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iPhone 12 mini Got a nice deal and was wondering..
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I'd say there's about 5 weeks or so before the 13 is announced. Re. the deal it's effectively a £99 ($99) discount - do you *want* the HomePod mini? If not, then it may not quite be a good deal and may be worth waiting it out to see what the 13 is like? It's possible that the 12 mini will drop in price anyway (regardless of whether Apple discontinue it or not, I bet third parties and resellers will have it on a discount).
Boy that's one I missed. I got mine for $500 and am happy with the deal. I wonder if there strings attached to the rebate (like needing a new line). We are on a family plan that is about $32 a month after fees and supports 5g and is uncapped (we don't use much data).
No worries, $500 is still nicer than $730. Yeah, there were some requirements, but nothing too hard:
1) You had to buy 12 mini for $480 + 2 month of "Visible" service for $15/month.
2) Once you get the phone and sim card, just activate it and use for 60 days in the device.
3) Phone comes unlocked, so you are free to walk away with $480+$30=$510 iphone.
4) But if you stick for 2 months, then they will mail prepaid visa gift card.
All in all nothing that would require you to cancel your family plan - you just put the sim in and set aside for 60 days. The only problem might be porting in non-visible number - it is getting harder to get a dummy number for port-out.
If you have Verizon you can get a 12 mini from Best Buy for $250 off. But you usually have to pay Verizon's activation fee on your next bill so I think it's like $30-40 for that. So it's really only a $220-230 off.
Best Buy also has deals for AT&T and Sprint/T-mobile for $200 off.
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You also have to get another line and be in contract with Verizon. I think. No thx already too expensive $&&
This is only a good deal if you're already a Verizon, AT&T, or T-Mobile customer. If you're not then it's probably not. You also don't have to add a new line for this deal as Best Buy is applying it as a down payment to Verizon for you. I'm not sure what they do for AT&T/T-Mobile but it's probably the same.