Phones and phone plans although essential, are undoubtedly one of our biggest reoccurring expenses. And it doesn’t help that these charges come around every month. This is especially true if you’re paying off a fancy phone, like one from the iPhone 16 lineup. What if we told you that T-Mobile is offering a free iPhone 16 Pro, and you don’t even have to trade anything in? I know, it seems too good to be true. Plus, they’ll pay off your current phone.
Right now, at T-Mobile, you can get the iPhone 16 Pro for free when you add a line on your Experience Beyond plan. When you sign up for the Experience Beyond plan, T-Mobile will give you the iPhone 16 Pro through bill credits over a 24-month period. You can get up to four free phones by adding four lines.
T-Mobile’s Experience Beyond plan runs for $105 per month for one line. But if your sign up for autopay, T-Mobile will shave $5 off that price so it comes down to $100. This plan has a five-year price guarantee, so your price won’t go up for five years. With Experience Beyond, you get satellite services (starting July 2025); unlimited talk, text, premium data and hotspot; Netflix, Apple TV Plus and Hulu streaming services for free; and in-flight Wi-Fi and texting. Plus, you also get unlimited text and up to 30GB of data in over 200 countries. And now, this price also includes an iPhone 16 Pro.
The iPhone 16 Pro is jam packed with features. This includes a stunning 48-megapixel wide-angle camera and a 12-megapixel telephoto camera with 5x optical zoom. The display on the phone is beautiful, too, at 460 ppi pixel density and a peak brightness of 2,000 nits. It is powered by the A18 Pro chip and comes with iOS 18 and Apple Intelligence. This phone retails for $1,000 — which you can save with T-Mobile.
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Why this deal matters
A new iPhone 16 Pro will run you at least $1,000. That’s a big cost along with the monthly expense of a phone plan. With this T-Mobile deal, you’ll be saving a minimum of $1,000. This is because T-Mobile is also offering to cover the cost of paying off your old phone — up to $800 per line. Just keep in mind that you need to add a new line on the Experience Beyond plan to qualify. You’ll be given bill credits over 24 months, meaning you’ll have to stick with this plan for 24 months.
