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forum thread Posted by pinkfloyd • Oct 27, 2024
forum thread Posted by pinkfloyd • Oct 27, 2024

AT&T Costco deal - too good to be true?

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Current situation: I am on a T-mo SC-NA grandfathered plan with 12 lines + T-mo HI 5G line. T-mo does not have any promos for device upgrade unless I move to the Go5G plan (way more expensive) than the monthly price I pay for the lines. Current monthly cost ~$256. No EIP, all devices paid for.

Happened to walk by Costco AT&T booth here in the Bay Area and they seem to be wooing T-mo customers with a too good to be true offer... Here's the deal...

1. Tradein my all my devices iPhone 12, 12 pros, 12 mini, 13 pro max, 14, 14 pro maxs, 15, Pixel 8, Samsung A32s and all devices will be upgraded to 16 pros, 16 pro maxs, pixel pro and A32s to Samsung S24 FEs.
2. $100 Costco GC for each line I bring over from T-mo ($1200)
3. $200 Costco GC for AT&T fiber internet connection

Monthly AT&T cost (all in) is $313 for all lines and AT&T 300/300 fiber connection. Once devices are paid for (3 yrs), monthly cost will be $309. For $60/ month more, it seems like a deal worth jumping into. See screenshot attached. Thoughts?

https://www.costco.com/att-brand-showcase.html link is only for reference, YMMV
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Current situation: I am on a T-mo SC-NA grandfathered plan with 12 lines + T-mo HI 5G line. T-mo does not have any promos for device upgrade unless I move to the Go5G plan (way more expensive) than the monthly price I pay for the lines. Current monthly cost ~$256. No EIP, all devices paid for.

Happened to walk by Costco AT&T booth here in the Bay Area and they seem to be wooing T-mo customers with a too good to be true offer... Here's the deal...

1. Tradein my all my devices iPhone 12, 12 pros, 12 mini, 13 pro max, 14, 14 pro maxs, 15, Pixel 8, Samsung A32s and all devices will be upgraded to 16 pros, 16 pro maxs, pixel pro and A32s to Samsung S24 FEs.
2. $100 Costco GC for each line I bring over from T-mo ($1200)
3. $200 Costco GC for AT&T fiber internet connection

Monthly AT&T cost (all in) is $313 for all lines and AT&T 300/300 fiber connection. Once devices are paid for (3 yrs), monthly cost will be $309. For $60/ month more, it seems like a deal worth jumping into. See screenshot attached. Thoughts?

https://www.costco.com/att-brand-showcase.html link is only for reference, YMMV

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Quote from norjs1 :
Beware of the Costco ATT sales people!!! They will tell you anything to get you to switch over and when you get your bill you will be flipping out!!! They tried to tell me that Costco will cover the ATT fees to match my TMobile rate
you can do the same deal online using your Costco account and skip the Costco in warehouse sale ppl...
Do it yourself and last page tells you what you get

Did 2 in store and 2 online..traded 4 x iphone 12 from Metro

In store they tried to sell me the more expensive phone but i always look over their shoulders and i corrected the order. Online was straight forward . Was charged tax upfront on full value each time. Sent trade in by mail without pics..All 4 trades were correctly validated and added to my account. got $400 in Costco GC, $200 in extra bill credits by doing costco deal..this should offset the tax and what i paid for the 4 brand new iphone 12 i traded. All in all I ended up with 4 x IP 16 for absolutely free
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DCheeseDanish
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Quote from Binar :
Interesting enough I have a number that shows in 2 groups . Any idea ?
When I have an issue like that I message at&t on Twitter and explain the situation. They do a better job than the chat people.
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Quote from Binar :
1st month is higher because of taxes and other fees..2nd month should reflect the real bill tho
you mean 6th or 7th month right? none of these carriers ever honor their discounts immediately and will claim all sorts of issues. Best deals are buying the phone outright with a discount and selling your old device when it still has value. dealing with the big 3 carriers for monthly bill credits is all nonsense.
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Quote from RelaxedPencil532 :
you mean 6th or 7th month right? none of these carriers ever honor their discounts immediately and will claim all sorts of issues. Best deals are buying the phone outright with a discount and selling your old device when it still has value. dealing with the big 3 carriers for monthly bill credits is all nonsense.
Ya they all suck but the d rather save 4K and try to work the deal than trying to stick it to the big guy and get f,?ed in the process. Been with ATT since 2009. I pay $40 per line unlimited everything plus free HBO on 4 lines. I'm content

2 years ago I went the way you go. I got IP14 from Apple for 1200 including tax unlocked from Apple . Sold it for $500, battery was at 88% and for a week I had to deal with all the scammers , assholes, low ballers on the marketplace

I'd rather deal with ATT and get a free phone or 4 out of my struggle
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Quote from Binar :
Ya they all suck but the d rather save 4K and try to work the deal than trying to stick it to the big guy and get f,?ed in the process. Been with ATT since 2009. I pay $40 per line unlimited everything plus free HBO on 4 lines. I'm content

2 years ago I went the way you go. I got IP14 from Apple for 1200 including tax unlocked from Apple . Sold it for $500, battery was at 88% and for a week I had to deal with all the scammers , assholes, low ballers on the marketplace

I'd rather deal with ATT and get a free phone or 4 out of my struggle
yeah but good luck when it is month 6 and there are no bill credits and your "free phone" costs you! these carriers always win because they know most people will upgrade before the 3 years are up. keep in mind if it takes 5 months for the discount to start you are staying with them 42 months which is 3 1/2 years! their strategy f**ks the consumer royally and not worth the hassle!
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Quote from RelaxedPencil532 :
yeah but good luck when it is month 6 and there are no bill credits and your "free phone" costs you! these carriers always win because they know most people will upgrade before the 3 years are up. keep in mind if it takes 5 months for the discount to start you are staying with them 42 months which is 3 1/2 years! their strategy f**ks the consumer royally and not worth the hassle!
not true i already started getting bill credits on all lines ..not sure what you went trough but is not the norm..most ppl get everything they are promised
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Quote from DCheeseDanish :
When I have an issue like that I message at&t on Twitter and explain the situation. They do a better job than the chat people.
i'm not going to do anything..billing is correct..is just a line is showing in 2 groups...but i get charged only once for it
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showing up trade in value for iPhone 12 is $350 only
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Quote from gibsonbass :
showing up trade in value for iPhone 12 is $350 only
yes..it changed couple of weeks back..IP13 max ( max!? or regular) is the lowest iphone to get 1k value
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Quote from ReturnToSender :
Att has a 10 line limit per group. How are they doing this ?

Trade ins can also screw you over. One trade in or two that don't go as planned and you lost.

No activation fees ?

Also you can't upgrade for three years without losing bill credits.

3 year contract on the phone what about on the fiber?
FYI, join AARP. ATT will waive any activation fees with their Aarp discount. Also, you can join aarp no matter your age.
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I think there is a lot of misinformation by people trying to scam the system.

I switched to ATT via Costco last year. ZERO billing issues, credits always received.

As I mentioned previously, call the 800 # for Costco ATT. Avoid the instore folks and you should be fine.
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amazed that someone has 12 lines. i dont get it.
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Quote from ThePeoplesElbow :
amazed that someone has 12 lines. i dont get it.
Family and friends for getting the multi line discount . If everything goes right you can get unlimited everything for $30 to $40 per line. Or a small business account or they count wearables and tablets as lines
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Quote from Binar :
not true i already started getting bill credits on all lines ..not sure what you went trough but is not the norm..most ppl get everything they are promised
umm your pic shows you just signed up october 26th??? your first bill for this won't even come for probably a month so stop making a fool out of yourself!

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Quote from RelaxedPencil532 :
umm your pic shows you just signed up october 26th??? your first bill for this won't even come for probably a month so stop making a fool out of yourself!
what pic dude? seriously?
Here is the real a pic showing getting credits..not sure how I can link more without compromising my account..What other link are you talking about?

What pic are you even mentioning..you are confused, delusional and vindictive. Most likely you approached the trade in the same way you approach this argument. Very abrasive , know it all, not able to understand basic instructions , and too smart to follow easy steps. As I said, it's a you issue and not the norm.

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