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Act3

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For those you that like to pay phone off in full and not be locked into a carrier for 24 months waiting on monthly bill promo credits, I was able to trade in iPhone XR and get $440 off the iPhone 12 instantly at Best Buy with verizon as my carrier. I did online order with in store pickup. No hassle with mailing old phone in either, trade-in is done when I go get the new phone. Order price for phone including tax was $385.19 after trade.
 

slippy

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I pre-ordered with Verizon directly but when I found this offer I canceled it and pre-ordered with Best Buy. Like you said, they gave $440 trade in applied as a down payment to the new 12.
 
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dmk1974

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Can you buy the Verizon phone outright and use it with a T-Mobile sim? Or do they only sell to you if you have a Verizon plan?
 

jtinch

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I pre-ordered with Verizon directly but when I found this offer I canceled it and pre-ordered with Best Buy. Like you said, they gave $440 trade in applied as a down payment to the new 12.
So you used it as a down payment to your Verizon device payment plan? Or did you finance through BB?
 

Act3

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For those you that like to pay phone off in full and not be locked into a carrier for 24 months waiting on monthly bill promo credits, I was able to trade in iPhone XR and get $440 off the iPhone 12 instantly at Best Buy with verizon as my carrier. I did online order with in store pickup. No hassle with mailing old phone in either, trade-in is done when I go get the new phone. Order price for phone including tax was $385.19 after trade.

As a followup, no issue at all picking this up at bestbuy. heck of a deal and im not locked into Verizon.
So you used it as a down payment to your Verizon device payment plan? Or did you finance through BB?
I paid $385 on my BB credit card. 12 months same as cash financing. I have no payment plan with Verizon.
 

Phone Junky

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As a followup, no issue at all picking this up at bestbuy. heck of a deal and im not locked into Verizon.
How?

"Get iPhone 12 from $15/mo. over 24 mo.*See Disclaimer with qualified activation and trade-in for Verizon."

You obviously have to have a Verizon Account.

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After reading over again I think you mean you're not locked into Verizon as far as the payments on the phone are concerned. You still have to be a Verizon customer to get this deal.
 

weeesss

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How did you get $440? I traded an XR in to Bestbuy the other day for a Note 20 Ultra for my son and they gave me $300. Mine was 64GB so did you have more storage?
 

Act3

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How?

"Get iPhone 12 from $15/mo. over 24 mo.*See Disclaimer with qualified activation and trade-in for Verizon."

You obviously have to have a Verizon Account.

Edit:
After reading over again I think you mean you're not locked into Verizon as far as the payments on the phone are concerned. You still have to be a Verizon customer to get this deal.
Yes. You do but nothing is keeping me with Verizon whereas if you take the bill credits you must remain with them for 24 months in order to get them all. I got the $440 in a lump sum.
 

Act3

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How did you get $440? I traded an XR in to Bestbuy the other day for a Note 20 Ultra for my son and they gave me $300. Mine was 64GB so did you have more storage?
It’s an extra $140 bonus if you get an iPhone 12 model
 

slippy

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So you used it as a down payment to your Verizon device payment plan? Or did you finance through BB?

It was applied as a $440 down payment to my Verizon device payment plan.
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Natzoo

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The ATT trade is still looking like a better deal for me, $450 for my Xs Max 256gb does not sound too good. Considering that Apple sells it in the refurb store for a lot more. But then again, I don't want to be locked in a 30-month contract that I cant pay early. Any other websites that you trust?
 

jtinch

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Pretty sure the offer isn't available this time around. Gotta mail phone in to Verizon, and take the monthly trade-in installments. Bummer.
 
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