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Aug 27, 2026 10:50 PM

Existing Metro Customers: 11" 128GB Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ 5G Tablet

Free w/ New $20+ Monthly Plan

+ Free S&Hat Metro by T-Mobile
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Metro has for Existing Customers: 11" 128GB Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ 5G Tablet (Gray) on sale for Free when you add a new tablet line (plan options). Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member spike32 for sharing this deal.

Note: Must be an existing customer and logged in to account to be eligible for offer. One-time activation fee may be required in-store. Limit 1 tablet instant rebate per household. See tablet plans here.

How to get this offer online:
  1. Purchase a new Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ 5G and pay the applicable sales tax on the pre-credit price at time of purchase. Instant rebate of $250 will be applied.
  2. Activate a new tablet line on a qualifying $20 or higher rate plan to your existing Metro smartphone plan.

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  • Limited-time offer, subject to change. While supplies last.
  • Existing Metro smartphone plan 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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Metro has for Existing Customers: 11" 128GB Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ 5G Tablet (Gray) on sale for Free when you add a new tablet line (plan options). Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member spike32 for sharing this deal.

Note: Must be an existing customer and logged in to account to be eligible for offer. One-time activation fee may be required in-store. Limit 1 tablet instant rebate per household. See tablet plans here.

How to get this offer online:
  1. Purchase a new Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ 5G and pay the applicable sales tax on the pre-credit price at time of purchase. Instant rebate of $250 will be applied.
  2. Activate a new tablet line on a qualifying $20 or higher rate plan to your existing Metro smartphone plan.

Editor's Notes

Written by Nate650 | Staff
  • Limited-time offer, subject to change. While supplies last.
  • Existing Metro smartphone plan 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 spike32

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The Galaxy Tab A11+ is a fast, solid 11-inch Android tablet that stands out for better performance than the A9+, long update support, and now fast charging. It also works well for everyday use, media, and travel, and some setups have used T-Mobile service, eSIM, or a physical SIM after activation. The main catch is that the Metro promo is not truly free, since it requires a qualifying $20 monthly tablet line, taxes, and sometimes activation or plan charges. Checkout can be finicky, and the device appears to be network locked until the unlock period runs out.

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Sep 1, 2026 12:55 PM
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gzrecoilSep 1, 2026 12:55 PM
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Quote from tingumz View quoted comment :
Do I actually need to activate the line, or can I just pay the $20 charge, cancel the plan before it rebills, and use the tablet strictly on Wi-Fi?
Yes. You pay $20 up front because it's for prepaid service, you activate it once it's delivered, then you cancel the monthly service plan before you get another charge at the end of the bill cycle. The first $20 charge is non-refundable and it tells you as much when you're checking out. After one year the device will sim unlock or is eligible for sim unlock.

Edit: I ordered mine yesterday just a few minutes before their 3PM EST cutoff for same day shipping, and it is scheduled to arrive Wednesday via UPS two day express shipping out of Kentucky.
Last edited by gzrecoil September 1, 2026 at 07:01 AM.
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Sep 1, 2026 4:30 PM
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Afeldman1Sep 1, 2026 4:30 PM
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If we set this up in wifi only mode without initializing any of the Metro bloat, is there anyway to still get any OS updates?
Sep 1, 2026 4:52 PM
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lou2004Sep 1, 2026 4:52 PM
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Quote from Afeldman1 View quoted comment :
If we set this up in wifi only mode without initializing any of the Metro bloat, is there anyway to still get any OS updates?
You can manually flash any updates with odin. You have all the tools in samfw.com
Sep 1, 2026 5:07 PM
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FeistyPear466Sep 1, 2026 5:07 PM
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can we get this in store or its just online
Sep 1, 2026 5:14 PM
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isaaclSep 1, 2026 5:14 PM
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Still waiting for mine to ship and arrive, but with the A9+, I activated it with a SIM card, and then changed the CSC with the SamFw tool, and it should get updates, have to look back to see which CSC I used, but when I initially bypassed the activation the first time, the tablet wouldn't get OTA updates.
Sep 1, 2026 5:32 PM
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Afeldman1Sep 1, 2026 5:32 PM
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Quote from isaacl View quoted comment :
Still waiting for mine to ship and arrive, but with the A9+, I activated it with a SIM card, and then changed the CSC with the SamFw tool, and it should get updates, have to look back to see which CSC I used, but when I initially bypassed the activation the first time, the tablet wouldn't get OTA updates.
You ended up having all the Metro bloat permanently installed then?
Sep 1, 2026 6:13 PM
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isaaclSep 1, 2026 6:13 PM
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Quote from Afeldman1 View quoted comment :
You ended up having all the Metro bloat permanently installed then?
No, it should let you get rid of anything extra installed once the CSC is switched, will have to test when I get the A11 and make sure it works the same way.

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Sep 1, 2026 6:21 PM
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beaner69Sep 1, 2026 6:21 PM
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Quote from isaacl View quoted comment :
For anyone wanting to get a phone first, seems like the A37 is a better deal than the Moto Stylus, plus you don't need the more expensive plan...
You only have to pay the first month for the phone right?
Sep 1, 2026 6:33 PM
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isaaclSep 1, 2026 6:33 PM
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Quote from beaner69 View quoted comment :
You only have to pay the first month for the phone right?
There was another thread on that, more info here: https://slickdeals.net/f/19811730-metro-by-t-mobile-new-customers-128gb-samsung-galaxy-a37-5g-free-w-40-monthly-unlimited-plan-free-s-h
But assuming it works the same way, you pay for the first month and activate the phone, only issue is that the phone won't unlock for 365 days, probably can be used on T-Mobile based services though until then.
Sep 1, 2026 8:19 PM
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roberthhidSep 1, 2026 8:19 PM
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Most people really don't care if a tablet sim is locked or unlocked.
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Sep 1, 2026 9:10 PM
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karthik_rSep 1, 2026 9:10 PM
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Quote from gzrecoil View quoted comment :
Yes. You pay $20 up front because it's for prepaid service, you activate it once it's delivered, then you cancel the monthly service plan before you get another charge at the end of the bill cycle. The first $20 charge is non-refundable and it tells you as much when you're checking out. After one year the device will sim unlock or is eligible for sim unlock.

Edit: I ordered mine yesterday just a few minutes before their 3PM EST cutoff for same day shipping, and it is scheduled to arrive Wednesday via UPS two day express shipping out of Kentucky.
I ordered mine today early morning and it shipped just few mins back. Mine is arriving on Friday via UPS ground even though I chose 2 day shipping.
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Sep 1, 2026 10:19 PM
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Sep 1, 2026 10:19 PM
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Quote from isaacl View quoted comment :
There was another thread on that, more info here: https://slickdeals.net/f/19811730-metro-by-t-mobile-new-customers-128gb-samsung-galaxy-a37-5g-free-w-40-monthly-unlimited-plan-free-s-hBut assuming it works the same way, you pay for the first month and activate the phone, only issue is that the phone won't unlock for 365 days, probably can be used on T-Mobile based services though until then.
I would be wary of assuming that Metro-locked devices can still be used on T-mobile based services before 365 day locked period is up. Unless there are specific examples of T-Mobile or their MVNO pSIMs/eSIMs successfully working. No one should buy these with that assumption.
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Sep 1, 2026 10:31 PM
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ScottoDonoSep 1, 2026 10:31 PM
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Ok, so I posted earlier about how trying to get a price adjustment was useless because I do not think they would refund the plan and if anything I think they just would give me a service credit which would have been useless. Actually I would have tried harder if I had more time in my month of service from the A37 deal but that expires on Wednesday. So it let me order a 2nd tablet with the promo. So basically I got one tablet for $50 + $20 that is already flashed to U1/XAA and I just ordered a 2nd one with this deal on same phone line with only 2 days of service left in my phone plan. Now its time to sell my unlocked A9+ to offset the cost. And of couse Ill have to open a ticket but I went through the site that is not retail which had sitewide $20 , now $15
Sep 1, 2026 10:32 PM
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isaaclSep 1, 2026 10:32 PM
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Quote from roberthhid View quoted comment :
Most people really don't care if a tablet sim is locked or unlocked.
Correct, that's the difference between a tablet and phone, having a phone SIM locked for a year is more limiting and not necessarily worthwhile, hence the warning for the phone...

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Sep 1, 2026 11:12 PM
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isaaclSep 1, 2026 11:12 PM
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Quote from txdf View quoted comment :
I would be wary of assuming that Metro-locked devices can still be used on T-mobile based services before 365 day locked period is up. Unless there are specific examples of T-Mobile or their MVNO pSIMs/eSIMs successfully working. No one should buy these with that assumption.
In the past, Metro locked devices have worked with T-Mobile service (and often with other MVNOs based on T-Mobile as well), there should be more info in the previous threads, but hard to know until it's actually tested, but as mentioned, the tablet should work fine on WiFi until it's unlocked, so still worthwhile for most people either way.

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