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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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PurpleWren3082
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Quote from freshwater :
I bought 3 from ebay and they were all unlocked. I am pretty sure the one you have is unlocked but used on Sprint. Try putting in a sim from any other service provider and see if phone can read the sim.
Thanks
Oct 8, 2023
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freshwater
Oct 8, 2023
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Quote from PurpleWren3082 :
Thanks
Welcome 🙏. You get $1000 credit if you choose Unlimited Platinum plan but $830 if you choose Unlimited Plus plan. PLUS plan is $10 less per month so for 36 month it's a savings of $360 as compare to Platinum.
Oct 8, 2023
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Phillips
Oct 8, 2023
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Quote from freshwater :
I was able to cancel my order not at Costco because they can't do it. Have to call a different number in vzw who handles online order to get it canceled. Then I was able to put in a new order but my receipt never mentioned anything about $200 switcher. Rep told me I should get that on my 4 phones I am porting from TMO.
You qualify for the $200 when you port your numbers from AT&T or T-Mobile. If you entered the number for each line, then you should qualify. If you got temporary numbers, I would worry the the offer will still be valid at the time you are finally able to port your numbers.

In the e-mail that says, "we received your order" is the purchase receipt. That should list your Costco gift card and your switcher eligibility for each line.
Oct 8, 2023
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rick_312
Oct 8, 2023
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Quote from humangenetics :
Geezzz, $46 just for tax?
that's too high, in TX it should be around $20-25.
Oct 8, 2023
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freshwater
Oct 8, 2023
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Quote from Phillips :
You qualify for the $200 when you port your numbers from AT&T or T-Mobile. If you entered the number for each line, then you should qualify. If you got temporary numbers, I would worry the the offer will still be valid at the time you are finally able to port your numbers.

In the e-mail that says, "we received your order" is the purchase receipt. That should list your Costco gift card and your switcher eligibility for each line.
I am a little worried too why the receipt has no mentioned of the $200 switcher credit. I did get assigned temporary numbers. Rep told me I have to go to the link and used that Switch code to start the porting credit. I will officially port all my phones by 4th week of October.
3 of them should get shipped anytime and 4th one the pro max in white 516GB has an expected shipping date for 10/20.
Oct 9, 2023
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WellDoneDeal
Oct 9, 2023
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Quick question -- I have 4 lines with T-mobile. If we would like to port them to Verizon or AT&T, will all the family members need to visit Costco? or only the head of the household (the person signed up and pay the bill) has to go?
Last edited by WellDoneDeal October 8, 2023 at 10:23 PM.
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PowerfulKestrel7166
Oct 9, 2023
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Quote from freshwater :
Good point- looks like tradein is not required for the switcher rebate. It will be good to know if one BYOD does that gets the switcher rebate too on top of $540 for BYOD credit.
I'm in the same boat, but I was told by Verizon corporate that it had to be an upgrade and not a BYD for the 200 switcher rebate. If you read the terms, it says that a new device payment plan must be active to be eligible. Hopefully I'm wrong on this one. I still submitted the rebate through the website and should get a response by early November.

" Receive a $200 Verizon eGift Card when you port in a new line and activate a select $699.99 smartphone purchased on a device payment agreement on postpaid Unlimited Plus or Unlimited Ultimate plan between 10.4.23 and 10.31.23"

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Oct 9, 2023
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freshwater
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Quote from PowerfulKestrel7166 :
I'm in the same boat, but I was told by Verizon corporate that it had to be an upgrade and not a BYD for the 200 switcher rebate. If you read the terms, it says that a new device payment plan must be active to be eligible. Hopefully I'm wrong on this one. I still submitted the rebate through the website and should get a response by early November.

" Receive a $200 Verizon eGift Card when you port in a new line and activate a select $699.99 smartphone purchased on a device payment agreement on postpaid Unlimited Plus or Unlimited Ultimate plan between 10.4.23 and 10.31.23"
I give up the idea of BYOD because I was only getting $360 plus Costco rep told me that I won't be eligible for $250 Costco GC for BYOD line.
So I ordered S23 ultra and tradin iphone12 for $1000 credit.
Oct 9, 2023
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LEGOProBuilder
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Quote from WellDoneDeal :
Quick question -- I have 4 lines with T-mobile. If we would like to port them to Verizon or AT&T, will all the family members need to visit Costco? or only the head of the household (the person signed up and pay the bill) has to go?
Only the person that will be the primary account holder needs to go.
Oct 9, 2023
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sshark
Oct 9, 2023
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Everyone who is moving to Verizon, are you moving after just 1 year of service or more?
Oct 9, 2023
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alwaysupgrade
Oct 9, 2023
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this new promotion only accept iphone 11 and later trade in? no longer accept iphone 5?
Oct 9, 2023
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freshwater
Oct 9, 2023
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Quote from hdlz :
this new promotion only accept iphone 11 and later trade in? no longer accept iphone 5?
That's for existing customers who wants to upgrade. New Line and new customers can use any iPhone 3 or later for the tradein credit.
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poohbie
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Quote from freshwater :
Welcome 🙏. You get $1000 credit if you choose Unlimited Platinum plan but $830 if you choose Unlimited Plus plan. PLUS plan is $10 less per month so for 36 month it's a savings of $360 as compare to Platinum.
Anyone know what actually happens if you downgrade or upgrade the plan during those 3 years?
Oct 9, 2023
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freshwater
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Quote from poohbie :
Anyone know what actually happens if you downgrade or upgrade the plan during those 3 years?
If you downgrade you can loose all the credit.

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Oct 9, 2023
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Mydiscover
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Quote from sshark :
I did buy v lease analysis for two lines needing iPhone 15 Pro 256 GB
  • Option 1: When buying, I will pay outright and stay on prepaid plan
  • Option 2: When leasing via Verizon, I will stay with Verizon for 36 moths
  • Option 3: In combo plan, I will start with Verizon and then pay off after 12 months to take advantage of lower prepaid cost for remaining 24 months
  • Assumptions for Verizon: When leasing from Verizon, I will use Unlimited Ultimate plan; Taxes and fees are for TX
  • Assumptions for prepaid: $25 for Unlimited Prepaid (US Mobile) and $20 5 gb (Mint plan)
  • Assumes $250 Costco and $200 Verizon rebate for each line
I can not see how Verizon or combo deal is any better than paying out of pocket. Shoot some holes and provide feedback if you see any assumptions wrong. Given this analysis, I haven't pulled plug on the deal yet.

36 month costs
- buy phones outright … $3,999
- Verizon deal with Costco and Verizon rebates … $6,990
- Combo deal … Verizon for first 12 months and then prepaid for 24 months … $4,269
Still getting raped by VZW! If my company didn't pay for my VZW cell service I wouldn't even bother keeping them.

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