Carrier voids promotional trade-in credit when customer exchanges unopened device
A customer who returned an unopened phone to upgrade to a different model had their promotional billing credit voided, despite following the return process as instructed. The promotion terms were not clearly applied to the new device on the same account. This reflects ambiguous promotion terms and inflexible carrier systems that penalize customers for reasonable purchases.
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