Google Fi has
Pixel 6a Smartphone Pre-Order + Pixel Buds A-Series for $10/month for 24 months =
$240 when you sign up for 24 months of service (starting at
$20 per month).
Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member
goksu for finding this deal.
- Note: $240 price is based on unselecting Device Protection during purchase process; if you want Device Protection, price will be $15/month for 24 months = $360. Eligible American Express cardholders may qualify to receive a $25 statement credit back on $50+ purchases from Google Fi (details).
Deal Instructions:- Visit this page and click "Subscribe now".
- Select your service plan and click "Continue".
- Click "Choose phone" and select "Save $209 on Pixel 6a" / "Pixel 6a subscription $15/month".
- the $15/month price includes $5/month device protection; you will have the option to unselect this to get the $10/month deal price.
- Click "Subscribe now".
- Make sure "Phone subscription $15/mo / Save $209 over 24 months" option is selected.
- Choose you color.
- Uncheck the "Device Protection" box to get the $10/mo price.
- Note: Without Device Protection, if something happens to your phone, you'll still be responsible for the $10/month subscription cost until you're eligible for an upgrade.
- Click "Continue".
- Enter your information to check your credit.
- Proceed to checkout and complete your order.
- You will receive an email with your promo code for the Pixel Buds A-Series and redemption instructions after your device ships.
- Redeem your Pixel Buds A-Series from store.google.com by 8/13/22 at 11:59pm PT.
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Essentially, it boiled down to Google not showing my phone as activated. They shipped it to me, I ported my number, they turned it on, I used it and they charged me for Fi's service. BUT they didn't start the clock on the 24 months. After the first month, it still showed that I had 24 months remaining. After the second month, it still showed that I had 24 months left. This continued for a total of 6 months. I notified Google of the issue after the 1st month. Was assured that it would be corrected. This process was repeated with each billing cycle. Phone calls, emails, and chats with support. All to no avail.
In month 5 I get an email from Google telling me that my subscription will be canceled shortly if I do not activate my phone. Ironically, the email suggests that if I have any further questions that I should go out to a USER support group for help. Yeah - I'm sure Joe, a random forum user and non-Google employee will fix my activation issue on the Google servers. Anyway, after that email was sent I contacted support again. They assured me that this wasn't a problem. My account was flagged as being worked on. No adverse action would be taken.
In month 6 I get an email from Google telling me that my Google Pay account has been charged the $450 full price of the 5a less the $60 I have paid towards the device over the past 6 months. My last call to support was to tell them to please cancel my Fi service and notify them that I will never, ever, ever do business with Fi again.
So ... how did this hurt me? First, at the time I could have bought the phone outright for $450 (which is what I ultimately paid). However, I could have gotten free Pixel Buds ($100 value) + 3 months of Fi unlimited ($210 value). I missed both of those by choosing the subscription. I wasted at least 10 hours and a whole lot of aggravation dealing with ineptitude. Google employs some of the most brilliant engineers in the world and they can't figure out why my clearly active phone/account are showing not activated? So frustrating.
Anyway, that's the short version. There's a bunch of stuff I'm leaving out to keep it kind of brief. On a side note, I love the Pixel 5a. In my household, we've had the Galaxy Nexus, 4, and 7. The Pixel 2, 3a, 4XL, 5a (and we just pre-ordered the 6a through the trade-in program). I generally love Google phones (and the best tablet ever created - the Nexus 7). However, their mobile company is the worst. Both from a customer service perspective and their ability to troubleshoot issues.
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