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expiredcoolchicagoguy posted Sep 20, 2024 12:01 PM

64GB Apple iPhone 12 5G Smartphone (Metro by T-Mobile) w/ Metro Flex Plus Plan

w/ Number Port-In + Free S/H

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Metro by T-Mobile is offering their 64GB Apple iPhone 12 Smartphone in Black (Metro by T-Mobile) w/ Metro Flex Plus Plan ($70/month) on sale for Free when you join Metro/Add A Line to Your Existing Metro account + Port Your Existing Phone Number over. Shipping is free.
  • Note: Metro Flex Plus Plan is $75 for the first month and then $70/month w/ AutoPay.
Thanks to community member coolchicagoguy for finding this deal.

Must join Metro on a Metro Flex Plus Plan to qualify + bring your number and verify your identity

About the Product
  • 6.1" 2532x1170 Super Retina XDR Touchscreen Display
  • A14 Bionic Chipset
  • 4GB RAM
  • 64GB Internal Storage
  • Advanced Dual-Camera System
  • 5G Connectivity
  • Smart HDR 3
  • IP68 Water Resistance
  • WiFi 802.11ax w/ 4x4 MIMO w/ Bluetooth 5.0
  • Supports MagSafe Accessories
  • Apple iOS 14 (upgradable to latest iOS 17 update, w/ planned upgrade to iOS 18)

Editor's Notes

Written by megakimcheelove | Staff
  • Existing Metro customers adding a line will need to be on a Metro Flex Plus plan to get this promotional offer
  • If you want to move to a less expensive rate plan during the next 6 months after getting this deal, you'll need to pay $50 to change plans
  • Applicable sales tax applies
  • Offer valid for a limited time only or while promotional offer/supplies last
Additional Notes
  • This offer is $50 lower (40% savings) than previous Front Page deal that earned 65+ thumbs up.
  • Please see original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion

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Written by coolchicagoguy
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Metro by T-Mobile is offering their 64GB Apple iPhone 12 Smartphone in Black (Metro by T-Mobile) w/ Metro Flex Plus Plan ($70/month) on sale for Free when you join Metro/Add A Line to Your Existing Metro account + Port Your Existing Phone Number over. Shipping is free.
  • Note: Metro Flex Plus Plan is $75 for the first month and then $70/month w/ AutoPay.
Thanks to community member coolchicagoguy for finding this deal.

Must join Metro on a Metro Flex Plus Plan to qualify + bring your number and verify your identity

About the Product
  • 6.1" 2532x1170 Super Retina XDR Touchscreen Display
  • A14 Bionic Chipset
  • 4GB RAM
  • 64GB Internal Storage
  • Advanced Dual-Camera System
  • 5G Connectivity
  • Smart HDR 3
  • IP68 Water Resistance
  • WiFi 802.11ax w/ 4x4 MIMO w/ Bluetooth 5.0
  • Supports MagSafe Accessories
  • Apple iOS 14 (upgradable to latest iOS 17 update, w/ planned upgrade to iOS 18)

Editor's Notes

Written by megakimcheelove | Staff
  • Existing Metro customers adding a line will need to be on a Metro Flex Plus plan to get this promotional offer
  • If you want to move to a less expensive rate plan during the next 6 months after getting this deal, you'll need to pay $50 to change plans
  • Applicable sales tax applies
  • Offer valid for a limited time only or while promotional offer/supplies last
Additional Notes
  • This offer is $50 lower (40% savings) than previous Front Page deal that earned 65+ thumbs up.
  • Please see original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion

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Written by coolchicagoguy

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coolchicagoguy
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How much do you expect for a non-carrier promotion for a 4-year old base model phone?

AT&T & T-Mobile offer $1K value for iPhone 12 with their premium plans. Many are buying it for trading in with their carrier. Already got a 12 from Metro last deal, which was $50 more.

Keeping my current phones (13 and higher) as spares so I can trade these in instead for less.
coolchicagoguy
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If you don't auto-pay or extend service, there is nothing to cancel. You just stop paying. Based on what I have read, device should auto unlock after 12 months from activation and continued service is not required.

Check out the unlock policy link I shared earlier.
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Sep 23, 2024 09:38 PM
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HfzsdlsSep 23, 2024 09:38 PM
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Quote from hpham_53 :
Metro no longer ship a physical SIM with their iPhone 12. Activate it using its eSIM. You'll need to turn it on, turn on Data/Wifi so it can go to a Metro/T-mo site to download the eSIM to the phone. Search for your order on Metro web site using your order number, last name, zip code. When you find it, scroll down and click on the yellow ACTIVATE button. It'll walk you through what to do.

Thanks i was able to activate directly from "cellular" option in iphone settings
Sep 23, 2024 09:47 PM
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aabbccbbaaSep 23, 2024 09:47 PM
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Quote from hpham_53 :
Be careful with how Metro manages multiple lines in the same account. Let's say you activate the 1st phone on 9/25. Its service will end on 10/25. Let's say you activate a 2nd line in the same account on 9/30. BOTH lines will expire on 10/25. The unused 5 days of the 2nd line will be treated as partial credit toward the 2nd month, if you choose to pay the 2nd month. So, you won't get 1.5 month of service like you thought.
Thanks for the info, that makes sense. So my back-to-back plan will only work if I use two plans from different accounts. Which means that I'll probably have to open both phones as I'm assuming it's not possible to receive the security code from a different Metro account. Which is ok as I was thinking of using these two ip12's as travel phones (for when we need physical SIM) to replace the SE3's that we're currently using. If I'm able to order a second ip12 on each account after the first ones arrive then I'll be able to keep those unopened.
Sep 23, 2024 10:19 PM
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dshopprSep 23, 2024 10:19 PM
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Quote from WonderfulWork :
What do you contact for? Ask them to ship? Mine was ordered on Friday and not shipped yet.
Just checking if there is any hold or something on my account.
Sep 23, 2024 10:21 PM
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AlpineManSep 23, 2024 10:21 PM
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Received the phone and got it activated today. Trying to login to my new Metro account and it's asking for an 8 digit Account PIN. I dont remember setting one up during purchase. So I clicked on "Forgot Account PIN?", but it says "Something went wrong while serving your request".
Sep 23, 2024 10:33 PM
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hpham_53Sep 23, 2024 10:33 PM
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Quote from AlpineMan :
I dont remember setting one up during purchase.
It's a step during ordering. See attachment.

Sep 23, 2024 10:37 PM
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hpham_53Sep 23, 2024 10:37 PM
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Quote from dshoppr :
Just checking if there is any hold or something on my account.
If you have a UPS account, you can log in and see if there's any incoming package. Sometimes I'd see it before receiving the "Order Has Shipped" email from Metro.
Sep 23, 2024 10:41 PM
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dshopprSep 23, 2024 10:41 PM
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Quote from hpham_53 :
If you have a UPS account, you can log in and see if there's any incoming package. Sometimes I'd see it before receiving the "Order Has Shipped" email from Metro.
Already checked that before posting here. nothing on UPS .

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Sep 23, 2024 11:40 PM
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thaophuong73Sep 23, 2024 11:40 PM
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Quote from WonderfulWork :
What do you contact for? Ask them to ship? Mine was ordered on Friday and not shipped yet.
I ordered on Friday (9-20-24) and received it today, Monday.(9-23-24).
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coolchicagoguySep 23, 2024 11:50 PM
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Quote from AlpineMan :
Received the phone and got it activated today. Trying to login to my new Metro account and it's asking for an 8 digit Account PIN. I dont remember setting one up during purchase. So I clicked on "Forgot Account PIN?", but it says "Something went wrong while serving your request".
You cannot complete purchase unless you created the 8-digit PIN. Call or chat with Metro support. They are fairly decent.
Sep 23, 2024 11:59 PM
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scjhbgSep 23, 2024 11:59 PM
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Quote from thaophuong73 :
I ordered on Friday (9-20-24) and received it today, Monday.(9-23-24).
What time did you order? I ordered on Friday at 6:10 am PST, still not shipped out, and no update
Sep 24, 2024 12:03 AM
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Bostonian2017Sep 24, 2024 12:03 AM
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Quote from scjhbg :
What time did you order? I ordered on Friday at 6:10 am PST, still not shipped out, and no update

not shipped for me either. was supposed to arrive today
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berombeuSep 24, 2024 12:06 AM
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Ordered on Friday, arrived today, ported number from the Numberbarn took like 2 minutes to complete; however, no problem calling out, but can't receiving calls yet, still hear "numberbarn recording"
Sep 24, 2024 12:18 AM
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aabbccbbaaSep 24, 2024 12:18 AM
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Quote from berombeu :
Ordered on Friday, arrived today, ported number from the Numberbarn took like 2 minutes to complete; however, no problem calling out, but can't receiving calls yet, still hear "numberbarn recording"

According to NumberBarn the porting can take from 3-7 business days to complete. Have you checked the status of your number in NumberBarn? Both of mine from this morning still have the status of PORTING AWAY and when I open the details it says "This number is being prepped to move out of NumberBarn"
Sep 24, 2024 12:19 AM
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hpham_53Sep 24, 2024 12:19 AM
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Quote from berombeu :
Ordered on Friday, arrived today, ported number from the Numberbarn took like 2 minutes to complete; however, no problem calling out, but can't receiving calls yet, still hear "numberbarn recording"
I don't know if numbers from Numberbarn are considered by Metro as "non-cell phone" numbers and take longer. GV numbers have the same problems. I ported two GV numbers to Metro in mid-August. Got an email from GV on Day 29 from activation saying it was completely ported out of GV. Got another email on Day 31 (after Metro service had ended) saying the 2nd number was ported out of GV. Before that, my Metro phones could make calls/texts but incoming calls/texts still went to GV. Thankfully the security texts from Metro went through a different method (not cell texts) so they went directly to the Metro phones.

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Sep 24, 2024 12:25 AM
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dshopprSep 24, 2024 12:25 AM
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Quote from berombeu :
Ordered on Friday, arrived today, ported number from the Numberbarn took like 2 minutes to complete; however, no problem calling out, but can't receiving calls yet, still hear "numberbarn recording"
This is porting issue with Metro. Call 611 . Ask them to forward you to porting department. Tell them you are having porting issue, they will help.
Do not tell them your not able to make outgoing calls, they will give some other reason.

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