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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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orioncygnus
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Quote from lemonade :
Yeah I'm one of those on simple choice. Paying $100 (50+30+10+10) for 4 lines and then got 2 more free line couple years ago during promotion LOL. The 4 lines got upgraded to unlimited data last year, supposedly the 2 free lines don't have unlimited data, not sure. Anyway I'm not leaving simple choice for any phone deal... Well maybe if they give me 4 free iPhone, a big may be, I will have to do some math LOL
yup i have a similar plan but didn't look up the exact break down. IIRC, I have 2 lines free. 5 lines total paying $117/mo (incl. taxes), all unlimited everything. yeah i was thinking of doing some math and see if it's worth switching to another career for their welcome bonus, but i suspect the answer is no..

i feel like tmobile wants to get all the simple choice people off so they're not going to give us any upgrade offers anymore
Sep 23, 2023
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osugsxr
Sep 23, 2023
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Quote from mach4 :
All would recommend taking trading in to ATT corp store, even if the order says to mail it.
You don't need IMEI through out the process.

I dont have the s20 plus yet that is why Im asking. If I were to order off amazon it would be a few days. Id lock in the trade at costco and mail the phone in, seems like I need the imei to verify the trade
Sep 23, 2023
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silentK
Sep 23, 2023
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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".
The amount of people that can't do this math is astounding!!
Sep 23, 2023
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Thrak410
Sep 23, 2023
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Quote from orioncygnus :
yup i have a similar plan but didn't look up the exact break down. IIRC, I have 2 lines free. 5 lines total paying $117/mo (incl. taxes), all unlimited everything. yeah i was thinking of doing some math and see if it's worth switching to another career for their welcome bonus, but i suspect the answer is no..

i feel like tmobile wants to get all the simple choice people off so they're not going to give us any upgrade offers anymore
Same issue here, on simple choice promo with free lines. 6 lines total for ~ $120/mo. Simple Choice is killing TMO cuz we get so much for so little. The new CEO has been horrible, I wish Legere was still there, he always had great deals and really increased their subscriber base a ton!

I can't get into vzw (with the free iphones) for under $180/mo for 4 lines, not including taxes/fees. I'd rather pay for the phone outright than be stuck in a much higher monthly cost.

Swappa and Amazon have iphone 13 pros under $600 in great shape.
Last edited by Thrak410 September 23, 2023 at 12:59 PM.
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Hnr01
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Quote from silentK :
The amount of people that can't do this math is astounding!!
Yeah but we have five lines and the wife is a teacher so we qualify for extra discounts. Not only am I paying $26 per line on superior service, I get a new gen iPhone at $0. Yeah I have to stay with them for three years but I really have more important things to do than decide every year what I wanna do. 🤷 ♂️
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EagerStep228
Sep 23, 2023
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Need Advice: My Current Iphone is not working properly and I would like to upgrade (Xs Max to Iphone 15 Pro Max) …Should I wait till Black Friday for a Deal or Should I just go ahead and buy put the phone now? I dont like making payments on phones and no contracts….Will there be any deals on New Iphone (w/o Contract) on Black Friday/Holiday sales?
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dithbear13
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Be weary at checkout. They can and will change your plan on the line you upgraded. They moved me to a plan that was about $15 more and added a $6 monthly nextup charge. Sleazy.

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Quote from raizhirani :
Be weary at checkout. They can and will change your plan on the line you upgraded. They moved me to a plan that was about $15 more and added a $6 monthly nextup charge. Sleazy.

Online or instore?

Can someone who is pricing this or purchased this thru the website tell me on the last line before you check out. There is a Savings and promotion section which talks about $100 for new phone line.

I am pricing out the 4 new lines with tradeins. With the lowest unlimited plan for 4 people is $140.

The Savings I get is always for a $140 Costco Shop card. I would think it's $400 Costco Shop card because of 4 new lines. I tried changing to the highest unlimited plan and I always get $140. Am I doing something wrong or should I not be expecting $400 in Costco shop card? I want to make sure before I check out.
Sep 23, 2023
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sabros
Sep 23, 2023
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Att website is showing $200 bill credit in addition to trade in offer for upgrades. That may be a better deal if you are upgrading with ATT Specially since ATT did not ask for Costco member id so not even sure this deal will work in the end. Thinking of cancelling my order and doing again via att website.
Last edited by sabros September 23, 2023 at 06:04 PM.
Sep 24, 2023
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SplashCity
Sep 24, 2023
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Quote from sabros :
Att website is showing $200 bill credit in addition to trade in offer. That may be a better deal. Specially since ATT did not ask for Costco member id so not even sure this deal will work in the end. Thinking of cancelling my order and doing again via att website.
Where do you see the $200 bill credit? I only see the trade in offer on ATT site
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sabros
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Quote from SplashCity :
Where do you see the $200 bill credit? I only see the trade in offer on ATT site
Its only for upgrades. Edited my post
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orioncygnus
Sep 24, 2023
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Quote from Thrak410 :
Same issue here, on simple choice promo with free lines. 6 lines total for ~ $120/mo. Simple Choice is killing TMO cuz we get so much for so little. The new CEO has been horrible, I wish Legere was still there, he always had great deals and really increased their subscriber base a ton!

I can't get into vzw (with the free iphones) for under $180/mo for 4 lines, not including taxes/fees. I'd rather pay for the phone outright than be stuck in a much higher monthly cost.

Swappa and Amazon have iphone 13 pros under $600 in great shape.
a lot of other vendors will give you some welcome bonus, free phone, etc... need to do the amortized math to see how long you can be on the new service provider before it's a net negative
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smartt
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FREE (not hardly) LMAO
Sep 24, 2023
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brock811
Sep 24, 2023
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Quote from yazyazoo :
I tried adding 4 new lines to see pricing and discounts. I only see $140 Costco Shop card. Shouldn't it be $400 Shop card for adding 4 new lines?
The $140 one-time savings is the waived activation fees. ($35*4) I don't think they show the total value of the Costco cards anywhere.

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JoeW4698
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If you have to send in the trade in be careful. they lost mine then had to be on the phone with them for hours over the course of a few weeks to get them to find them. They credited my account $2000 but damn it was painful and I could have seen it go the other way.
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