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expireddirks7649 posted Mar 6, 2026 4:57 PM

Cricket: 128GB Apple iPhone 16e + 2-Months Supreme Unlimited Plan

$120

$599

79% off
w/ Port-In + Free Shippingat Cricket Wireless
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Cricket Wireless is offering for New / Existing Customers: a 128GB Apple iPhone 16e Smartphone on sale for $120 (Free phone + $120 2-Month Phone Plan) when you Port-in your Number and Open a New Line and pay for 2-Months of the $60 Supreme Unlimited Plan for a total of $120. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member dirks7649 for sharing this deal.

Available Colors:Phone Specs:
  • 6.1" 1170x2532 Super Retina XDR OLED Display
  • Apple A18
  • 128GB Storage, 8GB RAM
  • 4005 mAh Battery
  • iOS 18.3.1, upgradable to iOS 26.3

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Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • Offer Terms (additional terms apply, see the page for details):
    • New Customers:
      • Must open new account and bring your number on a new line with min. $60/mo. voice plan. First 2 mo. svc charge & tax due at sale. Original Price $599.99. Intermittent price reductions taken.
    • Existing Customers:
      • Must bring your number on a new line with the Supreme Unlimited plan. First mo. svc charge & tax due at sale. See terms & restrictions. Original Price $599.99. Intermittent price reductions taken.
  • Offer valid for a limited time only / while supplies last.
Please see the original post for additional details & refer to the comments below for discussion.

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Written by dirks7649
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Cricket Wireless is offering for New / Existing Customers: a 128GB Apple iPhone 16e Smartphone on sale for $120 (Free phone + $120 2-Month Phone Plan) when you Port-in your Number and Open a New Line and pay for 2-Months of the $60 Supreme Unlimited Plan for a total of $120. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member dirks7649 for sharing this deal.

Available Colors:Phone Specs:
  • 6.1" 1170x2532 Super Retina XDR OLED Display
  • Apple A18
  • 128GB Storage, 8GB RAM
  • 4005 mAh Battery
  • iOS 18.3.1, upgradable to iOS 26.3

Editor's Notes

Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • Offer Terms (additional terms apply, see the page for details):
    • New Customers:
      • Must open new account and bring your number on a new line with min. $60/mo. voice plan. First 2 mo. svc charge & tax due at sale. Original Price $599.99. Intermittent price reductions taken.
    • Existing Customers:
      • Must bring your number on a new line with the Supreme Unlimited plan. First mo. svc charge & tax due at sale. See terms & restrictions. Original Price $599.99. Intermittent price reductions taken.
  • Offer valid for a limited time only / while supplies last.
Please see the original post for additional details & refer to the comments below for discussion.

Original Post

Written by dirks7649

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Mar 8, 2026 7:55 PM
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CrimsonMallard363Mar 8, 2026 7:55 PM
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Deal is dead. Out of stock now
Mar 8, 2026 8:05 PM
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Frank_NittyMar 8, 2026 8:05 PM
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What if I already have an account w/ Cricket since I really want this phone now at that price?...
Damn, they're out of stock for all colors, smh.
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Mar 8, 2026 8:11 PM
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cybercho
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Mar 8, 2026 8:11 PM
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Quote from Duxa :
Just walked out of apple store, they wouldnt take trade in until 2 months was up because phone is marked as "not paid off yet". I told them online it said i can trade in. They said that it would be declined after they checked the IMEI of the phone or send it back after getting it. I dunno if its just my Apple store, but thats my experience.
This makes sense they turned you away. You need to wait for the second month to pass and then trade it in. I waited until I got a message that my service is no longer active before I traded it in. Made sense for me to do that but it may not be obvious for others. Go back later.
Last edited by cybercho March 8, 2026 at 02:50 PM.
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Mar 8, 2026 8:12 PM
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Necro0218Mar 8, 2026 8:12 PM
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The 16e Black is back in stock. So it looks like this deal isn't completely over if inventory comes back, it seems we can place an order again.
Mar 8, 2026 8:24 PM
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nrjankMar 8, 2026 8:24 PM
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Cricket website reporting OOS all colors
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Mar 8, 2026 8:32 PM
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Mar 8, 2026 8:32 PM
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Quote from Duxa :
Just walked out of apple store, they wouldnt take trade in until 2 months was up because phone is marked as "not paid off yet". I told them online it said i can trade in. They said that it would be declined after they checked the IMEI of the phone or send it back after getting it. I dunno if its just my Apple store, but thats my experience.
I'm calling BS on your story as you are the only person who has claimed to have had an issue. It's been confirmed by many others on Reddit Facebook and slickdeals that they had no problem trading in these 16e phones from these recent Cricket deals to the Apple Store for $310 credit.

It is also a fact that Apple does accept phones for trade-in even though they are not fully paid off. They don't care if you still owe the carrier money, that doesn't change after trade-in. So this makes your claim even less believable!

The fact that you have only 10 reputation points here, which is what you start with, everyone should take his comment with very little merit.

I will personally be trading my phones in this coming Thursday, as the phones will be delivered on Tuesday, and I will report back here.
Last edited by freshsqueezed March 8, 2026 at 01:37 PM.
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DuxaMar 8, 2026 8:44 PM
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Quote from freshsqueezed :
I'm calling BS on your story as you are the only person who has claimed to have had an issue. It's been confirmed by many others on Reddit Facebook and slickdeals that they had no problem trading in these 16e phones from these recent Cricket deals to the Apple Store for $310 credit.

It is also a fact that Apple does accept phones for trade-in even though they are not fully paid off. They don't care if you still owe the carrier money, that doesn't change after trade-in. So this makes your claim even less believable!

The fact that you have only 10 reputation points here, which is what you start with, everyone should take his comment with very little merit.

I will personally be trading my phones in this coming Thursday, as the phones will be delivered on Tuesday, and I will report back here.
Ok, let me know. I plan to go to another Apple store and try it there. But literally first thing they asked me is if the phone is locked to a carrier and if its under any contractual obligation. I told them that its locked to Cricket and has to be active for 2 months. Maybe I just got a bad 'Genius'.
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DafoeMar 8, 2026 8:50 PM
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Quote from Duxa :
Ok, let me know. I plan to go to another Apple store and try it there. But literally first thing they asked me is if the phone is locked to a carrier and if its under any contractual obligation. I told them that its locked to Cricket and has to be active for 2 months. Maybe I just got a bad 'Genius'.
It doesn't matter if it's locked to a carrier or not. They probably thought you still owed money on it.
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Mar 8, 2026 8:55 PM
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jellysandwichMar 8, 2026 8:55 PM
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Quote from Duxa :
Ok, let me know. I plan to go to another Apple store and try it there. But literally first thing they asked me is if the phone is locked to a carrier and if its under any contractual obligation. I told them that its locked to Cricket and has to be active for 2 months. Maybe I just got a bad 'Genius'.
it sounds like you explained it incorrectly and the apple employee acted properly given your information

you are not under any kind of financial contractual obligation - there is no finance deal and you don't have any more to pay

you already prepaid for two months and that's it. you dont need to actually stay for the two months

Quote :
Must bring your number on a new line & new account. Pay first two months of $60/mo. plan service ($120 total) at point of sale, plus device taxes. $60 will be applied to first month service charge. Remaining $60 will be credited to your account and applied to second month service unless used on other eligible service or features. Account will remain subscribed to $60/mo. plan for two months. Credit will be lost if service is canceled.
Mar 8, 2026 9:02 PM
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CoolswagMar 8, 2026 9:02 PM
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Quote from jellysandwich :
it sounds like you explained it incorrectly and the apple employee acted properly given your informationyou are not under any kind of financial contractual obligation - there is no finance deal and you don't have any more to payyou already prepaid for two months and that's it. you dont need to actually stay for the two months
So, once you trade in, you don't owe any money to Cricket, right? both for one-month iPhone 13 and two months 16e.
Mar 8, 2026 9:06 PM
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langkhack19Mar 8, 2026 9:06 PM
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Quote from Coolswag :
So, once you trade in, you don't owe any money to Cricket, right? both for one-month iPhone 13 and two months 16e.
It's a prepaid phones, you don't own them anything after you have paid and received the phone. I have traded in 6 iPhone 15 from Boost without any problems
Mar 8, 2026 9:07 PM
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jellysandwichMar 8, 2026 9:07 PM
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Quote from Coolswag :
So, once you trade in, you don't owe any money to Cricket, right? both for one-month iPhone 13 and two months 16e.
correct. it is a prepaid service - if you dont prepay for the next month, they just cancel your lines
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Mar 8, 2026 9:23 PM
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CoolswagMar 8, 2026 9:23 PM
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Quote from langkhack19 :
It's a prepaid phones, you don't own them anything after you have paid and received the phone. I have traded in 6 iPhone 15 from Boost without any problems
Is it wise to do online tradein? As there is no apple store in my area.

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