T-Life & T-Mobile.com
T-Life Transactions
Use these steps when assisting a customers with a T-Life order.
When to shop T-Life
Check the following tables to understand when to assist your customer with placing a T-Life order and when to refer to your core/legacy systems to complete the transaction.
Consumer transactions
Core Systems
Prospect / New Customers
- Single and Multi-line Voice/*HSI/BTS/IoT with device purchase (up to 8 lines)
- Transactions must include at least one Voice line to complete in T-Life
- Transactions with HSI line must be completed in T-Life (not available in T-Mobile.com)
- Single and Multi-line Voice BYOD
- eSIM Voice (does not include Ship-to accessory)
- pSIM Voice/Tablet • Standalone & Multi-line HSI Account
- Promos/Offers
- 100% RDC Trade Promo construct
- BOGO / BOGOHO
- Shop by plans or devices
- Streamlined Soft Credit Check – does not required SSN or ID (ID scan when prompted in T-Life)
- Optional self-identified credit range selector
- USCC/MINT Prepaid Port to Postpaid
Prospect / New Customers
- TFB Micro
- BTS Standalone
- New Fiber Account & Fiber AAL
- BYOD BTS
- > 8 Multiline activations
- Metro, T-Mobile Prepaid and T-Mobile MVNOs to Postpaid
- New accounts eligible for DCC on Us performed by manual override
- Customer prompted for ID Verification that are not accepted in T-Life (follow Acceptable forms of ID)
- Device w/ incompatible device operating system
- Customer setting up Work Perk Orders
Cash Payments Core Systems:
- TFB & TFB Micro
- Pick up in store Orders (BOPIS)
- Bill Payments
- Split tender transactions
- EIP Payoff
Use Legacy systems if the customer is unable to complete the credit check in T-Life (e.g., lost, stolen, or broken device; or First Phone activations). Returns: Process in Core Systems BAU.
Upgrade / Trade-in
- Mixed Transactions Cart (upgrades and AAL in one transaction)
- Coming soon for Store-in-Store
- Single & Multi Line Voice/BTS/iOT Upgrade with Device Purchase (Up to 5 Lines)
- Inline RPC to Experience More or Experience Beyond
- JUMP 2.0 & Yearly Upgrade Ship-to: Device Trade-in Return Kit Only
- TFB Micro - Refer to TFB table below
- Promos/Offers: 100% RDC Trade Promo construct
- Trade-in tracking
Complete the rate plan change in Core Systems first, then perform the upgrade and device purchase(s) in T-Life. For devices with T-Life Incompatible Operating Systems, use T-Mobile.com on the customer's device.
Upgrade / Trade-in
- JUMP 2.0 & Yearly Upgrade while In-store & pickup-In store
- JUMP 1.0
- Lost / Stolen Device
- Broken Device
- Device with incompatible device operating system
Add-a-line (AAL)
- Mixed Transactions Cart (upgrades and AAL in one transaction)
- Coming soon for Store-in-Store
- Single & Multi-line Voice/BTS/iOT (up to 5 lines) with Device Purchase
- Single & Multi-line (up to 5 lines) Voice BYOD (eSIM or pSIM)
- Single & Multi-line BYOD Tablet (pSIM)
- HSI Only Account
- Multi-Line AAL with HSI
- TFB Micro Refer to table below
- Promos/Offers: 100% RDC Trade Promo construct
Complete the AAL and device purchase(s) first, then perform the rate plan change in Core Systems after the transaction.
Devices with T-Life Incompatible Operating Systems use T-Mobile.com on the customer's device.
Add-a-line (AAL)
- Single & Multi-line BTS Tablet BYOD (eSIM)
- Single & Multi-line BTS Watch BYOD
- Digits Talk & Text Only
- Lost / Stolen Device
- Broken Device
- Device with incompatible device operating system
SIM Change (pSIM & eSIM)
SIM Change
T-Life & T-Mobile.com
Core Systems
Payments
- One-time payments
- Additional EIP down payment
Payments
- Split Payment Transaction (Any combination of payment)
- Lost/Stolen Device
- Broken Device
- Device with T-Life Incompatible Operating Systems
Payment Arrangement
- Setup
- Manage
- Delete
Payment Arrangement (incompatible devices)
- Lost/Stolen Device
- Broken Device
- Device with T-Life Incompatible Operating Systems
Home Internet / Fiber
- Single and Multi-line Voice+ *HSI/BTS/IoT with device purchase (up to 5 lines)
- Transactions must include at least one Voice line to complete in T-Life
- Transactions with HSI line must be completed in T-Life (not available in T-Mobile.com)
- HSI Prospect Standalone
- HSI AAL Single line & Multi line
- HSI all fulfillment types includes Same Day Delivery
- Micro Business (Retail) HSI AAL
- Puerto Rico (AAL and Prospect)
Home Internet / Fiber
- Fiber Prospect or AAL
- T-Life Workaround: Activate Voice lines in T-Life, Add HSI to existing account in T-Life
- Micro (Retail) Internet Prospect
T-Satellite
- Activate new BAN with feature included
- Add T-Satellite feature for an existing customer/new BAN
T-Satellite
Micro Business transactions
Core Mobility Micro (Business Transacting in Retail)
Business Owner Role
T-Life
< 12 Total lines or legacy PAH
Yes
Add-a-line (AAL)
Yes
One-time payment / AutoPay
Yes
Micro Business (Retail) Internet AAL
Yes
See T-Life App/Micro Experience for details
Micro Business (Retail) Internet Prospect
No
AAL on HSI Only
- T-Life: Available for I/S PAH and I/S BO and B/* BO (users with less than 12 lines all of the customer combos listed)
- T-Mobile.com: Available for I/S PAH with 12 lines or less
Yes
SIM Change (pSIM & eSIM)
No
AAL on Digital Talk & Text Only
No
For more details on T-Mobile for Business Micro customer permissions by user role and self-service transactions in Account Hub, see My T-Mobile / T-Life app permissions.