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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
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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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qning
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Quote from trumpinjailhahahaha :
Why would anyone want to be on a 3yr contract?
Bc I've been with my service for 20 years already.
Sep 27, 2023
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NeatCemetery7031
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Quote from trumpinjailhahahaha :
Why would anyone want to be on a 3yr contract?
It's not too big of a deal if you are trading in an old phone. Even staying with the contract for a year and a half will result in a higher trade in/sales price than selling the phone private.
Sep 27, 2023
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fishtank
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Quote from denyeu1nguoi :
So you can get iPhone 14 plus with welcome plan and still get $250 per line?
Just came back from Costco. Iphone 14 is free with welcome plan. Iphone 14 Plus is additional $5/month.
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AddsK
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Quote from VioletCrayon5714 :
Search iPhone 5. As long as condition good, clean. Should be good. Price should be around $30.
Once you get it check the IMEI at http://imeicheck.com/
To make sure it is not cloud locked, and check that it's not black listed.
If good, then it's good.
Thank you
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_DonkeyKong_
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Thinking of getting a 15 Pro Max for my 14 year old, how much radiation does this bad boy leak?
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Quote from SlickGatsby :
Thinking of getting a 15 Pro Max for my 14 year old, how much radiation does this bad boy leak?
Over 9000
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jay-zala
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Quote from PrateekS5811 :
Exactly.

Assuming I will keep the phone for 3 years :
From Apple :

AT&T Unlimited Prepaid Plan = $25*36 = $900
Device after trade in( i-phone 11 ) = $799-$200 = $599
Total Cost= Plan Charges ($900)+ $599 ( Device) = ~$1499* + Freedom of Trade-in next year

Costco Plan :

Benefits : $1000(Trade-in) + $250(Gift Card) = $1250
Plan Cost = $90/Month
Over three years = $90*36 = $3240
Total Cost = Plan Charges ($3240)+ Device ($0) - $1250( Benefits) = $1990*
*= Excluding Tax

I usually get a new Credit Care around this time of year that has Joining bonus ..like Spend $1000 and get $200 back and us this card to get phone from Apple Smilie
This is not a valid comparison since pre paid AT&T service will be prioritized lower than post paid service in heavy congested areas like airports or sports arenas. There's a reason why it's cheaper, it's because it's a lower tier of service.

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CoolHeat767
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Good deal/bad deal depends on you, but just so everyone knows OP is the same exact deal as going Verizon direct (it's on their home page). It's not any better (or worse).
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poohbie
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Quote from silow :
Hopefully this information helps especially with the last several posts asking about what phones qualify for what amount.

First and foremost any trade in promotion provided by Verizon is handled by Verizon themselves. Authorized retailers (indirect sales channels) such as Costco, Best Buy, Samsung, Apple, Target, Walmart, Verizon Authorized Retailers, etc. do not take the trade in themselves. Some of them may submit your trade in to Verizon as part of the ordering process but they are not directly evaluating your device or providing you the actual trade-in value. That assessment is all done and provided by Verizon's system. What you need to know is that you can do this yourself. The trade in does not need to be performed at the same time as the new device transaction. Verizon gives you a 30 day grace period because they know you may be trading in your currently used phone and they want to allow you to perform transfers etc.

With the new top tier Unlimited Ultimate plan Verizon has now created 3 tiers (prior it was 2) of promotional trade in values tied to service plan - Ultimate/Plus/Welcome. In regards to how the old plans map to the 3 tiers its generally One Unlimited/(Get,Do,Play)/(Start,Welcome). Older plans like Above/Beyond/Go, The Verizon Plan, Verizon Unlimited, etc. will vary depending on the promotion itself.

Costco's cellular partner on top of Verizon's promotion is offering $250/$100 GCs for new/upraded lines.

Verizon has several promotions going. The one that's topic in this thread is ANY iPhone in any condition for $1000 for starting/adding a new line on Unlimited Ultimate. The promo trade-in values reduce to $830 for Unlimited Plus and $415 for Unlimited Welcome.

What others are reporting is a different promotion where new lines are receiving the same values of $1000/$830/$415 accross 3 tiers with a list of eligible phones that include other manufacturers (again different from the ANY iphone promo). Upgrades are included at 2 tiers $830/$200 where tier 1 and 2 were combined. Unlike the ANY iphone promo upgrades on legacy plans are included. For example Get/Do/Play qualifies for the $830 if your device trade in is an iPhone SE 2022 or iPhone XS and above.

Best Buy is a good source to use as a reference. It includes the list of eligible phones at each tier and with new/upgrade lines.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/ipho...4707842739
How do I trade-in a phone under the 'up to $1000' for any old iPhone promo after the iPhone 15 purchase has already been made? I've always done it as part of the new phone order process online. When I go to do a trade-in separately, it gives me the "normal" trade-in value.

Last time a friend purchased the phone at Costco and did the trade-in separately thru Verizon, he never got the credit after hours on the phone with Verizon and them continually promising it'd show up the next billing cycle. Would like to avoid that experience if possible.
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Quote from azdaren :
I did 2 upgrades this year on 2 lines that are on the old 5g Play More plan. I'm guessing if I tried the same upgrade on the 5g Start lines I would get the trade in value like you are.

There is no printout promising anything, however the trade in agreement that you sign does say that I will get the full $830 trade in credits provided my trade ins are in the condition that I reported, which was working with a cracked screen.

FWIW when I dropped the trade ins off at the Verizon store the rep didn't even turn them on and when I asked "don't you want to turn them on?" The rep said Verizon doesn't care when it's a damaged phone trade in. I find it hard to believe that's true, but I'm sure the damaged phone trade in promos are a method to get me to upgrade and locked in for 3yrs.
When you drop off your trade-in at a Verizon store, is the decision on whether to accept or reject the trade-in made there at the store or do they have to send the phone out?
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aabbccbbaa
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Does Verizon accept phones with battery issues as trade-ins? I have an iPhone 5 with a slightly expanded battery (if you don't look closely at the phone from the sides you wouldn't notice it).
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silow
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Quote from poohbie :
How do I trade-in a phone under the 'up to $1000' for any old iPhone promo after the iPhone 15 purchase has already been made? I've always done it as part of the new phone order process online. When I go to do a trade-in separately, it gives me the "normal" trade-in value.

Last time a friend purchased the phone at Costco and did the trade-in separately thru Verizon, he never got the credit after hours on the phone with Verizon and them continually promising it'd show up the next billing cycle. Would like to avoid that experience if possible.
Typically after you meet the eligibility requirements, i.e. activate the device on the plan to complete the "pending order" the trade in promo is applied to your account and you should receive the promo value when you go to submit the trade in at www.vzw.com/tradein. I've have had it not apply/show correctly a few times (out of tens of trade ins over the years) which required working through customer service to submit a promo correction application. This is indeed a time consuming and potentially frustrating process.

Submitting the trade in during the point of sale is definitely smoother and de-risks the issue since your order shows the value up front. However I've typically stacked promotions through indirect sales which usually means no opportunity to do everything all at once. It hasn't been without frustration to deal with customer service but has been worth the effort for me.
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Quote from VioletCrayon5714 :
Search iPhone 5. As long as condition good, clean. Should be good. Price should be around $30.
Once you get it check the IMEI at http://imeicheck.com/
To make sure it is not cloud locked, and check that it's not black listed.
If good, then it's good.
Where are you seeing you can trade in the iPhone 5 for max trade in credit? Do you get the $830 or $1000? I'm a current Verizon customer on an unlimited plan already maybe even their highest tier unlimited plan so upgrading my plan may not be an option. Looking to get the iPhone 15 pro, sell my iPhone 13 Pro private party and trade in a cheap iPhone instead
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R0DE0
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These wireless companies are the literal worst…
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Quote from CoolHeat767 :
Good deal/bad deal depends on you, but just so everyone knows OP is the same exact deal as going Verizon direct (it's on their home page). It's not any better (or worse).
if you do from verizon directly on their home page, you won't get the $250 costco gc per new line or $100 costco gc per upgrade.
i.e. if you open 4 new lines, you got $1000 from costco verizon. and $0 from verizon direct.

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