Curious Froody, why do you “volunteer” for woot. I mean I volunteer my time, now retired, for many causes.
Just curious why you volunteer your valuable time, for a “channel” of a Trillion dollar company? What benefits do they give you, come on, saying you don’t work, but, are a volunteer sounds disingenuous.
What’s the real deal Frog?
I don’t upgrade phones as often as most people so I don’t keep track of pricing trends but what might we expect the standard price of a new iPhone 15 to be AFTER the iPhone 16 arrives at retailers – likely this September?
What else am I supposed to do during my regular job?
We really don’t get paid. I personally do it because I care about the community here. We can do as little or as much as we went and there are no time requirements. It’s just because we can, I think. ThunderThighs does the real work.
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Volunteer Moderators!
Helping others= its own reward.
Having to send mine back because it could not be activated. Xfinity stated it can only be activated with Verizon Pre-paid… even the IMEI 2 gave them issues. This was not worth the headache!
Makes sense since warranty replacements are carrier specific.
Has any one successfully activated on ATT or T-Mobile ?
That’s a no-no, these are described as UNLOCKED.
Additional battery information: iPhone 15 with at least iOS 17.4. But yes, you’re probably better off waiting for a sale given your concerns.
Yes with T-Mobile.
I wonder if you could eventually trade these in for when the 16 drops. Would Apple refuse the trade in?
I just ran into the exact same issue. They say no carrier restrictions but these are Apple IMEI locked and cannot be activated. At least the two I received are. Contacted woot for refund.
I could not add mine to straight talk for the same reason. These are not unlocked.
Please reach out to Woot! Customer Service. To speed things up, let them know if you prefer a return/refund or a replacement (if possible).
Please allow 24-48h for them to respond.
Browser: Use the Woot! Customer Service form.
Woot! App: Choose Account from the bottom navigation and then Support.
Self-Return: Items without Li-Ion batteries can be self-returned within 30 days. Go to your Order Details to get started. The return label will be emailed from UPS, not Woot.
Note: Woot! Customer Service replies go to the email address on your Woot! account, not your Amazon login email if used/different.
I was finally able to get these activated with straight talk. I have no clue how I did it. Like you I spent hours on chat/phone with them. They kept telling me these were locked phones. Finally I reached someone with a brain and they escalated my issue to their “specialized support” and about a week later we were able to activate them. I also contacted Apple asking them to release the IMEI, but they closed my ticket stating unable to resolve. So I have no idea what ultimately fixed the issue. I’m not sure my time was worth any amount I saved.
Very disappointing that Apple just shrugged you off. When you can provide proof of a legit sale they’re supposed to have an avenue to HELP, not BLOW OFF.
Woot needs to have a conversation with the original seller of these and determine the issue. A bunch of paid returns and restocking because the description isn’t correct is an ex$pensive mistake.