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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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Gdog2004
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Quote from freshwater :
I know Xfinity uses VZW towers do Xfinity customers get same priority as true VZW customers as far data speed and access reliability?
I never like Xfinity due to their billing and pricing once 12 month period expires. They tried to sell me Mobile services twice and I just flatly refused it. Very hard to deal with their customer service.
its not the same as VZW customers, but I have had it for years without issue. I dont care if I am first in line or not, it has no impact on my usage.
Oct 2, 2023
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mbs2626
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apple newbie here:is there any way i can load apple gc in my apple wallet/balance?
and use that apple balance/wallet to buy iphone devices like iphone,watch etc?

Can some1 pls let me know the exact steps.I have no idea what is difference between apple wallet and apple balance.

i have 32 apple gc of 25$ each.Need to use this for purchase of iphone via apple site.
What would be the exact steps to use this?
Oct 2, 2023
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freshwater
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Quote from mbs2626 :
apple newbie here:is there any way i can load apple gc in my apple wallet/balance?
and use that apple balance/wallet to buy iphone devices like iphone,watch etc?

Can some1 pls let me know the exact steps.I have no idea what is difference between apple wallet and apple balance.

i have 32 apple gc of 25$ each.Need to use this for purchase of iphone via apple site.
What would be the exact steps to use this?
Do a Google search on " how to load apple gc to an apple wallet" I am sure you will find some inroads.
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freshwater
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Quote from Gdog2004 :
its not the same as VZW customers, but I have had it for years without issue. I dont care if I am first in line or not, it has no impact on my usage.
Are you planning to buy new phones also from VZW or BYOD from Xfinity. If you porting you might get some phones for free at VZW . Or buy some cheap iphone 4 or 5 from ebay and trade them in and you can get some credit like $350 per line even on the cheapest plan like Unlimited Welcome.

For monthly plan you might end up paying a little bit more but you will get unlimited 5G data.
Last edited by freshwater October 2, 2023 at 02:21 PM.
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integraguy2001
Oct 2, 2023
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I have 4 lines with t-mobile, they are giving me no deals at all, my wife wants the new iphone 15 pro, should I switch over to verizon to get this deal? $140 plus tax?
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freshwater
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Quote from integraguy2001 :
I have 4 lines with t-mobile, they are giving me no deals at all, my wife wants the new iphone 15 pro, should I switch over to verizon to get this deal? $140 plus tax?
How you getting $140 plus Tax for 4 lines. They have 3 plans , $55, $45 and $30 per line for 4 lines. Plus Tax and fees. If you buy cheap iPhone from eBay you can get upto $4000 credit if you choose $55 plan unlimited ultimate with auto pay and paperless.
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integraguy2001
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Quote from freshwater :
How you getting $140 plus Tax for 4 lines. They have 3 plans , $55, $45 and $30 per line for 4 lines. Plus Tax and fees. If you buy cheap iPhone from eBay you can get upto $4000 credit if you choose $55 plan unlimited ultimate with auto pay and paperless.
Wait, so it's $120 plus tax? I was told it's $140 plus tax at my local Costco, but she doesn't know what she's talking about. I am already paying $115, so $120 plus tax isn't too bad.

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cokedude
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Update to include port and trade in drop off:

Phone order: Wednesday afternoon, Verizon kiosk in Costco
Phone arrive: Friday late afternoon via FedEx (about 48 hours total)

Port in (Saturday), new number to Verizon: This step required chat and then escalate to push port through. I recommend porting during "office hours" and to have another phone ready to call in as you cannot call on the port line. I suspect the port in was mixed up since I had to cancel a self order on the Verizon app to reorder at Costco to take advantage of the $250 gift card. This was exacerbated since the new 15 self activated with a Verizon phone number upon power on. There was certainly confusion/repeating in the chat (use copy/paste) to establish that the new number given to the 15 was going to be ported in/overwritten - and not port in another line in addition to the new 15. Port in was also my last step as I had already powered on, backed up 11, restored on 15, installed a glass screen protector and magsafe case. Fingers were crossed for sure. Total time: 3 hours, on hold and waiting for chat to escalate was probably 2 out of 3 hours.

After port in, I confirmed number was active and showing on Verizon account. I then created an appointment to drop off the trade in person. I dropped the trade in person at Verizon and asked for trade in receipt. Receipt confirms model, IMEI, credit ($10 strikethrough, $830, $23.06 x 36 months), date, time, location. In and out: 15 minutes including the parking garage.

Now to scan in the receipts and wait for the Costco card. Be sure to compare bills to make sure the discounts/plans match what was estimated earlier.

I'll repeat all of this in 3 years as I'll port out a Verizon number soon to go back to 5 lines (started with 5, port in non Verizon, port out back to 5). I'll swap numbers in 3 years to look new to Verizon again. This is how I purchased my 11 from Verizon. I keep the port out on red pocket for $30 a year. I plan to use both esim slots on the 15 so I can answer both lines with one phone.

Good luck.


Here's the math for my port in:
Pro max, 256gb, $1200/36 = $33.33
Unlimited plus plan (4 existing lines, 1 new unlimited plus) = $42
iPhone 7 plus trade in credit = $830/36 = $23.05

Costco $250 gc mailed or emailed after a few months. Verizon kiosk in costco printed a receipt with "$250 gc" on it.

Taxes are due upon upgrade. $35 activation was added to monthly bill.

Trade in will be dropped off at Verizon with submission ID when I receive the new one. Old phone needed to be on/online to confirm find my iPhone was logged out to generate submission ID. I recommend "trading in" at the same time (even though the device doesn't get dropped off at Costco) to ensure the credit is applied to the order. The non-promo trade in value is $10 so that'd be a $820 gamble.

Why am I porting in? Family plan is unlikely to change for 3 years. Paying the same monthly without a phone credit did not seem worth it. Verizon unlocks after 60 days so it'll be useful for international esim eventually.

Trade in credit varies with plan: $1000 for ultimate unlimited ($52/mo), $830 for unlimited plus ($42), $415 for unlimited welcome ($27). It is $3.5 a month more for unlimited plus from unlimited welcome since you get $415 more trade but you're paying $15 more for the plan.

Uprgades get $100 from costco instead of $250. Upgrades, however, require iphone 8/se and above to get the same value while new line can take in basically any iPhone.

The my Verizon app can show you an exact value on trade in (and new monthly bill) after going to shop, adding in the new phone first, select monthly payments, and yes on trade in. Do not completely proceed as you will not get the Costco gc. It will save time, however, since you can tell the Costco Verizon agent exactly what plan to build and you'll already know what it should cost ahead of time.

Good luck.
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freshwater
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Just order 4 new lines at Costco involved porting from TMO.
2 lines are iphone15
1 line is iphone15 pro max white
1 line is S23 Ultra
For iphone15 using 3 iphone 5s as tradein. For S23 ultra using iphone12.
3 of the phones should arrive by end of week. But pro max in white is listed as Nov 17th. As per instruction tradein are due within 30 days of receiving the new phones. So not sure how to finish porting, should wait till Nov or port the first 3 lines first and send the tradein .
Email receipt did show Costco GC of $250 for each lines. Rep told me no activation fees but I did saw the fees on the receipt.
I used 3 iphone 5s for tradein for iphone15 and iphone 12 for S23 ultra to get $1000 credit on a unlimited ultimate plan. Also pro max I used unlimited ultimate plan.
Taxes and fees are a whoping $32 per month surprise coming from TMO where its included in the monthly.
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TiconderogaN2
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Quote from freshwater :
When people go online after placing there order at Costco do they see any place to put in the imei for tradein? I was told imei can be put in later online.
I just called Verizon to cancel my order and will go to another Costco to get this set up correctly. I'm not risking $2k
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pechango
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Quote from integraguy2001 :
I have 4 lines with t-mobile, they are giving me no deals at all, my wife wants the new iphone 15 pro, should I switch over to verizon to get this deal? $140 plus tax?
t-mobile has a current subscriber deal...go to apple's website and go through the purchase process for the phone you want then select "trade in" and "finance" and you'll see options for t-mobile.

I chose "iphone 11 pro max" and got up to $1000 in credits over 24 months offer.
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pechango
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Quote from TiconderogaN2 :
I just called Verizon to cancel my order and will go to another Costco to get this set up correctly. I'm not risking $2k
yep, it should have been done during the purchase process.
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Quote from OrangeGiraffe2877 :
Just went and did the deal using an old "Go Loyalty Unlimited" plan.

The Costco rep originally did not do it and showed a $210 trade-in value for my wife's iPhone 12 and insisted the $830 was only for new plans. But, I looked on his screen and saw he didn't click on the "see available offers" (or something like that) and when we clicked on it, there were 4 offers available, including the $830 trade-in credit one. Once he applied that, it worked like a charm.

Something to be aware of!
You can do this deal and stay on your old plan?
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zebra0mussel
Oct 3, 2023
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The AT&T and T-Mobile Costco location finder links in the Community Wiki work, but not the Verizon one. Can someone send an updated Verizon link if possible?
Last edited by zebra0mussel October 2, 2023 at 08:11 PM.

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Abbby
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I am looking for 3 line with unlimited plus. The plan alone is $65 per line. Too expensive. If you do math for 3 years. It is much worse than buying a phone with full price.

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