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im pretty confused, as a new customer, what does this cost exactly
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Sales tax on the MSRP of the phones.
Monthly: $100 w/AutoPay enabled + taxes & fees & surcharges [t-mobile.com].
Regulatory programs / Telco recovery fee: $3.99/line
State and Local Required 911 Surcharges
State and Local Taxes
Federal Universal Service Fund (USF)
Must have all 4 lines stay for 24 months to get all bill credits
Autopay requires debit or bank account
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This is a 4 line T Mobile Essentials promo that pairs four iPhone 17s with about $100 a month for 24 months, best for families willing to port in and keep all lines active. The strongest upside is the phone value, with no trade in required and Costco or Sam's Club sometimes adding activation fee waivers and gift cards. Taxes, fees, and device taxes still apply, and some orders hit down payments or higher first bills. Port in rules are strict, with prepaid, MVNO, recent T Mobile, and non qualifying numbers often rejected, so the fine print matters.
Common Questions (5)
Yes. The promo requires all 4 lines to be ported in; new lines alone do not qualify. Several comments also say T-Mobile treats prepaid T-Mobile/Mint/Metro-style numbers differently, so eligibility depends on the source carrier and port-in rules.
The advertised $100/month is before taxes, fees, and surcharges. Reported totals range from about $120 to $135/month depending on location, with examples including roughly $5 per line in taxes/fees and a $3.99 per-line recovery fee plus 911 and USF charges.
Not reliably. Keep & Switch and Family Freedom are separate pay-off programs, and the no-trade iPhone promo is often treated as a different offer; commenters were told the two may not stack, especially for existing-customer or winback situations.
No. The device credits are spread over 24 months, and paying off the phone or canceling a line early can stop the remaining credits. If you drop the 4th line, the remaining device balance still has to be paid and the promo can be re-evaluated.
It includes hotspot only in a very limited form: commenters describe unlimited 3G hotspot, with optional high-speed hotspot add-ons. The plan is also repeatedly described as deprioritized, so speeds can be slow when the network is busy.
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T-Mobile has 2 different incentives that will pay off your phones for you.
Keep & Switch [t-mobile.com] and Family Freedom [t-mobile.com].
https://www.t-mobile.com/support/...ly-freedom [t-mobile.com] (Family Freedom)
https://www.t-mobile.com/support/...and-switch [t-mobile.com] (Keep & Switch)
Keep & Switch allows you to keep your current phones, and Family Freedom requires you to trade in your old phones once T-Mobile pays them off for you. You would need to ask a T-Mobile employee whether either pay off incentive program can stack with the current no trade in required promo when you switch to T-Mobile.
Upfront: $35 activation fee per line. (Costco & Sams Club members can get this waived and even get some bonus prepaid/gift cards)
Sales tax on the MSRP of the phones.
Monthly: $100 w/AutoPay enabled + taxes & fees & surcharges [t-mobile.com].
Regulatory programs / Telco recovery fee: $3.99/line
State and Local Required 911 Surcharges
State and Local Taxes
Federal Universal Service Fund (USF)
Must have all 4 lines stay for 24 months to get all bill credits
Autopay requires debit or bank account
https://www.t-mobile.com/switch/k...zon-or-att
https://www.t-mobile.com/support/...and-switch
24 months to get all of the bill credits (see attached image below).
Only lavender and white colors were available when I placed my order. I got 4 whites.
$10 per line 'device connection fee'
Taxes on the device came out to $200 (virginia).
$240 pay now and $100 per month. (don't know about taxes on the monthly)
Essential plan : slow speed hotspot. slow speed US/Canada/Mexico. no international. no satellite connection (all can be added on as needed).
"Unlimited Deal — 3 Lines for $85/Month — Get three lines of Unlimited for $85/month, with a price that's locked in as long as you stay!"
This magically DIDN'T stay "locked in as long as you stay" and turned into $110/mo for me when I had exactly that, had been with T-Mobile for like 12 years and had just had enough with the constant lies, along with all of the constant data breaches.
Ironically I went to Mint Mobile, which is still T-Mobile really, and just pay the $15/mo unlimited with no bells and whistles, but since United Airlines is going to free Starlink (no need for the T-Mobile inflight WiFi bonus), and the cost savings per month make up way more than things like "Netflix on us", there was just no point anymore, and I'll deal with the deprioritized data which is a little annoying at times, but ultimately, my life isn't greatly affected by it.
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1 user said we have to wait 90days as recent T-Mobile customers so I'm wary in attempting this but also don't want to lose out on the deal. If there's any recent success stories elsewhere such as reddit, please let us know!
just plan hop
T-Mobile has 2 different incentives that will pay off your phones for you.
Keep & Switch [t-mobile.com] and Family Freedom [t-mobile.com].
https://www.t-mobile.com/support/...ly-freedom (Family Freedom)
https://www.t-mobile.com/support/...and-switch (Keep & Switch)
Keep & Switch allows you to keep your current phones, and Family Freedom requires you to trade in your old phones once T-Mobile pays them off for you. You would need to ask a T-Mobile employee whether either pay off incentive program can stack with the current no trade in required promo when you switch to T-Mobile.
Upfront: $35 activation fee per line. (Costco & Sams Club members can get this waived and even get some bonus prepaid/gift cards)
Sales tax on the MSRP of the phones.
Monthly: $100 w/AutoPay enabled + taxes & fees & surcharges [t-mobile.com].
Regulatory programs / Telco recovery fee: $3.99/line
State and Local Required 911 Surcharges
State and Local Taxes
Federal Universal Service Fund (USF)
Must have all 4 lines stay for 24 months to get all bill credits
Autopay requires debit or bank account
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