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[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] borijess:
Not true. You can easily flash unlocked software that is bloat free onto your locked ATT phone. I currently have a ATT locked s22 ultra with the unlocked firmware on it. Still get all the monthly updates.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
It is True for Samsung Finance and several other Carrier shops who will do the same thing.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jcsww:
What do you need to get the education discount?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] kevindd992002:
Anyone?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] borijess:
That's just if you don't make a payment. I am talking about the firmware and bloatware.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
Well I guess I was unclear then. Not talking about regular apps or bloatware. I am takling about the finance app that Samsung and other companies use to guarantee payment for financed phones. That app can't be legally removed until the phone is paid off and if you do find a way to remove it or miss a payment your phone gets locked and blacklisted. Hence my comment about the terms and hoops you have to jump thru when financing a phone. Which is why I said it's better to buy it outright.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jhun80:
I just pre ordered and traded in my S22U, paid around $740. But was comparing last year, it's really disappointing that only 1 can be traded in.

This pic was last year

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[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] krips2003:
At this time, the best offer is from Google Fi. $600 instant discount plus $300 foe S22U i.e. a total of $900. I purchased my S22U. I got my S22U 512GB for $1100 back in June 2022. Therefore, at least it's a great offer for me since I'm on Google Fi since 2017.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] 2015Ducatimulti:
Looks like GoogleFi has pushed per-order's out to march, I pre-ordered around 1:30 est time, half hour after the unpack event started, I had ordered the green 512gb, and my delivery date jumped all the way to march 3-10 from February 16-17.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] netnerd:
they sent you a email to change your delivery date?

yesterday i was thinking of switching to googleFi, it still showing Feb16-17 for delivery on order preview page.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] 2015Ducatimulti:
I never received a email or anything about the updated delivery date, I just check my order this morning the estimated delivery date moved to march 3-10, my preorder was still the at the original feb 16-17 dates yesterday, it must have changed overnight sometimeView attachment 5827543
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] netnerd:
i'm on Visible+ 45$ plan. i was thinking of switching to GoogleFi yesterday, good thing i didnt and i didnt cancel my order from samsung website, it still showing delivery by Nov 17. i hate waiting, waiting is like torture.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
I saw other people running into the same thing on Slickdeals. One dude actually said last year he ordered the day after the Samsung event from Fi and he didn't finally get his phone until April because they kept pushing it out. Ridiculous
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] 2015Ducatimulti:
Yeah it sucks, I ordered 30 mins right after the Samsung unpack event went live, so I'll see what happens another week with the dates for my order. Maybe just cancel and wait for Samsung to bring back better trade in deals in few months or so
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
Yeah I just tried ordering directly from Samsung again and again they refunded and canceled the order. Apparently customer service's suggestion of waiting 72 hours after updating my Samsung profile was still not enough. They really don't want to sell me this phone I guess. *shrug*

I was in the process of ordering from Amazon after seeing that Fi was pushing shipping dates back but I think I'm just going to wait. I really wanted that 15% cash back from Rakuten and if I'm not going to get that, I'm going to wait until either my Pixel 7 Pro messes up again (I've had the screen replaced twice because the first one went defective and the second one they installed was defective right away -- doesn't inspire confidence long term) or a good sale comes. Added an alert for S23 on Slickdeals so I can find out about anything that pops up.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] evangelionpunk:
Is no one but Samsung.com and bestbuy selling the 1tb model?

Rakuten Cashback takes a while right? Like 3 months?

Anyone received theirs from Amazon?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] duckfart:
Thank god I can finally get rid of my IPhone, never should have switched from S22; got bored never again.

AT&T is giving me $1000 bill credit for my IPhone 14 Pro Max 256GB.

Also getting the $50 discount through Samsung along with 512 GB upgrade

Balance will be charged $5.05 a month for 36 months which I will pay in full after activation
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
I decided that my 9th try ordering this phone should be without using my Samsung account. Used Amazon Pay with my Discover. It wasn't immediately canceled and refunded. Unfortunately, when I called Discover to make sure they approve the charge, they're down for maintenance.

If this attempt fails, I'm just going to take it as a sign from the universe that I shouldn't get it. This is my 9th attempt. It's the first time it wasn't immediately canceled and refunded so... fingers crossed... I want that 15% from Rakuten.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] netnerd:
fedex already showing my tracking number, expected ship day this Thursday, delivery next Monday the 13th.

or maybe it's just the phone case or the 15w wireless charger. but then again, why would they wait til Thursday to ship the phone case or 15w wireless charger.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
Ricockulous but I finally got an order confirmation instead of cancellation. Anyone else having this problem, don't log into your Samsung account. 11 times it took me but I now have an order confirmed for pickup at my local Best Buy on the 17th. Also have the $180 from Rakuten pending for my next big check (not to mention $1600 more that I surely won't get but if I do, won't gripe about).
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
Not sure why people have so many problems ordering. I do it every year and it works first time with same card every year. I always do a trade in and its always in pristine condition so I guess they know me well and hence I never have any issues. But I am sure there are a lot of security protocols that could complicate things. Like if your credit card doesn't match the address you want to ship to. They mostly want Fedex to deliver only to your house and the address on the credit card to avoid fraud. They also need a signature and are not going to deliver to any P.O. Boxes. Other things that might affect orders would be your credit history and scores. If you are trying to finance a phone and your credit history is showing a bunch of late payments that could affect things also. But mostly I think it's about identiy and location and confirming you are who you say you are. I have lived in the same address for 13 years so they definitely know I am legit.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
That sounds about right judging by my past few years ordering phones directly from Samsung. They always get pre-orders to people 3-4 days before they hit stores. But last year I think there was a slight 1 day delay because of the bad weather that happened in Texas which is where they will be shipping from. They usually ship them out in batches and some of the phones already in the Fedex system are on hold so they can all be sent out at the same time. Which would explain why you got a tracking number but they aint shipping it till Thursday.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] ekerbuddyeker:
My US order just became 'backordered' with no delivery date...
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
I had to install the FedEx App and then login to my account to see that the shipping manager in Coppell, TX sent info to FedEx and also expecting delivery on Monday the 13th.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Venom0642:
Got mines yesterday UPS, AT&T S23 Ultra 512GB in black , few others are getting deliveries early, i live in USA Wyoming.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
Carriers customers always get priority and Unlocked versions get shipped last.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] netnerd:
this is how it supposed to work. if you have in stocks, ship it out ! why make your loyal customers wait !
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
When did you order and was it for one of the custom colors with limited runs?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] ekerbuddyeker:
2 days ago. Yes, graphite (the device is so similar looking to s22 ultra at least this was it will.feel 'new' in a different color!)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
Yep that explains it. They only doing a limited run on custom colors and they probably ran out of stock and need to make more, hence the backorder.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] ekerbuddyeker:
On the 'order' site all colors still sat Feb 17. I guess we shall see, and if I will buckle and go back to black, again or the green!
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
Feb 17th is Store day they just throw that out there and it Doesn't mean Squat. I already see FedEx is Delivering Monday the 13th for most people. Probably the Unlocked models like mine because people are already getting the carrier models. If you want to check to see if more info is available login to your account on the FedEx App like I did and there you will see if you got a delivery pending. Thats how I found out. It's just saying Shipment Info sent to FedEx and expected delivery is Monday the 13th.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
Credit card matches the address for delivery and it was booting the order even when I chose pick up at Best Buy which is basically the safest way for them since the store will verify my ID in person.

I've got no late payments and a 13 year long credit history with FICO scores in the high 700s (one of my mortgage scores is 729 but the rest of my scores are between 750-829) so it's definitely not my credit report. Plus I was instantly approved for $4200 with Samsung Financing when I was placing the order the first time and Samsung still canceled the order.

I think it's just something with my Samsung account. I haven't had a Samsung product since the Note 5 in 2015 and my Samsung profile was showing numerous fields as null when I checked it. Unfortunately fixing it didn't fix the problem.

It's been hours now though and no cancelation notice so it seems the 11th time was the charm, as absurd it is to say that.

The Rakuten $180 is pending too and I still got my free year of Samsung Care+ with the $100 credit so all's well that ends well, I guess.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
THAT! ☝️
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
Yeah but trying to fix those fields didn't fix anything. I can't be the only one who has ever run into this issue. I did add a Galaxy Watch 4 Classic to my Samsung profile in January and even sent them an email to have them update my warranty and my email address is the same as it ever was, my phone number on the account was still the verification number for 2FA (and I confirmed the 2FA when logging in).

What's hilarious though is that I got a text to both my numbers on my Samsung account confirming order status updates even though when I checked out this time, I wasn't logged in and only used one of them in the field, so it still tied my order to my account (probably based on my email address) but didn't bounce it this time around.

I can honestly say I've never had anything like this happen before and if this phone wasn't the only acceptable replacement for my Pixel 7 Pro (I need dual SIM in some fashion and OnePlus doesn't offer dual SIM on US models anymore, Apple was out because... Apple, and I wanted a flagship but I am not happy with the modem and battery in my Pixel and it's probably just a matter of time before my screen goes defective and needs a third replacement too), I would have given up and they would have lost the sale.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
Maybe it will go smoother next time. Just make sure all your fields are filled in and next time you order they will see the previous order worked out and maybe you won't have to go thru that again.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
According to my FedEx Account Samsung has the pre-orders on hold in Coppell, Texas so they can be shipped out enmasse on Thursday with a delivery date of Monday Feb 13th, 4 days before stores get them. This fits the profile of what they have done in the past so pre-orders customers get their phones a couple days earlier than retail. So if your order says Jan 17th like mine you'll be getting them on the 13th.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] netnerd:
i really hope i get it on Monday. in the past, i always get it only 2 days early
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] ekerbuddyeker:
I hope it's the same for their bespoke colors. Right now mine says backordered...
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] 2015Ducatimulti:
Yeah I had the green color ordered from Googfi and delivery went from feb 16-17 to March 3-10 and I even order 30 mins after the Samsung UnPack event went live, so I cancelled the green color order and went with the cream color, the cream was ordered last Saturday on GoogleFI, delivery date is still holding at Feb 20-21, we`ll see what happens.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] krips2003:
Mine still shows Feb 22-24. I placed the order on February 2nd.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] 2015Ducatimulti:
What color did you pre-order? I originally had the green pre-ordered Feb1st at 1:30 EST, then the it was moved to the March 3-10, I cancelled and ordered the cream color on the Feb 4th and have delivery date of Feb 20-21 still for the cream.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] krips2003:
I ordered the Black Phantom.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] cledee:
I ordered through Xfinity Mobile on 2/1. Order still shows as processing.

1 important thing I found is that Samsung and the carriers must have agreed on Samsung offering less in trade in value than the carriers. Well at least in the USA, since through Samsung you get $500 off for trading S22 Ultra but for example me through Xfinity Mobile I got $800 off. I was reviewing other carriers and it seems they were all offering similar $800 or up to $1000 trade in for S22Ultra through carrier deal.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] selayan:
Yea but that's because with a carrier you pay monthly for the phone for up to two years or whatever it is. It's not like I can walk into best buy or TMobile and trade in my S22U that I use on MetroPCS which is owned by T-Mobile and just walk out with a S23U without having an account with them.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
Yeah but on the flipside you're probably saving more than enough having Metro to offset that $300 difference.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
Best not to put too much stock in what your Samsung Order is telling you for dates on the Shop App. Download the FedEx App signup for an acount and see if you have deliveries pending. I already had an account with FedEx and when I logged in I could see the shipping label was created and it's going to ship out Thursday for a Monday delivery. So use the FedEx App to get more accurate idea on your shipping dates. If the label been created you'll see it in the system. If not you won't see anything until a label created.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] dmb219:
I just got a "label created" notification from FedEx, estimated delivery 2/15. I ordered a red Ultra from Samsung and live in Pennsylvania. That date might get a little closer I'm guessing. In the past a signature was also required.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
Yeah you have to be there to sign for it or somebody else at the delivery address. That helps cut out the Porch Pirates and people falsely reporting their phone never arrived when in fact it did. That happens more frequently than you think.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] cledee:
My point was that last year, Samsung was giving you up to $800-$1,000 off for your S21 Ultra for the S22 Ultra. I traded a S20 Ultra with a cracked screen and got $700 off for the S22 Ultra. This year they are only giving $500 max for the S22 Ultra through Samsung.com but if you do it through your carrier it's $800 off. This tells me that the carriers must have complained to Samsung about last years trade program as it was hurting carriers ability to lock users into contracts. I would rather be unlocked carrier free, but I'm just pointing out what I noticed.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] selayan:
Yea I am pretty sure that is what happened. I'm curious if waiting will be a good idea in case they may increase the trade in value later.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] cledee:
Last year I waited until March when the pre-orders were done and that's when they offered $700 off for my cracked screen Galaxy S20 Ultra. So I would say, it's possible you would get an increase in trade value, but ultimately it would cost the same since you are getting a storage upgrade right now that you would not get in March.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
Don't Forget two things. 1) Samsung just had the worst quarterly phone sales in 8 years. 2) The Exynos Chipset for the s22 was horrendously bad. There ain't gonna be high demand for those.

They do offer $700 trade in value for the s22 Ultra if your trading in on other models such as the Z Fold4.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] scoobrel:
Did anyone else have their card charged today for the pre order? I pre ordered on day 1.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] adamj546:
Yep, my card was charged about 2 hours ago for my Pre Order through TMobile. Usually that means they are in the process of pulling and packing the order. Prior years shows should get UPS tracking in a day or two.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] cledee:
I was charged by Xfinity Mobile day 1, but then the pending charge was removed. My guess is I will be charged again once it ships.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] hand-filer:
Mine was charged Feb 02. The last time I ordered from Samsung they put the transaction through, then reversed it. Then put the charge through again when it shipped. Maybe to verify your card or credit limit?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
That's normal for Samsung. First charge is to verify you have the funds. Then with no further activity it drops off. Then you will see it again when the shipping process starts.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] hand-filer:
5 days and counting and they haven't removed the charge. Maybe it's close to being shipped.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] scoobrel:
Just got a tracking number from Ups with an estimated delivery date of the 13th of February.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Easy415:
I ordered from Samsung and have a 02/13 FedEx delivery.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] TPR300C:
I ordered 2 on first day. One through t-mobile and the other through Samsung. I have tracking numbers for both as of today. The one from Samsung shipping through FedEx says ETA February 15th but no movement. The one from Tmobile shipping via UPS with an ETA of 02/13 with no movement. I've seen this before and until I see it was picked up, I won't expect it on those days. Hopefully we see movement soon.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
Look on the FedEx Website. The shipping label was created for mine Friday but it is not shipping till Thursday cause the phone is on hold in Coppell, Texas. They do this every year same way and you get the phone 3-4 days before retail. Most likely you will get your phone delivered on Monday the 13th which is when mine is scheduled to arrive according to Fedex. My card was billed when I ordered it 30 min after the event, it fell off after 2 days then it cleared my card Friday when the shipping label was created.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] borijess:
Why does ATT offer the S3 as a tradin device for 1000, but Samsung website through ATT does not offer the same trade in? Is there a way to get the S3 through by calling Samsung or its not an option?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jcsww:
Only AT&T.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
Because they want to lock you into a contract. I always buy Unlocked and my T-Mobile pre-paid plan always stays at $32.95 a month. Quick and Painless. Swap the Sim card to new phone and no Contracts and No Carrier Bloat and I have the Freedom to switch carriers at anytime.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] borijess:
I don't care about being locked in with ATT. I have been with them for over 20 years. Not leaving so a contract means nothing to me.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
Ok then order it from AT&T.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] borijess:
You missed my point. I wanted to take advantage of the promotion samsung offers. I think you still can just don't apply tradein on Samsung website and go to https://tradein.att.com/ and enter code TRADEOFFER23
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
You can't have your Cake and Eat it too. You have to choose one or the other. You can't have both.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] ekerbuddyeker:
Anyone else here ordered one of the Samsung special colors unlocked from Samsung? I did, and it still says backordered. Interested to know if it's the same for everyone with the special color order.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] selayan:
I can still select the graphite color in the US Samsung app to get it by Feb 17.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] ekerbuddyeker:
Yes, it does still say that (that's the one I ordered). All the colors still say that . And when I ordered it it said the same. A bit weird.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] selayan:
Maybe they finally went out of stock and the app did not actually update yet.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] zapote21:
I ordered Lime. It said that until yesterday. Then this morning my fedex label was created with estimated delivery 13 feb.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] ekerbuddyeker:
Ok. So there's hope!

Ok. So there's hope!
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Easy415:
I ordered red from Samsung and it says "In Process" with an 02/13 FedEx delivery.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] ekerbuddyeker:
Did it ever say backordered?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] selayan:
Just ordered the graphite S23U and got an email they processed my payment. It shows online as in process still.

Didn't receive anything regarding how to send in my S22U. I figured they would send me a shipping label or something to my email.

Edit: Mine also says Backordered now.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
You will get an email with the shipping label AFTER they ship the phone. You put just the phone only in your new S23U box. Unless you still have your old box which I always do so I send it back in that. You still gotta pay FedEx for a Box and packing material to put the phone box in unless you got a spare box and packing laying around. You have two weeks to get it back to Coppell, Texas after you get the new phone or they will bill you for the full cost of the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] selayan:
I'll probably just use the cardboard box the new phone comes packed in. I do have the original s22U box so I'll send that in too.

I wonder if it's really backordered now.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
Probably is there plenty of others saying their custom color are back ordered. Unlocked Model?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] selayan:
One other person mentioned it had said that but it actually shipped next day.

I got the 512gb graphite unlocked. But on the website and app they still all show get it by Feb 17th.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
That's what mine says on the Samsung site for the phantom Black. But it actually coming Monday according to FedEx.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
Looks like the Shipments out of Texas are getting ready to move. Just got a notice from FedEx that phone on the way and be Delivered on Monday before noon.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] selayan:
On the website it says expected Feb 17th under my orders. I think the app itself is goofed up where in the app it states backordered.

I'll probably get it before then too. Will be nice to put the new camera to work when I go on vacation in April.