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New Google Fi Customers: 128GB Samsung Galaxy Note20 5G Smartphone Expired

$499
$999.00
(w/ Activation/Transfer Fi Number)
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Google Fi is offering their 128GB Samsung Galaxy Note20 5G Smartphone on sale for $499 (or $20.83/month) when you purchase, activate and bring/transfer your number to Fi from your current carrier to be eligible valid for New Google Fi Customers only. Thanks CoralMint160

Note, a new Fi customer is somebody who is new to Google Fi on either a new plan or a new member as a part of an existing group plan.

TO qualify for the $500 discount:
  • Activate the Samsung Note20 on a full service plan (data-only SIMs do not qualify) within 30 days of the shipment confirmation email and remain active on Google Fi for 90 consecutive days.
  • You must also bring/transfer your number to Fi within 30 days of the shipment confirmation email. Fi-to-Fi number transfers are not eligible.
  • If you choose to get a new number, you will not receive the $500 discount.
Specs
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Pro
  • 6.7" 2400x1080 FHD+ Super AMOLED Display
  • 128GB Internal Storage
  • 8GB RAM
  • 4300mAh Battery
  • WiFi w/ Bluetooth 5.0
  • Android 10 OS
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Google Fi has Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G Unlocked Smartphone on sale for $499.99 when you Port-In an existing number and Activate on Google Fi no-contract service starting at $20/mo. within 30 days of shipment. You must remain on active paid Google Fi service for 90 consecutive days. Google Fi also has a trade in credit of $500 on qualifying models which will make the phone free.

https://fi.google.com/about/phone...ote-20-5g/
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Last Edited by sabin November 23, 2020 at 12:36 PM
Q: Does the port credit stack with the trade-in credit?

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Go to Account -> Your Plan -> Devices.
Select the Trade-in kit you used. You'll see the value you had locked-in.
Please rep if you found it helpful.
Google fi is expensive if you use lots of data.
No. You can switch on day 91 and you will be free and clear. And don't forget to use a referral code to save $20 on your second months service!

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12-23-2020 at 05:53 AM.
12-23-2020 at 05:53 AM.
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Yeah, they ended up refunding the difference + tax like for the others here.

Awesome. Glad it worked out. Enjoy!
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thegman230
12-23-2020 at 06:25 AM.
12-23-2020 at 06:25 AM.
So there is no phone number to call if you have to make an exchange? Only Chat?
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gary83
12-23-2020 at 02:05 PM.
12-23-2020 at 02:05 PM.
Got my trade in credit today, full value for my S9+ ($375). Received 17th, Acknowledged 19th, Credited 23rd.
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12-24-2020 at 11:27 AM.
12-24-2020 at 11:27 AM.
TIV reduced to $3 due to display damaged...but I sent it in as cracked screen. They didn't ask if the display was damaged when trading in...
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umulla
12-24-2020 at 07:04 PM.
12-24-2020 at 07:04 PM.
Were the crazy trade in prices a mistake or does google does this from time to time.. I wanna know if it's worth waiting for this deal to happen again
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12-24-2020 at 07:06 PM.
12-24-2020 at 07:06 PM.
Done ! Success !
  • Purchased the Note 20 Ultra
  • Traded in an S8 (reported it as cracked since there was a minor scratch on the screen and didn't think the $45 difference was worth risking the entire value of the trade in)
  • USPS delivery delays, Google receiving delays
  • Google acknowledged receipt 7 days after USPS said it was delivered
  • Trade in person correctly apprised the phone as clean/not cracked screen and gave the full $350 instead of $305 [Although this is exactly what should've happened, I didn't have much hope a third party company would do the right thing - so pleasantly surprised by that]
  • Now to wait 60-odd days according to the Fi app to see if there are any final surprises with the promo
My $0.02 on the horror stories could be a mix of (just guessing - I may be totally wrong) -
1. (large percentage) used phones purchased off third parties might not have been what they claimed to be
2. (large percentage) the third party logistics / handling / mislabeling phones once they take out of trade-in kit
3. (some) shipping issues and postal carriers losing packages due to heavy volumes and the pandemic level staffing
4. (very minor percentage) maybe actual bad actors in the third party assessment team or shipping carrier or people trading in

Happy to be off this wild ride. Probably my first and last attempt at trade-in - This should feel like a normal transaction rather than a lottery win.

All the best to whoever is still waiting for results.
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man2k
12-25-2020 at 03:36 AM.
12-25-2020 at 03:36 AM.
got full TIV $350 for my S9... one question.. did anyone can confirm if they removed the FI sim ( and uninstalled FI app) and put another carrier sim ( likeT-mobile) then progress bar still working and it does not in validate the offer? I am already down to 63 days but don't want to use FI service anymore
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man2k
12-25-2020 at 03:41 AM.
12-25-2020 at 03:41 AM.
Quote from manfromnowhere :
" After careful review, your trade-in dispute claim has been approved. The remaining balance of $265.00 of your trade-in device estimate has been applied as a refund"

That brings me up to $425 refunded to my credit card as originally promised. Thank you for those who early on pushed for an escalation, I feel like they're quicker now because so many people now and before have had issues.

Super happy, now I can enjoy my Note 20 and I will never ever do business with Google Fi again!
are you using FI sim/number or other carrier number in note 20? I am already down to 63 days but don't want to use FI service anymore ? but need confirmation from other people if countdown still works if you remove the FI sim from note 20?
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sabin
12-25-2020 at 05:16 AM.
12-25-2020 at 05:16 AM.
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got full TIV $350 for my S9... one question.. did anyone can confirm if they removed the FI sim ( and uninstalled FI app) and put another carrier sim ( likeT-mobile) then progress bar still working and it does not in validate the offer? I am already down to 63 days but don't want to use FI service anymore
If you are going to use another carrier on your Note 20, you can, but this part is super important:

DO NOT insert the Google Fi sim into another phone. Don't give it to someone to just use for a bit, don't put it in an old phone. Just put it somewhere and don't use it again. The moment it goes in another device that is powered on, it'll begin reprogramming the IMEI on your Google Fi account to a different one than the one associated with your Note 20. As soon as you do that, the promo becomes invalidated.

TL;DR -- You can use another carrier's SIM in the Note 20, but don't use the Google Fi SIM in any other device during the 90 days, not even a second.
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sabin
12-25-2020 at 05:28 AM.
12-25-2020 at 05:28 AM.
Has anyone else's device name at https://fi.google.com under 'Plan' changed from Note 20 to a random 3 letter code? Not sure if this is because the device hasn't had the SIM card in there for a while. Do we need to pop it in each month?
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CoralMint160
12-25-2020 at 09:43 AM.
12-25-2020 at 09:43 AM.
Quote from umulla :
Were the crazy trade in prices a mistake or does google does this from time to time.. I wanna know if it's worth waiting for this deal to happen again
Originally they were a promo but for this deal they were a mistake. They were supposed to expire at the same time that the $500 price drop took place but they didn't. It was live for around 12 or so hours before they fixed it. Typically, with some exceptions, the prices of the phones are higher to compensate for the higher TIV but if you are able to get the advertised TIV it's usually a better deal than the lower price with normal TIV. It does come around time to time but I wouldn't pass up other deals waiting for something like this to come to fruition.
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12-25-2020 at 12:59 PM.
12-25-2020 at 12:59 PM.
Quote from CoralMint160 :
Originally they were a promo but for this deal they were a mistake. They were supposed to expire at the same time that the $500 price drop took place but they didn't. It was live for around 12 or so hours before they fixed it. Typically, with some exceptions, the prices of the phones are higher to compensate for the higher TIV but if you are able to get the advertised TIV it's usually a better deal than the lower price with normal TIV. It does come around time to time but I wouldn't pass up other deals waiting for something like this to come to fruition.
thanks op! This was a great deal for an existing fi user like me.. didn't have to jump through hoops to fulfill 90 days in the network etc.. and managed to get the higher trade in value too making the note a whole lot cheaper than msrp
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12-25-2020 at 08:43 PM.
12-25-2020 at 08:43 PM.
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thanks op! This was a great deal for an existing fi user like me.. didn't have to jump through hoops to fulfill 90 days in the network etc.. and managed to get the higher trade in value too making the note a whole lot cheaper than msrp
Your welcome! Same here... Was able to trade in several old phones that weren't worth much into the latest devices and free service for a year!
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Icecolddeal
12-28-2020 at 10:00 AM.
12-28-2020 at 10:00 AM.
Phone received by them since the 21st of dec. Still no update. How long has it taken everyone to get trade in amount after google received phone?
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12-28-2020 at 10:08 AM.
12-28-2020 at 10:08 AM.
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Phone received by them since the 21st of dec. Still no update. How long has it taken everyone to get trade in amount after google received phone?

Just got a confirmation today on a device delivered 12/21. The weekend and the holidays probably didn't help. Hang tight, they should probably mark it today or tomorrow
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