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frontpage Posted by aus • Sep 22, 2023
frontpage Posted by aus • Sep 22, 2023

Costco: New Lines w/ Trade-In at Verizon: iPhone 15/15 Pro + $250 GC

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Free after 36-Monthly Bill Credits

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Costco Wholesale Stores via Verizon Offers New or Existing Customers: 128GB Apple iPhone 15/15 Pro (2023) for Free after 36 Monthly Bill Credits when activated on a New line and trade-in any iPhone on eligible Verizon Unlimited Ultimate Plan (see plan pricing). Existing Customers can Upgrade and Receive $830 Off New iPhone 15 Lineup with Select Trade-in on Qualified Unlimited plans after 36 Monthly Bill Credits.

Additionally, Costco Wholesale offers Members a $250 Costco Shop Card with New Line OR a $100 Costco Shop Card for Upgrading Eligible Line when purchasing this offer In-Store at any participating Costco location featuring Verizon wireless service kiosks [store locator; scroll down to "Shop Verizon at a participating Costco location near you"].

Thanks to community member aus for sharing 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

Editor's Notes

Written by slickdewmaster | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Offers will be delivered digitally via the email on your VZW account, verified at the time of purchase. A physical card is available upon request. Eligible service lines must stay active a minimum of 60 days to qualify. Costco Shop Cards are not redeemable for cash. Except as required by law.
    • Please refer to the Forum Thread for additional discussion regarding this deal.

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Costco Wholesale Stores via Verizon Offers New or Existing Customers: 128GB Apple iPhone 15/15 Pro (2023) for Free after 36 Monthly Bill Credits when activated on a New line and trade-in any iPhone on eligible Verizon Unlimited Ultimate Plan (see plan pricing). Existing Customers can Upgrade and Receive $830 Off New iPhone 15 Lineup with Select Trade-in on Qualified Unlimited plans after 36 Monthly Bill Credits.

Additionally, Costco Wholesale offers Members a $250 Costco Shop Card with New Line OR a $100 Costco Shop Card for Upgrading Eligible Line when purchasing this offer In-Store at any participating Costco location featuring Verizon wireless service kiosks [store locator; scroll down to "Shop Verizon at a participating Costco location near you"].

Thanks to community member aus for sharing 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

Editor's Notes

Written by slickdewmaster | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Offers will be delivered digitally via the email on your VZW account, verified at the time of purchase. A physical card is available upon request. Eligible service lines must stay active a minimum of 60 days to qualify. Costco Shop Cards are not redeemable for cash. Except as required by law.
    • Please refer to the Forum Thread for additional discussion regarding this deal.

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F1Racer
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Wow 36 months bill credit.
i.e. 3 year contract.
injailhahahaha
507 Posts
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Why would anyone want to be on a 3yr contract?
thehash
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36 month contract and you have to pay tax on the phone.
getting taken to the cleaners.

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Sep 24, 2023
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misterv1
Sep 24, 2023
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If I'm on Verizon already, can I cancel my existing plan and sign up as new line for The promo?
Sep 24, 2023
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pgharibi
Sep 24, 2023
476 Posts
If you do the math, you will end up better off if you buy a phone outright and get on a cheap prepaid plan. These types of lock in "deals" are intentionally only for expensive postpaid plans. I'm on the ATT 25 a month 300 a year plan and it has just as high cell tower priority as the postpaid plans do. Plus on top of 3 years of expensive plans, and the accompanying BS taxes and fees, you are forced to pay sales tax up front on a $800 plus phone. That's another ~$100 there.

TLDR: these "free" iPhone promos are for poor people and people who can't do basic math. The only person this is a "slick deal" for is the carrier.
Last edited by pgharibi September 23, 2023 at 06:31 PM.
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smartt
Sep 24, 2023
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FREE (except the enormous monthly bill)
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VioletCrayon5714
Sep 24, 2023
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Just to confirm, I will have to pay the full price of the phones upfront first at costco right?
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pchangover
Sep 24, 2023
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36 months is hilarious. 24 months is already took long imo.
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integraguy2001
Sep 24, 2023
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you need to pay taxes on the devices plus activation fees... at the end, it's not that great deal.
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ParaRed
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Quote from pgharibi :
If you do the math, you will end up better off if you buy a phone outright and get on a cheap prepaid plan. These types of lock in "deals" are intentionally only for expensive postpaid plans. I'm on the ATT 25 a month 300 a year plan and it has just as high cell tower priority as the postpaid plans do. Plus on top of 3 years of expensive plans, and the accompanying BS taxes and fees, you are forced to pay sales tax up front on a $800 plus phone. That's another ~$100 there.

TLDR: these "free" iPhone promos are for poor people and people who can't do basic math. The only person this is a "slick deal" for is the carrier.
Bingo… just ran the math again to confirm. Saving $500 per year by buying the phones from Apple and activating on Prepaid.

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Sep 24, 2023
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roadrunner35
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Quote from F1Racer :
Wow 36 months bill credit.
i.e. 3 year contract.
I've been with the same cell company for 20 years. 3 years is nothing when you don't plan on going anywhere or acting like jumping bean from each carrier.
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pechango
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Quote from ibanezY :
All scam! Comcast, Verizon, Att, Tmobile etc. Buying a phone shouldn't be calculus
If you think this is calculus, the public school system failed you. No kid left behind? Looks like you were.
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pechango
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Quote from Schakira :
Years ago we were told that 5G was going to blow us away. What a lie. Not really. It's all marketing. Still slightly better seed than LTE. Who's phone out there is running at 100 Mbps on 5G? You'll be lucky to get 20Mbps. But wait there's more - now they're trying to impress us with 10G. Hold on to your hats 🧢. Cell networks in HK and China are 5 times faster when what we get in USA.
I have gotten up to 300mbps on 5G and have hit 3200mbps on 5GUW
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lon3volf
Sep 24, 2023
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Quote from 240SXFAN :
T-Mobile was better. 250 port in credit + 150 shop card. Up to 1000 for trade in.
For 1000$ credit, you need 11Pro or higher pro to be traded in.

Verizon will literally take any phone since iPhone 3G in any condition (except for swollen battery and iCloud locked or stolen phones).
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hondo1978
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ZForce915
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Quote from Mrsaver1234 :
They don't its poor people that can't afford to buy the phone outright so they sign their sole to the devil to get it.
I'd bet $20 you still live at home. You don't fool anyone.
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ZForce915
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Quote from pgharibi :
If you do the math, you will end up better off if you buy a phone outright and get on a cheap prepaid plan. These types of lock in "deals" are intentionally only for expensive postpaid plans. I'm on the ATT 25 a month 300 a year plan and it has just as high cell tower priority as the postpaid plans do. Plus on top of 3 years of expensive plans, and the accompanying BS taxes and fees, you are forced to pay sales tax up front on a $800 plus phone. That's another ~$100 there.

TLDR: these "free" iPhone promos are for poor people and people who can't do basic math. The only person this is a "slick deal" for is the carrier.
It doesn't have the same network priority. I agree with the sentiment that you can save on prepaid though.

Your area may not experience so much network congestion that you're ever prioritized in any meaningful way, but you are prioritized accordingly.

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mudfirewaterair
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Quote from capa78mca :
Today I went to nearby Costco to enquire about these 15 pro deals. Surprisingly, the rep explained me about the whole new deals which I never heard and seen anywhere.

The deals is Verizon offers the free iPhone 15 pro & pro max for Costco members and we need to be with them for 36 months with eligible unlimited plans. In this case, he told that we can choose the Unlimited Welcome (starter plan) that cost $37 with group discount (6 lines). Additionally, we can get $20 discount when enable the auto pay and paperless billing per line which will come down to $17. And, they will charge the pro max EMI $33 for first two bills ONLY. In third bill, they will refund that and then no more EMI in the upcoming bills. Also, we will get Costco shop card $250 for each new line. Has anyone heard these deals?
was this in st louis? Because that guy tried to pull the same shit on me, and when I asked to see the paperwork he was flat out lying.

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