We replace the old smartphone with a new one. How to exchange an old smartphone for a new one: review of the most interesting promotions and offers

MTS “Exchanging an old phone for a new one” allows you to replace your boring or outdated equipment with a new one, while receiving a good discount. According to the terms of the promotion, not all models can participate in it: only the very best like Huawei, Samsung, Apple. Accordingly, you can only exchange for such giants. Read more about the companies and models allowed to participate, and the exchange conditions.

The cellular communications company has launched a program at its sales offices to replace old equipment with new ones. The practice among marketers is not new, but it works and achieves its goal.

MTS decided that, in brief, the action should proceed as follows:

1. The client reviews the list of models to be replaced.
2. In an online store or sales office, he selects the mobile phone model that he is going to purchase as part of the promotion.
3. He comes to the salon, where the sales consultant evaluates the external condition, cost, checks the ownership of the old device and assigns a discount amount for the purchase of a new smartphone.
4. If the specified amount suits the client, the transaction is carried out under the Trade-in program. MTS receives a used phone, the client buys a brand new smartphone with an additional payment.
5. Everyone is happy.

Promotion period

The offer is no longer valid. The promotion was held in select MTS stores from September 29 to October 31, 2020.

Rules of participation

Anyone who is 18 years old at the time of the event can take part in the MTS “Exchange Phone for a New” campaign. You must have a passport with you (other identity document will NOT be considered).

If we are talking about ownership rights, you must provide evidence that the equipment belongs to you, and then disable programs that track the location of the smartphone and block its operation.

To participate in the trade-in program, your old smartphone must be on the approved list of models. If it is not on the lists, the salon will turn you back or offer you to purchase equipment without participating in Trade In.

It is quite logical that the phone chosen for subsequent purchase, according to the conditions, should cost more than the estimated value of the old one - i.e. In any case, the client will have to pay an additional 30% of the price.

Products participating in the promotion

Rejoice those who bought equipment abroad! For models from all manufacturers except Samsung, restrictions on the mandatory passage of ROSTEST have been lifted. To replace it, you now only need to prove that the phone is yours.

Dead smartphones that are living their last days are not accepted. The rules are as follows:

• the external condition must be good (no major chips or scratches);
• functional buttons in working condition;
• no traces of water exposure.

As mentioned, not all makes and models give up. The promotion is intended for Huawei/Honor, Apple, Sony, Samsung, LG. For an approved list of models that are relevant for replacement and purchase, please follow the link.

Additional Information

In addition to customers who have independently expressed a desire to change their mobile device, other individuals can also participate. The company sends out additional invitations – “chain letters”, in which it guarantees the user a discount of a fixed amount, regardless of the current state of the mobile device. Arriving at the store, the subscriber must show the message to the seller or name the EMEI of the phone to which it was sent.

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Exchange of outdated mobile devices for new devices is a common practice in developed countries. Let's talk about where you can exchange your old phone for a new one.

Whether the exchange will be profitable depends on the luck and enterprise of the gadget owner.

Where and how can this be done

• In 2007, special containers in the form of tanks appeared in Japan. Anyone could throw their mobile device there. It is noteworthy that often the devices that were sent there were not so much broken as simply bored ones.
• In the US, users who regret getting rid of outdated phones are usually encouraged with a flexible system of discounts on new devices.

  The companies themselves also benefit from this, namely large quantities of copper and other metals.

• Such events are a clear example of how consciously the principle of processing raw materials can be implemented to preserve the most important resources of our planet.
• Residents of European countries exchange their old gadgets for new ones on average once every 1.5 years. Interestingly, in Moscow there is a high percentage of those who change their mobile device every year or even six months.
• During marketing research, experts found that this statistics is mainly due to the fact that metropolitan residents strive to keep up with fashion.
• If we want to exchange an outdated mobile phone for a new device, we should know that a prerequisite for its acceptance is operability.
• The presence of external defects reduces the cost of the device by 5-15%; the same applies to cases of missing essential components.

Promotions for new devices

• Many users manage to exchange their mobile device via the Internet. However, there is also a service called Trade In, and it is a more profitable method of exchange. For example, it was previously offered by the company DIXIS, which existed until 2009.
• The essence of the Trade In service is as simple as possible: we bring our old phone. Next, experts study its condition and make an assessment, taking into account its performance, the availability of the delivery kit, documents and the degree of wear.
• After that, they offer to exchange for a new model with an additional payment. This takes into account the price difference between the two devices.
• The Trade In service is also provided by many other communication shops and stores (most often in the format of a temporary promotion). Similar promotions from the Apple Store are widely known, which is constantly looking for ways to increase sales of its new smartphones.

01.01.2018 The promotion has expired

Rules of participation:

1. Bring your iPhone or Samsung to the MTS sales office.
2. An office employee will evaluate your smartphone using a special program and name the purchase price based on the Partner’s price list**.
3. Get a new smartphone at a discount equal to the cost of buying back your iPhone or Samsung.

** Check out the price list of partners Mobitech LLC and Belmont LLC.

Important!

Used smartphones must be in good condition: without significant external damage to the case and screen, with working functional buttons, and without signs of damage from contact with water.

Now you can trade in a device purchased outside the Russian Federation. The need to check ROSTEST has been removed (except for Samsung smartphones).

You can find out the details of the promotion

01.12.2017 to 31.05.2018 in MTS salons (JSC RTK, OGRN 1027739165662, 109147, Moscow, Vorontsovskaya st., 5, building 2, hereinafter referred to as the Promotion Organizer) to clients - individuals who have reached the age of 18 age, you have the opportunity to hand over a used Apple iPhone or Samsung smartphone and receive a discount when purchasing a new smartphone, in exchange for an old smartphone handed in under the promotion (the purchase is made by the Promotion Partner - Belmont LLC, OGRN 5167746493547, 125047, Moscow, 4th Lesnoy Lane , 4, office 511, and Mobitech LLC, OGRN 1177746461859, 109147, Moscow, Taganskaya St., 17-23, room 1, floor 2, room 26, hereinafter referred to as Partner). The organizer of the event has the right to refuse to accept an old smartphone if there is obvious damage. When purchasing as part of a promotion, you can purchase a smartphone on credit, including using a free payment scheme. The promotion cannot be combined with other discounts and special offers. A client who returns one used smartphone can receive a discount on only one new smartphone purchased. The number of smartphones participating in the promotion is limited. The organizer of the promotion reserves the right to end the promotion early in the absence of promotional goods. Details of the promotion, including information on the list of salons, the list of smartphones, the amount of the discount and the list of damages that limit participation in the promotion, and other details of the promotion, please check with employees at MTS salons and on.
* trade-in is a program that allows you to trade in your smartphone to receive a discount on the purchase of a smartphone participating in the promotion.

Modern smartphones and tablets become obsolete in the blink of an eye. What was considered innovative and trendy just yesterday is today giving way to more advanced technologies. The demand for new products is high, however, prices for new models are sometimes steep. In order not to break a hole in your budget and get a new smartphone, you should use the program for exchanging new gadgets for old ones - trade-in.

Why trade-in is for you?

• The exchange program allows you to buy a new smartphone at a discount, instead of taking a long time to collect the full amount.
• Trade-in saves the user time. He no longer needs to independently search for a buyer on ad sites from the “hand to hand” series. All you have to do is come to the nearest MTS salon.
• Trade-in ensures the security of the transaction. The device is not rented to some unknown person who can still cheat with money, but to a trusted company.

How to buy a smartphone via trade-in from MTS

You can trade-in your phone in more than 4,000 MTS stores throughout Russia. The program includes smartphones from Samsung, Apple, Huawei, Honor, Xiaomi and other brands, as well as tablets from Apple and Samsung. You can find out if your smartphone is on the exchange list.

Exchange conditions for trade-in at MTS

If you want to buy a phone via trade-in, you need to fulfill two simple conditions of the program:

• Salon employees only accept the devices themselves, without accessories such as headphones, chargers, USB cables, etc. Moreover, you do not need to present receipts, warranty cards or preliminary diagnostic reports.
• Before taking your smartphone to the MTS sales office, remember about logins and passwords for your accounts. So, on iPhone you need to disable the “Find iPhone” function, if it is enabled, on Android devices you need to log out of your Google account. Devices with unlocked trade-in accounts are not accepted: the store employee will not be sure that you really are the owner of the device.

Examination of the device

After you have disabled all accounts and unlocked your smartphone, the device is checked for compliance with the manufacturer's database by brand, model, memory and color.

The next step is a visual assessment of the smartphone or tablet. The better the appearance, the greater the discount on a new smartphone.

Heavily damaged phones with broken screens can also be returned.

How is the trade-in discount calculated?

After the device is recognized as suitable for exchange through trade-in, the employee of the cellular communication store checks it with the list of models participating in the program. Depending on the appearance, presence or absence of damage, the purchase price is set, which is a discount on the purchase of a new device. Next, all you have to do is choose a new gadget.

The full list of smartphones and tablets participating in the trade-in program can be viewed. The main condition here is that the cost of the new device should not be lower than the cost of the device that is being exchanged.

To clearly demonstrate how the trade-in program works, let’s calculate the discounts and the resulting payment amount for some popular gadgets. The calculation example is for informational purposes only and may differ from the final calculation; you can find out all the details of the promotion.

At MTS, trade-in is combined with other promotions. For example, a buyer, in addition to a discount for a returned gadget, can receive cashback or get a new smartphone in interest-free installments.

Let's say you are the owner of an iPhone X 256 GB smartphone. Now you want to buy an Apple iPhone 11 Pro smartphone at trade-in with the same amount of memory. You bring a “ten” for exchange, and the salon manager admits that it is in excellent condition. Its price list will be 25,035 rubles. The new product costs 103,990 rubles. We apply the calculation formula and get the amount you will have to pay for a new smartphone:

103,990 − 25,035 = 78,955 rubles.

Now, for another example, let's take the 64GB Galaxy S9 Plus with minor defects. A visual overview confirms that the smartphone is in working condition. Consequently, its cost will be 12,400 rubles. You want to purchase a Samsung Galaxy S10+ at a price of 76,990 rubles, which currently has an additional 10,000 rubles discount when purchasing at trade-in. We count:

76,990 − 12,400 - 10,000 = 54,590 rubles.

Finally, let's consider the trade-in of Honor smartphones, and specifically the Honor 20. We want to buy this model instead of the Honor 10 with 64 GB. “Ten” is valued at 6,650 rubles, “twenty” - at 27,990. We calculate the total payment amount:

27 990 − 6 650 = 21 340.

Megafon: exchanging an old phone for a new one is a special promotion designed to attract customers and provide visitors with attractive shopping conditions. The main objective of such an unusual offer is related to reducing the costs of buyers, who get the right to reduce the cost of purchases by paying part of the cost of the product with an outdated or unnecessary device.

But each promotion has its own characteristics, rules and conditions that must be followed. People who decide to take advantage of the discount should familiarize themselves in advance with all the most important nuances and details regarding participation in the telephone operator program. The reasons that convinced the cellular company to agree to such conditions should not be ignored, because, given the high cost of modern smartphones, visitors will be entitled to a significant price reduction, which can hardly be called profitable for communication stores.

Those wishing to exchange an old smartphone for a modern device will have to do the following:

1. Select a suitable communication salon on the website.
2. Unlink the device prepared for exchange from your account.
3. Visit the selected store and tell the manager working there that you want to join the trade-in promotion.
4. Provide the phone to a cellular company employee.
5. Wait until the assessment and verification procedure is completed.
6. Get a discount.
7. Spend it on shopping.

The first point is mandatory, since not all existing points of sale accept outdated gadgets.

The subsequent purchase deserves special attention. You need to purchase goods on the same day and always in the same store where the equipment was delivered. You will not be able to use the amount received anywhere else. It is also prohibited to postpone the purchase for a long time.

Promotion period

The described offer did not appear yesterday; the telephone company has been offering customers profitable purchases for almost a year now. The promotion started in mid-December 2017 and has not stopped until now.

The estimated completion date of the special program is the last day of December of the current year. But the organizers, which include the mobile operator and its collaborating partners, reserve the right to make changes to the completion date. To a greater extent, this concerns the early termination of the sale of discounted goods, but theoretically it is possible to extend the existing offer. You can find out this information on the official website of the program or on the operator’s portal in the news section. If there is an important change in the rules, the organizers will notify customers about it using an appropriate message. But the search for such information is the work of the buyer himself.

Rules of participation

In addition to the replacement conditions mentioned above, customers who visit communication stores need to know the following nuances:

• purchasing goods with an additional payment does not deprive customers of the right to other discounts, offers and bonus programs provided by the store;
• when handing over an old mobile phone, its owner is not obliged to choose exactly the phone; the discount received can be used to purchase another device;
• the number of participations is limited, so 1 person will not be able to take more than two subjects;
• devices are accepted without covers, protective films or other decorations that can hide the real condition of the equipment;
• You can only exchange your own smartphones; you won’t be able to give away a stranger’s device;
• It will not be possible to refuse the deal and return the gadget after concluding the contract;
• It is impossible to receive real money instead of the planned discount.

A complete list of rules and requirements for participants is listed on the official website of the program.

Products participating in the promotion

The devices that can be used to participate in Megafon’s “Exchange your phone for a new one” promotion deserve special consideration. Depending on the condition of the device, the telephone company divided smartphones into 5 categories:

• in great condition;
• in working order;
• broken, but with an excellent body;
• broken, with a working body;
• marriage.

All devices that fall into the “reject” category are not accepted, regardless of cost.

When evaluating a gadget and assigning it to one of the categories, the manager studies:

• display status;
• scuffs and scratches on the body;
• button operation.

It is important to emphasize that, according to the program rules, stores accept only 4 brands of smartphones:

1. Samsung.
2. Apple.
3. Sony.

Equipment from other manufacturers is not even considered. The model of the telephone you bring is also important. The size of the bonuses received depends on it. The exact amount can be clarified on the company’s official website in a table specially designed for this.

Additional Information

The criteria for refusal to exchange, under which the visitor will not receive privileges, deserve special attention. The device must:

• have the correct IMEI (the information on the case must match the real information);
• start and respond to the owner’s actions (via the display, since damage to the buttons is allowed);
• not be linked to an account.

Sometimes large chips and scratches on the display lead to refusal of acceptance. Screen condition is important for several Samsung models.

The program does not provide for other restrictions or important requirements, but if you have doubts and want to get additional information, you should call the company’s contact center. Support operators will definitely clarify and explain all unclear points and nuances.