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Jan 6, 2021 1:22 PM

New Google Fi Customers: Samsung Galaxy S20, S20+ or S20 Ultra 5G Smartphones

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$1,000

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Google Fi is offering their Google Fi Smartphones: Samsung Galaxy S20, S20+ or S20 Ultra for $600 Off Discount when you purchase/activate and bring/transfer your number to Google Fi Service valid for New Google Fi Customers only. See pricing/details below.

Thanks to community member rookie1001 for finding this deal

Note, offer is valid for New Google Fi/Google Pay accounts only.

Available Option(s)Promotional Terms/Conditions [Details]
  • How do I qualify for the $600 discount as a new Fi customer?
    • 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 $600 discount, you need to:
      • Activate the Samsung S20, S20+, or S20 Ultra 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 $600 discount.
  • How do I qualify for the $600 discount as an existing Fi customer?
    • An existing Fi customer is somebody who has been active on Fi on or before January 5th, 2020.
    • To qualify for the $600 discount, you need to:
      • Activate the Samsung S20, S20+, or S20 Ultra on the same account used to purchase the phone.
      • Activate the phone 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.
    • The discounted price will automatically apply during checkout. If you do not meet the conditions above, the discounted amount will be charged to your Google Pay account to match the full price of the phone.

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • Trade-In is not required for this deal, however, to get potentially more savings, you may opt-in for that option. See product/promotional page for more details
  • This deal offers an extra $100 Off from the previous popular deal of $100 more seen in the recent forum thread; good deal if you're looking to grab this smartphone w/ this service provider
  • You'll have the option to pay off device at full price or opt-in for a monthly charge per smartphone pricing specifications
  • Account must be active and in good standing to receive discount/offer
  • Offer valid while promotion/supplies last
Additional Note
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details - Discombobulated

Original Post

Written by rookie1001
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Community Notes
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Google Fi is offering their Google Fi Smartphones: Samsung Galaxy S20, S20+ or S20 Ultra for $600 Off Discount when you purchase/activate and bring/transfer your number to Google Fi Service valid for New Google Fi Customers only. See pricing/details below.

Thanks to community member rookie1001 for finding this deal

Note, offer is valid for New Google Fi/Google Pay accounts only.

Available Option(s)Promotional Terms/Conditions [Details]
  • How do I qualify for the $600 discount as a new Fi customer?
    • 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 $600 discount, you need to:
      • Activate the Samsung S20, S20+, or S20 Ultra 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 $600 discount.
  • How do I qualify for the $600 discount as an existing Fi customer?
    • An existing Fi customer is somebody who has been active on Fi on or before January 5th, 2020.
    • To qualify for the $600 discount, you need to:
      • Activate the Samsung S20, S20+, or S20 Ultra on the same account used to purchase the phone.
      • Activate the phone 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.
    • The discounted price will automatically apply during checkout. If you do not meet the conditions above, the discounted amount will be charged to your Google Pay account to match the full price of the phone.

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • Trade-In is not required for this deal, however, to get potentially more savings, you may opt-in for that option. See product/promotional page for more details
  • This deal offers an extra $100 Off from the previous popular deal of $100 more seen in the recent forum thread; good deal if you're looking to grab this smartphone w/ this service provider
  • You'll have the option to pay off device at full price or opt-in for a monthly charge per smartphone pricing specifications
  • Account must be active and in good standing to receive discount/offer
  • Offer valid while promotion/supplies last
Additional Note
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details - Discombobulated

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Feb 18, 2021 5:20 AM
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PersseusFeb 18, 2021 5:20 AM
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Quote from smallpenny View quoted comment :
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Thanks for the write up and sharing your experience. It's unfortunate that Google are nazi's about not using the Fi sim in any other phone or you get slapped with the absurd, full original MSRP of the phone (+$600 for S20) that - even at the promo-rate of $399 - was barely a deal to begin with since you can buy them outright in the $475-$575 range. The potential gotchas just aren't worth it, and if I could hit an Undo button on engaging this promo, I absolutely would.

Consider that if you dropped and broke the phone, lost the phone, or it was stolen, not only would you have the sting of buying another phone, but if you placed the Fi sim into the new phone unwittingly, you'd get slapped another $600 by Google on top of the new phone you just bought. So potentially a $1000+ punch in the face because you dropped your phone and believed you were entitled to keep using the Fi service in the new device since, you know, you're still paying for it.

This scenario freaks me out since I almost did drop and break the phone, and all this for a a net savings of -- $50-$100? after factoring in the cost of 3 months of Fi service? I should've just paid $550 outright for the phone somewhere, and not entered into a 90 day contract where I'm walking on eggshells for three months to save a lousy hundred dollars.

Will not continue with Fi under any circumstances once the 90 days is up, I hate gotchas like this.
Last edited by Persseus February 17, 2021 at 09:29 PM.
Feb 18, 2021 10:24 AM
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Joined Jan 2019
FancyTeam7624Feb 18, 2021 10:24 AM
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Quote from Persseus View quoted comment :
Thanks for the write up and sharing your experience. It's unfortunate that Google are nazi's about not using the Fi sim in any other phone or you get slapped with the absurd, full original MSRP of the phone (+$600 for S20) that - even at the promo-rate of $399 - was barely a deal to begin with since you can buy them outright in the $475-$575 range. The potential gotchas just aren't worth it, and if I could hit an Undo button on engaging this promo, I absolutely would.

Consider that if you dropped and broke the phone, lost the phone, or it was stolen, not only would you have the sting of buying another phone, but if you placed the Fi sim into the new phone unwittingly, you'd get slapped another $600 by Google on top of the new phone you just bought. So potentially a $1000+ punch in the face because you dropped your phone and believed you were entitled to keep using the Fi service in the new device since, you know, you're still paying for it.

This scenario freaks me out since I almost did drop and break the phone, and all this for a a net savings of -- $50-$100? after factoring in the cost of 3 months of Fi service? I should've just paid $550 outright for the phone somewhere, and not entered into a 90 day contract where I'm walking on eggshells for three months to save a lousy hundred dollars.

Will not continue with Fi under any circumstances once the 90 days is up, I hate gotchas like this.
You are comparing used phone prices with a new phone price, which is not a fair comparison. Though there is no doubt that Fi is the shittiest major company I have ever seen
Feb 18, 2021 7:03 PM
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dj24Feb 18, 2021 7:03 PM
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Quote from dj24 View quoted comment :
Quick question: Is anyone having issues with their MMS? Regular texts are coming through fine but I'm not getting any picture attachments let alone video... Sending is fine. I just can't receive them Frown

Spent an hour with a google fi rep who was also communicating with a tech specialist. They couldn't diagnose it and they tried both the native samsung messaging and also google messaging platforms. There's a weird number sequence at the end of all my text messages that I receive and I still can't receive any MMS. Sending text or MMS is fine on both platforms. They said they'll contact T-mobile to see what's going on as they are the fi carrier in the Las Vegas area.

Again, is anyone having problems receiving MMS messages or am I the only unlucky bloke here?
Feb 18, 2021 7:04 PM
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selturkFeb 18, 2021 7:04 PM
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They don't let me use Google fi credits on purchases. It's only good to pay monthly bills. Is there a better way to take advantage of fi credits on my account?
Feb 18, 2021 7:15 PM
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Krazen1211Feb 18, 2021 7:15 PM
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Quote from Persseus View quoted comment :
Thanks for the write up and sharing your experience. It's unfortunate that Google are nazi's about not using the Fi sim in any other phone or you get slapped with the absurd, full original MSRP of the phone (+$600 for S20) that - even at the promo-rate of $399 - was barely a deal to begin with since you can buy them outright in the $475-$575 range. The potential gotchas just aren't worth it, and if I could hit an Undo button on engaging this promo, I absolutely would.

Consider that if you dropped and broke the phone, lost the phone, or it was stolen, not only would you have the sting of buying another phone, but if you placed the Fi sim into the new phone unwittingly, you'd get slapped another $600 by Google on top of the new phone you just bought. So potentially a $1000+ punch in the face because you dropped your phone and believed you were entitled to keep using the Fi service in the new device since, you know, you're still paying for it.

This scenario freaks me out since I almost did drop and break the phone, and all this for a a net savings of -- $50-$100? after factoring in the cost of 3 months of Fi service? I should've just paid $550 outright for the phone somewhere, and not entered into a 90 day contract where I'm walking on eggshells for three months to save a lousy hundred dollars.

Will not continue with Fi under any circumstances once the 90 days is up, I hate gotchas like this.
Yeah the deal is only worthwhile if you can get the boosted trade in values that were there around November. Service itself is too expensive to really use, so I just considered it an added cost for a phone I never touched.
Feb 18, 2021 8:19 PM
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nornFeb 18, 2021 8:19 PM
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anyone's experience on s20 battery? can it last one day? heard its battery is much worse than s21, but both are 4000mah.
Feb 18, 2021 10:05 PM
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ShrewdCrowd1060Feb 18, 2021 10:05 PM
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Quote from norn View quoted comment :
anyone's experience on s20 battery? can it last one day? heard its battery is much worse than s21, but both are 4000mah.
No problem in lasting a day for me. S21 has an adaptive refresh rate screen and is lower resolution. Also has lesser RAM and newer processor. All factors would improve battery life.

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Feb 19, 2021 12:07 AM
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FancyTeam7624Feb 19, 2021 12:07 AM
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Quote from selturk View quoted comment :
They don't let me use Google fi credits on purchases. It's only good to pay monthly bills. Is there a better way to take advantage of fi credits on my account?
Fi credits received as referral credits can only be used towards monthly service cost and not for device payments.

Fi credits received by trading in device can be used for monthly device payments as well but not when buying a phone outright. To use them just get the phone on monthly payments and then once the new phone is activated you can pay off the device ( under plan -> device management) and it will apply the full payment on your next bill and any credits in the account will be used accordingly.

I did the same to recover my extra trade in credits received and bought the s20 on payments and then paid it off and the credits were applied. it was all seamless
Feb 19, 2021 1:26 AM
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stufineFeb 19, 2021 1:26 AM
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Quote from dj24 View quoted comment :
Spent an hour with a google fi rep who was also communicating with a tech specialist. They couldn't diagnose it and they tried both the native samsung messaging and also google messaging platforms. There's a weird number sequence at the end of all my text messages that I receive and I still can't receive any MMS. Sending text or MMS is fine on both platforms. They said they'll contact T-mobile to see what's going on as they are the fi carrier in the Las Vegas area.

Again, is anyone having problems receiving MMS messages or am I the only unlucky bloke here?
didn't receive pictures today...not sure about before since i don't get many. 1 i didn't get the weird numbers, 2nd from another person i did get the numbers. 1st is from a person with verizon
Feb 19, 2021 6:56 AM
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dj24Feb 19, 2021 6:56 AM
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Quote from stufine View quoted comment :
didn't receive pictures today...not sure about before since i don't get many. 1 i didn't get the weird numbers, 2nd from another person i did get the numbers. 1st is from a person with verizon
Okay so I'm pretty sure this is an issue that's affecting everyone else as well. At least the people that are on fi that use the t-mobile towers...

MMS doesn't work for fi recipients. Sending is fine though.

I hope everyone starts complaining so it can be addressed.
Feb 19, 2021 6:17 PM
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SmilingLeopard948Feb 19, 2021 6:17 PM
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Quote from dj24 View quoted comment :
Spent an hour with a google fi rep who was also communicating with a tech specialist. They couldn't diagnose it and they tried both the native samsung messaging and also google messaging platforms. There's a weird number sequence at the end of all my text messages that I receive and I still can't receive any MMS. Sending text or MMS is fine on both platforms. They said they'll contact T-mobile to see what's going on as they are the fi carrier in the Las Vegas area.

Again, is anyone having problems receiving MMS messages or am I the only unlucky bloke here?
Might be a really stupid suggestion but is the data turned on? I tried sending MMS on the day I received the phone with data off and it didnt go through as well but I didn't really care.
Feb 19, 2021 6:27 PM
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dj24Feb 19, 2021 6:27 PM
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Quote from SmilingLeopard948 View quoted comment :
Might be a really stupid suggestion but is the data turned on? I tried sending MMS on the day I received the phone with data off and it didnt go through as well but I didn't really care.
Yup. Can you ask someone to send you an MMS to see if it works? Just a random attached photo will do... If you're the one doing the sending the other party will receive it so no problems there.
Feb 20, 2021 6:23 PM
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selturkFeb 20, 2021 6:23 PM
240 Comments
Quote from FancyTeam7624 View quoted comment :
Fi credits received as referral credits can only be used towards monthly service cost and not for device payments.

Fi credits received by trading in device can be used for monthly device payments as well but not when buying a phone outright. To use them just get the phone on monthly payments and then once the new phone is activated you can pay off the device ( under plan -> device management) and it will apply the full payment on your next bill and any credits in the account will be used accordingly.

I did the same to recover my extra trade in credits received and bought the s20 on payments and then paid it off and the credits were applied. it was all seamless
Wow you're the best. I will go ahead and do that.
Feb 20, 2021 11:44 PM
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MaroonHealth811Feb 20, 2021 11:44 PM
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Anyone getting the latest oneui 3.1 yet??

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Feb 22, 2021 12:46 AM
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FanFanFan1Feb 22, 2021 12:46 AM
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Got my s20 in the mail today. Activated via app without any problems. If anybody needs a referral for a $20 discount, let me know

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