XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, alt.cellular.t-mobile   
   From: mariasophia@comprehension.com   
      
   Maria Sophia wrote:   
   > PSA: Ask T-Mobile what your internal account-health score is   
   >   
   > I broke my phone so I called T-Mobile looking for a deal on a new phone   
   > (see below) and in that process, I found out there is a special secret   
   > score for every person's available promotions, that you won't know unless   
   > you ask the tech what it is.   
   >   
   > See below for the details, but this isn't about the phones but the score.   
   >   
   > Does anyone know if their carrier has a similar "account-health score"?   
   >   
   > Maria Sophia wrote:   
   >> Dunno yet, but if others are in the same boat, that's some data for you.   
   >> But it's preliminary as every time I call T-Mobile I get different answers.   
   >   
   > I called T-Mobile's 800 number and the guy (Adam) didn't know anything so   
   > he transferred me to technical support, of all things, and they knew stuff.   
   >   
   > Haley, in technical support, said that I had 7000 credits (whatever that   
   > means) and that this is a lot so that unlocks promotions (supposedly).   
   >   
   > [In another call I asked, where it seems to be that T-Mobile's internal   
   > "credits" system is basically a loyalty/tenure + account-health score that   
   > unlocks better promos, where they said 7000 is high. It's not something   
   > they advertise openly, but reps see it on their side.]   
   >   
   > For free, with the normal t-mo 24-month depreciation table, are 7 phones:   
   >  1. TCL Flip 5G (aux, 5G, 2GB, 16GB)   
   >  2. Revvl 7 5G (~5AH, 5G, 4GB, 128GB)   
   >  3. Revvl 7 Pro (~5AH, 5G, 6GB, 128GB)   
   >  4. Revvl 8 (~5AH, 5G, 6GB, 128GB)   
   >  5. Revvl 8 Pro (~5AH, 5G, wireless charging, 6GB, 128GB)   
   >  6. Moto G 2025 (sd, aux, ~5AH, 5G, 4GB, 128GB)   
   >  7. Motorola Edge 2024 (5G, wireless charging, 8GB, 256GB)   
   >   
   > Each of these requires a "junk trade" of any phone whatsoever in any   
   > condition, which is similar to how I got my handful of Galaxy A32-5G's.   
   >   
   > Lots more opens up if I want to pay a bit, e.g.,   
   >   
   > A35 128GB with $150 tradein on my A32-5G is $12.50/month ($300) + tax.   
   > A36 128GB with $150 tradein on my A32-5G is $16.67/month ($400) + tax.   
   >   
   > Since very few phones in this offering have sd cards, looking at Google:   
   > Pixel 9A 128GB with $250 tradein on my A32-5G is $3/month ($75) + tax.   
   > Pixel 9A 256GB with $250 tradein on my A32-5G is $11/month ($265) + tax.   
   >   
   > There were others, but that seems to be the majors (Galaxy/Pixel).   
   > What do you think of those offerings?   
      
   Drat. I gotta implement a check in my newsreader for typos in the   
   user-group where I'm fixing the iPhone newsgroup typo above.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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