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T-Mobile: Free Cellular 11" 128GB Apple iPad (A16) with 36 mo Qualifying Data Plan ($5 Tablet Plan on Go5G Next, Better Value, or Experience Beyond Qualifies)
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Available today only via the T-Life app or through Costco app is the 11" 128GB Apple iPad (A16) for free with qualifying data plan through 36 months of bill credits. Costco sweetens the offer with a waived device connection charge (up to $35) and a $25 Costco shop card. The 25GB Data Tablet with Beyond Savings 2.0 Plan is $5 with Go5G Next, Better Value, or Experience Beyond accounts. Term is for 36 months so it will cost you $5x36= $180 for the term of the contract plus sales tax and fees. Upfront costs for me were $52.50 for the sales tax.
Costco instructions: visit https://www.costco.com/f/-/t-mobi...d-showcase and scroll down to "Get $25 when you purchase a new watch or tablet and activate a new line," it will then start a Costco/T-Mobile shopping session.
T-Mobile:
https://www.t-mobile.com/tablet/a...18F3E45435
Costco instructions: visit https://www.costco.com/f/-/t-mobi...d-showcase and scroll down to "Get $25 when you purchase a new watch or tablet and activate a new line," it will then start a Costco/T-Mobile shopping session.
T-Mobile:
https://www.t-mobile.com/tablet/a...18F3E45435
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Available today only via the T-Life app or through Costco app is the 11" 128GB Apple iPad (A16) for free with qualifying data plan through 36 months of bill credits. Costco sweetens the offer with a waived device connection charge (up to $35) and a $25 Costco shop card. The 25GB Data Tablet with Beyond Savings 2.0 Plan is $5 with Go5G Next, Better Value, or Experience Beyond accounts. Term is for 36 months so it will cost you $5x36= $180 for the term of the contract plus sales tax and fees. Upfront costs for me were $52.50 for the sales tax.
Costco instructions: visit https://www.costco.com/f/-/t-mobi...d-showcase and scroll down to "Get $25 when you purchase a new watch or tablet and activate a new line," it will then start a Costco/T-Mobile shopping session.
T-Mobile:
https://www.t-mobile.com/tablet/a...18F3E45435
Costco instructions: visit https://www.costco.com/f/-/t-mobi...d-showcase and scroll down to "Get $25 when you purchase a new watch or tablet and activate a new line," it will then start a Costco/T-Mobile shopping session.
T-Mobile:
https://www.t-mobile.com/tablet/a...18F3E45435
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This T Mobile iPad A16 offer is really a bill credit deal tied to a qualifying tablet line, not a simple free tablet. The strongest path appears to be the specific 25GB Tablet with Beyond Savings 2.0 plan for eligible higher tier accounts, with the iPad offset by about $16.67 in monthly credits over 36 months. Several checkout attempts show the advertised $5 plan failing to trigger the discount, while other accounts are pushed to $25, $30, or even $65 monthly plans. The main catch is that the real monthly cost and eligibility can change by account, and canceling the line can leave the remaining iPad balance due.
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The promo appears to require the higher-priced Tablet Unlimited Plus 2.0 or above plan, with a minimum $25/month, for the $16.67/month iPad discount to apply. Selecting other tablet plans can remove the discount and raise the monthly cost.
Yes. Some checkouts show $0 during the flow but then add due today or monthly charges at checkout, including examples of $391 due today or about $16.xx plus the tablet plan. The iPad discount is offset by bill credits over 36 months, so canceling the data plan can leave the remaining device balance due.
The qualifying plans mentioned are Go5G Next, Better Value, and Experience Beyond, but the tablet line still has to be the specific promo-eligible plan. The deal is tied to the 25GB Tablet with Beyond Savings 2.0 or the Tablet Unlimited Plus 2.0/above option depending on account eligibility.
Account type can change the price shown at checkout, with examples of the $5 plan turning into $30/month or only a $65/month option appearing in T-Life. That means the advertised tablet price may not apply to every account, even when the plan name looks correct.
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They do offer me the $60 plan at $15/mo, that I am considering though. Not quite as slick of a deal though.
$20 for me.
Tablet Unlimited 2.0
$25 for me.
Tablet Unlimited Plus 2.0
$30 for me. So no deal. 🥺
Internet the $5 plan is that $5 with auto pay i think i maxed the lines i can get autopay on so would that make it $10 ? I am on go next
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