iPhone 12 mini for about half price plus unlimited data for free including 5G

bill

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Apr 21, 2021, 5:07:04 PM4/21/21

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I'm waiting for my iPhone 12 mini to arrive which I bought at half price!
https://i.postimg.cc/FHW3X9JK/tmo-iphone12mini128gb.jpg

Once I receive my new 128GB iPhone 12 mini they give me 30 days to trade in
my old 32GB iPhone 7 (in perfect shape).

Charges are $20 for the assistance (they waived it for me) plus $6.99 for
shipping (they waived that too) plus sales tax on the iPhone 12 mini at a
MSRP of $769.96 plus $354.96 spread over 24 months minus $415 for my 32GB
iPhone 7 trade in.

Final cost for the iPhone 12 mini I ordered is around half of that at the
Apple store (even with the $90 iPhone 7 trade in credit).
https://i.postimg.cc/ZYXnNBtz/apple-iphone12mini256gb.jpg

Best Buy was also more expensive at over $800 but I would get to keep my old
iPhone 7 which I could then resell somewhere to recoup some of that cost.
https://i.postimg.cc/dtd1jswk/bestbuy-iphone12mini128gb.jpg

On Amazon the old iPhone 7 was worth at best about $149 (but I'd never get
that unless you know a good way to sell an iPhone without any troubles).
https://www.amazon.com/Apple-iPhone-Unlocked-Quad-Core-Smartphone/dp/B01N4R20RS

I chose the 128 GB iPhone 12 mini but you'd get the same deal no matter
which iPhone you choose and you'd get the $415 for any iPhone 7 you trade in
(other iPhones will have a different trade in value of course).

Also I just today received an email from T-mobile (ne...@t-mobile-email.com)
with the subject of "*Big news for YOU!*" that they're upgrading all Sprint
& T-Mobile service plans for free to unlimited data (including 5g) for those
in the US with a postpaid limited data plan like me.

Anyone else get that email today?
Here's some of the fine print in the email T-mobile just sent me today.

"Plan Upgrade: No action necessary, automatic upgrade in process.
One-time offer; subject to change. During congestion, heavy data users
(>50GB/mo. for most plans) and customers with lower-prioritized plans may
notice lower speeds than other customers; see your plan for details. Video
typically streams on smartphone at DVD quality (480p). Unlimited while on
our network. Applies to on-device smartphone data for lines existing on
4/7/21. If you change your plan, that may affect data rules."

There is more information about the free unlimited data upgrade here
https://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/expanded-rural-wireless-4g-5g-coverage

Let me know if you know more as I can't wait for my new iPhone 12 mini!
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sms

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Apr 22, 2021, 10:38:58 AM4/22/21

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On 4/21/2021 2:07 PM, bill wrote:

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> There is more information about the free unlimited data upgrade here
> https://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/expanded-rural-wireless-4g-5g-coverage
>
> Let me know if you know more as I can't wait for my new iPhone 12 mini!

We'd be thrilled just to get more T-Mobile 4G LTE coverage in
California! All these T-Mobile deals are great if you never leave urban
or suburban areas, but of no use if you travel to, or through, more
rural areas.

bill

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Apr 22, 2021, 12:42:54 PM4/22/21

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Verizon and AT&T may have better coverage overall in the USA but I think
T-Mobile acts like an un carrier so they're more friendly to US customers.

Is the US Verizon & AT&T data plan unlimited for all postpaid data users?
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Lewis

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Apr 22, 2021, 7:25:51 PM4/22/21

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Same ol sms, same ol sms bullshit and lies.

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sms

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Apr 23, 2021, 12:55:15 AM4/23/21

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On 4/22/2021 9:42 AM, bill wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Apr 2021 07:38:54 -0700, sms wrote:
>
>>> There is more information about the free unlimited data upgrade here
>>> https://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/expanded-rural-wireless-4g-5g-coverage
>>>
>>> Let me know if you know more as I can't wait for my new iPhone 12 mini!
>>
>> We'd be thrilled just to get more T-Mobile 4G LTE coverage in
>> California! All these T-Mobile deals are great if you never leave urban
>> or suburban areas, but of no use if you travel to, or through, more
>> rural areas.
>
> Verizon and AT&T may have better coverage overall in the USA but I think
> T-Mobile acts like an un carrier so they're more friendly to US customers.
>
> Is the US Verizon & AT&T data plan unlimited for all postpaid data users?

I don't know. But given what the average data usage is in the U.S.,
(7GB), unlimited data, versus say 25GB (or even 10GB), is immaterial for
most subscribers.

bill

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Apr 23, 2021, 10:23:38 AM4/23/21

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On Thu, 22 Apr 2021 21:55:11 -0700, sms wrote:

>> Is the US Verizon & AT&T data plan unlimited for all postpaid data users?
>
> I don't know. But given what the average data usage is in the U.S.,
> (7GB), unlimited data, versus say 25GB (or even 10GB), is immaterial for
> most subscribers.

The amount of data usage per line varies by carrier based on this data
https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/10/28/heres-how-much-smartphone-data-americans-are-using.aspx

This says the average in the US is 10GB/month but they expect a 5x rise soon
https://www.statista.com/statistics/489169/canada-united-states-average-data-usage-user-per-month/

The revenue is dropping fast for how profitable data is to carriers
https://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-strategy-analytics-mobile-data-revenue-falls-below-us1-/2021/04/13/9345242.htm

This is old (from 2018) but it said Verizon is the most expensive by Mbps
https://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/01/24/the-average-american-uses-this-much-wireless-data.aspx

Do you remember the 'friends & family' plan and 'nights & weekends' plans?
It's relaxing to not have to worry about the amount of calls, text & data.
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sms

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Apr 23, 2021, 12:05:00 PM4/23/21

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On 4/23/2021 7:23 AM, bill wrote:

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> Do you remember the 'friends & family' plan and 'nights & weekends' plans?
> It's relaxing to not have to worry about the amount of calls, text & data.

I don't worry. I'm on a 4 person family plan on Verizon's network with
unlimited data, with the first 100GB at high speed. I don't think we've
ever gone over 30GB, and that's without making any effort to use Wi-Fi
when available.

bill

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Apr 27, 2021, 2:29:04 PM4/27/21

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On Fri, 23 Apr 2021 09:04:55 -0700, sms wrote:

> I don't worry. I'm on a 4 person family plan on Verizon's network with
> unlimited data, with the first 100GB at high speed. I don't think we've
> ever gone over 30GB, and that's without making any effort to use Wi-Fi
> when available.

You're lucky but now I don't have to worry either.
https://i.postimg.cc/G3yPJjmj/clipboard01.jpg

T-Mobile is giving me $415 for my 32GB iPhone 7 as a tradein on that
128GB iPhone 12 mini (where Apple would only give me $90 tradein).

The new 128 GB iPhone 12 mini should arrive soon as it has shipped.
I have 30 days to transfer my data and send them back the old phone.

The remainder of the iPhone 12 is billed to me at about $15/month
for two years (if I leave sooner I just owe them the balance).