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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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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.
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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
130 Posts
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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 23, 2026 05:23 AM
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MellowTexture1127Mar 23, 2026 05:23 AM
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Quote from kungfumaster :
Join Metro or add a line on a current plan starting at $50/month with AutoPay ($55 for your first month).Pay $99.99 for your iPhone 16e (128GB) at purchase with an instant discount (plus applicable taxes).Keep your plan active for 3 months, then receive a $100 virtual prepaid Mastercard.You can get this deal on up to 2 lines.Math doesn't add up. You need 3 months according to the site.
No, that is only if you want to get the $100 virtual prepaid Mastercard. You can just opt to not pay past the first month and then either wait a year for it to unlock or trade it in for something else for another deal like this current one.
Mar 23, 2026 05:37 AM
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spacemanvtMar 23, 2026 05:37 AM
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Quote from DelightfulJuice6656 :
Agree, I am done after this year in terms of flipping if this is how things are going to be now. Just too many variables have become unfavorable. None of the third-party selling was even necessary in previous years as most people were just trading the devices back in with Spectrum (since you could do trade-in like S25 to S25).
Also, agree
Last year was in PIA, especially when buying the flip 7 + z fold 7. just buying a S26 U and selling my S25 U. thats it
Mar 23, 2026 06:19 AM
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JiiviMar 23, 2026 06:19 AM
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Quote from arbitrager :


yes, I bought two s26 base first visit at the same time: by opening up a 2nd $20/by the gig line and using my free 1 year line

Trading in the moto 2025 walmart phone for both, getting $705 credit each. Paid in full so I'll unlock them in 2 months.
The phone is free after credit or what's the total spend per phone?
Mar 23, 2026 07:48 AM
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IndigoMallard333Mar 23, 2026 07:48 AM
88 Posts
Quote from dmc310 :
When people get shocked why trade in deals get nerfed or nuked just see why in this thread lol
Yeah the people that were trading in s25s for s25s and profiting directly was probably the biggest issue. I also profited so I'm no saint but I agree they probably don't like it. I do think the store employees are also probably annoyed because they depend on some of these phones to make sales on new lines/customers.
Mar 23, 2026 08:07 AM
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IndigoMallard333Mar 23, 2026 08:07 AM
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Quote from arbitrager :


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.
I doubt you could sell for more than $500 locally especially since it's open. You could sell it for more online but you would end up making around the same after fees. Still you could make around a $200 profit per phone if you are able to close your extra lines and use the free line to unlock them.
Last edited by IndigoMallard333 March 23, 2026 at 01:11 AM.
Mar 23, 2026 03:46 PM
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yuhaosMar 23, 2026 03:46 PM
97 Posts
Mine was delivered last Wednesday, but I still haven't received an email saying they have inspected my phone and that a $705 credit will be granted. Has anyone had a similar experience?
Mar 23, 2026 03:56 PM
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DelightfulJuice6656Mar 23, 2026 03:56 PM
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Quote from IndigoMallard333 :
Yeah the people that were trading in s25s for s25s and profiting directly was probably the biggest issue. I also profited so I'm no saint but I agree they probably don't like it. I do think the store employees are also probably annoyed because they depend on some of these phones to make sales on new lines/customers.
I do not think monetarily it makes any difference to them if people were trading in S25 for S25 or a different phone for S25 since the same promotional credit applies. Plus Spectrum still loses the same amount of S25 inventory and Assurant is the one who is paying for the trade-ins. Assurant profits off people trading in their used phones with them because they pay below-market prices for trade-ins and they have agreements with companies like Spectrum to unlock the devices (even if you trade-in a locked device).

I think the biggest issue they probably had was people coming in-store and trading in S25 for S25+ for S25 Ultra. Instead of just going straight for S25+/Ultra a significant number of people were flipping up and the store employees probably had difficulty making up an excuse to say no since people were technically trading in for different device. They usually did not have an issue saying no to the S25 base to S25 base.
Last edited by DelightfulJuice6656 March 23, 2026 at 09:02 AM.
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Mar 23, 2026 04:00 PM
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iygMar 23, 2026 04:00 PM
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OMG. I exchanged S26U for S26+ in-store. I got $200 refund but was charged $16.5 in tax. Only got $183.5 back. I asked why I got charged tax on refund and they were clueless. This is so WILD!!!
Mar 23, 2026 04:09 PM
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DelightfulJuice6656Mar 23, 2026 04:09 PM
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Quote from iyg :
OMG. I exchanged S26U for S26+ in-store. I got $200 refund but was charged $16.5 in tax. Only got $183.5 back. I asked why I got charged tax on refund and they were clueless. This is so WILD!!!
Did it interfere with your trade-in credit from your original purchase? I thought you lose your trade-in credit if you do a return/exchange of the original device.
Mar 23, 2026 04:11 PM
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DelightfulJuice6656Mar 23, 2026 04:11 PM
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Quote from yuhaos :
Mine was delivered last Wednesday, but I still haven't received an email saying they have inspected my phone and that a $705 credit will be granted. Has anyone had a similar experience?
My guess is you will get notified by tomorrow based on how long mine took unless they have gotten behind. Usually notices get sent out in the morning and the credit appeared on my Spectrum account 2 days later. Still waiting for my refund to actually get processed.
Last edited by DelightfulJuice6656 March 23, 2026 at 09:48 AM.
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Mar 23, 2026 05:41 PM
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spgrumbyMar 23, 2026 05:41 PM
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Quote from yuhaos :
Mine was delivered last Wednesday, but I still haven't received an email saying they have inspected my phone and that a $705 credit will be granted. Has anyone had a similar experience?
Mine was delivered on Tuesday. Still nothing.
Mar 23, 2026 06:30 PM
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BaymanflMar 23, 2026 06:30 PM
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Anyone noticed trade-in device sent to Flower Mound, TX instead of Lewisville, TX by UPS? I just dropped off in UPS and the address printed on it shows differently than previous shipments. I am thinking UPS processed incorrectly.
Mar 23, 2026 06:42 PM
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kingofdealMar 23, 2026 06:42 PM
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My trade-in was delivered last Monday, and I just saw an email that it has been inspected and pass so will get 705 credit. Waiting for the credit to show up in my Spectrum account.

Thanks
Mar 23, 2026 07:03 PM
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FrozENFyReMar 23, 2026 07:03 PM
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I got an idea to test out. Anyone in the Sacramento area who has traded in for some s26s, and still has them, please send me a private message on slickdeals. I'd like to test an IMEI swap; I'll give you an IMEI from one of my s26s my account, and you give me yours, then we can see if the $700 sticks at check out when attempting to upgrade to the s26 ultra. This would prove if it's account bound for the IMEI or if the ULTRA is blocking ALL s26 trade-ins.
If this works, We can both go to spectrum and trade in each other's s26 phones for the ultra if that's what you would like to do.
Send me a message! If ur not in Sacramento but would still like to send me your IMEI for testing purposes, hit me up.
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Mar 23, 2026 08:01 PM
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xPhrostyMar 23, 2026 08:01 PM
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Got Spectrum email yesterday stating my trade-in was accepted and approved. Their warehouse received my phone last Monday, the 16th. I traded in a locked StraighTalk Galaxy A16 5G, for anyone wondering. Will see how long it takes for the credits to post on my Spectrum account.

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