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expireddirks7649 posted Mar 06, 2026 04:57 PM
expireddirks7649 posted Mar 06, 2026 04:57 PM

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

w/ Port-In + Free Shipping

$120

$599

79% off
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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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Jaggsta
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Moto G Stylus 2025 Free w/new number and $60 plan $25 off new customer code works on it for $35.

After Activate Stylus the 16e Free w/port number plan only requires 1 month for $30 w/multi line discount. 3rd line Free 16e w/port number even less $20 w/multi line discount.

Total cost $85 dollars.
Jaggsta
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T-Mobile 30 day eSIM Trial on T-Life App you can port it out for free. I got 4 phones to use on trials from Straight Talk/Total Wireless deals unlocked in last 3 years.

After get Free Trial Number create a T-Mobile ID: Use the T-Mobile website to link your trial number to a email/profile.

Locate Account Info: Your account number in the "Account Summary" section of the online portal. Generate a Port PIN: Under Settings in Profile
xseanx
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For Chrome, open incognito page, chose I need a new number, chose $55 plan, enter your zip, hit get new number, hoover your mouse to the top right area near the X then message for coupon will pop up, works for me every time. These $25 off coupon works for only new customer, won't work for existing customer option. I can give you a code if you can't generate one.

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Quote from TealRecess2195 :
See these posts on Apple forums about the same issue:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253853192
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255394387
I have the same issue and get the same error message when placing a pickup order. The gift cards are flagged as fraud and looks like it is a royal pain to get it fixed.
I have the same experience, but with in-store purchases with 3 gift cards. For 2 gift cards, the order went through. For 3 gift cards, it gave some kind of error not letting the employee complete the purchase.

Most employees are clueless. I'm surprised to see they said the gift cards are fraudulent in your case. An employee at one store in my area hinted at the gift cards are fraudulent, not out right said it. I quickly told him I have receipts and one of the gift cards that was used was just given to me by himself. He retracted and asked me to try online since their system is not working right.

The second employee at another Apple store is more knowledgeable. She said it's the number of gift cards allowed in a single purchase. She was correct, at least in my case. 2 gift cards with a trade-in worked well.
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LovelyClover9678Mar 23, 2026 01:59 AM
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Quote from SlickShoe966 :
I have the same experience, but with in-store purchases with 3 gift cards. For 2 gift cards, the order went through. For 3 gift cards, it gave some kind of error not letting the employee complete the purchase.

Most employees are clueless. I'm surprised to see they said the gift cards are fraudulent in your case. An employee at one store in my area hinted at the gift cards are fraudulent, not out right said it. I quickly told him I have receipts and one of the gift cards that was used was just given to me by himself. He retracted and asked me to try online since their system is not working right.

The second employee at another Apple store is more knowledgeable. She said it's the number of gift cards allowed in a single purchase. She was correct, at least in my case. 2 gift cards with a trade-in worked well.
Keep in mind that you can use gift cards to buy a gift card. You can consolidate the gift cards if that is an issue.
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langkhack19Mar 23, 2026 02:20 AM
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Apparently still no way around the Unauthorized Modification, BestBuy or Gamestop is the way to get rid of 16e or wait for special trade in discount
Mar 23, 2026 04:36 AM
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PowerfulName4771Mar 23, 2026 04:36 AM
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Quote from LovelyClover9678 :

Keep in mind that you can use gift cards to buy a gift card. You can consolidate the gift cards if that is an issue.
How is that even possible? Can't see anywhere on apple where you can consolidatre gift cards.
Mar 23, 2026 05:04 AM
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karma_joyMar 23, 2026 05:04 AM
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I called a few local stores asking for the best deal, possibly with free 16e, but the price ranged from $130 to $280, and one store with the best Google reviews was not picking up my calls. So I went to that store where the only employee was helping 2 elderly customers. From their conversation, I could tell the girl was very professional, honest and pleasant, unlike the other store giving off MetroPCs vibes. Waited around half an hour for my turn. When I asked about free iPhone 16e deals, she showed me her own 16e telling me that she also took advantage of the same deal. Initially she said the phone would be free with port in, but tax would be on full amount plus activation, and it might come out to be around $10. I gladly said OK, but to my surprise, she waived the activation fees and I ended paying up only $80. No ID required, she only asked for my cricket number, pin and port info. Lyca took about 5 minutes to transfer.

She mentioned the store deal is valid until April 2. So I hope to go back one more time for another 16e. But that was my 5th line (I ported out 1 line but that still shows up on the account even after porting out, adding to the lines count. So maybe I'll create a new account with new Moto Stylus as the first line, then go back to the store for 16e.

I now have two 16e, one being the $0 "unauthorized modifications" phone. I'll try apple store first and if it passes, I'll trade for a 17 pro using my 3 previous gift cards. If not, gamestop.
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baggyMar 23, 2026 05:26 AM
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Is there a way to check online, (say.. based on the serial number), whether Apple trade in process will give an unauthorized modification error?
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LovelyClover9678Mar 23, 2026 05:30 AM
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Quote from PowerfulName4771 :
How is that even possible? Can't see anywhere on apple where you can consolidatre gift cards.
You walk up to an employee and say you want to buy an $X gift card and pay using your gift cards.

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langkhack19Mar 23, 2026 05:40 AM
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Quote from baggy :
Is there a way to check online, (say.. based on the serial number), whether Apple trade in process will give an unauthorized modification error?
I tried to check SN/IMEI on sickw, tried plugged in 3utools but see nothing wrong
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NamelessmeMar 23, 2026 05:59 AM
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Quote from karma_joy :
When I asked about free iPhone 16e deals, she showed me her own 16e telling me that she also took advantage of the same deal. Initially she said the phone would be free with port in, but tax would be on full amount plus activation, and it might come out to be around $10. I gladly said OK, but to my surprise, she waived the activation fees and I ended paying up only $80. No ID required, she only asked for my cricket number, pin and port info. Lyca took about 5 minutes to transfer.
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Rare to find stores where the workers are honest and competent. More common to feel like they got transferred from a used car dealership, or just got out of prison.
Mar 23, 2026 08:27 AM
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rieukMar 23, 2026 08:27 AM
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Haven't got any gift cards yet but I thought once you get an apple gift card, that goes straight to your apple acct balance and you can use that for whatever purchase you want on the apple store. That not the case?
Mar 23, 2026 10:34 AM
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langkhack19Mar 23, 2026 10:34 AM
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Quote from rieuk :
Haven't got any gift cards yet but I thought once you get an apple gift card, that goes straight to your apple acct balance and you can use that for whatever purchase you want on the apple store. That not the case?
No they will give a physical gift card, you can either redeem it to your apple account balance or use it as a gift card later on
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StrongArm7155Mar 23, 2026 12:26 PM
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You can use up to eight Apple Gift Cards at apple.com or when placing an order over the phone at 1‑800‑MY‑APPLE. You can use up to 20 Apple Gift Cards for one transaction when you purchase at an Apple Store. You can use your Apple Gift Card(s) with an Apple Account Balance and Apple Pay or one credit card. Apple Gift Cards cannot be used to purchase another Apple Gift Card.

https://www.apple.com/shop/help/payments
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Tom15Mar 23, 2026 01:09 PM
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Quote from langkhack19 :
I tried to check SN/IMEI on sickw, tried plugged in 3utools but see nothing wrong
Does the error show up when you run the first test using the self repair diagnostic tool?
https://support.apple.com/en-us/101944
Mar 23, 2026 02:15 PM
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wangf7285Mar 23, 2026 02:15 PM
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Quote from Tom15 :
Does the error show up when you run the first test using the self repair diagnostic tool? https://support.apple.com/en-us/101944
I had no idea what this is. Did anyone try it and find it comparable to how the apple employee ends up with value $0 for your iPhone?

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ckk0003Mar 23, 2026 02:46 PM
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Can we port out line with iPhone 13 and add new port in line for iPhone 16e - as we notice device limit is 4 at store - we did hit 5 line limit and adding another line with out port out seems $60 for each line

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