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'm thinking of buying the phone paying 2 months of service then unlock, and cancel.
the previous s23 promo, I was able to pop in physical sim from other carriers with no issues after unlocked.
I've unlocked 3 phones after 60 days' passed. However, my Z fold 5 and S23 Ultra are still locked to Spectrum. It's been over 4 months and tried to unlock them when 60days' reached. Spectrum's already provided the unlock code and the unfreeze code. But I never get to input those numbers since the phone's kept on showing it is carrier locked. I've spent well over 30 hours of talking time over the phone, visited the corporate office and gone thru more than 20 spectrums reps from tier 3,4 and 5 level. None of them knows how to unlock. One thing I know now is that when you try to unlock the phone, the spectrum rep who's unlocking the phone should see the phone you are trying to unlock should be visible on their end. If you just swap your sim and even if you see the phone on your spectrum online account, The spectrum side might show your previous phone and it can cause the problem. Make sure you have the spectrum sim for a while on the phone you are trying to unlock. Maybe at least couple more days.
I've had a spectrum sim in my Z Fold 5 for over a month now, but it is still showing Pixel 8 Pro which I have already unlocked. Their system is so buggy then you might not be able to unlock your phone. This only happens with Samsung phones since it requires additional unlock code input step unlike other Pixel, Apple brand phones.
So what is the solution to the problem above? To ensure the phone gets unlocked after 60 days?
I have Spectrum Mobile and a free phone line.
I would like to trade in my current phone, buy an S24 or S24+, and use it on my current line.
I'm thinking of buying the phone paying 2 months of service then unlock, and cancel.
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256 on a phone that shoots 4-8k is going to fill up fast...
1) Can i buy online and directly ship my friend in VA?
2) Can My friend ship the trade in phone to spectrum?
2) Can i cancel new line after unlocked?
256 on a phone that shoots 4-8k is going to fill up fast...
256 on a phone that shoots 4-8k is going to fill up fast...
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