T-Mobile "Magenta Deal Days” - trade in your old smartphone for any 4G smartphone

Effective April 25th through May 8th, T-Mobile will give customers a guaranteed trade-in value of $50–$200 when they exchange their old working handset for a new, 4G smartphone.

New customers will be eligible for this deal when they trade in their old smartphone and sign up for a qualifying T-Mobile Classic or Value plan with a two-year agreement. Existing customers also can take advantage of this offer if they are eligible for an early upgrade, meaning 18 months or more on their current contract.

The following is a list of the guaranteed trade-in value T-Mobile will offer for old devices:

iPhone (iOS) $200.00
Android, Blackberry, Windows, Symbian 9.0+ OS $100.00
Any Other Phone $50.00

It is timed with the release of the HTC One S on T-Mobile.

More info at tmonews.

One of the bullet points says "Minimum 2GB data feature required."

Can data be added to a plan and then removed without being considered as a plan change (e.g. contract extension)? AFAIK changing minutes would extend a contract.

It doesn't consider my TMo HTC Dash as a smart phone?!? I'm hurt!

is it in-store promo?

cogitovici said:   ....Been screwed so far by Sprint, AT&T, TMOBILE, and a couple of the prepaid ones like Tracfone and Virgin....

Maybe the problem isn't the mobile carrier...

Otherwise, seems like a decent deal. Old enough BBs are cheap (or throw-aways). Not surprized they put a premium on the iPhone by itself since it's the one phone they DON'T have.

Wonder if term fee > new phone value + trade in rebate - trade in value...maybe money to be made?

I have piles of old phones, tempted to trade one in and get a new toy.

Decent deal for an old blackberry or something. But make sure you check to see if you can sell your current phone on eBay for more.

AlexTheMan said:   OP here. Personally, I just renewed my contract with a grandfathered plan and Corp discount through retention. I was able to get 3 phones, all HTC One S for a total of $200. They basically offered the phones for $199 each with no rebates, then offered initially a $250 total discount which I was able to get them to add another $150 discount. So it's $600 for the 3 phones - $400 credit. The credit shows up already on my account.

I thought about waiting for the S3 but I liked the One S in stores.

Now I am thinking of using the trade-in offer to send a couple of old phones. I am not sure if I am still eligible or not.O

So good for ya and thanks for the post. What phones did you trade in to get three HTC One S for $200? Were the trade-ins why you got so much credit ($400)? What kind of plan did you have to sign up for or extend.... classic plan? with what features and data?. Just trying to get an idea what it took.

bamadad said:   AlexTheMan said:   OP here. Personally, I just renewed my contract with a grandfathered plan and Corp discount through retention. I was able to get 3 phones, all HTC One S for a total of $200. They basically offered the phones for $199 each with no rebates, then offered initially a $250 total discount which I was able to get them to add another $150 discount. So it's $600 for the 3 phones - $400 credit. The credit shows up already on my account.

I thought about waiting for the S3 but I liked the One S in stores.

Now I am thinking of using the trade-in offer to send a couple of old phones. I am not sure if I am still eligible or not.O

So good for ya and thanks for the post. What phones did you trade in to get three HTC One S for $200? Were the trade-ins why you got so much credit ($400)? What kind of plan did you have to sign up for or extend.... classic plan? with what features and data?. Just trying to get an idea what it took.

The price I mentioned ($200 for 3 phones) is before any trade in. I had the android preferred data plan (5gb for $20) on 1 line and I added the same data plan for the other 2 lines. I have an old 1000 minutes family plan with the $9.99 family meassaging plan.

It appears any "dumb" phone can be traded for $50, I found a old razr V3 from ~2003 and they accepted it for $50. I am told that as long as the phone shows no physical damage (busted screens, broken hinges, missing keys, etc) or water damage (it turns on) they will accept it.

This "trade in" program is a total RIP OFF SCAM!! I have yet again been screwed and T-Mobile denys responsibility!!

Here is the message I found online after 16 weeks:

Your Trade-In has been received on 06-01-2012 and inspected on 06-01-2012. Your phone has : Passed power up tests, does has screen damage, does has liquid damage, does has hinge damage, proof of purchase was missing. . Your total credit will be $0.00.

NICE GRAMMER HUH!!! I CUT & PASTED IT...SUCH A JOKE!!

THE PROBLEM IS - THIS PHONE WAS IMMACULATE & HAS NO HINGE OF ANY KIND. IT WAS A BACKUP PHONE THAT HAS ONLY BEEN USED TWICE TO MAKE CALLS. THE REST OF THE TIME IT WAS IN MY DESK DRAWER. I HAVE PICS TAKEN THE DAY IT WAS SENT IN - IT WAS PERFECT!

received email last month like "Trade-In has been received and phone inspection successfully done and you will receive the check in 2-4 weeks". last week received another email like "Trade-In failed because no data plan in the plan". i traded in after added a line to my existing family plan and took 2GB unlimited dataplan. i called T-Mobile as they mentioned in the email and they don't have any clue about trade in. they asked me to reply for the email and waiting for their reply for over a week now