want to flash the phone to an unlocked firmware to get rid of ATT bloat you can follow these steps. It's actually very easy to do with Odin.
1. There are many models of s22 ultra but in US two models are imp. S908U is carrier locked version and S908U1 is the unlocked US version. The firmware for these versions are interchangeable so you can flash the ATT model with S908U1 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 S908U1 XAA version from https://samfrew.com/model/SM-S908U1/region/XAA/ Extract as there will be multiple files.
4. Connect S22U to the windows PC.
5 .Put s22u in download/recovery/odin mode. Power down. Press Volume up and down together and then press Volume up to go into recovery (a green screen would appear).
6. Start odin and then select different files for different categories and then start.
7, It should be now the US unlocked version.
Finally i received end of 3rd day. it was memorial day holiday when i ordered hence the delay. Was able to cancel it 4th day. Will likely get bill including the activation fee which will see if can get waived . Thanks OP
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In my case, I ordered Verizon S24+, received the phone today.
I didn't receive any simcard, any contract paper, no record of phone number, account number.
I visited the verizon corporate store, they can't locate my account by SSN, address, IMEI.
Spoke with customer service at 877-807-4646, and 800-922-0204. Same story.
However, one of the customer service rep mentioned that my phone is "locked and cannot be activated with Verizon"
I found this to be very very weird. So I went into Verizon website, tried to activate the device under BYOD, and get same "this device is locked and will not work on the verizon network. contact your carrier to unlock it"
But the phone is Verizon phone.... then SOMETHING HIT ME.
I went to Verizon Prepaid then tried activating it. AND IT WORKS.
TLDR:
FOLKS. For some lucky slickdealers, Someone at Walmart distribution center messed up big time and sent us the prepaid Verizon phone instead of postpaid Verizon phone!
And because Walmart cannot activate these phones on Postpaid plan, the service plan contract and the phone payment plan that you signed cannot be established. I.E. You have a free phone, no strings attached.
So the only option at this point is to activate the phone at Verizon prepaid (since the phone cannot be activated on postpaid plan), keep the service on for 60 days, wait for the device to unlock.
Or I guess you can also use it as a trade in device.
I hope this helps clear up all the confusion on this thread.
The error message says. " we weren't able to approve your application. To learn more, call At&T at 8003310500"
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll try that tomorrow.
$10.00/mo for 36 months, 0% APR
$60.99/mo for Value Plus VL
$35.00 Activation fee
I checked my (5) Chase CC's with their Chase Offers. Unfortunately none has the AT&T offer. $75 CB on $100 is damn good!
Some other things you could consider, the phone would work for Att based mvno like Redpocket, cricket etc without unlocking so you don't need to pay $60*2 months to Att while you wait for unlock. Instead of paying $120+ taxes to Att, pay $20 pm to those prepaid Mvno and use their services.
There is chase cashback too, see if it works. Expires tomorrow.
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I just activated prepaid esim and it worked just fine. I guess we dont owe any as there was no active postpaid account/line with verizon.
It worked just fine. Thanks. Do we need to keep the prepaid connection active for 2 months? or canceling it immediately is sufficient to triggar the unlock timer?
$10.00/mo for 36 months, 0% APR
$60.99/mo for Value Plus VL
$35.00 Activation fee
I checked my (5) Chase CC's with their Chase Offers. Unfortunately none has the AT&T offer. $75 CB on $100 is damn good!
Although Chase says not valid on device but we will see in few days as the charge showed up as ATT Bill payment.
And for unlocking ATT, once you activate the device on this phone; make some calls or something so this device shows up on your online account.
Pay off your phone and wait few hours or days for it to reflect in the backend and not just online account.
Then move sim to another BYOD phone and make some calls. Wait for this device to show up in your online account.
Then go to ATT unlock page and request unlock as NON ATT User. They will send automated email, confirm that. Wait some time for success email.
Cancel line and wait for final charges. Call and get waiver under buyer remorse for those charges.
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IMEI check did not work on verizon.
Prepaid esim did not work for me I got a payment denied and an email linking a different order.
I was able to create an account on the my verizon app and use the bring device option. Setup account again and it gave me a $0 order and activated an esim. I now have used this info to create a my verizon account and when I look at my dashboard home it shows "Samsung Galaxy S24+, Onyx Black, 256 GB
100% paid off" under my name and device.
Service is active and working. May give it overnight and then try to port out to usmobile or somewhere tomorrow or Monday to cancel out the account immediately within the first 3 days.
Don't know if this will work but just sharing. Good luck.
edit, and then my prepaid order goes through about 30 minutes later. oh well. it appears active on postpaid, shows device fully paid off, so I'll roll the dice and cancel to.orrow and see if it unlocks in 60 days.