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Apple's Smartphone Trade-In Program Launches in United States, Canada and Europe

Monday March 30, 2015 7:09 am PDT by Joe Rossignol
Apple has expanded its Reuse and Recycling Program in the United States, Canada and several European countries to cover eligible Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone smartphones. The new trade-in program is available online and in-store and provides customers with the option to mail in eligible non-Apple smartphones, including certain Samsung, HTC, LG, Nokia, Sony and BlackBerry models, for credit in the form of an Apple Store gift card or bank transfer.

Apple Smartphone Trade in Program
The smartphone trade-in program has gone live in the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany and Canada in partnership with third-party device buyback and trade-in company Brightstar. Apple is also accepting various PC models by certain manufacturers as part of its expanded Reuse and Recycling Program, handled by third-party vendor Dataserv.

Apple's Reuse and Recycling Program launched in August 2013 and was previously limited to trading in qualifying iPhones, iPads and Macs for immediate credit towards the purchase of a new Apple device. Apple also offers a traditional recycling program for disposing of devices such as iPhones, iPads, Macs and other smartphones and computers that are no longer eligible for trade in.

Tags: BlackBerry, Android, reuse and recycling program, Windows Phone
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braddick
55 months ago
Price of iPhone6? $700.00

"You have a trade in iPhone3G? That'll be $7. credit!"


Congratulations. You've just received a 1% discount.
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icanhazapple
55 months ago
"we welcome all customers, including idiots, at our stores."
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littyboy
55 months ago

"we welcome all customers, including idiots, at our stores."


I think you got that switched around... should be...

"We'll welcome all idiots, including regular customers, at our stores"
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0098386
55 months ago
iPhone 4S 64gb, sold mine a few months ago for £150. They're offering £65. iPad 3 64gb, sold mine for £220 last month. They're offering £90.

And it's only a gift card too. Usually when you trade in items and have the option of store credit or money, the store credit one is a bit more generous.

No thanks to any of this!
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uid15
55 months ago

There is no such thing as US English. ;)


Exactly. It's "Americanese" - it bears only a passing resemblance to REAL English, as we Brits know it.
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Rocketman
55 months ago
Installments is mis-spelled. :D
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Azzin
55 months ago

United Kingdom, Canada and Australia (and probably elsewhere) use English (UK) and not English (US).


There is no such thing as US English. ;)
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mikec999
55 months ago
If you are an eBay person, probably will get more $$ selling it there.
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gusapple
55 months ago
I can't get it to show up. It cannot be clicked on anymore. :confused:

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Exactly. It's "Americanese" - it bears only a passing resemblance to REAL English, as we Brits know it.


I believe that it is Americane"z"e.
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skinned66
55 months ago

There is no such thing as US English. ;)


Tell that to my keyboard. I will use nothing else :D
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