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frontpageProudToBeAnIndian posted Nov 13, 2025 11:15 PM

Verizon Apple iPhone 16 Pro 5G Smartphone (Various) w/ $500 Walmart eGift Card

& More + Free Shipping

from $25/mos for 36 mos

$1,399

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Update: Event 1 (valid on purchases made from 11/13/25 at 7pm ET through 11/16/25 at 11:59pm PT) has expired and this offer is currently no longer valid.
Event 2 will begin on 11/24/25 at 7pm ET for Walmart+ members, all other customers begin after 11/24/25 at 11:59PM ET. Event 2 will end on 12/1/25 at 11:59pm PT.

Walmart has Verizon Apple iPhone 16 Pro & 16 Pro Max 5G Smartphones (Various) w/ $500 Walmart eGift Card on sale as listed below. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member ProudToBeAnIndian for finding this deal.

Available:

Verizon iPhone 16 Pro
  • 128GB
Verizon iPhone 16 Pro Max

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Written by RevOne | Staff
  • About this deal:
  • About this product:
    • 1-year warranty
  • About this store:
    • Details of Walmart's return policy (here)
No Longer Available:
  • Verizon iPhone 16 Pro
  • Verizon iPhone 16 Pro Max
    • 512GB

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Update: Event 1 (valid on purchases made from 11/13/25 at 7pm ET through 11/16/25 at 11:59pm PT) has expired and this offer is currently no longer valid.
Event 2 will begin on 11/24/25 at 7pm ET for Walmart+ members, all other customers begin after 11/24/25 at 11:59PM ET. Event 2 will end on 12/1/25 at 11:59pm PT.

Walmart has Verizon Apple iPhone 16 Pro & 16 Pro Max 5G Smartphones (Various) w/ $500 Walmart eGift Card on sale as listed below. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member ProudToBeAnIndian for finding this deal.

Available:

Verizon iPhone 16 Pro
  • 128GB
Verizon iPhone 16 Pro Max

Editor's Notes

Written by RevOne | Staff
  • About this deal:
  • About this product:
    • 1-year warranty
  • About this store:
    • Details of Walmart's return policy (here)
No Longer Available:
  • Verizon iPhone 16 Pro
  • Verizon iPhone 16 Pro Max
    • 512GB

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gadgetNerd
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There are advantages to doing this with ATT instead of Verizon.

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.
iyg
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Not started yet. I don't like gc promotion because you have to pay tax on the full amount.
sprintuser
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Thank you for posting this deal! Is the following correct?

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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Nov 19, 2025 01:34 AM
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tl215
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Nov 19, 2025 01:34 AM
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Quote from JoeySD :
For ATT does the phone need to be active for 60 days if we want it to unlock automatically or just 60 days after activation (and line canceled within 3 days of activation)?
ATT:

1. payoff

2. swap esim

3. request unlock

4. unlock approved

5. port out

All can be done within 3 days
Zero balance
Nov 19, 2025 01:34 AM
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a0208Nov 19, 2025 01:34 AM
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Can this phone use Total Wireless on the second eSIM while it's still in the 60-day Verizon locked period? Anyone tried this?
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Nov 19, 2025 01:35 AM
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ProudToBeAnIndianNov 19, 2025 01:35 AM
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Quote from Verna :
Verizon employee said I couldn't pay it off. System would let him. Also said I have to wait 30 days to pay it off.
depends store to store
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Nov 19, 2025 01:36 AM
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ProudToBeAnIndianNov 19, 2025 01:36 AM
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Quote from Roy167 :
Any reason you didnt pay off full and left $1? I paid full in store and have not received the giftcard even after 2 days.
Gift was instantaneous with in 5 mins. Are you sure , store rep activate it properly.
Nov 19, 2025 01:37 AM
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smileygNov 19, 2025 01:37 AM
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Quote from Cozypanda007 :
Glad to hear it worked. After you cancel line, you may try to contact Verizon to request unlock. I know the 60 day automatic unlock rule,but I was surprised a rep submitted unlock request for me when I contacted. It's been almost 24 hours since my unlock request, still locked to Verizon.
how do you contact them. Call them? Because I cannot access chat anymore once the line has been cancelled
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Nov 19, 2025 01:49 AM
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kqian111
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Nov 19, 2025 01:49 AM
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Quote from a0208 :
Can this phone use Total Wireless on the second eSIM while it's still in the 60-day Verizon locked period? Anyone tried this?
No Total has a different carrier lock tag, same as Tracfone.
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Nov 19, 2025 01:53 AM
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gadgetNerd
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Nov 19, 2025 01:53 AM
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Quote from StrongHome970 :
If i submit an unlock request after midnight, then i only can cancel service with ATT tomorrow, which is my day 4. I am afraid to deal with the customer service with prorated or full month service fee since I see all different information about cancelling after 3 days. some information says you pay prorated fee and some information says that you need pay the full month service fee. Should i just try to call customer service and ask them to unlock my phone. if it doesn't work then i just wait after midnight to submit an unlock request. I am worry if i call customer service and they refused me and then the call will set up a red flag with my account.
anyone here cancelled ATT after day 3, what's the final bill statement you got?
See the wiki of this thread for more info https://slickdeals.net/f/17327499-oneplus-nord-n30-5g-128gb-unlocked-chromatic-gray-cph2513-best-buy-0 but ATT cancellation policy is 14 days so before that prorated charges for only the days used and then you can void the activation see instantly from the bill. ATT will send you a full bill and you need to talk to them.

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Nov 19, 2025 01:53 AM
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Roy167Nov 19, 2025 01:53 AM
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Quote from ProudToBeAnIndian :
Gift was instantaneous with in 5 mins. Are you sure , store rep activate it properly.
The phone worked (activated) in the store, the only difference is I told them I wanted to pay off completly. I dont know if that scrwed it up, like now the system is thinking it is not on installment. To fool, you have to first let the GC come in whether it comes in a 5 min or day and then pay off the phone. I dont know paying off was really the problem but that's what the giftcard help people tell us now and I cant even return the phone. What agencies I can file complaint with? I filed one with FCC but by the time they provide their decision, the phone will be old.
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gadgetNerd
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Quote from kqian111 :
correct. I transferred eSIM from the unlocked 16 Pro bought Sunday to this new locked 16PM, waited for registration, then transferred back to the unlocked 16p. After waiting for a few hours, the unlock portal would not approve the request saying the phone belongs on someone else's account. So I transferred the eSIM back to the locked 16PM and tried unlocking directly from online account portal. That approved it immediately.

From all the various experiments I've done, I think it's safe to assume the phone you bought does not need to be unlocked on the same line that it was signed up with. You can safely pay off the phone and cancel the line and activate it on an existing ATT line for unlocking. Basically, as soon as the phone is paid off and the line is cancelled before you open the box, ATT recycles the IMEI back to Apple as Reseller Flex Lock policy and you can activate it on any carrier and follow their unlocking policy. In this case, ATT is still the most generous with its immediate unlocking loophole.
Yeah, that's what I have seen from before. It's great that they are unlocking phones which is paid off without 60 days wait. Its good for the people with an existing line for ATT.
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gadgetNerd
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Quote from kqian111 :
correct. I transferred eSIM from the unlocked 16 Pro bought Sunday to this new locked 16PM, waited for registration, then transferred back to the unlocked 16p. After waiting for a few hours, the unlock portal would not approve the request saying the phone belongs on someone else's account. So I transferred the eSIM back to the locked 16PM and tried unlocking directly from online account portal. That approved it immediately.

From all the various experiments I've done, I think it's safe to assume the phone you bought does not need to be unlocked on the same line that it was signed up with. You can safely pay off the phone and cancel the line and activate it on an existing ATT line for unlocking. Basically, as soon as the phone is paid off and the line is cancelled before you open the box, ATT recycles the IMEI back to Apple as Reseller Flex Lock policy and you can activate it on any carrier and follow their unlocking policy. In this case, ATT is still the most generous with its immediate unlocking loophole.
That said, there is no harm chatting with CS to get the unlock code.
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gadgetNerd
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Quote from gadgetNerd :
That said, there is no harm chatting with CS to get the unlock code.
Edit: if you do call CS you perhaps want to move eSIM back to the iPhone 16 pro so it shows up on their end.
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Nov 19, 2025 02:17 AM
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tl215
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Quote from Roy167 :
The phone worked (activated) in the store, the only difference is I told them I wanted to pay off completly. I dont know if that scrwed it up, like now the system is thinking it is not on installment. To fool, you have to first let the GC come in whether it comes in a 5 min or day and then pay off the phone. I dont know paying off was really the problem but that's what the giftcard help people tell us now and I cant even return the phone. What agencies I can file complaint with? I filed one with FCC but by the time they provide their decision, the phone will be old.
Well Here is the term:

https://www.walmart.com/cp/wirele...ns/3558588

Walmart Gift Card Offer Details: Walmart Gift Offer available for AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile purchases. Requires installment activation of eligible phone on either AT&T, Verizon, or T-Mobile payment plan.
Nov 19, 2025 02:19 AM
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Cozypanda007Nov 19, 2025 02:19 AM
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Quote from smileyg :
how do you contact them. Call them? Because I cannot access chat anymore once the line has been cancelled
You can call them. I was wondering on their website contact us page but somehow was given an option to text them. Now I can text Verizon rep by iMessages. There is no phone number associated their iMessage page.
Nov 19, 2025 02:20 AM
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Iron.HeadNov 19, 2025 02:20 AM
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Quote from tl215 :
Well Here is the term:

https://www.walmart.com/cp/wirele...ns/3558588

Walmart Gift Card Offer Details: Walmart Gift Offer available for AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile purchases. Requires installment activation of eligible phone on either AT&T, Verizon, or T-Mobile payment plan.
how the hell would Walmart even know that the installment is still ongoing or if the device is paid off

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tl215
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Nov 19, 2025 02:41 AM
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Quote from Iron.Head :
how the hell would Walmart even know that the installment is still ongoing or if the device is paid off
the term says installment activation, not ongoing installment.

I guess installment activation will trigger gift card.

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