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expiredAjayRajula posted Sep 18, 2020 8:35 PM

T-Mobile: BYOD, Activate New Line of Service & Port In a Number, Get

$250 Prepaid Mastercard

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T-Mobile is offering a $250 Prepaid Mastercard when you BYOD, Activate a New Line of Service and Port In a Number. Thanks AjayRajula

Note, scroll down to "Current rebate promotions" and look for promo code 2020BYOD1 for details. You must complete port-in and register code within 30 days of activation; submit rebate using this form.

The same promotion and promo code applies to current Sprint Customers [Discuss] Thanks Tuxedo1

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Written by RevOne | Staff
  • Limited-time offer; subject to change. Qualifying credit, device, service, and port-in from AT&T, Verizon, US Cellular, Spectrum, Claro or Xfinity required. Complete port-in and register code within 30 days of activation. If you have cancelled voice lines in past 90 days, reactivate them first. Get $250 via Virtual Express Prepaid Mastercard Card. Must be active and in good standing when card is processed. Allow 6-8 weeks from fulfillment of offer requirements. Max 4/account. May not be combined with some offers or discounts (e.g., Carrier Freedom).
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details & discussion. -StrawMan86

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T-Mobile is offering a $250 Prepaid Mastercard when you BYOD, Activate a New Line of Service and Port In a Number. Thanks AjayRajula

Note, scroll down to "Current rebate promotions" and look for promo code 2020BYOD1 for details. You must complete port-in and register code within 30 days of activation; submit rebate using this form.

The same promotion and promo code applies to current Sprint Customers [Discuss] Thanks Tuxedo1

Editor's Notes

Written by RevOne | Staff
  • Limited-time offer; subject to change. Qualifying credit, device, service, and port-in from AT&T, Verizon, US Cellular, Spectrum, Claro or Xfinity required. Complete port-in and register code within 30 days of activation. If you have cancelled voice lines in past 90 days, reactivate them first. Get $250 via Virtual Express Prepaid Mastercard Card. Must be active and in good standing when card is processed. Allow 6-8 weeks from fulfillment of offer requirements. Max 4/account. May not be combined with some offers or discounts (e.g., Carrier Freedom).
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details & discussion. -StrawMan86

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Sep 23, 2020 2:44 PM
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ChristInMeSep 23, 2020 2:44 PM
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Quote from hpham_53 :
This process is different from my previous T-mo BYOD deal in April this year. With that deal, they shipped me 4 BYOD SIMs. I then called Customer Care. For each number, the rep asked: the SIM #, the phone number I want assigned to it, previous acct#, PIN. She also asked me which number I wanted to designate as the account owner.

My 4 SIMs are to be delivered today. I'll see if I can figure out how to do the activation/porting by myself. If not, I'll call or chat with a rep.
Mine is also on the UPS truck expected to be delivered later today. My approach is to put one of the 4 SIMs in a moto e6 (free from Visible Big Grin) and then call 611 to activate all lines. I will report back on how things went.
Sep 23, 2020 2:47 PM
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salvimanSep 23, 2020 2:47 PM
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Quote from hpham_53 :
Yes, I got the email with the temp numbers yesterday. But I didn't start the porting process thinking I would have to provide the SIM number for each line. Anyway, I'll the porting when I receive the SIMs today. I'm in no hurry because I'm using new Ebay numbers, and my AT&T numbers were already ported out to H2O to die.
when its time to redeem GC do all phone get the txt to redeem or just the primary phone line
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justdoit007Sep 23, 2020 2:47 PM
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Quote from hpham_53 :
Yes, I got the email with the temp numbers yesterday. But I didn't start the porting process thinking I would have to provide the SIM number for each line. Anyway, I'll the porting when I receive the SIMs today. I'm in no hurry because I'm using new Ebay numbers, and my AT&T numbers were already ported out to H2O to die.
Yes, best to wait if you can. They may or may not ask sim no during porting.
Sep 23, 2020 2:50 PM
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hpham_53Sep 23, 2020 2:50 PM
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Quote from salviman :
when its time to redeem GC do all phone get the txt to redeem or just the primary phone line
When I did the previous deal, each phone received a text with a link to claim the reward. There's also a web site to check/claim, but you have to remember which claim code goes with which phone. If you don't remember, you can't check.
Sep 23, 2020 3:39 PM
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RandomSDNeoSep 23, 2020 3:39 PM
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Quote from RandomSDNeo :
just called a rep and he said that we will have to reply to text message from att if we want to port-out to tmobile. he said it is a recent change. hope tmobile did not catch up to the ebay sellers. has anyone else been told about this?
finally got my sim cards, i did not get my temp number in email. so called port-in line and gave all my sim card and phone numbers. all 4 transferred in 15min. also got conf text regarding insider hookup. but it said 'will verify eligibility' before they apply the promo. not sure what eligibility they are talking about, that i am a new customer?
Sep 23, 2020 3:53 PM
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HelenC4709Sep 23, 2020 3:53 PM
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Does this work with simple choice plan ? I just got off the phone with rep and she said my plan isn't eligible. Is that correct ?
Sep 23, 2020 3:55 PM
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waterchangeSep 23, 2020 3:55 PM
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Quote from Thotiana :
Hi Guys - Hoping you can help. From the BYOD page, I ordered 4 sim cards. There's a promo code field at checkout, but I received an error message when I entered "2020BYOD1". Does the promo code have to be entered at the time of the sim card order? When ordering sim cards, the site doesn't even ask which numbers you're porting? Something seems strange
Follow the steps at the bottom of the Wiki on the first page of this thread. You enter the 2020BYOD1 code as the very last step (likely at least a day later) after account setup and after # port-in. Do port-in as a separate step after your T-Mobile account setup; call T-Mobile to do this.

Quote from hpham_53 :
Without the physical SIMs, how do you know which number goes with which SIM?
The port-in process is just replacing T-Mobile's assigned # with a port-in # so knowing which number goes with which SIM card plays no role in the port-in process if your new lines have assigned #s. But you can definitely wait until the SIM cards arrive to do the port-in if you want to. If your question is that you're concerned about getting 4 SIM cards in the mail and not knowing what phone number is assigned to each, you can place each into a phone and look up its number.
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Sep 23, 2020 4:00 PM
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SzyszkaSep 23, 2020 4:00 PM
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Quote from BOOMGOESTHEDYNAMITE :
Don't you also lose a hard credit pull and need FOUR unlocked phones? If approved, they'll text you links to redeem those GC. I don't know if it's needed to be 4 different phones though, but rep told me I do need 4 unlocked phones hence "BYOD", lol. I do have 5 phones, but they're being used w/ 5 different lines already. Any suggestion for easier method to avoid 4 more unlocked phones?

I'm still mulling this over. Seems almost doesn't worth the headaches for netting $700ish? What happens if it takes 3 billing cycles, since you cannot time it perfectly and cancellation is NOT pro-rated. So then net even less than $700... Am I right?
After sleeping on this one mode day, I decided to pull the trigger. Got four numbers, secured Hookup code (thanks, Reddit!), registered one of the four numbers on the "Insider" portal. Order for 4 lines (Magenta) has been placed; they are supposedly shipping SIMs "Ground" and not the Second Day Air as some mentioned. Will see. (*)

Hoping it all works out. And yes, I do happen to have four older phones I can use (two Nexus 5s, one LG Artisto, and one Pixel 2).

(*) UPDATE: received follow-up call and spoke with an agent. She bumped my shipment to "Second Day Air". Cool!
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Sep 23, 2020 4:07 PM
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tayninhSep 23, 2020 4:07 PM
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Quote from waterchange :
Follow the steps at the bottom of the Wiki on the first page of this thread. You enter the 2020BYOD1 code as the very last step (likely at least a day later) after account setup and after # port-in. Do port-in as a separate step after your T-Mobile account setup; call T-Mobile to do this.



The port-in process is just replacing T-Mobile's assigned # with a port-in # so knowing which number goes with which SIM card plays no role in the port-in process if your new lines have assigned #s. But you can definitely wait until the SIM cards arrive to do the port-in if you want to. If your question is that you're concerned about getting 4 SIM cards in the mail and not knowing what phone number is assigned to each, you can place each into a phone and look up its number.
The Wiki has port-in before filling out the rebate form, while OP has it in reverse(steps 4&5). It does makes sense to port-in first though. I did it like what OP wrote. Let's see if it goes through.
Sep 23, 2020 4:31 PM
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TopGun2000Sep 23, 2020 4:31 PM
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Is there any simple way to erase a zombie Sprint account completely so T-mobile system won't redirect you back to Sprint for the promo?
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veryseablueSep 23, 2020 4:31 PM
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Quote from hpham_53 :
Yes, I got the email with the temp numbers yesterday. But I didn't start the porting process thinking I would have to provide the SIM number for each line. Anyway, I'll the porting when I receive the SIMs today. I'm in no hurry because I'm using new Ebay numbers, and my AT&T numbers were already ported out to H2O to die.
Hi hpham_53,
Thanks so much for the help you offered from AT&T thread. I want to do this Tmobile deal, but I read from some discussion that I will not be able to do, because I was a Sprint customer, just ported out of Sprint and will be flagged when trying to register account for this deal, is this the case ? I guess you have the same situation like me, how did you do this deal? Use family members SSN? I used to have no credit check account with Sprint BYOD, I can not do this deal with credit check account this time? Thanks.
Sep 23, 2020 4:32 PM
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waterchangeSep 23, 2020 4:32 PM
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Quote from PonM :
any1 tried to port in from google fi? will it qualify?
Go read the first post of this thread. Lots of good info including a list of which services qualify for port-in.
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Sep 23, 2020 4:38 PM
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Quote from HelenC4709 :
Does this work with simple choice plan ? I just got off the phone with rep and she said my plan isn't eligible. Is that correct ?
Good question.
Sep 23, 2020 4:40 PM
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Grouchy16Sep 23, 2020 4:40 PM
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Quote from purpledime18 :
What phones are you guys using? By BYOD does it mean we can't use T-Mobile phones? Is Sprint locked phone recognized as T-Mobile phone?
I think the phones should be unlocked. Sprint locked imei may not qualify. They want folks from other carriers to come to tmo

You can check the imei on T-Mobile byod checker

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Sep 23, 2020 4:46 PM
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hinnSep 23, 2020 4:46 PM
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Does anyone did both this and Sprint deal on same account? Any conflicts if i would like to?

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