If you are using a phone promo on the free line that requires a port in, you MUST complete the port in by end of day TODAY, March 23rd.
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T-Mobile has updated the SOC list again to revert it back to an earlier version. It now includes more SOCs. The SOC image in the main post has been updated. -- Jman100
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To find your SOC code for your rate plan, you can call CS 611 and ask, or figure it out yourself:
- Install the Chrome extension: https://chrome.google.c
om/webstor...ldjho cmmpl - Add the Firefox extension: https://addons.mozilla.
org/en-US/...mo-helper/ - Go old school and sift through the web code: https://www.reddit.com/r/tmobile/...soc_codes/
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For anyone looking to buy a iPhone 8 for the trade-in requirement for Tmobile's iPhone 12, the following are the different sources ranked from best to worst. Keep in mind the phone carrier doesn't matter for the trade-in, so it can be unlocked, AT&T, Verizon, T-mobile, anything. Phone must not have water damage, cracked screen, anything that could be perceived as a cracked screen, password lock, or icloud lock. Small dents, scratches, screen burn, and weak batteries are okay.
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Trademore - iPhone 8 starting at $159 [trademore.com] Folks in the Cricket iPhone SE thread been trading their iPhone SE's for $200 Paypal from Trademore, so we know they are legit. They are also the trade-in inspector one of the cell carriers (Verizon or AT&T), so doubt they will sell anything that doesn't pass inspection. They will probably be your safest bet to acquire a good quality trade-in. Shipping is included in the price. Swappa - iPhone 8 starting at $158 [swappa.com] Swappa's policy is no junk, so you are covered if you receive something you can't trade in. That said, since everyone is a third party, you get a wide variety of prices and conditions. I have received cracked screens before, but the seller took it back immediately. Still, this may cause you to lose this Tmobile promotion. Shipping is included in the price. Local (Craigslist, Offerup, etc) Your experience will vary, and the onus is on you to validate the phone is ready for trade-in. You might score with a great deal, or you might get ripped off. Only go this route if you know how to inspect phones or you need the phone the same day. eBay [ebay.com] You will have to read each listing very carefully, since there are listings for cracked, water damaged, icloud locked, or otherwise untradeable phones. Returns policies also vary by seller. Unless you score an amazing deal on ebay, Trademore or Swappa are safer options. |
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TMO doesn't want people doing what you're wanting to do.
To accomplish it, you would need to:
1. Add free line.
2. Wait a year + one day.
3. Port out paid line to another carrier.
4. Keep paid line active on another carrier for 90 days (to preserve number).
5. Port old number back in on free line.
This whole process has taken you 1.25 years.
I have 2 of my free lines in a iPad and a Samsung S4 tablet, with UNLIMITED data.
You have to call them and tell them you want to use the line (promo line) in a tablet but don't want to lose the promotion and you don't want to open a new line for this.
What they did for me, was block the phone service on the line and kept the messaging and data. That way I am able to use it in my tablet.
Every summer my daughter comes and visit from Germany. I take one of the sim card out of my tablet and put it in her phone..
I call T-Mobile and have them unblock the phone service. That way, my daughter has a phone while she is here in country.
When she leaves I call them back and get it blocked again. I have been doing this for close to 5 years. So I know for a fact it works.
Tomorrow I will be calling to try and get another free line.. (Fingers Crossed)
Hope this helps
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But yeah it probably won't let you know MVNO for needed acct specific information they may want...
You can also search for the IMEI online. Sometimes it will show from where it originated
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"On all ship-to device orders paired with a port-in, there will be a 30-day grace period starting on day of device shipping for the port-in to be complete. "
In any case, you could transfer the line to a new SIM if you wanted in your account (web portal) and move it on a another spare SIM. That would deactivate any live SIM in the phone and make that a spare. No need to open the phone unless you want to unlock it. For the unlock it needs to be on the network for 42 days.
I just checked my account and there is no separate tracking number for the SIM card that I was charged for. There is a line item for the phone and the SIM card and it shows the SIM card as shipped.
In addition, I just received an email stating my account has been activated, referring to the new line. I just don't want to open the phone if I don't have to but still want to use the SIM card on a different phone.
If you had added just the line without phone, you would have a SIM shipped out and the line gets activated within 24 hours after SIM ships.
If ordered with a device, you likely need the device to activate as SIM is inside.
Here is my sequence of events, which likely helped even without getting the ordered SIM:
3/17 - Free line added by phone support, SIM ordered.
3/18 - SIM shipped.
3/19 - Line activated and email confirmation received. LOU 6 showed up on Account.
3/20 - Port completed in-store over the new line activated on 3/19 replacing it, but iPhone 12 out of stock
3/21 - iPhone 12 activated (8+ trade in) with ported number using the SIM inside. Bill credit / trade-in shows up online in an hour after phone purchase.
3/23 - SIM from 3/17 order gets delivered.
You can also search for the IMEI online. Sometimes it will show from where it originated
In addition, I just received an email stating my account has been activated, referring to the new line. I just don't want to open the phone if I don't have to but still want to use the SIM card on a different phone.
The SIM in the mail is the activated one, and you can put that SIM in any compatible phone. You wouldn't need to open the phone that's getting shipped to you.
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Or, Cricket at 4 for $100. With Cricket, you can pair it with a discounted phone on port-in, which you can use to trade when returning to T-Mobile. Timing is always an issue. There were many who made use of iPhone 7 ($0) / 8 ($50) / 8+ ($100-150) deals with Cricket last year, which were traded to T-Mo for iPhone 11 /12 deals.
AT&T offers $250 GC up to two lines / account for BYOD.
I was in a similar situation when Sprint's free service ended in June last year. Switched to Visible / Cricket, and spent enough time outside (3-4 months) to come back in as a new customer, and combined with Insider / Hookup discount and iPhone trade-in deals. The Visible rebates paid for the time I was out of Sprint / T-Mo. Started with 4-line (primary lines) Magenta plan at $112 and have added three free (secondary / kids) lines so far (Nov 20, Dec 20, Mar 21) - so now $112 for 7. I just missed one more free line that came when Hookup was offered last year, else I would have been at $96 for 7 now. Icing on the Nov 20 free line was the $200 Costco Card + $100 T-Mo port-in rebate. I will stay put for sometime with T-Mo and look for options when the EIP ends to rotate some paid lines.
With BYOD deals with other carriers, there are plenty of places to move around without breaking the bank.
Pls do keep us posted in case anyone finds a BYOD deals like Cricket you mentioned...!!!
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