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Pre-Order Samsung Galaxy S26 Series Phone w/ Eligible Trade-In Device, Get Extra

(Spectrum Internet Customers only)

$700 Off

$1,500

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Spectrum Mobile is offering Spectrum Internet Customers: Extra $700 Off your Pre-Order of a Samsung Galaxy S26 Series Phones when you Trade in Your Eligible Phone and Activate a new Spectrum Mobile Line (plans start at $20 per GB of data / month). Shipping is free.

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Deal Instructions:
  1. Pre-Order your Samsung Galaxy S26 Series Device (estimated delivery date is 03-11-2026):
  2. Decline Protection Plan (or add it at additional charge)
  3. Click 'Add Trade-In' and fill out your trade-in device details
    • Trade-in value will vary by device
  4. Sign in to your Spectrum Internet account and complete your order; Extra $700 Off Trade-In Value + Base Value of Phone should be reflected for trade-in of eligible devices
    • Trade-in credit will be applied to your account after your trade-in device is processed. If new phone paid in full, credit applied to purchase. If new phone financed, credit applied to bill in pro-rated increments for the duration of the Device Payment Plan; click here & here for trade-in terms.

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  • About this Offer:
    • This offer is similar to this popular FrontPage Deal from 2024 which received over 110 Thumbs Up from the community.
  • Extra $700 Trade-In Offer Terms:
    • Offer is valid from 02/25/2026 - 03/10/2026
    • Trade-in terms require customers to trade in qualifying device, purchase and activate a new device. Trade-in device must have a value greater than $0. If the value of the trade-in device credit exceeds the cost of the new device, credit will be reflected on bill statement within 2-3 bill cycles. Any promotional credits offered will be reflected over 36 months on the bill statement. One trade-in promotional offer is available per line. Disconnection of mobile line for any reason or initiation of an upgrade before the device is paid off will result in forfeiture of any unapplied promotional credits.
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Spectrum Mobile is offering Spectrum Internet Customers: Extra $700 Off your Pre-Order of a Samsung Galaxy S26 Series Phones when you Trade in Your Eligible Phone and Activate a new Spectrum Mobile Line (plans start at $20 per GB of data / month). Shipping is free.

Thanks Community Member unknownanonymous for sharing this deal

Deal Instructions:
  1. Pre-Order your Samsung Galaxy S26 Series Device (estimated delivery date is 03-11-2026):
  2. Decline Protection Plan (or add it at additional charge)
  3. Click 'Add Trade-In' and fill out your trade-in device details
    • Trade-in value will vary by device
  4. Sign in to your Spectrum Internet account and complete your order; Extra $700 Off Trade-In Value + Base Value of Phone should be reflected for trade-in of eligible devices
    • Trade-in credit will be applied to your account after your trade-in device is processed. If new phone paid in full, credit applied to purchase. If new phone financed, credit applied to bill in pro-rated increments for the duration of the Device Payment Plan; click here & here for trade-in terms.

Editor's Notes

Written by slickdewmaster | Staff
  • About this Offer:
    • This offer is similar to this popular FrontPage Deal from 2024 which received over 110 Thumbs Up from the community.
  • Extra $700 Trade-In Offer Terms:
    • Offer is valid from 02/25/2026 - 03/10/2026
    • Trade-in terms require customers to trade in qualifying device, purchase and activate a new device. Trade-in device must have a value greater than $0. If the value of the trade-in device credit exceeds the cost of the new device, credit will be reflected on bill statement within 2-3 bill cycles. Any promotional credits offered will be reflected over 36 months on the bill statement. One trade-in promotional offer is available per line. Disconnection of mobile line for any reason or initiation of an upgrade before the device is paid off will result in forfeiture of any unapplied promotional credits.
  • Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.

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xPhrosty
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i remember last year, people who did pre-order and mailed in their trade-in's were having issues with getting trade-in credit to show on their account, even after 2-3 months. Think i'm gonna go with trade-in at store again for this year.
kingofdeal
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be careful now every account can trade only 4 times only.
oldNbroke
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i just did some testing, and $200 discount shows up on s26 plus and 26 ultra , but not on the s26 base.

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Mar 01, 2026 09:56 PM
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IndigoMallard333Mar 01, 2026 09:56 PM
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Quote from OnePlus7pro :
They already released the S26 series trade in values and it doesn't really pencil out this year unfortunately. You can get them pretty cheap but you can't make as much money this year. Tax in California pretty much kills the profits.
https://imgur.com/a/bjJz2dF
Do you remember how much they were giving for the s25 trade in last year? I wouldn't think it was much more than $430. The $100 price increase is what lowered the value of the deal.
Mar 01, 2026 10:45 PM
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EfficientKitten3603Mar 01, 2026 10:45 PM
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FYI, for anyone wanting to do a trade-in in-store, there's a chance the phone might be out of stock at nearby locations. That's exactly what happened to me last year.
Mar 01, 2026 11:34 PM
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moctezumaxMar 01, 2026 11:34 PM
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Quote from jonl0461 :
The free upgrade deal seems to end 3/10.. So if we wait to go to the store and do this in person, we would essentially need to get the base 256gb model (unless we want to pay the difference)?
I do this every time and pass on the 512 for the peace of mind of an in store process and instant refund for the trade in.
Mar 01, 2026 11:40 PM
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iygMar 01, 2026 11:40 PM
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Quote from oldNbroke :
I can help answer these since I have a good amount of experience with spectrum deals.
1. You won't be able to return the phones since you'll be way passed the return period by the time Assurant inspect your trade in.
2. You have 4lines, I believe there's a limit of 1 or 2 for pre order. It's best to do in store since they'll inspect trade in phone on the spot and give you credit immediately and you won't get tax on the trade in portion depending on which states you're in.
Hope it helps
Not true. I got rejected for trade-in last year and was able to return for full refund.
Make sure that you send the trade-in right away once you receive the email.
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Mar 02, 2026 12:06 AM
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Quote from EfficientKitten3603 :
FYI, for anyone wanting to do a trade-in in-store, there's a chance the phone might be out of stock at nearby locations. That's exactly what happened to me last year.
The stores inventory are definitely hit or miss. The fact they don't have phone numbers to be reached at force you to waste time driving to every store to find out. I'm not seeing much reason to deal with all the spectrum nonsense this year.
Mar 02, 2026 01:16 AM
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okhelloMar 02, 2026 01:16 AM
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Quote from iyg :
Not true. I got rejected for trade-in last year and was able to return for full refund.Make sure that you send the trade-in right away once you receive the email.
That's good to know. Did you activate your new phone before you return? Did you get back your trade-in phone?
Mar 02, 2026 01:55 AM
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iygMar 02, 2026 01:55 AM
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Quote from okhello :
That's good to know. Did you activate your new phone before you return? Did you get back your trade-in phone?
No, I did not. If you open it, you will be charged $50 restocking fees. I did get my trade-in back in a brown box. I sent in the original box.

One more thing to note: if the phone is tied with a new line (instead of an upgrade), the line will be canceled as well. Be careful if you port in because you will loose your number.
Last edited by iyg March 1, 2026 at 05:57 PM.

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MellowTexture1127Mar 02, 2026 02:00 AM
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Quote from IndigoMallard333 :
Do you remember how much they were giving for the s25 trade in last year? I wouldn't think it was much more than $430. The $100 price increase is what lowered the value of the deal.
I had this written down from last year but I can't remember if this was before or after the price nerf that they did later on because of all the S25 trade ins for S25+.
S25+ 512 GB $1,237.00
S25+ 256 GB $1,180.00
S25 128 GB $1,113.00
S25 256 GB $1,118.00
Mar 02, 2026 02:04 AM
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MellowTexture1127Mar 02, 2026 02:04 AM
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Quote from EfficientKitten3603 :
FYI, for anyone wanting to do a trade-in in-store, there's a chance the phone might be out of stock at nearby locations. That's exactly what happened to me last year.
When I first called Spectrum about the deal just to see if customer support could check the stock of locations, she told me what was where. Then later on when I called later that same month, they stated they weren't capable/allowed to see it. I don't know if I was lied to or maybe only specific departments can see it. I do remember that I spoke to a woman from New York for the first phone call. Can't remember any other details unfortunately.
Last edited by MellowTexture1127 March 1, 2026 at 06:06 PM.
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okhelloMar 02, 2026 02:22 AM
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Quote from iyg :
No, I did not. If you open it, you will be charged $50 restocking fees. I did get my trade-in back in a brown box. I sent in the original box.One more thing to note: if the phone is tied with a new line (instead of an upgrade), the line will be canceled as well. Be careful if you port in because you will loose your number.
Thank. One more question if you don't mind, why did they reject your old phone?
Mar 02, 2026 03:12 AM
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ifreeregMar 02, 2026 03:12 AM
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Quote from arbitrager :


They lied or is incompetent.
https://www.spectrum.net/support/...ogram-faqs shows:
"Make sure that your phone has been unlocked from its previous carrier. "
Mar 02, 2026 03:17 AM
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audas.bidMar 02, 2026 03:17 AM
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Anyone getting server error?
Mar 02, 2026 03:27 AM
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okhelloMar 02, 2026 03:27 AM
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Quote from ifreereg :
https://www.spectrum.net/support/...ogram-faqs shows:"Make sure that your phone has been unlocked from its previous carrier. "
Oops this is not good. I think I need to cancel my trade-in order now. Why didn't they indicate that in the order process? So they changed this locked/unlocked rule this time.
Last edited by okhello March 1, 2026 at 07:29 PM.
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volyblmnMar 02, 2026 04:22 AM
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Quote from okhello :
Oops this is not good. I think I need to cancel my trade-in order now. Why didn't they indicate that in the order process? So they changed this locked/unlocked rule this time.
I don't think that's what "unlocked" means in the context of their FAQ. If you click on the link for "unlocked from previous carrier" it takes you to a page for porting in a number from your previous carrier. My two cents - most places give two sh*ts about you trading in a phone that's still "locked" to a carrier. I think in that FAQ it's clearly talking about "make sure you have your account # and PIN" for your number and it's "unlocked" so it can be ported to Spectrum. But.... that's just my two cents.

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Mar 02, 2026 04:34 AM
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volyblmnMar 02, 2026 04:34 AM
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So if I'm reading this correctly, I could technically sign up 4 x lines w/ Spectrum mobile, and each line gets a trade-in credit of $705 per device? Then after 60 days of cheapest plan, the phones will unlock? Rough math shows the phone after tax would be about $980 - $705 trade in + $60 for service = $335 for a new S26 unlocked after 2 months? Not as good as last year but still not shabby.

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