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 pop@tracfone.com 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 tried to add one line yesterday in the store. But said that they cannot process ID verification in the store so I have to do it online.
After coming home, I placed an order with a trade-in to get a New line added to my account, The order went through, and they asked for verification to upload the ID and they received it. But suddenly I received an email from an assurant that my trade was canceled as per my request. When I checked with Spectrum, they told me that the order was canceled and did not give me any reason.
So seems their system is wired. I did not exploit the system as others are doing.
Keep your distance from them.
I placed a second order and they are asking if they need more Info. Let's see what happens.
UPDATE: they need my ID re-scanned at the Store, so need to go there. FUNNY.
then went to another store, got a new moto razr+, told employee to pay device in full and he happily processed my trade-in; i think spectrum systems are messed up for couple of hours now, doesn't show me receipt online and no credit yet, but hoping it should process by tomorrow..
thanks for all the support you guys!
then went to another store, got a new moto razr+, told employee to pay device in full and he happily processed my trade-in; i think spectrum systems are messed up for couple of hours now, doesn't show me receipt online and no credit yet, but hoping it should process by tomorrow..
thanks for all the support you guys!
I tried to add one line yesterday in the store. But said that they cannot process ID verification in the store so I have to do it online.
After coming home, I placed an order with a trade-in to get a New line added to my account, The order went through, and they asked for verification to upload the ID and they received it. But suddenly I received an email from an assurant that my trade was canceled as per my request. When I checked with Spectrum, they told me that the order was canceled and did not give me any reason.
So seems their system is wired. I did not exploit the system as others are doing.
Keep your distance from them.
I placed a second order and they are asking if they need more Info. Let's see what happens.
UPDATE: they need my ID re-scanned at the Store, so need to go there. FUNNY.
then went to another store, got a new moto razr+, told employee to pay device in full and he happily processed my trade-in; i think spectrum systems are messed up for couple of hours now, doesn't show me receipt online and no credit yet, but hoping it should process by tomorrow..
thanks for all the support you guys!
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They went through all settings to test the phone is working properly.
I had to do a factory reset again when I got home
They went through all settings to test the phone is working properly.
I had to do a factory reset again when I got home
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They just take the whole Open the box for the new phone excitement from the customer by open them in front of the customers!!! Just like the metro by tmobile when doing deals in their stores!!
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