Much confusion. I just hung up with T-Mobile was told we can upgrade while keeping the Simple Choice plan we are on.
I wish they would make this clear on their site.
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T-Mobile Offering Free 32GB iPhone 7 During Pre-Order With Trade-In
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Much confusion. I just hung up with T-Mobile was told we can upgrade while keeping the Simple Choice plan we are on.
I wish they would make this clear on their site.
Correct. I was on the phone with a TMO rep earlier today. I qualify and am currently on a promotional Simple Choice family plan.
Unfortunately, they can't get me a clear view of the satellite. My HOA has no issue with dishes, in fact a number of homes have them; I was merely pointing out that the FCC rules only apply to small dishes (except for Alaska) so some dishes could be banned legally.
I agree wholeheartedly. Why doesn't T-Mobile simply post the terms and conditions? Perhaps that will happen tomorrow when the deal goes live. Until then, we're left to guess about the details.
YES
I was paid etf when I kicked AT&T
I am happy ever after using 50 GB data a month
This is great news. I have a brand new iPhone 6, recently returned to me from Apple Care. And I am on the t-mobile One plan (which, after a week, I can tell you tethering is actually pretty reasonable). I will absolutely not hesitate on this!
So where and how will the preordeeing work? We preorder tonight online on Apple website or T-Mobile website or do we have to Preorder in a tmo shop tomorrow ? When do we give them our current iPhone 6/6s and do they ship the new 7 orbit will be a pick up? So confusing on how it will work ... 
You will be charged, monthly, for the cost of the phone and T-Mobile will issue you a monthly credit to cover the cost of the phone.
As long as you stay with T-mobile for 24 months after acquiring the free iPhone 7. you don't have to pay for it.
Even then, it's not really free. The trade-in phone has residual value ($170 or more), which the customer gives up. This still may be a good deal. But the phone is not free.
[doublepost=1473362693][/doublepost]I'd love to see confirmation of this sentence from the article:
"Customers can walk away at any time by either paying their outstanding phone balance or turning in their iPhone 7." (Emphasis added) If so, this is a very low-risk deal.
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You are correct about the residual value. T-Mobile applies a monthly credit against the cost of the phone (which doesn't cover the entire cost by the way) with the residual value of your trade-in covering the remaining balance.
With respect to you final comment, that is factual. I've chatted with a T-Mobile rep and with their Twitter help-desk and they've both confirmed that. You can pay it off (at full price) and the phone is yours, assuming you don't complete the 24 months.
I wonder if the 5c qualifies as well. Tried to find live chat on TM website but it is blankAnd confirmed $250 for iPhone 5 by T-Mobile rep per screenshot, woo-hoo!
I talked to them via app on my iPhone, and it took them about 30 minutes to respond which is fine as I imagine how busy they are right now.
But will they pay for the adapter I'll need to listen to headphones AND charge at the same time?
Supposedly, there is a T-Mobile worker on this site who also confirmed that you have to change to that plan.
I wonder if this includes 128 GB 7 Plus models? At an additional cost on top of the $120, obviously.
That's not accurate. I've confirmed it with T-Mobile. You don't need to switch to a One plan.
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Yes. I think the cost is $220 for that option.
Not from T-Mobile. They are locked. Can't unlock until you pay it in full and keep it active on the account for 40 days.
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Doubtful since this is pretty much a "contract". As your tied for 2 years for the bill credits.
I called in and the T-Mobile rep said we needed to have the One plan but he might be wrong.
The One plan has Binge On enabled and it costs 25 per line for the HD streaming service.
Correct.
The funny this is they removed the 2 year contract because everyone hated them and now they are locking people into 2 year contracts through financing.
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