It states: " How do I get my trade-in payment?
After your device is processed, you'll receive a credit for the assessed value. If you've paid for your new device in full, the trade-in credit will be refunded to your credit card within two billing cycles. Otherwise, a monthly credit will be applied to your Device Payment Plan in equal parts over the duration of the plan, starting within two billing cycles.
Additional details will be provided in your trade-in email from Assurant."
If your device is paid in full it is supposed to go back to your credit card. I have done 4 of these and on all 4 they credited my Spectrum account, however each time a very short phone call with CS resulted in the credit going to my CC.
If you need a $40 trade-in phone for this deal:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Straig...243529
If above phone not available, here is a $50 phone for trade-in deal:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Tracfo.../456429801
WARNING
Make sure to turn it on and see if your phone can activate. Walmart is not properly scanning these phones and trade ins are getting denied because of anti-theft. Buy these phones in store if you can! try to activate online and if error take the whole phone box package to store and have them rescan and reissue back to you or get replacement. check to make sure IMEI of "new" device can be activated online before you leave store
if above can't fix your problem then do the following:
1. Reach out to straight talk CS and ask them to escalate with issuing ticket
2. They will tell you to do the following: Email [email protected] with name, contact number, ticket number (this is created by chat agent) and attach receipt proof and picture of IMEI (I took a picture of the card that has the IMEI and sim card number on it).
3. You should get email about 24-48 hours later that it can now be activated
4. If they ask you to activate with phone plan then buy this $15 plan and give them the PIN and other relevant information they ask for
https://www.target.com/p/tracfone...A-87908383
Takes roughly 15 minutes to come in after purchase to hit email.
5. If they didn't ask to activate on tracfone then visit https://www.straighttal
6. Insert sim if not already in, turn off phone and turn back on. Make a test call. If call won't go through wait 5 minutes. You'll probably get some texts from Tracfone and calling should work. They suggest to turn off and on again if not, but I didn't need to.
$25 at Amazon: (slow shipping)
https://www.amazon.com/TracFone-M...B0C7LNLS9P
Store trade-in is YMMV
- Most stores will uphold the promotion - if not, go to a different store
- Device usually needs to be in stock - some stores will ship if not in stock
- Stock is usually low and sells out fast - may need to try more than once
- Higher storage options are usually not available in stores - only online
- Tax is dependent on state - some charge MSRP, some charge discounted price
- Doing too many trade in in short amount of time might get your account flagged - only online is available then
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I wanted to trade in store but I would be out of town from 1/31 for some time. I know for a fact that in KY the tax is only on the difference.
Does anyone how it works in TX?
why not just call your texas store and ask them.... this isn't the first time they have done this type of promo, it's the same like the s23's last year.
At any rate, I'll be upgrading my S23U 256gb to S24U 512gb essentially for free (or profit). Gonna continue to use my S23U cos it's unlocked, it's my only phone at the moment & I'm on T-Mobile. I just preordered a S24U 512gb & S24 256gb. Here we go.
MATH POTATOES:
$1453 (S24U after CA tax & activation)
$902 (S24 after CA tax & activation)
$711 (trade-in value/credits back to my cc)
$90 ($30 x 3mo service for 2 unlimited bogo lines)
$90 ($45 x 2 prepaid MotoG Play 2023 phones from walmart used for trade-in)
1,453+902−711−711+90+90 = $1113 (gross hit on my credit card)
Call/chat to unlock both S24 & S24U devices after 2.5 months (or 61+ days) of active service/enjoying the shit out of both phones lol. Wait a few days, call to cancel (or port out) both lines.
Sell my mint S23U 256gb for ~600-700 and S24 256gb for ~500‐600 via private party to ultimately cover the gross hit on my cc & cover it well.
Lateral move, slick af boyyy.
Titanium Violet is gorgeous in person btw.
I'm in SO CAL, and with tax, my total will be $1380.05. So, that's $295 out of pocket to upgrade from S23 Ultra to S24 Ultra.
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for example, let's say i say i'm going to trade in iphone 6 with made up IMEI, the page shows the $700+ value for the iphone 6
what i'm getting at is if i buy a phone on ebay right now that won't get here before 1/30 that I can still go thru with this without worrying about actual IMEI # (the phone will obviously match whatever i select). thanks!
I wanted to trade in store but I would be out of town from 1/31 for some time. I know for a fact that in KY the tax is only on the difference.
Does anyone how it works in TX?
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If I order 1 phone with $29/month in 1 pre-order, does it allow to add 2nd line for free in 2nd pre-order?
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