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[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] borijess:
Open discussion for preorder deals and offers.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
Rakuten is offering a whopping 15% on phones at Samsung.com. That's a whopping $180 back on a $1200 purchase.

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[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
Just ordered the 512gb U.S. Unlocked $1,199 and got $500 trade in for the S22U and $150 in store credit.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] neilth:
I was expecting much better trade in value. Last year Samsung offered $1000 for an S21U in good condition.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
You get an upgrade to 512gb for $1,199 which is what the 256gb model will cost after pre-order is over. So your basically saving $180.00 there as the 512gb model will be $1379.00. So you are really saving $500 Tradein +$180 Upgrade +$150 Store Credit = $830 in savings by preordering.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] hand-filer:
Ordered from Samsung Canada:

1TB Phantom Black

-$860 trade-in

-$230 2 year warranty plan promo
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] netnerd:
this is a joke! 500$ trade in for s22 ultra, after the trade in, i still have to pay 827$ with taxes. i rather pay 827$ and get iphone14 and still keeping my s22 ultra !
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] neilth:
During the past week there were several emails saying that we would be able to get the S23U for only $330 with a trade in. Even trading in a Z Fold 4 doesn’t provide a trade in price this low, what a disappointment!
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
Anyone else having a hell of a time ordering? They keep canceling my order. I have tried a Samsung Financing account and my Discover card. In both cases, the payment goes through, and then Samsung just cancels it. I've been back and forth with support for over an hour trying to troubleshoot the TD Bank issue and finally tried my Discover and they just canceled it again.

Never in my life have I had a company give me so many problems when trying to give them money. I've tried updating my Samsung profile with the same info as well. It doesn't make any sense that they're even canceling an order that Discover approved.

What a joke.

They said "oh try again in a few days" but I'm sure this 15% off on Rakuten won't be there so they basically just lost the sale entirely seeing how they won't take a Pixel 7 Pro for trade in either.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] netnerd:
originally ordered at samsung dot com with s22ultra trade in, still have to pay 827$ with taxes. not worth it so i cancel the order.

then ordered it again using Ratuten app on s22ultra, using PayPal checkout. order placed. Rakuten shows pending 105$ cashback pending.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
Oh it's hilarious. My Rakuten pending cash back is at $1080 because of all these failures.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] 2015Ducatimulti:
yeah I`m with GoogleFI and I preordered through there, 600.00 instant discount and free upgrade to 512gb storage for the same price as the 256gb just like what samsung doing on there webiste, all I have too do is keep it activate on GooglefF for 120 days, so it was $635.99 total for the 512gb green color.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Talderon:
I think I did pretty good with getting it through my carrier.

I am on T-Mobile and after trading in my Z Fold 3 (upgrading a line), getting the trade-in and promotion discounts, I financed the remaining balance on their 24 month E.I.P. with 0% interest at $15.04/mo. Total is $360.96 financed. I did have to pay the Sales Tax at the time or ordering which came out to $118.36.

Since I could not get the order through Samsungs website to work, I missed out on the $70 credit for accessories, but I bought the Ultra Unicorn Beetle Case for under $20, so no real complaints here.

Details:

Phone: S23 Ultra 512GB - Phantom Black - 1999.99

Trade Instant Credit: $161 (Z Fold 3 512GB)

Applied Credit: $839 ($35.96/mo applied to the $50/mo finance payment making payments $15.04/mo)

Sales Tax: $118.36 (paid at time of order)

Total Amount Financed: $360.96 (0% interest for 24 months)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
I am thinking about that deal... I would have to open up a new prepaid eSIM to port to Fi but doesn't Fi have some rule about not using the phone anywhere else for the 120 days or you forfeit the discount? I don't know that I could have a new phone for 4 months that I wouldn't be able to use lol
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] 2015Ducatimulti:
Yes it needs to be on GoogleFi for 120 days
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
I mean I would keep Fi for that time. I just can't go without at least using the eSIM on my main Tello line. Or maybe I can carry two phones but that's a pain.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] kevindd992002:
How do Rakuten cashbacks work? They email a check to your billing address? I'm wondering because I'm from the US.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
Mine was $760 total after Trade in and paying $16 extra for the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro on top of the $150 store credit. After I sell the Buds 2 pro l'll only end up paying $660 total for the 512gb model which aint too bad. Don't need the buds cause I am deaf but it was best way to use the full $150 store credit.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] theboz1419:
I was trying tonight and I couldn't get any where with Samsung. I kept having issues at the trade in screen. Sometimes it would give me a $500 trade in or a $1000 trade in for my s22 ultra. Finally, I gave up and went to T-Mobile and also on there website I was running into issues when I got to the insurance, and I was only offered $500 trade in.

I finally called and I was able to complete the order.

I probably would not have upgraded so early, except for the fact I have had a lot of issues with my s22 ultra(4th phone). Im hoping the s23 does not have the same issue with the speaker and static noises.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
You tie a PayPal account to Rakuten to get an automatic payout or they'll send you a physical check. It's quarterly I believe.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
Mine shipped Wednesday and is enroute and it's Friday and she Samsung Website still says in process and the cancel option still available. So the Sammy Site do

I ordered from Samsung as soon as the event was over for Black Unlocked 512gb. Don't think it really matters when you ordered because they did my shipping label on Feb 2 and the phones have been on hold in their warehouse since then. They are shipping them out enmasse from Coppell, Texas which is where the warehouse is. Phones only started moving late Wednesday night. So sign up for a FedEx account and then you can see if you have any pending deliveries at your address.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] 2015Ducatimulti:
yeah I cancelled 2 different pre-orders from Google fi, then I got really liking the Lime color, so I ordered the S22 ultra lime 512gb, then with the 150.00 credit I put that towards the Gray Titanium watch 5 pro, then I`m getting 214.87 cash back from Rakuten, I didn`t do a trade-in, Mine still show delivery for 17th for the phone and 15th for the watch and watch band, , checked FEDEX website and nothing yet, I figured I won`t see anything until next Tuesday.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] shaolin95:
Woot happy times!!!!

EXPECTED DELIVERY

Feb 14, 2023
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
How the heck did you stack the $150 with Rakuten? It was my understanding that the Rakuten cash back is void when there is anything but the direct link from Rakuten's site used to place the order so I didn't use my pre-preorder sign up link email to get the extra $50.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
Be happy if they don't steal your phone somewhere along the way. I ordered for pick up at Best Buy to avoid the possibility of having to deal with what 10s or 100s of pre-order customers for various phone manufacturers deal with every year with a FedEx employee stealing the phone somewhere along the way (sometimes still forwarding an empty box so it is even harder to make the company who shipped it believe you).
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jdk2:
Ordered at an AT&T corporate store on 8 Feb. FedEx shows 13 Feb delivery. It's presently sitting in their Memphis hub.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Circlel05:
Ordered on Sammy site on 2/3. Got an email early this morning saying phone shipped and expected delivery on 2/14. Figures, I won’t be back home until 2/17. 😡😡
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] zoman7663:
Woke up to see notification! Expected delivery... Monday 2/13! Yeah!
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
Make sure somebody at the house to sign for the phone if you ordered from Samsung site. Don't know how the phone carriers do it but last 3 phones I ordered from Samsung required a signature or they won't leave the package.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] zapote21:
That has nothing to do with Fedex. Its Samsung's instructions to them. They are only honoring their request.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
Like Zapote21 said it has nothing to do with Fedex whatsoever. My label was created on February 2nd and was on hold till Wednesday night when it finally got picked up by Fedex. Samsung does this every year. They ship out a big shipment of phones enmasse from Coppell, Texas so you get your order 3 to 4 days before stores get them. So if you mad then blame Samsung cause it aint Fedex fault.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Circlel05:
They usually just call me and ask if I want them to leave it. If nothing else wife works a half mile away from the house. If they have to come back no big deal. Sucks I have to deal with the crappy call quality of this iPhone for 3 more days
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
I wouldn't tell them to leave it. You think the porch pirates don't know that this week is Samsung phone delivery week? Better safe than sorry cause either way you responsible for the cost of the phone if you get it or not.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] ekerbuddyeker:
Keep an eye out for Samsung increasing the trade in values... They often do that ...
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Darbar1701:
My order shipped on Friday so I'll have it Monday , Samsung Ireland 😎😎😎😎
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] kenfb1:
Hope so that's what i'm waiting for, 500 for my 22 ultra is not enough
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] GroovyGeek:
You can redirect any Fedex to Walgreens and then pick up from there at your convenience - as long as you have one of those stores near you. I do that with all high value packages when noone is at home.

Just placed my order through AT&T: $1000 bill credit for my Pixel 6 as long as I stick with them for 3 years. I have been with AT&T for 20+ years so I guess I am safe :)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] GroovyGeek:
If you order through the Business Site they take away the $120 store credit but bump up the trade in allowance for any phone by $100. May be preferable for those that are not going to use the accessory credit and are buying unlocked.

Buy Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra for Business | Samsung Business

Order today and get flexible financing, exclusive volume pricing and bulk trade-in value with a Samsung Business Account.

www.samsung.com
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] ekerbuddyeker:
Wow I wish I had seen that originally.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] kenfb1:
Hi,

Thanks, yep that works. It shows $600 for trade in and $1199 total price, so would be $600 to trade and buy.

Gonna sleep on it and maybe order tomorrow, thanks again,

Ken
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
$600 + the tax.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Libra420T:
Can the US model's bootloader be unlocked? 🤔
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] lil_kujo:
I order mine from T-Mobile on the Feb 4 and was supposed to arrived after the 17 but I got it yesterday so it only took a week to receive the device. Really enjoying it.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
I would be very surprised if it can be.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jcsww:
I don't see the OEM Unlock option at all in Developer Ootions on my T-Mobile U. I am hoping that will change once the SIM lock is removed.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] pfizzle:
If you ordered from Best Buy, do you have any updates on when the phone will be shipping/ready for pick up??
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
We should get emails the night before I think. No chance of early release at Best Buy and other retailers AFAIK.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] oneandroidnut:
I was extremely indecisive this year and decided on 2/9 to order S23 Ultra 512gb in red! Said would arrive 2/17 but got shipping will now be here 2/14!!! Not too shabby for ordering late! Excited to test cameras and battery over my current s22 ultra!
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] 2015Ducatimulti:
Yeah I was indecisive too, I had 2 pre-orders with GoogleFi, then cancelled, then I placed order with Samsung for the the green one and watch 5 pro in gray, then I cancelled and ordered last night...... the lime color with watch 5 pro, but unfortunately the gray color was out of stock, I really liked the golf edition watch 5 Pro with the black and white band with the green power button instead of the red, so my lime s23 ultra still says then 17th for delivery and then watch is the 16th.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Ricardo_G:
in hand today, buy directly from samsung experience store, 512GB, black
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] tech_head:
Pre-ordered with Verizon on 2/8.

They hadn't posted information until late Saturday. Phone scheduled to arrive today.

I got a deal from Verizon.

256-512GB upgrade free.

I got $800 in trade for my OnePlus 9 Pro.

Phone is $399 + $120 tax (tax is charged on the retail amount).

So costing me $520 for a S23U Ultra with 512GB storage.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] oneandroidnut:
Nice!! I have never really been a "watch person" but as a golfer the golf edition does look sweet!! What color S23u did you get?

I guess my phone is coming early today somehow! I will take it!! Good thing I got case and protectors over the weekend!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] 2015Ducatimulti:
awesome, yeah I ordered the Lime color, I like bright colors, or would have been nice that Samsung would have made a "ALL" red S t23 Ultra, but the Lime looked nice so I went with That. still shows for the 17th for delivery, finger's crossed
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] GroovyGeek:
Is that a straight up credit our is it prorated over 2-3 years of service. Got mine for ATT with $1000 credit for my Pixel 6, but that is via a credit bill over 3 years. Been with ATT over 25 years with no plans to change so commit is not a problem. My wife is a out to get the Fruit 14 Max Pro 512G from them with the same trade-in conditions
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] 2015Ducatimulti:
my order from Saturday night the Feb 11th S23 ultra Lime 512gb with the watch 5 pro golf edition has shipped and delivery is the 16th.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] pfizzle:
The Verizon deal is a credit applied as monthly bill credits over 3 years
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
Ugh. Friday is so far away...
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] 2015Ducatimulti:
yeah I bet, lol.....mine originally said delivery for the 16th from Texas Via Fedex, but says arriving early for the 15th, so it might be still here tomorrow, but with fedex you take it everything with a grain of salt lol
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
I opted for Best Buy because I have had problems with both FedEx and UPS delivering packages to the wrong unit at my complex and neither of them have actually been collecting signatures since COVID either even when the package instructions say to get one. Didn't want to chance the phone getting stolen during shipment or after delivery. Plus I haven't had a Samsung since the Note5 and if I have any issues with it, I want that easy return policy at Best Buy (I live in CO so no restocking fee to contend with).
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] alxn91:
Should of had done the same, FedEx delivered my package to the wrong address today 🤬. Tracking number even shows a picture of where the package was left and it's not my home. It was left without a signature, didn't know this was possible, since they wouldn't deliver my wife's Z flip 4 without a signature.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
I'm sorry to hear that this happened to you. Did you file a claim with FedEx and also call Samsung to make them aware? They need to work together for this to be fixed. Otherwise, you'll have to claim with your credit card company but doing so should be your last resort because it will all but surely burn your Samsung account. If you can't get satisfaction from the front line reps, go to Samsung.com and scroll all the way down and you'll see a link to email the CEO. Use that and they'll get back to you. I won't say what they did for me when their website rejected my order with 3 different cards on 3 separate days a total of 11 times but I will say that I was very satisfied in the end.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] alxn91:
I contact both FedEx and Samsung about this. FedEx only thing they could do according to the rep, is create a case and I should hear back from them within 48hrs. On their website, they state that the driver will retrieve package and redeliver to the right address(hoping this happens). Samsung rep said the best thing they could do is offer me a refund and deactivate the phone. I accepted Samsungs offer since I don't know if the phone will eventually make it to me but if it does I'm hoping I can have it reactivated.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
Well that's pretty awesome on Samsung's part. That is certainly far less hassle than I would have expected and I hope you left a compliment for the rep that did that because that's almost certainly them taking ownership and going above and beyond for you. Very nice.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] alxn91:
Happy happy day, I am in possession of my new device. It was left about five houses down from mine.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
Huzzah!
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] 2015Ducatimulti:
mine is at my local fedex hub and will be delivered today
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] borijess:
For people that ordered from ATT directly. Have you received your phone or tracking information?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] borijess:
Directly from ATT not Samsung?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] gbert15:
For those whose had their pre-orders for pick up at Best Buy or whose had experience with that on previous releases, when do you get the confirmation that it'll be ready for pick up already? The night before release? Do all pre-orders going through best buy pick up release the day of release?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
Just came here to ask this exact question. When I click my Samsung order number and hit track it seems like it will notify me when it's ready for pickup but I want to get it first thing tomorrow so I'm hoping I'll get the email later tonight after Best Buy is closed.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] gbert15:
Does it currently say processing for you too?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
Yup
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] 2015Ducatimulti:
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received at 2:15 pm today from samsung.com
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
I just got my text that it's ready for pickup tomorrow!!

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Unfortunately my husband and I hit the vodka and the Cask House 53.5% triple oak (holy crap I have never had a whiskey I could actually say was demonstrably better than the rest until now but for less than $30 a bottle, I'm beyond impressed and proud that something so good came from CO) so I prolly won't be there at 10AM but I'll get it by the afternoon sometime lol
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] gbert15:
Awww man! Nothing on my end still! Hopefully I get a notification before 10a
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
Yeah hopefully it's coming in soon! I had resigned myself to not getting it until Monday or later so I was very happy to get my email.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
Heads Up Folks. Make sure you take pictures of your trade-in before shipping it off to Samsung. I shipped my S22U back Wednesday and they got the phone at 10:20am today in Texas. Then 4 hours later they send me an email saying that the phone passed most of the required conditions but the screen was cracked so they charging me $155.00 for the cracked screen. NO WAY! Phone was in mint condition when I sent it back. Not a scratch or ding on the phone and battery life was still at 97%. Unbelievable! Gonna call them now and have them ship it back to me or deduct the $155.00 and if they don't resolve this it will be my last Samsung phone!
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
Well apparently Samsung sent me an email that was intended for somebody else. I knew something was wrong because the phone arrived at the Warehouse and 4 hours later they saying they inspected it already. Then just 20 min ago i got a second email saying they recieved it and I would know the result in 3-7 days. Sigh. So all that stress for nothing probably.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
Gotta say the Best Buy pick up process was dead simple. I walked in with my drivers license and the credit card I used, took the dude like two minutes at the computer, and I walked out with my new phone. I won't hesitate to do it this way again.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] bajk10:
Pre-ordered through Samsung website and my S23 Ultra (unlocked) was delivered on Feb 13th .
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] MrAwesome75:
I know I was a little late to the game this year. I ordered on Thursday afternoon (2-16-23) and the package started its journey on Friday; was already in town by Sunday night, but they still won't deliver it until Tuesday afternoon. This seems to happen a lot. I wish they wouldn't tell me it's in town, if I'm not getting it right away. Maybe this is normal but its annoying.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] william58:
Not sure if I got a good deal or not, but here it goes.

The total credits you have in your phone now is $1000 from T-Mobile promotion + $77 from system calculation. A total of $1,077 for overall phone credit value and switch to Magenta MAX. My monthly payments for the S3 Ultra is $12.36

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My S23 Ultra will be shipped Monday and I should get it by Wed.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] baophucdinh31:
Paid a total of $893.48 (phone 783.74, buds 2 8.64, tax 110.04, i used $8.90 reward point). Trade in s22 plus.

Same thing happened to me, i complain to samsung. The rep removed the chargeback for me

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[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] kevindd992002:
Typo, I was going to say that I'm NOT from the US. I have a Paypal account so I guess that works.

How long is the preorder for the S23 going to last for?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] EtherealRemnant:
It lasts until the 16th in the US but I don't know about elsewhere.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] kevindd992002:
Got it. Do you know what 5G frequency bands do all S23 variants support? I can't find it anywhere in the Samsung website.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] borijess:
If I purchase through Samsung and chose the ATT trade in option. Can I send a cracked back iphone for the max 1000 credit?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] znel52:
Wanted to go unlocked but they only offered me 160 trade-in for my 512GB Pixel 6 Pro. Ended up going through Verizon since they are giving me 800 trade-in. Oh well it will still be an awesome phone!
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] borijess:
I am going through Samsung using ATT promotion. I selected trade in and got the 1000 promotion credit. But I don't see that in the final checkout. Nothing about trade in. I am afraid everything will be ****ed up if I place order. View attachment 5826019
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Paul_Deemer:
Just a friendly word of advice and caution. If you can avoid it don't finance your phone. The companies including Samsung that fiance phones put apps on your phone that are not removable until you pay it off. It's also illegal to remove those apps. If you miss a payment they will lock your phone.

This is why I always trade in my old phone and pay the rest of the cost of the phone up front. No Hassle and No Hoops to jump through. It's my Phone from day 1.