Best Buy has
AT&T 128GB Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Smartphone (Phantom Black, SM-S908U) on sale for
$349.99 (click 'Activate Today) when you
Add a new line onto an existing account or open a
New Line as a new customer on a qualifying AT&T postpaid service plan. A one-time
$35 upgrade/action fee also applies.
Shipping is free or select free store pickup where stock permits.
Thanks to community member
gadgetNerd for finding this deal.
- Note: Availability for store pickup may vary by location.
Offer Details:
- Activation on a new line of AT&T Wireless postpaid service plan is required (plans start at $50/month after $10 discount when you opt-in to AutoPay). Not valid for AT&T Prepaid service/customers.
- One-time $35 upgrade/action fee required (making the price $384.99 total before tax or service plan cost).
- Sales tax is due today at checkout; and may be calculated based on the full retail price of the device ($1,199.99) depending on your location/state (otherwise, sales tax will be based on the listed discounted price of $$349.99 in other areas).
- Credit check required for new AT&T Wireless accounts/customers.
- No trade-in or number port-in required (you may opt to trade-in an old device during the checkout process, if desired).
- No contract required. No bill credits involved.
- You may request to unlock your device after 60 days of paid service on your AT&T postpaid line.
Device Specs:
- 6.8" 3088 x 1440 120Hz HDR10+ 1750 nits Dynamic AMOLED 2X display
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Octa-Core Processor
- 128GB internal storage
- 8GB RAM
- IP68 dust/water resistant
- Main Cameras: 108MP (wide), 10MP (periscope telephoto), 12MP (ultrawide), 10MP (telephoto)
- Selfie Camera: 40MP (wide)
- IP67 dust/water resistant
- WiFi 6e (802.11ax) / Bluetooth 5.2 LE / NFC
- Stereo speakers
- Under-display fingerprint scanner (ultrasonic sensor)
- Integrated/removable stylus pen
- 5000 mAh Battery
- USB 3.2 Type C Port w/ 45W PowerDelivery 3.0 fast charging
- 15W wireless charging (Qi/PMA)
- 4.5W reverse wireless charging
- Samsung DeX support
- Android 12 (upgradable to Android 13)
- Note:
- No 3.5mm headphone jack
- No microSD card slot
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ATT requires 60 days active before unlocking the phone. However, there is SIM Swap method which worked well in the past for unlocking paid-off ATT phones right away.
ATT requires 60 days active before unlocking the phone. However, there is SIM Swap method which worked well in the past for unlocking paid-off ATT phones right away.
1. ATT changed their unlock policy on 3/18 to require 60 days of service before they can unlock a fully paid device. Previously, it used to be right away if you have paid in full.
2. There two timeline for the cancellation. If you cancel a line before 3 days it was active then the activation fee is waived. If you cancel it within 14 days from activation under buyers remorse then no bill is charged but activation fees need to be paid. The line activates on right when you place the order not the day you receive the phone on hand so you might have to pay the activation fee of $35.
3. You can use a tello number and port to ATT but you would have to make sure porting is successful by going to https://www.att.com/portstatus/. Many from z fold 3 got stuck in porting limbo and got the ATT account cancelled.
4. As with many deals here, a SIM swap method is found which can be used to unlock the device. This was working recently but not sure if ATT would fix it by the time you try it. The steps are as follows.
a. Pay in full for the phone.While your payment will quickly reflect in your account it will be at least a few hours before it updates for the unlock request.
b. When you receive the phone activate it on ATT with the SIM provided. Make sure it shows up on myATT app/in the web so ATT knows and registers the IMEI in the network. Then put the SIM in another unlocked phone, reboot, make some calls and make sure this unlocked phone is now showing under the line in app/web portal.
c. Now go to ATT unlock portal https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/ and then choose not an ATT customer and use the IMEI of ATT phone and submit an unlock request.DO NOT attempt more than twice or you will be blocked for 24 hours.
d.Confirm the unlock request email and receive the unlock code.
e. Only cancel the line after you have unlocked the phone.
Then after unlocking if you are feeling adventurous and want to flash the phone to an unlocked firmware to get rid of ATT bloat you can follow these steps. It's actually very easy to do with Odin.
1. There are many models of s22 ultra but in US two models are imp. S908U is carrier locked version and S908U1 is the unlocked US version. The firmware for these versions are interchangeable so you can flash the ATT model with S908U1 firmware.
2. Download patched odin v3.14.1_3B_PatchedD.zip from https://xdaforums.com/t/patched-o...1.3762572/ as regular odin does not allow flashing mismatched firmware.
3. Download the firmware from S908U1 XAA version from https://samfrew.com/model/SM-S908U1/region/XAA/ Extract as there will be multiple files.
4. Connect S22U to the windows PC.
5 .Put s22u in download/recovery/odin mode. Power down. Press Volume up and down together and then press Volume up to go into recovery (a green screen would appear).
6. Start odin and then select different files for different categories and then start.
7, It should be now the US unlocked version.
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1. ATT changed their unlock policy on 3/18 to require 60 days of service before they can unlock a fully paid device. Previously, it used to be right away if you have paid in full.
2. There two timeline for the cancellation. If you cancel a line before 3 days it was active then the activation fee is waived. If you cancel it within 14 days from activation under buyers remorse then no bill is charged but activation fees need to be paid. The line activates on right when you place the order not the day you receive the phone on hand so you might have to pay the activation fee of $35.
3. You can use a tello number and port to ATT but you would have to make sure porting is successful by going to https://www.att.com/portstatus/. Many from z fold 3 got stuck in porting limbo and got the ATT account cancelled.
4. As with many deals here, a SIM swap method is found which can be used to unlock the device. This was working recently but not sure if ATT would fix it by the time you try it. The steps are as follows.
a. Pay in full for the phone.While your payment will quickly reflect in your account it will be at least a few hours before it updates for the unlock request.
b. When you receive the phone activate it on ATT with the SIM provided. Make sure it shows up on myATT app/in the web so ATT knows and registers the IMEI in the network. Then put the SIM in another unlocked phone, reboot, make some calls and make sure this unlocked phone is now showing under the line in app/web portal.
c. Now go to ATT unlock portal https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/ and then choose not an ATT customer and use the IMEI of ATT phone and submit an unlock request.DO NOT attempt more than twice or you will be blocked for 24 hours.
d.Confirm the unlock request email and receive the unlock code.
e. Only cancel the line after you have unlocked the phone.
Then after unlocking if you are feeling adventurous and want to flash the phone to an unlocked firmware to get rid of ATT bloat you can follow these steps. It's actually very easy to do with Odin.
1. There are many models of s22 ultra but in US two models are imp. S908U is carrier locked version and S908U1 is the unlocked US version. The firmware for these versions are interchangeable so you can flash the ATT model with S908U1 firmware.
2. Download patched odin v3.14.1_3B_PatchedD.zip from https://xdaforums.com/t/patched-o...1.3762572/ as regular odin does not allow flashing mismatched firmware.
3. Download the firmware from S908U1 XAA version from https://samfrew.com/model/SM-S908U1/region/XAA/ Extract as there will be multiple files.
4. Connect S22U to the windows PC.
5 .Put s22u in download/recovery/odin mode. Power down. Press Volume up and down together and then press Volume up to go into recovery (a green screen would appear).
6. Start odin and then select different files for different categories and then start.
7, It should be now the US unlocked version.
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seems like activation occurs on order day, and I assume it took atleast 2-3 days for the phone to ship. If so, how were you able to cancel the line and avoid activation fees and prorated Plan cost when you cancelled the line on day 2, which implies atleast 4-5 days past order date -
at the worst you should have paid activation + prorated plan cost at the best you should have paid the prorated plan cost alone, assuming the 3 day activation timer starts the day you insert the sim in the phone and not the order date as called out by multiple people on this thread.
you seem to have had ideal experience of $0 cost which would be awesome if it can be replicated by everyone.
Day-1:
Picked the phone, the SIM was already active
Sim swap and put the unlock request
Got the unlock code
Day-2:
Monitored for a couple of hours and canceled the line
Day-3:
Saw a bill for the activation amount and the monthly plan bill, talked to CS and got them dropped
I would wait a bit between steps, don't hammer it trying 10 times at once. For example I had a stale att account from the Cingular days and it took about an hour to get an email stating that my old and new accounts were merged. Same goes for the account activation...I din't see anything regarding my phone/plan until I received the "come pick up your phone, it's ready" email from best buy. That email coincided with the one from ATT labeled "a new phone number has been added to your account". Then was I only able to log in and view everything.
Regarding the unlock, did you approve the unlock request? You first get an email labeled "Confirm your device unlock request within 24 hours" that you need to click on the confirm your request link which in turn triggers the unlock email. Took about a minute to receive the unlock email after confirming.
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1. ATT changed their unlock policy on 3/18 to require 60 days of service before they can unlock a fully paid device. Previously, it used to be right away if you have paid in full.
2. There two timeline for the cancellation. If you cancel a line before 3 days it was active then the activation fee is waived. If you cancel it within 14 days from activation under buyers remorse then no bill is charged but activation fees need to be paid. The line activates on right when you place the order not the day you receive the phone on hand so you might have to pay the activation fee of $35.
3. You can use a tello number and port to ATT but you would have to make sure porting is successful by going to https://www.att.com/portstatus/. Many from z fold 3 got stuck in porting limbo and got the ATT account cancelled.
4. As with many deals here, a SIM swap method is found which can be used to unlock the device. This was working recently but not sure if ATT would fix it by the time you try it. The steps are as follows.
a. Pay in full for the phone.While your payment will quickly reflect in your account it will be at least a few hours before it updates for the unlock request.
b. When you receive the phone activate it on ATT with the SIM provided. Make sure it shows up on myATT app/in the web so ATT knows and registers the IMEI in the network. Then put the SIM in another unlocked phone, reboot, make some calls and make sure this unlocked phone is now showing under the line in app/web portal.
c. Now go to ATT unlock portal https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/ and then choose not an ATT customer and use the IMEI of ATT phone and submit an unlock request.DO NOT attempt more than twice or you will be blocked for 24 hours.
d.Confirm the unlock request email and receive the unlock code.
e. Only cancel the line after you have unlocked the phone.
Then after unlocking if you are feeling adventurous and want to flash the phone to an unlocked firmware to get rid of ATT bloat you can follow these steps. It's actually very easy to do with Odin.
1. There are many models of s22 ultra but in US two models are imp. S908U is carrier locked version and S908U1 is the unlocked US version. The firmware for these versions are interchangeable so you can flash the ATT model with S908U1 firmware.
2. Download patched odin v3.14.1_3B_PatchedD.zip from https://xdaforums.com/t/patched-o...1.3762572/ as regular odin does not allow flashing mismatched firmware.
3. Download the firmware from S908U1 XAA version from https://samfrew.com/model/SM-S908U1/region/XAA/ Extract as there will be multiple files.
4. Connect S22U to the windows PC.
5 .Put s22u in download/recovery/odin mode. Power down. Press Volume up and down together and then press Volume up to go into recovery (a green screen would appear).
6. Start odin and then select different files for different categories and then start.
7, It should be now the US unlocked version.
I ported a number over from Ting Mobile and followed these instructions. The only issue was when the port was listed as complete but something didn't quite go through. AT&T porting specialists fixed it up for me. The rest was quick and easy. The phone is unlocked less than 24 hours after purchase.
Thanks very much, gadgetnerd!
Or did you mean $50?
why do you need to port to ATT, cant you just get a new number?
I ported a number over from Ting Mobile and followed these instructions. The only issue was when the port was listed as complete but something didn't quite go through. AT&T porting specialists fixed it up for me. The rest was quick and easy. The phone is unlocked less than 24 hours after purchase.
Thanks very much, gadgetnerd!
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