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Samsung Galaxy S24 256GB $169
requires trade-in ($169 above assumes $5 trade-in value phone, YMMV.
(+ your taxes on $800)**see edit below
unlock after 60 days service (service cost inc. in $169 above)

https://www.spectrum.com/mobile/products/phones/detail.html?productName=galaxy-s24-samsung&colorName=Onyx%20Black

If you have Spectrum internet or phone service this seems like a decent deal for a new preorder flagship.
Credit of $700 if you trade-in a phone + an additional $x for the trade-in phone.
Phone must be on their trade-in list.

The wording on the page is a bit misleading as it seems it is not "up to" $700, it is $700 + a $x value for the trade in phone as long as the phone is on their trade-in list.

In addition to the S24 the offer also applies to + & ultra models.
All include the preorder double storage offer (shows as a $60 credit off MSRP of $860 in checkout details in the case of S24).

Unlock after 60 days active service.

So an S24 256gb for $800 (+ tax) -$700 -$7 (free Visible Moto Pure trade-in in this example) = $93 (+ tax on $800 ** see edit below **, YMMV)
Required activation fee & service (on the by the gig plan) until unlock eligible $74 if you have to pay for 3 months. If lucky maybe $20 less if you get away with 2 months.

** see edit below**, YMMV $167 before tax, ~$250 (on the high end) after depending on your taxes.
For me, $230 including taxes & 3 mo. by the gig service plan.

A note re the by the gig plan. Plan pricing is changing.
Currently $14/mo. inc. taxes.
The $14 plan includes 1 GB & charges $14 per GB (or any part of) for additional data.
Effective Jan. 31st the plan will be $20 and $5 per GB (or any part of) after the first GB.

There is an SD thread going on the deal.

**ETA -
A bit of a bonus is that they did actually refund taxes on the trade in value.

Final totals in my case are/should be - S24 256GB device cost (inc. residual tax) $100.53 + $74 in activation and 3 mo. service cost until 60 day passes to unlock = $174.53 total.

They did not refund to the original payment method and instead posted a credit to the Spectrum account. This necessitated a chat to have it sent back to me. An inconvenience, yes, but this was actually to my advantage because before calling them I changed my form of payment to my debit card thus allowing me to capture the full ($9) credit card cash back instead of losing $8 of it. I guess you could say $166.53 total?
Only thing left to do is change back to CC from debit after the credit posts to my checking account.

It is a really, really nice phone with waaay too much bloatware that took half a day to deal with (thank you XDA). The screen gets nice and bright, easy to read in full sun. The camera is the best I've ever experienced on a phone & battery life seems very promising. Promised 7 years of updates is great since the person getting this phone after unlock will be upgrading from a galaxy S8 (so, good until S31?).
Almost regretting not getting a second one :wink: (the double storage deal is over...I do not need another phone, I do not need another phone... I do not...)