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expiredkarthekean posted Jul 18, 2024 11:51 AM
Apple iPhone 11 Trade In Offer: Towards 128GB Google Pixel 8 Unlocked Smartphone
$134
$134
after Trade-In Value Refund (Must be Good/Working Condition)at Best Buy
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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
Note, trade in device must be in good/working condition. Damage will incur reduced value.
Thanks to community member karthekean for finding this deal
Note, trade in device must be in good/working condition. Damage will incur reduced value.
- 128GB Google Pixel 8 Unlocked Smartphone (various colors)
- $549 - $415 Apple iPhone 11 Trade-In Device Refund = $134
- 256GB Google Pixel 8 Unlocked Smartphone (various colors)
- $609 - $415 Apple iPhone 11 Trade-In Device Refund = $194
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Written by Discombobulated | Staff- Offer valid for Apple iPhone 11 Smartphone Device
- Maximum value for trade-in device refund is $415, assuming smartphone is fully functional w/ no damage
- Applicable tax will be shown at checkout w/ your Apple iPhone 11 trade-in device
- Offer valid while promotional offer/trade-in values last
- Please see original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion - Discombobulated
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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
Note, trade in device must be in good/working condition. Damage will incur reduced value.
Thanks to community member karthekean for finding this deal
Note, trade in device must be in good/working condition. Damage will incur reduced value.
- 128GB Google Pixel 8 Unlocked Smartphone (various colors)
- $549 - $415 Apple iPhone 11 Trade-In Device Refund = $134
- 256GB Google Pixel 8 Unlocked Smartphone (various colors)
- $609 - $415 Apple iPhone 11 Trade-In Device Refund = $194
Editor's Notes
Written by Discombobulated | Staff- Offer valid for Apple iPhone 11 Smartphone Device
- Maximum value for trade-in device refund is $415, assuming smartphone is fully functional w/ no damage
- Applicable tax will be shown at checkout w/ your Apple iPhone 11 trade-in device
- Offer valid while promotional offer/trade-in values last
- Please see original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion - Discombobulated
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Model: (NEW) Google Pixel 8 5G (Open Box)
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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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Did you think of trading in an iPhone 11 as well? I have 3 of them lying around from previous metro deals.
Wondering whether it's a good idea to trade now or to wait for Pixel 9.
https://www.straighttal
ST iphone 11 is $99.99 instock still.
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1st Plan Silver $45
2nd Plan Silver $30
3rd Plan Silver $15
4th Plan Silver $10
1st Plan Silver $45
2nd Plan Silver $30
3rd Plan Silver $15
4th Plan Silver $10
and if i cancel after, i wont get billed anything afterwards?
thank you
* 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 Moto G Pure (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 (that's a fib). 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 (that's another fib). 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.
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I am a bit worrried about losing iMessage and facetime, always liked android though
The Pixel 8 deal that requires activating & cancelling with Verizon was too stressful for me. The Pixel 8 without required activation costs $549. Trading in an i11 for $415 means paying $134 + sales tax = $146 for me. I just set up an order to sell my new-in-box Pixel 8 to GadgetPickup for $323, but for a new phone they'll pay out only by Paypal which means around $10 in Paypal fee, getting $313. Doing that deal will net me $313 - $146 = $167. I can sell an i11 to GadgetPickup for close to that amount without all the work.
So, they're using a sight upgrade of last year's mostly-Samsung CPU in the Pixel 9.
The real upgrade will be the Pixel 10.
The Pixel 8 deal that requires activating & cancelling with Verizon was too stressful for me. The Pixel 8 without required activation costs $549. Trading in an i11 for $415 means paying $134 + sales tax = $146 for me. I just set up an order to sell my new-in-box Pixel 8 to GadgetPickup for $323, but for a new phone they'll pay out only by Paypal which means around $10 in Paypal fee, getting $313. Doing that deal will net me $313 - $146 = $167. I can sell an i11 to GadgetPickup for close to that amount without all the work.
Did you not trade iPhone 12 for Pixel 8 by activating with Verizon? If someone trades an iPhone 11 for Pixel 8 by activating with Verizon their net would also be very low, close to $34.
Just saying that the difference between iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 trade in is only $30. To me an iPhone 12 is a much better phone than iPhone 11 because it supports 5g and has a faster processor.
I also have a couple of Pixel 7 lying around but their trade in value is only $260.
That is the trouble with Google phones. They don't hold their value at all.
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Just saying that the difference between iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 trade in is only $30. To me an iPhone 12 is a much better phone than iPhone 11 because it supports 5g and has a faster processor.
Yes, the i12 is a much better phone than the i11 (OLED screen, 5G, faster) but its value for trade-in or selling to a reseller is only about $30 higher. Kind of weird.
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