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Dec 11, 2025 12:49 AM

iPhone 16e $99+$180(3mo service)

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IPhone 16e + 3 months of service, for $280

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IPhone 16e + 3 months of service, for $280

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Dec 11, 2025 12:51 AM
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infin8007Dec 11, 2025 12:51 AM
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Unlock policy?
Dec 11, 2025 12:51 AM
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chaossDec 11, 2025 12:51 AM
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Unlock policy?
6 months active service
Dec 11, 2025 1:00 AM
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aoukeDec 11, 2025 1:00 AM
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Iphine manufactured by the Shmapple company
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Dec 11, 2025 1:09 AM
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FrugalForever
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Dec 11, 2025 1:09 AM
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If the intention is just to unlock and use elsewhere, this is probably the 2nd worst deal on this phone after boost's $99 deal ...
Dec 11, 2025 1:12 AM
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Dec 11, 2025 1:28 AM
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Playa1Dec 11, 2025 1:28 AM
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uGood? iPhine
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Dec 11, 2025 1:45 AM
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VKD143
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Dec 11, 2025 1:45 AM
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6 months active service
So paying 360+99 before tax and it is a deal?

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Dec 11, 2025 1:49 AM
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LuckyPoncheDec 11, 2025 1:49 AM
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Quote from VKD143 View quoted comment :
So paying 360+99 before tax and it is a deal?
You're skipping the part where you also have cellular service for six months. That's a massive over-exaggeration.
Dec 11, 2025 1:56 AM
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cleg87Dec 11, 2025 1:56 AM
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Quote from VKD143 View quoted comment :
So paying 360+99 before tax and it is a deal?
For months 4-6, you can downgrade to the 30 plan. So about $370. Use a referral link and get $25 credit. So about $350 for the phone and 6 months of service. Can lower it if you can get someone to your referral link.
Dec 13, 2025 7:48 PM
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Hogan773Dec 13, 2025 7:48 PM
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I don't get these posts. These are good deals FOR SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO BE ON CRICKET AS THEIR CELL PROVIDER. Because we all need a cell provider yes? No, this is a dumb deal if you are intent on being on a different cell provider but somehow think you can buy an iPhone for basically nothing and get it unlocked right away.
Dec 15, 2025 2:43 AM
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oarfan24Dec 15, 2025 2:43 AM
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It's only charging me 1 months worth of service at checkout. I want the service but curious if I can drop it to a cheaper monthly plan for month 2.
Dec 18, 2025 3:30 PM
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alexmg2420Dec 18, 2025 3:30 PM
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Quote from chaoss View quoted comment :
6 months active service
And to be clear, it means 6 months of active service paired with that phone. I made this mistake once. Already a Cricket customer, opened a new line to get the discount, swapped my existing line's SIM card to the new phone while continuing to pay for the new line until the required length of time had passed for unlocking. But because I didn't use the new phone with the new line, they wouldn't unlock it, even though I maintained active service the whole time on the new line, just with the new line's SIM in a junk phone that I tossed in a drawer.
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Dec 28, 2025 11:52 AM
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AmitsabhaganiDec 28, 2025 11:52 AM
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Need refferal link
Jan 14, 2026 2:06 AM
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SlayerX11Jan 14, 2026 2:06 AM
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what if i just toss it in a draw for a year, will it unlock that way?

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Jan 14, 2026 2:11 AM
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fishweb.pJan 14, 2026 2:11 AM
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Honestly guys at this price it is probaly better to score an iPhone 13 pro renewed from amazon. The "best" part you get from the 16e is siri integration and she is pretty much garbage compared to the other Agentic platfrom out there. Even if you had to do a battery replacement because the battery bad they can be done by Apple and are not that unreasonable.

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