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.
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* 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
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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1. Does your spouse have her own Google account? I assume yes.
2. Does your spouse have her own Fi account? I assume she signed up today with the BYOP SIM.
3. When you order the phone for your spouse, how did you indicate that it was for her and not for you? Did you somehow tie it to her Fi phone number?
4. Is the order charged to your payment method or hers?
1. Yes
2. Yes, she did originally, now she's a part of mine
3. I went to my plan and under her name and phone I clicked buy new device.
4. It's mine.
Here's where I messed up. Under Promotion details it says "Current fi member activates device within 30 days of shipment". I won't qualify. I'll try and cancel now.
Here's where I messed up. Under Promotion details it says "Current fi member activates device within 30 days of shipment". I won't qualify. I'll try and cancel now.
https://fi.google.com/account?fil...b
Available:
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (4 colors)
256GB $599.99
512GB $779.99
Samsung Galaxy S23+ (4 colors)
256GB $499.99
512GB $619.99
Samsung Galaxy S23 (4 colors)
256GB $399.99
512GB $459.99
Offer notes:
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.
I agree, I assumed it meant that too. But the "current fi member activates device" verbiage is ambiguous. Does that mean me the person who bought the phone or anyone who is a current fi member on my plan?
In the case of someone who jumped the gun and ordered too early, Fi doesn't (yet) see a Fi number to assign to the S23. So when the S23 is activated, the Fi app doesn't see a pre-assigned number on the S23 and treats it as "activated by a new member".
You can ask Fi support if how your placed your order for your wife's phone was correct. If they say yes, the reorder it before the offer expires on 9/20.
In the case of someone who jumped the gun and ordered too early, Fi doesn't (yet) see a Fi number to assign to the S23. So when the S23 is activated, the Fi app doesn't see a pre-assigned number on the S23 and treats it as "activated by a new member".
You can ask Fi support if how your placed your order for your wife's phone was correct. If they say yes, the reorder it before the offer expires on 9/20.
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1. Add a member to your group plan . You require the gmail . Also you need to ensure that you select BYOP as the method of activation to be considered an existing member.
2. Activate the BYOP on FI network . Executive mentioned E-SIM should also work .
3. The group owner should purchase the S23 Ultra and the offer will be valid . I asked whether I can buy the S23 Ultra immediately they said yes . Though I would still recommend keeping the gap of 2 days for the systems to be synced for the new member
4. Once S23 Ultra is received the new member should logon to the FI network using his Gmail ID . The savings can be tracked using his gmail only
5. The group owner needs to continue paying the bill for the next 120 days
The fact that when you ordered from her line it offered you only the 24-month deal seems to be the sticky point that a "newly signed up member" now doesn't get the instant discount.
3. The group owner should purchase the S23 Ultra and the offer will be valid . I asked whether I can buy the S23 Ultra immediately they said yes . Though I would still recommend keeping the gap of 2 days for the systems to be synced for the new member
4. Once S23 Ultra is received the new member should logon to the FI network using his Gmail ID . The savings can be tracked using his gmail only
The fact that when you ordered from her line it offered you only the 24-month deal seems to be the sticky point that a "newly signed up member" now doesn't get the instant discount.
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