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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.

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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

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This iPad deal hinges on T Mobile tablet plan eligibility, with the best value tied to the $5 25GB Tablet with Beyond Savings 2.0 plan on qualifying Go5G Next, Better Value, or Experience Beyond lines. The promo can offset the iPad with monthly bill credits over 36 months, but the checkout flow is inconsistent and sometimes shows higher due today amounts or switches to a $25 or even $30 plan. Canceling the data plan would leave the remaining device balance due. A workable offer only if the account qualifies cleanly.

  • The $5 tablet line can work when an account is already on T-Mobile's more expensive qualifying plans.

    itsalanis

  • The iPad cost can be offset by bill credits spread across 36 months when the promo applies correctly.

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  • The promo can require selecting the specific "25GB Tablet with Beyond Savings 2.0" $5 plan for Experience Beyond, Better Value, or Go5G Next lines.

    itsalanis

  • Checkout can show a much higher amount due today or higher monthly due than expected, which can make the iPad not effectively $0.

    u2jrmwGreenRock7396

  • The promo may not apply on some accounts, with the iPad billed monthly even after selecting the $5 plan.

    BrightLake498

  • The advertised "free" iPad can disappear at checkout, including cases where Costco removes the discount for the $5 plan.

    u2jrmw

  • The $5 plan may charge $30 per month at checkout for some accounts, suggesting deal terms differ by account.

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Today 11:38 AM
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GreenRock7396Today 11:38 AM
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Quote from itsalanis View quoted comment :
But it does if you are on those plans like the post says? I added an additional screen shot from T-mobile that says this.
Mine says otherwise when I select $5 plan I don't get free iPad anymore. I think even ur screenshot is saying due $50+ which probably means tax + monthly due
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pbmpharmacistToday 11:40 AM
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Was going to cost me $15 a month for the plan. Hard pass.
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u2jrmwToday 11:40 AM
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I am going through Costco it suggests $0 but at checkout it say $391 due today
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itsalanisToday 11:42 AM
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Quote from GreenRock7396 View quoted comment :
Mine says otherwise when I select $5 plan I don't get free iPad anymore. I think even ur screenshot is saying due $50+ which probably means tax + monthly due
You selected the The 25GB Data Tablet with Beyond Savings 2.0 Plan? It's only $5 if you are on certain plans like the post says. The last screen shot says this too.
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GreenRock7396Today 11:45 AM
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Quote from itsalanis View quoted comment :
You selected the The 25GB Data Tablet with Beyond Savings 2.0 Plan? It's only $5 if you are on certain plans like the post says. The last screen shot says this too.
Yes I have go 5g next which has $5 plan. And I see $16.xx + $5 monthly due
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itsalanisToday 11:54 AM
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Quote from GreenRock7396 View quoted comment :
Yes I have go 5g next which has $5 plan. And I see $16.xx + $5 monthly due
yes... it's $16 bill credits for 36 months so the $16 charge cancels out. $16.67x 36=$600. If you cancel the data plan then you have to pay the remaining balance on the iPad. Sorry this wasn't clear but it's the first thing it says on the site and on the first picture and it mentions it along the pages in the details as you purchase.
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u2jrmwToday 11:55 AM
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Ok so interesting. Via T-Mobile it only offers $25 monthly plan.

Also it pops up a window basically saying the financing terms have changed so I have to make an upfront payment but my savings don't change. I believe this is because I have 4 iPhone 18 Pros on this account but is ridiculous because I have an 832 credit rating. Even then I don't see how the savings work when I look at the final breakdown.

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Today 11:59 AM
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u2jrmwToday 11:59 AM
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Quote from u2jrmw View quoted comment :
Ok so interesting. Via T-Mobile it only offers $25 monthly plan. Also it pops up a window basically saying the financing terms have changed so I have to make an upfront payment but my savings don't change. I believe this is because I have 4 iPhone 18 Pros on this account but is ridiculous because I have an 832 credit rating. Even then I don't see how the savings work when I look at the final breakdown.
Oh I see. It looks like instead of financing it up front they give me a $10 discount each month to pay down my up front cost.
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GreenRock7396Today 11:59 AM
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Quote from itsalanis View quoted comment :
yes... it's $16 bill credits for 36 months so the $16 charge cancels out. $16.67x 36=$600. If you cancel the data plan then you have to pay the remaining balance on the iPad. Sorry this wasn't clear but it's the first thing it says on the site and on the first picture and it mentions it along the pages in the details as you purchase.
Again if I select $25 plan it doesn't show me that 36 month $16.xx due. $5 plan simply doesn't qualify for this promo.
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Quote from GreenRock7396 View quoted comment :
Again if I select $25 plan it doesn't show me that 36 month $16.xx due. $5 plan simply doesn't qualify for this promo.
It has to be the $30 25GB Tablet with Beyond Savings 2.0 plan which is just $5 with Experience Beyond, Better Value, or Go5G Next plans.
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u2jrmwToday 12:05 PM
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Quote from u2jrmw View quoted comment :
Oh I see. It looks like instead of financing it up front they give me a $10 discount each month to pay down my up front cost.
But that vanishes on the $5. I cannot replicate the "free" iPad on the $5 plan. On Costco it offers the plan but removes the discount. On t-mobile it only offers the $25 plan. I am on Experience Beyond 2
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GreenRock7396Today 12:07 PM
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Quote from u2jrmw View quoted comment :
But that vanishes on the $5. I cannot replicate the "free" iPad on the $5 plan. On Costco it offers the plan but removes the discount. On t-mobile it only offers the $25 plan. I am on Experience Beyond 2
Because $5 plan w go 5g next and etc.. doesn't qualify for this promo. Op just won't admit it for some reason.
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u2jrmwToday 12:15 PM
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Quote from GreenRock7396 View quoted comment :
Again if I select $25 plan it doesn't show me that 36 month $16.xx due. $5 plan simply doesn't qualify for this promo.
Same. And on T-Mobile app it doesn't even offer the $5 plan.
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ChocoboToday 12:15 PM
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In the T-Life app it only offers a $65/month plan. $2340 for an iPad plus service is not what I call a slick deal.

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Today 12:18 PM
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u2jrmwToday 12:18 PM
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Just wasted an hour of my life on this.

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