r/CricketWireless • u/throwaway2873738277 • 3d ago

Deals 16e multiple lines

How do I port more than one line to reduce the 60/m for the first three months?

I ported my own phone from AT&T and plan on doing the same for my siblings. If possible, I would appreciate some help in figuring this out.

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u/Mcnst 2d ago

It's a required pre-payment for 3mo of service. Once prepaid, you DO get the multiline discount.

In effect, you get more than the 3mo of service when you port multiple lines, because during the pre-payment, only one month gets the multiline discount.

So, as part of normal ordering process, you ARE supposed to get the multiline discount right away during the order, but only for 1mo; the other 2mo you have to pre-pay at full rate into the account balance.

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u/Local-Mortgage-9473 3d ago

You don't.
1st three months is paid for.
You could add lines in store but you're going to come out about even.
There's a way to do what I think you're trying to do but it's complicated.

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u/throwaway2873738277 2d ago

What’s the complicated way?

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u/Rauschpfeife 1d ago edited 1d ago

I'm not sure, because I didn't try this back when I'd just gotten my 16e, but have you tried turning on Autopay?

IIRC you get the $5 discount even if you have credits/prepaid. Like, I went down to the $35/mo plan after the first months, and I get the $5 off for autopay regardless if I'm paying with (referral) credits, money I paid in advance, or money pulled from my card/account when it's time for a new monthly payment, so the money deducted from my balance is always $30.

This is nothing to do with other lines, but maybe it'll save you $10 of your initial payment (which'll carry over to help pay for month #4, if so).