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Aug 30, 2026 7:27 PM

Existing Metro by TMobile Customers 128GB/8GB TCL Nxtpaper 70 Pro FREE + $30 First Month Plan. Unlocks 365 days post activation

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Existing Metro by TMobile Customers 128GB/8GB TCL Nxtpaper 70 Pro FREE + $30 First Month Plan. Unlocks 365 days post activation

Steps to get the deal:

1. Should be an existing metro by T-Mobile customer.
2. Call the customer care to check for offers on adding a new line. They might propose Galaxy A17 by default.
3. Ask them to check the price of this phone (TCL Nxtpaper 70 pro 5G) when adding a new line.
4. It would be FREE phone with $30 for the first month unlimited plan.

https://www.metrobyt-mobile.com/c...per-70-pro
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Existing Metro by TMobile Customers 128GB/8GB TCL Nxtpaper 70 Pro FREE + $30 First Month Plan. Unlocks 365 days post activation

Steps to get the deal:

1. Should be an existing metro by T-Mobile customer.
2. Call the customer care to check for offers on adding a new line. They might propose Galaxy A17 by default.
3. Ask them to check the price of this phone (TCL Nxtpaper 70 pro 5G) when adding a new line.
4. It would be FREE phone with $30 for the first month unlimited plan.

https://www.metrobyt-mobile.com/c...per-70-pro

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Aug 31, 2026 5:50 PM
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kpb321Aug 31, 2026 5:50 PM
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Quote from Deathmunky View quoted comment :


Costco is ATT only here, Sams has Tmob....
Costco has both depending on the location. I did the deal at one of my local Costco's about a week ago. No Sam's in the area at all so no idea if they offer similar options. Looks like you can do it online too if your local Costco's don't have kiosk. I've never needed to do that so I haven't tried it

https://www.costco.com/f/-/t-mobi...d-showcase
Aug 31, 2026 6:14 PM
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Joined Apr 2013
ed1968Aug 31, 2026 6:14 PM
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No band 71 on T-Mobile? My china phone has band 71.
Sep 1, 2026 1:12 AM
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OlivePenguin4035Sep 1, 2026 1:12 AM
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Quote from SmartShopper4home View quoted comment :
Can someone please confirm if this locked device works with T mobile?
Yes it does. Currently dual simming with a physical Tmobile sim. Unfortunately, the phone itself is kinda trash. Gets hot even on idle, all paper modes turn wallpaper black, custom themes (KLWP) don't work, and mediatek 7300 is kinda slow.
Don't get this if you're trying to use it as a main phone or as a potential trade in (I don't ever see TCL phones be part of trades).
Sep 1, 2026 5:20 AM
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RyanJ7344Sep 1, 2026 5:20 AM
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Assuming its unknown , but does the 2 phone per address limit with metro ever reset?

Every time I try to order I get a "we're sorry please call - security message"

Even tried altering address.
Sep 1, 2026 12:29 PM
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muffin30082Sep 1, 2026 12:29 PM
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Quote from kpb321 View quoted comment :
T-Mobile has this free with any trade in on most t-mobile plans. If you have costco near by they wave the $35 and offer a $100 costco card for doing the upgrade. If you are on t-mobile proper that seems the better route and simpler.
Do you know if they let you keep your old plan? Most of their offers seem to require you to change to one of the newer plans. We still have simple choice.
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Sep 1, 2026 8:14 PM
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DanMan5464
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Sep 1, 2026 8:14 PM
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I like this phone. The processor is pretty good. It actually is snappier than my Moto edge 2024
Sep 2, 2026 11:43 AM
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Hussar86Sep 2, 2026 11:43 AM
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Quote from oasisallure View quoted comment :
mediatek 7300 cpu, slow.
I am usually not a fan of phone with Mediatek CPU, but this one is not bad at all.

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Sep 2, 2026 11:55 PM
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sathr1Sep 2, 2026 11:55 PM
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I recently purchased a TCL nxtpaper 50 XL verizon prepaid from amazon. i was not able to get into the phone without activating the sim at store... does anyone know if its the same for Metro? Love the nxtpaper screen though, they are really good and excellent replacement as ereader. I am now using it for reading graphic novels and webtoons. So easy on the eye, no reflections and images are vivid. The display alone makes it worthwhile in my opinion with even kindles becoming crazy expensive.
Last edited by sathr1 September 2, 2026 at 05:04 PM.
Sep 3, 2026 3:35 AM
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kpb321Sep 3, 2026 3:35 AM
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Quote from muffin30082 View quoted comment :
Do you know if they let you keep your old plan? Most of their offers seem to require you to change to one of the newer plans. We still have simple choice.
Yup. Definitely still on the same simple choice plan.
Sep 3, 2026 6:53 AM
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MagentaLaborer1096Sep 3, 2026 6:53 AM
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Quote from hodr View quoted comment :
Why existing customers only, when i click your link it says $0 with promotion and asks if you are a new customer. Does it lock you into multiple months if you are a new customer?
I would imagine that this targets older customers that dont upgrade their phones as often. every time it is time for them to upgrade, it opens up the possibility for them to leave metro, since they have so many offers for free phones on the other big chain companies. so, by preemptively offering a free metro phone, metro is closing that window before it ever opens. older people are some of their most loyal customers, so keeping them with a subsidiced phone really works in metro's favor.
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Sep 3, 2026 5:04 PM
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FrugalForeverSep 3, 2026 5:04 PM
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YMMV. I just received my phone yesterday and to my surprise, it is working out of the box with my Mint sim. The metro esim was mandatory to download but I never got it activated and for now I have disabled it. I am going to disable/avoid updating this phone and keep using it with my Mint sim. I assume it would probably work with T-Mobile and other T-Mobile MNVOs as well. YMMV
Sep 3, 2026 6:38 PM
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karthik_rSep 3, 2026 6:38 PM
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Quote from FrugalForever View quoted comment :
YMMV. I just received my phone yesterday and to my surprise, it is working out of the box with my Mint sim. The metro esim was mandatory to download but I never got it activated and for now I have disabled it. I am going to disable/avoid updating this phone and keep using it with my Mint sim. I assume it would probably work with T-Mobile and other T-Mobile MNVOs as well. YMMV
As an existing customer can we buy it online or it has to be by calling Metro CC only? When I try to add by logging in to Metro, it says $199.99 and gives a message "Upgrading for existing device"
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Sep 3, 2026 6:40 PM
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FrugalForeverSep 3, 2026 6:40 PM
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Quote from karthik_r View quoted comment :
As an existing customer can we buy it online or it has to be by calling Metro CC only? When I try to add by logging in to Metro, it says $199.99 and gives a message "Upgrading for existing device"
Quoting from OP, these are the steps I followed and worked for me:

Steps to get the deal:

1. Should be an existing metro by T-Mobile customer.

2. Call the customer care to check for offers on adding a new line. They might propose Galaxy A17 by default.

3. Ask them to check the price of this phone (TCL Nxtpaper 70 pro 5G) when adding a new line.

4. It would be FREE phone with $30 for the first month unlimited plan.
Sep 4, 2026 6:30 PM
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chaossSep 4, 2026 6:30 PM
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Quote from MichaelM3467 View quoted comment :
The point is to get a phone for 50 bucks, use the phone number to make various accounts like twatter and dickord then never pay for a 2nd month wait a year until it unlock, sell it for $200 like new on marketplace when phones are expensive because memory prices are going to go through the roof.
Why make various accounts? Put me on lol

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Sep 4, 2026 11:46 PM
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Alpha__OmegaSep 4, 2026 11:46 PM
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Just dropped into their site. As a new customer cost is $50 a month with auto pay, which I know you can cancel yourself after you sign up. The TCL phone at that point is free.
So $50 bucks, use it for a month keep it in the drawer for the next 11 months, or use it as a Wi-Fi device and e-reader.

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