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Authorized Dealers: Do not go to an Authorized Dealer for this deal. It will simply not work due to the dealers adding Activation & other fees, add-ons and accessories with or without your knowledge. They have to make money somehow, and from what I have been told, they don't get that high of a margin on plain jane phone sales / activations only.
Corporate Stores: Corporate stores are supposed to follow a set standard and rules but that does not always happen. Depending on the managers, the floor staff and how the store is being run, they may or may not be following those rules. I know this because I visited at least 4 different corporate stores and was given different stories by each. It wasn't until I did my own research with the web site and the call center staff that I finally found the correct deal and it's requirements for the Apple iPhone 11 deal.
Now, on to the deal.
1) First, have a number to port in ready. While only the Phone Number, the Account Number and the PIN are required to successfully port-in your number to Metro by T-Mobile, they may ask for a name & address as well (this mostly happens in case the port is not instantaneous and they have to call the backend porting team to move that process along). Any other reason they give you will most probably be a made-up reason.
2) Go to Metro by T-Mobile's web site
here [metrobyt-mobile.com]. Print out the Promo details. More specifically, the part that says Get one on us. That is what will ensure you get the correct price later on in the process.
3) Go to a Corporate Store. How you find one is by going to Metro by T-Mobile's web site, going to the Store Locator, typing in your zip code and performing the search. When the results populate, use the Filter option to filter the results to Corporate Stores only.
4) Tell them you are there for the Apple iPhone 11 Switcher Promotion for $49.99. While the promo has changed a bit at least 2 times that I know of, this promotion has been running for a while and the sales displays are there in most of the stores. They clearly indicate the Switcher Promo price of $49.99 for the Apple iPhone 11 64GB.
4a) Step 4 is where you will get the most variations of this deal. This is either because the staff at the Corporate Store is not properly informed or trained on the Apple iPhone Switcher Promo, or it is deliberate coming from the top down in order to charge the customers more than they should. I can't think of a 3rd reason why they would do this. Most will tell you that you need to pay at least $99.99 upfront and after 3 months of service, you will get a $50 rebate thereby making the phone $49.99. This is absolutely wrong. Please refer to Step 2 above, and make them read it. It clearly states that the phone is free after the 3 month $50 rebate.
5) Give them your ID and the number port-in information and let them do their magic. They have to type all that information into the system and it does take a while so be patient. The port usually goes through within your visit. I am not sure how correct this information is but I was told that the port has to go through for them to be able to hand you the Apple iPhone 11 after the transaction. This is a true system limitation that it does not show them if the number did in fact port over successfully until after you have paid and the receipt has printed out. I confirmed this myself.
5a) Depending on the store and staff, at this point they will try to add the unnecessary add-ons with or without your knowledge like for example, Insurance. Know and be firm on your stance that add-ons are NOT required. You just need the phone with the 1-Month $60 Plan and nothing else.
6) This just started. Corporate stores are not charging Activation fees. I am not sure how long it will last, but for now they are not charging it on any of the deals. So your transaction would look something like:
Apple iPhone 11 64GB: $499.99
SIM: $0.00
Switcher Plus Promo: -$450.00
Service Payment: $60.00
Sub Total: $109.99
Sales Tax: $x.xx
Total: $109.99 + Tax
PAY CASH ONLY. This will confirm that you are Prepaid only in case you want to do the Drawer trick.
7) Corporate Store staff will open the new iPhone 11 64GB box, insert the SIM, activate it, make sure that the number is ported over, and that you can call and text without setting up any of the Apple setup stuff. This is required of them.
8) They will hand your over your new phone, the receipt and the 3-in-1 SIM Card. Thank them and enjoy your new $110 Apple iPhone 11 64GB.
Note: Please be responsible and don't abuse this deal. There is a reason why so many restrictions have been placed on deals like these. There is a limit of 2 Switcher Promos per household (single address) every 6 months. They verify this using your ID.
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Nightmarish experience:
- Even corporate store employees covertly tacked multiple extras onto my account (worth $80/month) despite my saying outright that I wanted the cheapest plan with no extras
- My metro app is broken
- website is broken
- porting numbers out was an adventure
- stores and employees are sketchy, but will require you to show your ID
Will not do it again. Too much aggravation, risk, and hassle.
Beware that it probably won't be a smooth ride for you.
And what about those folks who do not have any corporate store around?
Dealers are charging activation, insurance and tax on full price of the phone. Making this deal almost $200 OTD.
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If you get them before end of 2022, you can activate one of them first and begin a new tracfone award account with a refereral code. Then add 2 devices to
it. With all of these, you should get 25k rewards points pending. In case you get them after end of 2022 and tracfone stop the 10k per line promotion, you need
to activate one of them first and add all left 3 devices later. Then you should get 26k rewards points pending.
After 2 months the rewards points vest, you need to monitor these 2 urls:
https://www.tracfone.co
https://www.tracfone.co
Whenever they are in stock, just change your 20k reward points to a $300 discount coupon.
If it's a new phone, you only need to pay $30 + $10 (for service).
If it's a reconditioned, you can buy two and then pay $30 + $20 (for service).
Activate the iPhone after you get them and they will automatically get unlocked after another 2 months.
So it will take you around $150 and 4-5 months in total to get either a new iPhone 11 or two reconditioned iPhone 11.
At same time, you also got several years Tracfone service and several basic phones.
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Check unlock status in iPhone settings. General>About>Carrier Lock.
Before unlock it says something like Sim card locked. After unlock, it says "No SIM restrictions"
Calculate days here: https://www.timeanddate