Google Fi offers Existing Customers Only: Samsung Galaxy S23 Unlocked Smartphones with prices starting from$399.99 when you Activate the phone on an existing full service plan &Remain active on the qualifying device for 120 days. Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member ProudToBeAnIndian for finding this deal.
Must be An existing Fi customer is someone who currently has Fi service or whose last day of Fi service took place within the last 180 days.
To qualify for the discount, you need to do all of the following:
Purchase the device or currently be in a group plan with the purchaser.
Activate the phone on an existing full service plan (data-only SIMs do not qualify) within 30 days of the shipment confirmation.
Remain active and in good standing on the qualifying device for 120 consecutive days. Pausing, changing, or suspending the account will void the promotion.
The discounted price will automatically apply during checkout. If you do not meet the conditions above, $500 will be charged to your Google Pay account.
Google Fi selling Galaxy s23 Ultra for Existing Customers only for $599 + Tax . It require 4 months of service , will be additional $100 ( $25/month including tax and fee ) .
You cannot put Google Fi sim card in other phone for 4 months or you can acitvate it as E-sim and then can use physical sim with other cell provider.
You can use Google Fi as physical sim and can use any provider as e-sim . Phone will be factory unlocked out of the box.
Do not put Google Fi sim card in another phone for 120 days from activation or you will be charge back $600. You can track progress in your account after activation.
Last Edited by hpham_53
September 15, 2023
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============ NEW INFO ADDED 9/15/2023 by hpham_53 ================
There are new data points from 9/14/23 on which seem to indicate that the BYOP SIM trick below no longer works. (i.e. Even though the deal is still available to people who have been Fi members for a while, someone who just activated a BYOP SIM won't see the instant discount and only see the 24-month credit offer). Therefore, I'm crossing out the info about the BYOP SIM trick.
* Added on 8/1/2023 by hpham_53: It's still 3-4 months away until people doing this deal will be close to completing their promotion. But I'll go ahead and add the info below on how to verify that your promotion was Earned, and how to Cancel/Pause Fi service after that.
* How to Verify that your S23 promo was Earned:
There's a countdown in your Billing-->Fi Savings-->In Progress that shows how many more days your Fi service has to remain active. The countdown will never say zero day. On the 120th day, it will stay at "1 more day". On the morning of the 121st day, the countdown should say "Stayed (past tense) active on Fi for 120 days in a row". Then later in the day, the In Progress column disappears, and the promo discount gets moved to the Earned column. At that time or later, it's safe to Cancel or Pause your Fi service.
You can use this Date Calculator: https://www.timeanddate.com/date/dateadd.html
Enter your activation date as the Start Date, select Add 121 days and it'll show the date when it's safe to cancel/pause your Fi service.
* How to Cancel your Fi service:
In your Fi account, click on Account-->Your Plan, scroll down until you see "Leave Google Fi". Click on that and follow the on-screen instructions. You'll have the options to Let Go your Fi phone number, or Transfer To Another Provider. (There used to be an option to port it back to Google Voice, but I think it's no longer available). If you choose to let go your Fi number, your Fi service will be cancelled IMMEDIATELY. If you choose to port out, your Fi service will remain active until your Fi number has been ported out to another provider.
* How to Pause your Fi service;
In your Fi account, click on Account-->Your Plan, scroll down until you see "Pause Service". Click on that and follow the on-screen instructions. Your Fi service will be paused and Automatically Resumed after 90 days, unless you cancel it before 90 days are up. Once it's Resumed, you can leave it Active, or Cancel it, or Pause again (I don't know how many times you can Pause). If you have a lot of remaining referral Fi credit (which is not refundable), you can choose Pause instead of Cancel to wait and see if there will be new Fi promotions in the future to use up your Fi credit.
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I got in with the orginal deal without any issues. There was a lot of misinformation in the orginal thread, but yes, all you have to do it just activate the phone with the fi app, then take the Fi SIM out and never touch it again (sock drawer it, trash it, etc). You can pop in a SIM from another carrier with no problem. After 120 days have passed you can verify that it's finalized in your fi account > savings > earned. At that point you can do whatever you want, the discount is yours to keep.
I think a significant difference here is we are not getting the storage upgrade for free? I got this deal last time but got the s23 ultra with 512gb for the same price as they are offering the 256gb.
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Okay so here's a question.
I currently have a pixel 7. I am financing it and getting bill credits.
How would that work if I trade it in? Would I get bill credits on both phones even though one is no longer active? Or would I have to pay balance on the pixel?
Okay so here's a question.
I currently have a pixel 7. I am financing it and getting bill credits.
How would that work if I trade it in? Would I get bill credits on both phones even though one is no longer active? Or would I have to pay balance on the pixel?
You can't trade in a phone which is being financed. So, you would have to pay the balance and trade it in. As for the trade in values we have seen elevated values during some time of the year (close to BF/holiday etc.) but FI is recently moving away from these high TIVs and leaning more on bill credits. Pixel 7 is available for $400 for existing customers so it's unlikely you will get $300 for it.
I hope things will go well for you. The reason for recommending waiting 2-3 days is that although the ordering system recognized you as an existing customer, the rest of Fi system hasn't yet and could ship the S23 phone without assigning your current Fi phone number to the SIM. Then when you activate the S23 it will not show in the check list that it was activated by an existing member and your promotion is screwed.
When activating your S23, make sure that the Fi app mentions that your current service is on another phone (the BYOP) and wants to do a transfer. If it does not, do not go through with the activation, come back here and ask for help.
Sorry if this is already been discussed, but will I be able to use a second Sim alongside the Google Fi eSIM during the 120 day period?
Typically, the Fi S23 will come with a physical SIM already installed, and they expect you to activate that physical SIM. During the 120 days, you can concurrently use the phone with an eSIM of another provider, or remove the Fi physical SIM and use the phone with a physical SIM of another provider. Whatever you do, do NOT use the physical Fi SIM in another phone, doing so will get you a warning message that your promotion will be voided.
any way to reactivate the newly closed account (number ported out) and getting the deal?
I have a Fi account that I closed about 3 months ago. When I logged into it, it showed an option to Rejoin Fi (see attachment). The terms for this deal say that active Fi members and members who had Fi service within the last 180 days qualify. Since you don't currenly have Fi serice, I'm not sure if you can get a new number or need to port in. Ask Fi support about that.
I'm reposting this post with additional info in Step 5 (in red) to help keep people from making the mistake of ordering the S23 too soon.
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There's a way for people who are not current or past Fi members to do this deal.
1. Buy a BYOD Fi SIM from your local Best Buy, or Amazon, or Fi. Costs $10 plus tax.
2. Activate the BYOD Fi SIM with a Fi-Compatible phone. When creating your Fi account, use a Fi referral code. I have a bunch.
3. The BYOD SIM needs to be activated with at least the Flexible Plan that costs $20/month for unlimited talk/text + taxes. Any Data used will cost extra (prorated at $10/GB). You'll get $10 Fi credit for the cost of the BYOD Fi SIM. Using a referral code will get you another $20 Fi credit after 30 days of service.
4. You can select a new phone number when activating the BYOD Fi SIM.
5. Wait 2-3 days until your 1st Billing Cycle has started (typically 2 days after activation). At that time, you're considered an Existing Fi Member.
EDITED: It's recommended that you wait 2-3 days after activating the BYOP SIM before placing your order for the S23. That is to make sure that Fi system FULLY recognizes that you have an active Fi line. Otherwise, although you can order the S23 with the discount, Fi might ship the S23 without assigning your current Fi phone number to the SIM. If that happens, when you activate the S23 it will show in the checklist that the phone was activated by a NEW member and your promotion discount is in jeopardy.
6. Log into your Fi account-->Shop-->Order the S23 phone, you should see/get the promotion for existing Fi members.
7. When you receive your S23 phone, the SIM should be already installed. Install the Fi app from Google Store and run it to activate the S23.
8. The Fi app should display a message saying your current Fi service is on another phone (the BYOD phone). It'll ask for permission to transfer service from the BYOD phone to the S23. Give it the OK. Your current Fi service, phone number, billing will be transferred to the S23. That will start your required 120 days of service for the S23 deal.
9. In your Fi account, click on Billing-->Fi Savings. It should display under the In Progress column a checklist of tasks like Buy an S23, Receive a promotion discount, Activate the S23, and there's a count down of how many more days you have to keep your Fi service active. The count down is updated every 24 hrs.
10. If you want to use the S23 with Fi service, fine. If not, remove the Fi SIM from the S23 and stash it away. DO NOT use the S23 Fi SIM in any other phone. You can now use the S23 phone with a physical or eSIM of another provider.
11. When your required 120 days of Fi service get close to the end, check back and I'll post info on how to verify that you've completed the promotion and cancel/pause your Fi service if you don't want to stay with Fi.
and members who had Fi service within the last 180 days qualify.
I've closed mine like ten days ago. Thanks for the screenshots, it doesn't offer me to re-join. It doesn't load the promotional page either. Maybe that's because I already got Ultra from the promotion 4 months ago... Gotta chat
just bought a new note 20 ultra (3 year old phone) for $500 otd
i can return it and get the 256 s23 ultra for approx $150 more once i minus return shipping plus cost of case and screen protectors for the note 20
my question is ?
the note is the last note ever and it does have a memory card slot
what yall think ? keep the note or get the s23 ultra for approx 150 plus the 3 months service on fi
or just wait another year or so and hope the s23 ultra drops in price even more
thoughts?
TIA
just bought a new note 20 ultra (3 year old phone) for $500 otd
i can return it and get the 256 s23 ultra for approx $150 more once i minus return shipping plus cost of case and screen protectors for the note 20
my question is ?
the note is the last note ever and it does have a memory card slot
what yall think ? keep the note or get the s23 ultra for approx 150 plus the 3 months service on fi
or just wait another year or so and hope the s23 ultra drops in price even more
thoughts?
Just a few thoughts:
* Upgrading to the S23U which is 3 years newer, fresher battery, faster, get software update longer...for $150 is a "no brainer".
* 4 months of Fi service are required, not 3 months. Although using a referral code will get you $20 Fi credit to lessen the cost.
* What's the total storage usage (internal + external) on your current phone? Is it close to 256GB? If it's a lot less than 256GB, then the SD card option isn't that important for you.
* Of course price of the S23U will go lower over time, but will Fi offer the same promotion then? Without the Fi promotion, prices at other places like Best Buy, Amazon will be much higher.
Just a few thoughts:
* Upgrading to the S23U which is 3 years newer, fresher battery, faster, get software update longer...for $150 is a "no brainer".
* 4 months of Fi service are required, not 3 months. Although using a referral code will get you $20 Fi credit to lessen the cost.
* What's the total storage usage (internal + external) on your current phone? Is it close to 256GB? If it's a lot less than 256GB, then the SD card option isn't that important for you.
* Of course price of the S23U will go lower over time, but will Fi offer the same promotion then? Without the Fi promotion, prices at other places like Best Buy, Amazon will be much higher.
thanks i kinda knew this just needed a confirming nudge that you provided appreciate your time have a great day repped
I can't activate my phone properly. My account already has one line which is attached to a different SIM card. During the activation process on the Fi app, it tells me because I have this only line on my account, I must move this phone number to my S23 Ultra to proceed. I assume I'm not supposed to move my number especially since it's tied to separate promotion where I need to keep that line alive for 120 days.
So at what point do I create the new second line on my account for the S23 Ultra? Do I do that online before going through the Fi app?
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I currently have a pixel 7. I am financing it and getting bill credits.
How would that work if I trade it in? Would I get bill credits on both phones even though one is no longer active? Or would I have to pay balance on the pixel?
I currently have a pixel 7. I am financing it and getting bill credits.
How would that work if I trade it in? Would I get bill credits on both phones even though one is no longer active? Or would I have to pay balance on the pixel?
When activating your S23, make sure that the Fi app mentions that your current service is on another phone (the BYOP) and wants to do a transfer. If it does not, do not go through with the activation, come back here and ask for help.
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There's a way for people who are not current or past Fi members to do this deal.
1. Buy a BYOD Fi SIM from your local Best Buy, or Amazon, or Fi. Costs $10 plus tax.
2. Activate the BYOD Fi SIM with a Fi-Compatible phone. When creating your Fi account, use a Fi referral code. I have a bunch.
3. The BYOD SIM needs to be activated with at least the Flexible Plan that costs $20/month for unlimited talk/text + taxes. Any Data used will cost extra (prorated at $10/GB). You'll get $10 Fi credit for the cost of the BYOD Fi SIM. Using a referral code will get you another $20 Fi credit after 30 days of service.
4. You can select a new phone number when activating the BYOD Fi SIM.
5. Wait 2-3 days until your 1st Billing Cycle has started (typically 2 days after activation). At that time, you're considered an Existing Fi Member.
EDITED: It's recommended that you wait 2-3 days after activating the BYOP SIM before placing your order for the S23. That is to make sure that Fi system FULLY recognizes that you have an active Fi line. Otherwise, although you can order the S23 with the discount, Fi might ship the S23 without assigning your current Fi phone number to the SIM. If that happens, when you activate the S23 it will show in the checklist that the phone was activated by a NEW member and your promotion discount is in jeopardy.
6. Log into your Fi account-->Shop-->Order the S23 phone, you should see/get the promotion for existing Fi members.
7. When you receive your S23 phone, the SIM should be already installed. Install the Fi app from Google Store and run it to activate the S23.
8. The Fi app should display a message saying your current Fi service is on another phone (the BYOD phone). It'll ask for permission to transfer service from the BYOD phone to the S23. Give it the OK. Your current Fi service, phone number, billing will be transferred to the S23. That will start your required 120 days of service for the S23 deal.
9. In your Fi account, click on Billing-->Fi Savings. It should display under the In Progress column a checklist of tasks like Buy an S23, Receive a promotion discount, Activate the S23, and there's a count down of how many more days you have to keep your Fi service active. The count down is updated every 24 hrs.
10. If you want to use the S23 with Fi service, fine. If not, remove the Fi SIM from the S23 and stash it away. DO NOT use the S23 Fi SIM in any other phone. You can now use the S23 phone with a physical or eSIM of another provider.
11. When your required 120 days of Fi service get close to the end, check back and I'll post info on how to verify that you've completed the promotion and cancel/pause your Fi service if you don't want to stay with Fi.
On the Billing tab of the app, it says "first statement available July 23" so will wait for that.
i can return it and get the 256 s23 ultra for approx $150 more once i minus return shipping plus cost of case and screen protectors for the note 20
my question is ?
the note is the last note ever and it does have a memory card slot
what yall think ? keep the note or get the s23 ultra for approx 150 plus the 3 months service on fi
or just wait another year or so and hope the s23 ultra drops in price even more
thoughts?
TIA
i can return it and get the 256 s23 ultra for approx $150 more once i minus return shipping plus cost of case and screen protectors for the note 20
my question is ?
the note is the last note ever and it does have a memory card slot
what yall think ? keep the note or get the s23 ultra for approx 150 plus the 3 months service on fi
or just wait another year or so and hope the s23 ultra drops in price even more
thoughts?
* Upgrading to the S23U which is 3 years newer, fresher battery, faster, get software update longer...for $150 is a "no brainer".
* 4 months of Fi service are required, not 3 months. Although using a referral code will get you $20 Fi credit to lessen the cost.
* What's the total storage usage (internal + external) on your current phone? Is it close to 256GB? If it's a lot less than 256GB, then the SD card option isn't that important for you.
* Of course price of the S23U will go lower over time, but will Fi offer the same promotion then? Without the Fi promotion, prices at other places like Best Buy, Amazon will be much higher.
* Upgrading to the S23U which is 3 years newer, fresher battery, faster, get software update longer...for $150 is a "no brainer".
* 4 months of Fi service are required, not 3 months. Although using a referral code will get you $20 Fi credit to lessen the cost.
* What's the total storage usage (internal + external) on your current phone? Is it close to 256GB? If it's a lot less than 256GB, then the SD card option isn't that important for you.
* Of course price of the S23U will go lower over time, but will Fi offer the same promotion then? Without the Fi promotion, prices at other places like Best Buy, Amazon will be much higher.
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So at what point do I create the new second line on my account for the S23 Ultra? Do I do that online before going through the Fi app?