Originally Posted by
pinniped
One thing to note: even though the phones are backordered and won't arrive until December 10th, I had to front the payment and front the sales tax on all three phones. The gift cards appear to be issued after the four months, and do not cover the sales tax.
My order confirmation email says "We'll let you know when your order is on its way, and you won't be charged until it ships. " The charge does show on my credit card but it's listed as "pending"; I assume it won't move to posted until it ships.
The gift card T&C said "the customer will receive an email from Google Fi (around 75 - 90 days after device activation) with instructions on how to obtain a gift card" but also "If Fi service is paused for more than 7 days or cancelled within 120 days of activation, the value of the gift card will be charged to your Google Payments account to match the purchased price of the device."
So you shouldn't have to wait four months to get the gift card, but you need to keep the service for the full four months or you'll end up paying for them.