Google Fi offers New and Existing Customers:
$250 Additional Trade-in Credit for eligible Apple iPhones towards the purchase of
Google Pixel 7 / 7 Pro Smartphone when you use promo code
PIXEL2022 at checkout.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Members
tjphoton and
silentK for finding this deal.
Eligible devices (to receive the full
$250 additional trade-in value for your eligible Apple iPhone):
- Google Pixel 7 from $399 ($200 off)*
- Google Pixel 7 Pro from $599 ($300 off)*
- *You must activate your Pixel device & port-in your number (necessary for new customers only) within 30 days of receiving your order shipment confirmation email and remain active on Fi for a minimum of 60 consecutive days of paid service (from $20/month) or you will be charged the $200 (Pixel 7) / $300 (Pixel 7 Pro) promotional discount provided via this offer. See complete terms here ($200 off Pixel 7) and here ($300 off Pixel 7 Pro).
- Trade in one of these eligible devices:
- iPhone 13, 13 mini, 13 Pro, and 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 12, 12 mini, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max
- iPhone X, XR, XS, and XS Max
- iPhone 8 and 8 Plus
- iPhone SE (2nd gen) and SE (3rd gen)
Example:- 128GB Google Pixel 7($399) - $149 current trade-in value for 64GB Apple iPhone SE (2nd Gen) - $250 bonus trade-in credit w/ code PIXEL2022 = Free (after $399 total trade-in credit is applied) w/ Port-In + (required minimum of) 60-Days Service (starting at $20/month x 2 months = $40)
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Just went ahead and downloaded a new eSIM and reactivated. I will update in a day or two if that fixed the counter.
This was not an issue on the two previous deals I did with a physical SIM. I could just take the physical SIM out the same day and all was well.
It is possible the counter is just taking a few days to catch up but I didn't want to risk waiting a few more days to find out.
Just went ahead and downloaded a new eSIM and reactivated. I will update in a day or two if that fixed the counter.
It is possible the counter is just taking a few days to catch up but I didn't want to risk waiting a few more days to find out.
2. If deleting the eSIM is considered a pause in service, that's enough to void your promo. The terms of the promo have this clause "Remain active and in good standing for 60 consecutive days. Pausing, changing, or suspending the account will void the promotion".
So, which sim you choose really only matters if you plan to use a 2nd sim and if you are restricted to using an esim or physical sim with your 2nd provider. It seems like the physical sim would be recognized by the promo quicker since it's like past promos. And it seems like there was a delay with the esim activation because they had only checked activation of the physical sim IMEI and had to rewrite then algorithm to also check activation of the 2nd IMEI which is used by the esim. Going forward there may no longer be a delay with esim activation if they are routinely checking both.
Lastly new flagship phones are starting to ship with no physical sims, and it's not specific to Fi or pixels, or Fi attempts to make their promos more difficult. The iphone14 are activated only with esims now. There is even no physical sim slot. So any that are sold activated in a store will have the line transferred to the esim on the spot, which have complicated holiday gift sales. Seems only way around it is to have the phones shipped.
I myself was having a hard time figuring out how Fi would track each individual SIM number and phone IMEI pairing while they are sold. That would be very complex code.
I recall when Fi send me an offer to port up to 4 lines for unlimited plan for free from Oct to Dec 2022. I requested Sims for 4 lines but ultimately ended up activating only 1. So I still have 3 SIMs lying around. When I got the 4 Sims, I had called customer service and they told me I could activate my line with any of the 4 Sims they shipped. As per the CSR, the Sims are identical before activation. The plan information is taken from the email address/Fi account and not from the physical SIM itself. This is in contrast to my Verizon Sims which were preprogrammed with the plan info and didn't really care about which email you use.
I'm going to go old school on this deal and activate both the phones on physical Sims that I have and see what happens. Appreciate your inputs. I've just been a little bit wary of Fi customer service since I've had bad experiences in the past. The CSR make lofty claims which are usually untenable and it's a pain to hold them accountable later on.
2. If deleting the eSIM is considered a pause in service, that's enough to void your promo. The terms of the promo have this clause "Remain active and in good standing for 60 consecutive days. Pausing, changing, or suspending the account will void the promotion".
2. Agreed, however there were no indications of the account being in any sort of pause or change state during that time. The only indication was the counter stuck at 60 days. It seems absurd to pause the service if deleting the SIM but who knows.
I will keep an eye on it and update as soon as I see something. I made a call, sent a text and used some data to show activity.
Btw, on the other deals with physical SIMs I even factory restored the phones a few times which required an activation in the FI app every restore ending with multiple activations. That still did not cause any issues.
I always uninstalled the Fi app after activating the SIM. I use the web site to access my Fi accounts. I'll bet that if you uninstall the Fi app, you can reset the phone as often as you want and never have to re-activate the physical Fi SIM.
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I always uninstalled the Fi app after activating the SIM. I use the web site to access my Fi accounts. I'll bet that if you uninstall the Fi app, you can reset the phone as often as you want and never have to re-activate the physical Fi SIM.
I would also delete the app as soon as different SIM is inserted.
On a good note I just checked the counter and it went down to 57 days. Not sure if it was some sort of glitch so it remains unconfirmed if the eSIM removal caused it or not. I don't want to risk doing it again to find out 🙂
Anyone know if I use another carrier's (T-Mobile) physical SIM card for strictly data will disqualify me out of the Fi promos?
Thanks.
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Anyone know if I use another carrier's (T-Mobile) physical SIM card for strictly data will disqualify me out of the Fi promos?
Thanks.
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