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popularouloat posted Feb 11, 2026 09:20 PM
popularouloat posted Feb 11, 2026 09:20 PM

T-Mobile: YMMV, Targeted. Upgrade to Free iPhone 17 with EIP and any trade-in in any condition

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YMMV, for certain targeted T-mobile customers. Free upgrade to iPhone 17 with EIP and any condition any trade-in (must have visible IMEI). Plan does not matter, only targeted accounts. Read the terms below carefully.

Just like the targeted Pixel 10 promotion, you can check if you have this offer by logging in online or T-life and making a test upgrade with a worthless trade-in (example IMEI 352363061652430). If the website or T-life offers you $830 promotional value for this worthless trade-in even if you declare it as broken, then you know your account has the promotion. Once you confirm your account has the promotion, take screenshots for your records and then you can purchase through any retail channel (i.e. Costco or Sam's for additional gc back).

Per the terms, you will get $830 RDC on iPhone 17 family for any trade-in in any condition as long as you can get the IMEI number [reddit.com]. So broken, non-functional phones work as long as the IMEI number is physically somewhere on the phone. If the online trade-in cannot find your IMEI, you will have to order through an agent.

Limit for R503 is 1 per account and R504 is 4 per account. T-mobile systems allows you to stack multiple EIPs and RDCs on your lines [reddit.com], as long as the promotions are different. If you pay off the EIP early, you will lose the corresponding RDC.

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Apple iPhone Promo with Trade (ID260237)
Promo Code: R503
Start Date: February 5, 2026
Credit: Up to $34.59/mo. for 24 months

Contact us before cancelling entire account to continue remaining bill credits, or credits stop & balance on required finance agreement is due (e.g., $829.99– iPhone 17 256GB). Bill credits end if you pay off device early. Tax on pre-credit price due at sale. Limited time; subject to change. Qualifying credit, service ($50+/mo. plan w/AutoPay; plus taxes/fees) & trade-in (e.g., Save $830: iPhone 14/ Save $415: iPhone 11) required. Trade-in terms and conditions apply. If you don't meet promo requirements, your price/promo will be impacted. Up to $830 via bill credits; line with promo must be active and in good standing to receive credits; allow 2 bill cycles. Max 1 discounted devices/account. May not be combinable with some offers, discounts, or promotions.

Select customers can get up to $830 off an eligible iPhone via 24 monthly bill credits when you purchase on a monthly payment plan and trade-in an eligible phone in any condition on any rate plan.

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Promo Code: R504
Start Date: February 5, 2026
Credit: Up to $26.25/mo. for 24 months

Contact us before cancelling entire account to continue remaining bill credits, or credits stop & balance on required finance agreement is due (e.g., $829.99– iPhone 17 256GB). Bill credits end if you pay off device early. Tax on pre-credit price due at sale. Limited time; subject to change. Qualifying credit, service ($50+/mo. plan w/AutoPay; plus taxes/fees) & trade-in (e.g., Save $630: iPhone 12 / Save $315: iPhone 1) required. Trade-in terms and conditions apply. If you don't meet promo requirements, your price/promo will be impacted. Up to $630 via bill credits; line with promo must be active and in good standing to receive credits; allow 2 bill cycles. Max 4 discounted devices/account. May not be combinable with some offers, discounts, or promotions.

Select customers can get up to $630 off an eligible iPhone via 24 monthly bill credits when you purchase on a monthly payment plan and trade-in an eligible phone in any condition on any rate plan.

https://www.t-mobile.com/cell-pho...-iphone-17
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YMMV, for certain targeted T-mobile customers. Free upgrade to iPhone 17 with EIP and any condition any trade-in (must have visible IMEI). Plan does not matter, only targeted accounts. Read the terms below carefully.

Just like the targeted Pixel 10 promotion, you can check if you have this offer by logging in online or T-life and making a test upgrade with a worthless trade-in (example IMEI 352363061652430). If the website or T-life offers you $830 promotional value for this worthless trade-in even if you declare it as broken, then you know your account has the promotion. Once you confirm your account has the promotion, take screenshots for your records and then you can purchase through any retail channel (i.e. Costco or Sam's for additional gc back).

Per the terms, you will get $830 RDC on iPhone 17 family for any trade-in in any condition as long as you can get the IMEI number [reddit.com]. So broken, non-functional phones work as long as the IMEI number is physically somewhere on the phone. If the online trade-in cannot find your IMEI, you will have to order through an agent.

Limit for R503 is 1 per account and R504 is 4 per account. T-mobile systems allows you to stack multiple EIPs and RDCs on your lines [reddit.com], as long as the promotions are different. If you pay off the EIP early, you will lose the corresponding RDC.

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Apple iPhone Promo with Trade (ID260237)
Promo Code: R503
Start Date: February 5, 2026
Credit: Up to $34.59/mo. for 24 months

Contact us before cancelling entire account to continue remaining bill credits, or credits stop & balance on required finance agreement is due (e.g., $829.99– iPhone 17 256GB). Bill credits end if you pay off device early. Tax on pre-credit price due at sale. Limited time; subject to change. Qualifying credit, service ($50+/mo. plan w/AutoPay; plus taxes/fees) & trade-in (e.g., Save $830: iPhone 14/ Save $415: iPhone 11) required. Trade-in terms and conditions apply. If you don't meet promo requirements, your price/promo will be impacted. Up to $830 via bill credits; line with promo must be active and in good standing to receive credits; allow 2 bill cycles. Max 1 discounted devices/account. May not be combinable with some offers, discounts, or promotions.

Select customers can get up to $830 off an eligible iPhone via 24 monthly bill credits when you purchase on a monthly payment plan and trade-in an eligible phone in any condition on any rate plan.

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Promo Code: R504
Start Date: February 5, 2026
Credit: Up to $26.25/mo. for 24 months

Contact us before cancelling entire account to continue remaining bill credits, or credits stop & balance on required finance agreement is due (e.g., $829.99– iPhone 17 256GB). Bill credits end if you pay off device early. Tax on pre-credit price due at sale. Limited time; subject to change. Qualifying credit, service ($50+/mo. plan w/AutoPay; plus taxes/fees) & trade-in (e.g., Save $630: iPhone 12 / Save $315: iPhone 1) required. Trade-in terms and conditions apply. If you don't meet promo requirements, your price/promo will be impacted. Up to $630 via bill credits; line with promo must be active and in good standing to receive credits; allow 2 bill cycles. Max 4 discounted devices/account. May not be combinable with some offers, discounts, or promotions.

Select customers can get up to $630 off an eligible iPhone via 24 monthly bill credits when you purchase on a monthly payment plan and trade-in an eligible phone in any condition on any rate plan.

https://www.t-mobile.com/cell-pho...-iphone-17

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Feb 23, 2026 02:04 PM
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KoolMomFeb 23, 2026 02:04 PM
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Quote from pet1700 :
Exactly
Yes, was able to get free Pixel 10, and upgraded $200 for the Pixel Pro (but in store only- wasn't able to do on t-life app despite several reps helping).
Feb 23, 2026 03:19 PM
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rothgarFeb 23, 2026 03:19 PM
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Does anyone know how long these promotions will last? I would like to find a cheap Iphone 13 to trade up to the 17 for one of my free lines that I haven't activated yet.
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Feb 23, 2026 06:51 PM
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Feb 23, 2026 06:51 PM
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Quote from _dealcatcher :
It's been 3 billing cycles and I don't see credits yet.. it's crazy with T-Mobile.. One question, will they apply all pending credits at once or will they apply these missing credits at the end, like extend it beyond 24months
Reach out to T Force (chat T-mobile in Twitter or Facebook) and inquire. If you legitimately qualified for a promo but have not obtain it, T Force is capable of manually adding the promo or crediting the full amount, at their discretion.

Quote from Zephead :
I have the Pixel 10 on us promo available and I'm on Simple Choice but no iPhone promo. We have 10 lines and half are iPhones and half are Android so oh well. Picked up some Pixel 10s.
You can also talk to T-mobile and ask. T-mobile offer retention benefits to those who are on the fence, including monthly discounts ($10 - $20) or phone upgrades.

Quote from rothgar :
Does anyone know how long these promotions will last? I would like to find a cheap Iphone 13 to trade up to the 17 for one of my free lines that I haven't activated yet.
T-mobile does not announce promotion end dates. Be careful about BYOD free lines; you can get EIPs on those lines, but you may lose the BYOD free line promo, YMMV. Best to get the EIP on a different line and use the device on the BYOD free line.
Feb 23, 2026 10:12 PM
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rothgarFeb 23, 2026 10:12 PM
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Quote from ouloat :
T-mobile does not announce promotion end dates. Be careful about BYOD free lines; you can get EIPs on those lines, but you may lose the BYOD free line promo, YMMV. Best to get the EIP on a different line and use the device on the BYOD free line.
Thanks for the info. This complicates things a bit. I got two free lines last year, one in October and one in May . One seems to be marked as BYOD but not the other one. Not sure now if I should risk either free line.
Feb 24, 2026 09:29 AM
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steveballamorFeb 24, 2026 09:29 AM
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Quote from _dealcatcher :
It's been 3 billing cycles and I don't see credits yet.. it's crazy with T-Mobile.. One question, will they apply all pending credits at once or will they apply these missing credits at the end, like extend it beyond 24months
You mean credit for this promo ID for last 2-3 billing cycles? This promo started on Feb 5th? Are you looking for other credit?
In any case, the promo should be attached to your line no longer than 24 hrs. There is mypromotion page you can check under my.tmo.

If its more than 24 hrs, I usually lose my patience.
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Feb 24, 2026 11:58 PM
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johnlauFeb 24, 2026 11:58 PM
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Doesn't show up for me Frown
Feb 25, 2026 12:38 AM
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DealFinder411Feb 25, 2026 12:38 AM
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Quote from lawrnk :
What is EIP?
Equipment installment plan EIP...basically just like a financing plan but usually at no interest through the carrier

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Feb 25, 2026 01:40 AM
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eebobbFeb 25, 2026 01:40 AM
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No deal for me. Got pixel 10 but I have pixel pro xl and 1 1/2year the battery is 92 % but my s22 ultra is better lol Google batteries suck. Will TMobile offer a good s26 ultra deal ?
Feb 25, 2026 03:09 AM
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dobbeyFeb 25, 2026 03:09 AM
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Quote from STran13 :
You can request a temporary unlock for 30 days. I do this every time I travel overseas. Never had an issue loading a Sim or an eSim.
They removed temporary unlock thing. Source: I fly outside US every year and they rejected my request from 2025 saying it's no longer possible
Feb 25, 2026 03:14 AM
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quantecipherFeb 25, 2026 03:14 AM
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Quote from KoolMom :
Yes, was able to get free Pixel 10, and upgraded $200 for the Pixel Pro (but in store only- wasn't able to do on t-life app despite several reps helping).
What error message did you see on T Life app? Did you also try T-Mobile website?
Feb 25, 2026 03:19 AM
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quantecipherFeb 25, 2026 03:19 AM
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Quote from eebobb :
No deal for me. Got pixel 10 but I have pixel pro xl and 1 1/2year the battery is 92 % but my s22 ultra is better lol Google batteries suck. Will TMobile offer a good s26 ultra deal ?
Judging by their latest subscribers number, I think they will, and it will most likely targeted to people with high risk of leaving T-Mobile.
Feb 25, 2026 04:01 AM
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K819Feb 25, 2026 04:01 AM
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Quote from TriggrHppyTiggr :
Never doing EIP again. Phone is locked when I travel internationally and can't use foreign SIM cards
This is exactly the reason why I will get out of T-Mobile once my existing EIP ends. T-Mobile lost me with price increase, no credit card work around (for insurance) and no unlocking during credits
Feb 25, 2026 04:54 AM
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JedidudeFeb 25, 2026 04:54 AM
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Quote from Siwy12 :
Looks like I got the Pixel10 offer but no iPhone... anyone know how to get iPhone deal or is it just luck of the draw which you get?
Did you redeem the pixel 10 offer?
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Feb 25, 2026 06:52 AM
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BunduckieFeb 25, 2026 06:52 AM
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Quote from K819 :
This is exactly the reason why I will get out of T-Mobile once my existing EIP ends. T-Mobile lost me with price increase, no credit card work around (for insurance) and no unlocking during credits
Don't they temporarily unlock the phone when your travel?

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Feb 25, 2026 07:03 AM
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OptimusdieselFeb 25, 2026 07:03 AM
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ive been lead astray! there hasnt been a good iphone deal on magenta for business outside of adding a line.

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