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T-Mobile Offers Free iPhone 7 or 7 Plus With Eligible Device Trade-In for Black Friday
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You can pay 200$ or 300$ and get the 128 or 256. And you're getting it for 200 or 300 instead of 1000
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Yes. It's the sentence in the article right above the Legere quote.
Typical T-Mobile over hyping everything they offer. Just like their CEO he likes to over hype everything including their network and promos they have. Even the T-Mobile Tuesday, the color magenta, when he cooks in a crockpot. When they put Band 12 on one tower then claims that it's all over the country now. This guys is really hyper when it comes to marketing. Like this get an iPhone 7 when you trade in your iPhone 7. Wow!
Myself, my brother, and my mother all got iPhone 7 off the original iPhone 7 launch offer. The only thing you need to be cognizant of is that the phone is "Free" by way of 24 monthly bill credits after they receive your trade-in. That is you sign an EIP and will incur 24-monthly charges to your bill to pay off the phone(s). However, you'll get monthly credits pay for the phone.
e.g. I traded in an iPhone 6 Gold in great condition -- quote was $165. I sign the EIP, they send me the iPhone 7. I ship my iPhone 6 back to them and they evaluate it. It matched, so $165 is deducted from my EIP and the balance ($650 - $165) of $485 will be pay for by 24 monthly bill credits of $20.21.
So if you cancel your t-mo service or switch carriers you'll lose your bill credits and have to pay for the phone. Unless ATT / VZW will buy out your EIP.
Otherwise, yea. Free (or reduced cost) phone.
I never understood how this is a negative if a particular carrier works for you. You have to pay for cell service regardless.
Agree, I tried them - their world is congested. 0.02 download yesterday on the "fastest LTE" network.
I'm heading Apple store to buy full price 256 Gb iPhone 7+ with Apple care to trade it for 32 Gb 7+. We should make our economy work?!
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Yes. You pay for the extra storage and size by down payment.
e.g. I wanted the 128gig iPhone 7. I payed tax + $100 for the phone. The rest of the $650 balance is paid for by trade-in value + bill credits.
If only this deal could be combined with the $120/mo four line plan, then that would be a big motivator for me to switch! I could add my grandparents who are getting pretty old. It's hard for them to figure out all these phone plans and talk to someone when they need help. I'm still not completely sold on T-Mobile's coverage though. A couple years ago they offered a test drive program. I was going to try it out a while back but they had canceled it. I wonder why they canceled it…hmmmm…
Maybe at some point I'll get a prepaid sim and try it out for a month. The last of my Verizon contract from my 6 Plus ended in September. I've been on the iPhone Upgrade Program for the 6s and 7, and my wife's SE is also unlocked so we can switch whenever we want.
Maybe at some point I'll get a prepaid sim and try it out for a month. The last of my Verizon contract from my 6 Plus ended in September. I've been on the iPhone Upgrade Program for the 6s and 7, and my wife's SE is also unlocked so we can switch whenever we want.
So it's like it used to be. They used to call these "contracts"
And I thought T-Mobile was the UN-Carrier?
Seriously... remember when they said that? They took a stand and said "NO MORE CONTRACTS"
It was glorious. They had big press conferences for it. Made a big deal out of it. Got lots of attention. Made fun of other carriers who still offered contracts.
Are we supposed to forget this?
So much hypocrisy exhibited here.
Ok, so you give an exellent phone to get an excellent phone and pay just a little or nothing, but in return you get a 2 years commitment to their network?? Guys...am missing what the big deal is here!!
Funny. AT&T Copied T-mobile on a similar deal for iPhone 7 preorders. You should switch out of AT&T too.
Guys, who's with me??? I'm going to trade in my iPhone 7 Plus 256GB Jet Black to get a free iPhone 7 Plus 32GB Silver. Woooo whooooo!!!
This seems like an incredible deal. I'm still trying to find a catch, but so far none (I don't mind a 2-year contract). First I thought that the offer would only apply to customers on the more expensive T-Mobile ONE plan, but when I called them, they confirmed that the offer applies to "Simple Choice" customers as well.
If I can get an iPhone 7 for $100, that gives me a value of $550 over 24 months, i.e. $23 per month. And that's exactly what I'm paying right now per line on my T-Mobile "Simple Choice" plan (8 lines). And even if I value a trade-in iPhone 6 at $350, it's still a great deal. If someone has found another catch, please let me know.
If I can get an iPhone 7 for $100, that gives me a value of $550 over 24 months, i.e. $23 per month. And that's exactly what I'm paying right now per line on my T-Mobile "Simple Choice" plan (8 lines). And even if I value a trade-in iPhone 6 at $350, it's still a great deal. If someone has found another catch, please let me know.
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The device you trade in has to be 100% paid off. So if you're still making payments on your current iPhone, you have to completely pay off the remaining balance first. THEN you will be eligible to trade in that phone for a "free" (or discounted) iPhone 7/Plus
It will be after bill credits. The price of the iPhone 7/Plus will be divided by 24, and you will get a monthly bill credit of X amount depending on whatever device you trade in to cancel out all or most of the iPhone 7/Plus payment cost.
The "free" or discounted iPhone 7/Plus price is after 24 months of bill credits. That way if you cancel early, you have to pay the remaining balance of the 24 iPhone 7 monthly payments without the bill credits.
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You can pay the difference in retail cost upfront for higher storage. $100 for 64 or $200 for 128.
No, joke. It's a solid deal. Just make sure you identify exactly which phone you are trading in (e.g. iPhone MLPX2LL/A from ATT / VZW / Unlocked / etc), its GB capacity, the color, and condition.
Let's take my example. On the original iPhone 7 launch promo I traded in an iPhone 6 towards an iPhone 7 128gb. Now on the original launch promo both iPhone 6 and 6s were accepted as a straight up trade. So my 2-year old iPhone 6 was effectively worth $650. Which is a terrific value for it. However, here is the exact breakdown.
The $650 (in my case -- $550 in your case) is broken into two parts. The estimated trade-in value the phone (mine was $165) and the 24 monthly bill credits. After the trade-in phone is confirmed that amount is deducted from the EIP balance. So $650 - $165 = $485. The monthly bill credits are then determined based on that remaining balance. So $485 / 24 = $20.21 credit/mo. 24 months * $20.21 = $485.04 +$165 = $650.04
Now I'm charged $27.09 / mo, but only given a $20.21 credit to cover that. I wouldn't blame you for thinking that's crooked or a scam. But, $650 / 24 months = $27.09/mo -- which is what you'd owe every month if you didn't trade in a phone or traded in broken / busted / no value phone.
But, it's not crooked or a scam. Instead the $27.09/mo is deducted from the remaining EIP balance. Meaning my EIP will be payed off and competed in 18 months instead of 24 (with a final monthly payment of $24.47, instead). In otherworld, the trade-in value of my iPhone 6 reduces the number of months left on the EIP instead of reducing the payment required each month. So I will end up with 6 months at the end where there will still be a $20.21 monthly bill credit even though the EIP is completely paid off. It's weird, but it's t-mobile covering themselves from being scammed by scammers.
Also, no need to worry if you break, scratch, or lose the iPhone 7. The phone is yours. The bill credits will continue no matter what you do with the phone. You can even sell the phone (to a private party) if you want. Just be aware the phone is carrier locked until the EIP is payed off. And you can't sign a second EIP (for the same phone number) until the first (on that number) is complete.
Just a quick history lesson for those who are accusing Tmobile of hypocrisy over the return of "contracts."
Prior to TMO getting rid of contracts and the other carriers following suit, every cell phone plan included a huge upcharge for the fact that carriers subsidized the cost of phones (selling you a $650 iPhone for $199, for example). And the contract was explicit: you had to maintain cell service over this time, or pay a huge fee, not for the phone, but as a fee to break the contract itself.
This new plan from Tmobile just says they will give you a free phone if you stay with them. But A) you are welcome to leave (and pay off the phone), and whether you stay or leave, the plan the offer includes only the cost of the service (not an extra amount to cover what tmobile loses on subsidies).
Also, if you don't want to be tied up with any agreements, then just buy your phone outright and don't use Tmobile's leasing or financing options. That's what I do. I have no contract and no finance agreement with TMO, and can leave whenever I want.
But if you want to upgrade from a 6s to a 7 for nothing, and are happy to stick with Tmo for a while, then go for it.
Prior to TMO getting rid of contracts and the other carriers following suit, every cell phone plan included a huge upcharge for the fact that carriers subsidized the cost of phones (selling you a $650 iPhone for $199, for example). And the contract was explicit: you had to maintain cell service over this time, or pay a huge fee, not for the phone, but as a fee to break the contract itself.
This new plan from Tmobile just says they will give you a free phone if you stay with them. But A) you are welcome to leave (and pay off the phone), and whether you stay or leave, the plan the offer includes only the cost of the service (not an extra amount to cover what tmobile loses on subsidies).
Also, if you don't want to be tied up with any agreements, then just buy your phone outright and don't use Tmobile's leasing or financing options. That's what I do. I have no contract and no finance agreement with TMO, and can leave whenever I want.
But if you want to upgrade from a 6s to a 7 for nothing, and are happy to stick with Tmo for a while, then go for it.
I found the catch. After calling T-Mobile again, this time I was told that the offer is only available for customers with an unlimited data plan. So either you have to have a T-Mobile ONE plan, or a grandfathered Simple Choice plan with unlimited data. So since my Simple Choice plan only has 4GB of data on each line, I don't qualify. Upgrading my plan to unlimited data would cost another $82 per month for 8 lines. So not worth it.
I have Tmobile and will be keeping them. I was going to wait for the iPhone 8 because I am definitely switching to iOS but this seems like a good dealt pass up. I have a Note 4 and according to the ad I can trade it in and grab myself an iPhone 7Plus 128 gig for $300. Pretty good considering I can only get about $300 online.
Also, if I want to grab one for another line in which I don't own a trade in phone, I can just buy an LG G4 for $300 and trade it in and get an iPhone 7 plus 128gb for $300 again. Granted that second phone is costing me $600 but it is still a great deal.
For me, I won't leave Tmobile because it works for where I live.
Also, if I want to grab one for another line in which I don't own a trade in phone, I can just buy an LG G4 for $300 and trade it in and get an iPhone 7 plus 128gb for $300 again. Granted that second phone is costing me $600 but it is still a great deal.
For me, I won't leave Tmobile because it works for where I live.