T-Mobile Tightens Device Promo Rules, Halves Stacking on Costly Deals

Overview

• T-Mobile cut how many identical high-value device promotions an account can use, dropping the cap from four to two, according to internal documentation reviewed by TmoNews.
• Lower-value offers keep the previous limit, so smaller discounts can still stack up to four times on one account.
• Most free lines on an account no longer qualify for new device promotions, and existing credits on those lines will run to completion, with exceptions for Yearly Upgrade and the “third line free” perk.
• Customers can still apply a promotion to a paid line and then move the phone to a free line’s SIM, which T-Mobile has not restricted.
• The policy reduces flexibility for multi-line families and follows a recent increase to device restocking fees reported by Android Headlines.