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 andActivate a new Spectrum Mobile Line (plans start at $20 per GB of data / month). Shipping is free.
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Deal Instructions:
Pre-Order your Samsung Galaxy S26 Series Device (estimated delivery date is 03-11-2026):
Decline Protection Plan (or add it at additional charge)
Click 'Add Trade-In' and fill out your trade-in device details
Trade-in value will vary by device
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.
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 andActivate 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:
Pre-Order your Samsung Galaxy S26 Series Device (estimated delivery date is 03-11-2026):
Decline Protection Plan (or add it at additional charge)
Click 'Add Trade-In' and fill out your trade-in device details
Trade-in value will vary by device
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.
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.
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.
Been over 24 hours since I did the trade-in in store, but the $700 still disappears at checkout when trading s26 in for plus or ultra.
Not sure what exactly is going on, but when I tested S26 Base to Ultra trade in online, as an upgrade, I was seeing the full $1130 credit, until the very last order review page with place order button. FYI - I do not have S26, and so I selected S26 but used IMEI from my old S25+.
I plan visit a store soon to trade in old S25 and get S26 as an upgrade to my current line (I qualify for upgrade). Once I have S26, I will test trading vs Ultra.
Btw, has any new Spectrum customer here received the new customer credit of $400 in store, with 2 lines? Was it really spread over 36 months via device payment plan or were you able to get the full $400 instantly when you select "Pay in Full"? I'm asking this as the terms always state promo credits spread over payment plan duration, but stores have been able to provide the credits instantly even when the trade in terms mention otherwise. Also, as new customer, do we need to sign up for internet and the 2 phone lines at the same time, or can we order internet first, and then go to any store to get the 2 phone lines and the $400 credit? New internet customers can often get $40 500mbps plan online or over the phone, while stores charge $50 per month, including one free phone line. That's a saving of $120 a year.
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Not sure what exactly is going on, but when I tested S26 Base to Ultra trade in online, as an upgrade, I was seeing the full $1130 credit, until the very last order review page with place order button. FYI - I do not have S26, and so I selected S26 but used IMEI from my old S25+.
I plan visit a store soon to trade in old S25 and get S26 as an upgrade to my current line (I qualify for upgrade). Once I have S26, I will test trading vs Ultra.
Btw, has any new Spectrum customer here received the new customer credit of $400 in store, with 2 lines? Was it really spread over 36 months via device payment plan or were you able to get the full $400 instantly when you select "Pay in Full"? I'm asking this as the terms always state promo credits spread over payment plan duration, but stores have been able to provide the credits instantly even when the trade in terms mention otherwise. Also, as new customer, do we need to sign up for internet and the 2 phone lines at the same time, or can we order internet first, and then go to any store to get the 2 phone lines and the $400 credit? New internet customers can often get $40 500mbps plan online or over the phone, while stores charge $50 per month, including one free phone line. That's a saving of $120 a year.
Yeah it's not looking good for trading in the S26 and getting the $700 extra.
Not sure what exactly is going on, but when I tested S26 Base to Ultra trade in online, as an upgrade, I was seeing the full $1130 credit, until the very last order review page with place order button. FYI - I do not have S26, and so I selected S26 but used IMEI from my old S25+.
I plan visit a store soon to trade in old S25 and get S26 as an upgrade to my current line (I qualify for upgrade). Once I have S26, I will test trading vs Ultra.
Btw, has any new Spectrum customer here received the new customer credit of $400 in store, with 2 lines? Was it really spread over 36 months via device payment plan or were you able to get the full $400 instantly when you select "Pay in Full"? I'm asking this as the terms always state promo credits spread over payment plan duration, but stores have been able to provide the credits instantly even when the trade in terms mention otherwise. Also, as new customer, do we need to sign up for internet and the 2 phone lines at the same time, or can we order internet first, and then go to any store to get the 2 phone lines and the $400 credit? New internet customers can often get $40 500mbps plan online or over the phone, while stores charge $50 per month, including one free phone line. That's a saving of $120 a year.
The terms say that you have to sign up for a device payment plan. So that's where I'm unsure what that means if we have to stay for 36 mos or whatnot
Trade in value for S26 shows $1130 online. I wonder if the Spectrum store will allow to trade in S26 forS26?
Update: Trade in value reduced to $430 only at the check out. Party is over for the people who wanted to trade and upgrade.
If you look at my previous comment with screenshot, my test checkout page had the full $1130 credit ($430 + $700) for S26 to Ultra trade in. Did you confirm the reduced value at a store?
If you look at my previous comment with screenshot, my test checkout page had the full $1130 credit ($430 + $700) for S26 to Ultra trade in. Did you confirm the reduced value at a store?
What day did you get that spectrum S26? I got mine yesterday morning and it doesn't get the $700 at checkout.
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If you look at my previous comment with screenshot, my test checkout page had the full $1130 credit ($430 + $700) for S26 to Ultra trade in. Did you confirm the reduced value at a store?
No I haven't tried in store but my check out page clearly shows $430 trade in value when you trade S26 for S26
No I haven't tried in store but my check out page clearly shows $430 trade in value when you trade S26 for S26
Note that I do not have s26 on my account. I'm using Pixel 9 pro xl and upgrading to Ultra by trading in S26 as a TEST, and the full trade+promo value showed up until the very end of checkout process. Maybe Spectrum no longer allows trading S26 to Ultra/+ with second full promo values. Not sure if trying on a new line might work.
When did you guys receive mail in instructions for trade in?
Got in a sticky situation where spectrum store inspected my phone but just chose to tell me to mail it in after paying the full 900$ + tax. I know my trade in device is fine but what if rejection happens after the return window?
That is BS and ridiculous. Did they activate your new phone in store? Easy for me to say, but would have insisted they take the phone back with no restocking fee and went to another store. At the very least, call spectrum and have them extend the return policy. I have called the 800 number when I'm in the store and they spoke to the salesperson and had them do the right thing. Good luck!
What day did you get that spectrum S26? I got mine yesterday morning and it doesn't get the $700 at checkout.
I am getting caught up on this thread, but it sounds like people are reporting that Spectrum nerfed the deal this year for a couple of reasons:
The cost of the phone is higher, S25 base was $799.99 last year and S26 base is $899.99 this year but promotion amount ($700) stayed the same.
Even if you get an S26 the $700 credit does not apply when trading in S26 for another phone in the S26 line.
So unless something changes, while this may be worthwhile for those who actually want a single upgrade to the S26 line it is not really a deal anymore in terms of multiple trade-ins like the last few years, especially if you do it instore and do not get tax reimbursed on the trade-in amount.
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Note that I do not have s26 on my account. I'm using Pixel 9 pro xl and upgrading to Ultra by trading in S26 as a TEST, and the full trade+promo value showed up until the very end of checkout process. Maybe Spectrum no longer allows trading S26 to Ultra/+ with second full promo values. Not sure if trying on a new line might work.
The test is useless without you actually using a spectrum S26 series phone as the trade in AFTER you purchase one and get the $700 discount.
I received the $700 trade-in credit to my account, so my account shows a balance of negative $685. I contacted support today, asking to apply the negative $685 balance to my payment method. Support told me withdrawing trade-in credit isn't permitted until 2-3 billing cycles. I do this Spectrum Galaxy deal every year and have never heard of this 2-3 billing cycle delay before being able to refund trade-in credit to payment method. Is this a new policy? Or something unique about the chat agent spoke with?
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I received the $700 trade-in credit to my account, so my account shows a balance of negative $685. I contacted support today, asking to apply the negative $685 balance to my payment method. Support told me withdrawing trade-in credit isn't permitted until 2-3 billing cycles. I do this Spectrum Galaxy deal every year and have never heard of this 2-3 billing cycle delay before being able to refund trade-in credit to payment method. Is this a new policy? Or something unique about the chat agent spoke with?
The 2-3 billing cycle thing is their generic wording regarding how long it can take for the credit to appear on the account. Once an account has received the credit and shows a net negative balance they should be able to refund it. Not sure if you were using online chat or called in but sounds like the agent was not correctly informed. Maybe make sure you were talking to a billing person and not a generic or technical support person.
It is like with people who do trade-ins at the store, you get the credit instantly applied and not after 2-3 billing cycles.
Also if there was such a policy it would not make sense for it to be "2-3 billing cycles" since there would need to be a clearly defined amount of time and not a variable amount of billing cycles.
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I plan visit a store soon to trade in old S25 and get S26 as an upgrade to my current line (I qualify for upgrade). Once I have S26, I will test trading vs Ultra.
Btw, has any new Spectrum customer here received the new customer credit of $400 in store, with 2 lines? Was it really spread over 36 months via device payment plan or were you able to get the full $400 instantly when you select "Pay in Full"? I'm asking this as the terms always state promo credits spread over payment plan duration, but stores have been able to provide the credits instantly even when the trade in terms mention otherwise. Also, as new customer, do we need to sign up for internet and the 2 phone lines at the same time, or can we order internet first, and then go to any store to get the 2 phone lines and the $400 credit? New internet customers can often get $40 500mbps plan online or over the phone, while stores charge $50 per month, including one free phone line. That's a saving of $120 a year.
Not sure what exactly is going on, but when I tested S26 Base to Ultra trade in online, as an upgrade, I was seeing the full $1130 credit, until the very last order review page with place order button. FYI - I do not have S26, and so I selected S26 but used IMEI from my old S25+.
I plan visit a store soon to trade in old S25 and get S26 as an upgrade to my current line (I qualify for upgrade). Once I have S26, I will test trading vs Ultra.
Btw, has any new Spectrum customer here received the new customer credit of $400 in store, with 2 lines? Was it really spread over 36 months via device payment plan or were you able to get the full $400 instantly when you select "Pay in Full"? I'm asking this as the terms always state promo credits spread over payment plan duration, but stores have been able to provide the credits instantly even when the trade in terms mention otherwise. Also, as new customer, do we need to sign up for internet and the 2 phone lines at the same time, or can we order internet first, and then go to any store to get the 2 phone lines and the $400 credit? New internet customers can often get $40 500mbps plan online or over the phone, while stores charge $50 per month, including one free phone line. That's a saving of $120 a year.
Not sure what exactly is going on, but when I tested S26 Base to Ultra trade in online, as an upgrade, I was seeing the full $1130 credit, until the very last order review page with place order button. FYI - I do not have S26, and so I selected S26 but used IMEI from my old S25+.
I plan visit a store soon to trade in old S25 and get S26 as an upgrade to my current line (I qualify for upgrade). Once I have S26, I will test trading vs Ultra.
Btw, has any new Spectrum customer here received the new customer credit of $400 in store, with 2 lines? Was it really spread over 36 months via device payment plan or were you able to get the full $400 instantly when you select "Pay in Full"? I'm asking this as the terms always state promo credits spread over payment plan duration, but stores have been able to provide the credits instantly even when the trade in terms mention otherwise. Also, as new customer, do we need to sign up for internet and the 2 phone lines at the same time, or can we order internet first, and then go to any store to get the 2 phone lines and the $400 credit? New internet customers can often get $40 500mbps plan online or over the phone, while stores charge $50 per month, including one free phone line. That's a saving of $120 a year.
Update: Trade in value reduced to $430 only at the check out. Party is over for the people who wanted to trade and upgrade.
Update: Trade in value reduced to $430 only at the check out. Party is over for the people who wanted to trade and upgrade.
If you look at my previous comment with screenshot, my test checkout page had the full $1130 credit ($430 + $700) for S26 to Ultra trade in. Did you confirm the reduced value at a store?
If you look at my previous comment with screenshot, my test checkout page had the full $1130 credit ($430 + $700) for S26 to Ultra trade in. Did you confirm the reduced value at a store?
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Got in a sticky situation where spectrum store inspected my phone but just chose to tell me to mail it in after paying the full 900$ + tax. I know my trade in device is fine but what if rejection happens after the return window?
- The cost of the phone is higher, S25 base was $799.99 last year and S26 base is $899.99 this year but promotion amount ($700) stayed the same.
- Even if you get an S26 the $700 credit does not apply when trading in S26 for another phone in the S26 line.
So unless something changes, while this may be worthwhile for those who actually want a single upgrade to the S26 line it is not really a deal anymore in terms of multiple trade-ins like the last few years, especially if you do it instore and do not get tax reimbursed on the trade-in amount.Note that I do not have s26 on my account. I'm using Pixel 9 pro xl and upgrading to Ultra by trading in S26 as a TEST, and the full trade+promo value showed up until the very end of checkout process. Maybe Spectrum no longer allows trading S26 to Ultra/+ with second full promo values. Not sure if trying on a new line might work.
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It is like with people who do trade-ins at the store, you get the credit instantly applied and not after 2-3 billing cycles.
Also if there was such a policy it would not make sense for it to be "2-3 billing cycles" since there would need to be a clearly defined amount of time and not a variable amount of billing cycles.
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