Since you are working with an agent / person, everything is YMMV. My $10 DCC was waived and the agent didn't care that I have 2+ free lines already. First step is to check your T-life app to see if you qualify.
Main thread on T-mobile subreddit. [reddit.com] Refer to it for more / current info. Some redditors have complained that some agents declined them because they had 2+ free lines already. Some redditors have success trying again on 833-579-2248, 611, chat, or T-Force. Since there is a bit of YMMV with the agent, be kind and nice, and try again somewhere else if you get rejected. Of course, some redditors are trying to get the free line even though their T-life doesn't show the offer (huge YMMV).
Yes, T-mobile did another round of price hikes today for existing plans. Check your text messages of your primary line to see if you will be affected starting April 2nd.
If you don't see the offer on your T-Life app homepage but you see offers like 25% off accessories, save $100 on Harman, SyncUp Drive, etc., try pulling down on the app to refresh the page / offers. If you have multiple lines, try looking on the other lines. The free line offer was only found on one of my lines (main line) T-Life app.
Even without the free line offer, you can still try your luck through 611, chat, or T-Force. Though you run the risk of the system not applying the free line promotion even if the agent agrees to add it.
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If you tap the See Full Terms in the T-Life app, it clearly states " Free new line for qualifying existing accounts with 2+ voice lines on a family plan and a max of 2 current free lines"
With monthly bill credits. Subject to change.
Free new line for qualifying existing accounts with 2+ voice lines on a family plan and a max of 2 current free lines. Plus taxes & fees for accounts paying for a T-Mobile wireless line with additional taxes & fees; monthly Regulatory Programs (RPF) & Telco Recovery Fee (TRF) totaling $3.49 per voice line ($0.50 for RPF & $2.99 for TRF) applies; taxes/fees approx. 4-38% of bill. Qualifying credit and regular-rate, Unlimited, Unlimited Freedom, Magenta, Magenta Max, Magenta Amplified, Magenta Plus, One, Simple Choice, Everything, My Way, Sprint Max, One, or Sprint Unlimited plan required. If you have cancelled lines in past 90 days, you may need to reactivate them first. Credits may take up to 2 bill cycles; credits will stop if you cancel any lines or change plans. $10 device connection charge due at sale. Limit 1/account. Not combinable with some offers or discounts, including other service discounts, device offers, or Price Lock; choosing free line gives up access to Go5G Plus or Go5G Next device offer features for this line only. See rep for details.
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Found some more info on promo ID250259 from my account data on T-mobile.com. There is more info available, but not really useful to anyone without T-mobile VPN access or code dictionary.
Name: Line Discount ID250259
Start Date: 2025-03-13
End Date: 2025-03-26 (Old)
End Date: 2025-03-31 (Old)
End Date: 2025-04-10 (New)
Initiation Date: 2025-03-17
So this promotion ends on the 26th (Now 10th). T-mobile also tracks the promotion initiation date, which was the 17th for me (date that the line was created, several days after I ordered the physical SIM).
If you are getting this promotion close to the end date 26th (Now 31st), order with ESIM activation. With physical SIM, you are risking your promotion initiation date starting after the promotion end date. Not sure if the system cares, but it tracks the dates so why risk it. You can always convert your ESIM to physical SIM later.
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I just wanted to pop in and give an update.
Magenta Max 2 paid, 1 free, 1 digits, Home Internet.
Tile for free line appeared in T-Life app.
Instead of calling or chatting, added new BYOD via T-Life, physical sim.
$0 out of pocket, SIM arrived today. Put it in a spare unlocked iPhone 6S Plus.
Viewing Account > Cost Summary on T-Mobile website via web browser I see "$30 Line Discount ID250259 (Additional Lines)" Nice!
Now I have Magenta Max 2 paid, 2 free, 1 digits, Home Internet.
Credit goes to the posters who mentioned T-Force Reps said to add the BYOD line in the app yourself which sidesteps fees and activation charges while triggering the discount automatically. It worked for me.
Hope this helps someone like me who doesn't care to call or chat with T-Mobile.
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I have been trying to get out of this plan for the past few years due to the cap but was always offered only the current expensive plans. This time and for the first time the rep opened up a laundry list of grandfathered plans and went one by one for over 2 hours...:-) . For 6 lines, there were plans starting at $120 OTD but these don't have high speed hotspot/tethering which I need. The best she offered is the legacy Magenta plan with 6 lines for $160 inlc taxes and fees. This allows up to 12 lines,100gb premium data, 5gb 5G hotspot. Each additional line will be $20 but I need only 6 lines for now. Also there is basic netflix and 1 yr of AAA included.
I have some time to think about it. I think it makes sense to pay ~ $14 and get the extra line, additional features and ability to add more lines. What do you guys think, is this a decent offer or anyone knows of a better rate plan I can call again and ask for?
I have asked for confirmation of the free line every time I got on chat. They assured me it was free, but I still don't see the free line under my service promos. The first rep initially changed my plan to Essentials and charged the third line, so my bill went from ~70 to ~110. Had to fight and claw my way back to AdvUn and get that third line charge reversed.
Fingers crossed my third line is truly free.
You can absolutely ask them to add the SOC for KB onto your other lines. Answer below...
I have found that, in general, it is absolutely happenstance whether you get an add-on added or not. I had KB added to my first six (paid) lines when the code was already grandfathered, but through many...many...calls, I found out that as long as your plan itself was created when the grandfathered add-on came to be, then you will always be eligible forever...now as to whether a rep will actually take your word for it, thats different!!!
I have found that two scenarios facilitate adding this SOC add-on
1) calling after-hours, when you get Filipino support. They are much more accomodating, so long as it is within their abilities...but many of them dont actually know their systems well. You need to use the jargon of their systems to get them to help you. "I have been trying to add this SOC code for Kickback over the course of several months and it keeps falling off..." for example.
2) You can also use any other non-related issues as a segue to get the code added. For example, when I added my 9th line (back in 2021?), there was an issue where I lost OnePlus Promo from every line. In the midst of my calls to tech support to fix this, I told them to also resolve "other issues" such as kickback being added to my lines...at this point, I only had it on my first six lines...I got it added to two more (not the 9th, sadly) during that call.
3) Do it at the same time as activating a new line (paid, free, whatever). Last spring, there was supposedly a free line that many of us were ineligible for. I was one of the latter, sadly, but when I added the line, in the midst of inquiring about its free status, I told them to also ensure that it had the same SOCs as my other lines. They added everything including KB without issue...too bad I had to cancel the line because it wasnt free!!
Regarding KB, I am not sure either, sadly. I initially got KB on my six paid lines in 2017. Then got three free lines through 2020 and 2021. I assumed that I couldn't get them on free lines for the longest time (the reps said that you can't get 10 off for a line that you already have for free). Then I had a major snafu at the beginning of 2023 where the SOC for BOGO (from 2017) fell off. In the midsts of replacing that SOC, they reset everything on the account, and added KB to two of the free lines. That's how I know that it is possible.
I also had KB added to a 'free-not-free' line last winter, but ended up cancelling the line because the line ended up being not free.
Tl;Dr - it is possible, but you need to basically buffer-overflow the reps to adding it
I cant even imagine the complexity of TM's billing code
Once fiber gets here I plan to use the GL-X3000 as a failover if the fiber ever goes out. And continue using it for routing with built in ad block of course.
Once fiber gets here I plan to use the GL-X3000 as a failover if the fiber ever goes out. And continue using it for routing with built in ad block of course.
Of course. 😁
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Yes I've done that before. Was just curious if you had a plan with unlimited hotspot and didn't care
And today I got another text reminding me to apply for a free line! The same promo, of course, but I was surprised by the message.
And today I got another text reminding me to apply for a free line! The same promo, of course, but I was surprised by the message.
Edit: I just called them. First they said I am eligible but when I said I already added a line 2 weeks ago, they checked and confirmed the text message is the same promo. Looks like these text messages are going out by mistake.
Once fiber gets here I plan to use the GL-X3000 as a failover if the fiber ever goes out. And continue using it for routing with built in ad block of course.
Using the free phone line for home internet is somewhat more involved and AGAINST T-Mobile policy, it is not for everyone. It requires you to purchase a third party gateway and spoof the IMEI of an unlocked T-Mobile network compatible phone or tablet that is not being used. The GL-X3000 is almost $400.
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I have 4 paid lines on the old One Plan and got a text message on 3/13 informing me of the price hike. Also, got a message about the free line on my T-life app but could not find the message again yesterday, so it must've expired. Anyway, my balance due on April 15th didn't increase and did not increase last time either. Now I'm wondering if my plan didn't increase because I didn't take advantage of the free line...
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