Question Disappointing U.S. trade-in offers for S22 Ultra to upgrade to S23 Ultra

[duracool]

I wasn't going to upgrade this year but I couldn't pass up the trade in deal that AT&T was offering. $1000 off with any Note, S device or Fold. Any condition.

 

[michel5891]

it is really amusing for me to read about people complaining about things as op does, I have always paid the full price for all my devices, looking for those trade in, or signing never ending contracts looks to me like a pain the ass, better, you pay for your phone, walk out of the store, and that's it

 

[michel5891]

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[winoles]

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[JodyBreeze901]

Alright, Samsung is really trying to get over on the consumer. How is it that carriers sell the cell phone for 1100 whether that's for the 256 or the 512 but Samsung directly is saying 1379 for both? Samsung is not even allowing users to get the 256 one so you can't see the actual price for the device. They say that the upgrade is free, but from the looks of it, it's NOT free, we're actually paying for it.

Am I crazy or is that what it sounds like?

 

[selayan]

Alright, Samsung is really trying to get over on the consumer. How is it that carriers sell the cell phone for 1100 whether that's for the 256 or the 512 but Samsung directly is saying 1379 for both? Samsung is not even allowing users to get the 256 one so you can't see the actual price for the device. They say that the upgrade is free, but from the looks of it, it's NOT free, we're actually paying for it.

Am I crazy or is that what it sounds like?

The price of the base 256gb storage phone with 8gb of ram is $1199. After the free storage upgrade is over the 512gb model is $1375. They are not selling the 256gb model it seems unless you go through a carrier. They show the price with the $500 trade in by default too.

So when the promotion is over the 512 model with $500 trade in will be $875.

 

[malikin]

now it is 1099 with 100 amazon card

 

[kenfb1]

Hi,
Tired of hearing all the bs like: I got mine for $199, fake news.
Without posting any Carrier deals that want you to sign up for 2 years or new lines etc.,
try posting what you pay direct from Samsung for an unlocked s23 Ultra period,
I'm attaching Samsung official trade in values, which are what i see or get when
trying to order, my final price is always $699 all the time
Ken

 

[spg900ny]

Tired of hearing all the bs like: I got mine for $199, fake news. ... my final price is always $699 all the time

Yup. Last time I upgraded from the Note20 Ultra to the S22U for like $300. This time, it's $699. Sorry, I'm skipping this cycle. I thought about doing the Verizon carrier-locked with the bigger trade-in, but their service has gotten so terrible I'm not sure I'm sticking with them much longer. What's even more annoying is I like to pay off my phones quickly. If you do that on Verizon, unlike T-Mo they stop giving you the credits you have left.

Samsung has every right not to tell me their phone unlocked for $300 on trade, I was just hoping for the same kind of deal this time around. Guess their revenue losses are really starting to hurt.

As for people complaining about their S22's, this is the first Samsung phone in a long time that I really love. MUCH more stable than my Note20 Ultra was. That phone took a good 18 months before updates finally killed all the little quirky issues for me. This one has been great out of the box. I just have one decent sized scratch on the screen that I'd have loved to trade it in for, and the better camera would've been a nice upgrade. Oh well, I'll see what they're offering next year.

 

[dutch_in_seattle]

I,too, was hoping that I could get the same trade-in deal as with my unlocked Galaxy S22 Ultra last year, when I got $1,000 trade-in value for my Galaxy S21 Ultra. Plus, if I remember correctly, I got a free Watch4 to boot. Not this year, alas.
I wouldn't be one bit surprised, though, if Samsung will provide much better trade-in offers later this year, like they did last year, particularly if the S23 Ultra isn't selling as well as they thought/hoped. I'm definitely not spending $700 to upgrade, but at $300 or so it's much more tempting.
Fingers crossed...

 

[SyCoREAPER]

Watched some YouTube reviews. Camera and more importantly battery has improved, and that's on early firmware. The 200MP is impressive and being able to shoot 50MP Raw seals it (raw is now part of the main camera, no need to go to the Raw Camera app).

Sooo...

I back tracked on what I said earlier in this thread and traded... I was offered over $1000 and free upgrade to 512gb. If I wasn't offered the 512 I would have said no. Have 12GB of RAM now, anything less is a regression.

As a bonus it was shipped out (excessively early) and arrived late Today/Thursday depending on your time zone. After I play with it a bit this weekend I'll share some pics.

Even if it's only an hour or so of extra SOT, that's a big difference and my chief complaint with the S22 Ultra. Also the flatter display is a nice touch.

 

[kenfb1]

If you order through the Business Site they take away the $120 store credit but bump up the trade in allowance for any phone by $100. May be preferable for those that are not going to use the accessory credit and are buying unlocked.

This worked for me just now. S22 Ultra trade in $600 instead of $500, total price $1199 for 512 model, so my out the door is $600 with trade in instead of $700, you don't get the $120 store credit but who cares about that,
Ken

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