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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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tallanMar 27, 2026 12:56 AM
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Quote from twinbird :
First of all, I feel sorry for everything you've gone through so far. For me bought 1st phone for $120, 2nd 3rd lines for $50 using sister address with her credit card. Used 2 Straight Talk port-in #'s(from last ST deal, phones and tablet) and 1 Lyca paid $5.25. Yesterday went 2 stores, one store offered $175 for 2, other store offered $229 for 3 over the phone. Asked some discounts with cash and offered $179, so I went to that store to get 3 and final price was $149. Cheaper than online order. This time used ST, Lyca and Metro port-in #'s. Everything went smoothly.
I appreciate that. So when you say $120 + $50 + $50, do you mean an online order? I was able to place an online order for 2 under the same address & CC#. I'm curious why they'd give a discount with cash? Don't they get paid the same no matter what payment method you use? They quoted $229, then changed it to $179, then changed it again to $149 when you went in, is that correct? Did they waive activation fees- is that how you got them so cheap? And the manager told me all he could do was 2. With all of those port-in numbers, do you pay for them each month to keep them? I'm a newbie to all of this port-in stuff. Thanks for your help.
Last edited by tallan March 26, 2026 at 06:10 PM.
Mar 27, 2026 01:15 AM
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PowerfulName4771Mar 27, 2026 01:15 AM
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Quote from twinbird :
First of all, I feel sorry for everything you've gone through so far. For me bought 1st phone for $120, 2nd 3rd lines for $50 using sister address with her credit card. Used 2 Straight Talk port-in #'s(from last ST deal, phones and tablet) and 1 Lyca paid $5.25. Yesterday went 2 stores, one store offered $175 for 2, other store offered $229 for 3 over the phone. Asked some discounts with cash and offered $179, so I went to that store to get 3 and final price was $149. Cheaper than online order. This time used ST, Lyca and Metro port-in #'s. Everything went smoothly.
How were you able to order in the store after ordering online? Were they not able to see that you already had an online account? I'm assuming they check ID in the store and match the address? Thanks.
Mar 27, 2026 04:02 AM
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NamelessmeMar 27, 2026 04:02 AM
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Assume Tmobile won't work for this? My only spare left, but guessing it won't work since Cricket uses Tmobile? Talking about instore, not online. Just wondering if I want to try for one more.
Mar 27, 2026 04:14 AM
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funkadunk8Mar 27, 2026 04:14 AM
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Quote from freshsqueezed :
Assuming that the phones that everybody is receiving are in brand new factory sealed boxes, it must be something on Apple's end.
I have a sneaking suspicion that if the phone i never activated on apple's end ( going through the initial setup to getto the home screen) that they can't see it properly and it throws an error. their old warranty system was like that where a serial number wouldn't show warranty info or expiration date unless it was setup first.
Mar 27, 2026 08:53 AM
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GreenMammoth672Mar 27, 2026 08:53 AM
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If anyone has a number to port into cricket can you please dm me. Need a line for this deal. Please DM me.
Thank you
Mar 27, 2026 10:27 AM
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FusionNeoMar 27, 2026 10:27 AM
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Quote from funkadunk8 :
I have a sneaking suspicion that if the phone i never activated on apple's end ( going through the initial setup to getto the home screen) that they can't see it properly and it throws an error. their old warranty system was like that where a serial number wouldn't show warranty info or expiration date unless it was setup first.

It's happening to phones that have been activated too. My buddy waited a few days after activating and it was still flagged as unauthorized modifications at the Apple store.

I'm wondering if the issue is just a batch of phones where an internal component wasn't properly registered on Apple's end during production which is causing it be read as tampered when it's not. The iPhone 16e's only recently became available for trade in, so this might be a relatively new problem that will take some time to be kicked up the chain at Apple until it's fixed.

The strange thing is the inconsistency. Plenty of people with no issues and a decent amount with issues, and there doesn't seem to be a common denominator.
Mar 27, 2026 11:10 AM
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StrongGiraffe4348Mar 27, 2026 11:10 AM
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Did anyone receive 'ineligible device' as their reason for $0 trade-in value while tradein online?

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Mar 27, 2026 01:27 PM
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Quote from tallan :
I appreciate that. So when you say $120 + $50 + $50, do you mean an online order? I was able to place an online order for 2 under the same address & CC#. I'm curious why they'd give a discount with cash? Don't they get paid the same no matter what payment method you use? They quoted $229, then changed it to $179, then changed it again to $149 when you went in, is that correct? Did they waive activation fees- is that how you got them so cheap? And the manager told me all he could do was 2. With all of those port-in numbers, do you pay for them each month to keep them? I'm a newbie to all of this port-in stuff. Thanks for your help.
Online order 3 phones price was $170 total. I don't think price matters with cash or not. All depends on the store and salesperson. Yesterday got another 16e for $33. The salesperson said can't buy another 16e. I have to open a new account and pay $78.
Last edited by twinbird March 27, 2026 at 02:22 PM.
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Mar 27, 2026 01:30 PM
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Quote from PowerfulName4771 :
How were you able to order in the store after ordering online? Were they not able to see that you already had an online account? I'm assuming they check ID in the store and match the address? Thanks.
Opened new account.
Mar 27, 2026 03:31 PM
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HopP61633Mar 27, 2026 03:31 PM
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Quote from twinbird :
Online order 3 phones price was $170 total. I don't think price matters with cash or not. All depends on the store and salesperson. Yesterday got another 16e for $38. The salesperson said can't buy another 16e. I have to open a new account and pay $78.
Can you tell where is your store location?Curious.
Mar 27, 2026 05:41 PM
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if200Mar 27, 2026 05:41 PM
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Have two metro pcs numbers that can be ported for $5 ACG each. Have not read the entire thread so not clear if metro works for cricket. Thought it did. PM me if interested. Thanks
Last edited by if200 March 27, 2026 at 10:44 AM.
Mar 27, 2026 05:42 PM
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MaverickszMar 27, 2026 05:42 PM
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Quote from GreenMammoth672 :
If anyone has a number to port into cricket can you please dm me. Need a line for this deal. Please DM me. Thank you
Dm me I have Verizon numbers
Mar 27, 2026 06:32 PM
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GreenMammoth672Mar 27, 2026 06:32 PM
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Quote from if200 :
Have two metro pcs numbers that can be ported for $5 ACG each. Have not read the entire thread so not clear if metro works for cricket. Thought it did. PM me if interested. Thanks
Thanks. Sent you a DM
Mar 27, 2026 06:32 PM
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GreenMammoth672Mar 27, 2026 06:32 PM
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Quote from Mavericksz :
Dm me I have Verizon numbers
Thanks. Sent you a DM

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Mar 27, 2026 08:07 PM
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t2mooreMar 27, 2026 08:07 PM
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Quote from Namelessme :
Assume Tmobile won't work for this? My only spare left, but guessing it won't work since Cricket uses Tmobile? Talking about instore, not online. Just wondering if I want to try for one more.

Cricket uses AT&T. Your Tmobile number should be just fine

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