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8 months Fi Unlimited plus free (after bill credits) when buying Pixel 7a at $499

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Spotted a different kind of offer on Google FI; discount on service plan through bill credits if you buy the phone. 24 month instalment option is also available if interested.

Essentially - pay list price for phone; service cost is refunded through 8 bill credits of $65 each; total amount $520. Taxes and fees for the phone service and for phone purchase applicable.

This may not be of interest to anyone who wants to use the phone only and doesn't particularly want FI's unlimited plus plan.

But if you have been looking at signing up for an unlimited plus plan OR are an existing customer - this would effectively make the phone "free" since you'd have paid for service anyway.


https://fi.google.com/about/pixel-unlimited
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Spotted a different kind of offer on Google FI; discount on service plan through bill credits if you buy the phone. 24 month instalment option is also available if interested.

Essentially - pay list price for phone; service cost is refunded through 8 bill credits of $65 each; total amount $520. Taxes and fees for the phone service and for phone purchase applicable.

This may not be of interest to anyone who wants to use the phone only and doesn't particularly want FI's unlimited plus plan.

But if you have been looking at signing up for an unlimited plus plan OR are an existing customer - this would effectively make the phone "free" since you'd have paid for service anyway.


https://fi.google.com/about/pixel-unlimited

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corpusguy
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From what I read, it's a free phone via credits with the plus plan.

"Cancellation or suspension of Unlimited Plus plan prior to 24 months results in a charge of the outstanding Pixel 7a financing amount to your Google Pay account. "

So. $20.83 credit per month. Not $65.
Last edited by corpusguy June 5, 2023 at 10:41 PM.
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shoptrash
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Quote from corpusguy :
From what I read, it's a free phone via credits with the plus plan.

"Cancellation or suspension of Unlimited Plus plan prior to 24 months results in a charge of the outstanding Pixel 7a financing amount to your Google Pay account. "

So. $20.83 credit per month. Not $65.
I think that's only if you finance the phone over 24 bill payments. If you pay the full 499 upfront, you can cancel the unlimited plan after the promotional period of eight months and not get any further bills.
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OliveRock4174
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Quote from shoptrash :
I think that's only if you finance the phone over 24 bill payments. If you pay the full 499 upfront, you can cancel the unlimited plan after the promotional period of eight months and not get any further bills.
for non account owners it allows you to buy it for $499 with bill credits for 24 months costing $0 at the end of the period. the account owner gets 8 months of bill credits for the phone plan rather than the phone.
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AmusedPanther530
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Decent deal if you're planning on having expensive unlimited plan anyway. Definitely much better than some nonsense 24 month bill credits for device cost.
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corpusguy
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Quote from shoptrash :
I think that's only if you finance the phone over 24 bill payments. If you pay the full 499 upfront, you can cancel the unlimited plan after the promotional period of eight months and not get any further bills.
I see, but how do you choose to finance over 8 months? Can you choose?
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619boy
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Not a good deal, since you can't get the $20 plan.
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TECHUSA
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Get 8 months of Unlimited Plus on us with 8 monthly bill credits when you purchase a Pixel 7a at fi.google.com, starting 05/25/2023 at 10:00am PT and ending 06/15/2023 at 11:59pm PT, or while supplies last.

The bill credits (up to $65/line per month) are applied to service costs (e.g. data, calls, and texts), are non-transferable, and are not valid for cash or cash equivalent.

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snapple
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Quote from 619boy :
Not a good deal, since you can't get the $20 plan.
"not a good deal for me,"

How you say things matter.
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Quote from corpusguy :
I see, but how do you choose to finance over 8 months? Can you choose?
I don't see an option for "8 months". Either pay in full upfront (and get the plan free for 8 months); or finance for 24 months (in which case, you still get the 8 months free but have to pay for another 16). The other alternative is to check if your credit card allows you to pay off in instalments (Credit card financing, not carrier financing).

Financing makes sense only if you are already on Unlimited plus (folks who travel frequently overseas etc.) or want to keep the plan permanently.

Either way : it's about having the unlimited plus plan. For folks who don't travel / have other plans etc,, may make more sense to look for a discount offer on the phone itself.

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nkrishnasg
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Quote from 619boy :
Not a good deal, since you can't get the $20 plan.
Um - if you're getting "free plan" vs $20+ taxes + data cost per month? And unlimited plus for 8 months instead of no data at $20? You can always change down to the $20 plan from the 9th month if you want to continue.

OTOH - if you're not looking to get a plan, there are other offers with discounts on the phone.
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619boy
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Quote from nkrishnasg :
Um - if you're getting "free plan" vs $20+ taxes + data cost per month? And unlimited plus for 8 months instead of no data at $20? You can always change down to the $20 plan from the 9th month if you want to continue.

OTOH - if you're not looking to get a plan, there are other offers with discounts on the phone.
Unless I'm missing something. When I tried to check out it's showing $65 with the only credit being for the Phone and not th3 plan.
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nkrishnasg
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Quote from 619boy :
Unless I'm missing something. When I tried to check out it's showing $65 with the only credit being for the Phone and not th3 plan.
Clear your cookies - or use a different browser that you haven;t used before. When I use a browser with my Google account (used to have a Fi plan earlier) - I see a different offer; 24 bill credits. When I use a different browser - I see the 8 months free.
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jamarna2
Jun 30, 2023
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I don't see this can be applied to existing customers as the post suggests. As an existing Google Fi customer I would love a free upgrade without trade-in, however as far as I can tell this offer is only for new subscribers. Anyone has a different read?
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Quote from lwalker510 :
Here's $50 off a Pixel 7a thru the Google Store

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Did anyone use it, can you even use it with this deal?

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