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expiredFrugalForever posted May 7, 2026 4:03 PM

Total Wireless: 128GB Moto G Stylus 2025 (Locked) + 1-Mo Base 5G Unlimited Plan

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Total Wireless has 128GB Moto G Stylus 5G Smartphone (2025, Locked) for Free when purchased on a New Line with 1-Month of service on the Total Base 5G Unlimited Prepaid Plan for $40 (or higher plan). No number port-in or ID verification required. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member FrugalForever for finding this deal.
  • Note: Discount will apply after adding the phone and plan to your cart.
Specs:
  • 6.7" 2712 x1220 HDR 120Hz 3000 nit AMOLED touchscreen display
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 octa-core processor
  • 8GB RAM
  • 128GB UFS 2.2 internal storage
  • microSDXC card expansion slot
  • Main Cameras: 50 MP (wide) + 13 MP (ultrawide), up to 4K 30fps video recording
  • Selfie Camera: 32 MP (wide), up to 4K 30fps video recording
  • 802.11ac Wi-Fi / Bluetooth 5.4 / NFC / GPS
  • Stereo speakers
  • IP68 dust tight & water resistant | MIL-STD-810H compliant
  • Nano-SIM + eSIM support
  • 3.5mm headphone jack
  • Under-display optical fingerprint sensor
  • 5000mAh battery
  • USB 2.0 Type-C w/ 68W wired charging
  • Built-in stylus pen
  • 15W wireless charging
  • Android 15 operating system (w/ up to 2 major Android upgrades planned)
Total Base Unlimited 5G Plan:
  • No contract, prepaid carrier (owned by and operated on the Verizon network). Cancel anytime.
  • Unlimited data, talk & text
    • Note: In times of high network traffic, your data may be temporarily slower than other traffic. Video streams at up to 480p.
  • 5GB hotspot data
  • Calling to 85+ countries
  • Texting to 200+ countries
  • Roaming in Canada & Mexico
  • Qualify for a $15 off per month Verizon Home Internet (FiOS) bundle discount (see details)

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Written by RevOne | Staff
  • Offer valid for a limited time while supplies last online or at participating stores. New line of service required.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Update: This popular deal is still available.

Total Wireless has 128GB Moto G Stylus 5G Smartphone (2025, Locked) for Free when purchased on a New Line with 1-Month of service on the Total Base 5G Unlimited Prepaid Plan for $40 (or higher plan). No number port-in or ID verification required. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member FrugalForever for finding this deal.
  • Note: Discount will apply after adding the phone and plan to your cart.
Specs:
  • 6.7" 2712 x1220 HDR 120Hz 3000 nit AMOLED touchscreen display
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 octa-core processor
  • 8GB RAM
  • 128GB UFS 2.2 internal storage
  • microSDXC card expansion slot
  • Main Cameras: 50 MP (wide) + 13 MP (ultrawide), up to 4K 30fps video recording
  • Selfie Camera: 32 MP (wide), up to 4K 30fps video recording
  • 802.11ac Wi-Fi / Bluetooth 5.4 / NFC / GPS
  • Stereo speakers
  • IP68 dust tight & water resistant | MIL-STD-810H compliant
  • Nano-SIM + eSIM support
  • 3.5mm headphone jack
  • Under-display optical fingerprint sensor
  • 5000mAh battery
  • USB 2.0 Type-C w/ 68W wired charging
  • Built-in stylus pen
  • 15W wireless charging
  • Android 15 operating system (w/ up to 2 major Android upgrades planned)
Total Base Unlimited 5G Plan:
  • No contract, prepaid carrier (owned by and operated on the Verizon network). Cancel anytime.
  • Unlimited data, talk & text
    • Note: In times of high network traffic, your data may be temporarily slower than other traffic. Video streams at up to 480p.
  • 5GB hotspot data
  • Calling to 85+ countries
  • Texting to 200+ countries
  • Roaming in Canada & Mexico
  • Qualify for a $15 off per month Verizon Home Internet (FiOS) bundle discount (see details)

Editor's Notes

Written by RevOne | Staff
  • Offer valid for a limited time while supplies last online or at participating stores. New line of service required.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by FrugalForever

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Metro Unlock Policy: https://www.metrobyt-mobile.com/t...4Gbki5mVDd

Unlock eligibility requirements
We unlock mobile devices that meet the following eligibility criteria free of charge:

The device must be purchased from Metro by T-Mobile.
The device must not be reported as lost, stolen or blocked.
Three hundred sixty-five (365) days must have passed since the device's activation date.


In summary, same device available via:

Metro for $65 ... auto unlocks in 365 days, continuing the service after 1st month/initial payment not required
Total Wireless for $40 ... will never unlock unless paid for 1 whole year of service (which is not worth - better use case is to use it as wifi only or cheaper service via rebranding to tracfone etc, ymmv)
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yugioh2
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Chase has 25% cashback offer at Total Wireless on SOME of their credit cards. Log in and check for the offers in your account, add it, then make purchase.
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NervousTent9962
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treat this as a wifi only device. Full year service is required to unlock which is very expensive.
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May 7, 2026 7:16 PM
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hpham_53May 7, 2026 7:16 PM
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Quote from DenisM4271 :
"service transferred from your current phone doesn't count as paid service for unlocking purpose."

Is this outlined in their policy somewhere? Before they switched from 60 days to 365, transferring the existing service to a new phone would unlock it just fine.
It's not stated as such in their policy, but they will say that "transferred service" was paid for another phone, and doesn't count as "paid service" on the new phone. That change took effect last Fall, before the new policy implented on 1/20/26. I had several phones activated in Dec 2025 with transfers, they didn't get unlocked in Feb 2026. I had to add plans of 60 days or more to unlock them, at least TF honored the 60-day term because they were activated prior to 1/20/26.
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Quote from DenisM4271 :
"service transferred from your current phone doesn't count as paid service for unlocking purpose."

Is this outlined in their policy somewhere? Before they switched from 60 days to 365, transferring the existing service to a new phone would unlock it just fine.
Yes, it is. This didn't happen exactly when they changed to 365 days. For a long time, the policy stated that they would unlock 60 days after activation. During those times, transferred service was fine. Then they changed it to 60 days of paid active service. That made transferred service not count. Then finally came the change to 365 days of paid active service.
"For all cellphones Activated on or after January 20, 2026, the cellphone will be unlocked upon request after 365 days of paid and active service"
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May 7, 2026 7:24 PM
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DenisM4271May 7, 2026 7:24 PM
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Quote from hpham_53 :
It's not stated as such in their policy, but they will say that "transferred service" was paid for another phone, and doesn't count as "paid service" on the new phone. That change took effect last Fall, before the new policy implented on 1/20/26. I had several phones activated in Dec 2025 with transfers, they didn't get unlocked in Feb 2026. I had to add plans of 60 days or more to unlock them, at least TF honored the 60-day term because they were activated prior to 1/20/26.
I activated a new TF locked phone on Jan 19, 2026 (just 1 day before they switched to 365 days, way past last Fall) with an existing service and it unlocked in 60 days just fine.
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May 7, 2026 7:27 PM
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DenisM4271May 7, 2026 7:27 PM
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Quote from SpyrusNViware :
Yes, it is. This didn't happen exactly when they changed to 365 days. For a long time, the policy stated that they would unlock 60 days after activation. During those times, transferred service was fine. Then they changed it to 60 days of paid active service. That made transferred service not count. Then finally came the change to 365 days of paid active service.
"For all cellphones Activated on or after January 20, 2026, the cellphone will be unlocked upon request after 365 days of paid and active service"
I was not asking about the number of days to unlock, but about the statement that they require activation by a new service to qualify for unlocking. Because as of January 2026 there was no such requirement - I activated a new locked Motorola in Jan 2026 with an existing plan and it unlocked in 60 days without issues.
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AcmpMay 7, 2026 7:33 PM
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Quote from bamx2 :
Yes, not good deal unless you plan to use it on TW or another Verizon Value brand for a year.
So you can use other Verizon providers like visible?
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Quote from DenisM4271 :
I was not asking about the number of days to unlock, but about the statement that they require activation by a new service to qualify for unlocking. Because as of January 2026 there was no such requirement - I activated a new locked Motorola in Jan 2026 with an existing plan and it unlocked in 60 days without issues.
That's odd. Because I had some phones that I activated using transferred service that did not unlock. I called to get them unlocked, and they told me that transferred service didn't count, and I had to add service. Not only that, but after I added that service, they still didn't unlock. I was told that I needed to wait 60 days from the date that the paid service was added. I will say though, that adding the service using rewards points does count as "paid service". At least that has been the case for me so far. I don't really know after the 365 day change, and nobody really knows or will know until next Feb or so. But, you are the 1st person that I've seen claim that the phones unlocked using strictly transferred service after they changed to 60 days of "paid and active service". When they first started that policy, I did have some unlock after 60 days with just 1 month of actual paid service. But after those, no luck.
Last edited by SpyrusNViware May 7, 2026 at 12:40 PM.
May 7, 2026 7:36 PM
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00FOXRJ73May 7, 2026 7:36 PM
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Good wifi cell for kids. They're definitely locking down the cell phone market with the 1yr unlock requirements.

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May 7, 2026 7:39 PM
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hpham_53May 7, 2026 7:39 PM
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Quote from DenisM4271 :
I activated a new TF locked phone on Jan 19, 2026 (just 1 day before they switched to 365 days, way past last Fall) with an existing service and it unlocked in 60 days just fine.
Did your new TF locked phone come with its own plan? If not, I can't argue with your success, but I know I had to add plans to my TF phones activated in Dec 2025 with transfer because they didn't unlock in Feb 2026, and TF Unlocking Dept told me the phones didn't have any paid service.
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PeteyTheStrikerMay 7, 2026 7:44 PM
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A lot of people seem to love this phone, so I would say this is a great deal if you plan on using the service. If not currently the 2026 model is out and comes with free buds, watch, and tag directly from motorola and unlocked for $599 with 256GB of storage. If you have a newer phone you can trade in for even better deal. There is no performance difference between the 2025 and the 2026 version they are pretty much identical minus the look of the case.

Also Motorola in general is having a huge sale on all their phones not just the stylus, including 1TB razors which is really tempting. All unlocked and ready to go on any carrier.
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Quote from hpham_53 :
Then it will get unlocked 365 days after the additonal year was added (any service days before that doesn't count for unlocking purpose).
You are speculating or know for a fact?
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Quote from party__arty :
So basically a trade in phone or wifi only?
Yeah, WiFi only. I see it more as a solid secondary OLED screen for kids, media, or retro emulation.
For $40, it's pretty wild - large 120Hz OLED, big battery, SD card slot, fast charging, and a Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 which handles PSP/3DS and below pretty well. I'd factor in another $25-$45 depending on if you want a telescopic controller. Still, for under $100 all-in, it'd be hard to find a nicer screen Android retro gaming setup
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DenisM4271May 7, 2026 7:53 PM
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Quote from SpyrusNViware :
That's odd. Because I had some phones that I activated using transferred service that did not unlock. I called to get them unlocked, and they told me that transferred service didn't count, and I had to add service. Not only that, but after I added that service, they still didn't unlock. I was told that I needed to wait 60 days from the date that the paid service was added. I will say though, that adding the service using rewards points does count as "paid service". At least that has been the case for me so far. I don't really know after the 365 day change, and nobody really knows or will know until next Feb or so. But, you are the 1st person that I've seen claim that the phones unlocked using strictly transferred service after they changed to 60 days of "paid and active service". When they first started that policy, I did have some unlock after 60 days with just 1 month of actual paid service. But after those, no luck.
Technically the transferred service was "paid and active service" as far as I understand, as I kept using this line with the new phone. I don't know, but maybe $10 data addons I was adding to that line contributed somehow and also at some point after this activation I harvested a 1-year plan from another new phone to this line. Maybe all these things contributed to it. With TF you never know for sure.
May 7, 2026 7:55 PM
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DenisM4271May 7, 2026 7:55 PM
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Quote from hpham_53 :
Did your new TF locked phone come with its own plan? If not, I can't argue with your success, but I know I had to add plans to my TF phones activated in Dec 2025 with transfer because they didn't unlock in Feb 2026, and TF Unlocking Dept told me the phones didn't have any paid service.
As far as I remember it was bundled with a 1-year plan, it was one of those QVC Motorolas, just a different model. The existing line service days got added to the bundled plan during activation.
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Quote from dpicks73 :
I don't care about service. Is this the current best deal on a phone? Anything else like this? Something with more storage or even a Samsung? Also I'm assuming the "Sign up and save 15% on your first phone" doesn't work here?
The coupon might give you 15% off the price of the phone - $0. As far as deals on phones, you can get the Edge 2025 (256GB) for free from Metro on $65 plan. Or you could get the S25 FE (128GB) for $99 on the same plan. But the S25 FE requires a port in.
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Quote from DenisM4271 :
As far as I remember it was bundled with a 1-year plan, it was one of those QVC Motorolas, just a different model. The existing line service days got added to the bundled plan during activation.
Yes, that bundled plan counts as paid service. So that explains it.

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