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expiredmvror93 posted Aug 20, 2025 4:51 PM
T-Mobile Trade-In Offer w/ Qualifying Plans: 128GB Google Pixel 10 5G Smartphone
Free after 24-Monthly Bill Credits
$800
(New & Existing Customers) + Free S/Hat T-Mobile
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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:
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:
- Have or switch to a qualifying T-Mobile plan (see plans).
- Existing customers: Check here to see your current plan qualifies.
- 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).
- 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
- Get up to $800 off:
- 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%.
- 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
- 128 GB
- 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
- 128 GB
- Google Pixel 10
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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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:
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:
- Have or switch to a qualifying T-Mobile plan (see plans).
- Existing customers: Check here to see your current plan qualifies.
- 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).
- 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
- Get up to $800 off:
- 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%.
- 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
- 128 GB
- 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
- 128 GB
- Google Pixel 10
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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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.
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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question is do I need to activate phone on the line I upgraded or it's ok to keep using as WiFi and not to activate it.
I can do back and forth but esim makes issue as old phone don't support esim
thank you
I dropped my trade in yesterday to T-Mobile corporate store and got receipt and already shows notification in account activity that promo enrolled
question is do I need to activate phone on the line I upgraded or it's ok to keep using as WiFi and not to activate it.
I can do back and forth but esim makes issue as old phone don't support esim
thank you
As far as the promotion is concerned, the phone doesn't have to be used on any specific line. In fact, even if you never open the box, you'll still continue to receive the bill credits.
I just had to do this with a Pixel 8 I had from a prior trade-in deal that I wanted to sell in sealed box but had to open and put a sim in it to start the counter first.
I just had to do this with a Pixel 8 I had from a prior trade-in deal that I wanted to sell in sealed box but had to open and put a sim in it to start the counter first.
So it only takes 40-day on network requirement to unlock? Can it be sold on eBay even though it's not fully paid-off?
So it only takes 40-day on network requirement to unlock? Can it be sold on eBay even though it's not fully paid-off?
In theory, Tmobile requires the phone to be fully paid off before they will unlock it for you. However, sometimes you will get lucky to have someone who has the power to unlock it before it is fully paid off. Though, Tmo has been much tougher now to unlock the phone than it used to be. So it's going to require a little patience and luck.
If you are selling phone that is not paid off, then the buyer always has a risk of having a phone blacklisted if the seller decides to stop the payment.
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All - the IMEI # you provide up front has to be the same IMEI of the trade-in you intend to ship back!
My local Costco Tmob kiosk gave me the wrong into last Sat, saying to provide my A71 5G IMEI # and that the S10e will be shipped back. I went yesterday to get help with Pixel 10 and the manager said I was given wrong info as they were not able to upload the correct S10e IMEI #. Called Tmob tech support and said the trade-in might not get accepted as the actual trade-in's IMEI # is different than what is on the original document.The only way to get around this was for the Tmob tech support to document this issue, as they said I will get rejected and then have them refer to the tech support explanation.
How did you give them the IMEI? Did you get the phone already then ship?
All - the IMEI # you provide up front has to be the same IMEI of the trade-in you intend to ship back!
My local Costco Tmob kiosk gave me the wrong into last Sat, saying to provide my A71 5G IMEI # and that the S10e will be shipped back. I went yesterday to get help with Pixel 10 and the manager said I was given wrong info as they were not able to upload the correct S10e IMEI #. Called Tmob tech support and said the trade-in might not get accepted as the actual trade-in's IMEI # is different than what is on the original document.The only way to get around this was for the Tmob tech support to document this issue, as they said I will get rejected and then have them refer to the tech support explanation.
Also, if I choose to complete the trade-in at a T-Mobile store, what information do I need to bring with me to ensure everything goes smoothly?
Thanks in advance!
Also, if I choose to complete the trade-in at a T-Mobile store, what information do I need to bring with me to ensure everything goes smoothly?
Thanks in advance!
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the direct line is just saying "we're unable to answer you call"
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