This T-Mobile Black Friday iPhone 17 deal gets you four devices for free - but it's not the one I'd buy today

On the hunt for Black Friday iPhone deals today? You can do a lot worse than T-Mobile's excellent line-up of promotions. In fact, the headline deal right now is offering four devices for free alongside the carrier's Essentials unlimited plan.

That plan costs just $100/mo for four lines ($25 per line), so you're getting four free devices worth $830 on an exceedingly cheap plan here. Even better still, no trade-ins are needed to be eligible for this particular deal.

With that said, it's not the deal I'd personally go for at the carrier today. For one, you need four lines here, which automatically excludes me (and a lot of other readers, I assume). This is definitely a family-focused Black Friday deal.

Instead, I'd go for the carrier's excellent deal on the iPhone 17 Pro today. This device is currently ...