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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
507 Posts
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Why would anyone want to be on a 3yr contract?
thehash
6530 Posts
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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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Oct 24, 2023
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wei2cool
Oct 24, 2023
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Quote from freshwater :
Got my 4 new phones. Porting 4 lines from TMO. Call their Porting dept. They start the process, in 10 minutes 3 lines get ported but 1 line they messed up. It's been almost 24 hrs and still not get ported. I talk to them and they acknowledge that their automated system somehow messed up my 1 line so they requested the other department to do it manually. So far no success. Also the other 3 lines when they get ported can't make or receive any calls. Find out one need to power off the device for 5 minutes then they start working .
This.

I don't know why people enjoy switching carriers and making fun of those who stay with the same carrier for years. "Oh no, 3 years contract, who wants that?"

This kind of headache and inconvenience is not worth it. And imaging dealing with this consistently every time you switch to another carrier.

The phone porting has been in effect for like 15 years and the process is still a hit or miss. Why? Phone companies don't have any incentive to improve the system to make it easy for their customers to leave. In fact, I would argue they somehow make it more difficult so some customers eventually gave up.
Oct 24, 2023
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Oct 24, 2023
larbs
Oct 24, 2023
57 Posts
I have 5 lines with tmo. all the iPhones are like 3+ years old and cracked screen - one has after-market parts. the all need to be replaced though.
is it worth it to even try to do trade-ins with these? I don't want them to take them all in and then tell me that the trade-in is garbage and worth $17
Oct 24, 2023
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pechango
Oct 24, 2023
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Quote from Juggernaut_510 :
36 monthly credits!? What a ripoff! Who has their phones for 3 whole years these days!?
People who don't change phones like they do their underwear.
Oct 24, 2023
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swiftsmile12
Oct 24, 2023
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Any one have fine print of the trade in rules? I remember seeing no cracked screen, no battery swelling and no overheating as requirements.

I entered iPhone 3GS as trade in device after verifying it still boots up, no cracked screen etc. Powered the device off and put it aside last week. However, yesterday I plugged it in to charge before shipping and its now stuck in the apple boot logo. Is it worth the risk to trade it in? Or better to return iPhone 15Pro and do Boyd? Went to Verizon store and the guy said I can trade it in and showed me IMEI in the sim slot and they'll accept it.

Understand, I'll lose $250 Costco gift card, but the Samsung phone I have works on Verizon as well

Update: called vzw customer service. They mentioned the terms for this "particular deal" only require 1) no swollen batteries 2) no over heating and 3) no activation lock. Doesn't matter if the phone doesn't power up. They put a note on my account and emailed me that they'll accept it, if it meets above criteria.
Last edited by swiftsmile12 October 24, 2023 at 09:35 PM.
Oct 24, 2023
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flyingtense
Oct 24, 2023
12 Posts
Quote from SlickHeart5824 :
I gave IMEIs for phones I don't want to trade in. I received my new phones a few days ago. Has anyone changed the phones to other ones before sending the phones back or is this not possible?
call Verizon cs, they will help
Oct 24, 2023
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ScarletSnail849
Oct 24, 2023
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i went to costco yesterday to sign up for this deal and they said its no longer there now. before they said any phone can be traded in i traded a iphone 6 and they said deal is over i guess ?
Oct 24, 2023
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freshwater
Oct 24, 2023
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Quote from ScarletSnail849 :
i went to costco yesterday to sign up for this deal and they said its no longer there now. before they said any phone can be traded in i traded a iphone 6 and they said deal is over i guess ?
I am sure there will be more deals between now and Black Friday. I guess everyone need iphone 15 otherwise it will be end of the World.

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Oct 24, 2023
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FabulousHaddock5945
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Dianora
Oct 25, 2023
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SlickHeart5824
Oct 25, 2023
8 Posts
I signed up for the deal on 10/10/23 and received my phones a few days ago. I don't want to activate the lines as I have travel out of the country and get back 11/8/23. Are there any issues waiting to activate the deal or do I need to activate before 10/30?
Oct 25, 2023
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Oct 25, 2023
640x480
Oct 25, 2023
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I made the switch tonight. Having all your account numbers, PIN's, IMEI of trade ins, and your mind made up on what devices you want helps speed up the process. Took about 20 mins for setting up the porting of two lines. Phones ship in two days and you do the activation and porting at home. Attached are some pictures that clarify that different levels of trade ins. Sadly the deal changed where before you could trade in any old iPhone for $999 and now it has to be a newer phone and you don't get as much. In my case I traded an iPhone XS with a scratched screen and an iPhone 12 Pro and both were worth $830 each. I did the Unlimited Plus plan since you don't get any extra bonuses by paying more for the Unlimited Ultra plan. I was able to stack the $200 switcher bonus, $250 Costco bonus, Apple One for 6 months, and one free Apple TV per account. I was also told the $35 activation fee per line would be credited on the second bill, but I'm not sure if that is true as I haven't heard anyone else mention that here. Everything seems to add up correctly on my receipt so it will just be a matter of registering for each benefit within the time frame and making sure it actually comes. Keep track of everything! Verizon once tried to screw me over a gift card for signing up for FiOS and I can see them trying to do the same thing for one of these promos.
Oct 25, 2023
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Oct 25, 2023
swiftsmile12
Oct 25, 2023
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Quote from SlickHeart5824 :
I signed up for the deal on 10/10/23 and received my phones a few days ago. I don't want to activate the lines as I have travel out of the country and get back 11/8/23. Are there any issues waiting to activate the deal or do I need to activate before 10/30?
Not sure if it matters to you, but I was told billing cycle starts when they ship the units out. Either that or when you received the units. For me, it's not worth paying prev carrier and also Verizon. So I just activated the phones with temp numbers, transferred and traded in the phones.
Oct 25, 2023
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MerryPiranha4008
Oct 25, 2023
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Quote from sdschramm :
I made the switch tonight. Having all your account numbers, PIN's, IMEI of trade ins, and your mind made up on what devices you want helps speed up the process. Took about 20 mins for setting up the porting of two lines. Phones ship in two days and you do the activation and porting at home. Attached are some pictures that clarify that different levels of trade ins. Sadly the deal changed where before you could trade in any old iPhone for $999 and now it has to be a newer phone and you don't get as much. In my case I traded an iPhone XS with a scratched screen and an iPhone 12 Pro and both were worth $830 each. I did the Unlimited Plus plan since you don't get any extra bonuses by paying more for the Unlimited Ultra plan. I was able to stack the $200 switcher bonus, $250 Costco bonus, Apple One for 6 months, and one free Apple TV per account. I was also told the $35 activation fee per line would be credited on the second bill, but I'm not sure if that is true as I haven't heard anyone else mention that here. Everything seems to add up correctly on my receipt so it will just be a matter of registering for each benefit within the time frame and making sure it actually comes. Keep track of everything! Verizon once tried to screw me over a gift card for signing up for FiOS and I can see them trying to do the same thing for one of these promos.
I was told same about $35 activation fee credit in a later bill. I will believe it once I see it.
Oct 25, 2023
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MerryPiranha4008
Oct 25, 2023
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Quote from SlickHeart5824 :
I signed up for the deal on 10/10/23 and received my phones a few days ago. I don't want to activate the lines as I have travel out of the country and get back 11/8/23. Are there any issues waiting to activate the deal or do I need to activate before 10/30?
I think you have 30 days to send the tradein once they are shipped.
Oct 25, 2023
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poohbie
Oct 25, 2023
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Quote from swiftsmile12 :
Not sure if it matters to you, but I was told billing cycle starts when they ship the units out. Either that or when you received the units. For me, it's not worth paying prev carrier and also Verizon. So I just activated the phones with temp numbers, transferred and traded in the phones.
I can confirm this to be true, but you have the option of suspending service if you're not ready to start using it.

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Oct 25, 2023
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OrangeHorn6119
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Full Trade-in credits will be given only from iPhone11 and for iPhone 6 or 7 the credit is $400 ish. Is it correct??

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