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Total Wireless 64GB Apple iPhone XR (Refurb) + $25 Prepaid Plan Card

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$122

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Total Wireless has Total Wireless 64GB Apple iPhone XR (Reconditioned, Black, Locked) + $25 Prepaid Plan Card on sale for $121.75 when following the instructions listed below. Slickdeals Cashback is available for this store. Shipping is free.

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Deal Instructions:
  1. Click here and add Apple iPhone XR (Reconditioned) to the cart
  2. On the next page, select any prepaid airtime card (starting at $25)
  3. Click here then click the Join Now button at top of page to get a unique 25% off coupon by email
    • Click 'Unsubscribe' at the bottom of the email to discontinue further email promotions
    • Email typically takes a few minutes to arrive
  4. Proceed to the cart and apply the unique 25% off promo code
  5. The price for the 64GB Apple iPhone XR (Reconditioned) + $25 1GB Prepaid Plan Card should be $121.75 + Free Shipping after email coupon

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Written by oceanlake | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This iPhone XR with Plan is $32.25 lower (20.9% Savings) than the total price for both.
    • A Service Plan is required for Activation. Plans are not returnable or refundable. iPhone purchases are limited to a maximum of 2 per order.
    • Refer to the forum thread for additional details and discussion.

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Written by WiseGoat2914
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Total Wireless has Total Wireless 64GB Apple iPhone XR (Reconditioned, Black, Locked) + $25 Prepaid Plan Card on sale for $121.75 when following the instructions listed below. Slickdeals Cashback is available for this store. Shipping is free.

Thanks community member WiseGoat2914 for sharing this deal

Deal Instructions:
  1. Click here and add Apple iPhone XR (Reconditioned) to the cart
  2. On the next page, select any prepaid airtime card (starting at $25)
  3. Click here then click the Join Now button at top of page to get a unique 25% off coupon by email
    • Click 'Unsubscribe' at the bottom of the email to discontinue further email promotions
    • Email typically takes a few minutes to arrive
  4. Proceed to the cart and apply the unique 25% off promo code
  5. The price for the 64GB Apple iPhone XR (Reconditioned) + $25 1GB Prepaid Plan Card should be $121.75 + Free Shipping after email coupon

Editor's Notes

Written by oceanlake | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This iPhone XR with Plan is $32.25 lower (20.9% Savings) than the total price for both.
    • A Service Plan is required for Activation. Plans are not returnable or refundable. iPhone purchases are limited to a maximum of 2 per order.
    • Refer to the forum thread for additional details and discussion.

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LLG8two
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WARNING: I have been trying to get Total to release my sons cell number to transfer to another carrier since mid-December 2021. We finally gave up and activated his phone with another carrier and got a new number. Several emails, phone calls, and chat sessions have gotten me nowhere, no real person ever returns the call and messages to cancel the service are not fulfilled. I have resorted to deciding to just report the charges as fraud on my credit card and documented the contact attempts. If you want to keep your number, I'd stay away from them. The service was marginally okay for a teenager for the price but personally I would have been very upset to have to change my number. The service is still active and not cancelled.
SuplexCity
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Return shipping is free if you pay via Paypal.
WiseGoat2914
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I do see many people asking about unlocking policy.

Well as per the new policy after take over from Verizon in November,Tracphone has updated its unlocking policy for apple devices to be 60 days post activation if activated after Nov 23rd-2021

That said,I have reached to multiple customer care rep and have even called and the fact that it gets unlocked after 60 days is something they all echoed but there was difference on if it active service or just first month of activation.There is no proven way until Jan 23rd to see when this first set of deals got launched to see how it goes.

The unlocking policy does mention it will automatically unlock after 60 days - But if some one or most of the folks trading in should not have a problem .If you plan to keep this phone for a longer run and use it I would activate the service for the second month to avoid any hassle in pushing Customer rep to unlock .As i did call out we will have to wait to see how it actually works.Its an additional $20-$22 to get some total wireless prepadi cards on sale or deals.

In the worst case if this not does not get honored we can still encash for trade in or other options to sell this for cash.

Any one with still having doubts on the unlock policy can contact customer care for their satisfaction before they jump in - however as i mentioned its more of waiting game as I did realize it was not consistent reply.

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qqsubs
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Quote from oregon14 :
If it's a new line with new number you should get pts (added in 60 days if you don't make any changes).
Thanks! Do you know if the number needs to be active or do we just need an active number in the account?

I bought an XR in December and activated it on receipt. Don't plan on renewing the service as I wait for the 60-day clock to run out for unlock. In the meantime, if I order another phone and activate it around the time the first one expires, I would have had a line active for 60 days on my account but not the same one..

Also, Assuming I do get points in the above scenario, are they transferable to Tracfone? I have a TF account that I intend to keep (if I can get a free extra month or so with transferred points, that would make it sweeter).
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SlySol
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Quote from jim99 :
That the Pro that's IP rated, the non Pro is not rated.
It sounds like U.S versions are IP rated

https://www.androidauthority.com/...f-1106684/

"The OnePlus 8 will remain without official resistance for most regions, but carrier models in the United States have it. If you really want an unlocked version and don't mind paying up for an upgrade, the OnePlus 8 Pro offers IP68 certified water and dust resistance in all markets."
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oregon14
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Quote from qqsubs :
Thanks! Do you know if the number needs to be active or do we just need an active number in the account?

I bought an XR in December and activated it on receipt. Don't plan on renewing the service as I wait for the 60-day clock to run out for unlock. In the meantime, if I order another phone and activate it around the time the first one expires, I would have had a line active for 60 days on my account but not the same one..

Also, Assuming I do get points in the above scenario, are they transferable to Tracfone? I have a TF account that I intend to keep (if I can get a free extra month or so with transferred points, that would make it sweeter).
Rewards are not transferrable (AFAIK), and that specific line has to have active service for 60 days (can't switch to another phone or change number) to get rewards. That's the way it's always worked on both TF/TW & so far I haven't seen anything about any changes.
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seekingsun
Jan 11, 2022
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So I ordered one, but does anyone know how long I can wait to activate the phone? I am still on the 6 months mint mobile promo and that runs out in March, can I wait until then and then port the number?
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SouthPawNd
Jan 11, 2022
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Quote from hi4700 :
From which seller you bought RSIM. Bought two times in eBay and both didn't work (connected RSIM and still shows sim not found). Any tricks to be followed?
This is the one I bought, it's cheap but PIA to get working.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/RSIM13-R...3891078374

Instructions are horrible. I bought from the same seller a year ago and similar instructions. Likely Chinese seller and he/she used Google translate to translate the Chinese instructions to English, which didn't do a good job.

With this rsim you have to program both the ICCID and IMSI; the one last year I only had to program the ICCID. The listing has the site for the latest ICCID. Use the IMSI in the listing.

The problem I had is it kept bringing up the sim application pop-up after I programed the values. Eventually I got it to stop doing that after I logged into my apple id first, the invalid sim warning stopped appearing, at which point I was able to replace the RSIM with my t-mobile sim and it worked.

So I recommend
1) transfer data from your old iPhone to the XR (optional)
2) use the included TW sim (or another tracfone, TW, straight talk, page plus, etc sim card) to pass the activation screen; no need to activate serice
3) log into your Apple ID account
4) remove sim from step 2
5) plug in RSIM (there are 2 the seller shipped, a AT&T one and a nom-AT&T one, I used the non one for T-Mobile) and program the ICCID / IMSI
6) hopefully it will just play nice activate with the RSIM, if it pops up the sim programming again, just cancel out and hopefully it goes through; if the invalid sim pops up, just eject and re-insert to program it again.. If you make it through this and the iPhone just goes to the start screen without complaining about a sim issue I think you're good
7) replace the rsim with your carrier sim (in my case t-mobile)

While this may not correct steps it seemed to work for me. Maybe someone else can provide their tips

Note: I believe RSIM only works with GSM networks, so you won't be able to get it to work on CDMA network (Verizon).
Last edited by SouthPawNd January 11, 2022 at 01:39 PM.
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jim99
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Quote from SlySol :
It sounds like U.S versions are IP rated

https://www.androidauthority.com/...f-1106684/ [androidauthority.com]

"The OnePlus 8 will remain without official resistance for most regions, but carrier models in the United States have it. If you really want an unlocked version and don't mind paying up for an upgrade, the OnePlus 8 Pro offers IP68 certified water and dust resistance in all markets."
Not listed at the manufactures site and I would trust them since the mfg. https://www.oneplus.com/8/specs?from=8
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alwaysupgrade
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I've bought dozens of TW refurbished phones over the years, 6s, 6s plus, SE and XR, they are all in excellent condition, there was only once I can tell screen has been replaced because I can feel the screen is higher than regular screen, but I used it to trade in, never complained.
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Quote from SouthPawNd :
This is the one I bought, it's cheap but PIA to get working.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/RSIM13-R...3891078374

Instructions are horrible. I bought from the same seller a year ago and similar instructions. Likely Chinese seller and he/she used Google translate to translate the Chinese instructions to English, which didn't do a good job.

With this rsim you have to program both the ICCID and IMSI; the one last year I only had to program the ICCID. The listing has the site for the latest ICCID. Use the IMSI in the listing.

The problem I had is it kept bringing up the sim application pop-up after I programed the values. Eventually I got it to stop doing that after I logged into my apple id first, the invalid sim warning stopped appearing, at which point I was able to replace the RSIM with my t-mobile sim and it worked.

So I recommend
1) transfer data from your old iPhone to the XR (optional)
2) use the included TW sim (or another tracfone, TW, straight talk, page plus, etc sim card) to pass the activation screen; no need to activate serice
3) log into your Apple ID account
4) remove sim from step 2
5) plug in RSIM (there are 2 the seller shipped, a AT&T one and a nom-AT&T one, I used the non one for T-Mobile) and program the ICCID / IMSI
6) hopefully it will just play nice activate with the RSIM, if it pops up the sim programming again, just cancel out and hopefully it goes through; if the invalid sim pops up, just eject and re-insert to program it again.. If you make it through this and the iPhone just goes to the start screen without complaining about a sim issue I think you're good
7) replace the rsim with your carrier sim (in my case t-mobile)
I have not reprogrammed ICCID for over 5 month and ICCID still works with ios 15.2
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g3ck1
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  1. Can I trade in the phone with Apple without even bothering to insert the SIM card and turning it on?
  2. Will Apple still give you full trade-in credit if the phone screen has been replaced?
Thanks.
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SouthPawNd
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Quote from hdlz :
I have not reprogrammed ICCID for over 5 month and ICCID still works with ios 15.2
You don't need to as long as you don't do a factory reset on your iPhone. If you do do a reset you will have to go through the process again and by this time the old RSIM you used 5 months earlier may not work and you have to get a new one. Apple always fixes these loopholes and the RSIM people always develop new RSIM to circumvent the fix
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avocadosallday
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any thoughts on using this as a trade-in for another carrier like tmobile, att or verizon?
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WiseGoat2914
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Quote from garfieldatorlando :
For those who placed order, if you want to check if your order goes through, go to ups.com, choose lookup delivery by reference number, then feed it the order number. If tracking number is shown, your order has been released to their refurbished product vendor for shipping preparation.
This was a quick one..I was not aware of this but a great way to check if the order went through
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OliveHealth6709
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Quote from shippy :
Anyone know the answer to this?
60 days from tge activation. Do not need to pay for the 2nd month, but need to wait for the 60 days
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Quote from avocadosallday :
any thoughts on using this as a trade-in for another carrier like tmobile, att or verizon?
Yes I have.
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Quote from OliveHealth6709 :
60 days from tge activation. Do not need to pay for the 2nd month, but need to wait for the 60 days
*In theory*. No one knows for 100% until 1/23/2022 the earliest.
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