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frontpageFrugalForever posted Apr 10, 2025 10:46 AM

Total Wireless 128GB Apple iPhone 16e + 60-Days Service (New Customers w/ Port-In)

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$600

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Total Wireless offers New Customers: 128GB Apple iPhone 16e 5G Smartphone (locked) at the reduced price of $299.99 when purchased together with / activated on a 2-Month Total 5G Unlimited Plan for an additional $110 (2 months prepaid upfront at $55/month) or higher 2-month plan. Port-in of an existing phone number and ID verification is required. Shipping is free.
  • Note: You must select 2-Month $55 Total 5G Unlimited Plan for $110 or 2-Month $65 Total 5G+ Unlimited Plan for $130 to get the phone for $299.99 (see plan info).
Thanks to community member FrugalForever for finding this deal.

Device Specs:
  • 6.1" 2532x1170 Super Retina XDR OLED Touchscreen Display
  • Apple A18 6-Core Chipset
  • 8GB RAM
  • 128GB NVMe Internal Storage
  • Main Camera: 48MP (wide)
  • Selfie Camera: 12MP (wide)
  • 5G & 4G LTE Connectivity / NFC
  • IP68 dust tight and water resistant
  • 802.11ax WiFi 6 | Bluetooth 5.3
  • Face ID security
  • USB Type-C 2.0 port 
  • 7.5W Qi wireless charging
  • 4005 mAh battery
  • Apple iOS 18 (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 FrugalForever
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Total Wireless offers New Customers: 128GB Apple iPhone 16e 5G Smartphone (locked) at the reduced price of $299.99 when purchased together with / activated on a 2-Month Total 5G Unlimited Plan for an additional $110 (2 months prepaid upfront at $55/month) or higher 2-month plan. Port-in of an existing phone number and ID verification is required. Shipping is free.
  • Note: You must select 2-Month $55 Total 5G Unlimited Plan for $110 or 2-Month $65 Total 5G+ Unlimited Plan for $130 to get the phone for $299.99 (see plan info).
Thanks to community member FrugalForever for finding this deal.

Device Specs:
  • 6.1" 2532x1170 Super Retina XDR OLED Touchscreen Display
  • Apple A18 6-Core Chipset
  • 8GB RAM
  • 128GB NVMe Internal Storage
  • Main Camera: 48MP (wide)
  • Selfie Camera: 12MP (wide)
  • 5G & 4G LTE Connectivity / NFC
  • IP68 dust tight and water resistant
  • 802.11ax WiFi 6 | Bluetooth 5.3
  • Face ID security
  • USB Type-C 2.0 port 
  • 7.5W Qi wireless charging
  • 4005 mAh battery
  • Apple iOS 18 (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 FrugalForever

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Apr 22, 2025 11:32 PM
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bilditup1Apr 22, 2025 11:32 PM
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Quote from PaulP6715 :
Yeah not giving a selfie to some unknown company to do god knows what with. Not for any discount. This *will* come back to bite people in the future.
I mean. It's a division of Verizon, not some fly-by-night operation. If you're still not comfortable with this requirement on principle, that's fine, but they're not total randos.
Apr 22, 2025 11:34 PM
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bilditup1Apr 22, 2025 11:34 PM
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Presumably, porting in a number from Google Voice wouldn't work, right?
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Apr 22, 2025 11:38 PM
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FrugalForeverApr 22, 2025 11:38 PM
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Quote from bilditup1 :
Presumably, porting in a number from Google Voice wouldn't work, right?
Worked for me, seamlessly
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Apr 22, 2025 11:56 PM
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bilditup1Apr 22, 2025 11:56 PM
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Quote from FrugalForever :
Worked for me, seamlessly
That's what I like to hear!
Apr 22, 2025 11:57 PM
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PaulP6715Apr 22, 2025 11:57 PM
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Quote from bilditup1 :
I mean. It's a division of Verizon, not some fly-by-night operation. If you're still not comfortable with this requirement on principle, that's fine, but they're not total randos.
You're right, but there have been a half-dozen significant data breaches at Verizon over the past decade, each of which resulted in tens of thousands to millions of people having their personal data stolen. I wouldn't want my photo and driver's license scans among the next tranche taken. To each their own though, as you noted!
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Apr 23, 2025 1:20 AM
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bilditup1Apr 23, 2025 1:20 AM
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Quote from PaulP6715 :
You're right, but there have been a half-dozen significant data breaches at Verizon over the past decade, each of which resulted in tens of thousands to millions of people having their personal data stolen. I wouldn't want my photo and driver's license scans among the next tranche taken. To each their own though, as you noted!
All three of them have, though I think the VZW breaches might have been the worst. It's probably a good policy generally, just wanted to make it clear that the company itself is not literally a sham operation--the risk would be more from incompetence and cutting corners, rather than from it being a buncha guys in a trench coat with nothing left to lose
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Apr 23, 2025 1:41 AM
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bilditup1Apr 23, 2025 1:41 AM
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FWIW, in this case, the ID verification was done by Veriff [veriff.com]. Since it's their business, I'd hope that it's less likely that they're actually breached than any of our erstwhile oligopolist telcos, but there is always going to be some risk.
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Apr 23, 2025 5:50 AM
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Cheap_MoFoApr 23, 2025 5:50 AM
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Quote from oregon14 :
Sims are registered to phone IMEI & stay with phone.
With the unknowns about the new unlock policy I wouldn't even consider moving plan before unlock. Some have been told by support it needs to be continuous service & moving would deactivate phone.
The deactivates ? The phone doesn't activate to begin with. Good try dipshit
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Apr 23, 2025 5:51 AM
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Cheap_MoFoApr 23, 2025 5:51 AM
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Quote from PP15 :
whats that. never heard before. can u pls share more info
Use Google.com. Stop being lazy
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Apr 23, 2025 6:30 AM
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LavenderRiver5516Apr 23, 2025 6:30 AM
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When do they usually add new iPhone? Might wait for a similar deal for iPhone 17
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Apr 23, 2025 5:50 PM
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PP15Apr 23, 2025 5:50 PM
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Quote from alexsemi :
They say two conditions - two months of service (you pay it when you order) and "after 60 days". Nothing about line need to stay active, etc. But I'm concerned about that one as well, I'm buying the phone to send it internationally to a family member in July.
Same here
Apr 23, 2025 5:53 PM
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PP15Apr 23, 2025 5:53 PM
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Quote from NavyShow867 :
When I registered. I check it my google voice number can be ported in. It said yes. I typed in my google voice number. Let's say xxx-xxxx-xxxx. The phone arrives today. Now , I forgot which google voice numbers I typed in cuz I got 3 Gmail's. I check each gmail google voice and none of them was set up. I swear to god. I had a phone number on google voice. It now disappeared on google voice. No big deal. I got another google voice number. Now when I activate my iPhone . Do I have to use the same one I typed in before I purchase the phone or no ? Cuz right now. I typed in a new google voice number. Let's say yyy-yyyy-yyyy. Then it asked for account number. I just type my 10 digits phone number yyyyyyyyyy. And now my iPhone can only make call. But cannot receive call. What should I do ? I checked the status online it said " we encountered an issue while processing your port… ". Also yesterday someone call me from a +1 800-353-1842. Stating they are from total wireless. Asking for basic info like names. Address. Is that a scam number ?
No i was surprised by the call from TW customer care. They informed me that port in was in progress and takes 2 days to complete (in my case port process was successful instantly) so not a scam. they even gave me a direct incident # to reference if port in fails or i have issues
Apr 23, 2025 7:32 PM
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ShrewdWealth799Apr 23, 2025 7:32 PM
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Thanks!
Apr 24, 2025 4:21 PM
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birdwell09Apr 24, 2025 4:21 PM
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I bought a phone from them and activated it on March 17th I was only going to have service for one month and then switch it after the 60 day period. I ended up letting my plan expire, but then I saw that it now says you have to have 60 days active service. I bought another month of service but one of the phone reps is saying my unlock date is 55 days out. I activated over 30 days ago, so hoping that rep is wrong. Ridiculous if they are making it 60 days consecutive when that wasn't the rule prior to the recent change.

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Apr 24, 2025 6:38 PM
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Adealgrabber85Apr 24, 2025 6:38 PM
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Quote from JollyName7499 :
You go to numberbarn.com, buy a number ($5), get one month of the $2 plan so you can receive texts. Then use that number to port in.
You can also buy a more expensive custom number if you really want but it's not needed. The $2 plan will cancel once the number is ported out so you'll have spent only $7.
Sorry this is out of topic, but do you know if Numberbarn.com are eligible for Metro by t-mobile port in discounts? Thanks!

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