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https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sams...Id=6530811
S23 for $399
S23+ for 499
S23U for $699
You can choose ATT or Verizon version. VZW one unlocks after 60 days even if you cancel the account. For ATT read below for instant unlock.
1. There are two timelines 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.
2. 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/.
3. You can use SIM swap method method to unlock the device.
4. 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.
5. Now go to ATT unlock portal
https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/ and then choose not an ATT customer and use the IMEI of s23 and submit an unlock request.
6.Confirm the unlock request email and receive the unlock code.
7. 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 s23U but in US two models are imp. S918U is carrier locked version and S918U1 is the unlocked US version. The firmware for these versions are interchangeable so you can flash the ATT model with S918U1 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 S918U1 XAA version from
https://samfrew.com/firmware/mode.../Desc/0/10 Extract as there will be multiple files.
4. Connect S23U to the windows PC. Make sure developer mode is turned on in the phone.
5 .Put s23u 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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It may also take time to figure out why the order doesn't go through and/or it gets canceled, etc. In other words, don't make a friend or relative do it for you.
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See the wiki.
I'm still slightly confused though. When I add the AT&T S23+ to cart, Bestbuy's site immediately prompts me to input whether I already have a number. Do I need to buy a Tello sim in advance and activate that or should I port over a Google Voice number?
I'm still slightly confused though. When I add the AT&T S23+ to cart, Bestbuy's site immediately prompts me to input whether I already have a number. Do I need to buy a Tello sim in advance and activate that or should I port over a Google Voice number?
If you want to do it all online then you need to port a number. Otherwise you can get a new number in BB with a store appointment. You will see that option underneath the "transfer your number". You might want to get a new number in store to be able to cancel the line immediately to avoid activation fee
I'm not sure but may be they ran out numbers in that area code but normally they give a nearby area code number.
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About the ATT bloatware. What are the pro & cons of removing it? (I'm going to be using the phone on with tmobile )
About the ATT bloatware. What are the pro & cons of removing it? (I'm going to be using the phone on with tmobile )
If you need a clean software with no ATT boot animation then that's the way to go. I think it does not void the warranty as you are flashing the unlocked samsung image but that will be a con. If you end up flashing and then have to send it to Samsung for repair you can flash the ATT image.
The account gets activated right before BB ships the phone out to you. Once you receive the phone you will need the activate the phone using the SIM card that they sent.
Yes, 3 days for activation, 30 days to cancel https://www.verizon.com/support/return-policy/
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