Slickdeals is community-supported.  We may get paid by brands for deals, including promoted items.
Missed This Deal? Get alerts when similar deals are posted.
expired
Jman100 968K Views
Dec 19, 2020 7:55 PM

Select T-Mobile Accounts w/ Qualifying 2+ Line Plans: Get A New Line

Free

T-Mobile
Visit T-Mobile
Good Deal?
4,223Comments
Save
Share
Deal Details
T-Mobile.com offers Existing T-Mobile Customers on Eligible Plans with 2 Lines or More to add a New Line for Free.

Thanks to community member Jman100 for finding this deal.

What Do I Need To Do To Get This Offer?
  • This is a targeted offer from T-Mobile and is only open to select existing customers that meet the following requirement:
    • You must have a qualifying T-Mobile postpaid plan with 2 or more lines that falls under one of the following SOC Codes shown in this image (see instructions below on how to find your SOC code).
      • SOC (Service Order Code): The technical term used to describe plans and services that are added to customers' accounts within T-Mobile's billing systems.
    • If you are certain you qualify, login to your account below and:
    • Alternatively, you may call T-Mobile and a representative can assist you with adding your 3rd line.
      • If calling, promotion name is "2020 Line On Us 4".
Instructions to find your SOC code (thanks to Reddit user massiveprodigy):
  1. Using the Google Chrome web browser (desktop version), open the Developer tools panel on the right (Ctrl+Shift+I)
  2. Click on Network tab
  3. Click on XHR tab
  4. Log in my.t-Mobile.com and click Account at the top.
  5. In developer tools panel, choose manageaccount from the list on the left
  6. Account level promos will appear under accountDiscounts
  7. Line level features will appear under lines > # > addOns
  8. If there is a pending change, you can see exactly what it is by clicking productsPendingChange
  9. Rate plan appears under ratePlans
Can This Be Combined With Other Offers?
  • This deal CANNOT be combined with any of the following current T-Mobile promotional offers:
    • iPhone 12 "on us" (2020 Apple Trade Activate P3)
    • BOGO iPhone (2020 Apple Buy 2 P11)
    • Free Galaxy A71 5G with new line (2020 Samsung Activate P12)
    • Free OnePlus 8/8T+ 5G with new line (2020 OnePlus Activate P5)
    • Costco BYOD promos
    • TFB-exclusive promos
  • By participating in any of these offers above while using your new free line, you will forfeit the free line terms and will have to pay for that line.

Editor's Notes

Written by StrawMan86 | Staff
Please refer to the forum thread for additional details and discussion. -StrawMan86

Original Post

Written by Jman100
Community Notes
About the Poster
Deal Details
Community Notes
About the Poster
T-Mobile.com offers Existing T-Mobile Customers on Eligible Plans with 2 Lines or More to add a New Line for Free.

Thanks to community member Jman100 for finding this deal.

What Do I Need To Do To Get This Offer?
  • This is a targeted offer from T-Mobile and is only open to select existing customers that meet the following requirement:
    • You must have a qualifying T-Mobile postpaid plan with 2 or more lines that falls under one of the following SOC Codes shown in this image (see instructions below on how to find your SOC code).
      • SOC (Service Order Code): The technical term used to describe plans and services that are added to customers' accounts within T-Mobile's billing systems.
    • If you are certain you qualify, login to your account below and:
    • Alternatively, you may call T-Mobile and a representative can assist you with adding your 3rd line.
      • If calling, promotion name is "2020 Line On Us 4".
Instructions to find your SOC code (thanks to Reddit user massiveprodigy):
  1. Using the Google Chrome web browser (desktop version), open the Developer tools panel on the right (Ctrl+Shift+I)
  2. Click on Network tab
  3. Click on XHR tab
  4. Log in my.t-Mobile.com and click Account at the top.
  5. In developer tools panel, choose manageaccount from the list on the left
  6. Account level promos will appear under accountDiscounts
  7. Line level features will appear under lines > # > addOns
  8. If there is a pending change, you can see exactly what it is by clicking productsPendingChange
  9. Rate plan appears under ratePlans
Can This Be Combined With Other Offers?
  • This deal CANNOT be combined with any of the following current T-Mobile promotional offers:
    • iPhone 12 "on us" (2020 Apple Trade Activate P3)
    • BOGO iPhone (2020 Apple Buy 2 P11)
    • Free Galaxy A71 5G with new line (2020 Samsung Activate P12)
    • Free OnePlus 8/8T+ 5G with new line (2020 OnePlus Activate P5)
    • Costco BYOD promos
    • TFB-exclusive promos
  • By participating in any of these offers above while using your new free line, you will forfeit the free line terms and will have to pay for that line.

Editor's Notes

Written by StrawMan86 | Staff
Please refer to the forum thread for additional details and discussion. -StrawMan86

Original Post

Written by Jman100

Community Voting

Deal Score
+563
Good Deal

Top Comments

Join The Conversation

Share your experience with the Slickdeals community

Share information with the community. Please follow our Community Guidelines and be kind!

4.2K Comments

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Dec 22, 2020 7:35 PM
7 Comments
Joined Nov 2018
WittyWalrus531Dec 22, 2020 7:35 PM
7 Comments
Quote from blazin6969 View quoted comment :
I believe it to be 2017 or 2018
Do you know if this current promotion can be applied to our plan?
Dec 22, 2020 7:45 PM
3.3K Comments
Joined Jan 2007
waterchangeDec 22, 2020 7:45 PM
3.3K Comments
Quote from Sky5Walker View quoted comment :
So I have to call or go to the store, there is no way to do online?
Dec 22, 2020 7:49 PM
1K Comments
Joined Dec 2006
vietkangtaDec 22, 2020 7:49 PM
1K Comments
Quote from rballnut View quoted comment :
I'm in the same boat.... just wait and see for me. several rep confirmed that the promo is added to the line.

You can also go in to the line and remove data then re add data to get it to show up correctly.
1
Dec 22, 2020 7:50 PM
9.4K Comments
Joined Sep 2004
joogleDec 22, 2020 7:50 PM
9.4K Comments
Quote from GreenCreature437 View quoted comment :
I was able to answer my own question after some back and forth with T-Force on Twitter and it seems to be possible.

ME:
I am very sorry, it still doesn't make sense to me. Smilie You said: "No matter the number, the line created on 12/21/2020 is not eligible for Kickback, while the line created on 11/29/2016 is." So if [my wife's number] 6747 is moved to the [new free] line created on 12/21/2020 that line would not receive a kickback which is fine. But [the new free line number] 7957 would then be on the line created on 11/29/2016 which supports kickback if used less than 2GB. This is how I understood it would work. Or do I still mess things up?

T-FORCE:
Thanks for allowing me to do a little more research. So what we can do is a number swap, to switch the line associations. This will allow your wife to use the free line created on today [as it is free she can use as much data as she wants] and then the number created today would be swapped to the line created in 2016 [which supports kickback and would trigger the $10 discount when data used less than 2GB]. We do suggest that you wait at least 2 bill cycles to do this, just to assure the promotion for your free line is in place and no concerns are caused. You can just reach out to us here after the timeframe and request a number swap between 6747 and 7957. All of the notes I have posted will be here as well as our full conversation.
interesting keep us posted if it works out
Dec 22, 2020 7:51 PM
730 Comments
Joined Aug 2019
GreenCreature437Dec 22, 2020 7:51 PM
730 Comments
Quote from WittyWalrus531 View quoted comment :
Do you know if this current promotion can be applied to our plan?
No, this one free line in the past for FRLTUL2LP was a one time exception I think. After that the plan has never been eligible for any of the free line promotions.

How to move off that plan was added to the wiki:
https://slickdeals.net/f/14713250-t-mobile-customers-add-a-line-for-free-starting-december-20th#post143964023
Last edited by GreenCreature437 December 22, 2020 at 11:55 AM.
Dec 22, 2020 7:54 PM
3.8K Comments
Joined Sep 2003
starcaptorDec 22, 2020 7:54 PM
3.8K Comments
Quote from zeta View quoted comment :
I'm maxed out at 10 lines on my Simple Choice Family Unlimited Talk &Text code: SCFUTT4.

Has anybody been successful to switch to another plan with more lines, preferably 12, while keeping all the promos?

I have talked to 3 reps and they all said that I would lose the promos when switching to another comparable plan.
I have not done this myself, but this is from reading all of the pages since Sunday.

You have to get a very patient rep, preferably via a recorded medium (twitter, FB), and ask them to make it possible to add more lines. I am not sure about simple choice, but with TMO One, you can usually find someone after-hours who can change your SOC to a TIXXXX9 or FRXXXX9 (the last number indicates the minimum amount of lines the plan came with upon inception. They may have to manually move over every single add-on, such as kickback, One Plus, insider, etc. Possible, but not the easiest thing.

I am maxed out at 8 lines now...when the next free line comes (rumor has it to be in January), I will have to do this.
Dec 22, 2020 7:55 PM
753 Comments
Joined Mar 2007
JoelioliDec 22, 2020 7:55 PM
753 Comments
Quote from freebies4me2 View quoted comment :
your current plan doesn't have data?
It includes 2gb of data if opted-in, that's just the plan name from forever ago.

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Dec 22, 2020 7:55 PM
1.1K Comments
Joined Feb 2011
mrsdealcheckerDec 22, 2020 7:55 PM
1.1K Comments
so whats the monthly price you guys are paying for 4 lines? after all promotions and discounts and taxes?
Dec 22, 2020 7:58 PM
197 Comments
Joined Nov 2010
calmdqDec 22, 2020 7:58 PM
197 Comments
I have Simple Choice plan with 4 lines with 2.5 GB (SCFUTT4) which is eligible for a Free line but I'm looking to stack with a phone. I need a new device. I already got a "free" line from last November promotion (2020 Line on Us 3) so 4 "paid" lines + 1 "free" line (5 total)

Option#1:
Adding a "free" line I can get 50% OFF Google Pixel 4a 5G ($500-50%off)= $250 over 24 months

Option#2:
Adding a "paid" line I can get a FREE OnePlus 8T+5G, just $10 per month for 24 months ($240)

After 24 months can I cancel the "paid" line I opened to get this OnePlus 8T+5G device and move it to one of the other lines?

Thanks
Dec 22, 2020 8:02 PM
730 Comments
Joined Aug 2019
GreenCreature437Dec 22, 2020 8:02 PM
730 Comments
Quote from starcaptor View quoted comment :
I have two free lines and two lines which are 50% off. So the goal would be to move the data hogs in my family to those lines. In the past, TMO has insisted that add on/discounts cannot move from one line to another.

I appreciate any insight and feedback that youve got. Number swap sounds more like something with porting honestly, but if thats the jargon they use, so be it!
I don't want them to move add-ons between lines I only want them to swap the numbers on those lines and I assume this is the same what you would like to do. To make sure that your data hog numbers are on the lines where data is cheap and doesn't kill a kickback while moving the numbers who are more careful with data to the lines previously used by the data hogs. Difficult to explain that's why I struggled with it first.
Dec 22, 2020 8:03 PM
1.5K Comments
Joined Mar 2010
zetaDec 22, 2020 8:03 PM
1.5K Comments
Quote from starcaptor View quoted comment :
I have not done this myself, but this is from reading all of the pages since Sunday.

You have to get a very patient rep, preferably via a recorded medium (twitter, FB), and ask them to make it possible to add more lines. I am not sure about simple choice, but with TMO One, you can usually find someone after-hours who can change your SOC to a TIXXXX9 or FRXXXX9 (the last number indicates the minimum amount of lines the plan came with upon inception. They may have to manually move over every single add-on, such as kickback, One Plus, insider, etc. Possible, but not the easiest thing.

I am maxed out at 8 lines now...when the next free line comes (rumor has it to be in January), I will have to do this.
Yeah, I read some of that too. But I haven't found anyone with success with a Simple Choice plan. I'll keep messaging T-Mobile and see. If I reach the 10th rep that says no, I'll pretty much give up lol
Dec 22, 2020 8:06 PM
28 Comments
Joined Mar 2006
DiLioPiDec 22, 2020 8:06 PM
28 Comments
Quote from DiLioPi View quoted comment :
Anyone knows if one of these free lines can be used for SyncUp Drive? SyncUp drive SOC probably would need to be added to the free line but will the line still be free then?
Answering my own questions here as I'm finally able to call in and talk to a T-Mo Rep. So, these free lines are meant to be used as voice communication and with that, can't be converted to other types such as for SyncUp Drive because they have special SOC.
1
Dec 22, 2020 8:12 PM
144 Comments
Joined Nov 2016
barbie21827Dec 22, 2020 8:12 PM
144 Comments
If this line processed as 2020 Line on us 3, does that mean I can add another line and it will be processed as 2020 Line on us 4? Thank you in advance.
1
Dec 22, 2020 8:13 PM
2.6K Comments
Joined Mar 2014
QkTreasuresDec 22, 2020 8:13 PM
2.6K Comments
Quote from zeta View quoted comment :
I'm maxed out at 10 lines on my Simple Choice Family Unlimited Talk &Text code: SCFUTT4.

Has anybody been successful to switch to another plan with more lines, preferably 12, while keeping all the promos?

I have talked to 3 reps and they all said that I would lose the promos when switching to another comparable plan.
So how many free lines do you currently have if you don't mind me asking? Also are you on unlimited data & how much is your bill each month after taxes/fees?

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Dec 22, 2020 8:13 PM
3.8K Comments
Joined Sep 2003
starcaptorDec 22, 2020 8:13 PM
3.8K Comments
Quote from GreenCreature437 View quoted comment :
I don't want them to move add-ons between lines I only want them to swap the numbers on those lines and I assume this is the same what you would like to do. To make sure that your data hog numbers are on the lines where data is cheap and doesn't kill a kickback while moving the numbers who are more careful with data to the lines previously used by the data hogs. Difficult to explain that's why I struggled with it first.
No you explained it quite well. Just swap numbers between lines based on the package of discounts for that original line. May be easier to just associate the SIM card ICCIDs with each package of benefits,

May be best to assign letters or some symbol to each line originally. You cant change names of something when all you know about it...is its name

Join The Conversation

Share your experience with the Slickdeals community

Share information with the community. Please follow our Community Guidelines and be kind!