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

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$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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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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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.
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.
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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MNFRUGALSHOPPER
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Quote from perdesi :
Based on this confirmation of policy change, it appears as they will not unlock any phones purchased after 28th unless individuals wait 60 days.
What about on the 28TH?
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Nitrohamster
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Quote from MNFRUGALSHOPPER :
What about on the 28TH?
just spam the office of the prez. u'll get what u want
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duyvuong
Mar 31, 2023
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I bought this phone by using my auntie's ATT account. I chose upgrading her phone number. Thus, if I activate the sim card came with the phone, her current sim card will be deactivated. The problem is that she lives in other state. Can I borrow my co-worker ATT sim card (different ATT account ) to activate the phone? Then, do the swapping sim trick to request unlocking 🧐
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MNFRUGALSHOPPER
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This case is still available. https://electronics.woot.com/offe...th-s-pen-3

Mine came today and comes with the stylus pen/ $9.99 msrp is $79.99
Mar 31, 2023
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iceage2007
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Quote from MNFRUGALSHOPPER :
This case is still available. https://electronics.woot.com/offe...th-s-pen-3

Mine came today and comes with the stylus pen/ $9.99 msrp is $79.99
Mine came too, quick.
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Quote from Golden.standard :
*The FCC case really helped*


My name is Stephen S. from the Office of the President. Thank you for sharing your recent experience with us via the FCC. I apologize for the issues you've had with AT&T.

We did not "retroactively" change our policy. The unlock policy was changed on 3/28/23. Under the new policy, customers must wait 60 days to unlock any phone, including those paid for in full at the time of purchase.

In this particular case, we will honor the policy that was in effect when you purchased your phone and the unlock code you requested is as follows:

Xxxxxxxx

The phone should ask for this code when a non-AT&T SIM card is inserted into it.

Please let me know if you have any other questions regarding this matter.

Sincerely,

Stephen S.
Office of the President
that's great news! I spent 2 hours on the phone with AT&T and went through different depts then supervisor's supervisor and it was like literally nothing. filed complaint immediately after, how long did it take for your response? also did the FCC get the unlock code for you or did they patch an AT&T person who then gave it to you?
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I don't think so. You would have to call, unfortunately. But they are pretty quick to cancel the line. Took like 2 mins.
DO i have to activate the line before cancelling ?

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Quote from altblank :
alright folks. here's an update.

- received the device after a day's delay today
- set the fold3 up w/ included at&t sim card
- made a call, saw the fold3 on the online account pages
- put the sim into my unlocked fold4, made another call
- couple of minutes later, fold4 shows up on att online account
- opened an incognito tab after logging out of the att portal
- used the unlock portal with a different email address + my tmo phone number
- recd an email asking me to confirm the unlock code
- followed instructions
- received another email pretty much instantaneously with the unlock code
- put my tmo sim in the fold3, typed in the unlock code and made sure it works
- yep, all good. fold3 unlocked as designed
- next up, cancel att service because it truly is horrendous in my basement

all the best to y'all that are attempting this. it's truly a simple process and has been hyped up beyond understanding. at&t has also been screwing most of their "new" customers over and aren't making it easy.

someone here wanted a pattern. here you go, the beginnings of a template, unless you've already got one.
What option did you choose? Existing customer?
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Quote from iceage2007 :
What option did you choose? Existing customer?
Nope. Used the non-customer option with a different email address and my tmo number so there's no tie-in to an att account details.
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lou2004
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Quote from altblank :
alright folks. here's an update.

- received the device after a day's delay today
- set the fold3 up w/ included at&t sim card
- made a call, saw the fold3 on the online account pages
- put the sim into my unlocked fold4, made another call
- couple of minutes later, fold4 shows up on att online account
- opened an incognito tab after logging out of the att portal
- used the unlock portal with a different email address + my tmo phone number
- recd an email asking me to confirm the unlock code
- followed instructions
- received another email pretty much instantaneously with the unlock code
- put my tmo sim in the fold3, typed in the unlock code and made sure it works
- yep, all good. fold3 unlocked as designed
- next up, cancel att service because it truly is horrendous in my basement

all the best to y'all that are attempting this. it's truly a simple process and has been hyped up beyond understanding. at&t has also been screwing most of their "new" customers over and aren't making it easy.

someone here wanted a pattern. here you go, the beginnings of a template, unless you've already got one.
so you enter T-Mobile number for At&t customer?
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Quote from QuincyP1117 :
that's great news! I spent 2 hours on the phone with AT&T and went through different depts then supervisor's supervisor and it was like literally nothing. filed complaint immediately after, how long did it take for your response? also did the FCC get the unlock code for you or did they patch an AT&T person who then gave it to you?
YMMV tho. Mine said they would not give me the code. So Who knows....
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Quote from OliveCrow4837 :
DO i have to activate the line before cancelling ?
Not sure. You can try the chatting through the app/website.
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Quote from lou2004 :
so you enter T-Mobile number for At&t customer?
I don't think that number matters as long as it's not the ATT account. As mentioned before you choose not an existing ATT customer and then enter your details.
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Anyone flashing used a global version SM-F926B instead of the SM-F926U which this z fold 3 model is. All F926U firmware I see are carrier specific ones and I want to flash an non carrier firmware.

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Quote from altblank :
Nope. Used the non-customer option with a different email address and my tmo number so there's no tie-in to an att account details.
I confirmed it worked for me. Now, should I port out a number or cancel? Is there a way to cancel service online w/o calling them?

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