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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 13, 2026 03:08 PM
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FaithfulStep259Mar 13, 2026 03:08 PM
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I just got a s26 yesterday and wondering if I can trade this s26 towards iphones? or do i need to wait until s26 gets unlocked and try?
Mar 13, 2026 03:11 PM
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DelightfulJuice6656Mar 13, 2026 03:11 PM
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Quote from CuriousCJ :
Honestly I don't mind spectrum finally put a stop to the upgrade within an upgrade, let's face it, its an exploited loophole which shouldn't even exist in first place. With that said, Spectrum could have made it easier for themselves by just stop adding the new S26 phone to the trade-in list.

I plan to get an Ultra to use but later realize that the 256GB only comes with 12Gb Ram instead of 16Gb. Guess i'll wait on samsung for better trade in deal given I also get free samsung care for 2 years.
I do not think Spectrum actually controls the trade-in list but Assurant, which is the company that is actually involved in processing/reselling devices. The $700 promotion likely is not even coming from Spectrum but an arrangement they have from Samsung (i.e. Spectrum is just passing along $700 promotion from Samsung). Companies like Samsung/Apple just need to show high sales numbers at launch to try and pump their share prices. So it is not so much that there was an exploit but there is a standard list of trade-in devices and values and a separate promotion on top of it.


That is probably why it went on for years and this year the only adjustment was getting the $700 promotion to not apply to S26 trade-ins. Otherwise they would have just limited the $700 promotion to once per line.
Last edited by DelightfulJuice6656 March 13, 2026 at 08:14 AM.
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DelightfulJuice6656Mar 13, 2026 03:21 PM
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Quote from FaithfulStep259 :
I just got a s26 yesterday and wondering if I can trade this s26 towards iphones? or do i need to wait until s26 gets unlocked and try?
As long as the device is paid in full you can trade it in through Spectrum for another device whenever you want even if it is locked. The only issue people are reporting is if trying to trade in for another device in the S26 line since the $700 promotion does not apply. Some of the iPhones are showing $100 trade-in promotion so a potential issue could be if the S26 also have issues with the $100 iPhone trade-in promotion (might not) so that is something you could test online or just make sure you pay attention to when they are calculating things in-store if it matters to you.
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DelightfulJuice6656Mar 13, 2026 03:27 PM
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Quote from okhello :
My trade-in device was delivered to the Assurant by UPS on March 10th at 11am and now the trade-in status is still saying "Awaiting shipment" & No approval email from Assurant for $700 credit. What do you think?
Assurant only ever updates tracking status for me when I use to use USPS. With UPS QR it seems to only update once they process the device. Not sure how many days it is taking them at the moment but probably if today is just day 3 since they have received it they have just not processed it yet.
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iygMar 13, 2026 05:33 PM
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Tried to trade up S26 (that I got on Wednesday) to S26 Ultra with new line in store today and it didn't work. The $700 promotion got removed by the system at final checkout screen. It might work if you have a S26 from somewhere else but not Spectrum S26.
Mar 13, 2026 05:35 PM
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Slick4KMar 13, 2026 05:35 PM
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Quote from okhello :
My trade-in device was delivered to the Assurant by UPS on March 10th at 11am and now the trade-in status is still saying "Awaiting shipment" & No approval email from Assurant for $700 credit. What do you think?
Same with me. Waiting for their update.
Mar 13, 2026 05:37 PM
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BargainDormammuMar 13, 2026 05:37 PM
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Asking as I couldnt find a direct answer - I am a Spectrum Internet Customer and I have a Galaxy Note 9 to trade-in. I see a value of $705 (700 promotion + 5 trade-in value) online for a S26 base. Can i complete this deal in a store? Since I am not a new internet customer will I get the entire 700 off in-store? Will they accept my old trade-in device at the store or should I ship it? Any other pointers to complete this deal? Thank you!

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Mar 13, 2026 05:50 PM
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ShrewdEducation4697Mar 13, 2026 05:50 PM
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Quote from arbitrager :
Grabbed 2 s26 base today in store. came out to around $205 each, paid in full, trading in those $30 moto 2025 phones.

Awesome price to hold and unlock in 2 months for gaming and or sell for $500-600.

Going to get 2 more next week or online if they stop me in the store.
Which phones are best to trade I need to pick one up.
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arbitragerMar 13, 2026 05:57 PM
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Quote from spacedest :
Went in store to try and do a trade-in for a S26. Spectrum rep said the $700 was only for NEW customers. I even told them I only had internet and wanted to open a new line.
I left the store immediately afterwards. That store always gave me weird issues when I go in. Seems like their reps aren't fully trained on all the available promotions.

they 100% lied....
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arbitragerMar 13, 2026 05:58 PM
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Quote from DelightfulJuice6656 :
The top reseller prices for buying S26 unlocked right now are around $450. Imagine will be $50-100 lower in a couple of months, not to mention some resellers are scammers and will price phones as Spectrum even if phone has been unlocked and then offer you $100-200 less when they get it. Like you mention you can sell on places like e-bay but then you are dealing with selling fees and risk of scammers.

S26 should have higher resell price than S25 since the launch price is $100 higher but we are paying that upfront also.

After 2 months, get them unlocked and this will increase the value $100-$200 easily.


That's my plan. I currently have two s26 now, plan on getting 2 more today.
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Quote from iyg :
Tried to trade up S26 (that I got on Wednesday) to S26 Ultra with new line in store today and it didn't work. The $700 promotion got removed by the system at final checkout screen. It might work if you have a S26 from somewhere else but not Spectrum S26.
Thanks for confirming that for me
Mar 13, 2026 06:22 PM
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smilecfipMar 13, 2026 06:22 PM
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Quote from okhello :
My trade-in device was delivered to the Assurant by UPS on March 10th at 11am and now the trade-in status is still saying "Awaiting shipment" & No approval email from Assurant for $700 credit. What do you think?
Mine showed the same, then I got the email that the tradein was accepted and the site showed the same. It never indicated anything in between.
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twiggy_alien_manMar 13, 2026 06:52 PM
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On Spectrums website it currently shows...

- $899 for the S26 Ultra.
- $699 for the S26+

That equates to $400 off each phone.

Is that pricing only for new customers, or is it also applicable to existing customers?
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cheapdad00Mar 13, 2026 07:37 PM
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Quote from twiggy_alien_man :
On Spectrums website it currently shows...

- $899 for the S26 Ultra.
- $699 for the S26+

That equates to $400 off each phone.

Is that pricing only for new customers, or is it also applicable to existing customers?
New customers who purchase Internet and 2 phones/lines. The discount goes away in the cart if you are an existing customer. Debating whether to cancel my Spectrum service and take advantage of the deal, but its a lot of hassle since I actually use them for internet/TV/etc.

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unknownanonymousMar 13, 2026 07:45 PM
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I could not upgrade in-store due to some fraud alert. I moved to Spectrum internet 5 months back and took the free line promotion last month. This would have been my first ever device purchase with them. Anyone else faced this issue?

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