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frontpagebookapow posted Sep 15, 2023 4:44 PM

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

Free after 36-Monthly Bill Credits

& More + Free Shippingat Costco Wholesale
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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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Written by bookapow
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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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Sep 24, 2023 4:58 AM
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doomtoallSep 24, 2023 4:58 AM
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Quote from EagerStep228 :
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?
Unlikely. Contracts are here for big carriers
Sep 24, 2023 5:13 AM
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dealjedi86Sep 24, 2023 5:13 AM
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Quote from sabros :
Its only for upgrades. Edited my post
I'm not seeing this either
Sep 24, 2023 5:25 AM
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yazyazooSep 24, 2023 5:25 AM
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Quote from brock811 :
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.

Ok Thanks!
Sep 24, 2023 8:43 AM
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quickstart88Sep 24, 2023 8:43 AM
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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
I too have simple choice from t mobile. 7 lines. 152.00 per month.
AT&T from Costco gave me a deal to switch. Way too good to pass up on.
I never imagined i can upgrade all 7 lines with new phones for about $200 per months.
So check this out. I have 4 of the old A32 phones. 1 S21. 1 Apple 13, 1 apple S7.
For 200 a month
I ll be upgrading all my A32 to S32 Samsung. You can upgrade to S23 Plus but that's $5 more per phone per month for 3 years.
1 apple 15 pro
1 apple Se 3rd gen. Because the apple S7 are worthless
Plus $100 per phone as Costco gift card. That's $700 because I have 7 phones
Plus they wave the $15 per phone activation fees

This is too good of a deal? All phones upgraded. Is this too good to be true?
Sep 24, 2023 1:28 PM
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jm534vSep 24, 2023 1:28 PM
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Quote from sabros :
Its only for upgrades. Edited my post
Where at? I don't see any $200 bill credit at all while trying to do an upgrade
Sep 24, 2023 1:30 PM
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orioncygnusSep 24, 2023 1:30 PM
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Quote from quickstart88 :
I too have simple choice from t mobile. 7 lines. 152.00 per month.
AT&T from Costco gave me a deal to switch. Way too good to pass up on.
I never imagined i can upgrade all 7 lines with new phones for about $200 per months.
So check this out. I have 4 of the old A32 phones. 1 S21. 1 Apple 13, 1 apple S7.
For 200 a month
I ll be upgrading all my A32 to S32 Samsung. You can upgrade to S23 Plus but that's $5 more per phone per month for 3 years.
1 apple 15 pro
1 apple Se 3rd gen. Because the apple S7 are worthless
Plus $100 per phone as Costco gift card. That's $700 because I have 7 phones
Plus they wave the $15 per phone activation fees

This is too good of a deal? All phones upgraded. Is this too good to be true?
A32 is the one tmobile was giving out for free with the trade in of any type of phone right? I got one for my kid when that deal was out. Bought a $5 flip phone on amazon/easy and traded it in for the A32.

if you do the cost analysis, i'm not sure how that's a good deal if cost is your main concern? the $700 is nice but yuo were paying ~50/mo less on tmobile, so you break even after 14 months and then will start paying more on the AT&T plan? or are you saying upgrading the phones for free was also part of the deal?
Sep 24, 2023 4:22 PM
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BelaSSep 24, 2023 4:22 PM
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Quote from JoeW4698 :
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.
You can take the trade into an ATT store. I had the same exact thing happen to me, but with T-Mobile. It took them six months to credit everything finally. I told them my tracking showed delivered and they basically said that doesn't make a difference lol.

Also, if you mail in to ATT you need each device in its own box with its own label.

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Sep 24, 2023 4:30 PM
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BelaSSep 24, 2023 4:30 PM
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Quote from orioncygnus :
A32 is the one tmobile was giving out for free with the trade in of any type of phone right? I got one for my kid when that deal was out. Bought a $5 flip phone on amazon/easy and traded it in for the A32.

if you do the cost analysis, i'm not sure how that's a good deal if cost is your main concern? the $700 is nice but yuo were paying ~50/mo less on tmobile, so you break even after 14 months and then will start paying more on the AT&T plan? or are you saying upgrading the phones for free was also part of the deal?
T-Mobile won't give you the upgrades with the simple choice plan. You have to move up to their top tier plan, which is $220 for five lines (the online configurator doesn't show you seven lines like he has, but I imagine it's more).

Sounds like cost AND having new devices is what mattered to him. Since T-Mobile would either require an outright purchase of seven devices or bunking to a much more expensive plan, it seems ATT comes out better for their scenario.
Sep 24, 2023 5:11 PM
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quickstart88Sep 24, 2023 5:11 PM
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Quote from orioncygnus :
A32 is the one tmobile was giving out for free with the trade in of any type of phone right? I got one for my kid when that deal was out. Bought a $5 flip phone on amazon/easy and traded it in for the A32.

if you do the cost analysis, i'm not sure how that's a good deal if cost is your main concern? the $700 is nice but yuo were paying ~50/mo less on tmobile, so you break even after 14 months and then will start paying more on the AT&T plan? or are you saying upgrading the phones for free was also part of the deal?
But 7 new phones for 200 bucks? Come on not brainer
Sep 24, 2023 5:41 PM
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SplashCitySep 24, 2023 5:41 PM
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Does the Costco shop card come when the phone is delivered or by email?
Sep 24, 2023 5:42 PM
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quickstart88Sep 24, 2023 5:42 PM
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Quote from orioncygnus :
A32 is the one tmobile was giving out for free with the trade in of any type of phone right? I got one for my kid when that deal was out. Bought a $5 flip phone on amazon/easy and traded it in for the A32.

if you do the cost analysis, i'm not sure how that's a good deal if cost is your main concern? the $700 is nice but yuo were paying ~50/mo less on tmobile, so you break even after 14 months and then will start paying more on the AT&T plan? or are you saying upgrading the phones for free was also part of the deal?
Yes. All phone upgrade are free
Sep 24, 2023 6:03 PM
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mach4Sep 24, 2023 6:03 PM
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Quote from SplashCity :
Does the Costco shop card come when the phone is delivered or by email?
Mine took 4-5 weeks with regular mail, when I did a Costco upgrade last month
Sep 24, 2023 8:45 PM
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orioncygnusSep 24, 2023 8:45 PM
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Quote from quickstart88 :
Yes. All phone upgrade are free
ah I see, what did you upgrade to? i might jump ship then too
Sep 25, 2023 1:32 AM
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javahookedSep 25, 2023 1:32 AM
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Quote from javahooked :
I plan to contact AT&T on this. Typically in the past, when I upgraded it showed the plans we were going to be on and did not change them. So hoping that it wouldn't be any different before I hit upgrade.
Reporting back on my upgrade. Upgraded one of the lines to the iPhone 15 Pro. Everything went smoothly, received the iPhone. Activated the device successfully without a glitch. Our account still shows our legacy Elite plan as the plan for the line and no changes were made. Overall happy with the upgrade as we do not plan to move carriers. I plan to go to an AT&T store to process the trade-in. Will report back on how that goes.

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Kdp49Sep 25, 2023 1:45 AM
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What does it mean that billing discount will start in 2-3 months? What happens for 3 months? Do I have to pay full price?
And does this mean 36-months "contract" is actually 39months? In order to get all the discounts?

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