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frontpage Posted by bookapow • Sep 15, 2023
frontpage Posted by bookapow • Sep 15, 2023

Costco: New/Upgrade Lines w/ Trade-In at AT&T: iPhone 15/15 Pro + $100 GC

& More + Free Shipping

Free after 36-Monthly Bill Credits

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Costco Wholesale via AT&T has 128GB Apple iPhone 15/15 Pro (2023) for Free after 36 Monthly Bill Credits when activated on a New line or Upgrade an eligible existing line and trade-in a qualifying smartphone on eligible AT&T unlimited plans (see plan pricing). Shipping is free.

Additionally, Costco Wholesale offers Members a $100 Costco Shop Card + $50 Bill Credits for Upgrading OR a $100 Costco Shop Card + $100 Bill Credits for opening/adding a New Line when purchasing this offer Online or In-Store at any participating Costco location featuring AT&T wireless service kiosks [store locator; scroll down to "Shop AT&T at a participating Costco location near you"]. Activation/Upgrade Fee is waived.

Thanks to community member bookapow for finding this deal.

Offer Details:
  • Trade-In: Follow the instructions on the product page or provided by the Costco rep for details on how to fulfill the trade-in portion of your offer (trade-in device will be sent to AT&T).
  • Allow up to 3 bill cycles for credits to begin applying to your account.

Editor's Notes

Written by qwikwit | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • All Costco Shop Cards will be mailed within sixty (60) days of device purchase. All lines must be active and in good standing through Shop Card fulfillment.
    • $100 in credits with activation of new line ($2.78/mo. for 36 months)
    • $50 in credits with upgrade of an existing line ($5/mo. for 10 months)
  • Returns: Return within 90 days. Restocking fee up to $55 may apply.
  • Please refer to the Forum Thread for additional discussion regarding this deal.

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Update: This deal is still available.

Costco Wholesale via AT&T has 128GB Apple iPhone 15/15 Pro (2023) for Free after 36 Monthly Bill Credits when activated on a New line or Upgrade an eligible existing line and trade-in a qualifying smartphone on eligible AT&T unlimited plans (see plan pricing). Shipping is free.

Additionally, Costco Wholesale offers Members a $100 Costco Shop Card + $50 Bill Credits for Upgrading OR a $100 Costco Shop Card + $100 Bill Credits for opening/adding a New Line when purchasing this offer Online or In-Store at any participating Costco location featuring AT&T wireless service kiosks [store locator; scroll down to "Shop AT&T at a participating Costco location near you"]. Activation/Upgrade Fee is waived.

Thanks to community member bookapow for finding this deal.

Offer Details:
  • Trade-In: Follow the instructions on the product page or provided by the Costco rep for details on how to fulfill the trade-in portion of your offer (trade-in device will be sent to AT&T).
  • Allow up to 3 bill cycles for credits to begin applying to your account.

Editor's Notes

Written by qwikwit | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • All Costco Shop Cards will be mailed within sixty (60) days of device purchase. All lines must be active and in good standing through Shop Card fulfillment.
    • $100 in credits with activation of new line ($2.78/mo. for 36 months)
    • $50 in credits with upgrade of an existing line ($5/mo. for 10 months)
  • Returns: Return within 90 days. Restocking fee up to $55 may apply.
  • Please refer to the Forum Thread for additional discussion regarding this deal.

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The fine print says minimum qualified plan is 75/mo. That's where they get you with these "free deals" - locking you in at high monthly rate for 3 yrs.

Quick math assuming you are ok with Visible/Mint at $30/mo - overpaying by $45/mo for 36=$1620, that's what you are paying for the "free iphone".
If you live in an area which has good coverage then better buy an unlocked phone and get a carrier of your choice than getting robbed by these guys for 36 months.
I have an unlocked phone & pay $20 per month for service. Can't be happier.
What is activation fee anymore ,!! Just another fee from older times

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Sep 16, 2023
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na_tra
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The 36 months is no go for me.
Sep 16, 2023
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BobM6542
Sep 16, 2023
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Quote from vp007 :
Do you have to add any Costco membership details while placing order? Also i have 4 lines with att unlimited at 35$ a line, do I still get the entire trade in amount?
I'm not sure if I did it right but I ordered 3. Didn't ask for my Costco membership
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Quote from dealmaster98 :
The fine print says minimum qualified plan is 75/mo. That's where they get you with these "free deals" - locking you in at high monthly rate for 3 yrs.

Quick math assuming you are ok with Visible/Mint at $30/mo - overpaying by $45/mo for 36=$1620, that's what you are paying for the "free iphone".
Luckily our unlimited plans on ATT are 30 each. All 11 of them šŸ˜‚
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Dealsprime440
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I would wait until walmart black friday where you always get $500 for last gen upgrades and $300 for current year plus they stack with carrier promos!
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jvmorales05
Sep 16, 2023
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36 months most ridiculous thing ever smh. I've been having good luck with just buying new and trading in every year for 650-750$. Cost of new max pro comes to about 400$ every year.
Sep 16, 2023
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stpetedan
Sep 16, 2023
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Would moving a 3 line family plan from Tmobile qualify for this promotion? If so, any idea how much will be the new bill for 3 line family plan?
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Quote from dealmaster98 :
The fine print says minimum qualified plan is 75/mo. That's where they get you with these "free deals" - locking you in at high monthly rate for 3 yrs.

Quick math assuming you are ok with Visible/Mint at $30/mo - overpaying by $45/mo for 36=$1620, that's what you are paying for the "free iphone".
I do this math every time I see one of these deals. Despite wanting it to make sense, I always come to the same conclusion you did. Heh. Thanks for doing it for me this time!
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Quote from floridian85 :
I always buy the new phone with 0% financing like affirm, sell the old one on ebay or swappa, and continue using my visible service.

I have never seen anything cheaper. All these ATT, Verizon, TMobile deals have $50-$75 plans which just destroy the whole deal.
Plus taxes. When I had my Verizon for 4 lines it was an additional $28 month in taxes/fees. Now I do Cricket 4 lines $100 no taxes and do what you do trade in at swappa or some deal. I just traded in my mrs old iphone 12 for $375 to get a Pixel 7 which was now $75. That was a deal and I also had $250 in store credit from Google from last year. Personally I think if you can "stomach" an Android you are much better off with deals.
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JayC3270
Sep 16, 2023
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We have been with. Verizon family plan (5 family member for $180 all unlimited 5g, free disney+, apple music, etc).

I had iphone 13 pro bought via trade in. Still 7 months remaining payment and trade in credit.
Agent was able to give me pay off promo for the remaining balance ($280 ish) + waived upgrade fee $35. My current iphone 13 trade in value is $830 for upgrade. I know i will get stuck with them another 36mo but i never switched provider last 5 yr+ switch is not easy with even grandma in the family plan.

I am overall very satisfied with the promo i got. They never offered me this much credit for upgrades. Finally ordered 15 pro max 256g.
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drdvls
Sep 16, 2023
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I am with Att and it is horrible, would like to switch to Verizon
How is Verizon
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Cintel7
Sep 16, 2023
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Who will be the first to do 48 months credit. They want to lock in their subscribers.
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Quote from jim32190 :
The iPhone 14 Plus right now has $240 in bill credits over 24 months on their site. I wouldn't be surprised if the same came for the 15 when it is available.

Think of how many ppl paid for 2mo of service (because first was free) and got $350ish of value from the $200gc and the AirPods, then left. High cost of customer acquisition and then leave after 2 months, not very good on their balance sheets tbh.
Wow! So they started Bill Credits too? I have been doing Visible deals for iPhones for the past few years. After unlock, I moved to a different carrier.

If they start Bill credits, it's over šŸ˜ž
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36 months, jesus
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Quote from selvaspk :
After Costco went att specific kiosk route, they allowed the shitty Att reps in store, who can tell full shitload of lies to sign you up. Never give your card or license or sign anything before getting a printout and read the terms.

The ashole rep signed me up for wrong devices with wrong service fee and they dont give a printout and say they can only send purchase agreement. Once I realized he did all shit after taking a printout and read and went back to store. he wont be able to cancel (within 30mins), asked to call customer service and deal it myself. Csr couldnt do anything but asked me to wait to get phones in mail and send it back.

Here I am after 30 days and 2 times an hour call in last two weeks, still not cancelled the lines that were returned on same day and still getting charged for this month too. Reps tells me att will refund but it is al waste of time. Atleast couple years back, the last time when costco employee signed me up for tmobile, he was clear and upfront on any charges. But then T mobile screwed me up.

I went to apple store, changed screen. I will just stick with buying unlocked direct with apple or android and prepaid like visible. say fk off on att/post paid ever.

Just my experience. Ymmv.
šŸ’Æ AT&T post paid sales and CS šŸ‘Ž

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Quote from SkillfulMorning237 :
Yep, we switched to Visible from Verizon when our previous contract ended. We won't be going back to Verizon as the Visible service seems exactly the same in our area.

It saves us $110 a month which is equivalent to us buying a new phone every two years outright and trading our old phones into Apple to pay for part of the upgrade, and still having a couple of hundred $ left in our pockets.

Plus we can use the extra money to pay for streaming services we actually use rather than Disney+ and ESPN+ which we never used.
Verizons budget company is visible.. uses Verizon network, except Verizon customers gets priority

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