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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

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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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Sep 5, 2026 3:58 AM
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WiiMeSep 5, 2026 3:58 AM
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Question is , can I activate it and use it for a month, then put in a mint sim and continue to use the phone for 11 months, after that, put the metro sim in and does it gets unlocked? Thanks
Sep 5, 2026 7:28 AM
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CharleyWSep 5, 2026 7:28 AM
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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
did you pay only 30? I got mint mobile unlimited plan last month
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Quote from CharleyW View quoted comment :
did you pay only 30? I got mint mobile unlimited plan last month
Yes paid only $30 for this phone and using it with my mint annual unlimited line.
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Sep 5, 2026 7:33 AM
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CharleyWSep 5, 2026 7:33 AM
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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
if you have mint mobile can you just pay 30 or is it 50?
Sep 5, 2026 7:34 AM
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CharleyWSep 5, 2026 7:34 AM
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Quote from FrugalForever View quoted comment :
Yes paid only $30 for this phone and using it with my mint annual unlimited line.
so you put in your mint number when you purchased?
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FrugalForeverSep 5, 2026 7:34 AM
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Quote from CharleyW View quoted comment :
if you have mint mobile can you just pay 30 or is it 50?
That's my other line. It has nothing to do with metro. I have both mint and metro 😀
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FrugalForeverSep 5, 2026 7:37 AM
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Quote from CharleyW View quoted comment :
so you put in your mint number when you purchased?
No. My mint line has nothing to do with this. I already have a metro line and a separate mint line. This phone and new line I added to my metro account but when the phone arrived, tried to use it with my mint line physical sim and it worked.

basically what it might mean is that this phone will work with other T-Mobile mnvos as well out of the box. I just shared my observation with the community to help.
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Sep 5, 2026 7:40 AM
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CharleyWSep 5, 2026 7:40 AM
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Quote from FrugalForever View quoted comment :
No. My mint line has nothing to do with this. I already have a metro line and a separate mint line. This phone and new line I added to my metro account but when the phone arrived, tried to use it with my mint line physical sim and it worked.
oh okay, so I got to pay the 50 I think then.
thanks!
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Quote from CharleyW View quoted comment :
oh okay, so I got to pay the 50 I think then. thanks!
If you are not an existing metro customer, then yes. As I mentioned in op, this is primarily a better deal for existing customers only.
Sep 5, 2026 7:49 AM
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CharleyWSep 5, 2026 7:49 AM
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Quote from FrugalForever View quoted comment :
No. My mint line has nothing to do with this. I already have a metro line and a separate mint line. This phone and new line I added to my metro account but when the phone arrived, tried to use it with my mint line physical sim and it worked.

basically what it might mean is that his phone will work with other T-Mobile mnvos as well out of the box. I just shared my observation with the community to help.
so do you think it's guaranteed or risky? strictly looking for a phone replacement for my mint unlimited year sim.

wondering if the phone updates or something, will it stop working or something, chat AI made trying to tell me you found a glitch and an update could wipe the ability


really appreciate the feedback!
Last edited by CharleyW September 5, 2026 at 12:54 AM.
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Quote from CharleyW View quoted comment :
so do you think it's guaranteed or risky? strictly looking for a phone replacement for my mint unlimited year sim.wondering if the phone updates or something, will it stop working or something, chat AI made trying to tell me you found a glitch and an update could wipe the abilityreally appreciate the feedback!
I just shared my observation but of course I cannot guarantee anything 🙂
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Quote from WiiMe View quoted comment :
Question is , can I activate it and use it for a month, then put in a mint sim and continue to use the phone for 11 months, after that, put the metro sim in and does it gets unlocked? Thanks
If the intention is to use with mint, personally I would never activate it with metro to avoid any mnvo based updates or backend registration to lock it with metro or something. Just my opinion, other may disagree
Sep 5, 2026 8:16 AM
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CharleyWSep 5, 2026 8:16 AM
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Quote from FrugalForever View quoted comment :
If the intention is to use with mint, personally I would never activate it with metro to avoid any mnvo based updates or backend registration to lock it with metro or something. Just my opinion, other may disagree
I'd like to wipe factory reset it, let it fully update , not activate it and then use adb for bloatware
Sep 6, 2026 4:04 PM
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ZakT659Sep 6, 2026 4:04 PM
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Side note: I hate the ai slop SD added to summarize the comments.

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Sep 8, 2026 6:52 PM
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JeffreyLCSep 8, 2026 6:52 PM
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have a metro A37 line and two tablet lines, tried calling customer support to add this TCL Nxtpaper but payment of $30 failed on all credit cards. Is metro blocking me for no more devices? Wondering if worth trying to call in again.

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