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Straight Talk: 128GB Apple iPhone 13 Smartphone + 30-Days Prepaid Service

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from $244

$449

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Straight Talk has 128GB Apple iPhone 13 Smartphone + 30-Days Prepaid Service on sale from $244 (when you select Silver Unlimited Data Plan from $45/ Month, discount auto applies in cart). Shipping is free.

Thanks community member deshwasi for sharing this deal

Note, Your device will automatically unlock from Straight Talk (and can be used on other compatible networks) 60-days after activation of the included 30 days of prepaid service

Specs:
  • 6.1" 2532x1170 Super Retina XDR OLED Touchscreen Display
  • A15 Bionic Chipset
  • 4GB RAM
  • 128GB Internal Storage
  • Advanced Dual-Camera System
  • 5G Connectivity
  • Smart HDR 4
  • IP68 Water Resistance
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6 w/ Bluetooth 5.0
  • Supports MagSafe Accessories
  • Apple iOS 15 (upgradable to latest iOS 18 update)

Editor's Notes

Written by citan359 | Staff
  • About this Offer:
    • Offer is valid through 11/25/24 or while supplies last.
    • Per Terms, For all cellphones Activated with TracFone service on the Verizon network on or after November 23, 2021, the cellphone will be remotely unlocked automatically, sixty (60) days after Activation (more info).
  • Offer Terms:
    • Bundle purchase of iPhone 13 and Silver Unlimited Plan or higher required on Straighttalk.com. In-store activation of Silver Unlimited or higher required if purchased at Walmart. Limit of two phones per customer. Not available on Family (Multiline) plans.

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Update: This popular deal is still available.

Straight Talk has 128GB Apple iPhone 13 Smartphone + 30-Days Prepaid Service on sale from $244 (when you select Silver Unlimited Data Plan from $45/ Month, discount auto applies in cart). Shipping is free.

Thanks community member deshwasi for sharing this deal

Note, Your device will automatically unlock from Straight Talk (and can be used on other compatible networks) 60-days after activation of the included 30 days of prepaid service

Specs:
  • 6.1" 2532x1170 Super Retina XDR OLED Touchscreen Display
  • A15 Bionic Chipset
  • 4GB RAM
  • 128GB Internal Storage
  • Advanced Dual-Camera System
  • 5G Connectivity
  • Smart HDR 4
  • IP68 Water Resistance
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6 w/ Bluetooth 5.0
  • Supports MagSafe Accessories
  • Apple iOS 15 (upgradable to latest iOS 18 update)

Editor's Notes

Written by citan359 | Staff
  • About this Offer:
    • Offer is valid through 11/25/24 or while supplies last.
    • Per Terms, For all cellphones Activated with TracFone service on the Verizon network on or after November 23, 2021, the cellphone will be remotely unlocked automatically, sixty (60) days after Activation (more info).
  • Offer Terms:
    • Bundle purchase of iPhone 13 and Silver Unlimited Plan or higher required on Straighttalk.com. In-store activation of Silver Unlimited or higher required if purchased at Walmart. Limit of two phones per customer. Not available on Family (Multiline) plans.

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p233asw
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All current Tracfone , Straight Talk, Total Wireless, Simple Mobile ONLY operates and activates on the Verizon Network exclusively. That's cause Verizon bought all of them. So any new phone will unlock in 60 days from ALL of them.

This has been your PSA.
dragonboy
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$262 otd to California. After reading 25 pages, here's my summary:

1. Use PayPal to get 7.5% back by logging into your PayPal account and search for promos, select StraightTalk. Will take you directly to StraightTalk site. That's what i did.
2. Chase card has 15% promo but caps at $15 discount, based on other users. I do not have Chase.
3. Purchase iPhone 13 with Silver plan. Must be Silver or higher to get $200 phone discount.
4. Do not select autopay to see PayPal payment option.
5. You can ship to different address if you're gifting it. They just need to understand the terms if they plan to unlock and use elsewhere or just stay with StraightTalk.
6. New phone needs to be activated, through StaightTalk online, for 60-day unlock countdown to begin. Phone does not need to be opened/used.
7. After the 30 plan expires, do not purchase another plan. Use it on WiFi or not at all.
8. After 60 days, phone will automatically unlock for any carrier.
9. Text "UNLOCK" to 611611 to confirm/see countdown.
10. Hope all goes well for us all.
lepton_ytht
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You don't need to do anything. It should get unlocked after 60 days. Some rare case it didn't get unlocked, go https://www.tfwunlockpolicy.com/wps/portal/ and give the imei (and the phone number you got) and it will let you "reprocess" the unlock request online, if you still can't get it unlocked, you just call the phone number on that web page and they will unlock it for you. With that said, most time it will get unlocked automatically and you don't need to do anything.

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SlySol
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Quote from Harry_Le :
I ordered one but did not receive the receipt yet
That seems to happen sometimes, but it usually still ships fine as long as the order is completed and charge goes through … one of the many occasional quirks that can happen with them. Here's one user who had a similar experience, but they received it OK…

https://slickdeals.net/f/17625351-straight-talk-64gb-apple-iphone-se-3-reconditioned-30-days-prepaid-service-from-110-free-shipping?v=1&p=173320080&src=SiteSearch#post173320080
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Pro-Gear-Spec
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Quote from Vertebreaker :
Can this be used on Total Wireless without any problems? Also Capital One Shopping has 10% off at Straight Talk so that should be the best bet because that would be $24 off instead of the limited $15 max from Chase.
How do you get 10% off with Capital One Shopping? Do you need the credit card or just the browser extension?
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pakle
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Quote from pakle :
How are you getting $263 after all taxes & fees? I'm getting $270:
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Order Total
$270.87

NM: based on zip, I'm in Seattle. put in another address on east coast and it changed to $259. Even Calif is only $264 lol.
Just purchased for almost $10 more than the rest of y'all due to my area's taxes lol. Email confirmation took about 10 min. Used Paypal with Chase Freedom and tried the Paypal Rewards offer for 7.5%. Not sure if you're supposed to find it & hit the + next to the offer, but I did "Search Stores" for Straighttalk, clicked it and and it opened up the ST website. Hope that's good enough to get the cb.

I have the 25% ST offer on Chase Ink but didn't want to take a chance since it posts as Tracfone. Also, last purchase I made on Totalwireless did not give the 5% cb for Ink as 'phone' company & I had to contact them to adjust.
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sazbad
Nov 12, 2024
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Quote from lepton_ytht :
Yes, you just need to activate it online but you don't really need to open the box.
Not saying you don't know but are you absolutely sure? I want to know because i want to give this to someone as a gift. So, i really don't want to open the box. Just making sure when someone gets it, they are not stuck for another 2 months
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satellite779
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Will this auto-unlock if the phone is not on the network?

I plan to bring it outside the US as a gift.
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cityslicker99
Nov 12, 2024
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Sorry if this is redundant. I did ask ST chat if after it is unlocked, I can use on any network (I have tmobile) and they said yes. Is that correct? Thanks!
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AquaGalley8616
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Quote from lepton_ytht :
You don't need to pay for getting metro unlocked. But you have to wait. The key point is iPhone 13 won't be as valuable as it would be after 10 months (comparing 12 months unlock vs 10 months unlock)
....
yeah, you don't have to pay to get the metro unlocked BUT you have to pay 175 dollars for flex plan plus PLUS 70 dollars a month for the 12 months. Here is the SlickDeal Link to the deal of METRO!

128GB Apple iPhone 13 5G Smartphone (Metro by T-Mobile) w/ Metro Flex Plus Plan
https://slickdeals.net/f/17796333-128gb-apple-iphone-13-at-metro-by-t-mobile-w-flex-plus-plan-port-i...
Metro by T-Mobile is offering their 128GB Apple iPhone 13 5G Smartphone (Midnight, Metro by T-Mobile) w/ Metro Flex Plus Plan ($70/month) on sale for $99.99 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 dealwars for finding this deal.

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




at least that is how I read the Metro thread. am I wrong?
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sazbad
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my order status says "Pending payment approval". is this normal? I see my credit card is charged
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davejfr0
Nov 12, 2024
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Quote from spacemanvt :
thinking about buying one of these now and trading in for a IPhone SE in march if the rumors are true. Or IPhone 17 next fall... hmm
I was going to get this for my dad and was on the checkout page. Then I read up on the SE4 rumors and decided I'd rather just wait and (yes - spend more) to get the SE4 that supposedly will support AI and future proof him for a longer period of time.

Something that was mentioned in my reading but obviously not confirmed was a thought that Apple could start obsoleting older phones faster because of this AI stuff. That's a second thing in the back of my mind forcing me to pass on this deal. I hope not since I'll be rocking my 13 Pro til it no longer gets security updates.

Edit - also looked up trade in value and it's only $250…my guess is that it will go down by march, so kinda doesn't seem worth the effort unless you need a phone this instant.
Last edited by davejfr0 November 12, 2024 at 01:44 PM.
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roninido
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Quote from sdsniffer :
Can you explain how the "text" to confirm the 60-day unlocking? Is there a specific number to text to? Thank you!
Was going to sarcastically reply "You need to call directly, the number is 911". Then I realized someone might actually call, because, uh, people. 😜
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lepton_ytht
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Quote from sazbad :
Not saying you don't know but are you absolutely sure? I want to know because i want to give this to someone as a gift. So, i really don't want to open the box. Just making sure when someone gets it, they are not stuck for another 2 months
So far this worked for me at least till Sep of this year. But of course there is a small chance that tracfone changes something at their end and stop this working at any time.
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lepton_ytht
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Quote from satellite779 :
Will this auto-unlock if the phone is not on the network?

I plan to bring it outside the US as a gift.
It should since the unlock happens at Apple side. Not really at your phone. Basically tracfone told Apple that this phone has been unlocked and then Apple will tell your phone it's unlocked whenever you activate your phone
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SlySol
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Quote from sazbad :
Not saying you don't know but are you absolutely sure? I want to know because i want to give this to someone as a gift. So, i really don't want to open the box. Just making sure when someone gets it, they are not stuck for another 2 months
Yes, they will unlock while still sealed as long as you activate it properly on their system. I've had a number of them unlocked that way. (Obviously, it introduces more of a possibility that some quirky problem could go unnoticed though, so it's not the "recommended" way of doing things.)

Key points …

Make sure that you activate it as a "New Phone / purchased from ST". Do not activate it as "BYOD / have my own phone" or it may not get unlocked. Ideally, activate it online with their automated system to make sure that it's done right. If you call and speak to a rep, they sometimes seem to activate them as BYOD, causing them to not unlock automatically. (They can still generally be unlocked, but it may require calling them which can be a headache at times.)

Verify that once activated, the line shows active in their system and the countdown clock of "29 days remaining" starts.

Also make sure that the IMEI of your device shows as the active device on the line you just activated.
Last edited by SlySol November 12, 2024 at 02:15 PM.
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jasoncwlee
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Does it work if I use this phone with my post paid verizon sim before the 60 days unlock ?
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BraveChicken101
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Good deal
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