Xfinity Mobile offers Xfinity Internet customers (
plans from $25/mo.):
128GB Google Pixel 7 5G Smartphone (Obsidian) for
Free via Monthly Bill Credits when you port-in a number and remain on a qualifying Xfinity Mobile service plan (
starting at $15/mo.) for
24 Months.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member
IHeartShop for finding this deal.
- Note: Not available in all areas.
Offer Details:
- Xfinity Mobile Wireless Service is exclusively open/available to existing, residential Xfinity Internet post-pay subscribers only.
- Offer requires purchase of a new 128GB Google Pixel 7 device on a 24-month Device Payment Plan Agreement, plus activation of a new Xfinity Mobile wireless service line and transfer of an existing phone number from another carrier within 30 days of phone purchase date.
- A $24.99 per month bill credit (towards the monthly payment of your device, not your service plan cost) will be applied monthly to your account over 24 months - a total of $600 in bill credits, making your device Free after completion of your 24-month Xfinity Mobile wireless service agreement.
- If your line is canceled or device payments are accelerated (i.e. paid in advance/ahead of time before the full 24 months are completed), the remaining balance of $24.99/mo. credits associated with the monthly payment agreement will be forfeited.
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Google honored the 1 year warranty however, and they sent out a replacement phone. I returned my defective 6a to Google...all should have been well.....except
Xfinity won't let me replace the defective 6a with my replacement 6a and keep the device payment plan going. They said (on the phone and different rep via chat) that if I swap in the replacement 6a I will LOSE my remaining device payment plan credits.
Since the defective 6a is gone, my options are to simply let that line ride out the remaining 14 payment plan credits (for 14 more months) and effectively lose access to that phone number (cannot move the phone number or I will also lose the remaining device payment plan credits).
Or, I can simply swap the SIM and be sure NEVER to confirm with Xfinity that I swapped the SIM into the replacement device (they have an online notice that they have detected I swapped devices and to confirm it). Then hope that all is well for the next 14 months...there is no guarantee.
According to the Xfinity CSR's there is no provision to retain your remaining device payment plan credits should you lose or break your phone during the pendency of the payment credits, even though the line remains active with the number you ported in. If you change the device, and you let them know, you lose the payment plan credits.
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Where do you see these offers? On Xfinity Rewards page? I don't see anything over there but on incentive page, I see this :
3/22/23 Prepaid Card Xfinity Rewards: Device Subsidy Pending Fulfillment Eligibility 5/5/23
Not sure why it's showing up, maybe I added this sometime in March??
Hence confused...
In my experience the setup app would eventually get a request out and then lock the device resulting in having to wipe the phone and do the hack again, which was too much of a pain for me. Good luck!
Also, if you are very lucky you might get a device that wasn't updated past Dec '22 patch and you can use the original exploit, which is stl working for one of my devices today, even with updating the most recent patches. As long as you don't factory reset the exploit persists with updates.
Edit: they are selling Model GVU6C, which is the non-Verizon model (no mmwave). Still OEM unlock is unavailable until sim unlock happens, but at least it'll be a normal Pixel later on!
3/22/23 Prepaid Card Xfinity Rewards: Device Subsidy Pending Fulfillment Eligibility 5/5/23
Not sure why it's showing up, maybe I added this sometime in March??
Hence confused...
Generally (if you do get them), I think they add them once a year (maybe every 2 years for buy a device) (to be used max once a year on up to multiple lines/phones) but the two offers can be loaded to your account at different times of the year. There's probably other factors involved.
Dude is pretty lucky with timing to be able to get paid $300 for every Pixel 7 he buys.
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If (like me and others) you already have service with XM, especially on the by-the-gig plan - adding a line is just taxes (in my case, around $2 per month); plus the cost of a number ($7 from number barn). Total cost of around $55 (2 per month x 24 months + $7 for the number) to get a "free" phone.
Yes, it's locked to XM; but I can swap numbers to keep the credits, and then use the phone as normal (since I'm on XM anyway). I've picked up 3 phones so far this way; an iPhone SE, iPhone 12 mini and a Pixel 6a.
The CS will usually ask you for the IMEI as well as the sim ICCID for BOTH phones; make sure you have these details ready before initiating the chat.
1) Port in new number 123; activate it with the new phone.
2) Watch for 1 - 2 months to make sure that the credits are being accounted; sometimes it shows up in the immediate bill, sometimes it may be delayed by a month (and you get retroactive credit).
3) Once you see that the credit is being given for the new phone against number 123 : get on web chat with their CS (I usually do this on laptop so that I can also "print" the chat for a record.
4) On the web chat : inform the CS that you want to swap phones and sims between existing number 456 and new number 123; that you do not want to lose out on the monthly credits.
5) Both times - I was told this requires their Tech Support to do it; the initial CS will reach out to their advanced team, and a different person then comes on chat.
6) You may need to repeat your request details; then ask them to confirm that the bill credits will continue even after the swap.
7) Take a snapshot or a print of the chat confirmation before initiating the swap.
8) CS will ask for the IMEI / ICCID details of both phones; then you'll need to switch off both for them to do the changeover in their systems. Once done, they will ask you to swap the sim, start up one, then the other.
9) Usually takes about a day; your online account will reflect the change and that the phone is now linked to number 456 instead of 123.
10) Wait for another month; check the bill and make sure that the credit has been given and to number 456.
Once you've confirmed that the credits are now to the OLD number - you can port out the new number 123. I do not recommend terminating it with XM; instead port it out to a different provider and then let it terminate there.
IF the CS initially tells you it is not possible - wait for some time, then chat again with a different agent. Some of the newer agents are not aware of the procedure (or may not want to initiate an escalation to the Tech Support). If you keep getting a "no" answer : ask for escalation to tech support or a supervisor to check.
Make sure that you get the confirmation on the chat AND keep a copy of it for any possible issues later.
In my experience the setup app would eventually get a request out and then lock the device resulting in having to wipe the phone and do the hack again, which was too much of a pain for me. Good luck!
The $15 per month is for the 1 GB shared data; plus I pay the taxes and fees per line, about $2 per line for a total of $25 per month.
If I add one MORE line on the same by-the-gig plan - since I'm already on the plan, I don't need to pay the $15 again; I just pay the extra taxes and fees associated with the new line.
The advantage with by-the-gig is that it's shared data; the disadvantage is that the data buckets are small, and the per gig rate can be quite high ($15 fo1; $30 for 3 which works out to $10 per gig; or $60 for 10 which is $6 per gig.)
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