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$170 (50 phone + 60 fist month service + 60 credit to account)
$5 tax (varies by your shipping address)
$175 initial cost due.
$545 for remaining 11 months service ($55/mo with the -5 auto pay discount then minus the 60 credit).
$720 total for a year of service + this iphone 16e 128gb.
buying an iphone16e 128gb unlocked new from bestbuy is $520, after taxes about $570, so it's like you're getting a year of this cell phone service for $150. can you get a year similar service for $150 elsewhere is the question that determines if this carrier's deal is right for you since the device is locked for a year with cricket.
$170 (50 phone + 60 fist month service + 60 credit to account)$5 tax (varies by your shipping address)$175 initial cost due.$545 for remaining 11 months service ($55/mo with the -5 auto pay discount then minus the 60 credit).$720 total for a year of service + this iphone 16e 128gb.buying an iphone16e 128gb unlocked new from bestbuy is $520, after taxes about $570, so it's like you're getting a year of this cell phone service for $150. can you get a year similar service for $150 elsewhere is the question that determines if this carrier's deal is right for you since the device is locked for a year with cricket.
im gonna buy it for Trade ins... trade in value at Apple is $270
not really a good deal. has been $180 with THREE months of service for the better part of the last 6 mos, and $120 w/ two months of service before that
trade in value has also dropped from $310 to $270 recently
$170 (50 phone + 60 fist month service + 60 credit to account)
$5 tax (varies by your shipping address)
$175 initial cost due.
$545 for remaining 11 months service ($55/mo with the -5 auto pay discount then minus the 60 credit).
$720 total for a year of service + this iphone 16e 128gb.
buying an iphone16e 128gb unlocked new from bestbuy is $520, after taxes about $570, so it's like you're getting a year of this cell phone service for $150. can you get a year similar service for $150 elsewhere is the question that determines if this carrier's deal is right for you since the device is locked for a year with cricket.
this is literally the dumbest math ever. do you work for a carrier lol
Boost mobile has exact same deal online with free delivery and setup whatever that means. But total for ported line and 2 months of unlimited plan was 174 including tax. They also have an in store option where you can trade in a phone and get the 16e for 0 dollars with the same two months paid ahead. Although I do believe they charge an activation fee in stores.
I applied my moto gplay 2023 i had laying around for trade in online and it applied a 20 dollar credit that would've been applied to my boost mobile account after I mailed it in and it checks out, but I don't know if i will have the phone longer than a month or two, so I didn't end up doing the trade in. The big kicker for me was there was a capital one shopping coupon for $112 off boost mobile so my total for the iphone 16e with 2 months of unlimited comes out to be $174-$112= $62 dollars.... then when you consider apple is still accepting the 16e for trade in for $270 towards a phone or apple gift card, its really hard to beat getting to use a 16e for two months and then making over $200 towards a new iphone.
Last edited by PurePlays October 5, 2026 at 05:19 PM.
Have a maxed number of lines $25/mo/line cricket plan. If i get a throwaway number (portnumbersforsale.com ?) to get the phone and swap onto my plan with one of my existing numbers can i just pop the sim from my current phone?
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just give us 1 yr unlimited at 180 with 50 dollar iphone 16e
230 then for unlimited service.
that is standard price now.
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$5 tax (varies by your shipping address)
$175 initial cost due.
$545 for remaining 11 months service ($55/mo with the -5 auto pay discount then minus the 60 credit).
$720 total for a year of service + this iphone 16e 128gb.
buying an iphone16e 128gb unlocked new from bestbuy is $520, after taxes about $570, so it's like you're getting a year of this cell phone service for $150. can you get a year similar service for $150 elsewhere is the question that determines if this carrier's deal is right for you since the device is locked for a year with cricket.
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trade in value has also dropped from $310 to $270 recently
$5 tax (varies by your shipping address)
$175 initial cost due.
$545 for remaining 11 months service ($55/mo with the -5 auto pay discount then minus the 60 credit).
$720 total for a year of service + this iphone 16e 128gb.
buying an iphone16e 128gb unlocked new from bestbuy is $520, after taxes about $570, so it's like you're getting a year of this cell phone service for $150. can you get a year similar service for $150 elsewhere is the question that determines if this carrier's deal is right for you since the device is locked for a year with cricket.
I applied my moto gplay 2023 i had laying around for trade in online and it applied a 20 dollar credit that would've been applied to my boost mobile account after I mailed it in and it checks out, but I don't know if i will have the phone longer than a month or two, so I didn't end up doing the trade in. The big kicker for me was there was a capital one shopping coupon for $112 off boost mobile so my total for the iphone 16e with 2 months of unlimited comes out to be $174-$112= $62 dollars.... then when you consider apple is still accepting the 16e for trade in for $270 towards a phone or apple gift card, its really hard to beat getting to use a 16e for two months and then making over $200 towards a new iphone.
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