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Costco Warehouse: Purchase iPhone 11 or XR (TMO) + Trade-In + New Line & Get

via One Time Bill Credit/Prepaid Card

Up to $700 Back

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Membership Wireless via Costco Warehouse [Warehouse Locator] is offering Up to $700 Back via Rebate (One Time Bill Credit + Virtual Prepaid Card) when you purchase an Apple iPhone 11 or XR w/ New Line Activation for T-Mobile + Qualifying Apple iPhone Trade-In (listed below) valid at participating Costco Warehouse Wireless Center locations. Thanks ffly45

Note, offer valid only at Costco Warehouse. Device/carrier selection may vary by locations.

Qualifying/Eligible Trade-In Devices
  • Up to $700 (depending on condition):
    • Apple iPhone XS/XS Max/XR or X
    • Apple iPhone 8/8 Plus
    • Apple iPhone 7/7 Plus
  • Up to $500 (depending on condition):
    • Apple iPhone 6s/6s Plus
Also, get 1-Year Apple TV+ for Free w/ your new iPhone purchase [Info]

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Written by SaltyOne | Staff
Offer valid through November 27, 2019 or while promotion last. Qualified activation at Wireless Center + New Line of service and qualifying trade-in phone is required at time of redemption. Allow 6-8 weeks for rebate processing; max 4/account. Please refer to the forum thread for all internal discussion/advice on offer. Ask a Wireless Sales Expect for complete offer details/qualifications.

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Membership Wireless via Costco Warehouse [Warehouse Locator] is offering Up to $700 Back via Rebate (One Time Bill Credit + Virtual Prepaid Card) when you purchase an Apple iPhone 11 or XR w/ New Line Activation for T-Mobile + Qualifying Apple iPhone Trade-In (listed below) valid at participating Costco Warehouse Wireless Center locations. Thanks ffly45

Note, offer valid only at Costco Warehouse. Device/carrier selection may vary by locations.

Qualifying/Eligible Trade-In Devices
  • Up to $700 (depending on condition):
    • Apple iPhone XS/XS Max/XR or X
    • Apple iPhone 8/8 Plus
    • Apple iPhone 7/7 Plus
  • Up to $500 (depending on condition):
    • Apple iPhone 6s/6s Plus
Also, get 1-Year Apple TV+ for Free w/ your new iPhone purchase [Info]

Editor's Notes

Written by SaltyOne | Staff
Offer valid through November 27, 2019 or while promotion last. Qualified activation at Wireless Center + New Line of service and qualifying trade-in phone is required at time of redemption. Allow 6-8 weeks for rebate processing; max 4/account. Please refer to the forum thread for all internal discussion/advice on offer. Ask a Wireless Sales Expect for complete offer details/qualifications.

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Jeez...

-Simple Choice is NOT eligible. No, your account isn't special. It won't work. You have to change plans

-If you don't walk out of the store w/ the new Iphone in your hand, you will get bill credits. Which means you are stuck for 2 years and the extra you're paying for the line lessens this deal.

-Deal is $500 rebate for 6s phones, $700 for iPhone 7 and beyond. If you have an iPhone 6 or lower, you're getting no rebate. End of story. There are no loopholes or "what ifs".

-Phone screen can't be cracked. Not a "what about a little crack in the corner" comment. It will be rejected. Same goes for "what about a home button not working." Try it, but don't be surprised when it gets rejected. It's your $700 gamble. Stop asking if it will work.

-If your screen is cracked, get it fixed by a 3rd party place before sending in. It's typically less than $100

-Phone can be unlocked after 40 days w/ a request to Tmobile, and then used with any wireless service.

-Can't cancel line until you get your rebate; then go ahead and cancel or port out. Rebate takes 2-3 months to get

-Phone supports dual sim, so put your current ph# on the Esim (just go to a Tmobile store and ask) and the sim card with your new # in the phone. Yes, you can now have 2 numbers on new iPhones. Then you don't risk the phone # not being active while waiting for the rebate.

-If you want a cheap iPhone 7, look on the internet. Don't be lazy. Otherwise try a boost mobile store and read the "instore promo" offers on their website. Some are shady, so ask everything they're charging you for.

-Lastly, don't trust the Costco wireless reps. Hundreds of people here have done this and similar deals. They know better than any rep you will meet, as they've all done these deals.
Please make sure that you buy the phone outright, meaning limited colors and storage options.

My local store didn't have the iPhone 11 in stock and I was told I'd still get the GC rebate. After reading all the paperwork, when I got home, this isn't the case. Had to go back to cancel the line and wait for the phone shipment to arrive to go back and return that (which you have to mail yourself with the label provided). 2 weeks later, EIP is still on my account.
You are talking CRAP.....stop telling untruths.

This is ABSOLUTELY wrong

ANY listed phone, ANY carrier.....as long as its in good condition and not icloud locked

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Nov 27, 2019
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svsfan
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Quote from Jumpstar :
Yes, you're right. for this one the IMEI is MEID plus an extra digit at the end. T-Mobile sites.

So, the phone is locked to a carrier. This is what the wiki says.

"At Costco, you will get a quote for trade-in value of your phone based on its specs. Once you mail your phone and Assurant receives and inspects it, T-Mobile will give you a bill credit in the amount of the quote (or they may adjust the quote if something about the phone is different, i.e. your iPhone is locked to a carrier instead of being unlocked). "
The 15th digit is not random. You can check your phones settings/info for what that is. You don't want to put the wrong digit and possibly get your rebate denied.
Nov 27, 2019
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Pppar
Nov 27, 2019
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Quote from mmmese :
Do you have to port in number or can you be new customers?
Yes. Get new number from ebay for $5.
Nov 27, 2019
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Jumpstar
Nov 27, 2019
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Quote from svsfan :
The financial eligibility is a sprint internal criteria to control where a phone can be used within the sprint network. Should not apply outside of sprint.
Fine. The bottom line is: do locked phones qualify for the full value of the trade-in or is T-Mobile going to give problems?
Nov 27, 2019
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svsfan
Nov 27, 2019
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Quote from Jumpstar :
Fine. The bottom line is: do locked phones qualify for the full value of the trade-in or is T-Mobile going to give problems?
'Carrier locked is ok, iCloud locked not ok
Nov 27, 2019
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arking001
Nov 27, 2019
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Can I port in my current Sprint number into T mobile to activate a new line?
Nov 27, 2019
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shippy321
Nov 27, 2019
208 Posts
Quote from chaoss :
so you did a live chat with costco and they confirmed this as well?
The location where I stay is the same problem. They do not carry TMobile. He told.me that they just do a it have license to sell TMobile in this state.
Nov 27, 2019
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UltraP
Nov 27, 2019
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Got a 128GB iPhone 11 GREEN.
Promotion fails with The device IMEI entered is not eligible for this promotion, please re-enter or contact 1-877-470-3619 for details. Frown

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BalamuraliB
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Quote from UltraP :
Got a 128GB iPhone 11 GREEN.
Promotion fails with The device IMEI entered is not eligible for this promotion, please re-enter or contact 1-877-470-3619 for details. Frown
Same here. I bought the phone today. Going to wait till tomorrow to see if the issue is fixed.
Nov 27, 2019
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g_r_r_24
Nov 27, 2019
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Quote from BalamuraliB :
I bought a iPhone 7 online from Boost and I get this message when I do IMEI check in Ting website. But I don't get this error in Boost Mobile website. See this link in Ting website -
https://ting.com/blog/sprint-phon...ilty-date/

I think we are getting this error because the phone is locked to Boost and was not used 12 months as required.
I got the same error in Ting website. Where do you check in Boost mobile website ?

Thanks
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varshney
Nov 27, 2019
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Quote from UltraP :
Got a 128GB iPhone 11 GREEN.
Promotion fails with The device IMEI entered is not eligible for this promotion, please re-enter or contact 1-877-470-3619 for details. Frown
Use Twitter link in wiki.. go and respond with your details. Issue should be resolved by tomorrow.
Nov 27, 2019
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varshney
Nov 27, 2019
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Quote from BalamuraliB :
Same here. I bought the phone today. Going to wait till tomorrow to see if the issue is fixed.
Use Twitter link from wiki to respond with your details. Issue is expected to be resolved by tomorrow.
Nov 27, 2019
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parveezraja
Nov 27, 2019
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This is the comment from Tmobile DM - The way they saying is it might not be even fixed till 30 days period,

"Thank you for taking the time to provide that information! We are definitely aware of the issue and we are working to get it resolved. Please keep attempting to resubmit the application. Though if you find that you're not able to submit the form by December 25th please reach out to our rebate team at 888-390-6867. We are hoping that this will be resolved sooner but please call that number before January 1st! We definitely have our best people on this."
Nov 27, 2019
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BalamuraliB
Nov 27, 2019
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Quote from g_r_r_24 :
I got the same error in Ting website. Where do you check in Boost mobile website ?

Thanks
https://activate.boostmobile.com/...your-phone

This is the link for Boost Mobile IMEI check. Here the IMEI check passes.
Nov 27, 2019
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rarora11
Nov 27, 2019
12 Posts
Quote from DoingTheNeedful :
Anyone have this issue? Had 2 family members get this promo 2 days ago and got 2 iPhone 11s, I went today to get it at a different Costco and the system says I'm on a flex plan. Rep says he can't do anything about it and tells me to call T-Mobile. I call T-Mobile and they say I'm on the T-Mobile ONE plan and all my lines are also on the same plan including the ones that were added by my family members (as they should be, my T-Mobile app confirms the same). Wondering if it's because I went to a different store, trying to go to the same store they went to that gave no issues now. Hope things work out. Wondering if anyone had the same experience or who I can escalate to.
I had this issue (Flex plan error) too. The fix was to call TMo and have them just add the lines to your acct, which allowed the Costco rep to get past the error. I think it requires a rep who's not clueless. Next time you go in, ask for the manager of the kiosk to do it - they're usually the most experienced person around.

Good luck.

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g_r_r_24
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Quote from BalamuraliB :
https://activate.boostmobile.com/...your-phone

This is the link for Boost Mobile IMEI check. Here the IMEI check passes.
Thank you. Even my IMEI passes. By the way, I bought a pre-owned iPhone 7 from Boost mobile website. Did you buy a brand new phone or pre-owned phone ?

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