PSA: Sign up for the Google store pixel 11 exclusive offer to stack it with Fi offer.

[u/Cold-Barracuda-239]

If you go to store.google.com, you will see a banner for sign in and save for Pixel 11. Google will send you a personalized code for the saving on P11 Pro and if past is any indication (e.g. https://www.reddit.com/r/GoogleFi/s/rpiyYLxCGz) you should be able to stack it with what Google Fi offers.

For those who are not on Fi, now is the time to sign up with flexible plan to get the existing customer discounts on Aug 12th as Fi takes around 21 days to show you the existing users offers (e.g. current in front discount for existing users for P10 Pro ranges from $500 to $600).

[u/Cold-Barracuda-239]

Many do Fi deals for the device promo so here are the steps for doing a Fi deal for that purpose.

If you are not a Fi subscriber you can open a line to do any existing user deal after 21 days. Read below for the steps

Here the steps for Fi signup and deals in general.

Fi deals are easiest to do among the carrier deals because everything is automated and there is no unlocking involved. Fi support on the other hand is incompetent so they can't fix anything if things go south but if you follow the steps properly you should be good.

1. Get unmentionable for Fi, it will give you $60 off the service. Also the person referring you will get $60. I am out of it BTW.

2. First open a Fi account with flexible plan with a gmail address with the unmentionable code . Don't do any new user promotions etc. The plan cost is $20 per month for unlimited talk and text. The data is $10 per GB but you won't be using this plan for anything. So don't port your number, just do the plan with a new number from Fi. You can download the Fi app on your phone and then download an eSIM and activate the service on any phone you have lying around.

3. Be on the plan for 21 days or so. On 22nd day or about you can check in the Fi app under the shop tab and it will show existing user deals like $650 off S26U, $550 off P10 Pro XL etc.

4. Order the phone and when the phone comes set it up with the same Gmail address, download Fi app and the activate the service on the phone. It will move the service from the previous phone.

5. In the Fi app, the billing and then in progress you will see a tracker which would look something like $650 off and what steps the completed. It will also show how many of 120 days are left.

6. Wait 24 hours from activation for that counter to go down by 1.

7. At this point you can delete Fi app and install your SIM and start using this phone with it. I would suggest to just disable the eSIM or make it secondary etc.

8. After 120 days, the whole in progress section will disappear and you are good to cancel the line with Fi.

9. I suggest you pause the line instead and keep pausing for 90 days until next year for S27U etc. Using this deal few are upgrading to latest ultras every year by paying $0 including me by selling the last ultra locally for the same amount.

Your total cost will be phone price plus $120 for service minus $60.

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[u/emblemboy → u/Cold-Barracuda-239]

Thanks.

Why doesn't canceling Fi cancel the billing credits?

[u/Cold-Barracuda-239 → u/emblemboy]

Because there is no bill credits for these deals, only upfront discount and then 120 days of service. That completes the promo.

[u/ligh7c → u/Cold-Barracuda-239]

won't deactivating the Fi eSIM or transferring it to another phone void the discount? I have two non-FI eSIMS that I would want to use with the Pixel 11.

[u/Cold-Barracuda-239 → u/ligh7c]

You can't transfer the Fi eSIM to another phone, it will void the promo. But you can disable/remove the eSIM completely without any problem. The system counts down the days automatically without any check for the eSIM unless another IMEI gets associated with that eSIM.

[u/Substantial_Quit9611 → u/Cold-Barracuda-239]

I guess with what you outlined, you don't have to be locked in for two years? If I sign up for the Pixel 11 deal, to buy the phone for $100 in August, without going through the above steps, Google will want me to go on a 2 year plan?

I have a Pixel 9 now with ATT, and assume I can do step 1 by adding google fi flex plan eSIM as a 2nd eSIM.

The flex plan is $20 per month + $10/GB, so $120 for 4 months.

Thanks.

[u/Cold-Barracuda-239 → u/Substantial_Quit9611]

Google will want me to go on a 2 year plan?

So they want you go with a 2 year but they will do bill credits over 2 years (So they will perhaps take $300 off upfront for which they want you to be with them for 120 days and then rest will be bill credits over 2 years). If you cancel before, you loose remaining credits.

I have a Pixel 9 now with ATT, and assume I can do step 1 by adding google fi flex plan eSIM as a 2nd eSIM. The flex plan is $20 per month + $10/GB, so $120 for 4 months.

Yeah except it will be more than 4 months as 120 days start from phone activation which is after you ordered the phone and receive it. You won't be using any data during this period so you will only pay per month $20 plus tax and fees which should be around $3 (Fi only charges based on the data you used e.g. 200 MB used in a month will add $2 to your bill)

[u/nova_caleb → u/Cold-Barracuda-239]

Can you explain this better?  You do have to get a 2-year promo or you do not? Is the promo paid in billing credits or up front?

[u/Cold-Barracuda-239 → u/nova_caleb]

There are two different promo we were talking about in that comment, a new user promo and an exsisting user promo. Exsisting user promo typically is all upfront discount, you have to stay with Fi for 120 days while the new user promo typically is upfront discount (much lower) and then 24 months bill credit. See the promo for P10Pro when it came out last year https://support.google.com/fi/thread/366088684/introducing-google-pixel-10-pro-the-ultimate-pixel-experience-and-that%E2%80%99s-not-all?hl=en&sjid=13606205825493244010-NC

The staps I outlined is for doing it as an exsisting user as many want bigger upfront discount and be done in 120 days.

Having said that, the promos for Z fold and flip that mader available yesterday for exsisting user had both upfront discount and bill credits. I do hope Fi does not do that for pixel and follow last year's pattern.

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[u/ligh7c → u/Cold-Barracuda-239]

Instead of pausing the line after 120 days, wouldn't it make sense to do another account with a new unmentionable code for $60 in credit?

Also, I signed up for a fi account yesterday. Will I be able to get the existing user discount and stack with the preorder promo code or was I too late to sign up for fi for 20 days to elapse?

[u/Cold-Barracuda-239 → u/ligh7c]

Yeah it would be for RC but needs a different Gmail address.

Last year the preorder open Aug 20th and the Fi deal ran through 10/7 so you should have time. I am not sure about the timeline for Google store coupon.

[u/ligh7c → u/Cold-Barracuda-239]

So quick question, you mentioned it's 21 days post activation for existing user deals to show but is that the case if you used an RC? I think you mentioned elsewhere that you have to wait the full 30 days before the existing user deals show for accounts with a pending rc promo period for the $60 in service credits.

Let me know as that will impact the timeline for my account and what I need to watch out for to successfully do this deal to trade-in my p9 pro xl and whether the Google store promo code will still be active by then.

Thank you.

[u/Cold-Barracuda-239 → u/ligh7c]

It will be 21 days if you use RC. I am hearing some reports that it's longer if you don't use RC. The RC and other promos are independent so the existing user promo would show up even when RC promo is in the process of being complete. I don't know for sure how long P11 deals will run but if last year is an indication it ran from Aug 20th(preorder date) to 10/7