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Total Wireless 128GB Apple iPhone 13 + 90-Days Service (New Customers w/ Port-In)

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$165

$249

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Total Wireless offers New Customers: 128GB Apple iPhone 13 5G Smartphone (locked) for Free with purchase / activation on a 3-Month Total 5G Unlimited Plan for $165 (3 months prepaid upfront at $55/month) or 3-Month Total 5G+ Unlimited Plan for $195 (3 months upfront at $65/month). Port-in of an existing phone number and ID verification is required. Shipping is free.
  • Note: You must select 3-Month $55 Total 5G Unlimited Plan for $165 or 3-Month $65 Total 5G+ Unlimited Plan for $195 to get the phone for free (see plan info).
Thanks to community member Demon170 for sharing this deal.

Device Specs:
  • 6.1" 2532x1170 Super Retina XDR OLED Touchscreen Display
  • A15 Bionic Chipset
  • 4GB RAM
  • 128GB Internal Storage
  • Advanced Dual-Camera System
  • 5G & 4G LTE Connectivity
  • Smart HDR 4
  • IP68 Water Resistance
  • 802.11ax WiFi 6 | Bluetooth 5.0
  • Supports MagSafe charging and accessories
  • Apple iOS 15 (upgradable to latest iOS 18 update)
New Unlock Policy:
  • Effective April 1, 2025, device will automatically unlock 60 days after activation date with two months of paid active service now required in order to qualify for unlocking. Prior to this policy change, activation on only one month of service and the 60 day waiting period were required.
  • See complete unlock policy here.

Editor's Notes

Written by RevOne | Staff
  • Offer Terms:
    • Total Wireless is a no-contract, prepaid wireless phone service provider that is owned by / operates on the Verizon network.
    • Qualify for the discounted price by verifying your identity through Veriff.
    • Activate your new device by transferring your current phone number to Total Wireless.
    • This offer is limited to two devices per account.
    • To transfer your phone number, service must be currently active with a provider outside the Tracfone family of brands. Taxes and fees may apply.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by Demon170
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Update: This popular deal is still available.

Total Wireless offers New Customers: 128GB Apple iPhone 13 5G Smartphone (locked) for Free with purchase / activation on a 3-Month Total 5G Unlimited Plan for $165 (3 months prepaid upfront at $55/month) or 3-Month Total 5G+ Unlimited Plan for $195 (3 months upfront at $65/month). Port-in of an existing phone number and ID verification is required. Shipping is free.
  • Note: You must select 3-Month $55 Total 5G Unlimited Plan for $165 or 3-Month $65 Total 5G+ Unlimited Plan for $195 to get the phone for free (see plan info).
Thanks to community member Demon170 for sharing this deal.

Device Specs:
  • 6.1" 2532x1170 Super Retina XDR OLED Touchscreen Display
  • A15 Bionic Chipset
  • 4GB RAM
  • 128GB Internal Storage
  • Advanced Dual-Camera System
  • 5G & 4G LTE Connectivity
  • Smart HDR 4
  • IP68 Water Resistance
  • 802.11ax WiFi 6 | Bluetooth 5.0
  • Supports MagSafe charging and accessories
  • Apple iOS 15 (upgradable to latest iOS 18 update)
New Unlock Policy:
  • Effective April 1, 2025, device will automatically unlock 60 days after activation date with two months of paid active service now required in order to qualify for unlocking. Prior to this policy change, activation on only one month of service and the 60 day waiting period were required.
  • See complete unlock policy here.

Editor's Notes

Written by RevOne | Staff
  • Offer Terms:
    • Total Wireless is a no-contract, prepaid wireless phone service provider that is owned by / operates on the Verizon network.
    • Qualify for the discounted price by verifying your identity through Veriff.
    • Activate your new device by transferring your current phone number to Total Wireless.
    • This offer is limited to two devices per account.
    • To transfer your phone number, service must be currently active with a provider outside the Tracfone family of brands. Taxes and fees may apply.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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WittyHose355
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You dont have to do this necessarily as the verification code they send when you are purchasing the phone doesnt have to be the phone number you are porting. You can get the verification code on any number then when you port a number over you can use the number barn number for $5
mixpie
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Id photo required
ROOSKIE
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Yes, but nobody sold you something for $125-200 under retailer wholesale cost.
You get what you pay for.
You can buy this phone for more without the requirements.
If they did not require this some folks would buy dozens to resell (which I have no exact issue with other than it make such a deal impossible to offer)
Decide for yourself.
It's really no different from walking into T-mobile and signing a contract to get a 'free' or subsidized iphone. They take your id there.

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May 09, 2025 04:42 PM
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FabulousPolice1272May 09, 2025 04:42 PM
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Quote from wojomojo1985 :
Folks, how long does this take to ship? It's been a week they still haven't mailed mine out.
I ordered 11am in the morning, shipped same day 4pm afternoon, received it in 2 days
May 09, 2025 04:43 PM
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FabulousPolice1272May 09, 2025 04:43 PM
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Quote from FabulousPolice1272 :
I ordered 11am in the morning, shipped same day 4pm afternoon, received it in 2 days
Forgot to mention. That happen last week too.
May 09, 2025 07:21 PM
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rcouipMay 09, 2025 07:21 PM
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I entered a TextNow number to port and it looks like receiving a verification code to TextNow is a premium paid feature. Is there a way around this or another way to get a free number to port that will work with this deal? Thanks.
Please disregard. I see that I can send the code to my Google voice number even though that is not the number I will be posting.
Last edited by rcouip May 9, 2025 at 01:38 PM.
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May 09, 2025 10:23 PM
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justdoit007May 09, 2025 10:23 PM
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attempting to add 2nd line, and it fails after entering credit card, i get below message -
We apologize, but we cannot process your transaction at this time. Please try again later or call us at 1-866-663-3633.

anyone know how to fix?
May 10, 2025 01:09 AM
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graphicteam01May 10, 2025 01:09 AM
6 Posts
I would not sign up for Total wireless phone promotion any more.
who ever posted the TW iphone 13 promotion and that could be unlocked after 30 days, posting back in slickdeals was misleading. I purchased a TW sim kit and the terms and conditions of service, effective 7/10/2024 in version 202407. The document shows that Total wireless company already changed their unlock policy since last year in 2024 July.
I purchase 3 iphones. and 2 of them for used 1 month of service. In order to sign up for another 30 days of service (total of 60 days to be unlocked) I was told from TW call center that I need NEW SIM card because the old one already expired that came with the phone.
Even I have NEW sim ($5 each), I cannot sign up or activate the service on my own online acct because the IPHONE still locked status. I spent hours and hours on the call and talk to different representatives and transfer to different level of support team. I am finally reactivated 2 phone line today with NEW phone number. $25 for 30 day plan (1G data, unlimited talk). My experience from TW call center, not too much of knowledgeable representatives, and so much of inexperience staff who dont know what they are doing on the calls.
my previous comment about getting error message when I try to ADD a new line from my primary account posted on
https://slickdeals.net/f/18106252-iphone-13-128gb-switch-to-totalwireless-149-99?p=176908273#post176908273
1st iphone purchased back in Feb 18 2025, activated from March 02 2025, it still locked on 5/5/2025, re-activated the serviced just now
2nd iphone purchased in March 2, activated in March 15, NO go in unlock. re-activated for additional 30 day just now.
3rd iphone in a 2nd months of service, will find out in June when reach 60 days.
May 10, 2025 02:36 AM
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FabulousPolice1272May 10, 2025 02:36 AM
6 Posts
Quote from oregon14 :
Previous deals say you need to activate the first one then you can get discount for 2nd, yours hasn't even shipped. Shouldn't be any reason to verify a second time since they keep verification info for several weeks. Once order has actually shipped sometimes you can log in to the website & activate it online, then you can order the 2nd.
I just placed my 2nd order today.
My first order was last week, shipped same day, received in 2 days.
My 2nd phone order placed 12:17pm today, and shipped same day at 8:50pm.
During the process, when I was trying to select the plan, it fails and ask me to call customer support and unable to add the plan to cart.
However, I found out that the issue was due to the phone number I entered for text code verification. I changed the phone number to GV numbed, and received a verification code in GV, then the whole thing goes smooth, added to cart and checked out successfully. It didn't asked me to verify ID on the second purchase as it actually recorded in my account through ky first phone purchased
May 10, 2025 02:41 AM
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FabulousPolice1272May 10, 2025 02:41 AM
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Quote from oregon14 :
Previous deals say you need to activate the first one then you can get discount for 2nd, yours hasn't even shipped. Shouldn't be any reason to verify a second time since they keep verification info for several weeks. Once order has actually shipped sometimes you can log in to the website & activate it online, then you can order the 2nd.
My first phone received last week is still in box and I have not yet activated it. Thinking to do it next week. I didn't see any offer in chase, and the cb site failed saying not qualified. I saw new chase cb offer today, also a different cb site and decided to order my second one.

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May 10, 2025 04:34 AM
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leiffMay 10, 2025 04:34 AM
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It looks like the reason my iPhone purchase wasn't working is the number I was trying to Port with. Even though the port number sent me a code accepted it and put it in my cart, order was failing at the last step with try again later message . After multiple attempts that same phone number now says ineligible to Port. After this, i created a new Google Voice number to port with when completing the transaction and iPhone 13 order completed. My phone number that now total Wireless says is not eligible also wouldn't link to my Google Voice so I had to pick a different number to link to my Google Voice number so somehow my main number has been flagged for multiple services not to work.
May 10, 2025 10:42 AM
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slickfanaticMay 10, 2025 10:42 AM
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Quote from Frank_Nitty :
I was able to order a second iPhone successfully and it just arrived today at my front door by UPS. I used a 2nd account to transact my order which went through w/o a hitch. However, I had to use my brother's ID to validate the purchase.
I ordered this iPhone 13 after I ordered and activated the Samsung A35. Looks like they took payment but I'm waiting to see if they'll actually ship or cancel the order. Same email, same billing info, address, everything. Hope it ships. 😬
May 11, 2025 12:03 PM
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StadiumRocksMay 11, 2025 12:03 PM
695 Posts
Quote from graphicteam01 :
I would not sign up for Total wireless phone promotion any more.
who ever posted the TW iphone 13 promotion and that could be unlocked after 30 days, posting back in slickdeals was misleading. I purchased a TW sim kit and the terms and conditions of service, effective 7/10/2024 in version 202407. The document shows that Total wireless company already changed their unlock policy since last year in 2024 July.
I purchase 3 iphones. and 2 of them for used 1 month of service. In order to sign up for another 30 days of service (total of 60 days to be unlocked) I was told from TW call center that I need NEW SIM card because the old one already expired that came with the phone.
Even I have NEW sim ($5 each), I cannot sign up or activate the service on my own online acct because the IPHONE still locked status. I spent hours and hours on the call and talk to different representatives and transfer to different level of support team. I am finally reactivated 2 phone line today with NEW phone number. $25 for 30 day plan (1G data, unlimited talk). My experience from TW call center, not too much of knowledgeable representatives, and so much of inexperience staff who dont know what they are doing on the calls.
my previous comment about getting error message when I try to ADD a new line from my primary account posted on
https://slickdeals.net/f/18106252-iphone-13-128gb-switch-to-totalwireless-149-99?p=176908273#post176908273
1st iphone purchased back in Feb 18 2025, activated from March 02 2025, it still locked on 5/5/2025, re-activated the serviced just now
2nd iphone purchased in March 2, activated in March 15, NO go in unlock. re-activated for additional 30 day just now.
3rd iphone in a 2nd months of service, will find out in June when reach 60 days.

Hi,

Have they unlocked the iPhone that you activated on March 2? Thanks.
May 11, 2025 05:45 PM
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robtai29May 11, 2025 05:45 PM
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is there an easy way to get a number to port?
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May 11, 2025 05:56 PM
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leiffMay 11, 2025 05:56 PM
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Quote from robtai29 :
is there an easy way to get a number to port?

Google Voice $3
May 11, 2025 08:26 PM
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waluwaluMay 11, 2025 08:26 PM
4 Posts
I activated iphone 13 with 3 month paid service on 05/01. Two questions:

1. If I take out SIM and use in another phone of mine, does it affect unlocking? Would total wireless monitor or restrict the SIM must be used with iphone to be considered as "active service"
2. I will leave USA to another country on 05/22, where there is no roaming. Does it affect automatic unlocking after 60 days of paid service? Or, I must request unlocking when after 60 days (aka after 07/01) ?
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May 12, 2025 05:55 PM
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leiffMay 12, 2025 05:55 PM
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Total Wireless canceled my order for my second iPhone 13. I get the feeling these iPhone 13 orders are getting canceled much more frequently. Maybe I'll put a pre-order for RZR 2025 instead and try my luck

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May 13, 2025 08:21 PM
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CalmShop473May 13, 2025 08:21 PM
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I got this promo and delivered yesterday. But my question is can i use this phone with new phone number ? Because whenever i try to activate, it doesn't let me to do it. It says i have to transfer my previously phone number

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