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expired Posted by Ziemniak • Feb 21, 2025

Straight Talk: Pre-Order: 128GB iPhone 16e Smartphone + 1-Mo Platinum Unlimited Plan

(+ $300 back in device credits over 12-months)

$360

$665

45% off
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Straight Talk has for Pre-Order: 128GB iPhone 16e Smartphone for $299.99 when you activate a new, single line or upgrade on Platinum Unlimited Plan with prices starting from $60/month (w/ Auto Pay, otherwise $65/month). Additionally, you will receive $300 back in device credits over a 12-month period (must stay on the Platinum Unlimited plan for 12 mos. to receive all credits). Shipping is free.
  • Note: This is a pre-order with estimated ship date of 3/4/25.
Thanks to Community Member Ziemniak for finding this deal.

Phone Specs:
  • 6.1 inches Super Retina XDR OLED Display
  • Apple A18 (3 nm) CPU Hexa-core (2x4.04 GHz + 4x2.20 GHz)
  • Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
  • 128GB internal storage
  • 5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave) with 4x4 MIMO11 | Gigabit LTE with 4x4 MIMO and LAA11
  • Bluetooth 5.3
  • Main Camera: Single 48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
  • USB-C Charging (charge cable included)
  • Weight: 5.89 oz

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Written by StrawMan86 | Staff
  • Terms:
    • Limited time offer. While supplies last. Device taxes and fees apply. Requires new, single line activation or upgrade on Platinum Unlimited Plan or higher. Must stay on the Platinum Unlimited plan for 12 mos. to receive all credits; credits will drop if you change plans or fail to continuously maintain active service. Savings based on full retail cost of device. Not available on extended plans. Limit one device per account.
  • 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 Ziemniak
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Straight Talk has for Pre-Order: 128GB iPhone 16e Smartphone for $299.99 when you activate a new, single line or upgrade on Platinum Unlimited Plan with prices starting from $60/month (w/ Auto Pay, otherwise $65/month). Additionally, you will receive $300 back in device credits over a 12-month period (must stay on the Platinum Unlimited plan for 12 mos. to receive all credits). Shipping is free.
  • Note: This is a pre-order with estimated ship date of 3/4/25.
Thanks to Community Member Ziemniak for finding this deal.

Phone Specs:
  • 6.1 inches Super Retina XDR OLED Display
  • Apple A18 (3 nm) CPU Hexa-core (2x4.04 GHz + 4x2.20 GHz)
  • Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
  • 128GB internal storage
  • 5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave) with 4x4 MIMO11 | Gigabit LTE with 4x4 MIMO and LAA11
  • Bluetooth 5.3
  • Main Camera: Single 48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
  • USB-C Charging (charge cable included)
  • Weight: 5.89 oz

Editor's Notes

Written by StrawMan86 | Staff
  • Terms:
    • Limited time offer. While supplies last. Device taxes and fees apply. Requires new, single line activation or upgrade on Platinum Unlimited Plan or higher. Must stay on the Platinum Unlimited plan for 12 mos. to receive all credits; credits will drop if you change plans or fail to continuously maintain active service. Savings based on full retail cost of device. Not available on extended plans. Limit one device per account.
  • 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 Ziemniak

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Summary:


Plan Cost: $65/month
iPhone 16e Price: $599 - $300 = $299
Total Before Tax: $299 (phone) + $65 (plan) = $364
Unlocking: Use service for 1 month, then keep the second month idle → Phone unlocks.
Number Options: Get a new number or port out an existing one.
Bonus Credit: Keep the number active for 12 months → Get an extra $300 credit.
Unlocked today
Activated March 3
April 2, deactivated
checked earlier today was locked
added another month $30 today
May 2 reactivated
Unlocked no sim restrictions after a couple hours.
No ID verification at Straight Talk

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Feb 27, 2025
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langkhack19
Feb 27, 2025
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Quote from CorNut :
I ordered one for my mom who's on Verizon post paid. Will I be able to set it up with dual eSIM so she can use this now or will she have to wait 2 months before being able to use her number on it? It's fine either way, I'm just curious what to expect
Wait 2 months first
Feb 27, 2025
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FantasticSwing492
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Quote from TenderArm455 :
1 of my order that has "pending remote fulfillment" just got cancelled..
When did you order? Any reason why it was canceled?
Feb 28, 2025
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langkhack19
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Quote from FantasticSwing492 :
When did you order? Any reason why it was canceled?
3 days ago, they never say anything when they cancelled my orders Frown
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kqian111
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Quote from NikoZ :
Its not the camera I'm complaining about, its the crippled 5g radio... It doesn't support mmWave which even the iPhone 12 did. Why would anyone want a phone that can't take advantage of the full spectrum of 5g for coverage and speed? You can get an iPhone 12 or higher for much less without all the crippled features.
mmWave 5G is pretty useless. only good for large crowd indoor gatherings like stadiums. Even large cities have not seen wide deployment given how short the range is. Pretty much all the major carriers have moved away from mmWave 5G and into sub-6 mid band 5G. Apple is smart to remove the additional radio and hardware needed for mmwave to extend the battery life.
Feb 28, 2025
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Grenville
Feb 28, 2025
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Quote from kqian111 :
mmWave 5G is pretty useless. only good for large crowd indoor gatherings like stadiums. Even large cities have not seen wide deployment given how short the range is. Pretty much all the major carriers have moved away from mmWave 5G and into sub-6 mid band 5G. Apple is smart to remove the additional radio and hardware needed for mmwave to extend the battery life.
Exactly. No one cares- all these whiny people complaining about specs for this deal on the 16e. Perfectly good phone for this price
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Grenville
Feb 28, 2025
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Quote from NikoZ :
It's not useless. It's literally the main enhancement over 4G LTE. It also is required for Verizon's unlimited priority data on most Verizon based plans and same for their MVNOs… you guys are utterly clueless.

A free iPhone 13 has this and more and smokes this phone as a value proposition by a long shot. Keep pretending this is a good deal. Hell there are deals on here for free iPhone 16's but you are choosing this crippled piece of crap instead?
You are smarter than the rest of us on SD and the 93+ thumbs up. Well done

Feel free to highlight a free iphone 16 deal. Thx

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Feb 28, 2025
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arvinonline
Feb 28, 2025
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Anyone received any shipment notification yet? My status says Approved, and my credit card was charged the day I placed the order (2/21), which I thought would not be charged until the order ships.
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Feb 28, 2025
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Quote from arvinonline :
Anyone received any shipment notification yet? My status says Approved, and my credit card was charged the day I placed the order (2/21), which I thought would not be charged until the order ships.
You do know this is a pre-order right?
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ShrewdEducation5507
Feb 28, 2025
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Ordered on Feb 21, marked as shipped with a ups 2 day tracking number but UPS doesn't recognise it
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pardes3
Feb 28, 2025
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Quote from shrewdeducation5507 :
ordered on feb 21, marked as shipped with a ups 2 day tracking number but ups doesn't recognise it
lfg!!!!
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FantasticSwing492
Feb 28, 2025
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Quote from ShrewdEducation5507 :
Ordered on Feb 21, marked as shipped with a ups 2 day tracking number but UPS doesn't recognise it
what time did you order yours?
Feb 28, 2025
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FabulousMeal5779
Feb 28, 2025
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Ordered Friday 2/21 2PM Pacific, shipped email received just now
Feb 28, 2025
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ScarletField785
Feb 28, 2025
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Ordered feb 22 just got shipping email from "approved". No taxes charged for washington 🤔

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Just got the shipping email as well. Ordered on Feb 21.

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