S23 is $599! Trade-ins gets lump $600 credit + trade-in value, so this is a money maker! Get it now; Spectrum giveth, Spectrum can taketh. No one knows how long the $200 discount stacks with the $600 trade-in credit.
Price it out: Before asking how much, does this phone work as trade-in, etc.. just price out the transaction in your cart. It will show everything before checkout. Here is my cart, where Spectrum offered me a BOGO free line, with new numbers (no port), and $600 promo on each trade-in. [ibb.co] You can always cancel the transaction without checking out.
Promotional Offer Details
https://www.spectrum.co
Offer Valid 02/01/2023 - 06/30/2023. Get $600 off when you trade-in and purchase a Samsung Galaxy S23 Series device, plus additional trade-in value based on the condition of your device. Restrictions apply. Spectrum Internet required. Auto-pay required. Visit spectrum.com/mobile/tradein for details.
Trade-in Criteria: As long as your trade-in is worth $1, the $600 promo will apply during the trade-in credit check.
1. Is the device free of major physical damage? No is okay. Don't push your luck here too much, don't try to trade-in 80% of a phone or something that been ran over twice by a car.
2. Does the device have a functional screen that is free of cracks and other damage? No is okay
3. Is the device free from liquid damage? Yes is mandatory
4. Does the device power on? Yes is mandatory
Trade-in IMEIs: When testing to see if your phone is accepted for trade-in, any random fingermashed IMEI can be used as long as it starts with a 3. If you want to double check, 356742465815274 is a random IMEI that works. (Not true, just had this method show my phone as rejected when it DID accept the real IMEI)
Trade-in phone: The list of accepted phones differ between carriers, so if you don't find your phone on the list, check the original or "other" carrier. Also, the link of accepted Samsung phones is huge (may be all A, S, and Note series), even some international only models are accepted.
Trade-in Experiences: Ohio in-store by ryan43220 Texas in-store by fatguypoolshark, Cali mail-in by Hanzelnuts, In-store by JesseH5623 Double Cali in-store by VikasVickey
Existing line, phone upgrades work as well: Post by bovineplane Post by tsog Post by Spartan40601 Post by JesseH5623
YMMV Free 12 Months Service: Instructions by Joedaddy123, Tip by SD_User_001
Immediate Unlocking: Post by Hanzelnuts, Post by bpb007
2 Bill Cycles For Mail In Trade-in Credit Post by IndigoWeather139
Immediate Credit + Tax reduction for In-store Trade-in: In-store by JesseH5623 In-store by Deal2know
S23 to S23 Upgrades Work: Post by bovineplane
S23 Flashing Firmware to remove unwanted apps / Spectrum branding: Post by ouloat
Important information from earlier threads:
https://slickdeals.net/f/16420492-spectrum-mobile-galaxy-s23-series-no-contract-extra-600-for-trade-in
https://slickdeals.net/f/16489993-spectrum-mobile-customers-s23-for-for-200-pixel-7-300
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I did this promotion 2 months ago. Traded in my Note 9 for $27 and Iphone 8 plus for $12. Note 9 was the oldest they will take back then and so was the iPhone 8. I had a Note 4 that didn't qualify. I had to buy the IPhone 8 for $90 to do the trade in.
I went in the store and paid in full for S23 Ultra and S23. Contrary to FatGuyPoolShark, I like many people, had to send in our trade-in to Assurant. You'll be lucky if the store accept your trade in. It has to be sent in.
Anyways, I have Spectrum internet. There was a promotion of buy one unlimited line for $29.99 and you'll get one line free. For those that didn't get this promotion in their email, ASK THE REP at the store if you can get that promo. Chances are, they'll say yes.
I was able to unlock my 2 phones within one week. I called and asked if they could unlock them and the agent unlocked them while I was on the phone with her. You might want to say you're traveling and needed them unlock.
Assurance emailed me and says my phones were accepted as trade-ins. But instead of $27 for my Note 9, they only going to pay me $15 reason being it was late. It wasn't late, as they received it within the 30 days required to mail in.
I have a credit of $1227 with Spectrum right now. I'm too busy to call and ask them to credit them back to my credit card. It shouldn't be a problem though.
Feel free to ask any questions if need to.
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After a couple of days, went into a diff store and bought S23+ in-store by trading in the S23 I bought above. Got $1000 instant trade-in credit, hence paid $112 (including tax on full price and new line, by the gig plan). Thinking to keep the line for this billing cycle in order not to get flagged on my account.
End of the day, I paid taxes on two phones but if you look I still got S23+ for $350(including CA taxes) by trading in iPhone 8+
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Also, I recall reading somewhere that they don't give prorated refunds (maybe Google Fi is one of the few that do).
After you cancel, it's unclear whether your service continues until the end of the current billing cycle.
It's also unclear about when to cancel if you want to do the full 60 days. Do you have to cancel right on day 60, or could you cancel on day 45 and have the service continue until the billing cycle closes out?
In any case, don't cancel and waste a number. Port out into another promotion like the $400 Costco Tmobile thread. Plenty of other carrier promotions looking for port-ins from Spectrum. Trade it to another SDer if you don't want it.
Tried to unlock but no go ultra, told to wait 60 days on chat.
Tried to unlock but no go ultra, told to wait 60 days on chat.
Tried to unlock but no go ultra, told to wait 60 days on chat.
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For others, I did all this on the phone with the same rep.
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