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Want to upgrade your device but still have an old one that works just fine? You have two choices with Optus:
Optus allows customers to exchange their old devices for future bill credit. Only certain devices are eligible and must be in "good working order" to be considered.
Here's how you can trade your device in with Optus:
Optus's trade-in scheme is not too complicated, but has a couple of things that might trip you up:
Condition is assessed on an individual basis, but Optus has a few criteria for what constitutes "good working order":
The worse the condition of your device, the less credit it will be worth. It may end up being refused altogether.
The New Phone Trade Up option is available to customers on a device payment contract with Optus. You can trade-in your device for a one-time fee of $149 for mobiles or $99 for tablets and enter into a new device payment contract right away, without paying off the rest of your previous device.
This option is only available in the last 12 months of a 24- or 36-month contract.
Alternatively, you can keep your old device and pay off its remaining cost. New devices on repayment contracts automatically come with the New Phone Trade Up option.
This depends. New Phone Trade Up is very similar to leasing a phone – you get to use the handset for 12 months, then trade it in for $149 plus whatever you've already spent in repayments. You don't get any discount or deal on the new contract this way, since it functions the same as if you were any new customer signing a new contract.
If you intend to trade up, you should do so as soon as possible, since the value decreases for each extra month you keep it and make repayments. Otherwise, you can just pay out the remaining value of your phone and potentially sell it second-hand, recouping some of your costs.
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