Service can be activated online at https://metrobyt-mobile.com/resources/activate [metrobyt-mobile.com] as soon as the tablet ships. You'll need your order number, last name, and billing zip code.
To setup the tablet without inserting a SIM card, power on the tablet and wait for the initial "Welcome!" screen to appear. Then press the volume down button for a second, and a "NoSimLock is unlocked!!!" message appears. You can then tap the Start button and continue with setup without a SIM card. (However, if you later insert a SIM card into the tablet, it will initiate a factory reset and you will need to set up the tablet again.)
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expiredxlnc posted Apr 25, 2024 12:13 PM
Existing Metro By T-Mobile Customers: Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ 5G w/ 30-Days Service
$20
$280
92% off
(w/ New Tablet Line Activation)at Metro by T-Mobile
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Steps I took.
1. Signed up for a google voice number using a junk email.
2. Set up a voicemail PIN and then paid $3 to unlock the number. Follow these instructions: https://slickdeals.net/f/17325810-metro-by-t-mobile-port-in-new-number-offers-select-smartphone-30-days-service-from-40-free-shipping?p=1695
3. Signed up for the $30 plan using an eSIM. https://slickdeals.net/f/17143504-esim-bring-your-number-online-25-metro-by-t-mobile-single-line-phone-plan-unlimited-5g-data
4. After paying for $30 plan, I wasn't able to add the tablet initially. It showed an error saying call in (I didn't). I logged into the account with another browser and then was able to buy the tablet for $20. I'm not able to buy more than 1, the second attempt it errors with "Sorry, you are not eligible to add a new line".
Update: Metro won't allow you to add a second tablet to your shopping cart if the first one is already on order but not activated yet. You'll see a message on the tablet product page saying "Sorry, you are not eligible to add a new line." and the "Add to Cart" button is greyed out. You can activate the first order once you get the shipping notification email (even before you get it). This will allow you to add another tablet to your shopping cart. Use this link and enter your order # to activate the first tablet after it ships. https://www.metrobyt-mobile.com/r...s/activate This doesn't necessarily mean you'll be able to successfully place the order (see update 2 below), but will allow you to add it to the shopping cart and attempt the order.
Update 2: I see a lot of people reporting that after they add the tablet to the shopping cart and try to place the order, they get message to call into customer service and are unable to complete the order. I saw this post mention the likely causes: https://slickdeals.net/forums/showpost.php?p=
Suggestions based on what worked for me.
1. Try incognito mode or private browsing mode on your browser.
2. Disable any browser ad blockers or whole network blockers such as pi-hole. Also try using a VPN such as Windscribe to bypass your network ad blockers.
3. Use a virtual credit card number from Capital One or Citi cards so Metro sees a new credit card. Another benefit is you can close it out after your purchase to avoid any additional charges (even though it's unlikely).
4. If the above doesn't work, trying shipping to a different address like a relative or friend. Use the name of person at that address (since you don't live there). You will get some verification questions about that person, so you will need to know some info about that person such as the height listed on their driver's license, past address history, colleges attended, vehicle ownership history. You'll have to answer 3 questions from one of those categories (maybe a few I missed).
I can confirm this tablet works with the $10 T-Mobile tablet line even though hasn't officially been unlocked.
The original instructions for bypassing the SIM requirement was to hold the tablet in landscape mode, then tap the four corners in sequence of upper left, upper right, lower right, lower left. Repeat. Repeat again. (Twelve taps total.) Then press the volume down button for a moment till the message appears.
Someone later remarked the taps were unnecessary and only the volume down button press was needed. I tried that on two tablets and it worked for both.
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Edit: it should be especially easy for you because you have all those phones with numbers that can receive verification messages.
I mean, you're aware there are many thousands of posts on here where people viciously crap on PC's and phones with 8GB RAM, right? Because "8GB is total garbage" This has 4GB.
sure i'm sure it's an upgrade from many things, it's a decent tablet thats why i'm here. but compare it to any upscale samsung tablet or even my pixel tablet, huge difference. Theres a reason these are on this deal. Or even at Wal Mart for 199, and theyre brand new with sales who knows how cheap they'll get in the next months. And it's not just because theyre not OLED, my Pixel Tablet has a LCD too, but it's just much higher quality than the display on the A9+.
anyways on a totally different note, today i checked my email to see if i got a ship notice yet from my phone order yday, anyways i noticed my order confirmation from yday on looking closer says and shows "TCL Tab 8 LE". I dont remember every word but I'm 99.99% sure I made it clear I wanted the A9. I definitely wouldn't say the TCL I didnt even know Metro has any other tablet. Grrr. Makes me mad at the phone CS, idiot. He was laying it on thick too, "oh, you sure gonna be happy today now that I'm getting you a shiny new tablet huh sir?". i swear their (indian?) call center reps are annoying, although polite.
also the metro website is barely working if at all for me today. throwing a nearly immediate error in chrome, barely working a little in edge. i dont see any new order in their to cancel anyway. i guess it will show up after they ship it.
I checked to be sure, I'd probably just accept it if it wasnt awful, and yeah the CPU in the TCL is trash. No beuno. Now to call and try to cancel, and order the a9 instead, which it's probably gonna be too late.
Edit: And there it is, just got the "ups package scheduled for delivery tmrw" email. Grrr. so they gypped me out of another 20 bucks. and now theyre going to act dumb and like they never heard english when i try to call and get the charge removed/canceled/whatever, should only take 3 hours. i'm thinking to refuse the package, IF I happen to catch it, but even then since the tablet is "free" and I'm paying for the service I'm not sure if that will even work to get my 20 refunded. Edit: Got a actually helpful, concise CS this time, he claims they caught it before shipping and will attempt to just switch the TCL with a A9, but I'll believe that when I see it! He told me to watch my email for the next 24 hrs a they'll email me whatever happens.
Also just to be clear, the reason I have to call for these orders is on the tablet page, it says "Sorry, you are not eligible to add a new line. Please contact support to discover the reason for ineligibility. 1-888-8metro8". Is that the same for everybody with an under 30 days old account made just for this promotion?
https://www.metrobyt-mobile.com/t...ock-policy
"Unlock eligibility requirements
We unlock mobile devices that meet the following eligibility criteria free of charge:
The device must be purchased from Metro by T-Mobile.
The device must not be reported as lost, stolen or blocked.
Three hundred sixty-five (365) days must have passed since the device's activation date."
https://www.metrobyt-mobile.com/t...ock-policy
"Unlock eligibility requirements
We unlock mobile devices that meet the following eligibility criteria free of charge:
The device must be purchased from Metro by T-Mobile.
The device must not be reported as lost, stolen or blocked.
Three hundred sixty-five (365) days must have passed since the device's activation date."
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https://www.metrobyt-mobile.com/t...ock-policy
"Unlock eligibility requirements
We unlock mobile devices that meet the following eligibility criteria free of charge:
The device must be purchased from Metro by T-Mobile.
The device must not be reported as lost, stolen or blocked.
Three hundred sixty-five (365) days must have passed since the device's activation date."
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