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Spectrum: Samsung Galaxy S25 256 gb with iPhone 13 trade-in + 6 credit. need spectrum Internet - $0

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Trade-in Iphone 13 for $865 and get Samsung S25 for free. Needs spectrum Internet. Can be unlockeded after 2 months. Minimum plan $20 per month. Available for pre-order.


https://www.spectrum.com/mobile/p...Icy%20Blue

Get Up to $700 EXTRA When You Trade in Your Phone and Purchase this Device!

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Trade-in Iphone 13 for $865 and get Samsung S25 for free. Needs spectrum Internet. Can be unlockeded after 2 months. Minimum plan $20 per month. Available for pre-order.


https://www.spectrum.com/mobile/p...Icy%20Blue

Get Up to $700 EXTRA When You Trade in Your Phone and Purchase this Device!

Can trade-in any device.

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Feb 17, 2025
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WonderfulWork
Feb 17, 2025
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Quote from DiscountDynamoPro :
Did you also contact customer care and have them send it back to your original payment method? Many do that here.
Last year, I saw the credit posted on my account 1-2 days after receiving this email. Then I call CS to put it back on my credit card. But this year, I haven't seen the credited posted on my account 6 days after receiving that email. So no, I haven't called the CS yet. Maybe I should.
Feb 17, 2025
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MerryGiraffe5242
Feb 17, 2025
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Does anyone know how to tell if your device is unlocked when its sealed in the box? I traded in my S25 for an Ultra and reached out to Spectrum support by chat, I gave them the IMEI off the box they told me the device was unlocked. I thought you had to activate it and wait 60 days. I paid this device in full. I read one of the post stating if you pay in full its unlocked. Can anyone confirm this is true? I dont want to open the box so I flip it sealed.
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MemorableStew1728
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Quote from MerryGiraffe5242 :
Does anyone know how to tell if your device is unlocked when its sealed in the box? I traded in my S25 for an Ultra and reached out to Spectrum support by chat, I gave them the IMEI off the box they told me the device was unlocked. I thought you had to activate it and wait 60 days. I paid this device in full. I read one of the post stating if you pay in full its unlocked. Can anyone confirm this is true? I dont want to open the box so I flip it sealed.

Spectrum support knows nothing

It's not unlocked unless you bought it unlocked from Best Buy or something

There's also no real way to tell using just the IMEI on the box AFAIK

But if you got it from Spectrum store, safe to assume it's locked to Spectrum, even if paid in full

If you want to flip it sealed, it'd be Spectrum locked. You can go that route if you want. If you want to get it unlocked and sell unlocked, you need to have service for two months but more importantly have it opened up and connected to Spectrum network both at start of service and at end after 60 day period when you call/chat to get it unlocked

There's no real way around that sadly
Feb 17, 2025
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dmc310
Feb 17, 2025
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Local store was oos for S25 will try again tomorrow
Feb 17, 2025
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abadan
Feb 17, 2025
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Quote from dmc310 :
Local store was oos for S25 will try again tomorrow
Thank you for letting me know.

Best of luck to you.
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Quote from abadan :
Thank you for letting me know.

Best of luck to you.
Thank you amigo hope it goes well
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MemorableStew1728
Feb 17, 2025
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Quote from spacemanvt :
Data point from 2 years ago during the S23 promotion, the last time I did this deal
Bought 3x S23s for about $210 each after trade in, all within 4-5 days. The last time, I traded in a S23 for an ultra and then I got stuck with the fraud block.

This year 4xS25s and then one ultra upgrade within 4-5 days. After that have the fraud block. So its either doing so much activity within a short time or upgrading the lines that causes the block. Seems weird as this is not happening to other people, at least not immediately.

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Now, Trying to decide if its worth getting one more S25 online to sell off. Considering after trading the phones, and 2 months of service, the total for the S25 comes out to about $190 dollars. 190X4 = $720 + $200 to upgrade to the Ultra = $960


I am thinking these will probably sell for around $5-550 dollars in 2 months and selling off 2 of the S25s will pretty much let me break even to get a free S25 and S25 Ultra.

so is it worth the trouble to get another for $300 bucks?

If it were in store, I'd say yes

Online can go south. But as long as you're sending in beater phone, probably still worth

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Feb 17, 2025
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vendatta
Feb 17, 2025
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Quote from arbitrager :
nope, I finally hit that roadblock trying to open two more new lines to trade in the s25s. got C-blocked... lol

online route I go! if not, I wait and trade in the s25s to Bestbuy when they enable it. I did this last year with some of the s24s I had, grabbing around $450-500 BB gc each, I forgot exact amount as I did like 3 of them on different days to grab my new macbook pro laptop

Do you mind sharing what that promo is from BestBuy?
Feb 17, 2025
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bimmerboy
Feb 17, 2025
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Quote from arbitrager :
nope, I finally hit that roadblock trying to open two more new lines to trade in the s25s. got C-blocked... lol

online route I go! if not, I wait and trade in the s25s to Bestbuy when they enable it. I did this last year with some of the s24s I had, grabbing around $450-500 BB gc each, I forgot exact amount as I did like 3 of them on different days to grab my new macbook pro laptop

do you remember how many days after the release best buy started accepting s24?

i'm wondering how long i need to wait for my new macbook pro lol
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MemorableStew1728
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Quote from vendatta :
Do you mind sharing what that promo is from BestBuy?

It's just their trade in program
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Quote from WonderfulWork :
Last year, I saw the credit posted on my account 1-2 days after receiving this email. Then I call CS to put it back on my credit card. But this year, I haven't seen the credited posted on my account 6 days after receiving that email. So no, I haven't called the CS yet. Maybe I should.
I got the email my trade in qualified on Sunday. I saw the credit in my account Monday morning. Chatted with customer service and they refunded my credit card on file. Unfortunately every year there's people that have issues and it looks like this time it's you.
Feb 17, 2025
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spacemanvt
Feb 17, 2025
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Quote from MemorableStew1728 :
Spectrum support knows nothing

It's not unlocked unless you bought it unlocked from Best Buy or something

There's also no real way to tell using just the IMEI on the box AFAIK

But if you got it from Spectrum store, safe to assume it's locked to Spectrum, even if paid in full

If you want to flip it sealed, it'd be Spectrum locked. You can go that route if you want. If you want to get it unlocked and sell unlocked, you need to have service for two months but more importantly have it opened up and connected to Spectrum network both at start of service and at end after 60 day period when you call/chat to get it unlocked

There's no real way around that sadly

Do you remember how the unlock procedure works? I can't remember if they give you a code or the unlock happens over the air?
Feb 17, 2025
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mike-r
Feb 17, 2025
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i had the coolest rep at my store who thought the deal was really cool and did a straight moto play->s25->s25+>s25 ultra path in 1 easy 30 minute trip for me 😁

question though: i wasnt thinking clearly and thought it made sense to do it all as a new line even though i'm going to use it on my main line. if i switch it over, do i need to move it back to that new line in 60 days to unlock it or does it just need to be on spectrum service in general for 60 days? can i safely cancel that new line immediately?
also, am i screwed as far as keeping my device protection plan for this phone if i move it to my main line? i guess its not a big deal because i only spent <$200 on this phone but it'd still be nice to have
Feb 17, 2025
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karma_joy
Feb 17, 2025
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has anyone been able to overcome the block in store? I've already done 4 trade ins in store on different days, 2 different stores - 1 pixel 7 to s25 to s25+ on first free line, 1 moto stylus 2003 to s25 on new line, 1 S22 to s25 on new line. I tried couple of times in both stores on different days to trade either of the S25 to S25+, but everytime it fails with the "max qty" msg. I guess that is the block everyone's talking about.

Any idea if I can add another new line (currently 3 lines total) and be able to trade the previous S25 to S25+? has anyone successfully traded with a new line after getting blocked?

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Quote from spacemanvt :
Do you remember how the unlock procedure works? I can't remember if they give you a code or the unlock happens over the air?

It happens over the air

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