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:- 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:
- Have a qualifying voice rate plan. Sign in to your account see your current plan.
- 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
- 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%.
(via 24 monthly bill credits)at T-Mobile
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See previous threads here on T-Mobile. They have become really consumer unfriendly in the last couple of years.
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.
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Here's the things the 16e lacks over the 16 to help people decide:
1. No ultra wide camera
2. No U1 chip - used for precision tracking of AirTags
3. No MagSafe
3. The main camera in the 16e is NOT the same sensor as the main camera in the 16. It is smaller, closer in size to the iPhone 12. This means less light, so low light photos suffer. Yes it's 48MP.
Whether those differences are worth the price difference is a personal preference.
I did that same thing a few years ago. However, my latest bill credit deal they told me I'd lose the bill credits if I paid it off early.
My guess is it's to keep people from doing it just to resell.
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See previous threads here on T-Mobile. They have become really consumer unfriendly in the last couple of years.
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