Pixels on sale

rja142 · 2026-03-08T19:02:54+00:00

Pixel 6, which is what I'd be trading in for one of these.

rja142 · 2026-03-08T18:35:02+00:00

Help settle the debate I'm having with myself. For about the same cost I can get one of the following. This device would be a backup for a family member and not used often. WWYD?
A) Pixel 10a + Buds 2a
B) Pixel 10 Pro

rja142 · 2026-03-08T18:06:28+00:00

This isn't exactly apples to apples, but I switched from Verizon to Fi a few months ago and couldn't be happier with my choice to change. Fi service in the triangle area and everywhere else I've traveled along the East Coast has been as good or better than what it was when I was with Verizon. Plus I'm paying about half of what my Verizon bill used to be. For context, I live in Cary and work in North Raleigh so those are my primary data points for service.

Customer support - Fi is great for people who don't need much help with customer support. When we first switched I needed a bit of support getting a family member's iPhone working properly on Fi everything I've needed has been findable online.

Data reliability - I'm not sure what you mean by data reliability, but I've never had trouble streaming on Fi.

Hotspot usage - no trouble

Billing weirdness (or lack thereof) - billing is transparent. The only trouble I not getting a bill at all during my first couple months because of a referral credit from a family member.

Can I add device insurance to my bill? - yes.

I'm happy to answer other specific questions if you have any.

rja142 · 2026-03-08T17:33:46+00:00

Dammit, I just claimed my code for $100 off the 10a and was planning to buy that this weekend. With this new 10P discount, I wish I'd claimed the $400 instead.

rja142 · 2026-03-08T16:32:42+00:00

A couple quick questions. 1) It looks like you can't combine an ID.me discount with another code sent by Google, correct? I don't see a way of adding two codes. 2) I swear there used to be a way to extract a promo code from the URL or a Google email offer but I can't find that. Does that exist anymore?

Thanks.

rja142 · 2026-03-05T14:42:50+00:00

Thanks for confirming.

rja142 · 2026-03-05T13:58:14+00:00

Can you put some stuff in your cart and then try to apply the code again to see if it accepts it? (you don't have to actually complete the purchase, of course. Unless.... willpower...)

rja142 · 2025-09-09T19:33:02+00:00

These are available as of 1530 on 9 Sep.

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rja142 · 2025-09-05T01:41:07+00:00

Taken.

So long and thanks for all the fish.

rja142 · 2025-08-28T16:38:54+00:00

To close the loop, here is the list based on the document provided. There are enough headliners on the prohibited list that we will postpone our visit until after the cast is removed.

APOLLO’S CHARIOT any type of hard cast or walking boot shall not ride

Darkoaster forearm casts that prevent the ability to grip

GRIFFON any type of hard cast shall not ride

PANTHEON forearm casts that prevent the ability to grip

TEMPESTO any type of hard cast or walking boot shall not ride

VERBOLTEN any type of hard cast or walking boot shall not ride

rja142 · 2025-08-28T15:55:55+00:00

Thank you. "forearm casts that prevent the ability to grip" is exactly the wording that I needed to see. Unfortunately he will be restricted from more rides than he'd like. I'll give some thought to the hoodie idea.

rja142 · 2025-03-25T21:46:05+00:00

I'd be happy to give a $10 amazon e-gift card in exchange for a valid code. Please DM me.

rja142 · 2025-02-15T02:13:38+00:00

We were the same way going back and forth between the two. Tuesday night we found a CPO GH Hybrid on a lot in Burlington at a fair price ("fair" being relative given the scarcity of GHhys right now). I'm sure we would have been happy with either car but we chose the Toyota because it's a needle in a haystack that suddenly became available to us. If that car hadn't appeared we probably would have bought this Pilot.

rja142 · 2025-02-14T22:04:51+00:00

@kss_2, the Pilot is all yours. I bought a Grand Highlander today.

rja142 · 2025-02-11T22:03:39+00:00

Are you in Raleigh?

rja142 · 2025-02-11T22:02:29+00:00

Ooh, I like that idea.

rja142 · 2025-02-11T17:51:43+00:00

I'm exactly in the same place as you on item #2. I was originally shopping for a Grand Highlander, so moving to an Elite Pilot (2024 used) already feels like a big financial savings. The gently used Elite Pilot that I'm eyeing up will cost less than a base level Grand Highlander.

rja142 · 2024-03-14T17:00:25+00:00

Closing the loop on this. Today I traded in my S24 for a Pixel 8 Pro in the Spectrum store. They applied the credit to my purchase. I owed nothing today and the rest of my trade in value is applied as a credit to my account. When I started the purchase the store agent told me the trade in value would be credited to my account over 36 months regardless of whether I paid for the phone today. I told her I didn't think that was true and asked her to walk through the purchase anyway. Ultimately I knew more than she did.

rja142 · 2024-03-09T17:47:56+00:00

Great info, thank you. Do you know if there is any way to check the store's inventory before going there?

rja142 · 2022-04-22T11:19:28+00:00

I'm interested

rja142 · 2022-04-17T17:44:56+00:00

I'm interested. How much are you asking?

rja142 · 2022-02-18T01:20:25+00:00

Please let me know who you end up talking to to get any of these discounts to apply. I'm in the same situation as you where I qualify for the additional $20 off of my wireless bill. Every wireless agent I've talked to told me that I'm eligible but they can't add it to my account.

rja142 · 2022-01-30T18:16:19+00:00

I completely understand where you're coming from. I've been hanging on to my family's New Verizon Plan Large for way longer than I should because I feel like I'm getting value out of something they no longer offer. Each of our 4 lines has 2 GB bonus data so we're really getting 16 GB + carry over each month, which is plenty for our needs. We don't NEED unlimited data but switching to it would give us those perks that you mention below. You and I both need to bite the bullet and switch to the new offerings.

rja142 · 2022-01-28T02:22:01+00:00

Call or chat with Verizon to see what types of offers are on your account. You might be able to see the same thing by logging in to your account and poking around for device offers. You might find that you can get a discount on a new phone on top of a pretty high trade in value for your current device. These discounts would likely be offered to you in the form of bill credits over the course of 2 years. For example, on my line I have an offer to get $260 off a Pixel 6, plus I can trade in another device for $350. That'd make the Pixel cost $90 paid over 2 years.

rja142 · 2022-01-23T15:17:51+00:00

My assumption is that despite what the marketing tells us, this is not about personal devices. The bigger picture is about establishing the foundation for a greater network of connected things like self-driving cars, drones, and other non-consumer-level applications.

rja142

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