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Xfinity Mobile Customers: 128GB Google Pixel 4a 5G Smartphone (Just Black) Expired

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Xfinity.com offers Customers: 128GB Google Pixel 4a 5G Smartphone (Just Black) on sale for $249.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks community member nitgul for sharing this deal

Note, must be a Xfinity Mobile Customer to purchase. You may choose to pay in full or pay monthly at $10.41/Month for 24-Months. This item is on Backorder. Per the site: Estimated availability date: Mar 26, 2021.

Specs:
  • Display: 5.8" 1080x2340 OLED
  • Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
  • RAM: 6GB
  • Internal Storage: 128GB
  • Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) / Bluetooth 5.0 + LE / NFC: Yes
  • Fingerprint Sensor (Rear)
  • Cameras: 12.2MP Rear / 8MP Front
  • Battery: 3885mAh
  • Operating System: Android 11
About this Phone:
  • Pixel 4a with 5G is the budget-friendly super-fast smartphone from Google. It has the helpful stuff you need in a phone, with an extra boost of 5G speed. Stream in a flash, add an extra day to your all-day battery, and take pictures with an amazing camera that just keeps getting better.
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250$ off on Google Pixel 4a (5G) Instant off, No bill credits. New as well as existing Xfinity mobile customers are eligible. Option to pay one time 249.99 or in 24 equal installments of 10.41 pm.

https://www.xfinity.com/mobile/sh...p_pixel250


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https://www.xfinity.com/mobile/shop/phone/pixel-4a--5g--google?colorName=Just%20Black

https://www.xfinity.com/mobile/sh...p_pixel250
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Slick price for the Pixel 4a 5G. No port required, no waiting for a GC, and no monthly bill credits. This is a no brainer if u already have XM service! You must have Xfinity Internet service to use Xfinity Mobile.
Here's their policy, you have to be an Xfinity home internet customer in case you didn't know. I'm here because it set off my alert for Pixel and I wanted to check it out.

Policy:

If you need to unlock your phone so that you can switch out your SIM card, it's no problem. There are just a few requirements to be aware of:

The phone must be an Xfinity Mobile device.

The phone must not be reported lost, stolen, or involved with fraudulent activity.

The phone must be paid in full prior to requesting the device unlock. If your device is on a Device Payment Plan, it is ineligible for unlocking.

The phone cannot be active on another Xfinity Mobile customer's account. If the phone previously was active on another Xfinity Mobile customer's account, it must be paid for in full.

You must have completed and paid for at least one full billing cycle of Xfinity Mobile service since purchasing the phone.

A minimum of 60 days must have passed since you activated the phone.

Your Xfinity Mobile account must be in good standing.

The device must have been purchased on the account of the authenticated customer who is requesting the unlock.
A minimum of 60 days must have passed since you activated the phone.

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neelagujarpuria
03-20-2021 at 01:57 PM.
03-20-2021 at 01:57 PM.
Quote from AndyT26 :
Looks like you can't unlock the bootloader and the phone will lock to XM if you let it update over the internet.

I've been able to at least do a temporary sim unlock using the usb debugging feature and adb. The sim unlock seems durable through Android security updates. See https://forum.xda-developers.com/...k.4081869/
Thanks for the link. the unlock worked perfectly! For those who are still looking for an unlock, follow these steps:

1. Do a full reset without a SIM card, then do not insert the SIM and do not connect to the Internet configure and do not connect to the Internet until the end of the instructions.
2. Next, enable usb debugging in the developer settings.
3. Using the terminal (ADB), write:
adb shell
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.apps.work.oobconfig
4. After the success label, insert the SIM, see the network and boldly connect to the Internet.

(Works until update/reset, but some have said its persistent through updates.)
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JohnD6190
03-21-2021 at 03:15 AM.
03-21-2021 at 03:15 AM.
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So I'm not getting notices of post. Sorry for the late reply.

OK so I went to the XM local store and was able to get info "straight from the horse's mouth". I told him straight up, "I'm not interested in your service, I want an unlocked phone. What are the hoops I got to jump through to do that?" He was even offering 2 months of free service. I have a phone and service and just plan on using it till I can switch. I am signed up with their monthly $15 service. I'll probably end up throwing that away. He wanted me to have the sim card in it and start the phone up. I haven't done that yet. It would seem to me I've got an unlocked phone right now. Just wanted to bounce this off to you guys and see what you thought.
I'm confused. 1) In order to get this phone unlocked, customers would need to have 2 months of their service. They offered you 2 months free, you declined, only to pay for it anyways? 2) You're guessing you have an unlocked phone right now, but you don't know for sure. If only there was a way for you to check to see if you indeed had an unlocked phone.
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jnelsoninjax
03-26-2021 at 10:57 AM.
03-26-2021 at 10:57 AM.
This deal is still going on until April 13, and they just restocked the phones
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likeundu
03-28-2021 at 08:35 AM.
03-28-2021 at 08:35 AM.
So the phone is available only to internet customers. Is it possible to sign up a internet service and cancel within a month? Can the phone be unlocked within 14 days? Do they provide a new number with the phone or does it call for a number transfer?
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veroniqueblade
04-01-2021 at 01:04 PM.
04-01-2021 at 01:04 PM.
Just an FYI for others without Xfinity internet. I was able to sign up for the internet and pushed the install date out as far as it would let me, which was just under a month, verified emails, created online account and then it let me sign up for the mobile service and order the phone. If the ABD thing works I'll cancel the install completely.
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brucknerfan
04-01-2021 at 01:44 PM.
04-01-2021 at 01:44 PM.
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as an existing customer they also want my social security number? fark that sh!t.
The question is why do they need it? So strange
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04-01-2021 at 01:47 PM.
04-01-2021 at 01:47 PM.
Quote from akpirani83 :
I got the phone and activated it and it's missing the ton of features to an unlocked white model I returned to get this deal. Call screening is not available out of the box, missing features in digital well being, rcs chat is not available, new updates to the messaging app like scheduling a msg to send at a later time is not available. Has anyone noticed this as well?

Doesn't sound good. Did you return the XM phone?
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veroniqueblade
04-03-2021 at 04:25 PM.
04-03-2021 at 04:25 PM.
Over 24 hours since ADB edit and still going fine with my RedPocket SIM.
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marksz
04-07-2021 at 03:16 PM.
04-07-2021 at 03:16 PM.
I got one yesterday. They told me if I wanted to pay up front I had to pay the full $500 price. They'd only give me the deal with two years of service, as the 50% off is awarded per month.
At around $15 a month for 1Gb/unl/unl, plus $10.41/mo to pay for the phone that's still cheaper than getting similar service for $10 a month and paying more for the phone, so I took the deal, but I'd love to know if there's a way to pay off the phone for less and switch sooner?

One word of warning: coming from an Android 7 phone I followed the Pixel Tips notification to learn the gestures to use instead of the back and home buttons I was used to. Then I found out that stupid app ate 13% of my monthly data, before I changed the defaults to only let it run over WiFi. Then today I see another 14% of my mobile data eaten by Google Play apps even though I'm connected to Wifi. No more background data for those! Sucky defaults!

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wacou
04-07-2021 at 04:22 PM.
04-07-2021 at 04:22 PM.
Quote from marksz :
I got one yesterday. They told me if I wanted to pay up front I had to pay the full $500 price. They'd only give me the deal with two years of service, as the 50% off is awarded per month.
At around $15 a month for 1Gb/unl/unl, plus $10.41/mo to pay for the phone that's still cheaper than getting similar service for $10 a month and paying more for the phone, so I took the deal, but I'd love to know if there's a way to pay off the phone for less and switch sooner?

One word of warning: coming from an Android 7 phone I followed the Pixel Tips notification to learn the gestures to use instead of the back and home buttons I was used to. Then I found out that stupid app ate 13% of my monthly data, before I changed the defaults to only let it run over WiFi. Then today I see another 14% of my mobile data eaten by Google Play apps even though I'm connected to Wifi. No more background data for those! Sucky defaults!
Arent you currently a xfinity customer?
I have no issue paid both in full via my current account.
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likeundu
04-07-2021 at 04:25 PM.
04-07-2021 at 04:25 PM.
Quote from akpirani83 :
I got the phone and activated it and it's missing the ton of features to an unlocked white model I returned to get this deal. Call screening is not available out of the box, missing features in digital well being, rcs chat is not available, new updates to the messaging app like scheduling a msg to send at a later time is not available. Has anyone noticed this as well?
The Android 11 update should get you all the features you are missing. I got the update on my phone a day after activation.
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04-07-2021 at 10:52 PM.
04-07-2021 at 10:52 PM.
Ordered 2 and transferred from tracfone, quite easy as they provide a way of doing it yourself online under xfinity mobile. Just enter the sim number and tracfone account pin, if you forgot just login to tracfones site and you can update the pin.
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yijinsa1984
04-08-2021 at 07:33 AM.
04-08-2021 at 07:33 AM.
Quote from marksz :
I got one yesterday. They told me if I wanted to pay up front I had to pay the full $500 price. They'd only give me the deal with two years of service, as the 50% off is awarded per month.
At around $15 a month for 1Gb/unl/unl, plus $10.41/mo to pay for the phone that's still cheaper than getting similar service for $10 a month and paying more for the phone, so I took the deal, but I'd love to know if there's a way to pay off the phone for less and switch sooner?

One word of warning: coming from an Android 7 phone I followed the Pixel Tips notification to learn the gestures to use instead of the back and home buttons I was used to. Then I found out that stupid app ate 13% of my monthly data, before I changed the defaults to only let it run over WiFi. Then today I see another 14% of my mobile data eaten by Google Play apps even though I'm connected to Wifi. No more background data for those! Sucky defaults!

Any bloatware besides Google app .like any carrier app pre-installed thanks
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04-08-2021 at 01:49 PM.
04-08-2021 at 01:49 PM.
Quote from wacou :
Arent you currently a xfinity customer?
I have no issue paid both in full via my current account.
Yes. I called today and was surprised I could pay off the phone by calling their support number unlike at their store with out having to go through a runaround with different people.
That's good as I want to switch to a fiber provider as soon as available in my location, and wouldn't want to pay the extra $25/month. Even if fiber shows up tomorrow, I think I can now cancel my service with Xfinity after 2-3 months, and still save a lot on the phone, and go with one of several cheaper MVNOs for the mobile service then.
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04-08-2021 at 02:08 PM.
04-08-2021 at 02:08 PM.
Quote from yijinsa1984 :
Any bloatware besides Google app .like any carrier app pre-installed thanks
Under settings, Mobile network, App data usage, the four that ate the most data were:
Pixel Tips (105Mb), Google Play Store (65.09Mb), Google Play Services (16.8Mb) and Google Text-tospeech Engine (11.52Mb). I turned off Background data for almost every app that used some except for My Verizon Services (16.33kB), Phone (49.12kB) and Device Personalization Services (62.21kB) as I'm guessing they may actually do something useful and not use too much data. Messages(2,95MB), Google (1.22Mb), YouTube Music (53.14kB), YouTube(51.08kB), Device Policy (6.37kB), Gboard (4.32kB) and com.android.providers.media (566B) were some of the smaller ones I shut off. Hopefully none will be a problem.
It would be so much easier if they had a setting to disable Background data for all apps before putting the sim card in. With 53 preinstalled apps, it is tedious to go through one at a time, and having to guess which ones are going to eat data before connecting to the mobile network. I believe the sales person did connect me to the local wifi first, but I can't remember for sure now.

I see after a few days of use it is now offering me Android 11. I wonder if that will reset background data on anything? I'll find out soon enough, and put the phone in airplane mode when it restarts.
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