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Google Fi: Buy/Activate Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4/Z Flip4, Trade-In S21/S20U 5G

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Up to $640 Credit

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Google Fi offers New Customers: Elevated Trade-In Values of Up to $640 for eligible Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G / S21 Devices valid toward the purchase / activation of a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4, Z Flip4 or S22 Series device with Port-In of an existing qualifying number to Google Fi (plans start at $20/month). Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member RyosukeFC for finding this deal.

Requirements:
  1. Must be a new Google Fi customer (someone who has never had Fi service or someone whose last day of Fi service took place more than 180 days before partaking in this promotion).
  2. Purchase / activate an eligible Samsung device on a new Google Fi line.
  3. Port-in a qualifying number to Google Fi within 30 days of the shipment confirmation email. Fi-to-Fi number transfers are not eligible.
  4. Activate your new device within 30 days of the shipment confirmation email and keep the qualifying phone active on Google Fi for 120 consecutive days. Plans start at $20/month (see details).
    • You must activate on the same Fi account used to purchase the phone or be a new member of the purchaser's group plan.
  5. Your trade-in credit will be issued as follows:
    • If you pay in full for your new device today: Trade-in value issued as a refund to your original payment method / credit card up to the pre-tax discounted price paid for your device; with the remainder issued as a Google Fi service credit to your account.
    • If you finance your new phone via monthly device payments: Complete trade-in value issued as Google Fi service credit applicable towards payment of your Google Fi service.
Elevated Trade-In Values:
  • Galaxy S20+: from $337.50 (cracked screen) to $445
  • Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G: from $485 (cracked screen) to $630
  • Galaxy S21: from $492.50 (cracked screen) to $640
  • Galaxy S21+: from $310 (cracked screen) to $475
Example:
  • Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra $599.99 (before tax)
  • - $599.99 (of $640 total) in trade-in value for Galaxy S21 (non-cracked screen) = $0 for device (tax not included)
  • + $40.01 in remain trade-in value (of $640 total) issued as Google Fi service credit to your active Fi account.
    • Price for service may vary depending on the Fi plan selection made by the customer. Plans start at $20/month (see details).

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Google Fi offers New Customers: Elevated Trade-In Values of Up to $640 for eligible Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G / S21 Devices valid toward the purchase / activation of a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4, Z Flip4 or S22 Series device with Port-In of an existing qualifying number to Google Fi (plans start at $20/month). Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member RyosukeFC for finding this deal.

Requirements:
  1. Must be a new Google Fi customer (someone who has never had Fi service or someone whose last day of Fi service took place more than 180 days before partaking in this promotion).
  2. Purchase / activate an eligible Samsung device on a new Google Fi line.
  3. Port-in a qualifying number to Google Fi within 30 days of the shipment confirmation email. Fi-to-Fi number transfers are not eligible.
  4. Activate your new device within 30 days of the shipment confirmation email and keep the qualifying phone active on Google Fi for 120 consecutive days. Plans start at $20/month (see details).
    • You must activate on the same Fi account used to purchase the phone or be a new member of the purchaser's group plan.
  5. Your trade-in credit will be issued as follows:
    • If you pay in full for your new device today: Trade-in value issued as a refund to your original payment method / credit card up to the pre-tax discounted price paid for your device; with the remainder issued as a Google Fi service credit to your account.
    • If you finance your new phone via monthly device payments: Complete trade-in value issued as Google Fi service credit applicable towards payment of your Google Fi service.
Elevated Trade-In Values:
  • Galaxy S20+: from $337.50 (cracked screen) to $445
  • Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G: from $485 (cracked screen) to $630
  • Galaxy S21: from $492.50 (cracked screen) to $640
  • Galaxy S21+: from $310 (cracked screen) to $475
Example:
  • Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra $599.99 (before tax)
  • - $599.99 (of $640 total) in trade-in value for Galaxy S21 (non-cracked screen) = $0 for device (tax not included)
  • + $40.01 in remain trade-in value (of $640 total) issued as Google Fi service credit to your active Fi account.
    • Price for service may vary depending on the Fi plan selection made by the customer. Plans start at $20/month (see details).

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Best option for you..

Get Get Google Voice numbers and port that to Google Fi.

Once you get the new phones activate them with the fi sims.

Then the fi sims can be removed and the tmobile sims put in. Keep fi sims in a drawer and cancel fi service after 4 months.

Fi phones come unlocked.
I understand you have chatted with the representative, but based on what people had reported in the past, I don't think the rep is correct. I have heard people having their promotions voided when they put the Google Fi sim into a different phone. It is up to you to decide who to trust, but I am just speaking based on what I have seen on the Google Fi deals during the past 2-3 years.

If you want to see what people had reported in the past, you can read through some of the replies on this thread: (I searched using the keyword void on that thread)

https://slickdeals.net/newsearch.php?showposts=1&threadid=14753963&q=void


You are missing the point here. Google Fi is offering lower trade in value, but their phone is also a few hundred bucks cheaper even if you added the cost for the service.

For BestBuy, S21 has a trade in value of $800 but the S22+/S22 Ultra is $800/$1000. Here, the S21 has a trade in value of $625 but the S22+/S22 Ultra is only $400/$600 + cost of service.

If you have a S21 (and not any other phone), it is still cheaper to do the Google Fi trade in vs the BestBuy trade in.

Edit: Fixed some sentences/wordings/grammars, etc.

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Quote from GabrielC8916 :
I went to bestbuy today(3 different stores). All of them told me if I want the tiv $800 for my S21. I need purchase the S22 Ultra for original price which is $1199. They told me the $799(activate today) is another promotion which cuold not combined with high tiv promotion.
I brought 3 Ultra's over a period of 1 month from BB and each time I added a new line on my Tmobile account and got it for $799+taxes.
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Quote from CryptoHopeful :
It will be future bill credit.
Do you know if they have a requirement that you have to activate the Fi plan within xxx days after receiving the phone?
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Anybody know if it's possible to avoid paying the first month out of pocket if you're trading in something that will result in a large Fi credit balance?

Like, what's the turn around time on you ordering, getting the trade in kit, sending it in and getting credited?

Thanks
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Quote from shahhere :
Is Google giving credit back for the device if the trade in is higher?
For the Pixel 6A/3A trade-in deal, a number of people reported that their cracked Pixel 3A was given the higher (fully working) trade-in value.
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Quote from skaflone :
Anybody know if it's possible to avoid paying the first month out of pocket if you're trading in something that will result in a large Fi credit balance?

Like, what's the turn around time on you ordering, getting the trade in kit, sending it in and getting credited?

Thanks
Google's trade-in processor (Hyla Mobile in TN) is usually on the slower side Frown
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RyosukeFC
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Seems like they just take another $100 off for the Flip and Fold.

$400 for the Flip and $1200 for the Fold now
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Quote from travelnshot :
Do you know if they have a requirement that you have to activate the Fi plan within xxx days after receiving the phone?
The terms of my promo says must activate within 30 days of the shipment email.

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Quote from RyosukeFC :
Seems like they just take another $100 off for the Flip and Fold.

$400 for the Flip and $1200 for the Fold now
Doesn't that make the Fi deal even better now? Say I get the flip for $400 and trading in an S21 for $590 credit. I'm net -190 for credits, while for the BB deal, I end up with a free phone after trade-in.
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Quote from zwz002 :
Doesn't that make the Fi deal even better now? Say I get the flip for $400 and trading in an S21 for $590 credit. I'm net -190 for credits, while for the BB deal, I end up with a free phone after trade-in.
Depends.

For the BestBuy deal, activation is required to get the $800 phone for Flip 128G, but if you activate a new line or open a new account on T-Mobile, you will get another $100 off which will bring the phone price down to $700. With a S21 trade in, you will get a $100 gift card back from BestBuy since the trade in value is higher than the phone price.

With a S21 trade in at BestBuy, the pros are the $100 back in the form of a BestBuy gift card and you don't have to worth about any adjustment on the trade in value. The con is that you have to open a T-Mobile account or add a new line then call to cancel to line.

For Google Fi, you have to pay for the phone + tax + most likely the first month of service out of pocket, then the refund from the trade in value will come later. The pros are you can get everything done without leaving home, and canceling only required a few clicks after you logged into your account. The cons are you have to worry about the adjustment in trade in value, maintain 4 months of services, and you get Google Fi credit instead of a gift card like the BestBuy deal with a S21 trade in.

Personally, my recommendation is to do the Google Fi deal if you have a S20 Ultra 5g or S21 with cracked screen. Otherwise, it is better to do the BestBuy deal.

Edit: BestBuy deal is ending today from what I have read on the other thread.
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ZFold is now $1000 off, so starts at $799
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Sarveshwaran
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If you have Samsung S21 in good condition, the trade in value is 580. The price of Z Flip 4 is down from 499 to 399. So this is a better deal for anyone having a S21 for trade in and wants a Z Flip 4.

https://fi.google.com/about/phone...xy-z-flip4

You could technically get Z Flip 4 for free even after paying the Google Fi service for 4 months (20*4)

More Information on this deal is discussed in:
https://slickdeals.net/f/16059283-google-fi-buy-activate-samsung-galaxy-z-fold4-z-flip4-trade-in-s21-s20u-5g-up-to-640-credit-port-in-required?attrsrc=search%3Aterm%3Agoogle+fi%7Csearch%3Apage%3A1%7Csearch%3Aposition%3A3%7Csearch%3Aresult_type%3Athread%7Csearch%3Aresult_id%3A16059283&src=SiteSearchV2Algo1
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sd2015
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Another option for trading in S21 for Z Flip 4 is Best Buy. Apparently, today is the last day of the promotion.
https://slickdeals.net/f/15969637-best-buy-save-up-to-900-on-unlocked-galaxy-z-series-with-qualifying-in-store-trade-in-99-99
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Z fold 4 $1000 off….
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the speaker quality so bad on z flip 4

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Z fold 4 $1000 off….
Quiet my friend...

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