Best Buy is offering their Google Pixel 8 Unlocked Smartphone (2023) (various colors) on sale listed below after trading Apple iPhone 11 Smartphone Device (in a form of a refund for$415 Off). Shipping is free.
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Best Buy is offering their Google Pixel 8 Unlocked Smartphone (2023) (various colors) on sale listed below after trading Apple iPhone 11 Smartphone Device (in a form of a refund for$415 Off). Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member karthekean for finding this deal
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I was not already a Verizon customer. I picked the lowest-cost plan ($75 w/o autopay) when ordering the phone on Best Buy web site. When I picked up the phone, a Verizon SIM was attached to the box, without any kind of instructions to activate. But I got some helpful info from member ProudToBeAnIdian on how to proceed. Here's how it went.
* I created a Verizon account on Verizon web site. They asked for my name, address, email, etc but the SS# and DL info were already provided when ordering through Best Buy in order for Verizon to check my credit. Then it asked me to provide my new Verizon phone number or accout number. I checked "I'lll do it later", then logged out.
* I put the SIM in an unlocked old phone (because I want to sell the Pixel 8 as new-in-box). The SIM was automatically activated and assigned a new Verizon phone number.
* I logged back into my VZ account and linked the new phone number to the account. I looked at a preview of the 1st bill and it was $126.86 including taxes & fees and $35 activation fee. Each month after that is $81.37. Damn, they're expensive for just one line.
* I selected Chat while logged in, told the bot that I wanted to cancel service, it gave me the option to cancel service myself or via a rep, I chose to do it myself WHICH WAS A BAD DECISION. The bot submitted the cancel request but said service would be disconnected on Aug 17, that means I have to pay the full 1st month. That's NOT what I wanted.
* I started a new Chat and asked for "Agent". A live agent connected (without a name, let's assume it was a female) and asked what I needed. I told her that I wanted to cancel because the VZ signal is so weak at my location. She wanted to try some trouble shooting first. I said OK. She told me to do a Network Reset on the phone and let her know if it got better. I did the reset and told her that I still got only 1 bar with VZ but the same phone got 4 bars with T-mo. She said she needed to get a supervisor to cancel the pending request that the bot submitted.
* After 5 minutes or so, she said she got the pending request deleted and was ready to cancel service right away. I asked her to proceed which she did. After that, my account showed service disconnected and the bill preview showed an expected bill of $7.56 (for one day of service + taxes & fees I guess). Since the account shows No Payment Method On File, I guess they'll mail me a bill, but I plan to log in after a few days and pay the bill online if I can.
The issues with the phone come with cellular usage. The modem is weak, so it doesn't latch on to 5G very well in low coverage area. The phone keeps on getting warm and loses battery rather rapidly. Also in general, the Tensor thermals are poor. So on a hot day in the car, the phone will overheat even when used normally to do VOIP calls, play music etc without even using GPS. If using GPS, it is even worse.
Unfortunately the first thing that the Pixels do on overheating is shut down the cellular signal. The phone is then totally crippled until you switch it off and let it cool down. Had some rough experiences on the road with the phone overheating and needing to shut it down and having to disconnect calls.
On a cool day or while being indoors with strong wifi signal, the phone will do well. It is otherwise pretty smooth with great software. All in all, a nice phone with excellent software is hampered badly by a mediocre processor with awful thermals and a very inferior modem.
If you plan to use the phone for yourself, I would honestly wait till Pixel 10 where the processor would be TMSC based vs the current Tensor projected to be used in Pixel 9.
I have the Pixel 7 Pro and the Pixel 8 Pro both. Google's Tensor G2/G3 is significantly inferior to the Qualcomm's Snapdragon chip in terms of performance, thermals and battery life. To add insult to injury, the model in the Pixel phones is by Samsung and really does a bad job in low signal areas and with 5G. So you have the phone with weak signal, constantly overheating and losing battery.
Google always has trade in deals where they give a lot of $$ for older iphones but very little $$ for their own Pixels. So I'm sure you will find similar deals with Pixel 9 as well. Keep in mind the Pixel 9 is 6.03" screen size, so smaller than the Pixel 8.
I am trying understand your method.
You placed order for pick up on phone with activation on verizon $65 plan with activation in store and trade in (iphone 11 black).
You went in store, traded the device and activated the line.
Came home and with verizon online chat cancelled the line.
So you avoided the postpaid plan changes and activation charges.
Please confirm if this is correct. Did I miss something?
Thanks
i would like to know the same
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See attachments. The phone comes unlocked whether you sign up with a carrier or not. I haven't activated the Verizon SIM that comes attached to the phone box. So nothing charged from Verizon yet.
I am trying understand your method.
You placed order for pick up on phone with activation on verizon $65 plan with activation in store and trade in (iphone 11 black).
You went in store, traded the device and activated the line.
Came home and with verizon online chat cancelled the line.
So you avoided the postpaid plan changes and activation charges.
Please confirm if this is correct. Did I miss something?
Thanks
I did all in store . I did not order online but did new line in store
See attachments. The phone comes unlocked whether you sign up with a carrier or not. I haven't activated the Verizon SIM that comes attached to the phone box. So nothing charged from Verizon yet.
Do you already have Verizon? As part of the purchase you would have had to sign up for a new line isn't it? When it makes you sign up it says the first bill would have activation fee and the first month charges. Verizon would take your SSN, make you sign up for a new account and new line etc.
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Do you already have Verizon? As part of the purchase you would have had to sign up for a new line isn't it? When it makes you sign up it says the first bill would have activation fee and the first month charges. Verizon would take your SSN, make you sign up for a new account and new line etc.
Once you asked for cancel it will waive the activation fee (within the first 3 days iirc) and maybe charge for 1 day of service?
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Pretty sure he just got it for those trade in or resale lol. I bought the ip11 from Total for 110 to get Apple gc for 160
Well, I got from Metro two iphone11's and one iPhone12. I had every intention to keep the i12 for my use because sometimes it would be nice to have an iPhone (Tracfone currently will support eSIM on iPhones only (12 and later), there are some movie deals that are available only from Apple, the Tracfone iOS app can do some things that the Android version can't, etc). But tried as I did, I just didn't like the way Apple controls everything and the ways they do things. Even loading MP3 files that I ripped from the original CDs that I bought to the i12 was a real pain. Some of the Android apps that I use frequently are not available on iOS or are not free. I finally gave up.
Also worth mentioning that early leaks of performance testing don't show a whole lot of performance gain between the Tensor G3 in the pixel 8 and the Tensor G4 in the pixel 9.
And the real big rumor is that Google will be going back to TSMC as the Manufacturer for the Tensor 5 chip in the Pixel 10. It might be worth buying a cheap pixel 8 for now, and just skipping the 9 completely. https://9to5google.com/2024/06/19...mc-report/[9to5google.com]
Does this mean they are going to fix the shit modem in the current pixels? That's why I've held off buying
Still good but you are still paying close to $350 after taxes. The pixel 7a deal was close to $250 after tax. I bought open box excellent for a little over 200 after tax
Well, I got from Metro two iphone11's and one iPhone12. I had every intention to keep the i12 for my use because sometimes it would be nice to have an iPhone (Tracfone currently will support eSIM on iPhones only (12 and later), there are some movie deals that are available only from Apple, the Tracfone iOS app can do some things that the Android version can't, etc). But tried as I did, I just didn't like the way Apple controls everything and the ways they do things. Even loading MP3 files that I ripped from the original CDs that I bought to the i12 was a real pain. Some of the Android apps that I use frequently are not available on iOS or are not free. I finally gave up.
No. As an avid pixel user I just jumped ship. Their tensor chips are mediocre compared to snapdragon chips. I get way better signal quality on my new OnePlus 12 but I do miss the pixel camera.
I've used OnePlus in the past(OnePlus 3t specifically) and have loved it. I'm unsure about the new colorOS, always like stock Android. Is the colorOS trash?
honestly Google should have sticked with snapdragon chips, why move to tensor. Or at least make 2 different models, one with tensor one with snapdragon
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* I created a Verizon account on Verizon web site. They asked for my name, address, email, etc but the SS# and DL info were already provided when ordering through Best Buy in order for Verizon to check my credit. Then it asked me to provide my new Verizon phone number or accout number. I checked "I'lll do it later", then logged out.
* I put the SIM in an unlocked old phone (because I want to sell the Pixel 8 as new-in-box). The SIM was automatically activated and assigned a new Verizon phone number.
* I logged back into my VZ account and linked the new phone number to the account. I looked at a preview of the 1st bill and it was $126.86 including taxes & fees and $35 activation fee. Each month after that is $81.37. Damn, they're expensive for just one line.
* I selected Chat while logged in, told the bot that I wanted to cancel service, it gave me the option to cancel service myself or via a rep, I chose to do it myself WHICH WAS A BAD DECISION. The bot submitted the cancel request but said service would be disconnected on Aug 17, that means I have to pay the full 1st month. That's NOT what I wanted.
* I started a new Chat and asked for "Agent". A live agent connected (without a name, let's assume it was a female) and asked what I needed. I told her that I wanted to cancel because the VZ signal is so weak at my location. She wanted to try some trouble shooting first. I said OK. She told me to do a Network Reset on the phone and let her know if it got better. I did the reset and told her that I still got only 1 bar with VZ but the same phone got 4 bars with T-mo. She said she needed to get a supervisor to cancel the pending request that the bot submitted.
* After 5 minutes or so, she said she got the pending request deleted and was ready to cancel service right away. I asked her to proceed which she did. After that, my account showed service disconnected and the bill preview showed an expected bill of $7.56 (for one day of service + taxes & fees I guess). Since the account shows No Payment Method On File, I guess they'll mail me a bill, but I plan to log in after a few days and pay the bill online if I can.
I hope all that was helpful to someone.
Unfortunately the first thing that the Pixels do on overheating is shut down the cellular signal. The phone is then totally crippled until you switch it off and let it cool down. Had some rough experiences on the road with the phone overheating and needing to shut it down and having to disconnect calls.
On a cool day or while being indoors with strong wifi signal, the phone will do well. It is otherwise pretty smooth with great software. All in all, a nice phone with excellent software is hampered badly by a mediocre processor with awful thermals and a very inferior modem.
I have the Pixel 7 Pro and the Pixel 8 Pro both. Google's Tensor G2/G3 is significantly inferior to the Qualcomm's Snapdragon chip in terms of performance, thermals and battery life. To add insult to injury, the model in the Pixel phones is by Samsung and really does a bad job in low signal areas and with 5G. So you have the phone with weak signal, constantly overheating and losing battery.
Google always has trade in deals where they give a lot of $$ for older iphones but very little $$ for their own Pixels. So I'm sure you will find similar deals with Pixel 9 as well. Keep in mind the Pixel 9 is 6.03" screen size, so smaller than the Pixel 8.
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You placed order for pick up on phone with activation on verizon $65 plan with activation in store and trade in (iphone 11 black).
You went in store, traded the device and activated the line.
Came home and with verizon online chat cancelled the line.
So you avoided the postpaid plan changes and activation charges.
Please confirm if this is correct. Did I miss something?
Thanks
You placed order for pick up on phone with activation on verizon $65 plan with activation in store and trade in (iphone 11 black).
You went in store, traded the device and activated the line.
Came home and with verizon online chat cancelled the line.
So you avoided the postpaid plan changes and activation charges.
Please confirm if this is correct. Did I miss something?
Thanks
Try to do these deals in store in person so you have over your immediately and get the discount . Get the new phone right away.
Once phone is accepted, no issues no tension
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https://www.techadvisor.com/artic...r-g4.html# [techadvisor.com]
And the real big rumor is that Google will be going back to TSMC as the Manufacturer for the Tensor 5 chip in the Pixel 10. It might be worth buying a cheap pixel 8 for now, and just skipping the 9 completely.
https://9to5google.com/2024/06/19...mc-report/ [9to5google.com]
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honestly Google should have sticked with snapdragon chips, why move to tensor. Or at least make 2 different models, one with tensor one with snapdragon
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