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Originally Posted by tmiw
(Post 30476074)
Clicking around with their compatibility tool it looks like Fi may be T-Mobile only on the iPhone ("X" for network switching/"Even more security and network reliability"). Still, Fi's plan is pretty nice so it's probably worth the downside.
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The deal is great. And if you want just a sim, it seems there's a $200 credit (today only) if you port over.
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Originally Posted by devans999
(Post 30476266)
Am I reading that right? They'll give a travel gift card in the same amount as the purchase price? That seems crazy.
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What does it mean "you can redeem a travel gift card for the amount of the purchase"
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They're using a balance equivalent to the phone purchase price *minus taxes) to Tango Gift Cards which include Delta, Hotels.com and some other travel companies and many other sites like Amazon but not sure if the balance will somehow be restricted to just travel related cards. If you purchased a $500 phone you get a $500 credit to purchase gift cards from.
Originally Posted by nmenaker
(Post 30476385)
What does it mean "you can redeem a travel gift card for the amount of the purchase"
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Originally Posted by nmenaker
(Post 30476385)
What does it mean "you can redeem a travel gift card for the amount of the purchase"
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I signed up for the $200 credit (bring your own phone) and used a $20 referral code (that I got randomly off the net) - not sure if you can stack - but no confirmation about the $200 credit appears anywhere.
Anyone know anything about this - I have an email to them so I'll see what they say. Also - Vietnam is not on their list - can I make wifi calls from there to the US? Cost? |
So Tango do not do a specific travel card, however they do a general gift card called "The Tango" card which includes Amazon, Starbucks etc....wonder why they have limited it to "travel"? Because if it is a tango card then surly that will not be limited to the travel companies??
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OMG. I just signed up yesterday and today the phone is free instead of $200 off + $200 service credit. I just emailed them to see if I could switch promotion. This crazy, one day and the price dropped by $700.
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Well I jumped on it for a new pixel 3 XL. I'm on delta every couple weeks anyway, so it's pretty much a free phone the way I see it, and then I'll sell my pixel 2 xl on ebay or someplace and come out cash ahead.
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Yeah, buy now ask questions later.. only another 30 minutes to complete. I picked up a 3Xl, wanted to try it and used referral code. Sounds like about 100$ net (plus about 80$ in taxes for CA residents) to use the service as second line and get a free'ish phone.
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Originally Posted by LordHamster
(Post 30475352)
The main attraction to me as a frequent international traveler is the unthrottled full speed LTE at a reasonable price $10/GB. With the price protection, FI comes out to no more than $80/ month for Global unthrottled LTE coverage which with my usage may as well be unlimited, as I rarely go over 10-12GB at most ever.
I started my project FI journey with the Nexus 6P. Loved it so much, I kept using FI when I got my Pixel the year it came out. Eventually, I stuck my FI sim into my iPhone X when I migrated back to the iPhone world last year. Since then... I got the iPhone XS Max... and had a brilliant idea. I was going to move back to T-Mobile (thus getting support of: visual voicemail, fully working imessage, wifi calling, apple watch support etc), then move the service to the esim slot once the feature was enabled with iOS 12.1. I would then take my project FI "Data only sims" and put one in my phone, and one in my wife's phone. Unfortunately this plan hasn't materialized as esim is no yet supported by T-Mo. Since porting my primary number back to T-Mobile, three things have happened that have me wondering what to do.
That is no longer the case. Earlier this year, I paid 20 Euros in Italy for 30 GB and $40-45 for 2-3 weeks in Switzerland during which I used about 95 GB of data, tethering my iPad and laptop and using the mobile connection instead of hotel wifi, which was usually slower. If they had a baseline like $10 a GB up to 2 GB and then $5 a GB thereafter with a $60 cap, with unlimited full-speed tethering in all the roaming countries, I'd switch right now. |
I just ordered too. Initially I got an error loading my cart on the last step. When I went back to try again, the one I was ordering (pixel 3 not-xl, black, 128) had changed to out-of-stock, so I went with the white. So if you want any of the high end phones on this deal, don't wait too long.
Two other notes: Delivery will be the first week of January. And as a new Fi customer, when I opted to port my existing number, it said that with this option, I would permanently lose my existing Google Voice number. That's a nuisance, and not sure why, but I use it only rarely, so worth the tradeoff. |
my pixel 3 xl was saying delivery by monday or tuesday next week, so stock levels must vary quite a bit.
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Same for mine. I tried to finance it but there was an error so I just purchased it while waiting for my call back. I did get the Travel Credit Promo. Also $50 for my Nexus 5X.
Originally Posted by devans999
(Post 30476692)
my pixel 3 xl was saying delivery by monday or tuesday next week, so stock levels must vary quite a bit.
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