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How do I qualify for a free Moto G Power (2020) as a new Fi customer?
  • A new Fi customer is somebody who is new to Google Fi on either a new plan, or a new member as a part of an existing group plan. Former Fi customers who have cancelled or paused service are not eligible.
  • To qualify for a free Moto phone, you need to:
    • Activate the phone on a new full service plan (data-only SIMs do not qualify) within 30 days of the shipment confirmation email and remain active on Google Fi with your qualifying phone for 60 consecutive days.
    • You must activate on the same Fi account used to purchase the phone or be a new member of the purchaser's group plan.
    • You must also bring/transfer your number to the qualifying Fi account within 30 days of the shipment confirmation email. Fi-to-Fi number transfers are not eligible.
If you choose to get a new number, you will not receive the promotion.

https://fi.google.com/about/phones/moto
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How do I qualify for a free Moto G Power (2020) as a new Fi customer?
  • A new Fi customer is somebody who is new to Google Fi on either a new plan, or a new member as a part of an existing group plan. Former Fi customers who have cancelled or paused service are not eligible.
  • To qualify for a free Moto phone, you need to:
    • Activate the phone on a new full service plan (data-only SIMs do not qualify) within 30 days of the shipment confirmation email and remain active on Google Fi with your qualifying phone for 60 consecutive days.
    • You must activate on the same Fi account used to purchase the phone or be a new member of the purchaser's group plan.
    • You must also bring/transfer your number to the qualifying Fi account within 30 days of the shipment confirmation email. Fi-to-Fi number transfers are not eligible.
If you choose to get a new number, you will not receive the promotion.

https://fi.google.com/about/phones/moto

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Feb 22, 2021 7:07 PM
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ChrisV14Feb 22, 2021 7:07 PM
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Quote from Bflo23 View quoted comment :
Lots of professional reviewers were ripping the Nord N10 5G because it was like nerfed down version of the regular Nord that was like $50 more. Shame the regular Nord didn't come to the US. Lots of posters who got the Nord and Moto phones in the metro deal thread said that they prefer the moto as well. Even the original OP who posted the nord n10 deal stated he prefer the stylus. I don't think many people are paying full retail for the oneplus or motorola phones... I say judge by what one pays for it. Great deals with metro and Google fi. If I can take either the ace or nord n10 5g, I am picking the ace.... Not many people want to play the drawer method (assuming it may work) but I'm still quite intrigued by metro deals. I pass so many metro AD stores but I really don't need anymore phones right now..... No way a moto x4 with SD630 (only 103k antutu) will outperform a moto g power/stylus with SD665 (172k antutu). Sure SD665 lags at times and doesn't compare to SD765 but look at the price people are paying for the Power. It doesn't feel that much different than my pixel 3a (159k antutu) and that is a good thing. Tremendous bang for the buck.
I'm stuck between the Ace and 2020 Power. On paper, Ace is pretty much better all around, but everyone seems to love the Power's dual speakers and for $75 after two months on Fi, that's hard to pass. $110 out the door for the Ace, and six months of waiting seems doable, but I've not heard the same glaring praise for the Ace as I have the 2020 Power.
Feb 22, 2021 7:11 PM
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fithosFeb 22, 2021 7:11 PM
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Quote from Bflo23 View quoted comment :
Lots of professional reviewers were ripping the Nord N10 5G because it was like nerfed down version of the regular Nord that was like $50 more. Shame the regular Nord didn't come to the US. Lots of posters who got the Nord and Moto phones in the metro deal thread said that they prefer the moto as well. Even the original OP who posted the nord n10 deal stated he prefer the stylus. I don't think many people are paying full retail for the oneplus or motorola phones... I say judge by what one pays for it. Great deals with metro and Google fi. If I can take either the ace or nord n10 5g, I am picking the ace.... Not many people want to play the drawer method (assuming it may work) but I'm still quite intrigued by metro deals. I pass so many metro AD stores but I really don't need anymore phones right now..... No way a moto x4 with SD630 (only 103k antutu) will outperform a moto g power/stylus with SD665 (172k antutu). Sure SD665 lags at times and doesn't compare to SD765 but look at the price people are paying for the Power. It doesn't feel that much different than my pixel 3a (159k antutu) and that is a good thing. Tremendous bang for the buck.
Dude you are all over the place. Nobody is comparing the Nord 10 to original Nord. But note the Nord is not a 5g phone.
I original quote was for the user who wanted the Ace 5g. I offer to say Nord 10 5g as an alternative. I'm not sure what you have against it. I offer my opinion as I have used and am using all these phones in which I mention to own.
Compare to the Moto G Power for $49, yeah that will be a better deal.

I said the phone lags. I didn't say the Moto X4 can outperform the Moto G Power, Stylus. There is more to a phone than just the processor. Software also matters. How it manages memory matters. Etc. It lags. It lags even after factory reset. I have all these phones in front of me.
Last edited by fithos February 22, 2021 at 11:20 AM.
Feb 22, 2021 7:19 PM
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fithosFeb 22, 2021 7:19 PM
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Quote from ChrisV14 View quoted comment :
I'm stuck between the Ace and 2020 Power. On paper, Ace is pretty much better all around, but everyone seems to love the Power's dual speakers and for $75 after two months on Fi, that's hard to pass. $110 out the door for the Ace, and six months of waiting seems doable, but I've not heard the same glaring praise for the Ace as I have the 2020 Power.
There is no guarantee that the Metro PCS Ace (I'm assuming Metro since you mention waiting 6 months) will unlock. They can end the loophole anytime they want. The Fi phone you can use right away as it is factory unlock.
But if you do the Metro deal might as well get 2 of them to the maximize the value.
Feb 22, 2021 7:32 PM
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ChrisV14Feb 22, 2021 7:32 PM
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Quote from fithos View quoted comment :
There is no guarantee that the Metro PCS Ace (I'm assuming Metro since you mention waiting 6 months) will unlock. They can end the loophole anytime they want. The Fi phone you can use right away as it is factory unlock.
But if you do the Metro deal might as well get 2 of them to the maximize the value.
You mean ending it like, making it longer than 6 months, like a year like others? I already have the N10 and N100 from that deal from almost two weeks ago, but wanted to trade it the N100 for the Ace, but that could be a headache anday not even work. The Fi phone I have to still wait two months though from what I understand before it's unlocked, well, before it's free and clear to stop on Fi and use somewhere else.
Feb 22, 2021 7:36 PM
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fithosFeb 22, 2021 7:36 PM
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Quote from ChrisV14 View quoted comment :
You mean ending it like, making it longer than 6 months, like a year like others? I already have the N10 and N100 from that deal from almost two weeks ago, but wanted to trade it the N100 for the Ace, but that could be a headache anday not even work. The Fi phone I have to still wait two months though from what I understand before it's unlocked, well, before it's free and clear to stop on Fi and use somewhere else.
The terms for unlock is for 6 months of ACTIVE service. So far they have let it slide with just the initial 1 month of service then unlock after 5 months of inactive service.
They are not gonna allow N100 for Ace. I doubt if they even let you return/exchange just 2 phones. But do let us know how it goes.

Fi phones are unlock from the get go so no worry about it being a useless phone.
Feb 22, 2021 7:45 PM
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ChrisV14Feb 22, 2021 7:45 PM
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Quote from fithos View quoted comment :
The terms for unlock is for 6 months of ACTIVE service. So far they have let it slide with just the initial 1 month of service then unlock after 5 months of inactive service.
They are not gonna allow N100 for Ace. I doubt if they even let you return/exchange just 2 phones. But do let us know how it goes.

Fi phones are unlock from the get go so no worry about it being a useless phone.
Oh, I see what you're saying, thanks for clarifying that! But, Metro wouldn't retroactively do that could they? I already got a phone credit for both phones so I should be good for those two. Going forward they could decide you'll get the phone credit after 6 months though to make it 6 months rather than just one (or am I still not understanding you correctly).

Oh, the Fi phone might be unlocked immediately, but you still have to keep it on the Fi Network for 60 days, so, essentially it's locked for that time is how I look at it.

Since I got the N100 on a added line, I would think they might be willing to do the Ace bc that would require a port in, which would satisfy the current two "good" phone limit, whereas now I'm not fulfilling it. (Sorry if I'm slow lol and thanks for your help!)
Feb 22, 2021 8:18 PM
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Bflo23Feb 22, 2021 8:18 PM
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Quote from fithos View quoted comment :
Dude you are all over the place. Nobody is comparing the Nord 10 to original Nord. But note the Nord is not a 5g phone.
I original quote was for the user who wanted the Ace 5g. I offer to say Nord 10 5g as an alternative. I'm not sure what you have against it. I offer my opinion as I have used and am using all these phones in which I mention to own.
Compare to the Moto G Power for $49, yeah that will be a better deal.

I said the phone lags. I didn't say the Moto X4 can outperform the Moto G Power, Stylus. There is more to a phone than just the processor. Software also matters. How it manages memory matters. Etc. It lags. It lags even after factory reset. I have all these phones in front of me.
You are confused. You believe the Nord isn't 5G. The Nord is 5G. Go read GSMArena. You say nobody is comparing the Nord to the Nord N10 5G but every single youtube reviewer is comparing them as they are only a $50 difference. It is common sense that the Nord and Nord N10 5G would be compared with...... You literally said "I have a much older Moto X4 that doesn't lag like these phones do."..... Those were your words and I think that is a ridiculously wrong. I don't believe the moto x4 software was much better than the moto g power software. Not buying that a 2017 Moto x4 with a lesser processor has "less lag" than a 2020 Moto G Power with a more powerful processor.... 3 year difference.

If you read the gsmarena comparison chart with the Nord vs Nord n10 5G, you can see why pretty much every reviewer compares them.

https://www.gsmarena.com/compare....one2=10556

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Feb 22, 2021 8:44 PM
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Bflo23Feb 22, 2021 8:44 PM
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Quote from fithos View quoted comment :
There is no guarantee that the Metro PCS Ace (I'm assuming Metro since you mention waiting 6 months) will unlock. They can end the loophole anytime they want. The Fi phone you can use right away as it is factory unlock.
But if you do the Metro deal might as well get 2 of them to the maximize the value.
Exactly. It is hard for me to believe that companies give away for free $1,000 worth of phones for like $100 service. Common sense?... T-mobile has pretty strict policy on unlocking so why would metro be the complete opposite. I believe it is like 3 months postpaid and 12 months prepaid with t-mobile. And then Metro happily unlock free phones for free after 6 months with no real service requirements? I don't know. Big doubts. Metro is giving away for free like a dozen phones. If I google their unlock requirements, they state 6 months active service in older threads and this was from Metro employees. Some people said don't lose your number or it could mess up. If a phone is inactive, it may just lose your number anyways...... I wouldn't be surprised if there are many unhappy people 6 months later who attempt to unlock....... Free phone + (6 mos x $40) = $240 plus $20 activation fee and that pretty much covers the cost of the phone. That is what makes sense.

* With Google Fi deal, one still needs to use 2 months service. The Google fi $49 credit pretty much covers the service..... It is a great deal. I won't mess around switching sim card into the power though. Don't even mess around with the $200 off promotion..... I made sure I fulfilled all the steps so I wouldn't get screwed over when I did the $49 moto g power in November.
Last edited by Bflo23 February 22, 2021 at 12:51 PM.
Feb 22, 2021 9:13 PM
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ChrisV14Feb 22, 2021 9:13 PM
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Quote from Bflo23 View quoted comment :
Exactly. It is hard for me to believe that companies give away for free $1,000 worth of phones for like $100 service. Common sense?... T-mobile has pretty strict policy on unlocking so why would metro be the complete opposite. I believe it is like 3 months postpaid and 12 months prepaid with t-mobile. And then Metro happily unlock free phones for free after 6 months with no real service requirements? I don't know. Big doubts. Metro is giving away for free like a dozen phones. If I google their unlock requirements, they state 6 months active service in older threads and this was from Metro employees. Some people said don't lose your number or it could mess up. If a phone is inactive, it may just lose your number anyways...... I wouldn't be surprised if there are many unhappy people 6 months later who attempt to unlock....... Free phone + (6 mos x $40) = $240 plus $20 activation fee and that pretty much covers the cost of the phone. That is what makes sense.

* With Google Fi deal, one still needs to use 2 months service. The Google fi $49 credit pretty much covers the service..... It is a great deal. I won't mess around switching sim card into the power though. Don't even mess around with the $200 off promotion..... I made sure I fulfilled all the steps so I wouldn't get screwed over when I did the $49 moto g power in November.
Now you got me nervous lol, this was my first ever Slickdeals "trick" so I was already super apprehensive. Since I already received my instant rebate to make it free, what's the worst they could do? I'm assuming keeping it locked after 6 months bc I only used it for one instead of unlocking it?

I've pretty much determined I'm not going to risk the Ace at Metro, the Power deal with Fi is so good and a for sure, quicker deal, with a proven winning model.
Feb 22, 2021 10:00 PM
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budsterFeb 22, 2021 10:00 PM
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Quote from Bflo23 View quoted comment :
* With Google Fi deal, one still needs to use 2 months service. The Google fi $49 credit pretty much covers the service..... It is a great deal. I won't mess around switching sim card into the power though. Don't even mess around with the $200 off promotion..... I made sure I fulfilled all the steps so I wouldn't get screwed over when I did the $49 moto g power in November.
How soon do you get the $49 Fi service credit? Do you have to pay for 60 days of service first before it gets applied to your account? I plan to cancel as soon as I can after 60 days so not sure if I can benefit from the $49 FI credit.
Feb 22, 2021 11:42 PM
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fithosFeb 22, 2021 11:42 PM
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Quote from Bflo23 View quoted comment :
You are confused. You believe the Nord isn't 5G. The Nord is 5G. Go read GSMArena. You say nobody is comparing the Nord to the Nord N10 5G but every single youtube reviewer is comparing them as they are only a $50 difference. It is common sense that the Nord and Nord N10 5G would be compared with...... You literally said "I have a much older Moto X4 that doesn't lag like these phones do."..... Those were your words and I think that is a ridiculously wrong. I don't believe the moto x4 software was much better than the moto g power software. Not buying that a 2017 Moto x4 with a lesser processor has "less lag" than a 2020 Moto G Power with a more powerful processor.... 3 year difference.

If you read the gsmarena comparison chart with the Nord vs Nord n10 5G, you can see why pretty much every reviewer compares them.
I meant to say the Nord doesn't have 5g for the US. Their 5g bands are not compatible with the US as far as I know.

I think you are misunderstand me. No one here is comparing the N10 to the Nord but YOU. The Nord may be a better phone then the N10, probably. I have no idea. I don't have the Nord so I can't make the comparison nor do I have an opinion of it. I am only offering my opinion of the phones I have experience with. You are basically arguing for a position you put yourself into. The user I am quoting list the 2 phones he/she is interested in and I offer an opinion to an alternative N10 in the same price range. If you want to recommend to the user the Nord go right ahead and please compare it to the phone he is considering.
But if I'm reading this correctly you don't have any experience with the Nord or N10. Seems pretty shaky to recommend a phone (Nord) that is not made for the US market or for sale in the US market especially since you have no experience with them. On top that their 5g bands are for European and India market depending on the model you choose.
I'm not sure why you have a problem with me comparing the lag of Moto G ePower with an older Moto X4. Being newer than the Moto X4 and in the same class I would expect the Moto G Power not to lag when compare to its predecessor. Same as you would expect the Oneplus 8 not to lag when compare to its predecessor OnePlus 7 (if the 7 didn't have any lag).
You keep saying only $50 difference for Nord and N10. From where?
Feb 22, 2021 11:50 PM
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fithosFeb 22, 2021 11:50 PM
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Quote from ChrisV14 View quoted comment :
Now you got me nervous lol, this was my first ever Slickdeals "trick" so I was already super apprehensive. Since I already received my instant rebate to make it free, what's the worst they could do? I'm assuming keeping it locked after 6 months bc I only used it for one instead of unlocking it?

I've pretty much determined I'm not going to risk the Ace at Metro, the Power deal with Fi is so good and a for sure, quicker deal, with a proven winning model.
You have to deal with the reality that if they don't unlock in 6 months then you basically have a mini tablet or just start Metro PCS service with it. Many here can deal with that as the price of the phone (with service mind you) is pretty cheap.
A user previously posted about an unlock code for the Metro phone for cheap but I sincerely doubt it. I haven't heard of anybody having success in unlocking recent Metro phones unless done via hacking phone with PC.

Good call on the Power deal. That would be my pick if I wanted a phone that is actually usable immediately.
Feb 22, 2021 11:56 PM
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fithosFeb 22, 2021 11:56 PM
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* With Google Fi deal, one still needs to use 2 months service. The Google fi $49 credit pretty much covers the service..... It is a great deal. I won't mess around switching sim card into the power though. Don't even mess around with the $200 off promotion..... I made sure I fulfilled all the steps so I wouldn't get screwed over when I did the $49 moto g power in November.
Don't you still need to pay for 2 months of service? You get the service credit later if I understand it correctly.
Pay for month 1 and 2, then get $49 service credit. Use it for month 3 and 4. or leave and forget about it the credit?
Feb 23, 2021 1:18 AM
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hjeltenFeb 23, 2021 1:18 AM
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I might give this a try. Get the tello deal to port in.

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Feb 23, 2021 1:33 AM
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m124Feb 23, 2021 1:33 AM
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I have the Moto G Power and it does lag.

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