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To summarize Costco waives activation fee and gives $100 shop card making small profit and free phone

T-Mobile has a promotion of trade any phone in any condition for up to 200 dollars in bill credits, pay only taxes or excess

Options are

REVVL 6x 5G Moto G 5G - 2023 Nokia G310 (Shadow), may also get pro but out of pocket for the difference also moto 2024

Trade any device any condition any plan

Moto $200+16.50tax=216-200bill credit 16.50 so 100-16.5=$84.5 profit and free phone

Rvll was 230 same promotions so about $50 profits

https://www.costco.com/t-mobile-b...wcase.html

Above link was to show store locations, the $100 promo isn't on link


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Costco Activate ID240150
Purchase an eligible device on a monthly payment plan in participating Costco Warehouse locations, have or move to a qualifying plan and save $150 when you activate a new line, save $100 when you upgrade, save $75 when you activate with BYOD or save $25 on eligible Home Internet and Mobile Internet activations via Costco Virtual Shop Card with online redemption.
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Get $150 when you activate a new line on Go5G Plus or Go5G Next after rebate with Costco Virtual Shop Card with finance agreement. In participating Warehouse
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Created 04-24-2024 at 07:50 PM by maxpowah08
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04-24-2024 at 07:56 PM.
04-24-2024 at 07:56 PM.
Plus activation of a new line or porting in a number?
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04-24-2024 at 08:01 PM.
04-24-2024 at 08:01 PM.
From the link

Limited-time offers; subject to change. May not be combined with some promotions or discounts. All lines must be active and in good standing when cards are processed. Promotions reqiure 90 days service before validation. If you have canceled lines in the past 90 days, reactivate them first. $150: Device purchase with finance agreement required. Tax on pre- credit price due at sale. Qualifying credit and Go5G Plus (or higher) plan required. $150 Costco Virtual Shop Card after online registration and redemption within 30 days of qualifying purchase, activation, and approval process. Max 12/account. $250: Qualifying credit, activate a new line, service (Go5G Plus/Go5G Next or Go5G Business Plus/Go5G Business Next), and port-in from AT&T, Verizon, Claro, US Cellular, Xfinity, Spectrum and Liberty Puerto Rico required. Complete port-in and register code within 30 days of activation. Get $250 rebate per line, max 4/account via virtual prepaid Visa, which you can use online or in-store at T-Mobile or Costco only;โ€ฏno cash access & expires in 6 months. The Virtual Prepaid Visa card is issued by Sunrise Banks N.A., St. Paul, MN 55103, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Incorporated. Visa is a registered trademark owned by Visa International Service Association. Registration, activation, acceptance, or use of this card constitutes acceptance of the terms and conditions stated in the Prepaid Card Agreement. This promotion is not associated, sponsored, or endorsed by Visa or Sunrise Banks N.A. Lines must be active and in good standing when card is issued. Max 4/account. May not be combinable with some offers or discounts.
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04-24-2024 at 08:08 PM.
04-24-2024 at 08:08 PM.
Need to include Oneplus phone.
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geezlouise
04-24-2024 at 08:27 PM.
04-24-2024 at 08:27 PM.
Quote from Mr. Sparkles :
Plus activation of a new line or porting in a number?
No device activation fee at Costco.
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04-24-2024 at 08:31 PM.

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04-24-2024 at 08:31 PM.
Quote from geezlouise :
No device activation fee at Costco.

Not the point I was making. It isn't just give them an old phone and they give you a credit. New service is required.
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04-24-2024 at 08:39 PM.
04-24-2024 at 08:39 PM.
Quote from Mr. Sparkles :
Not the point I was making. It isn't just give them an old phone and they give you a credit. New service is required.

Sorry. I misunderstood. I did not see in OP that a new line of service is required. I have taken advantage of the trade in any device promotion for a free phone on an existing line at Costco without having to add a line or pay a device connection fee and received a Costco shop card. I thought this was the same promotion.
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04-24-2024 at 08:40 PM.
04-24-2024 at 08:40 PM.
Quote from geezlouise :
Sorry. I misunderstood. I did not see in OP that a new line of service is required. I have taken advantage of the trade in any device promotion for a free phone on an existing line at Costco without having to add a line or pay a device connection fee and received a Costco shop card. I thought this was the same promotion.

That'd be great! Maybe I am reading the link wrong.
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04-24-2024 at 08:41 PM.
04-24-2024 at 08:41 PM.
Quote from Mr. Sparkles :
Not the point I was making. It isn't just give them an old phone and they give you a credit. New service is required.

Nope no new line just activation, doesn't make much sense to me but it was claimed that it's part of Costco membership benefits
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you're saying that I can go trade in my pixel 2 with a broken screen for a new phone and pay nothing and not have to activate a new line? Seems fishy. "Bill credits" typically apply to the line of service you activate when you buy the phone... I don't think they can give "bill credits" on some other phone's service - that wouldn't make any sense.

edit: from the link: "Requires port-in and on-line registration. Port-in from AT&T, Verizon, Claro, US Cellular, Xfinity, Spectrum and Liberty Puerto Rico required."
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04-25-2024 at 05:15 AM.
04-25-2024 at 05:15 AM.
Last time they at least had Motorola Edge 2022 128G for this deal. This time the phones are so bad.
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04-25-2024 at 07:28 AM.
04-25-2024 at 07:28 AM.
Quote from skwishbot :
you're saying that I can go trade in my pixel 2 with a broken screen for a new phone and pay nothing and not have to activate a new line? Seems fishy. "Bill credits" typically apply to the line of service you activate when you buy the phone... I don't think they can give "bill credits" on some other phone's service - that wouldn't make any sense.

edit: from the link: "Requires port-in and on-line registration. Port-in from AT&T, Verizon, Claro, US Cellular, Xfinity, Spectrum and Liberty Puerto Rico required."
I did the deal last year. I traded in a trashed Samsung Galaxy S8 with a shattered screen, broken back and the battery had swollen so bad that the case split open. I didn't add a line, I paid some $40 in sales tax and got a new Motorola Edge 2022 and a $75 Costco gift. No new line and no ongoing monthly fees. The phone gets 'paid off' over 24 months as long as you keep the existing line(s) active. If you cancel the account before the 24 months expire you owe the balance of the phone's inflated list price of $499.

Great deal for a backup phone. The phones this time don't look so great, but a free or money making backup phone is still a good deal if you're certain to keep the account for 24 months. Not a great deal if you need to add a new line. TMobile often has better deals for that.
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04-25-2024 at 10:02 AM.
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Quote from wasben :
I did the deal last year. I traded in a trashed Samsung Galaxy S8 with a shattered screen, broken back and the battery had swollen so bad that the case split open. I didn't add a line, I paid some $40 in sales tax and got a new Motorola Edge 2022 and a $75 Costco gift. No new line and no ongoing monthly fees. The phone gets 'paid off' over 24 months as long as you keep the existing line(s) active. If you cancel the account before the 24 months expire you owe the balance of the phone's inflated list price of $499.

Great deal for a backup phone. The phones this time don't look so great, but a free or money making backup phone is still a good deal if you're certain to keep the account for 24 months. Not a great deal if you need to add a new line. TMobile often has better deals for that.
Did the same deal but instead traded in a broken Blackberry that was missing the battery.
Got the Edge 2022 and $75 Costco shop card.
No upgrading my plan or adding a line.
As long as TMO rep can find the IMEI of the trade in device the deal should work.
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05-01-2024 at 09:41 AM.
05-01-2024 at 09:41 AM.
Quote from pwbmq :
Last time they at least had Motorola Edge 2022 128G for this deal. This time the phones are so bad.
yeah, no OnePlus this time either.
on Simple Choice plan they do not offer good promotions any more. so used this to get 2 Moto G 2024 phones for iPhone 5 and a old Visible ZTE phone.

Apparently broken trade-in phones do not work any more. T-mobile rep at Costco checked all phones that they turn on and even took off the screen protector to see the screen is not cracked.

Moto G was $168, so paid taxes on that amount. Will get monthly credit of $7 for 24 months.
Upgrade on existing lines. No activation Fee. Free shipping. Will hopefully get $100 Costco Cash card for both.
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