T-Mobile Dangles $200 for Switchers Who Follow These Steps
T-Mobile is offering a $200 virtual Mastercard to new customers who switch to its unlimited plans using the T-Life app, keep their phone number, and meet monthly payment requirements. The offer is available to those porting numbers from major carriers and requires a qualifying postpaid plan. The prepaid card is delivered electronically within six to eight weeks and expires after six months. This promotion follows a separate, disputed $200 offer that led to a 2025 class action lawsuit in California.
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T-Mobile is banking that handing over cash (well, virtual plastic) will tempt new customers to its unlimited phone plans. If you sign up using its T-Life app, you can get a $200 prepaid Mastercard.Wireless carriers use lots of incentives to bring in new customers, from discounts on phones to introductory rates and price guarantees. Outright offering money is a less common option. Yes, there are details to navigate -- the company isn't just slipping a pair of Benjamins under the table -- but the offer is genuine. Here's how to get it.Who's eligible to get the $200 offerThis deal is open to customers opening new T-Mobile accounts, who also have their own phone and are keeping their existing phone number.
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