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expiredmvror93 posted Aug 20, 2025 04:51 PM
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 31, 2025 04:32 AM
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MisterBillAug 31, 2025 04:32 AM
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Quote from adirondackman :
So, I received my phone today and took it, along with my S10 trade in down to my local T-Mobile store and they took posession of the S10 and gave me a printout of the acceptance paperwork but said I wouldn't see it on the T-Life app till Tuesday or Wednesday after the holiday because thats about how long it would take to reach their warehouse. Does this sound right? I just want to make certain my phone was accepted and am definitely getting the $800 worth of bill credits because if it goes sideways for some reason, the Google phone will be returned - restocking fee I know. I'am super apprehensive because I got screwed with Samsung on a trade in. My S10 trade in was in mint condition except some minor screen burn. No scratches or cracks. Thanks in advance. [img]https://static.slickdealscdn.com/images/smilies/emot-hug.gif[/img]
Did they check the phone at the store and confirm it was in good condition and matched what you said? I thought that once they accept it there, you're good. It's when you mail it back that you need to worry about something happening on the way back to processing facility.
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HonestWinter7560Aug 31, 2025 07:25 AM
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Quote from adirondackman :
Mine says "Converted deffered trade-in turn-in", does that mean were good?
yes that's exactly what you need to see.
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ibanezYAug 31, 2025 03:50 PM
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Quote from BJFISHY :
Huh? $85 for an eBay s10e $59 tax and $100 shop card so cost me about $50 ish for a Pixel 10. How is that not a deal on my old ass simple choice plan that's $120 for 6 people.
let me explain. Not everybody use 6 people plan plus hustle to get a phone like you. Go to Tmobile.com and try to get a single line and this phone for free. "
Phone itself is slower than iphone 14 pro but I am not even starting with that.

I pay 20 dollars single visible plan and got my iphone 14 pro 3 years ago 25 dollars a month for 36 months. so 45 dollars a month I paid now it is paid off.

Also Tmo is not working where I am...
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ScarletMoon5680Aug 31, 2025 04:26 PM
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I received payment processed and advance shipment notice emails last night at 11 pm. I hope this means my 8/23 Costco store order is shipping soon! The tmo web site finally shows the promotions applied, too, so the various details that hadn't been confirmed in documentation are now confirmed. 👍

I think the delay is the 256 GB P10P from my order (also getting the blue 10), as it's now listed as backordered on T-Mobile's shopping pages.
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TraderJoAug 31, 2025 04:32 PM
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Quote from ibanezY :
Quote from BJFISHY [IMG]https://slickdeals.net/images/misc/backlink.gif[/IMG] :
Huh? $85 for an eBay s10e $59 tax and $100 shop card so cost me about $50 ish for a Pixel 10. How is that not a deal on my old ass simple choice plan that's $120 for 6 people.
let me explain. Not everybody use 6 people plan plus hustle to get a phone like you. Go to Tmobile.com and try to get a single line and this phone for free. "
Phone itself is slower than iphone 14 pro but I am not even starting with that.

I pay 20 dollars single visible plan and got my iphone 14 pro 3 years ago 25 dollars a month for 36 months. so 45 dollars a month I paid now it is paid off.

Also Tmo is not working where I am...
you don't need to explain anything, this deal isn't for you. But for those that are on qualifying, older grandfathered plans, it's a great deal
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thatslickdeal100Aug 31, 2025 05:41 PM
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Is it for everyone or only for college students, Teachers/faculty, health workers, first responders, government employees, and military?

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Aug 31, 2025 06:13 PM
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ugabugaAug 31, 2025 06:13 PM
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anyone know how long this is good for, still debating on doing this
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adirondackmanAug 31, 2025 06:19 PM
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Quote from HonestWinter7560 :
yes that's exactly what you need to see.
Thank you for answering. Repped.
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adirondackmanAug 31, 2025 06:22 PM
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Quote from MisterBill :
Did they check the phone at the store and confirm it was in good condition and matched what you said? I thought that once they accept it there, you're good. It's when you mail it back that you need to worry about something happening on the way back to processing facility.
The guy did check it out at the store. Put a large white label on the back of the phone, and gave me a printout.
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odsonAug 31, 2025 06:24 PM
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Quote from ugabuga :
anyone know how long this is good for, still debating on doing this
If you don't have old plans which rarely have any promotion, I don't think this is a good deal since Pixel 10 doesn't have much upgrades compare to Pixel 9.
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ugabugaAug 31, 2025 07:04 PM
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Quote from odson :
If you don't have old plans which rarely have any promotion, I don't think this is a good deal since Pixel 10 doesn't have much upgrades compare to Pixel 9.
I have old plans with unused lines so its just i don't really need
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kwadguyAug 31, 2025 07:10 PM
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On the 55+ OG plan.
Bought three 10e phones on eBay for $220 total. Traded them for three lines at Costco for three Pixel 10 phones. I'll get $300 back from Costco. Tax about $150. So $370 - 300 = $70 net cost for the three phones (plus staying on my T-Mobile plan for two more years).
I can live with that.
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madconAug 31, 2025 07:51 PM
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I am at Costco and just signed up for this deal using my wife's Costco account. They said that I'll be paying $90 over the course of 2 years for the pixel 10 even after trading in my pixel 7. So basically this nullifies the 100$ shop card that Costco sends and I'm forced to extend my Costco membership in order to receive the shop card..if you do it on the app instead, you'll be paying $35 activation charges and that's it.. nothing monthly.. something to think about for people considering this deal

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sdsuAug 31, 2025 07:57 PM
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any good cases for pixel 10 ?? mine is yet to shop but want to have the cover/ case too

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