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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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Mar 3, 2025
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bxd20
Mar 3, 2025
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Kickstart plans qualify.

Avoid $35 activation fee by using Costco T-Mobile if you are a member, and also benefit $100 Costco shop card included.
Mar 3, 2025
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chaoss
Mar 3, 2025
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Quote from javi0131 :
I'm not going to front man $35 connection fee kills it for me. They are literally just switch the connection with a push of a few keystrokes. T mobile is nickel and dime-ing.
do it Costco or Sams and get the $35 waived plus submit the rebate for a $100/$75 card
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Mar 3, 2025
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Silverball
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Quote from cleg87 :
They already increased rates on some legacy plans last year. Not sure who they will target this time. They can still raise rates even on those with price lock. They will just pay the final month's bill if you don't agree.

They usually don't have any deals for legacy plans. Maybe they are preparing to lock people in with this deal.
They backed out of the price increase last year.
Mar 3, 2025
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monsieur
Mar 3, 2025
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Quote from ericok :
Just FYI. I bought an unlocked iPhone at the Apple store. When I registered it on T-Mobile, they locked my phone. Had to pull teeth to get it unlocked again.

I bought from Apple Store as well using T-Mobile financing mine shows unlock.

Something else might have happened with uoy
Mar 3, 2025
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pandastyle
Mar 3, 2025
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Just went to Costco T-Mobile kiosk and used a iPhone 11 Pro valued at $80. $500-$80=$420 in bill credits or $17.50 in bill credits per month for 24 months. I got the iPhone 16 Pro Max $1200–$420=$780 cost of the phone. $35 activation fee "waived" if purchasing an accessory. Cheapest accessory to "waive" the $35 activation is $20 so effectively paying $15. $100 Costco shop card given after 90 days. Total net cost = $780+$15-$100=$695.00. Are my calculations correct?
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SCtrojan
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Was thinking of trading pixel 8.
Any cheap phones from eBay/ Walmart/ target I can use instead of pixel 8
Mar 3, 2025
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Subasc
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Any deal for port in ?

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pcdealba
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Quote from monsieur :
I bought from Apple Store as well using T-Mobile financing mine shows unlock. Something else might have happened with uoy
T-Mobile and Costco will honor the promotion for existing customers on the Simple Choice plan but Apple store will not.
Mar 3, 2025
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GinSan
Mar 3, 2025
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Used to work for tmobile. The credits continue even if you pay off early unless you cancel service. I'm definitely worried about international unlocking since my parents are leaving next week.
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GinSan
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Quote from pandastyle :
Just went to Costco T-Mobile kiosk and used a iPhone 11 Pro valued at $80. $500-$80=$420 in bill credits or $17.50 in bill credits per month for 24 months. I got the iPhone 16 Pro Max $1200–$420=$780 cost of the phone. $35 activation fee "waived" if purchasing an accessory. Cheapest accessory to "waive" the $35 activation is $20 so effectively paying $15. $100 Costco shop card given after 90 days. Total net cost = $780+$15-$100=$695.00. Are my calculations correct?

Damn forgot about costco. I ended up getting 3 from tmobile store today.
Mar 3, 2025
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lonegungirl
Mar 3, 2025
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Quote from E30Cab2 :
It says "Select Choice Unl TT+D 25". Is it Unlimited Talk, Text and Data for $25/line perhaps?
You would think, but the billing winds up being something like $25 for the line, another $20 for unlimited data and then like $5 for taxes/fees.
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pandastyle
Mar 3, 2025
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Quote from SCtrojan :
Was thinking of trading pixel 8.
Any cheap phones from eBay/ Walmart/ target I can use instead of pixel 8

The guy helping me recommended using the Samsung galaxy 10e as it can be had for around $130 for the $500 promo
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GinSan
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Quote from SteveG3361 :
My final monthly payment at Costco was higher. $20 monthly at Tmobile and $27 monthly at Costco/Tmobile. The Rep tried to explain it, but it seemed like a lot of smoke and mirrors. So in the end after the gift card and waived activation fee it's a wash. Did anyone else have the same experience?

If your phone has a high trade in value, you'll get less monthly bill credits and vice versa. You're still getting the $500 back either way at the end of the day for the top trade ins.
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Mar 3, 2025
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Tried to turn in the trade in phone at T-Mo corporate store. The rep said the system is not letting take the trade in and suggested me to ship it! Shipped it last week and now UPS tracking shows item damaged/missed 🤦🏻

What a mess! Don't understand why the store cannot accept the phone.

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Quote from LaidbackLounger :
Tried to turn in the trade in phone at T-Mo corporate store. The rep said the system is not letting take the trade in and suggested me to ship it! Shipped it last week and now UPS tracking shows item damaged/missed 🤦🏻

What a mess! Don't understand why the store cannot accept the phone.
A corporate store definitely has the ability. I've done it twice in the past 3 months. Either the rep was feeling lazy about it, or the system actually was down. 50/50 chance IMO.

Did you send it only in the mailer, or in a box?

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