Pixle 4 + Black Friday

[diesteldorf]

I have Sprint, not Verizon. If I purchase the Pixel 4 from Best Buy for the $400 discount, does anyone know if I will get the Bootloader locked version?

 

[TheDonJ77]

Interestingly enough, it seems Google has upped the trade in value for P3XL’s. 128 GB can get a trade in credit of $315 now, it was $295 I think before. If that stays true til BF and $200 off, I’ll definitely grab an P4XL essentially saving $515.00 bringing down price to about $530 w/tax. That’s definitely worth it IMO.

 

[Mike Dee]

Interestingly enough, it seems Google has upped the trade in value for P3XL’s. 128 GB can get a trade in credit of $315 now, it was $295 I think before. If that stays true til BF and $200 off, I’ll definitely grab an P4XL essentially saving $515.00 bringing down price to about $530 w/tax. That’s definitely worth it IMO.

I guess that jump is better technically but I wouldn't call it a game changer.

 

[Mike Dee]

I have Sprint, not Verizon. If I purchase the Pixel 4 from Best Buy for the $400 discount, does anyone know if I will get the Bootloader locked version?

If you purchase a carrier model it is usually boot locked.

 

[TheDonJ77]

I guess that jump is better technically but I wouldn't call it a game changer.

Game changer, no but easier to purchase with the price drop, YES

 

[Morty2264]

I guess that jump is better technically but I wouldn't call it a game changer.

I agree - it's a bit better but certainly not a game changer. The Pixel 3 line should still be worth more for trade ins.

 

[TheDonJ77]

I agree - it's a bit better but certainly not a game changer. The Pixel 3 line should still be worth more for trade ins.

I agree but it is what it is

 

[Morty2264]

I agree but it is what it is

For sure! As we tell our preschoolers at work, "You get what you get and you don't get upset."

 

[TheDonJ77]

For sure! As we tell our preschoolers at work, "You get what you get and you don't get upset."

Lol, true, would be nice if they matched Samsung's offer but that's not gonna happen.

 

[anon(661246)]

Lol, true, would be nice if they matched Samsung's offer but that's not gonna happen.

Agreed! I don't get google. They should know their phone doesn't match up to a Samsung or Apple. They should be focusing on undercutting the competition.

 

[SwitchBoardDj]

Was checking out P4 at BB, didn't look like 90hz was even enabled, or I couldn't tell the difference between 60 and 90 in browser

Best Buy doesn't always update their phones on display either. So keep that in mind.

 

[SwitchBoardDj]

For the upgrade fee, there isn't a way out of it if the best buy or Target system goes thru the upgrade process on your account. Unless you have some kind of corporate or military or something like that which waives activation fees (don't know if it does that but just giving an example).

As far as paying off, the best buy $400 off should take the 400 off and the remaining balance gets spread over 24 months via Verizon. It's not the usual bill credit bull**** over 24 months that carriers do. So if you pay early you are good to go. That's how it was last year on the black Friday best buy deal on Verizon version. Not sure about Target and if best buy will do similar thing this year.

Finally, yes you will be getting the Verizon bootloader locked version. If you want the bootloader unlockable version then you have to go the unlocked model route which has $200 off.

If I'm correct, Best Buy stop taking the amount off the phone immediately at purchase.

When I worked there if a promotion was $200 off a phone that's $900, then $700 would divided over a 24 month period.

However I went there a few weeks ago to update my daughter's phone and that wasn't the case. The $200 off was not taken off the top. Instead it was divided over a 24 month period as a bill credit. And if you cancel service before the 24 month period, you forfeit the remaining bill credit and the full balance becomes due/added to your bill.

 

[SwitchBoardDj]

I have Sprint, not Verizon. If I purchase the Pixel 4 from Best Buy for the $400 discount, does anyone know if I will get the Bootloader locked version?

Theirs is locked. The only model that has the unlockable bootloader is Google.

 

[Mike Dee]

For sure! As we tell our preschoolers at work, "You get what you get and you don't get upset."

I have to remember to pass that on to my daughter.... She's an education major in her third year of a 5 year program.

 

[Mike Dee]

Agreed! I don't get google. They should know their phone doesn't match up to a Samsung or Apple. They should be focusing on undercutting the competition.

I don't think that's their vision or their focus. I sat through a 1 hour research interview today at Google HQ in New York City and they have a lot going on, but it's not about phones or hardware. Pure madness going on with the amount of people being interviewed in their labs. It's an quite an experience compared to their webinar interviews and as interesting as it was, I wish I could share more, but I signed an NDA.

 

[mageus]

However I went there a few weeks ago to update my daughter's phone and that wasn't the case. The $200 off was not taken off the top. Instead it was divided over a 24 month period as a bill credit. And if you cancel service before the 24 month period, you forfeit the remaining bill credit and the full balance becomes due/added to your bill.

Then why not just buy from VZW? $20 off the upgrade fee if you order online.

BB 2 yr contract- $799 - $400 + $40 +tax
VZW 2 yr contract - $799 - ($400-$550 depending on trade-in) + $20 + tax

Target compares poorly to BH Photo
Target 2 yr - $799 - $300 (gift card) + $40 + tax
BH - $799 - $200, no tax, no contract, no upgrade fee, bootloader unlocked

 

[Morty2264]

I have to remember to pass that on to my daughter.... She's an education major in her third year of a 5 year program.

That's wonderful! What subject area does she want to teach?

 

[ezdoit]

Then why not just buy from VZW? $20 off the upgrade fee if you order online.

BB 2 yr contract- $799 - $400 + $40 +tax
VZW 2 yr contract - $799 - ($400-$550 depending on trade-in) + $20 + tax

Target compares poorly to BH Photo
Target 2 yr - $799 - $300 (gift card) + $40 + tax
BH - $799 - $200, no tax, no contract, no upgrade fee, bootloader unlocked

FYI - the "no tax" is not true in all cases, they charge me tax because my home state made a big fuss about internet sales.
I had to send the state about $1000 for past purchases at Newegg. Newegg now charges me taxes too. Just sayin...always practice safe shopping.

 

[osubeavs728]

I don't think that's their vision or their focus. I sat through a 1 hour research interview today at Google HQ in New York City and they have a lot going on, but it's not about phones or hardware. Pure madness going on with the amount of people being interviewed in their labs. It's an quite an experience compared to their webinar interviews and as interesting as it was, I wish I could share more, but I signed an NDA.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, the phones are a means to an end

 

[18t]

I paid full price for 128gb non-XL and got $900 in gift cards by switching to Google Fi last November.