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·
    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
      343·
      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
        231·
        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”.