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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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  • 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.

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Written by dirks7649

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Mar 15, 2026 3:46 PM
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kcpdMar 15, 2026 3:46 PM
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Quote from chaoss :
totally depends on the rep that you get
some are lenient and want to make the sale
others know what you are trying to do and say they don't have any in stock or add a bunch of extras
if we dont pay after the month do they report us to credit bureau
Mar 15, 2026 3:47 PM
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chaossMar 15, 2026 3:47 PM
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Quote from kcpd :
if we dont pay after the month do they report us to credit bureau
they shouldn't, no
Mar 15, 2026 3:48 PM
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SlickShoe966Mar 15, 2026 3:48 PM
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Quote from dirks7649 :
I know, I know, she activated both phones in no time, send test sms and call to make sure lines are active. My question is: now that the lines are active, do I even have to create an online account and can I somehow check if autopay is on? When I ordered online, all my order so far did not have autopay enabled by default so I am assuming it's the same when you buy in store?
Accounts are created automatically. In store, the reps should have given you a temp password. If you don't have that info, on the website, use the forgot username to get your username. Then use the forgot password to reset your password. For mycricket app, you can use your phone number to log in. You can reset your password there too.
Mar 15, 2026 4:31 PM
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Brandonsmall28Mar 15, 2026 4:31 PM
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Was able to get 6 iPhone 16e and one iPhone 13 Apple Store was able to take 3 of the iPhone 16e and one iPhone 13 but was giving errors to other phones showing Locked to cricket and their third party system is showing $0 for them just very unusual they took half of them and other ones can't be traded in anyone else having issues
Mar 15, 2026 4:55 PM
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CalmStraw1766Mar 15, 2026 4:55 PM
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Quote from Brandonsmall28 :
Was able to get 6 iPhone 16e and one iPhone 13 Apple Store was able to take 3 of the iPhone 16e and one iPhone 13 but was giving errors to other phones showing Locked to cricket and their third party system is showing $0 for them just very unusual they took half of them and other ones can't be traded in anyone else having issues
did u activate all of them?
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Mar 15, 2026 4:55 PM
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Quote from dirks7649 :
Good luck
Walked out with one 16e for total $110, only had 1 number to port. the system couldn't let it go for $60, either add accessories or 3 month plans. The guy asked for my ID, the system recognized I'm a current customer and didn't go through but he was cool and use a random address. I also mention I have a friend got the deal yesterday for 2 only $90 and one of the girl was there immediately knew about it and said yeah that girl is new to this store.
thanks again for the info.
Mar 15, 2026 5:04 PM
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kcpdMar 15, 2026 5:04 PM
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Quote from chaoss :
they shouldn't, no
so its like a prepaid service , we pay and use for the month unlike verizon ,att where we pay after we use .am i right sir..

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Mar 15, 2026 6:49 PM
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hellonwheelzMar 15, 2026 6:49 PM
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3 mos now or 180 for iPhone 16e
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Mar 15, 2026 6:56 PM
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dirks7649
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Mar 15, 2026 6:56 PM
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Quote from SlickShoe966 :
Accounts are created automatically. In store, the reps should have given you a temp password. If you don't have that info, on the website, use the forgot username to get your username. Then use the forgot password to reset your password. For mycricket app, you can use your phone number to log in. You can reset your password there too.
Question is, do I need to if I just use them for trade in at Apple Store?
Mar 15, 2026 7:00 PM
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ckk0003Mar 15, 2026 7:00 PM
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Quote from ustsanpablo :
Was able to order Thursday night using paypal method my 2nd and 3rd iphone 16e online before cricket changed its terms, but still got an email today indicating I need to verify information about the number transfers. When I click to try to update my information, the page says 'You're all set'. Am I in the clear? Or should I chat with customer service? TIA!
If both lines are tied to same account and pin should be fine - otherwise call and ask them to update account number and pin needed
Mar 15, 2026 7:29 PM
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SlickShoe966Mar 15, 2026 7:29 PM
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Quote from dirks7649 :
Question is, do I need to if I just use them for trade in at Apple Store?
Perhaps, my previous answer was best directed at Frank_Nitty.

To answer your question, the short answer is no. You don't need to.

The long and best answer is yes. 1. Now the rep has access to your account. You don't know what's going to happen. 2. If you erased the eSIM and traded in to Apple, you have no access to that account if there's another deal comes along. 3. There are many reports that Apple's Smart Assessment (the tool they use to evaluate your phone diagnotics) shows $0 trade-in value because of unauthorized modification. It may OR may not related to the IMEI still connected to an active account. I don't know for sure since the data is inconclusive. But I always moved the number to another phone before I traded it to be sure.

The $0 trade-in value error happened to me twice. Nothing I can do to convince them otherwise. Once the Smart Assessment made its decision, Apple employees are required to follow it. Your phone serial number is stored on Apple server after the assessment. So all Apple stores will see the results and another scan will also result $0. Only the Genius bar techs can override it after a physical inspection. I decided not worth my time, so I traded to Best Buy instead.
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Mar 15, 2026 7:58 PM
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holly_mollyMar 15, 2026 7:58 PM
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Quote from SlickShoe966 :
Perhaps, my previous answer was best directed at Frank_Nitty.

To answer your question, the short answer is no. You don't need to.

The long and best answer is yes. 1. Now the rep has access to your account. You don't know what's going to happen. 2. If you erased the eSIM and traded in to Apple, you have no access to that account if there's another deal comes along. 3. There are many reports that Apple's Smart Assessment (the tool they use to evaluate your phone diagnotics) shows $0 trade-in value because of unauthorized modification. It may OR may not related to the IMEI still connected to an active account. I don't know for sure since the data is inconclusive. But I always moved the number to another phone before I traded it to be sure.

The $0 trade-in value error happened to me twice. Nothing I can do to convince them otherwise. Once the Smart Assessment made its decision, Apple employees are required to follow it. Your phone serial number is stored on Apple server after the assessment. So all Apple stores will see the results and another scan will also result $0. Only the Genius bar techs can override it after a physical inspection. I decided not worth my time, so I traded to Best Buy instead.
how much did bestbuy offered?
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Mar 15, 2026 8:07 PM
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dirks7649
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Mar 15, 2026 8:07 PM
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Quote from royalrock :


transferred to another phone or carrier
After you transferred the eSIM, did you reset the iPhone16e's with deleting the esims or just reset before trade in?
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Mar 15, 2026 8:09 PM
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dirks7649
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Mar 15, 2026 8:09 PM
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Quote from lemonadess9x :
I was able to trade in two iPhone 16e at the Apple Store yesterday, no questions asked. It took about 10 minutes in and out. I did activate them but didn't bother to transfer the esim out.
I still have one iPhone 16e left in case I need to log in to Cricket website, and because I'm also waiting for 1 iPhone 16e + 1 iPhone 13 from my 3rd order to arrive next week. This was before Cricket started patching their online order system. In total, I ended up with four iPhone 16e and one iPhone 13. lol.
So you just fully reset the iPhone 16e with deleting the eSIM and then traded in? I see an option to reset with or without deleting the eSIM on my iphone16e

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twinbirdMar 15, 2026 8:31 PM
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Quote from SplendidVolcano9524 :
Got a 16e for a relative ($120) and one for me ($30). Traded in one of those 16es along with one I got from Boost a while back at the Apple Store for an unlocked 17e. Now I have two cricket lines, one for the relative (we will keep for 6 mo) and one for my 16e. What's the best value I can get from that line? It looks like Metro wants an ID for their 16e deal? Has anyone done that? Is there a way to park the number for future use?
Last week I had port out acct. & pint# from Lyca and ordered the Metro 16e online. No ID check. Previously when I ordered 3 iPhones 13 and always ask to call CS to order. But not this time. I am going to order again after activate the 1st 16e. And 3 more Samsung tablets.
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