First iPhone 16 Carrier Deals Include iPhone 16/16 Pro For Free, $1,000 Off iPhone 16 Pro Max - MacRumors
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First iPhone 16 Carrier Deals Include iPhone 16/16 Pro For Free, $1,000 Off iPhone 16 Pro Max

Apple today announced the latest lineup of iPhones, including the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max. Pre-orders for these devices begin September 13, and if you plan on ordering from a cellular carrier in the United States, there will be plenty of options for discounts from the major carriers.

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AT&T is offering the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro at no cost with eligible trade-in, and the iPhone 16 Plus for up to $830 off with eligible trade-in. Finally, the iPhone 16 Pro Max will be available at up to $1,000 off with eligible trade-in.

If you plan on signing up for AT&T Fiber you'll also be eligible to get the iPhone 16 Pro Max at no extra cost. AT&T will also have the Apple Watch Series 10 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 available for order this Friday, but the carrier hasn't detailed any offers on those devices yet.

T-Mobile's offers are nearly identical to AT&T. You can get the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro at no cost when you trade in an old device and purchase the new device on an eligible unlimited plan. Otherwise, you can get the iPhone 16 Plus for up to 830 off and the iPhone 16 Pro Max for up to $1,000 off, both with eligible trade-in on unlimited plans.

Additionally, customers can get $200 back for every new line added to a Go5G Next or Go5G Plus plan (up to four times). Families can also get four iPhone 16 models at no cost and four new voice lines for $25/line when trading in four eligible devices.

For Apple Watches at T-Mobile, if you buy any new Apple Watch device, you can get $300 off a second model when adding a new watch line to your plan.

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thogin Avatar
26 months ago
"eligible unlimited plan".. I wish MacRumors was more specific about this. My fear is T-Mobile will "upgrade" me to one of those Go5G plans that costs more than my current Magenta plan, and over a 24-mo period, the "free" iPhone Pro won't be so free.
Score: 20 Votes (Like | Disagree)
26 months ago
You’re going to pay for the phone one way or another. These carrier “deals” aren’t deals when you read the fine print — having to subscribe to their expensive unlimited plans for several years.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
M5RahuL Avatar
26 months ago

"eligible unlimited plan".. I wish MacRumors was more specific about this. My fear is T-Mobile will "upgrade" me to one of those Go5G plans that costs more than my current Magenta plan, and over a 24-mo period, the "free" iPhone Pro won't be so free.
Yup, no way am I giving up my Simple Choice Unlimited ( truly unlimited voice/data ) for these new ' unlimited ' plans!! I'll gladly continue buying outright ( and trading, if I want to ) directly from Apple!
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
26 months ago

Do Americans really believe that phone is free?
Not really, no. Do Europeans really think Americans believe the phones are free?
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
26 months ago

I'm not seeing iPhone 16 nor any details on the T mobile website.
Currently an ATT customer but have been playing with T mobiles Network Pass and it has beaten ATT everywhere so ready to switch. The 5G Plus option is likely cheaper than ATT but haven't gotten far enough to see the final amount due.
Also, I'm torn on whether to turn in our four iPhone 13 Pros for the base 16s or go for the likely 'free' 16 Pros...
T-Mobile cell service is the best. Their customer service is okay, but their website sucks! I only put up with it because they have the best cell signal in my area.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
dynamojoe Avatar
26 months ago

Yup, no way am I giving up my Simple Choice Unlimited ( truly unlimited voice/data ) for these new ' unlimited ' plans!! I'll gladly continue buying outright ( and trading, if I want to ) directly from Apple!
Simple Choice for life. When they finally boot me from that plan I’m all the way gone. T-mo used to be cool but now it’s just another carrier.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)