Metro By T-Mobile offers
Existing Smartphone Plan Customers: 64GB Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ 5G Tablet w/
30-Days Service for
$20 when you follow the instructions below.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member
jabstep12 for sharing this deal.
Deal Instructions:
- Go to 64GB Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ 5G Tablet
- Select the 'Existing Customer' tab and log into your T-Mobile account
- Purchase the 64GB Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ 5G Tablet 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/month or higher rate plan to your existing Metro smartphone plan.
Tablet Specs:
- 11" 1200x1920 TFT LCD Display
- Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G
- 64GB Storage
- 4GB RAM
- Android 13, One UI 5.1
- Ports:
- USB Type-C 2.0 Port
- 3.5mm Audio Jack
- microSDXC Card Slot
- 7040mAh Battery
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Just run the debloat wizard and it'll give you recommendations on what to disable.
I called and they got me the deal but I think i no longer get free Amazon Prime as a long time Metro account holder. They messed with my account to make me eligible and in hindsight I'd rather get Amazon Prime for free than an unneeded tablet for $20.
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Since you are the original poster:
The #3 in your original post above doesn't sound correct in most states, including CA. I don't know of a state that it would apply, but there may be one or two.
"3. Purchase the 64GB Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ 5G and pay the applicable sales tax on the pre-credit price at time of purchase"
If anyone here knows of such state, let us know.
So, you'll have only 5 days of service usage, NOT 30 days/a month.
As the OP above stated, IF you care about getting the full 30 days of the $20 tablet service then you should order it on the first day of your billing month, and cancel the service on the last day.
BUT, then again, this deal may be DEAD tomorrow and you'll miss it if you wait to purchase it on the first day of your billing month.
It's your risky decision!
So, the CA Metro dealer stores charge the full price sales tax even though the item is to be free.
And the Metro Corporate stores did not when they were in business.
It looks like CA has some distinctions on the charging of sales tax.
It seems like the Metro dealers must by CA law collect the sales tax because they are considered resellers of the product who will later be reimbursed by Metro-by-T-Mobile for the cost they paid to Metro.
While the Metro Corporate stores weren't obligated by the CA sales tax law to collect the sales tax because it was considered their product.
Similarly, the online Metro sales on the free tablets are not subject to sales tax, it's their product.
The same will apply to most all stores in CA since the vast majority of stores are resellers of products, like Best Buy, etc.
Best Buy and other stores, online or physical stores, cannot offer a truly free product like, say a $1500.00 iPhone or android cell phone unless it collects the CA sales tax on that price, probably over $100.00.
That's really a weasel way for the state to fleece the people!
This distinction does not apply in most other states where if the product is discounted or free there's only sales tax on the actual customer purchase price, making the product truly free or truly discounted no matter who the seller is.
If anyone in any other state has a similar experience to CA, chime in.
So, yes, it is true in CA, they forced buyers to pay the tax on full value of the phone but not on MetroBy Tmobile.
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So, you'll have only 5 days of service usage, NOT 30 days/a month.
As the OP above stated, IF you care about getting the full 30 days of the $20 tablet service then you should order it on the first day of your billing month, and cancel the service on the last day.
BUT, then again, this deal may be DEAD tomorrow and you'll miss it if you wait to purchase it on the first day of your billing month.
It's your risky decision!
The $20 is not used until the tablet line is activated.
Actually if you never activate the tablet line, the $20 will be applied to your account as $20 credits and reduce your bill for next month by $20.
If you don't care about unlocking the tablet and using the tablet line service, you can actually use the $20 towards your phone bill on the same account and save $20, and the tablet is 100% free and you don't even pay extra for its monthly fee as soon as you don't activate the tablet line and you also use metro's phone service on the same account.
The $20 tablet line fee is also prorated. If you activate the tablet right in the middle of your billing cycle, $10 will be used for the current billing cycle and the rest $10 will be applied to next billing cycle as credits.
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Or even adding something like a different apt# or floor etc (if possible-doesn't necessarily have to be real).
The $20 is not used until the tablet line is activated.
Actually if you never activate the tablet line, the $20 will be applied to your account as $20 credits and reduce your bill for next month by $20.
If you don't care about unlocking the tablet and using the tablet line service, you can actually use the $20 towards your phone bill on the same account and save $20, and the tablet is 100% free and you don't even pay extra for its monthly fee as soon as you don't activate the tablet line and you also use metro's phone service on the same account.
The $20 tablet line fee is also prorated. If you activate the tablet right in the middle of your billing cycle, $10 will be used for the current billing cycle and the rest $10 will be applied to next billing cycle as credits.
Gives message:
"Uh oh, this device is currently unavailable online. Find it at a store near you."
EDIT:
Looks like it's back in stock online.
May be going in/out of stock.
I have old old 2019 tab A 10.1 tablets with 3gb? Ram and it's about on par with them. I don't even have anything loaded really on it. I wanted it more for hotspot.
I'm not well versed in all the tech but it's notable enough to catch my attention.
Then I tried to order a second and I was confronted with security questions (not sure if it was because I was on PC or using a different browser) and timed out while I pondered what color car I owned 30 years. I was locked out ever after that and kept calling to get it fixed. They never did, but tried to swap plans for 10 minutes to get me the deal blah blah blah. It didn't work but they did switch my back to the BYOD without issue.
I gave up. Especially since the price went up to $50. It's not a great tablet but I like the data and changing the apn makes the hotspot unlimited so far.
Long story short, I didn't even try again when this deal came back but for some reason today I said why not. I just got through the ordering process without issue! I guess I just had to wait 4+ months for the lock out to drop.
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I gave up. Especially since the price went up to $50. It's not a great tablet but I like the data and changing the apn makes the hotspot unlimited so far.
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Can you comment some more on the apn unlimited hotspot hack?
Is there a risk of getting banned on doing it?
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