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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
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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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Michaelyu
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Quote from forest95 :
I put iPhone 7 imei for trade in and Verizon system can not recognize it

Did anyone tried to trade in iPhone 7?
If you open/add a new line, try trade in online and it will work. Verizon retailer at Costco can't process trade in old aged iPhone even if it shows any iPhone 3G and newer are qualified for $1000/830 trade in value. I didn't want to risk my trade in and other discounts with Costco, so I skipped their $250 cash card but I got new iPhone within 3 days after placing the order online. Dropping off iPhone 4 for trade in to local store and then I am all set for 2 unlimited plus with total $80/mo.
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poohbie
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Quote from Qiyuan :
I was at Costco Verizon kiosk today, created a new account and added four lines. However the trade in credit can be applied only on one line. The rep and his boss do not know what to do. This promotion seems a scam, and the monthly due is higher than the website advertised.
Verizon postpaid adds another ~$7/mth in fees/taxes and the BS Economic Adjustment Surcharge
Sep 24, 2023
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LEGOProBuilder
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Quote from Qiyuan :
I was at Costco Verizon kiosk today, created a new account and added four lines. However the trade in credit can be applied only on one line. The rep and his boss do not know what to do. This promotion seems a scam, and the monthly due is higher than the website advertised.
The price chart on the website includes a BYOD credit in the pricing: https://www.verizon.com/plans/unlimited/

Unlimited Ultimate: Plan price includes $540 BYOD promo credit per phone applied over 36 mos. when you add 1-4 new smartphone lines with your own 4G/5G smartphone.
Pricing and FAQ: https://www.verizon.com/support/u...mate-faqs/

Unlimited Plus: Plan price includes $540 BYOD promo credit per phone applied over 36 mos. when you add 1-4 new smartphone lines with your own 4G/5G smartphone.
Pricing and FAQ: https://www.verizon.com/support/u...plus-faqs/

Unlimited Welcome: Plan price includes $180 BYOD promo credit per phone applied over 36 mos. when you add 1-4 new smartphone lines with your own 4G/5G smartphone. All promo credits end if eligibility req's are no longer met. Limited time offer.
Pricing and FAQ: https://www.verizon.com/support/w...ited-faqs/
Last edited by LEGOProBuilder September 24, 2023 at 01:35 PM.
Sep 24, 2023
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opfreak
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so at cost co - you can upgrde with anyphone? because on verizon.com and best buy, the list of phones for upgrading a line is smaller then for adding a new line.
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Qiyuan
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Quote from LEGOProBuilder :
The price chart on the website includes a BYOD credit in the pricing: https://www.verizon.com/plans/unlimited/

Unlimited Ultimate: Plan price includes $540 BYOD promo credit per phone applied over 36 mos. when you add 1-4 new smartphone lines with your own 4G/5G smartphone.
Pricing and FAQ: https://www.verizon.com/support/u...mate-faqs/

Unlimited Plus: Plan price includes $540 BYOD promo credit per phone applied over 36 mos. when you add 1-4 new smartphone lines with your own 4G/5G smartphone.
Pricing and FAQ: https://www.verizon.com/support/u...plus-faqs/

Unlimited Welcome: Plan price includes $180 BYOD promo credit per phone applied over 36 mos. when you add 1-4 new smartphone lines with your own 4G/5G smartphone. All promo credits end if eligibility req's are no longer met. Limited time offer.
Pricing and FAQ: https://www.verizon.com/support/w...ited-faqs/
Yes, the advertised prices included this BYOD credit. But the rep told me this credit is not stackable with new customers $1000 trade in credit. So either $540 or $1000. Plus the surcharge is high, about $8 per line for unlimited plus without perk.
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pgharibi
Sep 24, 2023
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Quote from ZForce915 :
I'm a few years out of the loop, but when I ran an AT&T the network prioritization was pretty clear.

Firstnet, Businesses, consumer postpaid, consumer prepaid, Cricket and the rest.

I'm happy you're experiencing great service on a low price plan, but your experience doesn't represent the priority put in place.
QCI for AT&T prepaid is actually higher than the unlimited starter postpaid plan, and is as good as nearly every AT&T postpaid plan except the highest one.

In other words, there is no downgrade in service for the $300 a year 16GB a month ATT prepaid plan. I'm not trying to sell anyone on a prepaid plan as I have no stake in it, but if the service/QCI/Priority is exactly the same as postpaid - why would a rational person pay $75 a month vs $25 a month to the same company? You could buy an iPhone 15/16/17 etc. full price including sales tax in 18 months with that savings.

See for yourself:
Last edited by pgharibi September 24, 2023 at 03:11 PM.
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vo_danh
Sep 24, 2023
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1. This is basically the same deal that I did on Verizon site except here you get some Costco money which would have been nice but I had to jump in due to being afraid of back orders. 2. 36months isn't great, but honestly the phone will last 3 years and I don't know anyone constantly changing carriers. I used to shy away from it until 2 years later I realized I could have just gotten the free phone I was still with them anyways. You generally find your best carrier for the are and that rarely changes. I changed one time and then after a year had to change back. 3. I think Xs and up is 830 and s10 and up. When I did it with verizon anyways if its with "ANY functioning iPhone (cracked screen is ok)" that seems very misleading, but I didn't know screen can be cracked.
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hummy
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Quote from Qiyuan :
Yes, the advertised prices included this BYOD credit. But the rep told me this credit is not stackable with new customers $1000 trade in credit. So either $540 or $1000. Plus the surcharge is high, about $8 per line for unlimited plus without perk.
I think the trade in credit depends on the plan on each line. Are all 4 lines Unlimited Ultimate? Their website is unclear if Unlimited Plus gets lower trade in credit or it just doesn't qualify for trade in credit at all.
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wighty
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Quote from Michaelyu :
If you open/add a new line, try trade in online and it will work. Verizon retailer at Costco can't process trade in old aged iPhone even if it shows any iPhone 3G and newer are qualified for $1000/830 trade in value. I didn't want to risk my trade in and other discounts with Costco, so I skipped their $250 cash card but I got new iPhone within 3 days after placing the order online. Dropping off iPhone 4 for trade in to local store and then I am all set for 2 unlimited plus with total $80/mo.
Can you post if the iPhone 4 trade in works at Verizon?
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jcnix
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Quote from happymanny1986 :
Let's do the math on this one (for my case, feel free to plug in your own numbers)

I used the Verizon Taxes and surcharges estimator to guess at taxes/fees. https://www.verizon.com/support/t...estimator/

Verizon Unlimited Plus Plan
Total value = 2674.54

Versus

Buying new iPhone 1514.42 (including tax)
Keeping my current Visible plan $35/month (including taxes/fees) x 36 = 1260
Sell current iPhone myself -$350

Total Paid = 1514.42 + 1260 - 350 = 2424.42 or 2774.42 (if I decide to keep my phone)
Good math, but that's only a $250 difference over 3 years. I would have no problem paying $7/mo more for Verizon just because of the limited Hotspot with Visible. If that doesn't matter to you, then you can definitely see how Visible is a better deal than a single line plan with Verizon.
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poohbie
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Quote from Michaelyu :
If you open/add a new line, try trade in online and it will work. Verizon retailer at Costco can't process trade in old aged iPhone even if it shows any iPhone 3G and newer are qualified for $1000/830 trade in value. I didn't want to risk my trade in and other discounts with Costco, so I skipped their $250 cash card but I got new iPhone within 3 days after placing the order online. Dropping off iPhone 4 for trade in to local store and then I am all set for 2 unlimited plus with total $80/mo.
You can order online but trade-in to local store for instant value confirmation? Did you have to indicate with your online order that you'd be trading in?
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alexlzl
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Just came back, got my old iPhone SE traded in for max $830 credit, which surprised the rep. But an iPhone 8 can only get $400 credit.

The rep is super busy with lots of people coming for this deal. Best to do all your homework on Verizon website and know what you exactly want before you go
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Qiyuan
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Quote from hummy :
I think the trade in credit depends on the plan on each line. Are all 4 lines Unlimited Ultimate? Their website is unclear if Unlimited Plus gets lower trade in credit or it just doesn't qualify for trade in credit at all.
All lines are Unlimited Ultimate. And the price is $55 + tax + surcharges + phone
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BSparks294
Sep 25, 2023
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Apparently there are no deals on the iPhone 15 Pro Max, but that is okay because Jerry (YouTube) determined that the vaunted titanium case does nothing to prevent the screen from cracking. The iPhone 15 Pro had no such problems. Apple made the screen easier to replace at a cost of only $200 because it is 5x's more likely to crack.
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opfreak
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Quote from alexlzl :
Just came back, got my old iPhone SE traded in for max $830 credit, which surprised the rep. But an iPhone 8 can only get $400 credit.

The rep is super busy with lots of people coming for this deal. Best to do all your homework on Verizon website and know what you exactly want before you go
was this an upgrade or new line?

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