Get a month of T-Mobile 5G Home Internet free, plus $300 back - here's how

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If you've been considering switching your home internet provider, T-Mobile is running a deal that you may want to consider. Right now when you sign up for a 5G Home Internet plan, you'll get one month of service paid for by T-Mobile, and up to $300 back via a prepaid Mastercard. 

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T-Mobile's 5G home internet plans start at $50 a month, plus taxes and fees. To get the discount, you'll need to enroll in AutoPay. You can get an additional discount if you add on a voice line, too. 

Choose from three internet plans (the amount of cash back you get goes up as the plan tier does): 

Rely Home Internet

  • Starts at $50/month (plus taxes and fees)
  • Get $200 back within 14 weeks
  • Unlimited data
  • 5-year price guarantee (exclusions like taxes & fees apply)
  • High-performance Gateway

Amplified Home Internet

  • Starts at $60/month (plus taxes and fees)
  • Get $200 back within 14 weeks
  • All the perks listed above
  • Fastest speeds
  • High-performance premium Wi-Fi 7 Gateway

All-In Home Internet

  • Starts at $70/month (plus taxes and fees) 
  • Get $300 back within 14 weeks
  • All the perks listed above
  • Hulu (with ads) plan
  • Paramount+ Essential plan
  • Advanced cyber security
  • Mesh Wi-Fi extender 
  • 24/7 live assistance with video support (in TechEdge Suite)
  • Complimentary gateway upgrade after 3 years (in TechEdge Suite)

How to redeem your cash back offer

Once you sign up for and activate a new T-Mobile 5G home internet line, follow these steps to redeem your prepaid MasterCard of up to $300: 

  1. When your Home Internet Gateway device arrives, go to https://promotions.t-mobile.com/ within 30 days of activation and enter all required information.
  2. Select the phone number from the drop-down (if you don't have a mobile plan as well, your billing phone number is found on your bill under "Connected Devices.")
  3. Enter all required information, including transaction date, channel of your transaction (T-Mobile.com or the T-Life app), and transaction type (Internet Router).
  4. Select the promotion you want to redeem from the list you're eligible for. You can only submit for one promotion per line. 
  5. Hit continue on the terms & conditions page. Allow 14 weeks from rebate submission. 

Your prepaid MasterCard can be used anywhere Debit Mastercard is accepted, and will expire in six months. 

Don't miss this deal on T-Mobile's 5G Home Internet service.

How I rated this deal 

A month of free internet plus a cash back offer of up to $300, along with a five-year price lock, makes this a strong deal from a trusted carrier, giving it a 5/5 rating.

This T-Mobile deal will end on Feb. 25, 2026. 

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