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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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Valeriyansteel23
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Quote from itsmedilated :
3 phones Submitted rebate on : 12/06/19
shipped : 12/07/19
delivered: 12/10/19
status changed to received on 12/12/19
devices credited : 12/17/19
status changed automatically to approved for rebates today. I used a single phone number to receive all the gift vouchers.


Still waiting for rebate for one more device i submitted on 12/10/19. It's in received stage.
Have you received your VC? if yes, is it via text message or t-mobile promotions page?
Jan 6, 2020
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chromekum
Jan 6, 2020
808 Posts
Quote from Tiger56 :
Received my virtual card of 629 today. Rebate was submitted on 12/10.
Was easy to ACH transfer. Surprising that they gave me full 700 rebate. (71 credit was already received)
how you did account transfer
Jan 6, 2020
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Tiger56
Jan 6, 2020
381 Posts
Quote from gcgkumar :
how you did account transfer
On wirecard.com There is an option for ACH bank transfer under access your funds. If you have multiple VCs, use different banks for each for fast transfer OR wait for first transfer to complete, remove bank details and add same bank account again.
Jan 6, 2020
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chromekum
Jan 6, 2020
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Quote from Tiger56 :
On wirecard.com There is an option for ACH bank transfer under access your funds. If you have multiple VCs, use different banks for each for fast transfer OR wait for first transfer to complete, remove bank details and add same bank account again.
thanks will do
Jan 6, 2020
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xnap30
Jan 6, 2020
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Quote from alal2383 :
This whole promotion had hassle written all over it. Make the process so complex and inconsistent with different people getting different payouts, Different rules being told to different people on unlocking the device etc, that some people who are not tracking their rebates closely will lose out money eventually
Quote from zuperbowl :
You seem to be having a hard time with people getting more than the promised amount. As long as you get what it says in the deal's fine print, don't worry about others. That will make your life much less stressful.
Yeah this dude is stressing out about other people too much.

If it makes you feel worse, tmobile unlocked my phones before 40 days and sent me $1400 instead of $700
Jan 6, 2020
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dtmamg
Jan 6, 2020
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Quote from Tiger56 :
On wirecard.com There is an option for ACH bank transfer under access your funds. If you have multiple VCs, use different banks for each for fast transfer OR wait for first transfer to complete, remove bank details and add same bank account again.

thank you
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alal2383
Jan 6, 2020
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Quote from xnap30 :
Yeah this dude is stressing out about other people too much.

If it makes you feel worse, tmobile unlocked my phones before 40 days and sent me $1400 instead of $700
It's not about people getting more or less it's about consistency. if they are doing a promotion they have to be consistent about it and it's just not about the payout amount it's also about unlock policy. Some dudes got phone unlocked in 12 days some others are told to wait for 2 months that's what I'm talking about, the consistency.
I hope you can understand the emotion when you just buy 1 phone for your personal use unlike resellers and then you end up with hassles. As for me I got my money back and am a happy camper at this point but just yesterday I learnt from a colleague at work that he never called the tmobile about accepting $54 instead of $59 as he didn't know about it. Not every one is active on SD and Tmobile should have managed the promotion better. Some people may never check the status when it's denied and they lose the money. Why can some people not see for things as they are and not shoot the messenger
Last edited by alal2383 January 5, 2020 at 06:26 PM.

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Quote from TopGun2000 :
I have a theory. If you happened to use the same phone number to receive the rebate text msg for multiple lines, your last submission date was your baseline for all your rebate processing. Basically, it overwrote your previous positions in the queue.

What a mess, T-Mobile Mad
can you elaborate on your theory?
For each of my 2 rebates, I used the respective new numbers to receive the text for the cards and I still have not gotten mine. I submitted on the same day that the 'imei issue' was 'fixed' (11/27)

On the page of the submission date that lists ALL of your rebates, it shows as 11/27. When I click on each of those submissions, it says 11/29 as the submission date.

Both still on received . Mad
I have gotten both one time bill credits on my bill which was on 12/5.
Jan 6, 2020
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chaoss
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Regarding unlocking, I am well past 40 days and I requested both of my iPhone 11 purchases to be unlocked.

One is the 11 pro and one is a regular 11.
I requested this about 2 days ago and today I get 2 different emails.
The 11 pro was approved, the 11 was not. Both phones are being used with the actual SIM cards.

Denial email:

Thank you for taking the time to contact T-Mobile. We have received your SIM Unlock Request. Unfortunately, this subscriber is not eligible to receive the unlock code at this time. In order to be eligible, the IMEI must have usage by the mobile number requesting the unlock code and the account must have a minimum of two monthly service payments since first use of requested device.
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DIYM
Jan 6, 2020
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Quote from Jumpstar :
EDIT: Good suggestion. First I got tripped about what you were talking about. But you are referring to wirecard.com.
Folks, register your card at login.wirecard.com and then go to payments. That's what our friend is talking about. You can register on a PC but will have to do the transfer from your phone after you login to the wirecard.com account.
Took me a while to understand what you are saying, but it's the easiest and safest way to cash the funds.

1. Look at the back of the card. Lucky if the issuer is wirecard.com
2. Follow the instructions and create an account from your computer. Pay attention to the phone numbers and address info as this is validated later.
3. Login into the account (from computer) and use the transfer option to transfer funds into your bank account. Will take about 2-3 days.
4. Use the Pay by check and get a physical check. Guessing it will take longer.

I initiated the transfer to bank with $100. The funds were removed immediately and waiting for funds to reach the back. Will come back and update if it's more than 72hrs, else assume the process is smooth.
Jan 6, 2020
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harbin
Jan 6, 2020
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Quote from muhwaqas :
What the hell is going on. I called T-Mobile about my denied rebate. She approved it, then it changed to received yesterday. Today, I see that it is denied again with message showing "payout already issued to this mobile number".
Am I screwed over? Or am I about to receive my rebate soon?
Can someone please chime in on this?
exactly same happened to me, it's nothing but a broken Tmobile system.
Jan 6, 2020
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dtmamg
Jan 6, 2020
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Quote from DIYM :
Took me a while to understand what you are saying, but it's the easiest and safest way to cash the funds.

1. Look at the back of the card. Lucky if the issuer is wirecard.com
2. Follow the instructions and create an account from your computer. Pay attention to the phone numbers and address info as this is validated later.
3. Login into the account (from computer) and use the transfer option to transfer funds into your bank account. Will take about 2-3 days.
4. Use the Pay by check and get a physical check. Guessing it will take longer.

I initiated the transfer to bank with $100. The funds were removed immediately and waiting for funds to reach the back. Will come back and update if it's more than 72hrs, else assume the process is smooth.
Thank you for the post, pls keep us updated.
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alal2383
Jan 6, 2020
115 Posts
Quote from chaoss :
Regarding unlocking, I am well past 40 days and I requested both of my iPhone 11 purchases to be unlocked.

One is the 11 pro and one is a regular 11.
I requested this about 2 days ago and today I get 2 different emails.
The 11 pro was approved, the 11 was not. Both phones are being used with the actual SIM cards.

Denial email:

Thank you for taking the time to contact T-Mobile. We have received your SIM Unlock Request. Unfortunately, this subscriber is not eligible to receive the unlock code at this time. In order to be eligible, the IMEI must have usage by the mobile number requesting the unlock code and the account must have a minimum of two monthly service payments since first use of requested device.
There you go....... this is exactly what I was talking about..... the consistency.......Tmobile is just dealing this promotion in a very haphazard manner. The reps simply don't know what they're doing. Unfortunately when I called it out some people on SD just came after me.
Those same people can you plz explain this scenario when some one got one phone unlock request approved and other denied.
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rampen
Jan 6, 2020
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Quote from chaoss :
I asked if they were putting them on Craigslist, jokingly. And they replied they were going to get them unlocked and resell them in their country (they told me the country) 🤷🏽 ♂️
looks like they are honest people (they answered everything u asked) with good credit

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Mahpra
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Quote from DIYM :
Took me a while to understand what you are saying, but it's the easiest and safest way to cash the funds.

1. Look at the back of the card. Lucky if the issuer is wirecard.com
2. Follow the instructions and create an account from your computer. Pay attention to the phone numbers and address info as this is validated later.
3. Login into the account (from computer) and use the transfer option to transfer funds into your bank account. Will take about 2-3 days.
4. Use the Pay by check and get a physical check. Guessing it will take longer.

I initiated the transfer to bank with $100. The funds were removed immediately and waiting for funds to reach the back. Will come back and update if it's more than 72hrs, else assume the process is smooth.
Helpline mentioned in wire card.com can merge the balance for multiple cards into one and you can transfer to your bank account at once. I did it with 2 VC.

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