T-Mobile Will Give You $200 to Switch From Another Carrier

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Earlier this month, T-Mobile started offering free iPhone 17s to new customers (they still are)—and now, they're offering a $200 prepaid Mastercard for a limited time for anyone who brings their unlocked device and phone number and switches to them. Here are the details you need to know.

You can choose between three T-Mobile plans: the Essential, Experience More, and Experience Beyond, which start at $50, $85, and $100 per month, respectively. The latter two offer a third line for free and are the only ones to offer unlimited data. Those two also offer a five-year price guarantee, so you know the prices won't spike during those first several years.

To be eligible, you need an unlocked phone, meaning it cannot be tied to another carrier with payments. If your phone is paid off, you can reach out to your carrier to get it unlocked. You will keep your original number and will not need to change it.

T-Mobile offers a contract-free process with no penalties for leaving "early," so if you don't mind doing all the work to switch over, you can always cancel and keep your $200. Keep in mind that it will take up to eight weeks for the $200 prepaid Mastercard to arrive at your home once you complete the transition. You can do most of the transition process yourself with the T-Mobile app. It takes roughly 15 minutes.

Like other T-Mobile deals, there is no indication of how long the deal will be available for. If you've been thinking about switching over, this is a pretty good time to do so.