When will I get my trade-in mailer to return my phone? From the trade-in confirmation screen: "You should receive a prepaid Trade In kit within seven business days after your new phone ships. Use this kit to send us your old phone". You will get an email confirmation that the mailer is being shipped to you, and that email will contain tracking info.
How does payment work with this trade-in? You pay for the entire phone up-front. The trade-in value will be credited back to your method of payment after your trade has been mailed in and assessed for value.
Does the trade-in mailer come with the delivery of the Pixel 6a/buds? No, it is a separate mailing.
Get 10% back in Store credit on Google Store purchases
Sweeten the deal and get a 10% google store credit for future google store purchases, if you sign up for Google One 2TB storage plan for 1 month (cost is $9.99/mo)
https://one.google.com/
WARNING: This relates to the 10% discount for purchasing 2 TB of Google One Storage. If you are upgrading your current paid plan, such as 100 GB, to the 2 TB plan, you will not receive the 10% credit for your purchases until the current billing cycle ends. Only then will purchases provide you the 10% credit 30 days after your order ships. Your subscription will immediately update to 2 TB but your billing account is still your old plan until the next billing cycle. You need to either wait to buy the phone, risking it goes OOS, or use a different Google account.
WARNING: I just upgraded and it gave me 10% credit. To the extent the above warning implies that you must wait to buy phone with store credit, this appears to be incorrect. You do may need to wait 30-60 days to receive the credit, depending on when your billing period starts and when the credit issues, which means you may be hit with a $9.99 billing cycle or two before the credit shows up, but $50 - $9.99 (x2) = $30.02 net profit if this occurs. The real danger is forgetting to cancel, set a Google calendar entry to downgrade/cancel your Google One. YMMV.
Q: What's a good case?
A: I bought this one because I wanted more protection and to show off the beautiful sage green color... and because Amazon has next day delivery and I want it NOW: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product...UTF8&
I saw a $105 Refund Credited to PayPal / credit card. What is this?
Some are seeing a partial refund/credit, however this has typically been charged to the account again (i.e. you won't keep it as an extra discount). Speculation is this has something to do with the Pixel Buds portion of the offer. This is not believed to be related to the trade-in aspect of this offer.
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the reviews stating the slow finger print reader is concerning.
If i can go back in time, I would not buy the pixel 6 because the fingerprint reader is embarrassingly slow and misreads if you change lighting conditions. It's simply awful and makes checking the phone a chore. I hate it. No screen protector issue, not my phone (it was exchanged), and it's a common complaint. If you are coming from a phone that had even an average sensor, this will annoy you to no end.
The Google Tensor chips have such unreliable and poor mobile connections that a significant number of users have to reboot regularly or toggle airplane mode on/off just to get data working. It always happens when i drive. Check reddits pixel subs for more info. It doesn't look like any of those issues will be fixed because they simply aren't fixed in the flagships.
It seems to be an issue when you transition towers, so if you travel a lot or travel through dead zones, it'll happen more frequently. An unacceptable problem most in-studio reviews don't address, but real-world users struggle with, and have been since launch.
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Still loving this phone and the pics it takes...
I've watched some videos saying that this has older April patch and should get an update soon or something? I hope this is true. I miss my 4a.
One of the many things i absolutely hate about my Pixel 6 Pro
Fingerprint scanner is FAIL
* Update... I usually get screen protectors with all my phones but I didn't get it with my Samsung Galaxy A71 5G because it has rounded edges that caused a halo effect and the screen protector will only cause more trouble with the fingerprint sensor. I decided that I won't get a screen protector with the pixel 6a. I just don't want to cause any slight interference with the fingerprint sensor. Plus my Samsung also had gorilla glass 3 and the screen is pretty much in pristine condition after almost 2 years use. With a Spigen case having a lip and me being usually careful, I should be ok without the screen protector.
Try it yourself... using your pointer finger and slowly slide your finger down while it's reading your print (maybe this reduces accuracy?). Try it a few times. Does it unlock for you?
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Not great news, but I hope this information helps,
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My phone did get hot during setup but seems to have leveled off since. Also got my shipping emails for the trade-in kits. Hope they get here soon but it's USPS and we're having major issues with our mail on top of it. Like they only deliver a couple times a week.
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Also, the camera moves very choppy compared to my 4a. It's got better processing for lighting but it moves terribly.
I don't mind the fingerprint issue so much though as the fingerprint reader on the 4a was also terrible and often didn't recognize. This recognizes more but is just a tad slower.
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