Verizon iPhone 16 Pro
- 128GB
- Black Titanium [walmart.com] $24.98/month for 36 months w/ $500 Walmart eGift Card
- Black Titanium [walmart.com] $24.98/month for 36 months w/ $500 Walmart eGift Card
- 256GB
- Black Titanium [walmart.com] $27.75/month for 36 months w/ $500 Walmart eGift Card
- Natural Titanium [walmart.com] $27.75/month for 36 months w/ $500 Walmart eGift Card
- 512GB
- Black Titanium [walmart.com] $33.31/month for 36 months w/ $500 Walmart eGift Card
- Desert Titanium [walmart.com] $33.31/month for 36 months w/ $500 Walmart eGift Card
- Natural Titanium [walmart.com] $33.31/month for 36 months w/ $500 Walmart eGift Card
- White Titanium [walmart.com] $33.31/month for 36 months w/ $500 Walmart eGift Card
- 256GB
- Black Titanium [walmart.com] $30.53/month for 36 months w/ $500 Walmart eGift Card
- Desert Titanium [walmart.com] $30.53/month for 36 months w/ $500 Walmart eGift Card
- 512GB
- Desert Titanium [walmart.com] $36.09/month for 36 months w/ $500 Walmart eGift Card
1. Order the iPhone 16 online to take part of this deal.
2. Once phone is delivered, activate the phone and place a test call.
3. Go to Verizon store and pay phone off in full, then call Verizon and cancel line within 3 days of activation.
4. Receive the $500 walmart gift card.
5. iPhone is unlocked after 60 days despite not paying for a Verizon plan at all.
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1. After buying the phone in Walmart, you can pay off phone via ATT online chat. For Verizon you have to go to a store.
2. ATT activation fee can be voided instantly from the bill by clicking on "Don't recognize this fee" when the bill arrives even if it's more than 3 days from activation which will mostly happen if you ship it to your house.
3. ATT version can be instantly unlocked using eSIM swap. It's YMMV but for most people it works if you follow the instructions below and do the transfer of the eSIM properly from iPhone to another phone.
4. Even if the eSIM swap does not work I have seen some getting the phone unlocked by chatting with CS once the phone is paid off. That also is YMMV
Sim swap instructions
1. There are two timelines 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. But as mentioned earlier that fee can be voided instantly by clicking on "Don't recognize this fee" in the bill even after 3 days.
2. You can use SIM swap method method to unlock the device.
3. When you receive the phone activate it on ATT with the eSIM. Make sure it shows up on myATT app/in the web so ATT knows and registers the IMEI in the network. Then transfer the eSIM to another unlocked phone. Make sure you are transferring the eSIM without making a new one so no ATT involvement. Reboot the other phone, make some calls and make sure this unlocked phone is now showing under the line in app/web portal.
4. 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 iPhone nd submit an unlock request using a different email, phone number, name etc not associated with the ATT account.
5. Confirm the unlock request email and receive the unlock code.
6. ONLY CANCEL THE LINE AFTER YOU HAVE UNLOCKED THE PHONE. OTHERWISE, YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO UNLOCK IT ANYMORE.
Edit: Forgot to mention you will have to try the SIM swap roughly 24 hours after paying off the phone. The unlock portal syncs with the billing system every night or so.
1. Order the iPhone 16 online to take part of this deal
2. Once phone is delivered, activate the phone and place a test call
3. Call Verizon or log into your Verizon account to pay off the phone and cancel your service within 3 days of activation
4. Receive the $500 walmart gift card
5. iPhone is unlocked after 60 days despite not paying for a Verizon plan at all
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This Verizon iPhone 16 Pro deal is mainly about a low monthly device payment paired with a $500 Walmart eGift Card, but the real value depends on navigating the payoff and cancellation steps. In store, the gift card often arrives within minutes or hours, and Verizon phones are supposed to auto unlock after 60 days. The main friction is that payoff access can be blocked for about 30 days, some stores only accept cash, and the line still needs separate cancellation. Sales tax is due on the full amount, and the gift card timing can be delayed on online orders.
In-store purchases can deliver the $500 Walmart eGift card within minutes after activation and payment.
Verizon iPhones can unlock automatically after the 60-day lock period following Verizon activation.
AT&T workflows can allow fast payoff and unlock using eSIM transfer, with unlock approval sometimes arriving quickly after the request.
Payoff and cancellation can be completed quickly when Verizon corporate store staff accept the payoff and provide a receipt.
Sales tax can apply to the full phone amount rather than a discounted financed portion.
The $500 Walmart eGift card timing can be uncertain for online orders and may take up to about 21 days after shipment.
Payoff and cancellation steps can be difficult or inconsistent at Verizon stores, including refusals to accept cash or early payoff.
Unlock eligibility and timing can be inconsistent, including cases where devices remain SIM locked even after extended waiting.
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1. After buying the phone in Walmart, you can pay off phone via ATT online chat. For Verizon you have to go to a store.
2. ATT activation fee can be voided instantly from the bill by clicking on "Don't recognize this fee" when the bill arrives even if it's more than 3 days from activation which will mostly happen if you ship it to your house.
3. ATT version can be instantly unlocked using eSIM swap. It's YMMV but for most people it works if you follow the instructions below and do the transfer of the eSIM properly from iPhone to another phone.
4. Even if the eSIM swap does not work I have seen some getting the phone unlocked by chatting with CS once the phone is paid off. That also is YMMV
Sim swap instructions
1. There are two timelines 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. But as mentioned earlier that fee can be voided instantly by clicking on "Don't recognize this fee" in the bill even after 3 days.
2. You can use SIM swap method method to unlock the device.
3. When you receive the phone activate it on ATT with the eSIM. Make sure it shows up on myATT app/in the web so ATT knows and registers the IMEI in the network. Then transfer the eSIM to another unlocked phone. Make sure you are transferring the eSIM without making a new one so no ATT involvement. Reboot the other phone, make some calls and make sure this unlocked phone is now showing under the line in app/web portal.
4. 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 iPhone nd submit an unlock request using a different email, phone number, name etc not associated with the ATT account.
5. Confirm the unlock request email and receive the unlock code.
6. ONLY CANCEL THE LINE AFTER YOU HAVE UNLOCKED THE PHONE. OTHERWISE, YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO UNLOCK IT ANYMORE.
Edit: Forgot to mention you will have to try the SIM swap roughly 24 hours after paying off the phone. The unlock portal syncs with the billing system every night or so.
My step:
1. Picked up the phone from WM with ~850 down payment
2. Created an AT&T account using the welcome email
3. Paid off the device balance using this link [att.com] from online chat.
4. After 24 hours, I followed the eSIM swap above. Transferred the AT&T eSIM to my existing (unlocked) iPhone 12.
5. Submitted the unlocked request using the above steps and got an instant approval email. MAKE SURE TO USE INCOGNITO.
6. Transferred my T-Mobile eSIM to the new iPhone 16 PRO and tested it. Also, check the unlocked status in settings.
7. Extra, just to be sure they won't undo the unlock, I reset the device to make sure it's for real.
Make sure you ask which account code they're using, because they added mine without asking for the code, so if I had left the store, I would have needed to reset the account code.
The second iPhone was added to the same AT&T line, and I was able to pay the down payment with a $500 Walmart gift card, and then I paid the remaining $36 online as well.
I will be trying an eSIM swap later today, because it only works between iPhones, and I have an older iPhone that doesn't support eSIM. I'm going to try transferring my eSIM to a friend's phone later and, fingers crossed, both phones end up unlocked.
The people behind me were buying 8 iPhones, all on Verizon with the max down payment, and the person in front of me 5 five iPhones, so it sounds like this deal is pretty popular in my Walmart.
Ordered within an hour of the Walmart+ on Thursday, shows as "Sunday delivery" but it's still in California waiting to be picked up
Make sure you ask which account code they're using, because they added mine without asking for the code, so if I had left the store, I would have needed to reset the account code.
The second iPhone was added to the same AT&T line, and I was able to pay the down payment with a $500 Walmart gift card, and then I paid the remaining $36 online as well.
I will be trying an eSIM swap later today, because it only works between iPhones, and I have an older iPhone that doesn't support eSIM. I'm going to try transferring my eSIM to a friend's phone later and, fingers crossed, both phones end up unlocked.
The people behind me were buying 8 iPhones, all on Verizon with the max down payment, and the person in front of me 5 five iPhones, so it sounds like this deal is pretty popular in my Walmart.
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Online, it says call the ATT helpline. ATT store guy, cancellations are all with the ATT helpline.
But ATT helpline hold runs forever.
Will we be charged for the first month at $60 + activation fees even if we cancel within 3 days?
second one, said they don't have any 16 series in stock without even looking.
Online, it says call the ATT helpline. ATT store guy, cancellations are all with the ATT helpline.
But ATT helpline hold runs forever.
Will we be charged for the first month at $60 + activation fees even if we cancel within 3 days?
With Samsungs, I always just swapped the pSIM from phone to phone so I guess eSIM is the same concept.
how many gift cards did you get?
I heard 3 gift cards is the limit.
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