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expiredroberthhid posted Feb 13, 2025 01:51 PM
expiredroberthhid posted Feb 13, 2025 01:51 PM

128GB Apple iPhone 13 5G Smartphone (Metro by T-Mobile) w/ Metro Flex Plus Plan

w/ Number Port-In + Free S/H

$75

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Metro by T-Mobile
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Metro by T-Mobile offers its 128GB Apple iPhone 13 5G Smartphone (Midnight, Metro by T-Mobile) for Free with a $75 Metro Flex Plus Plan when you join Metro, Add A Line to Your Existing Metro account, and port Your Existing Phone Number. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member roberthhid for finding this deal.

Note: The Metro Flex Plus Plan costs $75 for the first month and $70/month with AutoPay. You 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 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 qwikwit | Staff
  • This offer is $49.99 lower (phone is now free w/ plan purchase) than last month's +69 Frontpage Deal.
  • 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 supplies last
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by roberthhid
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Metro by T-Mobile offers its 128GB Apple iPhone 13 5G Smartphone (Midnight, Metro by T-Mobile) for Free with a $75 Metro Flex Plus Plan when you join Metro, Add A Line to Your Existing Metro account, and port Your Existing Phone Number. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member roberthhid for finding this deal.

Note: The Metro Flex Plus Plan costs $75 for the first month and $70/month with AutoPay. You 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 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 qwikwit | Staff
  • This offer is $49.99 lower (phone is now free w/ plan purchase) than last month's +69 Frontpage Deal.
  • 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 supplies last
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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roberthhid
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The GV will initially show ok but then not go through.
People have been using $5 Visible lines ($25 - $20 referral code for first month).
Crazy8
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Yes, it will show Verizon. You need phone number, account number, port-out PIN and ZIP. Text FOUR to 611611 and the four digits should match the last four of your phone IMEI/Account number (15-digit). The ZIP code is the one you entered when you activated the phone (for a new number, or you can check it by logging into your account on a browser). Text NTP when you're ready to buy iP13/port-out to get your 4-digit PIN.
resuds
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Do I have to wait a certain amount of time before I can buy through Metro again? I bought a similar deal last fall (for the iPhone 12), then just didn't renew the monthly plan.

EDIT: I guess Metro doesn't have much of a time limit between when letting your account expire and placing new orders because I just placed an order for this ip13 and it's only been about 3-4 months since I let my previous metro plan expire. Also, I placed the order just minutes after creating a visible account and porting that new visible number over to metro.

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Feb 15, 2025 01:35 PM
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Mrs_Kim_TaehyungFeb 15, 2025 01:35 PM
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Quote from MaratV :
Metro plan is can be up to $75?!? Holy cow.... I'm paying $30 for visible with unlimited hotspot, which is on Verizon network and I will never switch no matter how cheap the iPhone is.
Yeah my Visible plan is unbeatable! Love them.

I'm surprised this iPhone has only 4GB of RAM! I use a basic Moto Stylus (from a QVC cheapo deal) but it gives 6GB. 😊
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Quote from arbitrager :
so apple allows two phones to be traded in at the higher level to buy 1 phone?

never knew that but this is how I read your post.
You can trade em in at $235 I believe. To get the $250 you must buy a phone and trade in a phone. So you'll get $250 off instead of $235. But ofc that only works just once.
Feb 15, 2025 01:49 PM
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gurramgFeb 15, 2025 01:49 PM
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how many months it takes to be carrier unlocked ?
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Mrs_Kim_TaehyungFeb 15, 2025 01:52 PM
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Quote from rgvbadman :
Activated a Visible Wireless account with $25 plan (Searched Reddit for referral code for $20 off), set up that account using an extra phone I have using the eSIM option. Followed the steps on Visible to activate device, that took about 10 minutes to do. On the activated device using the Visible app, go to account on the bottom right of the screen, you'll see your account number and a link that says "Generate Port Out PIN".. you'll get a Port Out PIN via email in a few minutes.
After that, click the link on this post to go to the Metro deal, select "Brink Your Own Number", enter your new Visible Wireless number, continue to next page and be sure to select the $70 plan, fill out the required info, when asked be sure to type in the Visible Wireless account number, and Port Out PIN you get via email, Metro will verify the info, pay up.. And that's it.
I did this twice, using different email addresses.. Both orders confirmed and free 2 day shipping.
Although I'm not one of these people who asked for instructions, I'm here to say thank you! 🙏

It is so thoughtful of you to spend time and effort explaining things to strangers. 🙏🙏 May your pillow always be cool every night! 😊🙏
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Quote from rgvbadman :
Activated a Visible Wireless account with $25 plan (Searched Reddit for referral code for $20 off), set up that account using an extra phone I have using the eSIM option. Followed the steps on Visible to activate device, that took about 10 minutes to do. On the activated device using the Visible app, go to account on the bottom right of the screen, you'll see your account number and a link that says "Generate Port Out PIN".. you'll get a Port Out PIN via email in a few minutes.
After that, click the link on this post to go to the Metro deal, select "Brink Your Own Number", enter your new Visible Wireless number, continue to next page and be sure to select the $70 plan, fill out the required info, when asked be sure to type in the Visible Wireless account number, and Port Out PIN you get via email, Metro will verify the info, pay up.. And that's it.
I did this twice, using different email addresses.. Both orders confirmed and free 2 day shipping.
You ordered two separate lines for $75 each?

You can order one line first and after activating it, you can order a second line for $35. You need the 2FA from first line to access account.
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Quote from arbitrager :
so apple allows two phones to be traded in at the higher level to buy 1 phone?

never knew that but this is how I read your post.
Only one phone can be "traded in" per each new phone purchased. But you can trade in for a gift card as many as you like. The value that way is a little less as already mentioned. Go to apple trade-in link for pricing and you can either ship them in or take to an Apple Store:
https://www.apple.com/shop/trade-in
You get a separate GC for each phone.

My method:
1) Trade in all but one phone for Apple gift cards at the Apple Store. They must issue a sep card for each trade phone. ;(
2) Then use those GCs and your last extra phone to trade in for the new phone. If you have time for them to assist you in transferring your data/settings/ etc to set up the new phone at the store you can do it there if they have stock of the new phone you want.
Otherwise, you can order new phone online with the trade-in and set it up when it is shipped to you. You will mail in your trade-in once you are done transferring and setting up the new phone.

Pro tip: Every trade-in phone should be turned in after first resetting if you used it with any data or apps you installed, then setting it up fresh again with no personal info. Skipping all the personalization steps. Not signing in with any Apple account. That step is a little tricky to figure out how to scroll to skip it but can be done. You have to scroll form somewhere in the right spot on the screen (I think from the middle area?).

If phone is reset and not set up again fresh, they will have to go through initial setup to get information from the phone which takes 5 minutes. Save yourself that time by having it set up fresh and ready for them to look at.

Caution:
If you use Apple GC(s) as part of the order for a new phone online, they may give you the trade-in value back in digital Apple gift card codes. Even if the cash you spent out of pocket was enough to have refunded you that way for the officially traded-in phone.
I had to call them to sort that out. They did void those gift cards and refund my credit card after I called them. Many people would think they were stuck with Apple gift cards and might not feel like they had any recourse.
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Quote from arbitrager :
what did you say? all I see is empty space in your post.
There is an issue with the comments in the forum. My post appeared nearly 3 hours after I posted it. I was just saying that the comments are not appearing right away after posting.

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Metro wouldn't allow me to port-in another number from Visible. Granted, I did this last month for an iPhone 13, but I think I paid $50 more last month, so I wanted this current deal.

I even called Metro, and the sales rep tried charging two different credit cards, but it wouldn't work with Porting-In this new Visible number. His suspicion was that maybe someone else at my address has an account with Metro already. I didn't tell him that was me, last month. lol...for whatever this is worth. He was basically saying if I have another address on my credit card, it may work. I didn't do all that.
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slickbuyer7Feb 15, 2025 02:52 PM
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anyone was able to order one recently? I am getting the following error on the account setup page (pin/secret)

Sorry, we are currently experiencing technical issues. Please try again.
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CrazyheavenFeb 15, 2025 03:03 PM
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Quote from arbitrager :
so apple allows two phones to be traded in at the higher level to buy 1 phone?

never knew that but this is how I read your post.
I think you can always trade stuff in for gift cards. It just isn't a special promo.
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velaniFeb 15, 2025 03:33 PM
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Quote from enkpro :
does numberbarn works?
I would also like to know
Feb 15, 2025 03:37 PM
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velaniFeb 15, 2025 03:37 PM
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Sorry I have been reading as fast as I can.
Are the steps:
1. Get a Visible line/number for $25
2. Use that Visible number to port over
3. Pay 1st month for iPhone 13 and it would end up costing $75
4. Total cost is $25 + $75 =$100.00??

Can someone please validate my understanding?
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silverbullet361Feb 15, 2025 03:41 PM
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Quote from rgvbadman :
Correct... 2 different orders, 2 different emails.
Same address?
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tommy82Feb 15, 2025 03:49 PM
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Anybody else getting an error message when entering their phone number to port over? I've been getting this error since late last night. Thanks.
"We are experiencing technical difficulties. Please retry or reach out to metro support."

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Same as me. I think we need to wait until the transfer is failed and the system release number.
And then try again?

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