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T-Mobile Magenta MAX or Go5G Plus Accounts: 128GB iPhone 16 Smartphone

(via 24 monthly bill credits)

Up to $830 Off w/ Eligible Trade-in

$830

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Update: This very popular deal is still available.

T-Mobile offers T-Mobile Magenta MAX or Go5G Plus Accounts: Up to $830 Off 128GB iPhone 16 Smartphone w/ Eligible Trade-in. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member ouloat for posting this deal.

Deal Instructions:
  1. Purchase an iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 14, or iPhone 14 Plus on a monthly payment plan and pay the applicable sales tax on the pre-credit price at time of purchase.
  2. Have or switch to a Magenta MAX, Go5G Plus or Go5G Next plan. Sign in to your account see your current plan.
  3. Trade in an eligible device in good condition (storage capacity can affect trade-in value):
    • Get up to $830 off:
      • Apple iPhone: 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max,12, 12 mini, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max, 13, 13 mini, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max, 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, 14 Pro Max, 15, 15 Plus, 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max
      • Samsung Galaxy: S10, S10e, S10+, S10 5G, S20 FE, S20, S20+, S20 Ultra, S21, S21 FE, S21+, S21 Ultra, S22, S22+, S22 Ultra, S23 FE, S23, S23+, S23 Ultra, S24, S24 +, S24 Ultra, Z Fold3, Z Fold4, Z Fold5, Z Flip3, Z Flip4, Z Flip5, Note9, Note10, Note10+, Note10 Lite, Note20, Note20 Ultra
      • OnePlus: 10 Pro 5G, 9 Pro 5G​
      • Google Pixel: Fold, 8, 8 Pro, 7, 7 Pro
      • Moto: razr+ 2023
    • Get up to $415 off:
      • Apple iPhone: 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus, X, XR, XS, XS Max, 11, SE (2nd Gen), SE (3rd Gen) ​
      • Samsung Galaxy: S9, S9+, S8, S8+, S8 Active, Note8, A51, A51 5G, A52, A52 5G, A53 5G, A54 5G, A35, A71, A51 5G, A32, A32 5G, Z Fold, Z Fold2, Z Flip, Z Flip 5G
      • OnePlus: 7T Pro, 7T McLaren, 8T, 8T+ 5G, 8, 8 Pro5G, 9 5G, 10T 5G
      • Google Pixel: 4, 4 XL, 4a, 4a 5G, 5a 5G, 5, 6a, 7a, 8a
      • LG: V60 ThinQ
      • Moto: Razr 5G, Razr 40, Edge 5G 2022
  4. New lines receive up to $830 back via one-time trade in credit and 24 monthly bill credits. Upgrades receive up to $830 back via 24 monthly bill credits. Yearly Upgrade customers must trade in your current qualifying device after 6+ months, and T-Mobile will pay off your remaining device balance up to 50%.

Editor's Notes

Written by persian_mafia | Staff
  • If you cancel entire account before receiving 24 credits, credits stop and balance on required finance agreement is due; contact T-Mobile. Bill credits end if you pay off device early.
  • Contact T-Mobile before cancelling entire account to continue remaining bill credits, or credits stop & balance on required finance agreement is due (e.g., $829.99 – iPhone 16 128GB).
  • Bill credits end if you pay off device early. Tax on pre-credit price due at sale. 
  • Limited-time offer, subject to change.
  • Qualifying credit, service ($85+/mo. plan w/AutoPay) & trade-in (e.g., Save $830: iPhone 11 Pro / Save $415: iPhone 6) required. 
  • Trade-in terms and conditions apply.
  • $35 device connection charge due at sale.
    • For a limited time, $35 device connection charge waived when activating a new line online.
  • Up to $830 via bill credits; line with promo must be active and in good standing to receive credits; allow 2 bill cycles. Max 4 discounted devices/account.
  • May not be combinable with some offers or discounts.
  • Refer to the original post & forum comments for additional deal ideas (including other promotions) & discussion.

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Written by ouloat
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Update: This very popular deal is still available.

T-Mobile offers T-Mobile Magenta MAX or Go5G Plus Accounts: Up to $830 Off 128GB iPhone 16 Smartphone w/ Eligible Trade-in. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member ouloat for posting this deal.

Deal Instructions:
  1. Purchase an iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 14, or iPhone 14 Plus on a monthly payment plan and pay the applicable sales tax on the pre-credit price at time of purchase.
  2. Have or switch to a Magenta MAX, Go5G Plus or Go5G Next plan. Sign in to your account see your current plan.
  3. Trade in an eligible device in good condition (storage capacity can affect trade-in value):
    • Get up to $830 off:
      • Apple iPhone: 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max,12, 12 mini, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max, 13, 13 mini, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max, 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, 14 Pro Max, 15, 15 Plus, 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max
      • Samsung Galaxy: S10, S10e, S10+, S10 5G, S20 FE, S20, S20+, S20 Ultra, S21, S21 FE, S21+, S21 Ultra, S22, S22+, S22 Ultra, S23 FE, S23, S23+, S23 Ultra, S24, S24 +, S24 Ultra, Z Fold3, Z Fold4, Z Fold5, Z Flip3, Z Flip4, Z Flip5, Note9, Note10, Note10+, Note10 Lite, Note20, Note20 Ultra
      • OnePlus: 10 Pro 5G, 9 Pro 5G​
      • Google Pixel: Fold, 8, 8 Pro, 7, 7 Pro
      • Moto: razr+ 2023
    • Get up to $415 off:
      • Apple iPhone: 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus, X, XR, XS, XS Max, 11, SE (2nd Gen), SE (3rd Gen) ​
      • Samsung Galaxy: S9, S9+, S8, S8+, S8 Active, Note8, A51, A51 5G, A52, A52 5G, A53 5G, A54 5G, A35, A71, A51 5G, A32, A32 5G, Z Fold, Z Fold2, Z Flip, Z Flip 5G
      • OnePlus: 7T Pro, 7T McLaren, 8T, 8T+ 5G, 8, 8 Pro5G, 9 5G, 10T 5G
      • Google Pixel: 4, 4 XL, 4a, 4a 5G, 5a 5G, 5, 6a, 7a, 8a
      • LG: V60 ThinQ
      • Moto: Razr 5G, Razr 40, Edge 5G 2022
  4. New lines receive up to $830 back via one-time trade in credit and 24 monthly bill credits. Upgrades receive up to $830 back via 24 monthly bill credits. Yearly Upgrade customers must trade in your current qualifying device after 6+ months, and T-Mobile will pay off your remaining device balance up to 50%.

Editor's Notes

Written by persian_mafia | Staff
  • If you cancel entire account before receiving 24 credits, credits stop and balance on required finance agreement is due; contact T-Mobile. Bill credits end if you pay off device early.
  • Contact T-Mobile before cancelling entire account to continue remaining bill credits, or credits stop & balance on required finance agreement is due (e.g., $829.99 – iPhone 16 128GB).
  • Bill credits end if you pay off device early. Tax on pre-credit price due at sale. 
  • Limited-time offer, subject to change.
  • Qualifying credit, service ($85+/mo. plan w/AutoPay) & trade-in (e.g., Save $830: iPhone 11 Pro / Save $415: iPhone 6) required. 
  • Trade-in terms and conditions apply.
  • $35 device connection charge due at sale.
    • For a limited time, $35 device connection charge waived when activating a new line online.
  • Up to $830 via bill credits; line with promo must be active and in good standing to receive credits; allow 2 bill cycles. Max 4 discounted devices/account.
  • May not be combinable with some offers or discounts.
  • Refer to the original post & forum comments for additional deal ideas (including other promotions) & discussion.

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xpeng
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$500 for other plans.
desimillionaire
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You can go thru Costco or Sams club if youre a member. Saves you the $35 fee and you can earn up to a $100 gift card for upgrading.
Nachiketkc
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Seems like Simple Choice does qualify and gets you up to $500 trade in value.
Unfortunately t mobile charges $30 extra on phones (apple sells ip16 for 800 and t mobile for 830.
T mobile also asked for $35 connection charge.
This extra $65 surcharge makes it less appealing ☹️

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Grandfather plan holder get Shit
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pacmantech
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Quote from BTSdeals :
Thank you for the detailed post! Did they wave the $35 activation fee for each line? And did you have to pay the taxes upfront? Can you use any credit card to pay?
Activation fee was waived. I had to pay $60 per phone in taxes upfront, yes. They asked for a credit card number, yes.
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blahbooboo2
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Quote from karateboi87 :
Yea it's a PITA. I want to use foreign eSim when I travel but I asked T-force rep and they said no, they basically expect us to just buy the data packages when traveling (assuming the 5GB isn't enough for you).
Oh good point. I forgot tmobile has become jerks and wont unlock until phone is paid off.
They used to unlock if you asked due to traveling.
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deals2dream
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I am under Essential plan for 4 lines and what is the difference 5G plan? Broadband facts seems same
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azianandrew
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just traded in wife's iphone 12 and my iphone 12 pro max to upgrade iphone 16 and 16 pro max. Got $500 off each (little sad that pro max didn't get more but $500 is solid enough) and getting $100 costco cash card per upgrade and confirmed $35 connection fee waived. Only thing you pay is tax upfront. The way it charges you monthly is sorta weird but they give you the lump sum of what your phone is worth (in my case, $175 and $90) and then the rest of it is taken off in the monthly payments. So for iphone 16, it was $13.75 and $29.61 for pro max per month.
Hope this helps. Thanks OP! Been finally waiting on a decent upgrade without new lines for the 12s. Not sure if we woulda gotten this solid of a deal if we waited for 17

Edit: I'm on simple choice plan
Last edited by azianandrew February 15, 2025 at 05:20 AM.
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dcmanryan
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Quote from blahbooboo2 :
Oh good point. I forgot tmobile has become jerks and wont unlock until phone is paid off.
They used to unlock if you asked due to traveling.

On Android they'll unlock and you don't even need to speak to a person. I do a temporary unlock on my S24 Ultra all the time, so maybe it's an iPhone thing where it's not easy to do a temporary unlock.
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Quote from dcmanryan :
On Android they'll unlock and you don't even need to speak to a person. I do a temporary unlock on my S24 Ultra all the time, so maybe it's an iPhone thing where it's not easy to do a temporary unlock.
https://www.t-mobile.com/responsi...ock-policy

Not according to the policy above linked if the device is not paid off. Perhaps you've already paid off your device?

Years ago, I think they offered temporary device on locks, but I haven't seen or asked for something like that in a while. I wouldn't trust a rep to give me an answer on this anymore.

Edit three, this website does indicate a temporary lock feature. I'll look into it later more thanks

https://networkbuildz.com/t-mobil...ctivation/
Last edited by blahbooboo2 February 15, 2025 at 05:34 AM.

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Quote from azianandrew :
just traded in wife's iphone 12 and my iphone 12 pro max to upgrade iphone 16 and 16 pro max. Got $500 off each (little sad that pro max didn't get more but $500 is solid enough) and getting $100 costco cash card per upgrade and confirmed $35 connection fee waived. Only thing you pay is tax upfront. The way it charges you monthly is sorta weird but they give you the lump sum of what your phone is worth (in my case, $175 and $90) and then the rest of it is taken off in the monthly payments. So for iphone 16, it was $13.75 and $29.61 for pro max per month.Hope this helps. Thanks OP! Been finally waiting on a decent upgrade without new lines for the 12s. Not sure if we woulda gotten this solid of a deal if we waited for 17Edit: I'm on simple choice plan
where did you do all this? for costco cashcard
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A05049
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Traded in an old iPhone 6 for an IPhone 14. Got quoted $415 off for the 6 to be applied to 24 monthly payments. Had to paid $35 activation fee as I did at Tmo store. I'm on Magenta plus.
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HPP__QueensNY
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Quote from blahbooboo2 :
https://www.t-mobile.com/responsi...ock-policy

Not according to the policy above linked if the device is not paid off. Perhaps you've already paid off your device?

Years ago, I think they offered temporary device on locks, but I haven't seen or asked for something like that in a while. I wouldn't trust a rep to give me an answer on this anymore.

Edit three, this website does indicate a temporary lock feature. I'll look into it later more thanks

https://networkbuildz.com/t-mobil...ctivation/

They still do temp unlocks, I got a Pixel 9 PRO on a deal from a couple months ago, already did 2 30 day temporary unlocks on it
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NeatOctopus640
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$35 fee.
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blahbooboo2
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Quote from HPP__QueensNY :
They still do temp unlocks, I got a Pixel 9 PRO on a deal from a couple months ago, already did 2 30 day temporary unlocks on it
Oh, that's great news.
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bbyf1601
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I went from wanting to do this deal to thinking maybe it's not such a great idea. Doing this deal means you have a locked phone for the next two years and can't upgrade your device for the next two years without losing your bill credits (so no iPhone 17 or 18). I'm assuming that if they're offering this is, they'll offer it again when the 17 launches.
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Quote from CoolAlpaca551 :
Would be a nice deal if it was instant discount. 24 bill credits is no good unless you're planning on staying with T Mobile for 2 years.

That's the whole point of giving you a discount. It's to entice the hardware discount so they can recoup the discount over time. There is always a give and take in business.

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Quote from ajtaurus2011 :
Grandfather plan holder get Shit
In the same boat. I have the One plan and the iPhone 16 with iPhone 12 trade in still comes out to 330 before taxes and fees. If there was a way to guarantee a Sam's gift card and waived fee this would more worth it since it would essentially bring the price down to $220

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