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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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.
Wait, but I thought when Walmart ships it out, it's already activated, no?
I guess I never understood how (e)SIM swap worked.
Wait, but I thought when Walmart ships it out, it's already activated, no?
I guess I never understood how (e)SIM swap worked.
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Wait, but I thought when Walmart ships it out, it's already activated, no?
I guess I never understood how (e)SIM swap worked.
When WM ships the phone, they activate the line with carrier. When you open the box and turn on the phone, you activate the phone. Two slightly nuanced concepts. Activating the line doesn't automatically activate the phone.
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We see this with Verizon as well. https://slickdeals.net/f/17910690-walmart-up-to-1k-in-bill-credit-towards-at-t-s24-iphone-16-pro-w-trade-in-from-free-w-36-mo-plan-up-to-500-walmart-gc-verizon-at-t?v=1&p=1742811
When WM ships the phone, they activate the line with carrier. When you open the box and turn on the phone, you activate the phone. Two slightly nuanced concepts. Activating the line doesn't automatically activate the phone.
edit: look at this reddit post for example https://www.reddit.com/r/ATT/s/8Y6fIKlLlK
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If anyone plans to get this deal on Nov 24, avoid verizon with difficult/impossible pay-off and 60 days lock, while att allows online pay-off and instant unlock.
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