Steps for ordering online:
1. Follow the link to add "Samsung - Galaxy S21 5G 128GB (Unlocked) - Phantom Gray" to your cart. Make sure you have select "$499.99 (Activate Today) Unlocked." It should say $499, but just wait a minute. Click "Add to Cart."
2. On the next screen, select T-Mobile (Starting at $399) and click "Continue."
3. I chose "Create a New Account."
4. Select "I want a new phone number" and enter billing ZIP.
5. Select a phone number area code and proceed.
6. I declined to trade in a phone, but you can give that a shot. I selected "Continue without trade-in."
7. Select a plan for your zip code. I was able to select the Essentials Unlimited 55+ for $45/month, even though I'm not that old.
8. Skip the Geek plan and go to cart.
9. You should see an Order Summary now. The phone should ring up as $399.99 + tax.
9. Choose pick-up or free shipping. I chose free shipping and it did arrive the next day with an unopened box and a T-Mobile SIM in the package.
10. Click Checkout.
11. Sign in to Best Buy for checkout.
12. Continue to Mobile Setup -- NOW YOU HAVE TO DO THE T-MOBILE CHECKOUT.
For a new account, this will result in a credit pull.
13. On the first checkout screen -- a Best Buy screen with the T-Mobile logo, too -- enter the information requested
14. BEFORE YOU CLICK CONTINUE, CREATE AN ACCOUNT PIN AND WRITE IT DOWN. THIS WILL HELP YOU WITH CANCELLATION.
15. Click continue.
16. In a screen or two, you should receive a T-Mobile invoice that includes (1) your account number and (2) your new phone number. TAKE A SCREENSHOT AND/OR WRITE THIS INFORMATION DOWN. IT WILL HELP YOU WITH CANCELLATION.
17. Finish checkout and wait for your phone to arrive. I recommend waiting for your phone to arrive to cancel, in case you have issues and need to return the unopened phone.
18. CANCELLING YOUR NEW PHONE LINE -- updated original post comments:
- Call 1-800-T-MOBILE.
- Enter your new phone number when prompted.
- Enter your PIN when prompted.
- Say "Cancel line" and confirm what the automated agent says.
- When you are told you have a two-hour wait, choose the option to have them call you back when you are first in line.
- If they asked whether you are returning a device to the store, SAY NO. There is no device associated with your new line/account.
- After I received the call back, the CSR made me wait an excessively long time for the cancellation to complete, and asked me questions about repurposing my line every once in a while. Probably a tactic; possibly a dumb process.
- You should have $0 balance due, since you paid outright for your phone and you never activated your line.
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expireddealsb posted Dec 13, 2021 1:28 AM
New Customers/Lines: 128GB Samsung Galaxy S21 5G Smartphone for T-Mobile
$400
$800
50% off
+ Free S/H (Activation Needed)at Best Buy
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The response from the other thread is pasted below
I paid $0 to cancel a never-activated line. When you pick up the phone from bestbuy do not put that sim inside. Put any other sim in. When you call T-Mobile, if you never jotted down the never activated Ph #, you can use the SIM card it came with to look up the never activated account to be able to cancel . It's $0 cause the line was never activated and because you bought unlocked outright
1. Follow steps as mentioned in Wiki (if you get that error, its most likely a authentication error where TMO can't verify your credentials i.e. social w/ ID) you can try doing this in person at a BB store. I was getting this error despite checking everything 15x, finally tried doing it on the mobile BB site and it worked.
2. Do not insert your SIM into the phone. When you sign up online, as you are about to check out, you'll have to agree with the tmobile terms and conditions.. THIS IS WHERE YOUR PHONE NUMBER IS LISTED. WRITE IT DOWN OR SCREENSHOT.
3. Call 1 800 T MOBILE, tell CS agent that you wish to cancel the line (you can make up whatever excuse you want)
4. If they mention "are you returning a device to the store?" say NO. There is no device associated with your new line/account.
5. They'll cancel your account effective immediately.
6. The phone is FACTORY UNLOCKED, can be used with any compatible provider.
I was able to do this process for 2 phones. $400+tax for a FACTORY UNLOCKED S21 5G is a great deal imo.
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The phone feel extremely cheaply made with plastic back. The battery was very bad from the beginning and cannot last more than 5-6 hours. The screen is flat, just like on the cheap A series Samsung phones. The glass is very low quality. I work from home, so the phone rarely leaves my pocket but I already have 1/4" scratch on the glass (for comparison S10+ glass was perfect after 3 years of use and abuse and taking it to work daily). Very bad gremlins with network receivers: it is losing the connection to Verizon network so I have to periodically enable/disable Aeroplane mode to reconnect).
Like I said - while this is considered the latest device it certainely is not among the greatest. From what I gathered, the only S21 Ultra retained some "premium" qualities but definitely not the bottom of the barrel S21.
OnePlus has actually declined when it comes to updates now.
"OnePlus used to be one of the best when it came to software updates, now you've got updates arriving a year late."
The Fall Of OnePlus article
https://techrn.medium.c
Don't know how the S21 can be compared to the iP13 Max. . . other than the price difference
Don't know how the S21 can be compared to the iP13 Max. . . other than the price difference
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50GB priority data
Video streaming at 480p SD and capped at 1.5Mbps
Unlimited hotspot data at 3G speeds
Unlimited texting abroad
Unlimited 2G data in Mexico and Canada
Taxes and fees are not included
Save an additional $5/mo. per line when you enroll in auto-pay. Contact T-Mobile to enroll.
BB just gave me the Phone unopened and the Sim, the rep told me you know what to do to activate it. Tmobile didn't send an email or anything, so I don't even know the number for the phone.
The new OxygenOS 12 update for the OnePlus 9 series is just awful
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.androidpolice.com/oxygen-os12-oneplus-9-awful/amp/ [google.com]
What Happened With OxygenOS 12 On The OnePlus 9, And What's Next?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/scre...-next/amp/
OnePlus Suspends Rollout of OxygenOS 12 Update for OnePlus 9, OnePlus 9 Pro Over Major Bugs: Report
https://www.google.com/amp/s/gadg...646438/amp
Yay! More waiting for a buggy late OS. OnePlus had declined with their updates and Samsung has improved.
That is my question as well - if they ship the phone, do they activate it with the sim before sending it?
Thanks for the input.
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