Just got back from Costco and wanted to share this promo and upgrade hack I pulled off. I am a verizon customer and don't need a new line, and didn't have to upgrade my plan. I am currently on the 5G Get More plan and have a iPhone 13 pro 256gb. However Verizon will let you trade in a phone that isn't on your account to do an upgrade. So I went on ebay and bought a Nokia 8 V 5G phone in decent shape for $42 shipped ( usually these are like $70-90). See the attached image to see what other phones could work. Verizon gave me an $830 credit for this phone I paid $42 for.
$1300 iPhone 15 Pro 512 GB
+$42 Nokia Phone purchase
+115 taxes+activation fee
Total out of pocket $1457
Got a $830 Trade in Credit over 36 months
Got a $100 Costco Card for upgrading in store
Can sell my paid off Iphone 13 Pro 256gb for ~$600 pretty easily
Total Credits $1530 in Credit
Net + $73
Made $73 and got a 15 pro 512gb in the process! without an increase in my rate plan. You could easily do this and get a 128 GB and make like $200+ on the exchange. Enjoy!
https://www.costco.com/cell-phones.html
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i normally buy a $200-$250 motorolla phone every 2-3 years, and use mint mobile for $300 per year.
so i'm spending about $400 per year, or about $35 all in for phone and service per month.
Perhaps I should try again ? Based on most the response here I should be able to trade in any old phone for $830 credit.
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I would rather be on a T-mobile MVNO like US mobile (GSM network, not warp) or mint. Paying 25 a month including taxes and sort out my own phone with or without a trade in with the manufacturer (eg. Samsung or apple).m
In these free iPhone deals, I think most people realize that they are actually charging you for the phone through the monthly fees.
*puts on sunglasses and fades out into a green wall of zeros and ones…
$1300 iPhone 15 Pro 512 GB
+$42 Nokia Phone purchase
+115 taxes+activation fee
Total out of pocket $1457
Got a $830 Trade in Credit over 36 months
Got a $100 Costco Card for upgrading in store
Can sell my paid off Iphone 13 Pro 256gb for ~$600 pretty easily
Total Credits $1530 in Credit
Net + $73
Made $73 and got a 15 pro 512gb in the process! without an increase in my rate plan. You could easily do this and get a 128 GB and make like $200+ on the exchange. Enjoy!
https://www.costco.com/cell-phones.html
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