Two years on a Pixel Pass was supposed to get you a new phone.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/4197026

Google kills two-year “Pixel Pass” subscription after just 22 months::Two years on a Pixel Pass was supposed to get you a new phone.

    • Aidinthel@reddthat.comEnglish
      39·
      1 year ago

      while new signups are no longer allowed, existing users will be able to finish out their two-year term.

      So existing contracts aren’t affected, they just aren’t renewing them or writing any new ones.

      • enkers@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        34·
        1 year ago

        The end of the term was supposed to mean re-upping with a shiny new device, but Google now says, “By the end of the 2 year term, you can’t upgrade to a new phone with Pixel Pass.”

        Which means that everyone who went 22 months expecting to get a new phone in another 2 effectively got kinda screwed.

        • Markaos@lemmy.oneEnglish
          23·
          1 year ago

          They would have to sign another contract for another 24 months to get it, nobody was getting an upgrade on the existing contract because it’s just a bundle of Google services (One, YT Premium etc.) and financing on the phone. And if you don’t care about the services, Google’s two year financing is cheaper than this bundle.

          • enkers@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            6·
            1 year ago

            Fair point. It’d could’ve been contingent on the financing model, but looks like the phone is evenly financed over the entire 2 year period.

            • themeatbridge@lemmy.worldEnglish
              11·
              1 year ago

              It’s confusing because they make it sound like a privilege. “Eligible for a new phone” = “You can finance the purchase of a new phone at full price just like everyone else, and you have to give back the old phone you already paid for”.