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T-Mobile Costco kiosks: Get up to $400 when you activate with a Go5G Plus plan

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I haven't enquired about this deal at my local Costco yet, I just saw it on their website which is a bit lacking in details:

https://www.costco.com/t-mobile-b...wcase.html

COSTCO MEMBERS

GET UP TO $400
when you activate with a Go5G Plus plan.
$150 Member Benefit + $250 credit when you switch.

Via $150 Costco Shop Card and $250 Virtual Prepaid Visa card for use at T-Mobile or Costco; allow 13 weeks. Requires port in, online registration and activation on a qualifying plan.

EVEN MORE VALUE

Get over $270 worth of benefits — every month.
With our Go5G Plus family plans, you get incredible benefits like Netflix on us, voice and data in Canada and Mexico plus coverage in 215+ countries and destinations, inflight Wi-Fi, and Scam Shieldâ„¢.
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* Please verify that your local Costco has a T-Mobile kiosk before driving there *

I haven't enquired about this deal at my local Costco yet, I just saw it on their website which is a bit lacking in details:

https://www.costco.com/t-mobile-b...wcase.html

COSTCO MEMBERS

GET UP TO $400
when you activate with a Go5G Plus plan.
$150 Member Benefit + $250 credit when you switch.

Via $150 Costco Shop Card and $250 Virtual Prepaid Visa card for use at T-Mobile or Costco; allow 13 weeks. Requires port in, online registration and activation on a qualifying plan.

EVEN MORE VALUE

Get over $270 worth of benefits — every month.
With our Go5G Plus family plans, you get incredible benefits like Netflix on us, voice and data in Canada and Mexico plus coverage in 215+ countries and destinations, inflight Wi-Fi, and Scam Shieldâ„¢.

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Sep 23, 2023
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pray4all
Sep 23, 2023
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The $400 is on top of Tmobile 'Iphone 15 Pro on US' for plus plan?
then it's interesting for new lines.
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coolchicagoguy
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Quote from Nachiketkc :
Yes, please don't change your plan just for the sake of better upgrade.
T mobile constantly changes their "best plan". They went from Simple choice, to One, to magenta and now go5G.
They told me last year that magenta max would get the best trade in value vs legacy plan.
Now its go5g.
If you add that $20/ month for go5G, next year it'd be something else.
Stay with legacy plans, you save more per month.
He is not on legacy plan (Simple Choice, One Plus, etc.). He is on the last known premium plan before Go5G Plus was introduced earlier this year.

I will recommend otherwise. If you have only a handful 1-3 lines and not upgrade every two years and have a sub $100 plan with Kickback etc. then you can plan to buy phone elsewhere and keep the lower monthly plan.

With his situation with 9-lines, $20/month over 24-months is only $480. Even if he updates 4 phones in his account, it would be $3000-4000 worth of phones for taxes and any applicable fees. You can continue to rinse / repeat every two years.

As posted above, in my situation after upgrading to Magenta Max we had 6 device installments mostly free after credits of the 12 lines. Our monthly bill was $152 on Magenta Max. Moving to Go5G Plus for $171, we now have option to upgrade other lines and get better phones for an additional $456 paid over 24-months. We can trade in XR, s10e for full value for S23 or iPhone 15, which is not doable in Magenta Max anymore.
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Parachute07
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Quote from Nachiketkc :
Yes, please don't change your plan just for the sake of better upgrade.
T mobile constantly changes their "best plan". They went from Simple choice, to One, to magenta and now go5G.
They told me last year that magenta max would get the best trade in value vs legacy plan.
Now its go5g.
If you add that $20/ month for go5G, next year it'd be something else.
Stay with legacy plans, you save more per month.
But we're talking about 9 lines - so I'd be paying $26 per year more per line. That's a cost of $52 over the course of 2 years to be able to get enhanced trade in value. If I trade in each of the nine lines once before they launch a new "best" plan, I'd be pretty far ahead, no?
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Quote from Parachute07 :
But we're talking about 9 lines - so I'd be paying $26 per year more per line. That's a cost of $52 over the course of 2 years to be able to get enhanced trade in value. If I trade in each of the nine lines once before they launch a new "best" plan, I'd be pretty far ahead, no?
Yes, you should upgrade to Go5G Plus as you are already on a promo plan with decent discounts. The incremental cost is negligible compared to the phone value.
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Quote from camsam :
I have 2 lines on ATT , planning to switch to T-mobile.
As I see the deals, I am clear on the switch promo that T mobile will pay me $650 per line .

However, I am not able to understand the new Iphone offer. It looks like I have to trade-in in order to get any new Iphone offer? is my understanding correct. I want to keep my current phones.
It's a great deal if you're switching from ATT to T-Mobile. I just spoke with Costco T-Mobile rep.

Switching from att to T-Mobile 55 plus ($50/line plan) gets:
$1000 towards a 15 Pro with trade in
$800 towards 15 with trade in
$400 per line switching from att to T-Mobile
$100/month for 55+ plan two lines (includes Netflix and Apple TV plus).

Existing T-Mobile customers have old cheaper plans so complain understandably. But compared to current ATT plans (I'm at $180/month) this is a great deal
Last edited by blahbooboo2 September 23, 2023 at 10:02 AM.
Sep 23, 2023
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Commodities1
Sep 23, 2023
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I was at my local Costco this am.

1. The $150 member benefit applies to all member - so you get this.
2. The $250 credit applies only if porting from ATT or VZ
3. The iPhone upgrades and trade ins are the same as on their website.
4. The plans are the same as the ones their website. However, if you are a first responder, military or have a corporate discount, this will be lower for you.

So depending on the phone you have this may work out. For us, it did.

Moved 2 lines from VZ to TMO. Traded in 2 iPhone 13 to get a "free" iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 pro for $8/mo. 24 month deal.
Lowered the price on the TMO Home Internet to $30 from $50
Got a free Apple Watch SE for moving over the plan from VZ to TMO for the watch
Get NFLX for "free" - save $15/m

The way I look at this is that my total spend on monthly subscriptions went down by $45/mo ($15 NFLX + $20 Home Internet). Plus I updated the phones but gave up 2 years of optionality. All the other things they tell you about the plan (e.g, Tuesday deals, etc etc) is just minor so not worth the discussion. Finally, my total spend vs VZ did go down as well so it made sense for us. And we will get the $400 Costco GC after a period of time.
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Quote from coolchicagoguy :
It is $5/ paid line if you don't have Insider. Else it is $4/line. Also, if you have older Insider and especially with 9-line bundle, discounts are slightly more as T-Mo calculates incorrectly.

I changed mine as of today with the new bill cycle. I have same as you, with 5 free lines in first 9 on Magenta Max, with a total of 6 free lines out of 12. My bill increased $19/month. I had upgraded to Magenta Max only a year back for high trade-in values. Sucks to have to change again.

How much do you pay now for 9-lines with Insider $88 or $128? That help identify if you have old or new Insider.

For Go5G Plus, it would be $99 (Old) or $144 (New) after Insider discount. Check out the sub-Reddit for more details.
The way my Magenta is calculated, I have the old insider. Past few months though, I've been trying to see about possibly upgrading to Magenta Max. (I regret not going for it a few years ago from simple choice simply because it was $12 more a month - this is slickdeals after all - somehow I didn't factor in that netflix would be 2 screens, making it less than $12 more. Plus now there's Apple TV etc, sigh). They changed the name on my bill as if it's the new insider so any rep would calculate it as such, making any new monthly bill at least 3x more!
Any thoughts?

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Quote from blahbooboo2 :
It's a great deal if you're switching from ATT to T-Mobile. I just spoke with Costco T-Mobile rep.

Switching from att to T-Mobile 55 plus ($50/line plan) gets:
$1000 towards a 15 Pro with trade in
$800 towards 15 with trade in
$400 per line switching from att to T-Mobile
$100/month for 55+ plan two lines (includes Netflix and Apple TV plus).

Existing T-Mobile customers have old cheaper plans so complain understandably. But compared to current ATT plans (I'm at $180/month) this is a great deal

Thanks, so It looks like I will need to trade in for the offer on the new ones.
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Quote from camsam :
Thanks, so It looks like I will need to trade in for the offer on the new ones.
Yes, usually have to trade something in, not sure if they just reduce cash they give you if you dont trade in.
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Quote from blahbooboo2 :
It's a great deal if you're switching from ATT to T-Mobile. I just spoke with Costco T-Mobile rep.

Switching from att to T-Mobile 55 plus ($50/line plan) gets:
$1000 towards a 15 Pro with trade in
$800 towards 15 with trade in
$400 per line switching from att to T-Mobile
$100/month for 55+ plan two lines (includes Netflix and Apple TV plus).

Existing T-Mobile customers have old cheaper plans so complain understandably. But compared to current ATT plans (I'm at $180/month) this is a great deal
$400 GC is per line or per account .. can u confirm this ?
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Quote from AllThingsTech2000 :
$400 GC is per line or per account .. can u confirm this ?

Yes, per line switching that's what it says in the store and also there's a slick deals listings for another Costco listing
Sep 23, 2023
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I switch last week to tmobile from xfinity in costco booth.

My total bill for 4 lines per month in go5g+ is $148
First time using tmobile. Am I getting ripped ?

I switch mostly to keep same number while travelling international trips. Also its not bad Tmobile is paying to unlock phones from xfinity. I was paying $110 to xfinity for 10gb
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Quote from MahGyver :
The way my Magenta is calculated, I have the old insider. Past few months though, I've been trying to see about possibly upgrading to Magenta Max. (I regret not going for it a few years ago from simple choice simply because it was $12 more a month - this is slickdeals after all - somehow I didn't factor in that netflix would be 2 screens, making it less than $12 more. Plus now there's Apple TV etc, sigh). They changed the name on my bill as if it's the new insider so any rep would calculate it as such, making any new monthly bill at least 3x more!
Any thoughts?
The billing system will carry over properly. How many lines do you have on Magenta and what's the current monthly bill?
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If you want to compare , I pay $176 for 10 lines for everything unlimited with SC plan on T-Mobile. I don't get Netflix though.

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Quote from MahGyver :
The way my Magenta is calculated, I have the old insider. Past few months though, I've been trying to see about possibly upgrading to Magenta Max. (I regret not going for it a few years ago from simple choice simply because it was $12 more a month - this is slickdeals after all - somehow I didn't factor in that netflix would be 2 screens, making it less than $12 more. Plus now there's Apple TV etc, sigh). They changed the name on my bill as if it's the new insider so any rep would calculate it as such, making any new monthly bill at least 3x more!
Any thoughts?
Hi, I have 12 lines on T-Mobile one with 3 free lines and my current bill is 279 per month. When I called them to check what my bill would be after I go to go5g they told me that my bill would be above 500. Also change the plan to Magenta max also above $400 and they told me that I will loose all free lines if I change the plan. When I am reading these posts, I am not able to understand. Can you pls explain? Also Is there a way that I can upgrade to the new plan cheaper?

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