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

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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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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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Qualcomm
Apr 4, 2023
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Quote from NFS851 :
Mine bubbled up and competely detached through the entire middle of the screen top to bottom after one day of regular use. I had it replaced 2 days ago through ubreakifix( under warranty)and its been perfect since. Mine is also a manufactured date of December 2021.
Thanks for thr input. How long did it take for them to replace it? Also, I've never dealt with either ubif or geek squad. Which one is better?

Thanks a lot.
Apr 4, 2023
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NFS851
Apr 4, 2023
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Quote from Qualcomm :
Thanks for thr input. How long did it take for them to replace it? Also, I've never dealt with either ubif or geek squad. Which one is better?

Thanks a lot.
That was actually first experience with them. I made an appointment the day before and from dropping off the phone to pickup it was about an hour and a half. As far as geek squad goes I'm not sure as I've never dealt with them for any repairs.
Apr 4, 2023
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NFS851
Apr 4, 2023
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Quote from kubi :
I got the verizon green one, Production Date: 30-11-2021


Already experiencing problems with the screen protector, authorized samsung center is 40ish miles. I will make the trip soon, I heard ubreakifix and bestbuy botches installs...
Perhaps they do, but I can only speak from my experience and so far so good.
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Apr 4, 2023
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gadgetNerd
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Quote from Nandyd :
I bought the phone on BestBuy; Instead of adding it to my existing ATT line ($399); I added a new line ($299) with the hope of cancelling it. But got the phone on 28th (Ordered on 24th Mar).
Now, ATT is refusing to unlock it saying as per their policy it has to be 60 days of service. I told them when I bought; it was the old policy in force and they are saying - it doesn't matter.
My charges on the line are 23$ a month due to all the discounts I get. Is it better to wait out the 60 days and cancel? Or should i fight , use FCC or try something else like the Odin unlocker?
You have to put the SIM in an unlocked phone, reboot, make few calls and then make sure that phone is showing up on ATT account. Once it shows up, use the unlock website as a non ATT customer with fold 3 IMEI. The process has been described multiple times before. I also added a new line on ATT and was able to unlock using the steps
Apr 4, 2023
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kubi
Apr 4, 2023
24 Posts
Quote from NFS851 :
Mine bubbled up and competely detached through the entire middle of the screen top to bottom after one day of regular use. I had it replaced 2 days ago through ubreakifix( under warranty)and its been perfect since. Mine is also a manufactured date of December 2021.
Quote from NFS851 :
Perhaps they do, but I can only speak from my experience and so far so good.
Best of luck! thanks for sharing your experience.
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CrimsonWren899
Apr 4, 2023
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Quote from gadgetNerd :
Are you using patched Odin from xda forum?
Yes I'm. I followed exact steps that posted.
Apr 4, 2023
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Yoksel
Apr 4, 2023
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For ATT phone activation, should I use the SIM they attached to the outside of the box or the SIM that's sitting in the box?

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Yoksel
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Quote from Yoksel :
For ATT phone activation, should I use the SIM they attached to the outside of the box or the SIM that's sitting in the box?
The SIM attached to the outside of the box actually is too big to fit into Fold. The SIM in the box is correct size. But I have a feeling they associated the account with the SIM they attched outside. Do you guys think I can use the other one? What SIM did you use? Thank you!
Apr 4, 2023
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Samosa23
Apr 4, 2023
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Quote from Madhawk1995 :
4 days after cancelling 🤡 AT&T billed me $216. I called up and explained how I cancelled within 14 days. That is in the "buyer's remorse" period. They told me I must wait till end of my billing cycle to see the credits update. Also, made rep make notes on my account confirming. I called up and should not be billed because I cancelled already. I am within 14 days. If I still have fees April 20th, 2023. I will call up push for a manager to remove the bill. Otherwise, I will go FCC "false billing practices" like some of you guys suggested. Besides that my phones work and both unlocked. I am still ordering cases off Amazon. I want something with kickstand, stylus, hinge protection, feels good in hand and protects the phone from drops without being too big/bulky. I think I have narrowed it down to two.
Hey
Which case that has kickstand is good?
Apr 4, 2023
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Anhsirk78
Apr 4, 2023
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My complaint to FCC worked. AT&T corporate office called
me and emailed me the unlock code.
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gadgetNerd
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Quote from CrimsonWren899 :
Yes I'm. I followed exact steps that posted.
I don't think anyone else has encountered an error so I'm not sure. Did you get the ATT model? What is the exact error that you are getting?
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garymeter48
Apr 4, 2023
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Quote from Anhsirk78 :
My complaint to FCC worked. AT&T corporate office called
me and emailed me the unlock code.
I also submitted a FCC complaint. How many days passed, from the day you submitted the complaint before AT&T got in touch with you?
Apr 4, 2023
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Apr 4, 2023
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Quote from NFS851 :
That was actually first experience with them. I made an appointment the day before and from dropping off the phone to pickup it was about an hour and a half. As far as geek squad goes I'm not sure as I've never dealt with them for any repairs.
I see. I probably will go to whichever is more convenient.
Apr 4, 2023
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Quote from Yoksel :
The SIM attached to the outside of the box actually is too big to fit into Fold. The SIM in the box is correct size. But I have a feeling they associated the account with the SIM they attched outside. Do you guys think I can use the other one? What SIM did you use? Thank you!
I had the same problem. Just go to an ATT store and get a new SIM.

Don't bother with online chat or phone. They wanted to make sure it was me calling and the only way was to send a code to the ATT number. Even though I clearly told them in the beginning that my phone had no service, they still insisted to verify this way. Completely waste of time.

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Anhsirk78
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Quote from garymeter48 :
I also submitted a FCC complaint. How many days passed, from the day you submitted the complaint before AT&T got in touch with you?
I submitted on 3/30/23 evening. FCC served ATT on 3/31 morning which a Friday. Today is Tuesday I got the call.

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