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Jul 28, 2026 4:11 AM

Unlocked Samsung Z fold 8 256 GB | Google Fi existing customers $1199.00

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Z fold 8 Ultra: $1399
Z flip 8: $599

No free storage upgrade this time but still a good price. You need to be on unlimited premium or flexible plan to see the price. If you are on other plan you can switch and do the promo for 120 days.

If you are not a Google Fi customer read the first comment to see how you can do this deal.

https://fi.google.com/about/promo...S6eTubVwYA
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Z fold 8 Ultra: $1399
Z flip 8: $599

No free storage upgrade this time but still a good price. You need to be on unlimited premium or flexible plan to see the price. If you are on other plan you can switch and do the promo for 120 days.

If you are not a Google Fi customer read the first comment to see how you can do this deal.

https://fi.google.com/about/promo...S6eTubVwYA

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Jul 31, 2026 6:15 PM
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ScottoDonoJul 31, 2026 6:15 PM
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Quote from kenpet View quoted comment :

Yes. Z Fold8 256gB Pistachio color. $950 + tax (700 trade disc for Flip7 + 100 amex + 100 paypal +100 edu). The price includes Buds4 Pro.
$950 already has the PP , AMEX and EDU factored in, right?
Jul 31, 2026 8:20 PM
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Huu26Jul 31, 2026 8:20 PM
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Quote from gadgetNerd View quoted comment :
Well a bunch of people bought this in their dreams I suppose https://ibb.co/5hzRLTst
Well guess what. The official Samsung site has the 512GB for $1049 right now so jokes on them for buying it used at $950.
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Quote from Huu26 View quoted comment :
Well guess what. The official Samsung site has the 512GB for $1049 right now so jokes on them for buying it used at $950.
One need to also pay tax on it.

One can also get it for $850 from Fi. One could have also gotten it for $750 a couple of weeks ago from Samsung... I think there are a bunch of jokes that can be cracked against those people.
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Quote from gadgetNerd View quoted comment :
FYI, The best Samsung EDU/EPP price for z fold 8 256 GB with the trade in for S26U is $504 while by selling the S26U conservative for $900, your total cost would be $300 plus $60 or so for the service.
Hope you don't do your own taxes.
Jul 31, 2026 10:26 PM
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kimocheroJul 31, 2026 10:26 PM
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Quote from gadgetNerd View quoted comment :
This is for exsisting Fi users on flexible/unlimited premium plans. If you are not on one of those plans, you can switch to it and do the promo for 120 days and switch back. If you are not an existing customer you become one after 21 days of opening the account. The deal runs through Aug 27th so you have time to do that.


During the S26 Ultra promo earlier this year, Fi showed the deal to some who signed up with flexible plan right away. If that's the case, I strongly suggest you place the order after the first bill is generated which is 2-3 days after opening the account. Also there is a new user unmentionable counter which will count down from 30, I strongly suggest you activate the phone after the counter hits 0, it will ensure phone activation happened after 21 days even if you placed the order now.


Fi deals are easiest to do among the carrier deals because everything is automated and there is no unlocking involved. Fi support on the other hand is incompetent so they can't fix anything if things go south but if you follow the steps properly you should be good.

0. Get unmentionable for Fi, it will give you $60 off the service. Also the person referring you will get $60. I am out of it BTW. DM me if you can't find a code.

1. First open a Fi account with flexible plan with a gmail address with the unmentionable code . Don't do any new user promotions etc. The plan cost is $20 per month for unlimited talk and text. The data is $10 per GB but you won't be using this plan for anything. So don't port your number, just do the plan with a new number from Fi. You can download the Fi app on your phone and then download an eSIM and activate the service on any phone you have lying around.

2. Be on the plan for 21 days or so. On 22nd day or about you can check in the Fi app under the shop tab and it will show existing user deals like $650 off S26U, $550 off P10 Pro XL etc.

3. Order the phone and when the phone comes set it up with the same Gmail address, download Fi app and the activate the service on the phone. It will move the service from the previous phone.

4. In the Fi app, the billing and then in progress you will see a tracker which would look something like $650 off and what steps the completed. It will also show how many of 120 days are left.

5. Wait 24 hours from activation for that counter to go down by 1.

6. At this point you can delete Fi app and install your SIM and start using this phone with it. I would suggest to just disable the eSIM or make it secondary etc.

7. After 120 days, the whole in progress section will disappear and you are good to cancel the line with Fi.

8. I suggest you pause the line instead and keep pausing for 90 days until next year for S27U etc. Using this deal few are upgrading to latest ultras every year by paying $0 including me by selling the last ultra locally for the same amount.

Your total cost will be discounted phone price plus $120 for service minus $60.
What do you guys do for 120 days? Leave it on Flex plan and wait for the 120 day countdown? and keep using your other phone (daily driver)? Thanks.
Jul 31, 2026 10:30 PM
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ScottoDonoJul 31, 2026 10:30 PM
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Quote from kimochero View quoted comment :
What do you guys do for 120 days? Leave it on Flex plan and wait for the 120 day countdown? and keep using your other phone (daily driver)? Thanks.
Dual sim phone. You use your primary driver on the other sim. I also don't think there is any harm turning off the sim in between if you want to use two other sims
Jul 31, 2026 10:53 PM
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kimocheroJul 31, 2026 10:53 PM
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Quote from ScottoDono View quoted comment :
Dual sim phone. You use your primary driver on the other sim. I also don't think there is any harm turning off the sim in between if you want to use two other sims
Thanks for the quick reply, and forgive me if i'm just too dumb to understand this. To clarify: I can move my daily driver phone number (Google fi number). So the fold 8/8ultra would have dual esim (one from my daily driver number and the new flex number)? BTW: I have Google Fi (Plan: Fi Unlimited Standard). And I can just turn off the flex number esim (to avoid data use)? Thanks!

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Quote from kimochero View quoted comment :
Thanks for the quick reply, and forgive me if i'm just too dumb to understand this. To clarify: I can move my daily driver phone number (Google fi number). So the fold 8/8ultra would have dual esim (one from my daily driver number and the new flex number)? BTW: I have Google Fi (Plan: Fi Unlimited Standard). And I can just turn off the flex number esim (to avoid data use)? Thanks!
No you shouldn't have two Fi numbers on the same phone, that's a recipe for voding the promo. If you are on Google Fi unlimited standard, you switch to unlimited premium and do the deal for 120 days and then switch back. You then just activate it on your own account.
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Quote from ThirstyCruz View quoted comment :
Hope you don't do your own taxes.
Not sure what you mean but I don't want to engage in another how much you can sell S26U debate. If you see anything wrong with the math we can argue about that.
Aug 1, 2026 12:41 AM
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kimocheroAug 1, 2026 12:41 AM
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Quote from gadgetNerd View quoted comment :
No you shouldn't have two Fi numbers on the same phone, that's a recipe for voding the promo. If you are on Google Fi unlimited standard, you switch to unlimited premium and do the deal for 120 days and then switch back. You then just activate it on your own account.
I am in the 50% Off plan promo, so that may not be stackable. Wished I was able to stack! That be awesome!
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Quote from kimochero View quoted comment :
I am in the 50% Off plan promo, so that may not be stackable. Wished I was able to stack! That be awesome!
When you do service promo you can't stack device promo but then again this promo is going to continue through end of this year so you might have time after your promo? I think one can void the promo by changing the plan (if the promo terms say so) and the do the device promo but I'd first calculate how much that would be for you.
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LuxuryBlueAug 1, 2026 2:04 AM
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Wow this is a no brainer deal
Aug 1, 2026 2:29 AM
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ScottoDonoAug 1, 2026 2:29 AM
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Quote from kimochero View quoted comment :
I am in the 50% Off plan promo, so that may not be stackable. Wished I was able to stack! That be awesome!
Yeah sorry, didn't realize your regular line was on Fi already. In that case you won't get the deal until you create a new line and I would create new account with different email.

And as Gadgetnerd said don't put a different Fi account in the phone until after 120 days
. My main line is on visible so I can use visible and the Fi promo line in the same phone
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Aug 1, 2026 4:25 AM
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Kanou9Aug 1, 2026 4:25 AM
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Quote from CoolThread698 View quoted comment :
A data point here. I planned for this promo. Opened a flex line with Google Fi on July 8th. As of today, July 30th. I still only see $300off+ Bill Credits. (22 days) I will keep checking.
Did you get the direct discount yet?

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Aug 1, 2026 5:42 AM
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kimocheroAug 1, 2026 5:42 AM
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Quote from ScottoDono View quoted comment :
Yeah sorry, didn't realize your regular line was on Fi already. In that case you won't get the deal until you create a new line and I would create new account with different email.

And as Gadgetnerd said don't put a different Fi account in the phone until after 120 days
. My main line is on visible so I can use visible and the Fi promo line in the same phone
ahhh niceeeee, that makes so much sense. Thanks a lot for the help! Nice Deal btw!

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