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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Technically the phone is not paid off as they provide credits over 2 years. Can I trade in that phone for any of the spectrum trade-in promos? TIA
Returning the new phone violates the promotion's terms, voiding the trade-in discount. Even if you "got away" with it, I don't think it's wise.
I'm sure you're not the only one who has wondered this, and from one flawed human to another, steer clear! No one wants to be tied up in fraud of any sort. Glad you asked instead of trying it and finding out the hard way.
Device and Offer Details
Make: Samsung
Model: SM-G950U GALAXY S8 64GB - ATT
IMEI: ------
Trade-In Credit: $1.00
Trade-In Promotion $700.00
Total: $701.00Your trade-in credit was adjusted for the following reason(s):
• Physical Damage
• LCD Damage
For those of you who traded in a Tracfone / ST phone, did you list carrier as Verizon or Others ?
Any issues, if we choose either in trade in value / trade in being rejected if wrong option is selected ?
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"To qualify for our trade-in program, your device must meet the following requirements:
It's paid in full
It's able to turn on
It has no liquid damage
It has been restored to factory settings"
So people are free to gamble, but it is outlined very clearly. Most carriers allow people to pay off their remaining balance early.
"To qualify for our trade-in program, your device must meet the following requirements:
It's paid in full
It's able to turn on
It has no liquid damage
It has been restored to factory settings"
So people are free to gamble, but it is outlined very clearly. Most carriers allow people to pay off their remaining balance early.
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I personally would just be cautious when you are trying to swindle a company out of thousands of dollars of merchandise through coupon/rebate abuse. What people have shifted the conversation to is different than the original deal. Spectrum has your name, address, DOB, and SSN. They have a record of all activity in their stores, even if you go to different stores on different days. They could easily look up in their system and compile a list of people who have done above a certain number of trade ins on their account within a certain time period. So just know what you are getting yourself into, especially when we are talking about felony levels of merchandise/money in just about every jurisdiction in the US. I am not saying this to scare people doing this deal, but you have some people here who are messing with many thousands of dollars of merchandise hitting different stores on different days to try and avoid detection.
I personally would just be cautious when you are trying to swindle a company out of thousands of dollars of merchandise through coupon/rebate abuse. What people have shifted the conversation to is different than the original deal. Spectrum has your name, address, DOB, and SSN. They have a record of all activity in their stores, even if you go to different stores on different days. They could easily look up in their system and compile a list of people who have done above a certain number of trade ins on their account within a certain time period. So just know what you are getting yourself into, especially when we are talking about felony levels of merchandise/money in just about every jurisdiction in the US. I am not saying this to scare people doing this deal, but you have some people here who are messing with many thousands of dollars of merchandise hitting different stores on different days to try and avoid detection.
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