Verizon Up Rewards $400 of IPhone XS, YMMV may be targeted

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01-16-2020 at 09:06 AM #2

Great, i didnt find one

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01-16-2020 at 09:10 AM #3

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Great, i didnt find one

I had a feeling it may be targeted. Downvotes here we come. Maybe you can add the phone to your cart and not purchase it. That may encourage them to target you.

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01-16-2020 at 09:45 AM #4

We received this reward. Is this a good deal? Looking for a new iPhone for my wife and I and we would be upgrading from an iPhone SE. I was looking at iPhone XR and iPhone 11 Pro. What's the thought?

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01-16-2020 at 09:48 AM #5

Don't see it on my account. I see they've cut all of their egift cards from $5 to $3.

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01-16-2020 at 09:53 AM #6

I did a deal similar to this for my uncle who has verizon and has been with them for several years.
He was still using an old iPhone 6s and the battery had gotten really bad.
So I called verizon saying I wanted to cancel because they didn't have any offers for existing customers.
The lady said she could offer $400 off the XS 64gb via 24 bill credits. He accepted it because he loves Verizon service. (tried to get him to switch to Tmobile via the Costco 'free' iPhone 11 deals.

She waived the activation fees and he just paid the tax up front. She was also able to find a local store nearby and he picked it up.
Bought him a cheap tempered glass screen and otter box defender case for about $13 on amazon. He's happy with the upgrade.

Is this deal via bill credits or straight up $400 off?

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01-16-2020 at 10:13 AM #7

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I did a deal similar to this for my uncle who has verizon and has been with them for several years.
He was still using an old iPhone 6s and the battery had gotten really bad.
So I called verizon saying I wanted to cancel because they didn't have any offers for existing customers.
The lady said she could offer $400 off the XS 64gb via 24 bill credits. He accepted it because he loves Verizon service. (tried to get him to switch to Tmobile via the Costco 'free' iPhone 11 deals.

She waived the activation fees and he just paid the tax up front. She was also able to find a local store nearby and he picked it up.
Bought him a cheap tempered glass screen and otter box defender case for about $13 on amazon. He's happy with the upgrade.

Is this deal via bill credits or straight up $400 off?

Looks like bill credits based on the details.

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01-16-2020 at 10:17 AM #8

got it on my account

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01-16-2020 at 10:48 AM #9

Is this really a good deal?

$500 for an iPhone XS that is a 1.5 years old?

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01-16-2020 at 11:21 AM #10

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Is this really a good deal?

$500 for an iPhone XS that is a 1.5 years old?

Probably not for power users & gadget folk, but for people who aren't so concerned about the camera & having the very best it should last for a while even though it's slightly older. Should receive updates for a while still.

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01-16-2020 at 11:25 AM #11

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Probably not for power users & gadget folk, but for people who aren't so concerned about the camera & having the very best it should last for a while even though it's slightly older. Should receive updates for a while still.https://static.slickdealscdn.com/ima...lies/smile.gif

Looking to upgrade my mother's line but struggling with this or the iPhone SE 2 which is supposed to have newer processor (same found on iPhone 11) and no bill credits yet rumored to be $399

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01-16-2020 at 11:35 AM #12

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Is this really a good deal?

$500 for an iPhone XS that is a 1.5 years old?

Because big that Verizon charges $450 for an IPhone 8 it would make this phone only $50 more

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01-16-2020 at 11:38 AM #13

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Looking to upgrade my mother's line but struggling with this or the iPhone SE 2 which is supposed to have newer processor (same found on iPhone 11) and no bill credits yet rumored to be $399

That's a tough call, The SE2 isn't going to have the smaller bezels from what it looks like. Probably not an OLED screen either.No face ID. I really don't know how much that stuff will matter but the lack of screen real estate might make things look smaller as well.

I will say though it might be more parent friendly with the physical home button. The swiping really does some take some getting used to.

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01-16-2020 at 07:15 PM #14

By itself no not a hot deal. However it's a promo coupon so if we can find something to stack it with, that's where it will have some value. Like for example, older iPhones will have a trade in value of $200 and up which will make the XS $300 or less for those people and etc

It's the same deal as this so vzw is clearly not trying very hard to unload their excess stock considering they are still selling all the way back to a new iPhone 7

https://slickdeals.net/f/13725017-verizon-wireless-online-only-400-off-iphone-xs-today-only-12-15-reg-price-899-on-sale-for-499-ymmv
https://slickdeals.net/f/13684517-verizon-phone-upgrade-use-app-to-order-iphone-xs-350-off-with-trade-in-and-400-off-with-promo-code-promo-or-rebate?v=1

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