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expired Posted by BraveMice376 • Dec 18, 2023

cricket wireless iPhone 12 for $99 + $120 (2 months service) - port in - $220

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Cricket wireless selling iPhone 12 for $99 + $120 (2 months service), needs port in

$199 + $60 (service) for new number


https://www.cricketwireless.com/p...black.html
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Cricket wireless selling iPhone 12 for $99 + $120 (2 months service), needs port in

$199 + $60 (service) for new number


https://www.cricketwireless.com/p...black.html

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Dec 20, 2023
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RickRupps
Dec 20, 2023
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What is the best way to port in or cheapest place to get a number.
Dec 20, 2023
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Joined Nov 2014
Dec 20, 2023
lepton_ytht
Dec 20, 2023
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Quote from RickRupps :
What is the best way to port in or cheapest place to get a number.
Buy a free phone from metro with $40 plan and then port out the number and sell the phone at $60. You get a number for -$20
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Dec 20, 2023
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Dec 20, 2023
BraveMice376
Dec 20, 2023
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Quote from RickRupps :
What is the best way to port in or cheapest place to get a number.
Lycamobile has $5 new number deal
Dec 20, 2023
761 Posts
Joined Mar 2016
Dec 20, 2023
trythedeal
Dec 20, 2023
761 Posts
Quote from RickRupps :
What is the best way to port in or cheapest place to get a number.
Tello $5 plan. You need $2 SIM card or eSIM
Dec 21, 2023
292 Posts
Joined Jun 2014
Dec 21, 2023
pseudotix
Dec 21, 2023
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Quote from RickRupps :
What is the best way to port in or cheapest place to get a number.
Google voice
Dec 22, 2023
195 Posts
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Dec 22, 2023
jatslickdeal
Dec 22, 2023
195 Posts
Thanks OP!!
In store purchase- Got the iphone 12 for $99, + tax and $60 for 1 month plan. Called the store before going there for no activation fee which they confirmed on call but charged $10 for eSIM after arrival. Though they did not push for 2 month unlimited plan.

Total paid: $178 for phone and 1 month plan.
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Dec 22, 2023
88 Posts
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Dec 22, 2023
BrassGolem
Dec 22, 2023
88 Posts
So I started my journey into the 6 months to unlock.
I got the phone today. Looks like there's a place you can enter your referral code. It started my 60 days to getting $25 credit.
Bad news: I tried to downgrade immediately. It would not let me until the next bill cycle. So it seems like I'm stuck with $60 unlimited plan, but then it will switch over to the $30/m plan. This means I got 3 months covered. Hopefully, I can get at least 3 more referrals within the next 30 days.

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Dec 23, 2023
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Blepp
Dec 23, 2023
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Does autopay discount work for the $30 plan? Their website says the discount is only available for plans that are $40+
Dec 24, 2023
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fultee
Dec 24, 2023
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Quote from menojunk :
maybe the 128gb was never available.
I got one about a week before the price dropped
Dec 24, 2023
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chaoss
Dec 24, 2023
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Quote from BrassGolem :
So I started my journey into the 6 months to unlock.
I got the phone today. Looks like there's a place you can enter your referral code. It started my 60 days to getting $25 credit.
Bad news: I tried to downgrade immediately. It would not let me until the next bill cycle. So it seems like I'm stuck with $60 unlimited plan, but then it will switch over to the $30/m plan. This means I got 3 months covered. Hopefully, I can get at least 3 more referrals within the next 30 days.
How did you try to downgrade? Online on their website or over the phone?

It seems like users suggested to call and downgrade. In the past you could do it online but that glitch was closed. I was not aware you could call and downgrade but some mentioned they downgraded that way
Dec 24, 2023
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oasisallure
Dec 24, 2023
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6 months unlock policy, service must be active?
Dec 24, 2023
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Frank_Nitty
Dec 24, 2023
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Quote from RichC8284 :
Not only active service but active service on that phone in case anyone was under the impression they could use the sim in another phone and still get it unlocked after 6 months.
Are you serious? I currently use Cricket wireless phone service on my Poco X3 Pro phone as my daily driver and was thinking a/b taking advantage of this deal by using my sim card in a different phone (Poco) while waiting till the iPhone 12 would unlock. That doesn't make sense that Cricket would require you to have to keep the sim card in the iPhone 12 throughout the whole 6-month period.

After looking into this deal, I just realized it's a raw deal for existing customers. The fact that new users are subject to selecting a $60 plan and pay that over 2 months to be eligible for this deal is an insult and I would rather find a better iPhone 12 deal elsewhere.
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Dec 25, 2023
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JamesA8887
Dec 25, 2023
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Final price for iPhone 11 White 64GB came out to $173.49. The iPhone 12 Black 64GB ended up being $226.99. I am happy with that for brand new, better than some of the refurbished deals. I am using these to upgrade my kids on existing cricket lines. I did this about 3 years ago, and was able to unlock the phones after 6 months on the existing lines. It isn't required to be subscribed to the ported account for the 6 months, just any account.
Last edited by JamesA8887 December 25, 2023 at 01:03 PM.
Dec 26, 2023
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BrassGolem
Dec 26, 2023
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Quote from chaoss :
How did you try to downgrade? Online on their website or over the phone?

It seems like users suggested to call and downgrade. In the past you could do it online but that glitch was closed. I was not aware you could call and downgrade but some mentioned they downgraded that way
I did it on their app. I was not allowed the option on a web browser. I remember being able to do it immediately on the app when I got the iphone SE 2020. Now they are forcing the original $60 plan for the first month and then allowing the downgrade for the next month. So 3 months are paid for.

I considered calling, but it seems like a hassle. It'll probably be easier to find 3 more people to use my code so I'll have the $100 credit to cover the last 3 months of active service.


Side question: Is it against TOS to try to give away my code here???
Last edited by BrassGolem December 25, 2023 at 06:33 PM.

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Dec 26, 2023
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Quote from BrassGolem :
I did it on their app. I was not allowed the option on a web browser. I remember being able to do it immediately on the app when I got the iphone SE 2020. Now they are forcing the original $60 plan for the first month and then allowing the downgrade for the next month. So 3 months are paid for.

I considered calling, but it seems like a hassle. It'll probably be easier to find 3 more people to use my code so I'll have the $100 credit to cover the last 3 months of active service.


Side question: Is it against TOS to try to give away my code here???
If someone wants your code, they can ask you and you can PM them.

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