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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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Sep 13, 2025 02:36 PM
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AJDeminehSep 13, 2025 02:36 PM
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Does anyone know when the pixel 10 promotion ends?
Sep 14, 2025 09:15 AM
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dhphamSep 14, 2025 09:15 AM
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If I want to ship the trade-in phone, where can I find the shipping label anyone knows? I tried in the "Account Activity" and "Order History" but couldn't find it.
Sep 14, 2025 02:55 PM
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yallhomiesSep 14, 2025 02:55 PM
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Quote from dhpham :
If I want to ship the trade-in phone, where can I find the shipping label anyone knows? I tried in the "Account Activity" and "Order History" but couldn't find it.
The pre-paid UPS shipper with padded envelope is included with the new Pixel 10.
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DelightfulLumber908Sep 14, 2025 09:12 PM
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I have an iPhone6 which T-Mobile allows for trading in for $400, but I would have to pay$400 difference. Or should I trade in my iPhone 13 for $800 and get the Pixel for free? I feel like it's a good deal getting $400 credit from iPhone6 but I don't want to pay extra $400...
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k9thunderspgSep 14, 2025 09:48 PM
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Quote from DelightfulLumber908 :
I have an iPhone6 which T-Mobile allows for trading in for $400, but I would have to pay$400 difference. Or should I trade in my iPhone 13 for $800 and get the Pixel for free? I feel like it's a good deal getting $400 credit from iPhone6 but I don't want to pay extra $400...
You should get cheap Galaxy S10 or cheaper S10e on eBay for about $100 for $800 trade-in rather than trade-in Iphone 13 which I'm sure you can get lot more. This is what I did and did the deal through local Coatco Tmob kiosk.
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HonestWinter7560Sep 15, 2025 02:14 AM
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Quote from JetBlast :
https://promotions.t-mobile.com/at the bottom,it says "check your submission status" .
I bought this deal 3 weeks ago and I don't see any submissions. Should I call Costco rebate line?
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ericdabbsSep 15, 2025 04:46 AM
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Quote from HonestWinter7560 :
I bought this deal 3 weeks ago and I don't see any submissions. Should I call Costco rebate line?
If you did this in-store they would give you a piece of paper where it says you need to wait at least 45 days after the purchase date for it to show up on the website. Therefore 3 weeks is not enough time for it to register on the website.


Costco Rebate Pixel 10 Sheet. Under the "Track Your Costco Digital Shop Card" it says to wait at least 45 days for it to show up on the website.
Costco Rebate Pixel 10 Sheet [imgur.com]
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JetBlastSep 15, 2025 03:38 PM
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Quote from HonestWinter7560 :
I bought this deal 3 weeks ago and I don't see any submissions. Should I call Costco rebate line?
There's no harm in calling, but I think there was a post I saw mentioning that the Costco rebate would be automatic and that was an official announcement from tmobile.
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thatslickdeal100Sep 17, 2025 12:08 AM
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Does Costco ask last 4 digits of SSN of primary account holder while placing the order? I'm on a family plan and planning to gather details of what all I may need when I call Costco. Eg : Account PIN, SSN etc
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VioletThread301Sep 17, 2025 01:24 AM
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Quote from thatslickdeal100 :
Does Costco ask last 4 digits of SSN of primary account holder while placing the order? I'm on a family plan and planning to gather details of what all I may need when I call Costco. Eg : Account PIN, SSN etc
No they don't ask for SSN.
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PUTALESep 17, 2025 06:21 AM
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Quote from thatslickdeal100 :
Does Costco ask last 4 digits of SSN of primary account holder while placing the order? I'm on a family plan and planning to gather details of what all I may need when I call Costco. Eg : Account PIN, SSN etc
If you call they can pull your account up easily. Typically via number. They do ask for the account PIN in order to access the account. And I am not sure if they sent you a text to verify it (been a couple of week since I calledSmilie.
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KevvyBSep 17, 2025 02:41 PM
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My experience so far with the direct T-Mobile trade-in:
  1. Sign up, pay taxes.
  2. Get new phone.
  3. Return old phone.
  4. Get notification they've received my old phone.
  5. Get notification they haven't received my old phone.
  6. Get monthly statement with monthly credit applied.
  7. Get notification the monthly credit will no longer be applied.
  8. Call customer service.
  9. Be informed the monthly credit will be re-applied in 1-2 billing cycles (with reimbursement for missed cycles).
  10. Cross fingers.
Someone noted waaay earlier in this thread that T-Mobile isn't great for trade-ins. Point taken.
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k9thunderspgSep 17, 2025 05:58 PM
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[QUOTE=KevvyB;179104438]My experience so far with the direct T-Mobile trade-in:[LIST=1]
[*]Call customer service.[*]Be informed the monthly credit will be re-applied in 1-2 billing cycles (with reimbursement for missed cycles).[*]Cross fingers.
/QUOTE]

Agreed as I called 3 months ago thanks to posting here about $20 monthly discount and ended up getting $63 off monthly and took 2 billing cycles to show up, Tmob CSR are better than before but many are untrained new employees and I had to call a few times to get credit for free AirPod for signing up with Tmob internet.
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ericdabbsSep 17, 2025 05:59 PM
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Quote from JetBlast :
There's no harm in calling, but I think there was a post I saw mentioning that the Costco rebate would be automatic and that was an official announcement from tmobile.
Calling does nothing since the Costco rebate is handled by Costco back office and not by Tmobile back office. If at least 45 days have passed and you still don't see some pending offer on the website then it will be worth calling the Tmobile Costco line.

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PUTALESep 17, 2025 09:44 PM
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it is true that T-Mo trade-in has always been a mess. though, I have to say, the last couple of trade-ins that I did has been much better experience because I was able to drop the phones directly in the physical store. So, anyone that has the ability to do, I would strongly suggest it instead of mailing in. You will get the credit much faster and less hassles.

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