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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"Your offer may be adjusted based on the condition of your device. If you accept the offer, you'll either receive a credit in the form of a refund to the same credit card you used to purchase the new device or it can be applied to your Device Payment Plan. If you decline the offer, Assurant will mail your device back to you. If your adjusted offer is $0, you will no longer receive a promotional credit for your trade-in device"
You can PIF for $1299, and take the $1125 off for the S23 U (512gb) which leaves you with a one-time payment of $174 - assuming in-store purchase. If you're shipping it to your home, you'd pay $1299 (+taxes and fees), then send your trade-in and get your $1125 back (to your Spectrum account, or original payment method) once Spectrum Mobile's used phone handler gets it and verifies it (Assurant, or whomever).
or
Take $1299, divide over 36mo ($36.11/mo) and then subtract the $1125 credit over 36mo ($31.25/mo) which means you'd have a payment of $4.86/mo over 36mos.
You make the decision when the purchase is made. Obviously, if you're sticking with Spectrum Mobile for 3 years, it's no big deal either way. However, if you're buying JUST to unlock it after 60 days and flip or take to another carrier... I don't think the 36mo payments will work as expected. I think the CSR told you to choose 36mos to avoid line churn.
Based on either option, you pay the taxes and activation fee up front.
Someone asked how unlocking works as you call in and say "hey, this phone with IMEI xxx on phone number yyy needs to be unlocked"
then I guess call back in and ask for "phone with IMEI zzz on phone number yyy needs to be unlocked"
I think not risking it for $60 has some value. But this is SD, and $60 is $60 (2x $29, but I guess you could go with the $19 by the gig plan, too).
She had Mon & Tue off and was like "I'm still on the weekend"
The only reason a Spectrum Store shouldn't do the deal is:
- No Stock
- Not authorized on the account
- Expecting double storage, as that promotion is not valid now
- Don't have Spectrum Internet service
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She had Mon & Tue off and was like "I'm still on the weekend"
The only reason a Spectrum Store shouldn't do the deal is:
- No Stock
- Not authorized on the account
- Expecting double storage, as that promotion is not valid now
She had Mon & Tue off and was like "I'm still on the weekend"
The only reason a Spectrum Store shouldn't do the deal is:
- No Stock
- Not authorized on the account
- Expecting double storage, as that promotion is not valid now
- Don't have Spectrum Internet service
Someone asked how unlocking works as you call in and say "hey, this phone with IMEI xxx on phone number yyy needs to be unlocked"
then I guess call back in and ask for "phone with IMEI zzz on phone number yyy needs to be unlocked"
I think not risking it for $60 has some value. But this is SD, and $60 is $60 (2x $29, but I guess you could go with the $19 by the gig plan, too).
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