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%.
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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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- I paid $155 on Amazon for an Amazon Renewed s10e (next-day delivery, and I could be confident that the phone is in excellent shape and not locked).
- I was offered $40 street value for the s10e, plus $460 credited over 24 months.
- I confirmed that I would receive a $100 Costco gift card, and received the code needed for it.
- I could not get the $100 off new phone price that others have mentioned; iPhone 16e is the retail $599.99 price.
- I was charged ~$55 sales tax for 16e up front.
- I will be charged $25 per month for 24 months, minus the $460 credit, so $5.83 per month or $140 over the 24 months.
- The call took 40 minutes.
I ended up paying $155 for s10e + $55 sales tax + $140 - $100 gift card, or $250 net. I still have the iPhone 13 to sell; based on local Craigslist prices I can get ~$300 for it. Is $50 worth spending 40 minutes on the phone, plus the effort of selling on Craigslist? Not for me.Had I a nicer phone to sell than 13 the math would be different. That said, T-Mobile would have offered a higher street value, too. (I wonder what T-Mobile's iPhone 13 street value is?)
You should have went to a different store. Even the T-Mobile employees on the phone told me to trade it in the store over the shipping
I would suggest trying to reach out to tforce on twitter or facebook and explain the situation.
Mention that you tried bringing it at a corporate store and they told you to ship it out
- I paid $155 on Amazon for an Amazon Renewed s10e (next-day delivery, and I could be confident that the phone is in excellent shape and not locked).
- I was offered $40 street value for the s10e, plus $460 credited over 24 months.
- I confirmed that I would receive a $100 Costco gift card, and received the code needed for it.
- I could not get the $100 off new phone price that others have mentioned; iPhone 16e is the retail $599.99 price.
- I was charged ~$55 sales tax for 16e up front.
- I will be charged $25 per month for 24 months, minus the $460 credit, so $5.83 per month or $140 over the 24 months.
- The call took 40 minutes.
I ended up paying $155 for s10e + $55 sales tax + $140 - $100 gift card, or $250 net. I still have the iPhone 13 to sell; based on local Craigslist prices I can get ~$300 for it. Is $50 worth spending 40 minutes on the phone, plus the effort of selling on Craigslist? Not for me.Had I a nicer phone to sell than 13 the math would be different. That said, T-Mobile would have offered a higher street value, too. (I wonder what T-Mobile's iPhone 13 street value is?)
firstly, you way overpaid for the s10e by $40. your math is incorrect as well: Your $50 is incorrect
Your suggestion (trade in iphone 13): Iphone 16e for: $655-$500-$100= $55 (upgrade)
With a S10e: $655+155-$500-100- $300 (sell iphone 13) = you get paid $90 to upgrade (ie difference between iphone 13 cost and s10e= $145)
If you had only paid regular market price of $110 for the S10e- you would have been $190 better off rather than $145.
Thats a significant amount for this deal (even at $145 saving)
How does this work?
$35 waived
Sams club does this as well.
You can also call up the Costco tmobile line and the reps over the phone should waive it as well.
There have been reports of some reps at the Costco booth that the only way they can waive the $35 fee is if they buy accessories....that is a lie.
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It could be from any carrier. Doesn't have to be unlocked
4 upgrades to 16 pro on simple choice.
Purchased 4 cheap samsungs on eBay. I have newer iPhones but I would not trade those in UNLESS you don't want to mess with eBay/swappa etc.
It does take a bit more time on eBay since you have to be sure there are no issues with the phone.
I paid about $100 after taxes for each trade in. I did all 4 upgrades over the phone with Tmobile Costco.
$67 each up front for taxes, $35 x 4 activation fees waived.
Most Tmobile Costco reps will push accessories, insurance, wearable devices etc...just decline.
I also submitted 4x $100 Costco cash which I consider as cash for paying the 4 trade ins
I took the 4 trade ins to a corporate store. I reset all the devices and went through the initial setup so that the rep could easily see the imei. I made sure to go early around opening time in order to avoid a wait time. I know that reps don't really like helping people when there is no commission for them to earn. Especially now that Tmobile is moving to the tlife app for most transactions.
The reps gave me a receipt for each trade in.
I went with this deal because older rate plans rarely get deals. The last deal was the half price iPhone 13's.
I'm not leaving Tmobile anytime soon. Simple choice has been good to me and the price is excellent.
Also, if you have an older iPhone, sell it privately. I'm sure an iPhone 13 could easily get $250 at the very minimum. Use that to pay some of the new device off
One more thing, check to see how much is your financing limit with Tmobile. I did not check my limit but on the 4th 16 pro upgrade, I had to put around $500 down payment.
Should I refuse the UPS delivery or accept it and return the unopened phone to the store?
I'm not leaving Tmobile anytime soon. Simple choice has been good to me and the price is excellent.
Also, if you have an older iPhone, sell it privately. I'm sure an iPhone 13 could easily get $250 at the very minimum. Use that to pay some of the new device off
One more thing, check to see how much is your financing limit with Tmobile. I did not check my limit but on the 4th 16 pro upgrade, I had to put around $500 down payment.
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I've read that there should be no black dots and no dead pixels. Some have said that image burn was fine but I did not want to risk it. All of mine had good screens. No cracks, no dead pixels. One did have a sort of deep scratch but the rep at the store accepted it.
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