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Friday, December 5th, 2025 3:33 PM

Brand new unlocked Samsung phone fails compatibility check

Hello...I have purchased a new unlocked phone from Samsung during Black Friday. I was going to replace my current phone and it is failing the compatibility checks. I verified with Samsung that the IMEI numbers were for an unlocked phone. It is a Samsung Fold7. I have called into support twice and have not had any luck, other than purchasing a new phone.

Looking at these forums, this seems to be a common problem that can be corrected. Can I get some help?

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5 days ago

As an update. I did call a third time. This time an agent helped me. I have a case CAS3227262. They are using this to register my IEMI numbers. Disappointing that I was told this would take 5-7 business days.

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2 days ago

I am facing same issue, talked to multiple agents but still the issue is not resolved, one of the agent said to contact Samsung as they sent me wrong device which is locked with some other Network though after providing both of my IMEI :)

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Very frustrating for sure. I am still in that same boat.

I have done two things. First, a direct message as directed above. They have an incident number for me and I am waiting to hear back (could be 72 hours). Second, I talked to Samsung. They have me a local place to take my phone. I will have them "physically" check it to make sure that it is Unlocked. I think this is a bit overkill, but will give me a "100%" answer to give to Xfinity.

The worst part is that the return policy is 15 calendar days from the day it was delivered. This is the new Fold7 phone. I really want to try it with my daily routine to see if it is what I want. I am halfway through that trial. I want to make sure that I will be unfolding the phone during usage. If I dont, then it would be pointless to have a Fold.

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