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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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CalvinKo805
Mar 1, 2025
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Quote from BillyJackAz :
Is this deal actually available, for the old-school SCNC (Simple Choice No Credit) plans??
Yes. Just got 2. Trade in 2 iphone 12 64gb.
Mar 1, 2025
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CalvinKo805
Mar 1, 2025
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Quote from Zephead :
I'm on grandfathered Simple Choice and it's giving me the $500 off when trying to upgrade my daughter's iPhone 13 to the 16. Very tempting!
Do it because us grandfather plan customers almost have no upgrade deals for a few years already.
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shon914
Mar 1, 2025
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Quote from coloradoman_in_socal :
Are you using the TFB / Account Hub portal?

Yea, I am. The site is a bit wonky. Gave me some error windows along the way but finally gave me a trade in value of $75.
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Ananke
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Hmm, I have a select choice family unlimited and whatever I do I don't see the credit offer applied - does anyone with that plan manage to get this trade in?
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Nachiketkc
Mar 1, 2025
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Quote from bxd20 :
Nice deal! We considered replacing our 13's with 16e's as well.

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.

16E has Apple's c1 modem vs all other 16s have regular Qualcomm model. We don't know performance of C1 yet. I would wait until it's released and people use it for a month or two.
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Nachiketkc
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This deal is the same one that was posted on Valentine's Day and been active since then.
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skroll
Mar 1, 2025
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Quote from ProfessorFarnsworth :
I don't know if the rules have changed but I was able to pay off two phones early specifically to have them unlocked and was able to keep the bill credits. They were able to move the credits to the account level instead of at the individual line level.

I think they have.
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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ian.r.wilder
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Get ready for a fight because 100% tmobile will mess up your bill credits and then you will spend hours trying to fix it. I need a new phone but I really don't think I can do another tmobile deal again !
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synergy3000
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Quote from mnsweeps :
Just did this deal on phone and also qualified for $100 costco gc promo
What number did you call?
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MagillaDKE
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Quote from synergy3000 :
What number did you call?

https://www.costco.com/t-mobile-b...wcase.html
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Quote from BigBG :
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.
I disagree completely with this comment. I have been with them for 15 years, six lines and have found them to have incredibly friendly and responsive CS. Plus, have not found any other options that cost less than what I have been paying - BTY, AT&T is the worst.
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ap105
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Quote from Nachiketkc :
This deal is the same one that was posted on Valentine's Day and been active since then.
This is different where more plans qualify. Ex being ONE plan qualifies for this. It did not for the valentine one.
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Quote from Ananke :
Hmm, I have a select choice family unlimited and whatever I do I don't see the credit offer applied - does anyone with that plan manage to get this trade in?
Select Choice plans are pretty much excluded from all promotions or offers, this one included.
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rootbear
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Quote from Silverball :
Select Choice plans are pretty much excluded from all promotions or offers, this one included.
You may want to call them if you have been with them for a long time. I just got a Galaxy S24 for $9 a month, 24 months after getting $500 trade in on a dicey Pixel 6 (that I only paid $180 for originally). I have been on Simple Choice forever and the CS said it is still the best value plan.

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Quote from rootbear :
You may want to call them if you have been with them for a long time. I just got a Galaxy S24 for $9 a month, 24 months after getting $500 trade in on a dicey Pixel 6 (that I only paid $180 for originally). I have been on Simple Choice forever and the CS said it is still the best value plan.
I am referring to "Select Choice", not "Simple Choice".

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