For T-mobile plans, trade in Apple iPhone and save up to $975 on iPhone 13s or other brands

Edxzxz

Oct 19, 2021

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Edxzxz

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Quote from MattJ016

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Your monthly credits continue, even if the device is paid off. So you would pay it off, unlock it, then continue to get the remaining balance credits each month

Quote from berombeu

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No need to pay it off because you trade-in with BB not T-mo. You still getting your monthly credit as long as you keep that line active. I already traded-in 2 phones that still under EIP.

Quote from XealO

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What's not to get? It's simple. Keep your line active and tmobile won't know the difference.

What good is the trade in to Best Buy if it's still locked to t-mo (and locked to my account maybe as well?) I assume they pay for traded in handsets because they re sell them? Not trying to be a pain, but it makes a huge difference if my 20+ months of bill credits stop and the balance of the iphone 12 comes due. If Best Buy sells my old iphone 12 on the secondary market, T-mo will know it's not active on my account anymore once somebody else activates it on their's. I get what you're saying as far as if I just keep paying every month t-mo isn't likely to give a crap and everything just rolls along as it has been, eip payments and monthly credits wise. Just trying to make sure I'm not farking up my bill credits though, since that would be a deal breaker.

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MonsterCaribou

Oct 19, 2021

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MonsterCaribou

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fark me, what a great farking deal. Best Buy only charges taxes on the final amount as well so you can get a 13 Pro for just $25+tax by trading in a Pro Max.

chaoss

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chaoss

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Quote from SkyKing02

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backup from icloud, do I have to resign in my apps again? I don't have to resign when I'm syncing with the phone close to each other.

It all depends on the rep that you get. In the other thread, a few people had good reps and were able to do the iPhone to iPhone backup. Some offer to help you for a $40 fee. And yes, iCloud backup usually makes you sign back in to some apps. And an annoying thing is signing back in to your emails. Especially if you have several email accounts.

edaley

Oct 19, 2021

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edaley

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Quote from StefanoM3235

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How are y'all seeing when it's gonna be avail at your store? Here in NYC it just says unavailable and that's it

It was available today in Mass.

captaindingbat

Oct 19, 2021

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captaindingbat

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Quote from StefanoM3235

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How are y'all seeing when it's gonna be avail at your store? Here in NYC it just says unavailable and that's it

You should keep checking. Periodically stores will pop up with stock. You have to actually go into the map to pinpoint the stores, since it will not say on the product page. The store with stock will appear first.

Key point, you cannot add the phone from the locator map page. You must add the phone to your cart, enter trade in info and then when you check out, you choose the store with the stock. that's how I got my Pro Max a few days ago after someone said the LIC store had stock.

MonsterCaribou

Oct 19, 2021

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MonsterCaribou

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Quote from Edxzxz

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What good is the trade in to Best Buy if it's still locked to t-mo (and locked to my account maybe as well?) I assume they pay for traded in handsets because they re sell them? Not trying to be a pain, but it makes a huge difference if my 20+ months of bill credits stop and the balance of the iphone 12 comes due. If Best Buy sells my old iphone 12 on the secondary market, T-mo will know it's not active on my account anymore once somebody else activates it on their's. I get what you're saying as far as if I just keep paying every month t-mo isn't likely to give a crap and everything just rolls along as it has been, eip payments and monthly credits wise. Just trying to make sure I'm not farking up my bill credits though, since that would be a deal breaker.

Wrong, you can contact T-Mo via Twitter to get your phone unlocked. You clearly have no farking idea what you are rambling on about.

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chaoss

Oct 19, 2021

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chaoss

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Quote from NarrewPC

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I've never traded a phone in to Best Buy. Does it work the same as at a T-Mobile store? Do I just bring the phone? Or do I need the charger, charger cable, box, ear buds, etc?

Just the phone.

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StefanoM3235

Oct 19, 2021

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StefanoM3235

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Quote from captaindingbat

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You should keep checking. Periodically stores will pop up with stock. You have to actually go into the map to pinpoint the stores, since it will not say on the product page. The store with stock will appear first.

Key point, you cannot add the phone from the locator map page. You must add the phone to your cart, enter trade in info and then when you check out, you choose the store with the stock. that's how I got my Pro Max a few days ago after someone said the LIC store had stock.

Thanks; I was just wondering how some people on here are seeing "Available on [Date]" instead of just seeing "Unavailable at [Location]." I do think the reason I'm getting the verification error is that there is no stock nearby.

Another question, can anyone confirm whether in-store purchase has one pay for taxes before trade-in value or if it works the same way as online? I was offered by customer service to shop in person for this deal today.

XealO

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XealO

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Quote from Edxzxz

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What good is the trade in to Best Buy if it's still locked to t-mo (and locked to my account maybe as well?) I assume they pay for traded in handsets because they re sell them? Not trying to be a pain, but it makes a huge difference if my 20+ months of bill credits stop and the balance of the iphone 12 comes due. If Best Buy sells my old iphone 12 on the secondary market, T-mo will know it's not active on my account anymore once somebody else activates it on their's. I get what you're saying as far as if I just keep paying every month t-mo isn't likely to give a crap and everything just rolls along as it has been, eip payments and monthly credits wise. Just trying to make sure I'm not farking up my bill credits though, since that would be a deal breaker.

Either they(BB) made a deal with T-Mobile where the phone will still work but remain locked to TMO even if you quit paying or maybe they are going to recycle them for their precious chips? Either way, if you quit paying, I doubt whoever gets these second hand will be get screwed.

MonsterCaribou

Oct 19, 2021

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MonsterCaribou

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Oh shit! Android phones have high trade in value too. $825 for S21 Ultra, $525 for S20 Ultra.

mr.dude

Oct 19, 2021

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mr.dude

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So this is mostly a deal for those with newer iPhones right? So if I have an older iPhone that gets little trade in value there's no deal here. Unless I'm missing some deal that can be combined with this. Am I?

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chaoss

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chaoss

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Quote from Edxzxz

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What good is the trade in to Best Buy if it's still locked to t-mo (and locked to my account maybe as well?) I assume they pay for traded in handsets because they re sell them? Not trying to be a pain, but it makes a huge difference if my 20+ months of bill credits stop and the balance of the iphone 12 comes due. If Best Buy sells my old iphone 12 on the secondary market, T-mo will know it's not active on my account anymore once somebody else activates it on their's. I get what you're saying as far as if I just keep paying every month t-mo isn't likely to give a crap and everything just rolls along as it has been, eip payments and monthly credits wise. Just trying to make sure I'm not farking up my bill credits though, since that would be a deal breaker.

Most of us took that chance and traded in iPhone 12's that were under eip from the Mother's Day deal.

We'll see if anything happens

idealz

Oct 19, 2021

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idealz

Oct 19, 2021

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It was a better deal last week when the iPhone 13s were also $100 off

nm they also upped the trade in by $100 so it's a wash

Last edited by idealz October 19, 2021 at 09:18 AM.

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Realtorpersona

Oct 19, 2021

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Realtorpersona

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$10 less overall than the earlier version of this deal if you have an iPhone XS to trade in, the trade in value increased $10

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chaoss

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chaoss

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Quote from idealz

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It was a better deal last week when the iPhone 13s were also $100 off

Similar deal if you had an iPhone 12/pro/max to trade in.

But yes, if you have an older device it's not so great

Apple iPhone 13 Upgrade/Trade-In Offer for T-Mobile for New/Existing Customers

Up to $975 Off

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