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

w/ Port-In + Free Shipping

$120

$599

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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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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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Mar 24, 2026 04:41 PM
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Jaggsta
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Mar 24, 2026 04:41 PM
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Quote from bostondealseekr :
Thank you for clarifying that
cheapest unlimited is $35 select starter or $30 10GB plan.
Mar 24, 2026 04:43 PM
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bostondealseekrMar 24, 2026 04:43 PM
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Quote from Jaggsta :
cheapest unlimited is $35 select starter or $30 10GB plan.
So the cheapest you'll get out with is going to be $270
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Mar 24, 2026 04:48 PM
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Jaggsta
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Mar 24, 2026 04:48 PM
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Quote from bostondealseekr :
So the cheapest you'll get out with is going to be $270
Yes but cheaper to just trade 2 of them to Apple Store and get Unlocked 17e 256GB $599 MSRP with the $620 gift cards. Then still have 3 months of service to use at cricket you can activate it on unlocked 17e
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Mar 24, 2026 04:49 PM
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bostondealseekrMar 24, 2026 04:49 PM
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Quote from Jaggsta :
Yes but cheaper to just trade 2 of them to Apple and get Unlocked 17e 256GB $599 MSRP with the $620 gift cards. Then still have 3 months of service to use at cricket you can activate it on unlocked 17e
Dang dude, great, thank you! Saved me from reading 1900 comments to figure this out! 😀
Mar 24, 2026 06:18 PM
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baggyMar 24, 2026 06:18 PM
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Need to move the Esim from iPhone to Android. Any simple way.. cricket chat seems to be dead.
Mar 24, 2026 08:40 PM
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CalmStraw1766Mar 24, 2026 08:40 PM
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Quote from baggy :
Need to move the Esim from iPhone to Android. Any simple way.. cricket chat seems to be dead.
type agent and it'll be a similar experience to the bot, you'll just need to give them your phone number and imei. it'll just be slower cause its a human on it instead
Mar 24, 2026 09:21 PM
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karma_joyMar 24, 2026 09:21 PM
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Quote from ndjokovic :
When did you go?As of Saturday, Cricket started being more restrictive of port-in numbers they'll accept. That's probably why people are seeing full price in-store, not quantity limits. (See "iPhone 16e fraud" thread in r/CricketWireless)The promo didn't apply for my unlimited Fi lines. It would be crazy if Lyca still worked.
Lyca still works, and there were no problems for me and at that particular store. Maybe I got lucky with a great employee and/or store policy.

I first went to the Cricket store 2 days ago, on Sunday, and got 16e as my 5th line for a total of $80 {including tax on full msrp, $30 discounted plan and waived activation), using Lyca port in which took about 5 minutes.

I went back yesterday to the same store for another 16e as my 6th line, but this time I paid a total of $110 (no plan discount after 5th line), waived activation, and Lyca port in was almost instantly completed. In and out in less than 10 minutes (got there close to closing time). No forced upsells, just politely asked if I wanted insurance which I declined politely).

The plan today is to first visit Apple store to trade 2 new 16e and get a 17 pro. Then to GameStop for my 3rd $0 16e ( from few weeks back)and any additional possible 16e failed at apple store, for cash trade. I'm also signing up for GameStop pro using a coupon for $20 plan. That'll get me an extra 10% on the trade value.

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Mar 24, 2026 11:28 PM
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baggyMar 24, 2026 11:28 PM
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Looks like the party is over.
Where should these cricket numbers be moved?
Metro is pain, Total Wireless needs ID info... What else?
Mar 24, 2026 11:35 PM
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sunson312Mar 24, 2026 11:35 PM
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Can anyone please tell how much would a 2nd phone cost after activating the 1st phone? Tried searching the thread, but would like to hear from someone who did this recently. Thanks!
Mar 24, 2026 11:51 PM
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LincolnHawkMar 24, 2026 11:51 PM
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Quote from sunson312 :
Can anyone please tell how much would a 2nd phone cost after activating the 1st phone? Tried searching the thread, but would like to hear from someone who did this recently. Thanks!
2nd line would be $150 with 3 months service
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karma_joyMar 25, 2026 04:04 AM
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Today I traded in one of my two new 16e at apple store, got a full $310, used that plus 3 gift cards from 3 previous trades (one 16e, and two 13s) and got myself a new 17 in silver. I'll bes testing 17 for a few days, and if I do not like it I'll go back to exchange with 17 pro. I still have my last 16e from yesterday, and will be trading that as well during next store visit I felt weird bringing out 2 brand new 16es to trade on top of using multiple gift cards from previous trades. So traded only 1 16e today even though I had 2 in my pocket.

No issues whatsoever.
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Mar 25, 2026 05:20 AM
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karma_joyMar 25, 2026 05:20 AM
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Quote from baggy :
Looks like the party is over.
Where should these cricket numbers be moved?
Metro is pain, Total Wireless needs ID info... What else?
If you want free, sign up for Usmobile for free trial, and transfer there. Cheapest option would be to port into helium. Then maybe sign up for $5 lyca and port in. Above $5, there are multiple options. fyi - you could try signing up for multiple usmobile free trials.
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techreviewshopMar 25, 2026 06:43 AM
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Quote from karma_joy :
Today I traded in one of my two new 16e at apple store, got a full $310, used that plus 3 gift cards from 3 previous trades (one 16e, and two 13s) and got myself a new 17 in silver. I'll bes testing 17 for a few days, and if I do not like it I'll go back to exchange with 17 pro. I still have my last 16e from yesterday, and will be trading that as well during next store visit I felt weird bringing out 2 brand new 16es to trade on top of using multiple gift cards from previous trades. So traded only 1 16e today even though I had 2 in my pocket. No issues whatsoever.
Did you turn them on or activate them on cricket before trading them in?
Mar 25, 2026 08:14 AM
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karma_joyMar 25, 2026 08:14 AM
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Did you turn them on or activate them on cricket before trading them in?
All iphones were turned on, activated, and esim moved to a different unlocked phone before trade. I also charged all iphones but for the latest 2 x 16e, I did not charge them (one still with me, will trade in a few days). One thing I noticed is the battery health cycle count. If you charge them, the count increases for every time you charge it, and when I checked battery health on one of my previous iphones, that page kept spinning with no data, until I restarted and charged again. Not sure if that is some indication for potential "unauthorized modification", but that iphone failed the diagnosis at apple store.

I also tried ordering a Moto Stylus as a second second account, the order went through, but got cancelled moments later citing verification issues. fyi - I had changed my billing address on my existing account just to see if that helps in creating second account. but that did notshake head

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CalmStraw1766Mar 25, 2026 11:50 AM
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Quote from karma_joy :

All iphones were turned on, activated, and esim moved to a different unlocked phone before trade. I also charged all iphones but for the latest 2 x 16e, I did not charge them (one still with me, will trade in a few days). One thing I noticed is the battery health cycle count. If you charge them, the count increases for every time you charge it, and when I checked battery health on one of my previous iphones, that page kept spinning with no data, until I restarted and charged again. Not sure if that is some indication for potential "unauthorized modification", but that iphone failed the diagnosis at apple store.

I also tried ordering a Moto Stylus as a second second account, the order went through, but got cancelled moments later citing verification issues. fyi - I had changed my billing address on my existing account just to see if that helps in creating second account. but that did not

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>One thing I noticed is the battery health cycle count. If you charge them, the count increases for every time you charge it, and when I checked battery health on one of my previous iphones, that page kept spinning with no data, until I restarted and charged again.

I noticed that in the phones I had as but didn't experience failures trading in. I think it's just that the battery health page has no data to run off of until you give it its first charge. Then it'll say 0 cycles/manufactured date and whatever. Probably some weird bug they haven't looked in to yet b/c most iPhone users aren't checking that page the second they get the phone and reporting it as a bug

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