Verizon Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL Deal--Woo-Hoo!

[PowrDroid]

Deal is $300 off Pixel 2 or Pixel 2 XL on a Verizon device 24 month payment plan.

Included in the deal if you choose is 50% off Google Home devices.

So for a 64GB phone:
Pixel 2, $14.58 a month for 24 months
Pixel 2 XL, $22.91 a month for 24 months

I guess I better get off my duff and go pick up that Pixel 2 XL I've been drooling over.

 

[bigrobi24]

Ugh.... I just put the return label on my Pixel 2 box (never even opened the shipping package) because I decided I didn't want/need unlimited data to get the Black Friday $325 off the phone deal. This deal is even more tempting.... but I'd still be locked in for 2 years if I want the full bill credit.

I ordered my Pixel 2 from Google last night so that I can try out Project Fi and save some money off Verizon. Here's hoping the network service works out!

 

[Moo Cow]

After posting on the main story on AC and verifying... I am going to Verizon tomorrow and asking for the discounts on the phones my wife and I got last weekend. Probably have to do a "return and repurchase" ordeal, but it'll save $25 a month. We plan to keep the phones for the two years so the savings will work just fine for us.

 

[dmark44]

I saw this deal on Droid-Life but it was already 8pm my time. So I ordered a B/W Pixel 2 XL 64GB on the Verizon website for in-store pick up tomorrow. Can't wait!

I also added the Google Home for 50% off. I am on the fence. Might return it. Will read reviews tonite. If we won't listen to music on it, I probably would rather have 2 mini's for $5 less.

 

[SupraLB]

I'm okay with 2 years commitment to Verizon, but if you choose to upgrade during that 2 years, isn't the full retail price owed and all credits loss? Even if you pay retail price for new phone.

 

[evo4gMN]

I'm okay with 2 years commitment to Verizon, but if you choose to upgrade during that 2 years, isn't the full retail price owed and all credits loss? Even if you pay retail price for new phone.

Yes

 

[bigrobi24]

I'm okay with 2 years commitment to Verizon, but if you choose to upgrade during that 2 years, isn't the full retail price owed and all credits loss? Even if you pay retail price for new phone.

Yup, that is what is keeping me from doing this deal. I don't particularly mind Verizon (their service/coverage, anyway), but I don't like the feeling of being locked in just to keep a discount (although I understand why they do it). I paid off my current phone (Droid Turbo 2) 2 months ago, and future me fears losing out on the credits on the Pixel 2 if I want to upgrade early to the Pixel 3, or something. I'm also intrigued by Project Fi and I'd like to at least try it out, and this would prevent me from trying it for another 2 years.

It is a way better deal than the Black Friday deal, though. I didn't like being forced to get unlimited data. I thought I would want unlimited data, but I don't think I'd get enough use out of it. This is definitely a good deal for anyone that knows they aren't going to switch companies and their phone for 2 years (unless they don't care about spending money).

 

[PowrDroid]

Just got my Pixel 2 XL. Irrationally, I went for the 128GB even though I'll probably never fill over 64GB. They make you pay the sales tax on the full price of the phone. They would not waive, reduce, or otherwise touch the $30 per line activation fee. The activation fee is especially grating because it's simply a checkbox on a computer screen that is clicked with a mouse. I figure it's a large part of the sales reps commission (if they get them.)

As to getting out of the phone early and the remaining payments--after 12 months, and if you stay on Verizon, you can upgrade and get released from the current payment contract. Otherwise, yes, you have to pay the remaining months at the non-discount amount.

 

[Almeuit]

I'm okay with 2 years commitment to Verizon, but if you choose to upgrade during that 2 years, isn't the full retail price owed and all credits loss? Even if you pay retail price for new phone.

Well sort of.

The full retail price is owed and the remaining credits are lost but you're only paying what is left.

Such as a year later if there is only a 400 balance you pay that.

 

[TeamSeven]

Crap! I should had waited and I could got a Pixel 2 XL 128GB for cheaper. I should had listen to my buddy and wait to Black Friday. I just got learnt.

 

[Moo Cow]

After posting on the main story on AC and verifying... I am going to Verizon tomorrow and asking for the discounts on the phones my wife and I got last weekend. Probably have to do a "return and repurchase" ordeal, but it'll save $25 a month. We plan to keep the phones for the two years so the savings will work just fine for us.

Update: Verizon did a price match and credited our account with a $600 staggered credit, which is basically $25/month. (Or $12.50/month.) To be clear: we kept our same plan and did not have to go unlimited.

It will take 2-3 bill cycles for it to kick in. They will back-date to when we purchased the phones so one bill will be lower than normal, but that was the easiest way to fix it rather than "return and repurchase".

But again, if you buy out the phone early, you pay back the credit, so plan to keep the phone for two years to avoid that. I was told full credit, I read here partial credit, but regardless, something will be paid back, so to speak.

Glad this was easily resolved.

EDIT: Our amount due for the bill just printed two days ago? Online our payment is already *less* than it should be and it directly ties to the per-month credits we get for the phones. That is lightning quick!

 

[SupraLB]

Well sort of.

The full retail price is owed and the remaining credits are lost but you're only paying what is left.

Such as a year later if there is only a 400 balance you pay that.

Okay, well that makes it okay then. I guess confusion was really tied to when they required a trade-in phone for the deal. You would lose that value of the phone you traded to get the deal.

+ One nice thing Verizon has going now is returns and exchanges are until January 15th 2018 for all purchases, and not just 14 days. There is the restocking fee of $35, but its really nice to get 6 weeks. I don't think many people have noticed that, but its quietly placed on their return page.

 

[anon(26204)]

I took advantage of this promotion myself. Unfortunately, I had a down payment. Plus I put down more than what was needed. But I didn't really mind that at all because my monthly payment for the phone went down a lot. The Rep at the store told me I wouldn't get the $300 off because I had to pay a down payment.

But I woke up this morning with an email from Verizon stating that I got the promotion and the credits will start on my next bill. This has basically made my monthly payment basically $0 a month.

 

[DesertTwang]

Lesson learned. I'm not a Black Friday shopper, in fact, this year was the first time I ever paid attention to it since I was chomping at the bit to replace my iPhone 6 Plus with the Pixel 2. When no deals were on the horizon for BF, I decided to jump on Target's $200 gift card deal, which ended on Black Friday, and bought the Pixel 2 there just before Thanksgiving.

But what I'm learning here is that one can safely ignore all the Black Friday craziness, as the really good deals don't pop up until about two weeks later.

 

[bigrobi24]

Lesson learned. I'm not a Black Friday shopper, in fact, this year was the first time I ever paid attention to it since I was chomping at the bit to replace my iPhone 6 Plus with the Pixel 2. When no deals were on the horizon for BF, I decided to jump on Target's $200 gift card deal, which ended on Black Friday, and bought the Pixel 2 there just before Thanksgiving.

But what I'm learning here is that one can safely ignore all the Black Friday craziness, as the really good deals don't pop up until about two weeks later.

Ya, there always appears to be another deal around the corner. It all depends on your needs, though.

I'm going to be switching to Project Fi and just bought the Pixel 2 full price from Google (with $100 store credit and free Google Home Mini). With my data usage, it will be cheaper on Fi service with a full phone payment than $300 off at Verizon and its service. Only time will tell if I really will enjoy Project Fi, but I would like to try it out instead of being "locked' into 2 years of phone credits with Verizon. Best Buy currently has $300 off as well but it says it is "carrier credit over 24 months", so I'm assuming it is identical to Verizon's offer.

 

[DesertTwang]

Ya, there always appears to be another deal around the corner. It all depends on your needs, though.

I'm going to be switching to Project Fi and just bought the Pixel 2 full price from Google (with $100 store credit and free Google Home Mini). With my data usage, it will be cheaper on Fi service with a full phone payment than $300 off at Verizon and its service. Only time will tell if I really will enjoy Project Fi, but I would like to try it out instead of being "locked' into 2 years of phone credits with Verizon. Best Buy currently has $300 off as well but it says it is "carrier credit over 24 months", so I'm assuming it is identical to Verizon's offer.

Huh. Never heard of Project Fi. I'll have to do some googling...

 

[gmermel]

I got a $200 trade/8.33/month when I bought my Pixel XL. I bought my 2 XL via Google. The no-brainer was the $400 trade Google offered on the OXL. The advantage is that I maintain my bill credit and will get the full value for my trade.

At least I think so--I haven't gone through the device purchase agreement with a lawyer to find out if I'm correct ie, the VZW system knows I've got a new device and MAYBE that by itself cancels the credit. To this point, however, the bill credit remains.

 

[Almeuit]

Huh. Never heard of Project Fi. I'll have to do some googling...

Good carrier if you use little mobile data. If you use anything over ~4+ GB it starts to get expensive.

 

[DesertTwang]

My wife and I share 2 GB between the two of us, and usually come out with unused data left over at the end of the billing cycle. It looks like Google Fi would be a good option for us. Right now, we're paying $75 just for two phones and 2GB of data with Verizon. She still has an iPhone, and wants to wait for a year or two before she considers switching to the Pixel, but if/when she does, we may switch to Project Fi. Except that I'm locked in with Verizon for another 2 years through my device payments. Or maybe not? Maybe I could pay off the phone in one lump sum at any point?

 

[bigrobi24]

My wife and I share 2 GB between the two of us, and usually come out with unused data left over at the end of the billing cycle. It looks like Google Fi would be a good option for us. Right now, we're paying $75 just for two phones and 2GB of data with Verizon. She still has an iPhone, and wants to wait for a year or two before she considers switching to the Pixel, but if/when she does, we may switch to Project Fi. Except that I'm locked in with Verizon for another 2 years through my device payments. Or maybe not? Maybe I could pay off the phone in one lump sum at any point?

From my understanding, if you pay off the phone early you will have to pay off whatever is left and you'll lose future bill credits. So essentially you still are paying $27 a month for the $650 Pixel 2 (lowest option) but then will have a bill credit of like $13. So yes, you could pay it off but it would be a lump some of whatever is left of your $650. If I am incorrect, my apologies.

It's definitely a good deal for people who don't plan on leaving Verizon.

Project Fi has me intrigued and I personally don't want to be "locked" in at Verizon. My data usage is low enough where I could probably get a $20-30 phone bill on Fi. Cheapest for Verizon is 3GB prepaid plan at $40, which doesn't give you the full speeds of the regular Verizon Plan. My current bill is $58 for 2GB on the Verizon Plan and I never get to take advantage of carryover data since it is used AFTER I go through my regular 2GB. That's why I want to try Project Fi and get credited for unused data. I'm hoping that the 3 cellular networks that Fi us will be reliable enough as Verizon has been for me.