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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 5, 2025
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muffluvin
Mar 5, 2025
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Quote from Mydiscover :
Traded in iphone 12's for new 16 pro max's at local costco. Very easy to deal with. Waived $35 upgrade fee for each line. The rep even help me submit the costco $100 GC's for each upgrade. The only reason i did it was because I could keep my grandfathered kickstarter plan for $15 a month with auto pay discount. I even did the upgrades for my 3 free lines and it went thru as well. No deposit needed on my 6 upgrades for 6 16 pro max's. Only had to pay tax for each iphone 16 pro max. Another good thing is this upgrade only locks you in for 24 months unlike the other carriers with 36 months lockdown.

Forgive my ignorance, so I can just walk in to any TMobile kiosk at Costco and do the upgrade/trade in there?
Mar 5, 2025
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freebies4me2
Mar 5, 2025
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Quote from muffluvin :
Forgive my ignorance, so I can just walk in to any TMobile kiosk at Costco and do the upgrade/trade in there?
need to be a costco member and also not every costco has a tmobile kiosk. i did mine over the phone. Took over an hour.
Mar 5, 2025
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chaoss
Mar 5, 2025
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Quote from muffluvin :
Forgive my ignorance, so I can just walk in to any TMobile kiosk at Costco and do the upgrade/trade in there?
https://www.costco.com/t-mobile-b...wcase.html
check if your store sells tmobile
you can also do it over the phone
Mar 5, 2025
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flightxxx
Mar 5, 2025
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isn't it a better deal to trade an iphne 12 to get $830 off the 16?
Mar 5, 2025
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Goran2016
Mar 5, 2025
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Quote from flightxxx :
isn't it a better deal to trade an iphne 12 to get $830 off the 16?
I have Simple Choice North America grandfather plan and over phone rep told me my plan will allow the trade for older IPhone 11 or 11 Pro. I went to corporate store to asses the trade in value of the iPhones and was told my plan is not eligible unless I switch to another plan. They told me reps on call won't tell you when working on ur phone trade in, instead automatically you would be enrolled into different plan. Has anyone able to perform any trade on SCNA and did your plan changed? Really confusing. Thanks !!
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keanefan72
Mar 5, 2025
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Quote from flightxxx :
isn't it a better deal to trade an iphne 12 to get $830 off the 16?

You get $830 only with the higher cost phone plans like Magenta or Magenta Max. Those on the lower cost plans like One or 55 plan only receive $500.
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OliveScent6035
Mar 5, 2025
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I received a 16e from this trade in today.
Be warned: my shipment delivery was delayed by 2 days and upon receipt the top open tab of the iphone box was torn open. I'm contacting TMobile support to have it replaced. The shipment box was pryed opened a bit and everything just seems sketchy.
Has other customers experienced this with TMobile? It's not my first time participating in this trade in program but it certainly is the first time the phone box retail tab was opened.

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edmondsdave
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Quote from Goran2016 :
I have Simple Choice North America grandfather plan and over phone rep told me my plan will allow the trade for older IPhone 11 or 11 Pro. I went to corporate store to asses the trade in value of the iPhones and was told my plan is not eligible unless I switch to another plan. They told me reps on call won't tell you when working on ur phone trade in, instead automatically you would be enrolled into different plan. Has anyone able to perform any trade on SCNA and did your plan changed? Really confusing. Thanks !!
Yes, I have Simple Choice NA 6GB Promo (upgraded to unlimited) and I have traded in 6 devices (4 on the original Valentine's Day promo, 2 on the current deal) and didn't have to upgrade my plan.
Mar 5, 2025
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acthechamp
Mar 5, 2025
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I am on the Magenta MAX plan. I am trying to trade in my iPhone 12 Pro 128gb to get an iPhone 16 Pro 256gb. I want to keep my same T-Mobile plan (not adding any line).

I am seeing up to $830 off on the T-Mobile site. I am also seeing mentions of Costco here to get a $100 gift card. Should I call up T-Mobile or call up Costco? Sorry, I'm a bit confused as to what I should be doing to get the best discount / savings?
Last edited by acthechamp March 5, 2025 at 01:46 PM.
Mar 5, 2025
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chaoss
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Quote from acthechamp :
I am on the Magenta MAX plan. I am trying to trade in my iPhone 12 Pro 128gb to get an iPhone 16 Pro 256gb. I want to keep my same T-Mobile plan (not adding any line).

I am seeing up to $830 off on the T-Mobile site. I am also seeing mentions of Costco here to get a $100 gift card. Should I call up T-Mobile or call up Costco? Sorry, I'm a bit confused as to what I should be doing to get the best discount / savings?
I would go with Costco. $35 activation fee waived, $100 Costco card (check if the offer expired or is still ongoing)
Mar 5, 2025
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chaoss
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Quote from edmondsdave :
Yes, I have Simple Choice NA 6GB Promo (upgraded to unlimited) and I have traded in 6 devices (4 on the original Valentine's Day promo, 2 on the current deal) and didn't have to upgrade my plan.
what's your finance credit with tmobile?
I had to put a deposit on my 4th upgrade
4x 16 pro's
I did do a pixel 9 pro dal not too long ago
I was going to skip that promo since I didn't see any deals for us simple choice users.
Mar 5, 2025
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chaoss
Mar 5, 2025
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Quote from Goran2016 :
I have Simple Choice North America grandfather plan and over phone rep told me my plan will allow the trade for older IPhone 11 or 11 Pro. I went to corporate store to asses the trade in value of the iPhones and was told my plan is not eligible unless I switch to another plan. They told me reps on call won't tell you when working on ur phone trade in, instead automatically you would be enrolled into different plan. Has anyone able to perform any trade on SCNA and did your plan changed? Really confusing. Thanks !!
log in to your tmobile account and check your offers. it should show up

I have simple choice NA and I got $500 via bill credits off each upgrade
I did 4x 16 pro's
Mar 6, 2025
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sdsu
Mar 6, 2025
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Quote from keanefan72 :
You get $830 only with the higher cost phone plans like Magenta or Magenta Max. Those on the lower cost plans like One or 55 plan only receive $500.

I'm on the magenta plan but still see only 500 max...if I have to switch to max the difference is like 40 . Don't want to pay 40 more just to upgrade this ....just stuck on Magento 😞
Mar 6, 2025
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flightxxx
Mar 6, 2025
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Quote from keanefan72 :
You get $830 only with the higher cost phone plans like Magenta or Magenta Max. Those on the lower cost plans like One or 55 plan only receive $500.
there is no more magenta plans, its $830 off for the GO5GPLUS and GO5GNEXT plans, 2 year contract, costco also gives $100 gift card
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Quote from Mydiscover :
Traded in iphone 12's for new 16 pro max's at local costco. Very easy to deal with. Waived $35 upgrade fee for each line. The rep even help me submit the costco $100 GC's for each upgrade. The only reason i did it was because I could keep my grandfathered kickstarter plan for $15 a month with auto pay discount. I even did the upgrades for my 3 free lines and it went thru as well. No deposit needed on my 6 upgrades for 6 16 pro max's. Only had to pay tax for each iphone 16 pro max. Another good thing is this upgrade only locks you in for 24 months unlike the other carriers with 36 months lockdown.
did you get $830 off on the 16 pro max?

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