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:
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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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Looks like new promotion only need to open a new line + trade in, and without port in, but the catch is Iphone 8 only worth $600, not $830.
Save up to $830:
Apple: iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone 11, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone X, iPhone XR
Save up to $600:
Apple: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus
Save up to $450:
Apple: iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus
https://www.t-mobile.com/offers/p...onaloffers
$830:
iPhone 11 series, iPhone XS series, iPhone XR, iPhone X, iPhone 8 series
Samsung: A71, A71 5G, Fold, Galaxy S9 series, Galaxy S10 series, Galaxy S20 series, Galaxy S21 series, Note9, Note10 series, Note20 5G, Note20 Ultra 5G, Z Flip 5G;
Google: Pixel 4 series;
LG: V50 ThinQ, V60 ThinQ 5G;
Asus Rog Phone2,
moto razr,
OnePlus: 7 Pro 5G, 7T, 7T Pro 5G McLaren, 8 5G, 8 Pro.
$530: 7, 7 Plus, SE2.
$380: iPhone 6S, 6S Plus, 6, 6 Plus; Samsung: A20, A20s, A30, A50, A50s, A51, A70, A8+, A9, Galaxy S7 series, Galaxy S8 series, Note5, Note8; Google: Pixel 2 series, 3 series, 3a series; LG: G7 ThinQ series, G8 ThinQ series, K51, V35 ThinQ, V40 ThinQ, Stylo6; Moto Z4, RED Hydrogen One, Rzr Phone, Rzr 2, Huawei P20 Lite, Kyocera DuraForce Pro 2, OnePlus 5, 5T, 6T, 7 Pro
Leave the byod phone and sim from Costco in place for at least a month or until rebate is processed.
Thoughts?
But yes, one popular approach is to leave the BYOD phone and sim in place until the rebate status changes to "approved." which is usually about 30 days or so.
That being said,
I believe Costco only ties your phone # to the rebate, so as long as you input the final # after port in then you will be fine. And for EIPs, as soon as the Promo shows in your account, you can pretty much do anything with that phone.
https://www.t-mobile.com/offers/p...onaloffers
$830:
iPhone 11 series, iPhone XS series, iPhone XR, iPhone X, iPhone 8 series
Samsung: A71, A71 5G, Fold, Galaxy S9 series, Galaxy S10 series, Galaxy S20 series, Galaxy S21 series, Note9, Note10 series, Note20 5G, Note20 Ultra 5G, Z Flip 5G;
Google: Pixel 4 series;
LG: V50 ThinQ, V60 ThinQ 5G;
Asus Rog Phone2,
moto razr,
OnePlus: 7 Pro 5G, 7T, 7T Pro 5G McLaren, 8 5G, 8 Pro.
$530: 7, 7 Plus, SE2.
$380: iPhone 6S, 6S Plus, 6, 6 Plus; Samsung: A20, A20s, A30, A50, A50s, A51, A70, A8+, A9, Galaxy S7 series, Galaxy S8 series, Note5, Note8; Google: Pixel 2 series, 3 series, 3a series; LG: G7 ThinQ series, G8 ThinQ series, K51, V35 ThinQ, V40 ThinQ, Stylo6; Moto Z4, RED Hydrogen One, Rzr Phone, Rzr 2, Huawei P20 Lite, Kyocera DuraForce Pro 2, OnePlus 5, 5T, 6T, 7 Pro
Or in other words, if you cancel any line in next 12 months, the credit for this Free line will stop making it a paid line (basically the same thing I explained above).
So you are trying to cancel a paid line but then they will make THIS free line as the paid line instead.
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But yes, one popular approach is to leave the BYOD phone and sim in place until the rebate status changes to "approved." which is usually about 30 days or so.
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