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T-Mobile vs. Boost Mobile: iPhone 18 Pro for 3 lines

For 3 lines of iPhone 18 Pro over 36 months, Boost Mobile's Unlimited+ beats T-Mobile's Experience More by $2,359. The monthly plan price is the single biggest driver of that gap. Both sides are backed by confirmed plan pricing.

T-Mobile (24 months) and Boost Mobile (24 months) spread its device credit over fewer than 36 months, so the bill drops partway through.

T-Mobile

Experience More · Buy unlocked (Apple financing)

Estimate
Most expensive of 2 routes

$99.22–$99.23/mo per person, 3 lines

$10,238–$10,716 over 36 months · $284.39–$297.68/mo household

PlanDeviceFees

$347.72/mo for 24 months, then $197.84/mo once the device is paid off.

  • Provider fees unconfirmed

Resolves once T-Mobile's provider fees for your location are confirmed.

How we calculate this

Boost Mobile

Unlimited+ · Buy unlocked (Apple financing)

Estimate
Saves $1,880–$3,267

vs. T-Mobile unlocked (Apple financing) over 36 months

$77.38–$77.39/mo per person, 3 lines

$7,449–$8,358 over 36 months · $206.92–$232.16/mo household

PlanDeviceFees

$281.78/mo for 24 months, then $131.90/mo once the device is paid off.

  • Activation fee unconfirmed,
  • Provider fees unconfirmed

Resolves once Boost Mobile's activation fee is confirmed and Boost Mobile's provider fees are confirmed.

How we calculate this

Between $360 less and $428 more than your current bill over 36 months — for 3 lines on Unlimited+

Plus 3 new phones and setup: $3,489–$3,609, net of trade-in/resale credit.

Line 1$68.98–$77.39/mo36-month average

Plan $36.67/mo + device $49.96/mo + $40.00 upfront − $35.97 cashback

iPhone 18 Pro paid over 24 months at 0% APR via Apple Card Monthly Installments, with 3% cashback credited once.

Sales tax on the device (varies by state, typically charged upfront on full MSRP) is not included in the totals above.

Boost Mobile's per-line activation fee isn't confirmed — shown here as $40.00 (worst case, based on the highest verified activation fee in this dataset); best case assumes $0.

We don't have a resale value for a iPhone 16 in this condition yet, so it counts as $0 here.

Line 2$68.98–$77.39/mo36-month average

Plan $36.67/mo + device $49.96/mo + $40.00 upfront − $35.97 cashback

iPhone 18 Pro paid over 24 months at 0% APR via Apple Card Monthly Installments, with 3% cashback credited once.

Sales tax on the device (varies by state, typically charged upfront on full MSRP) is not included in the totals above.

Boost Mobile's per-line activation fee isn't confirmed — shown here as $40.00 (worst case, based on the highest verified activation fee in this dataset); best case assumes $0.

We don't have a resale value for a iPhone 16 in this condition yet, so it counts as $0 here.

Line 3$68.97–$77.38/mo36-month average

Plan $36.66/mo + device $49.96/mo + $40.00 upfront − $35.97 cashback

iPhone 18 Pro paid over 24 months at 0% APR via Apple Card Monthly Installments, with 3% cashback credited once.

Sales tax on the device (varies by state, typically charged upfront on full MSRP) is not included in the totals above.

Boost Mobile's per-line activation fee isn't confirmed — shown here as $40.00 (worst case, based on the highest verified activation fee in this dataset); best case assumes $0.

We don't have a resale value for a iPhone 16 in this condition yet, so it counts as $0 here.

Data verified September 10, 2026.

T-Mobile's provider fee: $4.49/line + $0.36–$4.79/line surcharge that varies by location. Boost Mobile's provider fee: provider fee not yet confirmed.

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