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expiredneedgeech posted Mar 4, 2022 11:14 PM

$100 off iPhone 13 and 13 Mini on T-Mobile @ Best Buy + enhanced Trade in Values for some phones

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The $100 off T-Mobile and Sprint iPhone 13 and 13 Mini back again at Best Buy.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/appl...Variations

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/appl...Variations

Some of the Trade in Values are much less this time (XR down to $250 and iP11 down to $350). . .some are higher like $640 for Galaxy S21 trade in. Perfect if you got the XR cheap 2 months ago, traded in for clearance S21, which can be traded in + $60 for an iP13. Can't trade the S21 on the base iP13 mini as TIV exceeds phone purchase price, but you could do it on the 256GB version.

The $640 Trade in Value on the S21 is as big a deal as the $100 off the iPhone.
And the $640 TIV seems good towards most TMO phones over $640, i.e. S22 line, Pixel 6

EDIT: $640 TIV is only for $128GB of S21. 256GB version fetches only $420. QA Note: The $640 is only for the Black S21 color. The other colors are $420
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The $100 off T-Mobile and Sprint iPhone 13 and 13 Mini back again at Best Buy.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/appl...Variations

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/appl...Variations

Some of the Trade in Values are much less this time (XR down to $250 and iP11 down to $350). . .some are higher like $640 for Galaxy S21 trade in. Perfect if you got the XR cheap 2 months ago, traded in for clearance S21, which can be traded in + $60 for an iP13. Can't trade the S21 on the base iP13 mini as TIV exceeds phone purchase price, but you could do it on the 256GB version.

The $640 Trade in Value on the S21 is as big a deal as the $100 off the iPhone.
And the $640 TIV seems good towards most TMO phones over $640, i.e. S22 line, Pixel 6

EDIT: $640 TIV is only for $128GB of S21. 256GB version fetches only $420. QA Note: The $640 is only for the Black S21 color. The other colors are $420

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Mar 6, 2022 4:50 AM
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justBawesomeMar 6, 2022 4:50 AM
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Quote from fx1 :
Traded in my 11 today... got the 13
How much did you get back? I am thinking of trading my 11 max pro and it shows up as $585! Do you think its worth?
Mar 6, 2022 4:53 AM
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fx1Mar 6, 2022 4:53 AM
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Quote from justBawesome :
How much did you get back? I am thinking of trading my 11 max pro and it shows up as $585! Do you think its worth?
I only got $340 for a 11 but I didn't care because I used a gift card to pay the rest. And yes, I would do it if you want a 13.
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Mar 6, 2022 4:58 AM
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DaShocKer
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Mar 6, 2022 4:58 AM
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Quote from GShocked :
What's the unlock process like?
As long as you are paying in full (not financing) you can unlock immediately- bear in mind immediately means you contact T-Force through Facebook or Twitter and they submit the request. I've seen it unlocked between 3-5 days from request.
Mar 6, 2022 5:30 AM
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Genghis_KhanMar 6, 2022 5:30 AM
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Quote from ITZY_Yeji :
You're right, the papers I signed showed the trade in is for S21 Ultra. Despite this, they didn't deny the trade-in or sale (probably because they didn't notice it either). Hopefully they can't back-charge me for the additional cost.
And what did you say when they put in S21 Ultra on your paperwork? πŸ˜‰πŸ˜‰πŸ˜‰
Mar 6, 2022 5:52 AM
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ITZY_YejiMar 6, 2022 5:52 AM
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Quote from Genghis_Khan :
And what did you say when they put in S21 Ultra on your paperwork? πŸ˜‰πŸ˜‰πŸ˜‰
I didn't notice it until I saw the post earlier about it being S21 Ultra and checked. I was fully convinced it was for the S21 and not a system mistake.
Mar 6, 2022 6:02 AM
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Genghis_KhanMar 6, 2022 6:02 AM
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Quote from ITZY_Yeji :
I didn't notice it until I saw the post earlier about it being S21 Ultra and checked. I was fully convinced it was for the S21 and not a system mistake.
Hehe.. Good answer.. Good answer.... ☺️
Mar 6, 2022 4:00 PM
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seanzieMar 6, 2022 4:00 PM
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What's the best current deal for a trade in phone to attain for this deal?

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Mar 6, 2022 5:26 PM
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TheSamMar 6, 2022 5:26 PM
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Quote from SouthPawNd :
Meh, I got $390 trade in for a Total Wireless iphone XR 2 months ago. It's oniy $250 now
Same I was looking that iphone 8+ was 340 now its 230 and xr to $250
Mar 6, 2022 6:03 PM
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make.my.dealMar 6, 2022 6:03 PM
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Do I need to activate phone on t-mobile? Anyway just to buy it and then get it unlocked to use it where I want?
Mar 6, 2022 6:35 PM
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cambridge02138Mar 6, 2022 6:35 PM
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Quote from make.my.deal :
Do I need to activate phone on t-mobile? Anyway just to buy it and then get it unlocked to use it where I want?
This is what I did to unlock my iP 13 that I bought at BB:
1) Buy iP13 from BB; leave store with sealed box.
2) Put into new iP13 the T-mobile SIM card associated with the number I entered into BB.com for my purchase. Activate iP13.
3) Contact T-Force via facebook and ask that my new iP 13 be unlocked.
4) Wait several days for unlock to be completed.

There are other ways, including unlocking via AT&T. However, I am not familiar with that process. Pls read the previous post. It was explained there by someone who took that route.

Please note that with these BB iPhone, it's locked to the carrier associated with the FIRST (1st) SIM card that you put into the phone. Unlocking will have to be worked through with that carrier.
A) If the first SIM card you put into the new iP is a T-Mobile SIM card, then you will need to deal with T-Mobile for the unlocking.
B) If the first SIM card you put into the new iP is an AT&T SIM card, then you will need to deal with AT&T for the unlocking ... not a simple process. See prior post.
C) If the first SIM card you put into the new iP is something neither T-Mobile nor AT&T, it will likely be quite difficult to get this phone unlocked..

In my opinion, best way to go is to put in T-Mobile SIM card as the first SIM card and then deal with T-Mobile since this is a T-Mobile deal.
Last edited by cambridge02138 March 6, 2022 at 10:43 AM.
Mar 6, 2022 7:04 PM
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nenomanMar 6, 2022 7:04 PM
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Quote from needgeech :
$420 for 25GB version, but $640 for the128GB. Best Buy TIV snafu. . .they're usually all the same value
Out of curiosity, how much did you pay for the clearance s21 when you traded in the XR?
Mar 6, 2022 8:39 PM
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thezeemanMar 6, 2022 8:39 PM
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No go for me. They refused to honor the $640 for the TIV, in fact, it took a manager, two phone calls and 30 minutes just to cancel the order. That is nothing compared to the circus they put the poor guy next to me through. Seems he bought an iPhone 13 the day before on AT&T and the device failed after he go it home (it happens). Anyway, it looked like it took an act of congress to get the poor guy another phone. This was after he was on with AT&T for two hours trying to fix it. They finally figured it out but the asked him for a deposit. He said "another one?".

Their systems are all hosed. Do yourself a favor, don't try this.
Last edited by thezeeman March 6, 2022 at 03:42 PM.
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Mar 6, 2022 10:32 PM
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needgeech
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Mar 6, 2022 10:32 PM
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Quote from nenoman :
Out of curiosity, how much did you pay for the clearance s21 when you traded in the XR?
BB had to S21 for $499 two months ago. Traded in a TW XR which are the time fetched $400 (and cost $130 delivered. So paid $100 + tax on $100 plus the $130 donor phone. . .just under $240 in the end
Mar 7, 2022 12:59 AM
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danhorskiMar 7, 2022 12:59 AM
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No go for me too,they see it in system as Ultra 😐

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Mar 7, 2022 1:48 AM
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Marcus2010Mar 7, 2022 1:48 AM
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my journey is bumpy but worked out eventually.
blue shirt found the trade-in item is S21ultra and black shirt (manager?) was also nearby, I put my phone in front of them and placed another same order on BB website and showed them $640 TIV, they agreed and honored me the order. I haven't signed any paperwork, but they indeed handed me a customer copy of trade-in confirmation which showing S21 (not ultra) on it. Walked out with a ip13 in about 20mins.
I'd say it's a slickdeal if it worked out, but highly YMMV

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