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
    41·
    10 months 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
      343·
      10 months 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
        231·
        10 months 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·
          10 months 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·
            10 months 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”.