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256GB Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G 2-in-1 Smartphone (Various Carriers)

(Activation Required) + Free Shipping

from $300

$1,800

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Best Buy has 256GB Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G 2-in-1 Foldable Smartphone Tablet (AT&T or Verizon) on sale from $299.99. Shipping is free or select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to Community Member treo for finding this deal.

Note: Activation on cellular carrier is required. Be sure to select your carrier and select 'Activate Today' to see pricing. Availability for store pickup may vary by location.

Available Carriers:Available Colors:
  • Phantom Black
  • Phantom Green
  • Phantom Silver
Specs:
  • Screens:
    • Main: 7.6" Infinity Flex display - Cover: 6.2" Dynamic AMOLED
    • 120Hz AMOLED 2X Screen
  • Memory: 12GB
  • Storage: 256GB
  • Main Camera: 12MP Wide, 12MP UW, 12MP Tele + 2x optical zoom, 10x digital zoom, 10MP Front
  • Battery: 4,400mAh / 25W Super Fast Charge
  • S Pen Support
  • IPX8 rating

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Activation on a cellular carrier is required for from $299.99 pricing. Activation fees may apply and vary by carrier.
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.4 from over 140 Best Buy customer reviews.
  • Additional Note:

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Written by treo
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Best Buy has 256GB Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G 2-in-1 Foldable Smartphone Tablet (AT&T or Verizon) on sale from $299.99. Shipping is free or select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to Community Member treo for finding this deal.

Note: Activation on cellular carrier is required. Be sure to select your carrier and select 'Activate Today' to see pricing. Availability for store pickup may vary by location.

Available Carriers:Available Colors:
  • Phantom Black
  • Phantom Green
  • Phantom Silver
Specs:
  • Screens:
    • Main: 7.6" Infinity Flex display - Cover: 6.2" Dynamic AMOLED
    • 120Hz AMOLED 2X Screen
  • Memory: 12GB
  • Storage: 256GB
  • Main Camera: 12MP Wide, 12MP UW, 12MP Tele + 2x optical zoom, 10x digital zoom, 10MP Front
  • Battery: 4,400mAh / 25W Super Fast Charge
  • S Pen Support
  • IPX8 rating

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Activation on a cellular carrier is required for from $299.99 pricing. Activation fees may apply and vary by carrier.
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.4 from over 140 Best Buy customer reviews.
  • Additional Note:

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Written by treo

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stealth805
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Want this phone for $299 and not have to pay the monthly fee and be able to use another carrier??
Let me save y'all about 4 hours, which is how long it took me to finally get to the right people to make this happen. Here is how I got this handled
I ordered a $5 Tello number, selected e-sim, received number within a few minutes. Make sure to register the pin they give you in the email, it gives you all the port out info access. Theres a code there that is needed to enter in Best Buy portal when you port it over to ATT.
Ported that number in to ATT via Best Buy portal
Picked up phone
Powered on Phone with ATT sim
Finished ALL account creation, including pin number creation etc via ATT email
Spent 3 hours getting tossed around 10 different reps and departments and supervisors via online chat, disconnected multiple times, told no multiple times, etc etc etc.
Don't bother submitting request online for unlock, it will be denied.
Just call technical support, JUST CALL!!! 1800-288-2020. Call from a phone other that the Z Fold 3. Reason you call from other phone is you will want to pop your sim in from other provider to get to the sim unlock prompt while you are on the phone with them. Tell them you need technical support, you may get tossed around one more time, but you WILL get someone that can help you.
Have your link ready that states phones paid in full at purchase can be unlocked without waiting 60 days. I had to legit provide not just the wording, but the exact link. The rep will literally navigate to it and will be super surprised and state that this is the first they've ever heard of this policy and that they always get hassled by the unlock team and ultimately never get the unlock code for the customer.
Have your receipt from Best Buy ready ready to go (I had to legit take pics with my phone and text them to a number they gave me).
After about 10 minutes with the rep, they provided the unlock code.
Make sure to input the unlock code prior to getting transferred over to cancellation department.
Get sent over to cancellation department and submit for cancellation under buyer's remorse policy.
Done and done. Save yourself a lot of time and just call them. I paid $299 plus tax and have a fully unlocked phone on T-mobile with no issues at all. ATT service is shut down, I didn't care about the Tello number, much easier to pay the $5 for a Tello than mess with a number you actually care about keeping. Just cancel the service and it is over and done with.
I obviously can't promise this is gonna work for every single person. I suppose a non-cooperative rep might not wanna go the extra mile for you, but my telephone rep was super helpful and patient. She admitted I had done my diligence with researching the terms and pushed the "unlock team" to help her with the code. YMMV of course, but this worked for me. Just be patient and courteous to the rep. I was frustrated with how long it was taking but you need to acknowledge that each new person you talk to, it is their first interaction with you, they have no idea how long you've been dealing with people. You can avoid a lot of frustration by just calling to start out instead of trying to manage the situation via online chat.
Questions, feel free to ask, perhaps I wasn't completely thorough, but that was basically what I went through. Good luck all.
quantecipher
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As soon as yo have the phone in hand.

Port out the line to cancel. Line automatically cancels as soon as the number it ported out (5-10 mins). You can port to Tello for $2.50.
https://slickdeals.net/f/16531969-tello-50-off-selected-plans

These phones are subsidized by the carriers and hoping people would switch or add more lines and stay with them, etc; therefore different carrier may offer different prices.

You can request unlock right away because it's paid in full with no money owed; i.e., no monthly installment,

Yes.

Port out the number to cancel right away (5-10 min, as soon as the number is ported) so that you don't have to deal with rep that doesn't allow you to cancel. You can port to Tello for $2.50.
https://slickdeals.net/f/16531969-tello-50-off-selected-plans

Yes, but you can cancel right away.
snoopykul
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Option 1 worked for me

I picked up my Fold 3 this morning from bestbuy. ATT variant.
Ordered online with the porting in option as it wouldn't let me order otherwise. Used a random boost mobile number I had and have no intention of porting in a number.
BB didn't ask for anything in store, just gave me the phone and i walked out.

Received att emails after pickup, created account, created ATT PIN, jotted down account number, and saw $60 plan but $0 due.

unboxed and booted with t-mobile sim card, asked for unlock code.

tried to unlock from my att portal, but denied.
tried to unlock using the request unlock website for non att members, but denied via email

Started a chat with att to cancel service and request unlock.
I mentioned having bad service reception in my area and wanted to cancel and wanted to unlock phone to use it for work which was a different provider.
They wanted me to reset the network, but i said not interested just want to cancel.

They also mentioned that i lose my port in number if i cancelled. which was wierd since i never actually ported in the number yet.

Eventually, they said, "Since the total due balance if $0.00 there will be no charges now. Your services with AT&T will be completely shut off."

Then i asked about the network unlock, which they said they sent directly to my phone. Didn't work even though she said it was unlocked on their system. Eventually they provided the unlock code which worked.

Now my fold 3 is cancelled with att service with 0 payments or fees and unlocked so i can use my Tmobile sim.

hope that helps some of ya.

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Mar 25, 2023
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King_CiKi
Mar 25, 2023
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Quote from Tbudcrawfish :
Let say if I don't want to deal with all the phone call back and fort with AT&T. Can I wait 60 days to unlock it or do I have to purchase their monthly plan for 60 days ?
I think we have to be on service for 60 days. I was thinking the same that i can manage with it being locked for 60 days but i don't wanna pay any fees or monthly charge. If they deny unlock after multiple tries, i might just return it back to BB
Mar 25, 2023
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evets88
Mar 25, 2023
292 Posts
Quote from King_CiKi :
But legally we didn't even use their service for 14 days. Don't they have right to deny it?
They can deny it. But it is not legally right according to fcc guidelines. Its clearly stated on their own website that if the phone is paid off when purchased that 60 days of service is not required.
Mar 25, 2023
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n00000000000b
Mar 25, 2023
59 Posts
Are these flex locked phones like iPhones? Meaning if I buy an AT&T phone, does the first sim have to be AT&T?

Can I use my personal Verizon sim to activate it and have it unlock in 60 days automatically? Or do I have to cough up 100$ extra to get the Verizon version?
Mar 25, 2023
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devious20000
Mar 25, 2023
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Quote from joshs1930 :
Did you already receive the first phone? Did you already create the account and the pin?

I was able to order a second phone today by adding it to the account I created yesterday with no problems.
I ordered one phone this afternoon, so should I wait until tomorrow to try to order a 2nd one, the first one will be shipped to me
Mar 25, 2023
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CyberGuy
Mar 25, 2023
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Quote from donutboi88 :
I went through AT&T and they just refused to unlock mine... they kept telling me the 60 day thing over and over even after I showed them the link and mentioning I bought it outright. I went to go ahead and cancel my service and the agent said I can't cancel it immediately and would have to wait until tomorrow and that the activation fee would still be charged plus the 3 days of service. I just called again and had another agent cancel my account immediately and there was nothing due.
I tried to do the device unlock without the account and now it says "We can't unlock your device. Service for this device was canceled within the 14-day return policy period."
Welp
You royally farked up. Just get a new line with the phone and try unlocking again.
Mar 25, 2023
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GreyField2811
Mar 25, 2023
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Today only, you can add a complete free line if you are on tmobile magenda max plan. Just did it and used the number for fold order.
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GreyField2811
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Mar 25, 2023
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donutboi88
Mar 25, 2023
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Quote from CyberGuy :
You royally farked up. Just get a new line with the phone and try unlocking again.
Indeed I did. I wish everyone else gets theirs unlocked easily and without issue o7
Mar 25, 2023
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sshark
Mar 25, 2023
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I suppose this bad boy will have a good trade in value … any thoughts anyone?
Mar 25, 2023
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lou2004
Mar 25, 2023
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Quote from sshark :
I suppose this bad boy will have a good trade in value … any thoughts anyone?
I think it worth $1000 when I bought my Fold 4 from Samsung.
Mar 25, 2023
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uselessinfodude
Mar 25, 2023
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Quote from sshark :
I suppose this bad boy will have a good trade in value … any thoughts anyone?
Bestbuy was junk like $200, Gazelle was like $340 I believe. That's all I bothered checking.
Mar 25, 2023
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Rocketpapi9
Mar 25, 2023
23 Posts
I have been on the line with att for 5 hours, they have not been able to activate my service or unlock my device. I have done everything that everyone has commented and nothing has worked. So I guess I have a mini tablet for $150
Mar 26, 2023
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Cobe98
Mar 26, 2023
47 Posts
Quote from CyberGuy :
You royally farked up. Just get a new line with the phone and try unlocking again.
That's exactly what I did and I tried unlocking online and it immediately went through.
Mar 26, 2023
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Cobe98
Mar 26, 2023
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Quote from Rocketpapi9 :
I have been on the line with att for 5 hours, they have not been able to activate my service or unlock my device. I have done everything that everyone has commented and nothing has worked. So I guess I have a mini tablet for $150
Cancel service and tell the reason is because you can't unlock. Then once it's cancelled try to unlock online

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Mar 26, 2023
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Rocketpapi9
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Quote from Cobe98 :
Cancel service and tell the reason is because you can't unlock. Then once it's cancelled try to unlock online
I'll try that; as of right now it says I have to wait 24 hours to retry system

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