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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.
Costco kiosk orders can waive the $35 activation fee per line and still provide Costco gift cards.
Porting can complete quickly after phones arrive, and number transfers can happen immediately for SIM or eSIM activation.
Bill credits are delivered over 24 months, which can spread the device discount across the full term.
Porting out and then porting back in can reportedly help trigger the promo when bill credits are involved.
Promo eligibility can be denied or mishandled when port-in sources are prepaid/MVNOs or when eligibility checks are inconsistent.
Taxes and fees are excluded from the advertised monthly price and T-Mobile may add miscellaneous extra fees.
The Essentials plan can include slow speed hotspot and limited international or satellite connectivity.
AutoPay discount eligibility can require the full bill to come from a checking or bank account, and credit-card payment can remove the discount.
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If no one has, I may call tomorrow, yell a bit to see what I can get and report back.
I just rolled the dice. I have cricket and ported 4 lines. We shall see how this plays out….
Did you do this at a warehouse or call the call the 1-833 line?
I couldn't find in the terms that they'd waive the $35/line activation fee, thank you!
I also don't see where its $150/line, but the website does show "Get $75 when you activate a new line".
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I just rolled the dice. I have cricket and ported 4 lines. We shall see how this plays out….
My brother had 4 lines on a AT&T MVNO (Consumer Cellular), and the automated number checker said all were good. He proceeded to sign up for the deal. Because he had a fraud alert on his credit that he had forgotten about, he ended up having to go into the store to complete the transaction. He double- and triple-checked with everyone at the store about whether he qualified or not. They of course said, "Oh no problem. But the only way we'll know for sure is for you to port." He proceeded to sign up and they ordered the phones.
Fast forward a few days to when the ordered phones arrived at the store. Long story short, at that point the reps told him "We've been on the phone with corporate for hours trying to get you this deal. Turns out you don't qualify."
Fortunately for him, he was able to roll back all the changes and stay with his current carrier. Would have been unfortunate to find out later that he was on the hook for paying for all four phones.
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