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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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  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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Jan 15, 2022
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save987
Jan 15, 2022
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Quote from retto_pyrrah :
TW phone: MH5G3LL/A
BestBuy accept this model only: MRYR2LL/A

If I create online trade-in request from bestbuy web site, it specifically says "Model: MRYR2LL/A" for $190 trade-in value.

I'm wondering how many people actually able to trade-in for gift cards? Maybe Bestbuy now aware that a lot of XR trade-ins these days and put more strict rules?
Both are valid. MH5G3LL/A is a US/Canada variant and also used by Verizon/ sprint. Other one is an international variant. You might have selected a wrong XR type while trading in. Select Verizon. And locked.

Hope this helps

Edit. You are right it's only expecting MRYR2LL/A. How are others trading in?? Can you throw some light
Last edited by save987 January 15, 2022 at 03:37 PM.
Jan 16, 2022
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garfieldatorlando
Jan 16, 2022
666 Posts
Quote from save987 :
Both are valid. MH5G3LL/A is a US/Canada variant and also used by Verizon/ sprint. Other one is an international variant. You might have selected a wrong XR type while trading in. Select Verizon. And locked.

Hope this helps

Edit. You are right it's only expecting MRYR2LL/A. How are others trading in?? Can you throw some light
Yes one of my local store actually rejected the trade in due to model number mismatch.
Jan 16, 2022
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just1guy
Jan 16, 2022
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Hey everybody stop worrying about the warranty…. If you end up with a problem and live in a big city take your phone to a local shop … they will fix most things for $40 to $50 ……
Last time I took my iPhone to an Apple store they told me they won't fix it cause I abused it by bending it……they made a model that easily bent …. Google " iphone bendgate " for details .
This is the best phone I ever purchased for just over $100 so I purchased a few of them .
Hopefully I don't ever again have to spend close to a thousand dollars for a new iPhone .
If you do need a new iPhone with a warranty go for the new iPhone 11 …. Mine cost $750 just over a year ago.
Jan 16, 2022
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dbc34
Jan 16, 2022
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Best deal on the planet to trade in for $800 bill credit with tmo. Upgraded all 4 of my iPhone 12's to 13's for total of -$2,400. My bill for the next 30 months will be roughly $40/month for 4 phones and 4 Watch lines and home internet.
Jan 16, 2022
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CtJack108
Jan 16, 2022
310 Posts
Quote from digital330 :
Every single person on this thread has reported 100% battery health. This can only mean that they changed batteries for refurbishing.

All my used iPhones have less than 100% battery life.
Checked today my xr, activated on Oct 26, 2021. According to coconut battery, i have somewhat 103% and 2 cycles on the battery. But the phone itself was produced in April, 2021 while my battery was produced on March, 2021.
Basically, Apple shipped it in April, 2021. Then it was waiting someone to buy it until Oct, 2021. Someones used it and charged 1 times and sent it back as a return. Now in january i bought it. It was waiting 2 month probably at the refurbishment center. I charged yesterday (so only once) but i do have 2 charge cycles on the phone.
Manufacturer is sunwoda - seems to be the staff that Apple puts oem.
Also my screws seems to be virgin, as i have opened couple iphones and know what kind of marks should be left if opened.

TLDR: you may have 100% battery health if phone was activated 2 month ago. Most of my new iphones lost 100% mark on month 3 after everyday charging.
Jan 16, 2022
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appleguy82
Jan 16, 2022
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Quote from SlySol :
We're talking about Total Wireless phones though, right!? You can't just throw a TMo sim in it without unlocking it in some fashion, can you?
Sorry my bad.. I am posting here and on the Sprint 800 TIV credit thread... yes TW will first need to be unlocked via Turbo Sim, you can't use tmo or sprint.. directly..but within TMo and Sprint after merger lock policy doesn't impact swapping between them.
Jan 16, 2022
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Slayer.I.Am
Jan 16, 2022
540 Posts
Got 4th XR.

First one had an issue where sim card will just not be read. Tried with 2 different SIMS. No problem since i traded in to Bestbuy.

Rest 3 look brand new. 100% battery, ZERO dirt in all the grills (its really tough to have zero dirt in the ear-piece and speaker grill if its has been used for a few days), also no signs of any scratches at all anywhere.

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Jan 16, 2022
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seaworld20
Jan 16, 2022
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Is is possibe to submit unlock request before the 60 day subscription? How many day will it take to unlock once the request is submitted?
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RUBYSTEVENS
Jan 16, 2022
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Quote from seaworld20 :
Is is possibe to submit unlock request before the 60 day subscription? How many day will it take to unlock once the request is submitted?
Lmao. 60 days.
Jan 16, 2022
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HY-SD
Jan 16, 2022
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Quote from seaworld20 :
Is is possibe to submit unlock request before the 60 day subscription?
Lmao why?
Jan 16, 2022
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MrRuffles
Jan 16, 2022
193 Posts
Quote from digital330 :
Every single person on this thread has reported 100% battery health. This can only mean that they changed batteries for refurbishing.

All my used iPhones have less than 100% battery life.
Quote from qqsubs :
Thanks for posting this. It would be common sense at this point to expect the battery to have been replaced? How else would the battery be at 100% capacity on a phone that's more than 2 months old? Of course the battery was replaced, likely on all but the brand new phones.
But if the battery was replaced it would show up in the Parts and Service History in iOS 15.2 and, at least in my case, it doesn't (and the phone is almost 4 months old).

Just because a phone was first bought more than a couple of months ago, it doesn't mean that it has been used for all that time. It could have been returned shortly after purchase and not used since.

Labeling a phone as "refurbished" doesn't mean it was used extensively, it just means it was returned for some reason and is being resold. It can't be sold as new but the refurbishment could mean as little as being reset and cleaned up.
Jan 16, 2022
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MrRuffles
Jan 16, 2022
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Quote from HY-SD :
Lmao why?
Because you can submit the unlock request before 60 days but the chances of it being granted are slim to none (emphasis on none).
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SlySol
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I've seen a couple of posts both mentioning a battery cycle count of 2. Would be curious to see some more people post that info. It seems like the refurbisher is a pretty professional operation and knows how to avoid errors, etc. I'm curious if they reset the battery cycle count to zero when they replace the battery. Did anyone get a phone with a high battery cycle count?
Last edited by SlySol January 15, 2022 at 06:40 PM.
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tqlla3k
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Quote from MrRuffles :
Because you can submit the unlock request before 60 days but the chances of it being granted are slim to none (emphasis on none).
Do we need to "Submit" for the unlock? Or is it just done automatically in 60 days?
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SlySol
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Quote from MrRuffles :
But if the battery was replaced it would show up in the Parts and Service History in iOS 15.2 and, at least in my case, it doesn't (and the phone is almost 4 months old).
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The parts / service history will only show parts replaced by Apple or ones that trigger an alert about being an aftermarket part. It seems that this refurbisher reprograms the boards in such a way that the phone does not register replaced parts in that menu. I haven't seen anyone mention seeing a replaced part that shows up there.
Last edited by SlySol January 15, 2022 at 06:55 PM.
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