Existing Metro By T-Mobile Customers: Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ 5G w/ 30-Days Service
$20
$279.99
(w/ New Tablet Line Activation)
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Note: This recent Frontpage Deal is now available at a lower price.
Metro By T-Mobile offers Existing Smartphone Plan Customers: 64GB Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ 5G w/ 30-Days Service for $20 when you follow the instructions below. Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member xlnc for finding this deal.
Note: Phone is going in and out of stock; if you see the message "Uh oh, this device is currently unavailable online", try again later.
How to get this offer online:
Purchase a new Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ 5G and pay the applicable sales tax on the pre-credit price at time of purchase. Instant rebate of $279.99 will be applied to the full retail price of $279.99
Activate a new tablet line on a qualifying $20 or higher rate plan to your existing Metro smartphone plan.
Limited-time offer, subject to change. While supplies last. Existing Metro smartphone plan required. Purchase a new Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ 5G and receive an instant $279.99 rebate off the full retail price of 279.99. Applicable tax due at sale. One-time $25 activation fee may be required in-store. Limit 1 tablet instant rebates per household.
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.)
I went ahead and did the BYOD plan for $30 and was able to purchase the tablet immediately. I debated between that vs getting a new "free" phone first and then sign up for this tablet, but didn't really need a new phone and I'm not sure how long this deal will last if it takes 2-3 business days to get the phone. You'll need to get access to the SMS code sent to the new number before you can register your Metro account online. Total cost for the tablet was $3 (google voice # unlock) + $30 (BYOD plan) + $20 (tablet) = $53. Edit: YMMV, some people reported they had to call in to have an agent bump up their plan to $45 or $60 to place the order. The $30 plan worked for me.
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=170193645&postcount=24
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.
If you insert the SIM, it will "brand" the tablet with a Metro splash screen as well as install a bunch of unwanted crapps. You can get rid of the crapware with a factory reset, but not the splash screen.
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.
So we all paid $50 extra for nothing!!☹️
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If you disabled the SIM card check during initial setup, then it is permanently disabled. A factory reset does not revert it.
However, if you disabled the SIM card check to setup initially without one and then later insert a SIM card, it will force a factory reset.
Another observation: once you insert a Metro SIM card, the tablet will install a Metro splash screen that survives factory reset (even if you take the SIM card out before resetting.
Is there a way to remove the Metro splash screen after inserting metro sim card? I didn't know about the trick, now I want to remove all metro crap from my tablet..
sounds like you had good timing then, My one phone my razr qualifies and then majority of my 8 tablet do not, but then again who really cares when your dealing wit $20 tablets. I even asked for clarification a few times because the terms still states 180 days after may 1st as a few people have posted screeenshots of them saying 180 days at the latest i believe may 4th
If you disabled the SIM card check during initial setup, then it is permanently disabled. A factory reset does not revert it.
However, if you disabled the SIM card check to setup initially without one and then later insert a SIM card, it will force a factory reset.
Another observation: once you insert a Metro SIM card, the tablet will install a Metro splash screen that survives factory reset (even if you take the SIM card out before resetting.
Since I mostly want wifi and dont like the metro splash screens, would be better to disable sim check?
But that means, no activation, no possibility to order future tablets fwiw? (even tho I said I was done) Since it seems activating current tablet is necessary to order another.
If you disable sim check initially, then later insert sim, sim check will come back permanently? Can you then later disable it yet again?
Could you activate via the email, then disable sim check?
How terrible is this? I'm thinking of doing one more and keeping it tbh 😂
These are nice tablets. Watch some YouTube reviews. The only drawback is a lack of enough RAM. But you are only paying $20 for it. It's perfect for consuming media, has a good CPU, can play games, 90hz smooth screen, quad speakers and it's aluminum. Even has a support for DEX lol
Is there a way to remove the Metro splash screen after inserting metro sim card? I didn't know about the trick, now I want to remove all metro crap from my tablet..
Try inserting a T-mobile SIM and it'll reset to T-mobile splash screen and apps. Better than Metro apps.
Traded for Best Buy gift card. Their trade in value is for a 64gb WiFi only model but they gave it to me anyway. Others here have had different success.
is there any way to order a tablet while you are waiting to receive your phone? I ordered a phone but to login to the account I need to receive a text code on the phone
We traded in two more as well. Mama needed an Apple watch more than she wanted three tablets
But we still went ahead and ordered two more anyway to replace the ones we traded. What has worked without fail on the last three was to order them from the Metro phone using mobile data (not connected to wifi) in an incognito tab on the browser. Easy peasy.
is there any way to order a tablet while you are waiting to receive your phone? I ordered a phone but to login to the account I need to receive a text code on the phone
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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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However, if you disabled the SIM card check to setup initially without one and then later insert a SIM card, it will force a factory reset.
Another observation: once you insert a Metro SIM card, the tablet will install a Metro splash screen that survives factory reset (even if you take the SIM card out before resetting.
However, if you disabled the SIM card check to setup initially without one and then later insert a SIM card, it will force a factory reset.
Another observation: once you insert a Metro SIM card, the tablet will install a Metro splash screen that survives factory reset (even if you take the SIM card out before resetting.
But that means, no activation, no possibility to order future tablets fwiw? (even tho I said I was done) Since it seems activating current tablet is necessary to order another.
If you disable sim check initially, then later insert sim, sim check will come back permanently? Can you then later disable it yet again?
Could you activate via the email, then disable sim check?
RIP Metro phone deals! 🪦
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RIP Metro phone deals! 🪦
Just glad they don't require full year paid service..yet
I traded my two tab today for $110 each
But we still went ahead and ordered two more anyway to replace the ones we traded. What has worked without fail on the last three was to order them from the Metro phone using mobile data (not connected to wifi) in an incognito tab on the browser. Easy peasy.
You can activate your phone once it ships. Then you can order a tablet. https://www.metrobyt-mobile.com/o...138B038410
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