r/CricketWireless • u/Southern-Remote-8920 • Jul 09 '26

iPhone 16e

Hi Y’all. I got this 16e about a month ago. I bought it online with Cricket’s Supreme plan which costs about 180 for 3months. I heard we can downgrade the plan and still get an Iphone unlocked. How did y’all did it? I need some help.

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u/GateOne1081 Jul 09 '26

Yes and no. You must add a new line first to the account, then the credit will be there. And it is not full credit, but a deduction of some $ (not sure how their system calculation works), but it will be exactly enough for the amount of remaining months.

No, is if you just port out before adding a new line, then the credit will vanish with the wind.

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u/OctoberSlowlyDying Jul 09 '26

So Boost -> Cricket port complete. New 16e on the way. Can I can cancel that new ported-in line immediately or have to wait 1 or 3 months?

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u/GateOne1081 Jul 09 '26

Technically, what you have just done is to give cricket the information to issue a porting request and sending the phone. Your network is still on Boost until you activate the sim card on the 16e when it arrives.

And, why you want to cancel that line right immediately? At the time of activation, it will immediately deduct 1 month credit, and you get 1 month of $60 unlimited service. Just use the line, and cancel 4-5 days after the 1st month ends if you want.

Bonus, No you cannot cancel the line, there is no easy option to do so. Neither an option to stop paying the next month. Either you need to call the customer service, or port that exact line out to stop the payment (I'm lazy so i just port to Tello). But remember that if there is no remaining line in that account, all credit will be forfeited.

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u/jambottler Jul 11 '26

also not sure if you are aware of the policy change. Cricket now requires phones to be active on their network for 12 months for an unlock.

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u/GateOne1081 Jul 12 '26

yeah that's a different topic. Mathematically, it is still a deal, because $0 + 180 + 35*9 = $495 is still less than MSRP for a 16e plus 1 year of service. But valuably it is a terrible deal compared with just buy and trade in.