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    Quote Originally Posted by ExtraSlow View Post
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    Yeah they'll offer me $140 for my current pixel 7. For that price my kid can have it.
    The $250 off code appears valid though, so $849 for the Galaxy S24. That's a solid deal.
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    Also a free watch today with MYSUMMER2024.

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    Just do BYOD because they're doing leases on phones now. Crazy

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    Yep that'll do it. Ordered. I'll be selling that watch if anyone is interested.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Xtrema View Post
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    Also a free watch today with MYSUMMER2024.

    Looks like the RFD effect has killed the watch promo now.
    I can eat more hot wings than you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CompletelyNumb View Post
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    Looks like the RFD effect has killed the watch promo now.
    Or someone f up and let the 2 codes coexist.

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    Well it worked for me anyway. Hahahaha. Someone give me $350 for the headphones and watch.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ExtraSlow View Post
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    Well it worked for me anyway. Hahahaha. Someone give me $350 for the headphones and watch.
    Watch what?
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    I don’t mind leasing my phone, I only have one at a time and I never have use for the old one.

    Couldn’t care to sell it on the used market and the buybacks are worse than the lease.

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    Sounds like a “don’t be poor” thread…

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    The better deal is to finance the phone if you like to stay on the newer end of the models. Always...

    The kicker though is to deal hunt and you occasionally have to switch carriers. Currently i am with Rogers on a 50gb $50 plan with a $15/mo iphone 15 pro. $65/mo on the latest phone and 50gb unlimited plan is a better deal than getting a BYOD deal while buying a phone outright. Yes its a save an return plan but the math works out:

    BYOD Rogers:

    $34 50bg BYOD Plan x 24mo
    $1449 Iphone

    $2265 over 2 years

    Current Plan

    $65 plan and phone x $24mo
    $590 Buyout for the return

    $2150 over 2 years

    Its even better if you buy out the phone and sell it for a couple hundred more then repeat the process.

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    Sounds like a lot of work to save $100 over 2 years.
    Plus if you've ever had to deal with warranty through a carrier, it can be a gong show.
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    Or if you break your phone after 23 months...
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    How is it work? And what does your warranty have to do with your carrier?

    My last phone I leased just showed up at my door 2 days later. So much “work”
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    guessing who I might be, psychologizing me with your non existent degree.

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    Quote Originally Posted by spike98 View Post
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    The kicker though is to deal hunt and you occasionally have to switch carriers.
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    How is it work? And what does your warranty have to do with your carrier?

    My last phone I leased just showed up at my door 2 days later. So much “work”
    Switching carriers to get the best deal.
    Maybe just non-Apple things, but last time I had a carrier subsidized phone the manufacturer told me to claim warranty through carrier, carrier told me to claim through manufacturer.
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    Ah. Yea. I don’t switch carriers.

    I keep an eye on plan changes though.
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    guessing who I might be, psychologizing me with your non existent degree.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Strider View Post
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    Switching carriers to get the best deal.
    Maybe just non-Apple things, but last time I had a carrier subsidized phone the manufacturer told me to claim warranty through carrier, carrier told me to claim through manufacturer.
    As long as you align your contract to black friday or back to school, usually you don't have to switch carriers. They all match each other to retain customer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Strider View Post
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    Sounds like a lot of work to save $100 over 2 years.
    Plus if you've ever had to deal with warranty through a carrier, it can be a gong show.
    15min actually. Name me another task you can do with your life that earns $115 worth of value for 15 mins. That's one dimensional thinking. Also, that $1500 you would have spent on a phone can earn 8% per year in a TFSA. So now thats $365 of value over two years.

    Also, i use m2m AppleCare on all of my devices so warranty is never a problem. Its always consistent and decoupled from a carrier. If you are looking for the carrier to help you with warranty, you are doing it wrong to begin with.

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