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popularthegoatgamer posted Yesterday 11:13 AM

iPhone 17e (Cricket locked 1 yr) + 2 months prepaid Supreme Unlimited $419.99 + Free Shipping

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Apple iPhone 16e black (Locked to Cricket for 1 year) [cricketwireless.com] at $299.99 + 2 months of Supreme Unlimited Plan prepaid at $60/month. After 2 months, you can change your plan to a cheaper tier as low as $30/month or purchase 3-month or 12-month prepaid plans, but the device is still carrier locked for 12 months of active service. Offer looks available to both new and existing customers. Porting a number from another provider is required for $299.99 device price; for new phone numbers, device price is $399.99.

If you combine this offer with another offer like the 16e for $9.99, I noticed the prepaid monthly plan price goes down.

White seems to be only color device in stock at the time of writing.

Free 2-day shipping.

Additional $25 off coupon for new customers when you add the item to your cart and wait a couple minutes, you will likely get a popup offer with a coupon code.

https://www.cricketwireless.com/s...56gb-white
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Apple iPhone 16e black (Locked to Cricket for 1 year) [cricketwireless.com] at $299.99 + 2 months of Supreme Unlimited Plan prepaid at $60/month. After 2 months, you can change your plan to a cheaper tier as low as $30/month or purchase 3-month or 12-month prepaid plans, but the device is still carrier locked for 12 months of active service. Offer looks available to both new and existing customers. Porting a number from another provider is required for $299.99 device price; for new phone numbers, device price is $399.99.

If you combine this offer with another offer like the 16e for $9.99, I noticed the prepaid monthly plan price goes down.

White seems to be only color device in stock at the time of writing.

Free 2-day shipping.

Additional $25 off coupon for new customers when you add the item to your cart and wait a couple minutes, you will likely get a popup offer with a coupon code.

https://www.cricketwireless.com/s...56gb-white

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Yesterday 12:09 PM
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198fourYesterday 12:09 PM
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Worst unlock policy I've seen of any carrier. I just paid 400 for a pixel 10 with full year of service with mint and it unlocks after 3 months. Best to wait for that kind of deal to come back. I've seen it a few times with various carriers with better unlock policies.
Last edited by 198four August 23, 2026 at 05:13 AM.
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Yesterday 12:33 PM
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Hussar86Yesterday 12:33 PM
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Quote from 198four :
Worst unlock policy I've seen of any carrier. I just paid 400 for a pixel 10 with full year of service with mint and it unlocks after 3 months. Best to wait for that kind of deal to come back. I've seen it a few times with various carriers with better unlock policies.
Not all things are equal. While the unlocking policy is atrocious almost everywhere now, this post is about an iPhone. To some or maybe most, Pixel no matter how cheap it is, is just not in their scope. iPhone carry higher premium as opposed to any other phone on the market.
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Yesterday 1:29 PM
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drsnowmonYesterday 1:29 PM
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This is a terrible deal. I would get the iPhone 17 rather than the budget model and be locked into a carrier for a whole year.
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Yesterday 2:09 PM
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drumman28Yesterday 2:09 PM
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This does not appear to actually work for existing customers. When selecting "I'm upgrading my phone" under the existing customer option, the price resets back to $599. It does seem to allow the lower price if you select "I'm bringing my number" but it's not clear how that works as an existing customer.
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Yesterday 2:28 PM
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washerebeforeYesterday 2:28 PM
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cricket wireless has horrible customer service making any cell phone worthless
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Yesterday 2:41 PM
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ctr11Yesterday 2:41 PM
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Wow I thought Cricket Unlock policy was six months, when did they change to 12 months?
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Yesterday 3:06 PM
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novasianYesterday 3:06 PM
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Which phone is it? 16e or 17e?
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Yesterday 3:12 PM
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novasianYesterday 3:12 PM
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Can I switch to some cheap plan like $10/mo after the initial 2 months ?
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Yesterday 3:33 PM
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Jeff-BYesterday 3:33 PM
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Quote from novasian :
Which phone is it? 16e or 17e?
16e has half the storage and a worse processor.
Yesterday 3:54 PM
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xlaxplayaYesterday 3:54 PM
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Quote from novasian :
Which phone is it? 16e or 17e?
Well, the 17e does not exist so I'm gonna guess it's the 16e. EDIT: woah, it does exist. I thought they didn't do an "e" variant this year.

To answer your question, I clicked the link. It's a 17e.
Yesterday 4:32 PM
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JenniH3333Yesterday 4:32 PM
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QUESTION: I literally come here for the comments from all the smart people. Can someone tell me why everyone comments about the unlock policy? I'm looking for a phone and a plan so would I not care about unlocking?
Yesterday 5:13 PM
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SD_newYesterday 5:13 PM
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Quote from JenniH3333 :
QUESTION: I literally come here for the comments from all the smart people. Can someone tell me why everyone comments about the unlock policy? I'm looking for a phone and a plan so would I not care about unlocking?
Some folks, myself included, prefer an unlocked phone so that it can be used with a cheaper plan from whichever carrier they prefer. So if it costs less and takes lesser time to get an unlocked phone and to use with a carrier of their choosing then the better. If you don't care for this then obviously it's not applicable for you. Hope this helps.
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Yesterday 5:16 PM
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SD_newYesterday 5:16 PM
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Quote from Jeff-B :
16e has half the storage and a worse processor.
ignore prior response. Replied to the wrong comment.
Yesterday 5:18 PM
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SD_newYesterday 5:18 PM
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Quote from novasian :
Which phone is it? 16e or 17e?
Sharing in case your question revolves around technical specs)You can compare the technical specs on Apple's website here and decide for yourself:https://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/

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Yesterday 5:20 PM
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SD_newYesterday 5:20 PM
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Has anyone traded in a 17e at Apple? If yes, please share what they gave for it. Asking as I don't see it on their list of iPhones on the trade-in webpage.

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