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
Top Comments
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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I wonder if it matters that the "port status" still shows in progress, but as far as I can tell, it's been complete and it's working - it just continues to also work on Google Voice between Google Voice numbers.
Since it's not spelled out anywhere here, I assume it doesn't matter what name, email, etc you enter but I think I saw mentioned in this thread to use a non-ATT phone number on the form. I'm going to use my name and the email associated to my brand new ATT account I guess.
I wonder what I can say to get them to actually re-do or fix the port.
I wonder what I can say to get them to actually re-do or fix the port.
You're all set. Your former service provider has approved your request to transfer [phone number]
Your transfer will be completed when you activate your AT&T service for the number. If you have a device shipped to you, make sure you activate it once it arrives. Click here to activate.
It's been in that status from the get-go and the works normal to other cell phones etc, only messages from google voice dont arrive to the att network they get delivered via google voice - and the number in google voice only shows "delete" option - no more lock/unlock option is visisble. Pretty funky. I guess Tello might be more straight forward if I try and do this again in the future. I swear I'm not an idiot lol - I usually have no problem doing stuff like this.
EDIT: Looks like you were right - still getting this message when I request the unlock -
The device you want to unlock is active on another AT&T account. The account owner needs to remove the device from their account first. For assistance, call 800.331.0500.
So I should go in-person to Best Buy to try to fix the port?
Do you think I should have the ATT SIM back in the S22 Ultra until porting is complete before trying the SIM swap again?
You're all set. Your former service provider has approved your request to transfer [phone number]
Your transfer will be completed when you activate your AT&T service for the number. If you have a device shipped to you, make sure you activate it once it arrives. Click here to activate.
It's been in that status from the get-go and the works normal to other cell phones etc, only messages from google voice dont arrive to the att network they get delivered via google voice - and the number in google voice only shows "delete" option - no more lock/unlock option is visisble. Pretty funky. I guess Tello might be more straight forward if I try and do this again in the future. I swear I'm not an idiot lol - I usually have no problem doing stuff like this.
EDIT: Looks like you were right - still getting this message when I request the unlock -
The device you want to unlock is active on another AT&T account. The account owner needs to remove the device from their account first. For assistance, call 800.331.0500.
So I should go in-person to Best Buy to try to fix the port?
Do you think I should have the ATT SIM back in the S22 Ultra until porting is complete before trying the SIM swap again?
Yup. I recall people reportedly had some issues like the one you have during porting from GV. You can call bestbuy and then ATT if BB can't help to fix the port.
Yup. I recall people reportedly had some issues like the one you have during porting from GV. You can call bestbuy and then ATT if BB can't help to fix the port.
So I found some phone number for Best Buy/ATT activations specifically - they told me that the port is complete and to just disregard what the web site says
In hindsight, I wish I would have just gone in person to get a new number, but nowhere around me had any stock, so I was also hoping to be able to do the cancel within 3 days. I don't get how they can start the timer before you actually have any chance to try out the service, but I guess they can do what they want. I'm in the undesirable situation of stuck in limbo in their system, but not being able to tell the CSR what exactly my beef is since the phone works otherwise haha.
Getting to the point where I might just go ahead and cancel today, try to persuade a CSR to refund me in full for the service, then hope that I can get an unlock after the full 60 days. The terms clearly indicate that they should unlock, but I'm not sure what recourse I would have if they don't for some reason.
I wonder if the customer service people would be able to perform an early unlock in such a scenario.
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I called the ATT porting dept 888-898-7685 and they were able to "complete the port" in real-time.
I saw the google voice account lose its number instantly and now it shows "complete" on the att.com/portstatus page.
Hope this helps someone else in the future
EDIT: I had the S22 ultra showing, and now see the unlocked device in web portal and in the myATT app. My unlock attempt displayed "we're having technical issues. give us a few minutes to sort it out and try again".
I'm going to give it an hour I guess and try again in a different browser. Online searches are kind of scary - apparently there's a "30 day" lockout on attempts too. Sure I hope I don't do something that triggers that.
Drat. Still showing "active on another account" message. Bummer.
I called the ATT porting dept 888-898-7685 and they were able to "complete the port" in real-time.
I saw the google voice account lose its number instantly and now it shows "complete" on the att.com/portstatus page.
Hope this helps someone else in the future
EDIT: I had the S22 ultra showing, and now see the unlocked device in web portal and in the myATT app. My unlock attempt displayed "we're having technical issues. give us a few minutes to sort it out and try again".
I'm going to give it an hour I guess and try again in a different browser. Online searches are kind of scary - apparently there's a "30 day" lockout on attempts too. Sure I hope I don't do something that triggers that.
Drat. Still showing "active on another account" message. Bummer.
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After unlocking, I ported the number out to a prepaid service for free and so far showing a $0 bill.
It worked out. Thanks for all the tips.
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After unlocking, I ported the number out to a prepaid service for free and so far showing a $0 bill.
It worked out. Thanks for all the tips.