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expiredmvror93 posted Aug 20, 2025 04:51 PM

T-Mobile Trade-In Offer w/ Qualifying Plans: 128GB Google Pixel 10 5G Smartphone

(New & Existing Customers) + Free S/H

Free after 24-Monthly Bill Credits

$800

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T-Mobile offers New & Existing Customers: Google Pixel 10 Series 5G Smartphones (Locked to T-Mobile) starting from Free ($0/mo. for 24 months) via Monthly Bill Credits when you have, port in a number to, or open a new line on a qualifying $60+/mo. T-Mobile postpaid plans and Trade-In an eligible device for Up to $800 in Trade-In Credit. A one-time $35 connection fee will also apply. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member mvror93 for contributing this deal.

Deal Instructions:
  1. Have or switch to a qualifying T-Mobile plan (see plans).
    • Existing customers: Check here to see your current plan qualifies.
  2. Purchase a Google Pixel 10 or Pixel 10 Pro on a monthly device payment plan (applicable sales tax on the pre-credit price + $35 device connection charge will apply).
  3. Trade-in an eligible device in good condition (fully functional, no cracked screens):
    • Get up to $800 off:
      • Samsung: S10, S10e, S10+, S10 5G, S20, S20+, S20 Ultra, S20 FE, Note9, Note10, Note10+, Note10 Lite, Note20, Note 20 Ultra, S21, S21+, S21 Ultra, S21FE, S22, S22+, S22 Ultra, S23, S23+, S23 Ultra, S23 FE, S24, S24 FE, S24+, S24 Ultra, Z Fold, Z Flip, Z Flip 5G, Z Fold2, Z Fold3, Z Flip3, Z Flip4, Z Fold4, Z Flip5, Z Fold5, Z Flip6, Z Fold6
      • 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
      • OnePlus: 10 Pro 5G, 9 Pro 5G ​
      • Google Pixel: 9 Pro Fold, 9 Pro XL, 9 Pro, 9, 8, 8 Pro, 7, 7 Pro, 6, 6 Pro, Fold
      • Moto: razr+ 2024, razr+ 2023
    • Get up to $400 off:
      • Samsung Galaxy: S6, S6 Edge, S6 Edge+, S7, S7 edge, S7 Active, S7 edge duo, S8, S8+, S8 Active, S9, S9+, A32, A32 5G, A35, A51, A51 5G, A52, A52 5G, A53 5G, A54 5G, A71, A71 5G, A21, A23, A14 5G, A15 5G, Note8
      • 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
      • OnePlus: 7T Pro, 8T, 8T+ 5G, 8 5G, 8 Pro 5G, 9 5G, 10T 5G
      • Google Pixel: 4, 4 XL, 4a, 4a 5G, 5a 5G, 5, 6a, 7a, 8a
      • LG: Velvet, V60 ThinQ
      • Moto: razr 2024, Edge 2021, edge 2022, edge 2023, edge 2024, razr 40, razr 40 Ultra
  4. Trade-In Details:
    • New customers receive up to $800 back via one-time trade-in credit + 24 monthly bill credits.
    • Existing customers who upgrade or add a new line to their account receive up to $800 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%.
  5. Prices factoring trade-in / bill credits are as follows:
    • Google Pixel 10
      • 128 GB
        • from Free ($0/mo. for 24 months) after $800 Off via trade-in credit + monthly bill credits
      • 256GB
        • from $4.16/mo. for 24 months ($99.84 total) after $800 Off via trade-in credit + monthly bill credits
    • Google Pixel 10 Pro
      • 128 GB
        • from $8.33/mo. for 24 months ($199.92 total) after $800 Off via trade-in credit + monthly bill credits
      • 256GB
        • from $12.50/mo. for 24 months ($300 total) after $800 Off via trade-in credit + monthly bill credits

Editor's Notes

Written by RevOne | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • More Offer Details:
    • Bill credits end if you pay off device early.
    • Tax on pre-credit device price due at time of sale.
    • Limited time offer (subject to change).
    • Qualifying credit, service ($60+/mo. plan w/AutoPay + taxes/fees) and trade-in required.
    • Line with promotion must remain active and in good standing to receive bill credits; allow up to 2 bill cycles for credits to begin reflecting on your bill/account.
    • Max 4 discounted devices/account.
    • May not be combinable with some offers, discounts, or promotions.

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Written by mvror93
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Update: This popular deal is still available.

T-Mobile offers New & Existing Customers: Google Pixel 10 Series 5G Smartphones (Locked to T-Mobile) starting from Free ($0/mo. for 24 months) via Monthly Bill Credits when you have, port in a number to, or open a new line on a qualifying $60+/mo. T-Mobile postpaid plans and Trade-In an eligible device for Up to $800 in Trade-In Credit. A one-time $35 connection fee will also apply. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member mvror93 for contributing this deal.

Deal Instructions:
  1. Have or switch to a qualifying T-Mobile plan (see plans).
    • Existing customers: Check here to see your current plan qualifies.
  2. Purchase a Google Pixel 10 or Pixel 10 Pro on a monthly device payment plan (applicable sales tax on the pre-credit price + $35 device connection charge will apply).
  3. Trade-in an eligible device in good condition (fully functional, no cracked screens):
    • Get up to $800 off:
      • Samsung: S10, S10e, S10+, S10 5G, S20, S20+, S20 Ultra, S20 FE, Note9, Note10, Note10+, Note10 Lite, Note20, Note 20 Ultra, S21, S21+, S21 Ultra, S21FE, S22, S22+, S22 Ultra, S23, S23+, S23 Ultra, S23 FE, S24, S24 FE, S24+, S24 Ultra, Z Fold, Z Flip, Z Flip 5G, Z Fold2, Z Fold3, Z Flip3, Z Flip4, Z Fold4, Z Flip5, Z Fold5, Z Flip6, Z Fold6
      • 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
      • OnePlus: 10 Pro 5G, 9 Pro 5G ​
      • Google Pixel: 9 Pro Fold, 9 Pro XL, 9 Pro, 9, 8, 8 Pro, 7, 7 Pro, 6, 6 Pro, Fold
      • Moto: razr+ 2024, razr+ 2023
    • Get up to $400 off:
      • Samsung Galaxy: S6, S6 Edge, S6 Edge+, S7, S7 edge, S7 Active, S7 edge duo, S8, S8+, S8 Active, S9, S9+, A32, A32 5G, A35, A51, A51 5G, A52, A52 5G, A53 5G, A54 5G, A71, A71 5G, A21, A23, A14 5G, A15 5G, Note8
      • 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
      • OnePlus: 7T Pro, 8T, 8T+ 5G, 8 5G, 8 Pro 5G, 9 5G, 10T 5G
      • Google Pixel: 4, 4 XL, 4a, 4a 5G, 5a 5G, 5, 6a, 7a, 8a
      • LG: Velvet, V60 ThinQ
      • Moto: razr 2024, Edge 2021, edge 2022, edge 2023, edge 2024, razr 40, razr 40 Ultra
  4. Trade-In Details:
    • New customers receive up to $800 back via one-time trade-in credit + 24 monthly bill credits.
    • Existing customers who upgrade or add a new line to their account receive up to $800 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%.
  5. Prices factoring trade-in / bill credits are as follows:
    • Google Pixel 10
      • 128 GB
        • from Free ($0/mo. for 24 months) after $800 Off via trade-in credit + monthly bill credits
      • 256GB
        • from $4.16/mo. for 24 months ($99.84 total) after $800 Off via trade-in credit + monthly bill credits
    • Google Pixel 10 Pro
      • 128 GB
        • from $8.33/mo. for 24 months ($199.92 total) after $800 Off via trade-in credit + monthly bill credits
      • 256GB
        • from $12.50/mo. for 24 months ($300 total) after $800 Off via trade-in credit + monthly bill credits

Editor's Notes

Written by RevOne | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • More Offer Details:
    • Bill credits end if you pay off device early.
    • Tax on pre-credit device price due at time of sale.
    • Limited time offer (subject to change).
    • Qualifying credit, service ($60+/mo. plan w/AutoPay + taxes/fees) and trade-in required.
    • Line with promotion must remain active and in good standing to receive bill credits; allow up to 2 bill cycles for credits to begin reflecting on your bill/account.
    • Max 4 discounted devices/account.
    • May not be combinable with some offers, discounts, or promotions.

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ouloat
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As with all T-mobile offers, test it out yourself online by login in and test checkout. No one know for sure if it works for your account since plans have hundreds of SOCs and some SOCs are excluded. If the promotion applies online through your account, then it should work through other retail channels like Costco or phone.

OFFER ID R261 Smartphone Trade ID250462
1) Have or switch to a qualifying rate plan. Already a T-Mobile customer and not sure what plan you are on? Check here to see your current plan.
2) Purchase a new Google Pixel 10 128 GB on a monthly payment plan and pay the applicable sales tax on the pre-credit price at time of purchase; plus $35 device connection charge.
3) Trade in an eligible device in good condition:

For most of us, all we need to do is to upgrade a line and trade-in. This includes us on $10 or less lines. Again, test it out yourself online through your account.

1) Phone is locked to T-mobile until EIP is fully paid and 40 days of usage on a line. Your monthly device payments is net $0 because the RDC cancels out the EIP, if you qualified for R261. You will lose RDC if you pay off EIP early, so T-mobile basically locks you in for 2 years.
2) EIP financing is over 24 months. Reddit rumors are T-mobile is planning to move to 36 months, so get this while you can.
3) You can request short term temp unlocks a couple times a year for travel. If you do this then try to sell the phone as unlocked, you are scum.
4) You will be charged sales tax on full device value at checkout.
5) Multiple EIPs with unique promotions can be stacked on a single line, up to your financing limit of your account. This can be done online or in person (system automates it, but a rep may push back on it). So if you already have a line with another EIP with a different RDC promotion, you can stack R261 on it. But don't recommend stacking multiple R261 on a single line, that may cause problems.
6) Samsung S10's can be purchased through ebay for little over $100. Some sellers even sell qualified T-mobile S10 trade-ins for ~$120. Prices will go up as demand goes up.
7) Trade-ins just need to be in good condition and not be stolen / blacklisted. The specific criteria is in the online trade-in checker. Carrier locked is okay; stolen / password / blacklisted / google / apple locked will be rejected.
8) Costco is the best retail channel if you are a member. No $35 DCC fee, $100 costco giftcard for upgrading (limit 1 per line per year), and 90 days return policy vs 15 days everywhere else. Phone will be shipped to you from T-mobile.
9) You are strongly recommended to complete your trade-in at a T-mobile store (ideally, an Experience store). Trade-in is completed immediately, and once completed you are done. No waiting for shipping, no lost / damaged in shipping, no lost promotion due to failed evaulation.
joelfreak
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Unfortunately again, Tmo doesn't carry ANY of the larger memory sizes...
Riuski
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So many comments and questions.

If you have a Costco membership, DEFINITELY work this deal by calling the T-Mobile Costco number: 833-428-1765
You will save the $35 activation/connection fee + get a Costco Cash card. I have done the upgrade through this number 5 times and they've been gone through smoothly all 5 times. I got $630 total in monthly credits on an iPhone 16 Pro Max purchase, 3 Motorola Edge 2024s (by trading in older phones that I got for free), and $500 total in monthly credits for a Motorola Razr 2024. I shipped all the trade-in phones back. They are confirmed as received within 2 days of the tracking number showing "delivered".

Pro tip: Take a video of the phone you're shipping for trade-in. Showing that it powers up, and navigate to the IMEI screen to prove it has the same IMEI as what's you gave them over the phone. Once T-Mobile sends you the text that they received your trade-in, you can delete the video.

If you have a Pixel 8 or above, you should be buying a Samsung Galaxy S10 or S10e (around $100-125 on eBay or Swappa) for trade-in instead of trading in your Pixel. The Pixel 8 can be sold for ~$200 and Pixel 9 is more. Trading in anything that can be sold for $200 or more is leaving money on the table. I saw a commenter saying he traded in multiple Pixel 9s and that made my head hurt. If you're already on Pixel 9, you really don't have much of a reason to spend ~$100 (taxes on this deal) to upgrade, unless you really want the TSM manufactured Tensor G5.

The Pixel 10 purchased through this deal will be LOCKED to T-Mobile. The phone needs to be paid off to be unlocked. Paying off the balance of the EIP (Equipment Installment Plan) will forfeit the monthly credit. HOWEVER, T-Mobile has free texting and free (slow) data for many countries, and you can also request that the phone be temporarily unlocked for your trip.

This is NOT necessarily a good deal for folks looking to switch to T-Mobile, but is definitely a good deal for those of us on an older T-Mobile plan such as Simple Choice, Magenta, etc. For example, I'm on Simple Choice, with 9 lines and a 5G Home Internet service, and I'm paying about $205/month. I am not leaving T-Mobile anytime soon. Even if they start charging me $5 more per line, my plan is still cheaper than any other carrier, including the MVNOs.

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Aug 26, 2025 04:32 PM
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BlueLanguage7736Aug 26, 2025 04:32 PM
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Quote from mzbhura :
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as long as the phone meet the trade in requirement, it should quality, regardless where the phone originally from.
Awesome! I'm waiting for my S10e to arrive this week and then I'll head to my local Costco for the promo.
how are you certain this promotion will continue for the foreseeable future?
Aug 26, 2025 04:36 PM
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PUTALEAug 26, 2025 04:36 PM
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Quote from BlueLanguage7736 :
how are you certain this promotion will continue for the foreseeable future?
no one can be certain. Who knows how long tmobile is going to keep the promo
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liquid_celicaAug 26, 2025 05:10 PM
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Quote from BlueLanguage7736 :
Quote from ugabuga [IMG]https://slickdeals.net/images/misc/backlink.gif[/IMG] :
I'm somewhat tempted to do this even though I really have no reason for this phone and really wouldn't switch from my s24 ultra to it
this is my dilemma, still debating canceling my order. I don't need a new phone, my flip 5 is perfectly fine, i don't want to go through the hassle of switching to a new phone and trading in. But it essentially comes down to $35 to upgrade to the newest generation, which is really hard to ignore lol
my z flip 5 screen actually died so, for piece of mind and assurance, you might want to upgrade now before the screen fails. The comment that its a downgrade isn't even correct as the G5 outperforms the SDG2 in several areas (single core and multicore applications) and lags behind gaming benchmarks slightly. If you bought a z flip 5, you're probably not using it for gaming.
Aug 26, 2025 05:30 PM
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jwoo0303Aug 26, 2025 05:30 PM
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Just did this through the Costco number. I bought two S10Es on eBay for $125 each.

No $35 fee and I get two $100 Costco shop cards after 4 months.
Aug 26, 2025 05:43 PM
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arjun90Aug 26, 2025 05:43 PM
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Will Tmobile accept a device locked to Verizon?
Aug 26, 2025 05:47 PM
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ourumov2Aug 26, 2025 05:47 PM
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For anyone looking for a cheap phone to buy for trade in, I bought this S21FE and offered $83 for which the seller accepted: https://www.ebay.com/itm/286730346331
Aug 26, 2025 06:19 PM
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ericdabbsAug 26, 2025 06:19 PM
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Quote from arjun90 :
Will Tmobile accept a device locked to Verizon?
It shouldn't matter as long as it is not blocked.

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exhurtAug 26, 2025 06:20 PM
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Quote from arjun90 :
Will Tmobile accept a device locked to Verizon?
They accept devices as long as the IMEI is clean (phone is paid off). Some T-mobile reps may not know that though!
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stuff123Aug 26, 2025 06:24 PM
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Quote from ourumov2 :
For anyone looking for a cheap phone to buy for trade in, I bought this S21FE and offered $83 for which the seller accepted: https://www.ebay.com/itm/286730346331
Thanks for sharing the knowledge and hope you had posted it earlier! I made a S10e purchase last week for $130.
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stuff123Aug 26, 2025 06:25 PM
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Quote from PUTALE :
you do need to submit the rebate online. If the rep already submitted for you in the store, then you are done. If not, you need to do it online.
I did it by calling Costco T-Mobile number.
Not sure, if rap submitted it for me. Is there a way I can verify that?
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gokuthegr8Aug 26, 2025 06:50 PM
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Quote from jwoo0303 :
Just did this through the Costco number. I bought two S10Es on eBay for $125 each.

No $35 fee and I get two $100 Costco shop cards after 4 months.
is the total promo showing up anywhere?
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wirespeedAug 26, 2025 07:14 PM
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Quote from PUTALE :
You have to wait 90 days for them to approve it. Once it is approve, it could take a few weeks for them to send you the information on how to claim the reward/gift card. You can check the status online (https://promotions.t-mobile.com/) for the submission status. if it passed 90 days and it says denied, you could contact them and they would be able to re-submit it for you and approve it for you. (Just did that myself).
thanks for info
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bnchsAug 26, 2025 07:26 PM
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I ordered a Pixel 10 Obsidian (128GB) from the Costco T-Mobile number on Friday and just got a shipping confirmation email with tracking number. I saw the tax for the phone was charged to my card earlier this morning.
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configbaisAug 26, 2025 07:47 PM
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Quote from liquid_celica :
Quote from BlueLanguage7736 [IMG]https://slickdeals.net/images/misc/backlink.gif[/IMG] :
Quote from ugabuga [IMG]https://slickdeals.net/images/misc/backlink.gif[/IMG] :
I'm somewhat tempted to do this even though I really have no reason for this phone and really wouldn't switch from my s24 ultra to it
this is my dilemma, still debating canceling my order. I don't need a new phone, my flip 5 is perfectly fine, i don't want to go through the hassle of switching to a new phone and trading in. But it essentially comes down to $35 to upgrade to the newest generation, which is really hard to ignore lol
my z flip 5 screen actually died so, for piece of mind and assurance, you might want to upgrade now before the screen fails. The comment that its a downgrade isn't even correct as the G5 outperforms the SDG2 in several areas (single core and multicore applications) and lags behind gaming benchmarks slightly. If you bought a z flip 5, you're probably not using it for gaming.
So far there are no gaming benchmarks available, other than GPU scores worse than my P8 Pro. Yes, I agree it performs comparable to the SDG3 in raw CPU compute, the crippled GPU performance which is highly relevant for daily tasks (animations, Maps, etc) is concerning.
I am still going forward knowing this, but, consider that my SO's S22 (almost 4 years old) in day 2 day activity competes with my Pixel 8 Pro. Just not impressed by Pixel software long-term after a decade of experience back and forth.
Considering your point about the Flip 5 screen though I agree ultimately they should upgrade. Those are basically a when, not if it breaks (granted Folds are worse).

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lxie123Aug 26, 2025 07:49 PM
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Quote from PUTALE :
you do need to submit the rebate online. If the rep already submitted for you in the store, then you are done. If not, you need to do it online.

Whats the promo code to submit it online? rep said they did it but when i check promo status it's no there. I want to submit it myself.

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