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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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superslickz
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Quote from V-007 :
I just spoke to a rep.
I think it has to be evaluated on a person by person basis. For some the legacy plans not switching I get.
In my case i have 3 lines for 2 promo + friends and family + auto pay discount lines.
So I pay $96 a month (without financed device costs).
The rep I spoke to said I'd pay 106 a month if i switched to Go5G.
Over 2 year (i prefer the 2 year upgrade personally). I'd pay $240 more.
My iphone 11 pro trade in goes from $650 to 1000. Which is $350 more.
So still 350 trade in extra - 240 2 year increased cost = 110 staying in my pocket.
Now if I do that with 2 trade ins, I save a few hundred more.
If i can bundle with this costco promo - then that helps even more.

Also yeah I use netflix / apple tv through them. I use the perks from the plan.

I havent pulled the trigger. I'm trying to find reason why its better to stick to my magenta max.
If i stay on the plan, I still think Im putting more out of pocket buying the phones direct.
reading through the comments, maybe someone else can chime in.

one thing is what if costco tmobile screws up my account discounts? although if you call the phone number on their website - it goes to tmobiles costco dep so presumably they keep everything in-tact.
Keep in mind with the friends and family 2 lines on us, when you move to go5g+, you only get whatever discount you get now and in most cases it will not cover the cost of 2 go5g+ lines. If you have less than 9 lines, then you are getting $70 discount for 2 f&f free lines. This remains $70 discount but the 2 lines will cost you $90 on Go5g+, so you will be paying an extra $20 for those 2 free lines (minus the insider discount). For people with 9+ lines, you $80 discount instead of the $90, so you pay $10 extra (minus insider discount). They will probably eventually fix this glitch but who knows when. Some reps are aware of this, most are not. Go read reddit.
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superslickz
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Quote from waterfront :
finished call with a rep and he confirmed that free lines will no longer be free. it will be $10 per free line ($35 -$25 whatever that is!!) extra.
so for 6 lines (2 paid + 4 free) , it will cost around $190($150 for 2 paid lines +$10*4 for 4 free lines) on Go5Gplus.
Quote from ask_j :
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?
You guys need to go on the t-mobile subreddit on Reddit. Lots of knowledgeable people and tmo employees there. Many T-mobile phones reps are clueless. You will get a different answer everytime you ask a different rep.
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laxman52
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Quote from Hussar86 :
Where can I get this insider coupon?
I went to costco, talk to TMobile Rep, he applied his insider code. I think each rep has its own code and they can apply and it stays in your account
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Quote from superslickz :
Keep in mind with the friends and family 2 lines on us, when you move to go5g+, you only get whatever discount you get now and in most cases it will not cover the cost of 2 go5g+ lines. If you have less than 9 lines, then you are getting $70 discount for 2 f&f free lines. This remains $70 discount but the 2 lines will cost you $90 on Go5g+, so you will be paying an extra $20 for those 2 free lines (minus the insider discount). For people with 9+ lines, you $80 discount instead of the $90, so you pay $10 extra (minus insider discount). They will probably eventually fix this glitch but who knows when. Some reps are aware of this, most are not. Go read reddit.
When talking to the rep (via fb messenger chat) he gave me the final # based on my account plan.
The past when I've had issues - the messenger chat team (because its written) has always resolved it.
Still I'm checking this repeatedly from many different angles to figure out what will work / what can go wrong.
Appreciate feedback - will check out reddit.
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Quote from V-007 :
When talking to the rep (via fb messenger chat) he gave me the final # based on my account plan.
The past when I've had issues - the messenger chat team (because its written) has always resolved it.
Still I'm checking this repeatedly from many different angles to figure out what will work / what can go wrong.
Appreciate feedback - will check out reddit.
Last time I was wrongly promised something that did not come true when I switched from SC to MM, they were not able to fix it even though it was documented. They had to give me manual credit if I called in every month but eventually they told me they couldn't keep doing that. I just would not count on that.
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V-007
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Quote from superslickz :
Last time I was wrongly promised something that did not come true when I switched from SC to MM, they were not able to fix it even though it was documented. They had to give me manual credit if I called in every month but eventually they told me they couldn't keep doing that. I just would not count on that.
funny enough I had the manual credit had to call in every month issue too for some previous issue - i remember they had a discount that was matched from ATT previously that wasnt applying on the account.
The messenger team managed to automate it so I wouldnt have to call in every month.
They've been the best of the reps I've dealt with when issues came up.

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GeorgeMcFly
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I can never find a newer plan that would be worth it. My plan is pretty old.. I have no idea how many years it's been. I looked it up, and it's called Select Choice FAM UNL TT 50.. whatever that means. But I have the basic unlimited data+text+voice for $110 for 4 lines (that includes all the taxes and fees).

I'm just glad to be on a legacy plan. Hopefully, T-Mobile doesn't find some legal loophole to bump those on legacy plans to some newer plan (that would cost more).
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Quote from V-007 :
funny enough I had the manual credit had to call in every month issue too for some previous issue - i remember they had a discount that was matched from ATT previously that wasnt applying on the account.
The messenger team managed to automate it so I wouldnt have to call in every month.
They've been the best of the reps I've dealt with when issues came up.
I feel like you are setting yourself up for a big disappointment...and headache if you don't do your research and just rely on "what you were told". But you do you
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Quote from superslickz :
I feel like you are setting yourself up for a big disappointment...and headache if you don't do your research and just rely on "what you were told". But you do you
lol I think you have the wrong idea.

I was sharing an experience - their (T Force? messenger team) has resolved most of my previous issues - if not all. That doesnt mean I'm relying on what I was told and switching plans etc.

I'm actually reading through reddit right now.
Its a bunch of random threads? No mega thread on this? Just scrolling, clicking, reading anything related to iphone15, costco, magenta max in the title.

I'm not doing anything right now. One of my phones is a Pixel 6 Pro - google has its event 10/4 for the pixel 8. So I'm waiting likely until that to crunch numbers, keep eye out for new promos etc.
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superslickz
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Quote from V-007 :
lol I think you have the wrong idea.

I was sharing an experience - their (T Force? messenger team) has resolved most of my previous issues - if not all. That doesnt mean I'm relying on what I was told and switching plans etc.

I'm actually reading through reddit right now.
Its a bunch of random threads? No mega thread on this? Just scrolling, clicking, reading anything related to iphone15, costco, magenta max in the title.

I'm not doing anything right now. One of my phones is a Pixel 6 Pro - google has its event 10/4 for the pixel 8. So I'm waiting likely until that to crunch numbers, keep eye out for new promos etc.
You said you have the friends and family. I assume you mean the Friends and family 2 lines on us (2016). (btw you never mentioned how many total lines you have and how many are free). Here's a start:

https://www.reddit.com/r/tmobile/...nes_on_us/

Here's another helpful one:
https://www.reddit.com/r/tmobile/...with_free/
Last edited by superslickz September 23, 2023 at 10:14 PM.
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Anyone knows if this is per-line or $400 for the entire family? I.e., if I port in 4 numbers, do I get $1600 or only $400?
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brookelynn915
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Quote from birch97 :
T-Mobile is desperate to sucker people into changing their old plans to Go5g since they have no way to increase the prices on the older plans
Wait, why can't they increase the prices on the older plans?
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John LeCar
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Quote from FrugalAndRich :
Anyone knows if this is per-line or $400 for the entire family? I.e., if I port in 4 numbers, do I get $1600 or only $400?
the $250 rebate is only up to 2 lines.

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did the deal today - took forever. iphone 15 standard gave dates of end of october. 15 pro and pro max were 1-2 weeks. white color on all phones was even longer.

the reps had us fill out the rebate online at promotions.t-mobile.com for the $250. unfortunately, there seems to be no way to track the $150 rebate for signing up there at costco.

with the phones being on delay they said i have to wait until they come in to then go to the tmobile store and do the actual trade-ins.
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