Bell, Rogers and those companies’ respective sub-brands Fido and Virgin are both offering some hefty trade-in credits for the LG G6, signalling a concerted effort to stimulate sales of the new LG flagship.
Bell’s trade-in credit for LG’s brand-new flagship with its 16:9 ratio screen is $300 CAD minimum and Virgin’s is a whopping $400, according to internal documents obtained by MobileSyrup. The documents from Bell state the deal is available to customers who are upgrading or activating a two-year Premium or Premium Plus plan, while on Virgin users need to upgrade or activate on a two-year Platinum or Platinum Light plan to receive the $400 bonus.
Rogers is offering the deal in-store only, on select two-year Share Everything plans, and the fine print on Fido’s offer says it is available to customers in participating retail locations upgrading or activating a two-year plan on a selection of devices.
The internal Virgin documents specify that the trade-in phone must have a minimum base value of $1, be in working condition and be one of the following devices:
- Samsung Galaxy S4
- Samsung Galaxy S5
- Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge and S6 Edge Plus
- Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge
- Apple iPhone 5C, 5S and SE
- Apple iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus
- Apple iPhone 7, 7 Plus
- LG G3
- LG G4
- LG G5
- Google Pixel, Pixel XL
- HTC One M8
- HTC One M9
- HTC 10
- BlackBerry Priv
- BlackBerry Passport
- BlackBerry Classic
- Sony Xperia Z3
- Sony Xperia Z5, Z5 Premium
- Sony Xperia X Performance
- Sony Xperia XA
- Motorola Moto X Play
- Motorola Moto Z
Generally, trade-in bonuses used to incentivize the purchase of new phones tops out at $200, which is the current offer from Telus and Bell MTS for a trade-up to the LG G6.
Meanwhile, the LG G6 is already $0 down on select Freedom Mobile plans and a discounted $839 outright at that carrier.
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