Metro by T-Mobile Corporate Stores (
store locator) offers select Apple iPhones on sale from
$80 ($60 1-Month Prepaid Service + $20 One-Time Activation Fee) when you
Port-In a non-T-Mobile / T-Mobile MVNO number to a New Line on Metro's
$60 Unlimited Prepaid Plan.
Thanks to community member
RyosukeFCfor finding this deal.
Instructions:- Visit any participating Metro by T-Mobile Corporate store location (pricing and fees may vary at "Authorized Dealer" locations, so Corporate stores are highly recommended).
- How to find a Corporate store: Click Here, select "Filter" on the page, check off the "Corporate" box, then search your zip code.
- Port-in an eligible non-T-Mobile or T-Mobile-based MVNO number to a new line of prepaid service on Metro by T-Mobile ($60/month plan).
- A "non-T-Mobile number" means it must not have been active on the T-Mobile network within the past 180 days.
- Bringing your eligible number will qualify you to receive:
- 64GB Apple iPhone SE (2020 Model) for Free (reg. $399) + 1-Month of $60 Prepaid Plan + $20 One-Time Activation Fee = $80
- or 64GB Apple iPhone XR for $49.99 (reg. $) + 1-Month of $60 Prepaid Plan + $20 One-Time Activation Fee = $129.99
- after instant rebate (applicable sales tax will be due at time of sign-up)
- A valid form of identification is required at time of sign-up to verify your address and other necessary account information (no credit check required)
- Device can be unlocked after 180 days on Metro.
- Limit 2 per household.
- Offer available in store only. Plus sales tax and activation fee
Product Features:- iPhone SE (2020)
- 4.7" 1334x750 IPS 'Retina' Display
- Apple A13 Bionic 6-Core Processor (same as the iPhone 11 series)
- 3GB RAM
- 64GB NVMe Internal Storage
- Cameras: 12MP w/ OIS rear / 7MP TrueDepth front
- Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor w/ Apple Pay support
- IP67 Dust/Water Resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
- WiFi 6 (802.11ax) / Bluetooth 5.0 / NFC
- Dual Speakers
- 1821 mAh Battery
- Lightning Port w/ 18W Fast Charging support
- Qi Wireless Charging
- Upgradable to latest iOS 15 (planned upgrade to iOS 16)
- * No 3.5mm headphone jack
- iPhone XR
- 6.1" 1792x828 IPS Liquid Retina Display
- Apple A12 Bionic Processor (same as the XS & XS Max)
- 64GB NVMe Internal Storage
- 3GB RAM
- Cameras: 12MP w/ OIS rear / 7MP TrueDepth front
- Face ID w/ Apple Pay support
- IP67 Dust/Water Resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
- 802.11ac Wi‑Fi / Bluetooth 5.0 / NFC
- Dual Speakers
- 2942 mAh Battery
- Lightning Port w/ 15W Fast Charging
- Qi Wireless Charging
- Upgradable to latest iOS 15 (planned upgrade to iOS 16)
- * No 3.5mm headphone jack
(New Lines Only)at Metro by T-Mobile
Top Comments
If you want, you can use the phone on Wifi during those 5 months. Though, I cannot comment whether using Rsim, etc. will affect the unlock process since I always let Metro phones sat in my drawer for 6 months to get them unlocked.
About the port in line account age, some stores check but some stores don't. When I did the OnePlus Nord N10 deal last year, all I needed to do was to give them the port in info and they didn't ask any question. On the other hand, some people mentioned that Metro actually called the number to verify the number is active or called the carrier to confirm account age. All I can say is YMMV.
Officially, you need 6 months of service to get the phone unlocked, but based on past experience, phones always get unlocked 6 months after activation even if you stop using Metro service after the first month.
However, since they can change this anytime they want so nobody really knows until 6 months later.
I always just let them suspended my service after the first month. You will probably have to wait for someone who is more knowledgeable on this topic for an answer.
I have been following Metro deals for a few years and almost everyone got their phones unlocked after 6 months even without an active account.
Edit: That's my experience with port in deals. If you are upgrading phones, I have no idea how it works.
Thread from the N10 5G Metro deals back then. There is a huge wiki at the beginning.
https://slickdeals.net/f/14773612-metro-by-t-mobile-in-store-port-in-offer-128gb-oneplus-nord-n10-5g-smartphone-free-w-new-line-activation?src=
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As mentioned earlier, I am not a pro in this area. So, other person may be able to give you a better answer than I do.
For this kind of port in deal, most people use a disposable number rather than their primary number for the deal. So, most of us don't care whether they release the number or not. However, to answer your question, most prepaid carriers will first suspend your account if you don't pay for your service. If the account remains inactive for a specific number of time, the number will be recycled (i.e. you lost the number forever). So, in a sense, you are correct about the fact that they won't release your number if your account is inactive after the first month.
Source: Personal experience. I hopped through Tello, Mint, Cricket, Metro, Tracfone, Visible, Google Fi, etc. multiple times during last 3-4 years for phone or phone plan deals. I never need to keep the same cell phone number because I always give people my Google Voice number and have Google Voice to forward the call to my current phone number.
Also, adding second line (second port-in) should bring down the monthly fees from $60 to $30. At least that is what FINALLY happened with me. Though like most metro stores, even some corporate stores are a bit shady, and they may lie at your face that adding/transferring in second line will be strictly $60 per month and combining the two lines in the same account may not help and may actually increase your total monthly fees by about $10 (happened to me when I ported in my second line to get Galaxy A52 for $100). They were jerks, so by experience, I didn't waste much time. Took the phone and $60 plan; got home and called customer service, told them the story which the lady on the phone was shocked to hear - the lies the rep at the corp store was feeding me. So, she checked the terms, checked if combining the lines into one account will help; and LO! my second line just dropped down to $30 per month instead of $60. There was no refund, but the kind lady credited all the injustice and lies back into my account with the dollar value I was overcharged.
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Also, adding second line (second port-in) should bring down the monthly fees from $60 to $30. At least that is what FINALLY happened with me. Though like most metro stores, even some corporate stores are a bit shady, and they may lie at your face that adding/transferring in second line will be strictly $60 per month and combining the two lines in the same account may not help and may actually increase your total monthly fees by about $10 (happened to me when I ported in my second line to get Galaxy A52 for $100). They were jerks, so by experience, I didn't waste much time. Took the phone and $60 plan; got home and called customer service, told them the story which the lady on the phone was shocked to hear - the lies the rep at the corp store was feeding me. So, she checked the terms, checked if combining the lines into one account will help; and LO! my second line just dropped down to $30 per month instead of $60. There was no refund, but the kind lady credited all the injustice and lies back into my account with the dollar value I was overcharged.
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