Verizon trade in deals with cell phones..

[Milo Williamson]

Anyone find it fishy or are they really not making a big pyramid scheme out of it?

 

[The_Chief]

I generally don't like the idea of trade-ins, as I've found that it's usually the better deal to sell the old phone on Swappa or ebay. Trade-in deals with a carrier almost always involve owing the carrier money on the old device, and shifting the debt to the new device (which means the consumer is, in effect, renting their phone). I would recommend paying the device off as fast as possible, saving up a little each payday for a new device, buying the new phone UNLOCKED from the manufacturer (not the carrier), and selling the old one to replenish the phone fund.

 

[Milo Williamson]

I generally don't like the idea of trade-ins, as I've found that it's usually the better deal to sell the old phone on Swappa or ebay. Trade-in deals with a carrier almost always involve owing the carrier money on the old device, and shifting the debt to the new device (which means the consumer is, in effect, renting their phone). I would recommend paying the device off as fast as possible, saving up a little each payday for a new device, buying the new phone UNLOCKED from the manufacturer (not the carrier), and selling the old one to replenish the phone fund.

Thank you man, I try to trade in my moto z 2 ages ago,no comply.
I still use it as a bathroom clock.

 

[The_Chief]

The Darling Bride has an old Galaxy Tab S4 that is worthless on the market - but does a fantastic job as a huge desk clock with day/date/time and weather. It sits on our end table in the den, quietly doing its job well.

 

[Milo Williamson]

Yeah My mother's spam wanted her to trade in for one of those fancy iphones..

Me thinking.

Well thank goodness my "dream cell" moto edge 2024 is only a few hundred.