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Old Jan 10, 2019, 4:48 pm
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Originally Posted by pinniped

I'm pretty sure that the minute the Southwest gift cards are in my grubby paws, I'm going to hit up whatever BYOD promo offer is out there at the time.
Don't do that! As noted upthread:

Originally Posted by swag
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.
So even after you have the gift cards, make sure you're past 120 days of service before you cancel.
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