Recently, most carrier port-in offers haven't been as attractive. For example, AT&T's previous $250 Visa gift card offer has now been changed to a statement credit, and Sprint's past $250 Visa gift card port-in offer hasn't shown up this year. Right now, T-Mobile's offer is more or less the only decent one. If you're not familiar with port-in offers, you can refer to our previous posts:
- AT&T port-in offer introduction and detailed guide [Port your number and get a $250 Visa gift card after 45 days; stack with TopCashback double cashback for an effective $300 profit]
- AT&T two-line port-in offer stacked with TopCashback double cashback for $600+ in profit
Right now, porting into T-Mobile Magenta® MAX can get you a $200 Visa gift card. Each account can receive up to two Visa gift cards. See T-Mobile's official website for details.
Magenta® MAX provides 40GB of hotspot data per month, enough for 4,000 video streaming viewing sessions. The plans currently shown on the website are $85 per month for 1 line, $70 per month for 2 lines (total $140), and for 3 lines the first two lines are $70 per month and the third line is free (total $140). Each account can get up to two gift cards, so the best-value setup is three lines to get two gift cards. According to the offer requirements, it takes about 6-8 weeks. Within 30 days after the number is activated, go to www.t-mobile.com/rebates and redeem the offer with promo code 2021SWITCH3. Eligible users will receive the e-gift card in the email address registered with T-Mobile within 6-8 weeks. To maximize the return, you can stack this with Chase/BoA's T-Mobile offer.
Note that Magenta® MAX is a postpaid plan, and a credit check is performed before placing the port-in order, which is a hard pull (HP). If that bothers you, think carefully about whether it's worth it.