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Aug 2, 2024 6:39 PM

Existing Metro By T-Mobile Customers: Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ 5G w/ 30-Days Service

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$180

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(w/ New Tablet Line Activation)at Metro by T-Mobile
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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:
  1. Go to 64GB Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ 5G Tablet
  2. Select the 'Existing Customer' tab and log into your T-Mobile account
  3. 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
  4. 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

Editor's Notes

Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • This offer matches our previous +73 Frontpage Deal.
  • Offer valid for a limited time only / while supplies last..
  • Existing Metro smartphone plan required.
  • $25 activation fee per line may be required in store. Not all phones or features available on all service plans. Rates, services, coverage, and features subject to change and not available everywhere. Device selection and availability may vary. Screen images simulated and subject to change.
  • Limit 1 tablet instant rebates per household.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & refer to the forum thread for discussion.

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Written by jabstep12
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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:
  1. Go to 64GB Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ 5G Tablet
  2. Select the 'Existing Customer' tab and log into your T-Mobile account
  3. 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
  4. 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

Editor's Notes

Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • This offer matches our previous +73 Frontpage Deal.
  • Offer valid for a limited time only / while supplies last..
  • Existing Metro smartphone plan required.
  • $25 activation fee per line may be required in store. Not all phones or features available on all service plans. Rates, services, coverage, and features subject to change and not available everywhere. Device selection and availability may vary. Screen images simulated and subject to change.
  • Limit 1 tablet instant rebates per household.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & refer to the forum thread for discussion.

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Written by jabstep12

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jabstep12
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365 days after activation Frown
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ADB Appcontrol is probably the easiest solution for people unfamiliar with adb. It provides you with step by step instructions and a GUI, so you don't have to do everything by command line. https://adbappcontrol.com/en/

Just run the debloat wizard and it'll give you recommendations on what to disable.
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Watch out on unintended consequences of this deal! I tried using the steps outlined and had to call to find out why I was ineligible.

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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Aug 7, 2024 7:59 PM
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jefferyhAug 7, 2024 7:59 PM
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Quote from coolcoder View quoted comment :
You could try opening a new Metro account with an iPhone 11 (or any other free phone) and ordering another tablet. I have a feeling these are limited to two per account, so opening another account with another $75 line may work. The worst outcome is that you would be stuck with an iPhone 11 for which you paid $75. You can easily recover more than that by selling it next year or trading it in.

Anyone here willing to try this?
Not me! This is my third time this year. Although I've used different email addresses and user names, all the credit cards used are shared in the family. So there's a higher risk of having already being blacklisted. Besides I've got several iPhone 12 from an earlier deal (before the plan hike) that I'll use as trade-in devices next month on T-Mobile (hopefully they'll only drop off iPhone 11 from the best trade-in value list for Go5G+). I'll follow jabstep12 and wait for a full 24 hour period before trying again
Aug 7, 2024 9:33 PM
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Drury23Aug 7, 2024 9:33 PM
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What's the best way to handle canceling after a month? I read in the older thread that we can just turn Autopay off and not make any more payments. Are there any potential issues with this? I activated the tablet prior to receiving it. Thanks!
Aug 7, 2024 10:47 PM
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googlephoneAug 7, 2024 10:47 PM
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Quote from Drury23 View quoted comment :
What's the best way to handle canceling after a month? I read in the older thread that we can just turn Autopay off and not make any more payments. Are there any potential issues with this? I activated the tablet prior to receiving it. Thanks!
Just put the phone/tablet in a drawer and forget about canceling. Autopay is disabled by default. Unless you turn on auto pay, there is nothing to worry about canceling.

Or you can just port out the number to another carrier.
Or you can sell the number port out information on ebay for about $10.
Aug 7, 2024 11:47 PM
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jefferyhAug 7, 2024 11:47 PM
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Quote from googlephone View quoted comment :
Just put the phone/tablet in a drawer and forget about canceling. Autopay is disabled by default. Unless you turn on auto pay, there is nothing to worry about canceling.

Or you can just port out the number to another carrier.
Or you can sell the number port out information on ebay for about $10.
And use the number to set up a new Google Voice number for the future
Aug 8, 2024 4:01 AM
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HunterOneAug 8, 2024 4:01 AM
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Quote from Drury23 View quoted comment :
What's the best way to handle canceling after a month? I read in the older thread that we can just turn Autopay off and not make any more payments. Are there any potential issues with this? I activated the tablet prior to receiving it. Thanks!
Quote from googlephone View quoted comment :
Just put the phone/tablet in a drawer and forget about canceling. Autopay is disabled by default. Unless you turn on auto pay, there is nothing to worry about canceling.

Or you can just port out the number to another carrier.
Or you can sell the number port out information on eBay for about $10.
Or as it was stated in the other post below, never activate it.

https://slickdeals.net/forums/showpost.php?p=172224345&postcount=159
Aug 8, 2024 11:12 AM
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SlickFruit496Aug 8, 2024 11:12 AM
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This is a good tablet for money 💰
It is not too laggy. Works good for watching YouTube and basic web browsing
Aug 8, 2024 11:57 AM
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Drury23Aug 8, 2024 11:57 AM
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Quote from HunterOne View quoted comment :
Or as it was stated in the other post below, never activate it.

https://slickdeals.net/forums/showpost.php?p=172224345&postcount=159
I already did the activation on their website prior to receiving the tablet (so I could order another tablet). I'm assuming this means it has already been activated.

If I stop making payments, will the original phone I used to become a customer be locked by Metro and not allowed to be activated on another carrier later?

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Aug 8, 2024 2:47 PM
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jefferyhAug 8, 2024 2:47 PM
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Quote from jabstep12 View quoted comment :
It was probably one day in between the second order and the attempted (first) third order
Failed again for me after 24 hours - on two different devices under two different networks. So I'm out of the game. Good luck to everyone who's trying to snatch more than 2!
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Quote from coolcoder View quoted comment :
The $75 a month plan with the free phone (Motorola Edge 2024).
can you order the tablets or do you have to wait until the moto edge comes in
Aug 8, 2024 2:50 PM
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jefferyhAug 8, 2024 2:50 PM
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Quote from spike32 View quoted comment :
can you order the tablets or do you have to wait until the moto edge comes in
No. They send you a verification code when you login to your account. So you must have one active line already that can receive text messages.
Aug 8, 2024 3:27 PM
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HunterOneAug 8, 2024 3:27 PM
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Quote from Drury23 View quoted comment :
I already did the activation on their website prior to receiving the tablet (so I could order another tablet). I'm assuming this means it has already been activated.

If I stop making payments, will the original phone I used to become a customer be locked by Metro and not allowed to be activated on another carrier later?
I believe for Metro, one hundred eighty (180) days must have passed since the device's activation date.
It doesn't matter if the phone is still active in the Metro service.
Activate, stop service after a month, connect it to your Wi-Fi and turn it off, put the phone in a drawer, take it out and turn it on after 6 months and make sure it's connected it to Wi-Fi, and it should be unlocked. Test with a non-Metro, non-T-Mo, non-T-Mo MVNO Sim card.
After all this time, when turned on and connected to your Wi-Fi, it'll probably do the software auto-updates and be ready for the new cell provider's Sim card.

Correction from the poster below:
Metro is now 365 days.
BUT the same process applies.
Last edited by HunterOne August 8, 2024 at 10:01 AM.
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kyden99Aug 8, 2024 3:55 PM
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Quote from HunterOne View quoted comment :
I believe for Metro, one hundred eighty (180) days must have passed since the device's activation date.
It doesn't matter if the phone is still active in the Metro service.
Activate, stop service after a month, connect it to your Wi-Fi and turn it off, put the phone in a drawer, take it out and turn it on after 6 months and make sure it's connected it to Wi-Fi, and it should be unlocked. Test with a non-Metro, non-T-Mo, non-T-Mo MVNO Sim card.
After all this time, when turned on and connected to your Wi-Fi, it'll probably do the software auto-updates and be ready for the new cell provider's Sim card.
Metro is now 365 days.
Aug 8, 2024 4:29 PM
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Drury23Aug 8, 2024 4:29 PM
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Quote from kyden99 View quoted comment :
Metro is now 365 days.
Does this apply to a phone that I brought to Metro doing BYOD? I just activated it 3 days ago, so does that mean that if I stop making payments, I cannot use it on another carrier for 365 days? Thanks
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HunterOneAug 8, 2024 4:56 PM
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Quote from Drury23 View quoted comment :
Does this apply to a phone that I brought to Metro doing BYOD? I just activated it 3 days ago, so does that mean that if I stop making payments, I cannot use it on another carrier for 365 days? Thanks
No, that's only for phones purchased from Metro-by-T-Mobile.
But as the poster above said those phones are now locked for a year, not 6 months.

A BYOD is considered your device not Metro's, so it's not locked.

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coolcoderAug 8, 2024 6:44 PM
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Quote from jefferyh View quoted comment :
Failed again for me after 24 hours - on two different devices under two different networks. So I'm out of the game. Good luck to everyone who's trying to snatch more than 2!
I think they have limited 2 per account now. Doesn't matter what device or address you use. You could always create a new account with a different name and address and I bet that will work, but that is just too much hassle in addition to another $75 for a locked phone. I am okay with two tablets and one Moto Edge 2024. Spent a total of $115 and sold the first tablet that arrived yesterday within 4 hours for $120. So now I basically have a free locked Moto Edge 2024 and an A9+ that arrives today.

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