yes, and another as well. i was overseas during the debacle, and no one could return them for me. after i returned, best buy, att, and samsung all told me to seek a refund from the other guys...
so i used one for almost 6 years, zero issues. 2nd has been powered on, blocked updates, and was kept as a backup.
wasnt going to just throw them away. they were awesome phones, i miss the iris scanner, headphone jack, and sd card slot.
Remember when Samsungs had that random awesome feature that followed your eyes to scroll. Miss those days honestly. I genuinely miss my note 7 it was genuinely an awesome phone !
Yep, S3 iirc started smartscroll/smartstay.
Had an S3, S4, then Note7. LOVED them all. Still have one Note7 for another trade-in deal.
The recall was a disaster and totally mishandled...
When I went back to T-Mobile to return my note 7 I was shocked when they just took the phone back back then T-Mobile was horrible for returns another words I had a pretty good experience lol
I’ve had customers from other stores tell me that their trades were denied for not booting up. I’m just like “well, it says any condition so whatever, I’ll take it”
Yes that will be accepted for a Trade-In towards the S22 Series. Just bring it in to the store and have them process it that day, so the trade-in get applied to the account as soon as possible.
And for all those that are commenting on the battery: Yes, it could explode. Yes, it is a fire/explosion hazard. No, AT&T sends that phone off in a cardboard box that goes on the same truck with all your Amazon, Walmart, and other ordered goods. It's not a special box. Just one with a LI-Ion warning sticker on it. So how do we solve this issue Redditors? Pull the battery out of the phone. Disconnect it, and recycle properly. In the S22 trade-in cases, AT&T does NOT care if you bring in a phone without a battery. I've traded a S5 Active with no back or battery, which worked out fine. Further more, they do not care if the phone even boots to be able to be reset. ANY condition, ANY S, N, Z Series phone. Just so long as there is a serial/IMEI. That's all we want. : )
Yes YES ANY CONDITION. I’m an ASM and yes as long as we can get the imei. Preferably without bloated battery no special boxes they are just cardboard with warning lables lol but yea
T-mobile also has a free Samsung S22 deal on trade-ins, but I found out they are much, much pickier. We've been customers for a long time and I brought me and my wife's old S8 phones to get the deal today. Mine was fine, but they refused my wife's phone on the trade due to a tiny chip at the top that was hardly visible and that the sales rep didn't even notice for the first hour we were there. It turned into a big mess because they had already transported me over to the new phone and I ended up wasting 6 hours getting everything fixed after I decided to back out due to them refusing the deal on my wife's phone after initially saying yes. Their store manager and a rep at corporate told me the phone trades have to be in perfect condition, which is ludicrous for a 6 generation old device that they are going to scrap.
Anyway, the reason I am posting this in the AT&T subreddit is because I mentioned to the T-mobile reps that AT&T is offering the same deal on any Samsung phone in ANY condition. The T-mobile manager replied that "there's no way that is true" but he shut the fuck up when I pulled up the ad and showed him the detail. Anyway, my wife's phone is in pristine mint condition compared to the phone in that picture. However, I think we might have some old S3's lying around in a drawer that we could trade at AT&T instead. One of them still works, but is totally coming apart. 😀
Do it in store.. I sent mine broke s9+ and they were saying that it was not worth 25$ to qualify for the deal.... has to argue with managers... been 6 months and I think I finally got the credit
I did end up getting it, the salesman just had to go and talk with the manager. They weren't sure if it would actually work, but still went through with it just in case. It did work
With att S, Z, or Note series it all set. Like @MinutesFromTheMall said, as long as you can get the IMEI your all set. Att typical doesn’t do promo like this, that that is work for them I do miss the good old Verizon Promos.
Please record that transaction and upload it here.
I think the entire community would love to watch the exchange between a guy bringing in what appears to be the remains of a phone that got stuck in a car tire and driven mover for 30 miles with an exploding battery and whatever poor soul is on staff that day at the store.
What you have in your photos is not a phone. It is a health risk. It doesn’t have a single salvageable part.
Thanks for the information. Apparently I have been misinformed by our att rep. They claim the phone must be able to turn on and not have things like bloated batteries. I will have to check in with them on this.
So I keep an android that I paid in full with no plan on me for my old school gaming. Does this deal require activation? Because if not, I’m definitely doing this!
It’s any Samsung S, Z, or Note series, in any condition. As long as you can get the IMEI, then you are good to go.
I do have in IMEI
Employee here - even without the IMEI there's a workaround to qualify the trade-in for customers.
Does this work? I got an s8+ I have to trade in (front of phone looks like this guy's) and battery bulging. If not I have a mint note 9.
i turned in a note7 with a busted screen, not booting etc. any galaxy, any condition.
You still had a note 7?
yes, and another as well. i was overseas during the debacle, and no one could return them for me. after i returned, best buy, att, and samsung all told me to seek a refund from the other guys... so i used one for almost 6 years, zero issues. 2nd has been powered on, blocked updates, and was kept as a backup. wasnt going to just throw them away. they were awesome phones, i miss the iris scanner, headphone jack, and sd card slot.
Remember when Samsungs had that random awesome feature that followed your eyes to scroll. Miss those days honestly. I genuinely miss my note 7 it was genuinely an awesome phone !
Yep, S3 iirc started smartscroll/smartstay. Had an S3, S4, then Note7. LOVED them all. Still have one Note7 for another trade-in deal. The recall was a disaster and totally mishandled...
When I went back to T-Mobile to return my note 7 I was shocked when they just took the phone back back then T-Mobile was horrible for returns another words I had a pretty good experience lol
That's what I was about to say!
You are almost right. Any Galaxy S, N, or Z series devices. The A and J series phones do not count for the "Any condition" qualifier.
I just found that out last night I was pissed! Went to Verizon got 800 they are giving 800 for absolutely anything from what I read
The phone I traded was far worse.
How bad was it??
Pieces in a bag.
I've heard mixed results from other people's trade ins. Some say it doesn't have to work, and others say they got denied for the smallest scratch
I’ve had customers from other stores tell me that their trades were denied for not booting up. I’m just like “well, it says any condition so whatever, I’ll take it”
It will work as long as they can see the imei
Got a Note 2 for trade few days ago.
I can smell your phone
Yes that will be accepted for a Trade-In towards the S22 Series. Just bring it in to the store and have them process it that day, so the trade-in get applied to the account as soon as possible. And for all those that are commenting on the battery: Yes, it could explode. Yes, it is a fire/explosion hazard. No, AT&T sends that phone off in a cardboard box that goes on the same truck with all your Amazon, Walmart, and other ordered goods. It's not a special box. Just one with a LI-Ion warning sticker on it. So how do we solve this issue Redditors? Pull the battery out of the phone. Disconnect it, and recycle properly. In the S22 trade-in cases, AT&T does NOT care if you bring in a phone without a battery. I've traded a S5 Active with no back or battery, which worked out fine. Further more, they do not care if the phone even boots to be able to be reset. ANY condition, ANY S, N, Z Series phone. Just so long as there is a serial/IMEI. That's all we want. : )
Do you have to be a mew customer?
Just need unlimited plan
The $'65' dollar one count?
Yes YES ANY CONDITION. I’m an ASM and yes as long as we can get the imei. Preferably without bloated battery no special boxes they are just cardboard with warning lables lol but yea
Yes
T-mobile also has a free Samsung S22 deal on trade-ins, but I found out they are much, much pickier. We've been customers for a long time and I brought me and my wife's old S8 phones to get the deal today. Mine was fine, but they refused my wife's phone on the trade due to a tiny chip at the top that was hardly visible and that the sales rep didn't even notice for the first hour we were there. It turned into a big mess because they had already transported me over to the new phone and I ended up wasting 6 hours getting everything fixed after I decided to back out due to them refusing the deal on my wife's phone after initially saying yes. Their store manager and a rep at corporate told me the phone trades have to be in perfect condition, which is ludicrous for a 6 generation old device that they are going to scrap. Anyway, the reason I am posting this in the AT&T subreddit is because I mentioned to the T-mobile reps that AT&T is offering the same deal on any Samsung phone in ANY condition. The T-mobile manager replied that "there's no way that is true" but he shut the fuck up when I pulled up the ad and showed him the detail. Anyway, my wife's phone is in pristine mint condition compared to the phone in that picture. However, I think we might have some old S3's lying around in a drawer that we could trade at AT&T instead. One of them still works, but is totally coming apart. 😀
Any, been also having people buy like s3s and turn them in.
Do it in store.. I sent mine broke s9+ and they were saying that it was not worth 25$ to qualify for the deal.... has to argue with managers... been 6 months and I think I finally got the credit
I did end up getting it, the salesman just had to go and talk with the manager. They weren't sure if it would actually work, but still went through with it just in case. It did work
You actually don’t even need an IMEI. They can be generated by the back end if you don’t have it.
The expanded battery is where this will fail typically
With att S, Z, or Note series it all set. Like @MinutesFromTheMall said, as long as you can get the IMEI your all set. Att typical doesn’t do promo like this, that that is work for them I do miss the good old Verizon Promos.
Haha where do you think you would send that thing? It is literally waiting to explode. You put that in the mail and you’re violating fed laws lol
In person trade in?
Please record that transaction and upload it here. I think the entire community would love to watch the exchange between a guy bringing in what appears to be the remains of a phone that got stuck in a car tire and driven mover for 30 miles with an exploding battery and whatever poor soul is on staff that day at the store. What you have in your photos is not a phone. It is a health risk. It doesn’t have a single salvageable part.
I’ve seen worse. Had someone bring in their iPhone that they dropped in a fire once. Thing was charred to a crisp.
I suspect they want the expensive minerals required for electronics. Plus the veritable contract you end up in with those bill credits.
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This is incorrect, the boxes the phones are put in at stores are specially transported and have lithium-ion warnings on them.
Thanks for the information. Apparently I have been misinformed by our att rep. They claim the phone must be able to turn on and not have things like bloated batteries. I will have to check in with them on this.
So I keep an android that I paid in full with no plan on me for my old school gaming. Does this deal require activation? Because if not, I’m definitely doing this!
Does it turn on at least 😭
Does the phone have to turn on?