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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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alphawave
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Quote from chaoss :
What rate plan are you on? Did you get the price increase text?
Yes. One Plus Promo with kickbacks , paying (was until now) $78/mo 9 lines and a free Digits. Base plan says $165 before all my discounts.
Last edited by alphawave March 13, 2025 at 10:49 AM.
Mar 13, 2025
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Khoavo2201
Mar 13, 2025
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I believe free lines will not affected, read the term
Mar 13, 2025
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geezlouise
Mar 13, 2025
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Quote from Khoavo2201 :
I believe free lines will not affected, read the term
My free lines are affected as are several other TMO users posting on other forums. Frown
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rballnut
Mar 13, 2025
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Quote from geezlouise :
My free lines are affected as are several other TMO users posting on other forums. Frown
How can you tell at this point?
Mar 13, 2025
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deals_4_me
Mar 13, 2025
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Quote from chaoss :
would all the lines on the account get a text about the price increase or just the primary?
I have a 10 line simple choice account, so far no text on my end. I will ask the other users on the account if they have recieved a text

In the meantime, I think we should send the FCC a message about what tmobile did and how they should not be allowed to lock us in and then weeks later make these type of changes.
I remember when the first increases happened last year, I contacted the FCC from a link in reddit and tmobile even sent me a letter that my account was not increasing.
Do you have a link where this complaint can be filed? Planning to do one tonight as I got the text. Single line on Kickstart Unlimited.
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sdsu
Mar 13, 2025
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Currently I have 4 line ( 2 free ) and paying 110 , so I'll be looking around 120 or 130 depending on the freeline charge ( due to the last iPhone 13 promo via Costco which I still haven't received my GC says denied and have 420 due). Wonder if it's a move to get back those free lines and honestly if it's not for that why should we stick with TMO ....ATT& Verizon will pay off contracts right ??
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ncvaun
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Quote from ncvaun :
Sorry all, but trying to keep up with all the comments…. So basically if you are on an older plan (TMobile ONE) here with 12 lines, I can do this upgrade with no issues? I would do it via Costco to get the additional GC, but wanted to confirm there is no requirement to "add a new line" BS…. TYIA. Smilie
Well I just got back from CostCo and upgraded 2 of my lines with old paper weight iPhone 6's. Note: CostCo is only offering $75 GCs for upgrades w/o adding a line. If you add a line, then its $100. I will do a few other lines with iPhone 14 now that I know all is working with this. FYI, I have a Business TMobile ONE plan with 12 vl & 3 watch/ipad.

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Quote from geezlouise :
My free lines are affected as are several other TMO users posting on other forums. [img]https://static.slickdealscdn.com/images/smilies/frown.gif[/img]
You need to relax. Yes, the price for the free line is going up to match the per line price of your plan, but the corresponding promo credit for the free line will also increase. Free lines are staying free. Source: my account got the price increase last year and that's how it showed on the bill
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sku96
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Quote from ncvaun :
Well I just got back from CostCo and upgraded 2 of my lines with old paper weight iPhone 6's. Note: CostCo is only offering $75 GCs for upgrades w/o adding a line. If you add a line, then its $100. I will do a few other lines with iPhone 14 now that I know all is working with this. FYI, I have a Business TMobile ONE plan with 12 vl & 3 watch/ipad.
Are the giftcards given there and then or a code? Also is the giftcard for costco use or tmo?
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ncvaun
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Quote from sku96 :
Are the giftcards given there and then or a code? Also is the giftcard for costco use or tmo?
CostCo Shop GCs are issued about 3 months after the transaction is done (crazy, i know), I believe they are physical cards that are mailed to you. I can ask again when I go back to do my other lines.
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Poochy
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Quote from ncvaun :
Note: CostCo is only offering $75 GCs for upgrades w/o adding a line. If you add a line, then its $100. ... FYI, I have a Business TMobile ONE plan with 12 vl & 3 watch/ipad.
Interesting, the promotions for business plans may be different. Many of us were able to get $100 without adding a line on our non-business plans. Here are the wording of my promotion for reference (emphasis mine):
Purchase an eligible device on a monthly payment plan in participating Costco Warehouse locations, have or move to a qualifying plan and save $150 when you activate a new line, save $100 when you upgrade, save $75 when you activate with BYOD or save $25 on eligible Home Internet and Mobile Internet activations via Costco Virtual Shop Card with online redemption.
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geezlouise
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Quote from coloradoman_in_socal :
You need to relax. Yes, the price for the free line is going up to match the per line price of your plan, but the corresponding promo credit for the free line will also increase. Free lines are staying free. Source: my account got the price increase last year and that's how it showed on the bill

I understand how it worked with last year's increase. I am only reporting the status of my account as it stands now looking at my rate plan. It remains to be seen if the free line increase will be offset in this current round of price hikes.
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geezlouise
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Quote from rballnut :
How can you tell at this point?

The price increase shows in the plan section of my account in the T-Life app.
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Quote from geezlouise :
I understand how it worked with last year's increase. I am only reporting the status of my account as it stands now looking at my rate plan. It remains to be seen if the free line increase will be offset in this current round of price hikes.

Sure 🙄

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anyone upgrade to the iphone 16e from iphone 13? Ho wis it? Wondering if it's worth it

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