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expired Posted by pieman622 • Feb 27, 2025

Select T-Mobile Accounts: iPhone 16 Series Smartphone

(via 24 monthly bill credits)

Up to $500 Off w/ Eligible Trade-in

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Update: This popular deal is still available.

T-Mobile offers T-Mobile Accounts (Most Plans): Up to $500 Off iPhone 16 Series Smartphones w/ Eligible Trade-in. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member pieman622 for posting this deal.

Deal Instructions:
  1. Purchase an iPhone 16 Series Smartphone on a monthly payment plan and pay the applicable sales tax on the pre-credit price at time of purchase:
  2. Have a qualifying voice rate 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 $500 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 256GB, 15 Pro Max 512GB
      • Samsung Galaxy: S10, S10e, S10+, S10 5G, S20 FE, S20, S20+, S20 Ultra, S21, S21+, S21FE, S21 Ultra, S22, S22+, S22 Ultra, S23 FE, S23, ZFold 3, ZFlip 3, ZFlip 4, ZFold 4, Note9, Note10, Note10+, Note10 Lite, Note20, Note20 Ultra
      • OnePlus: 10 Pro 5G, 9 Pro 5G​
      • Google Pixel: Pixel: Fold, 8, 7, 7 Pro, 6, 6 Pro
      • Moto: razr+ 2023
    • Get up to $250 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, A71 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
      • LG: V60 ThinQ
      • Moto: razr 5G, razr 40, edge 5G 2022
  4. New lines receive up to $500 back via one-time trade in credit and 24 monthly bill credits. Upgrades receive up to $500 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 StrawMan86 | Staff
  • Limited time offer, while supplies last.
  • Bill credits end if you pay off device early.
  • If you cancel entire account before receiving 24 bill credits, credits stop and balance on required finance agreement is due (e.g., $829.99 – iPhone 16 128GB).
  • Tax on pre-credit price due at sale.
  •  Limited time; subject to change.
  • Qualifying credit, service ($60+/mo. plan w/AutoPay) & trade-in (e.g., Save $500: iPhone 11 Pro / Save $250: 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 $500 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, discounts or promotions.
  • Refer to the original post & forum comments for additional deal ideas (including other promotions) & discussion.

Original Post

Written by pieman622
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Update: This popular deal is still available.

T-Mobile offers T-Mobile Accounts (Most Plans): Up to $500 Off iPhone 16 Series Smartphones w/ Eligible Trade-in. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member pieman622 for posting this deal.

Deal Instructions:
  1. Purchase an iPhone 16 Series Smartphone on a monthly payment plan and pay the applicable sales tax on the pre-credit price at time of purchase:
  2. Have a qualifying voice rate 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 $500 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 256GB, 15 Pro Max 512GB
      • Samsung Galaxy: S10, S10e, S10+, S10 5G, S20 FE, S20, S20+, S20 Ultra, S21, S21+, S21FE, S21 Ultra, S22, S22+, S22 Ultra, S23 FE, S23, ZFold 3, ZFlip 3, ZFlip 4, ZFold 4, Note9, Note10, Note10+, Note10 Lite, Note20, Note20 Ultra
      • OnePlus: 10 Pro 5G, 9 Pro 5G​
      • Google Pixel: Pixel: Fold, 8, 7, 7 Pro, 6, 6 Pro
      • Moto: razr+ 2023
    • Get up to $250 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, A71 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
      • LG: V60 ThinQ
      • Moto: razr 5G, razr 40, edge 5G 2022
  4. New lines receive up to $500 back via one-time trade in credit and 24 monthly bill credits. Upgrades receive up to $500 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 StrawMan86 | Staff
  • Limited time offer, while supplies last.
  • Bill credits end if you pay off device early.
  • If you cancel entire account before receiving 24 bill credits, credits stop and balance on required finance agreement is due (e.g., $829.99 – iPhone 16 128GB).
  • Tax on pre-credit price due at sale.
  •  Limited time; subject to change.
  • Qualifying credit, service ($60+/mo. plan w/AutoPay) & trade-in (e.g., Save $500: iPhone 11 Pro / Save $250: 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 $500 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, discounts or promotions.
  • Refer to the original post & forum comments for additional deal ideas (including other promotions) & discussion.

Original Post

Written by pieman622

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Be sure to research T-Mobile's locking policy and the fine print of the agreement. Basically you are locking yourself and the phone for 2 years with absolutely no way to unlock it, you can't pay off early, and you will be stuck with T-Mobile for years or you lose the bill credits.

See previous threads here on T-Mobile. They have become really consumer unfriendly in the last couple of years.
1) To check if your plan qualifies, log in and see if you have the promotion... verify by submitting your trade-in phone estimate. It's common sense. YES, most likely Simple Choice plan will qualify for this.

2) Phone cannot be cracked in the screen and no moisture/water damage. Also, cannot have destroyed pixels and dead spots. The back of the phone can have some wear & tear and cracks.

3) Best deal is to buy a Samsung S10 from eBay for your trade-in. This promotion will probably last another two weeks based on what they are saying from the subreddit.

4) You can get $100 Costco cashcard for being a Costco member. You can call or in-store. I've done both. I would probably call as it was quicker and just as simple. You also don't need to bring the phone with you. Just an IMEI. Just make sure the phone you are submitting qualifies or else you're going to be in a heap of trouble submitting the IMEI of a phone that might come cracked, etc.,

5) You can ship your trade-in phone or bring it in to a T-Mobile corporate store. Just tell them you have a phone to trade in... They will do basic checks and automatically approve your phone for trade-in on the spot. Saves you the hassle of UPS losing your trade-in phone during shipment.


Most of these questions have been asked... Just look at the old T-Mobile thread from two weeks ago.
Sprint would have free new iPhones with trade-ins with same 2 year commitment. T-Mobile also a few years back. This, their best offer, plain sucks!

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Feb 28, 2025
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ditto33
Feb 28, 2025
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Didn't tmobile had better deal on iPhones then this?
Feb 28, 2025
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Joined Apr 2015
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Sportouree
Feb 28, 2025
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Quote from BillyJackAz :
Is this deal actually available, for the old-school SCNC (Simple Choice No Credit) plans??

Not for my simple plan 4 lines for $100

We don't get deals
Feb 28, 2025
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Stynkfysh2
Feb 28, 2025
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This seems worse than just two weeks ago. It was $800 for their new plans and $600 for some of their older plans.
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logoMANNYger
Feb 28, 2025
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Does anybody know why my Samsung Galaxy S23+ trade in value is only $210 but the S22+ or S23 trade in value is $500? It doesn't make sense.
My S23+ is in excellent condition and looks new!
Last edited by logoMANNYger February 28, 2025 at 08:29 AM.
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zooropean
Feb 28, 2025
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Quote from maddy1980 :
You don't loose bill credit if you pay off the phone and get it unlocked as long as you don't cancel the line. I have done this before.
The policy changed in July 2024.

If your EIP started before July 2024 you could pay the phone off and keep the credits.

Anything from July 2024 forward loses the credits if the EIP is paid off early.
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Siwy12
Feb 28, 2025
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Quote from RepresentativeEarth :
Don't bother with eBay, get an S10 or S20 from swappa and you can get the imei to start the trade in process before getting the phone from swappa. The reason I prefer swappa is because some eBay sellers sell blacklisted phone or report it stolen after they sell it to you.
Makes sense - been using swappa for years to sell old phones but never bought from there, cheers!
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sikfahn
Feb 28, 2025
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It sounds like they're denying unlocks even when traveling internationally until the phone is paid off now?

https://tmo.report/2025/02/t-mobi...customers/

If I trade in and get stuck for 24 months and T-Mobile increases prices on my Simple Choice plan, that would suck

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Timless
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Quote from ewong07 :
Have you tried since they changed their policy from 7/2024? Chatted with 4 different reps over the holidays, they wouldn't unlock my iphone 16 unless I paid off the device and give up the bill credits. Ended up bringing a spare iphone 14 and to hotspot for international travel.

Quite annoying realization as I've been a customer for over 20 years, since the days of voicestream. Might be time to hop around carriers with new customers deals.

https://www.t-mobile.com/communit...icy/118701
that's exactly why they don't care.

you've been with them for 20 years.
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Quote from ewong07 :
Have you tried since they changed their policy from 7/2024? Chatted with 4 different reps over the holidays, they wouldn't unlock my iphone 16 unless I paid off the device and give up the bill credits. Ended up bringing a spare iphone 14 and to hotspot for international travel.

Quite annoying realization as I've been a customer for over 20 years, since the days of voicestream. Might be time to hop around carriers with new customers deals.

https://www.t-mobile.com/communit...icy/118701 [t-mobile.com]
Fair question. I have not tried since then.

I'm not looking at switching anytime soon, unless I can get a better deal than my 5 lines for $78 after tax and fees that I currently pay (Simple Choice).
Last edited by BrainDoc February 28, 2025 at 09:13 AM.
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Quote from BrainDoc :
Fair question. I have not tried since then.

I'm not looking at switching anytime soon, unless I can get a better deal than my 5 lines for $78 after tax and fees that I currently pay (Simple Choice).

how are you able to get 5 lines for $78?
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Grenville
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Quote from ChillTime :
how are you able to get 5 lines for $78?
Some lines free

I have 10 lines, 2 ipad lines and 2 apple watches for $220
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shon914
Feb 28, 2025
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I have a t-mobile business account. It's showing me a trade-in value of $75 for my iPhone 12. Should I be seeing something else to know if my plan qualifies for this deal?
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ucdustin
Feb 28, 2025
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will this work for my parents on an essentials 55 plan?
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mnsweeps
Feb 28, 2025
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very tempting.. showing $500 credit for my iphone 13 ..per month installment is around $4.16 per month for 24 months. What I don't like is I confirmed with TMo that they will no unlock for international travel within 24 months and if I pay off the $100 my credits would stop..

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Quote from shon914 :
I have a t-mobile business account. It's showing me a trade-in value of $75 for my iPhone 12. Should I be seeing something else to know if my plan qualifies for this deal?
Are you using the TFB / Account Hub portal?

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