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.
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And I'm getting tired of them
Can I get anything similar anywhere else and get phones?
Do you buy these phones upfront then they give bill credits back?
Cause to many times you have to check your bill every month or they just delete the credits on you
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yeah but no phones
on a old grandfathered in plan been there for 20 years or so
told them give me 4 iphones 17promax and keep it at the same price they were very nice workin on it for me at the end wanted trade ins i told them no that i will go to verizon and port out then we agreed to give them my least desirable phones two 2022 motorolla edges one iphone 14 and one samsung a54 cracked screen and they would give me full credit on those phones trade in value of think it was $830 each altho they only appraised at like $900 total for all phones trade in value
not super great but traded in 4 mid teir phones got 4 top line latest iphones (i refuse to use crapple myself lol) but cool holiday presents for the kids and my phone bill stayed the same as it was did this last night picking phones up at store tomorrow ohh i did pay almost $500 taxes and fees out of pocket tho and i will be tied to tmobile for 2 year but better than 3 years for verizon i guess
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