Hey, so I'm interested in jumping from the note 4 to the note 5, I currently have jump 2. I know I have to trade my note 4 in but would i also be required to put down a down payment for the Note 5? I had to put a down payment of $250 (due to not so great credit) when I got my note 4 back in April and honestly would not want to do that with the note 5. Half of the phone is already paid off BTW.
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Hey, so I'm interested in jumping from the note 4 to the note 5, I currently have jump 2. I know I have to trade my note 4 in but would i also be required to put down a down payment for the Note 5? I had to put a down payment of $250 (due to not so great credit) when I got my note 4 back in April and honestly would not want to do that with the note 5. Half of the phone is already paid off BTW.
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I say go for it!
Probably have to ask tmobile about that. I think it's based on credit as well as length of time you have been a customer iirc.
I haven't had the 4, but honestly, I went in to buy one at Costco and they were running the $250 promotion on the 5 and a couple other samsung phones as well as the Samsung holiday promotion, I decided on the 5 as it turns out cheaper factoring in the promotions.
Having had the note 3 when it was released I don't find the 5 leaps and bounds better. Giving up removable battery, SD and replaceable back is a lot IMO. Not saying the 5 isn't better, just not all that better and when you compare it to the 4 I would imagine even less so.
I think the question is around down payment and I think you should reach out to T-mobile.. you might have just missed the note 5 lease offer for BF weekend..
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Hi everyone, i've the opportunity to get a 1 month old Note 3 for my three years old IPhone 4 32GB plus my 4 month old Nexus 7 (2013) 32GB wifi.
The Note 3 is good as new, his owner didn't like it cause it's too big for his needs and asked me if i want to trade my small phone plus tablet for his phablet.
My iPhone is still a great phone. It's comfortable in the pocket thanks to his size, the battery still gets me to the end of the day, has the best store for apps and with the jailbreak i can tweak it as i want. The nexus 7 is amazing and has a great community support on xda.
So i'm struggling, i really like the Note 3 and i'm intrigued by the S-Pen for productivity. On the other hand i'm so used to my actual configuration and i have no issue with anything i do.
So what do you guys think? Go for the chance or stay with the old? Is the Note 3 rally worth it?
Thanks
Is it the Snapdragon version or the Exynos version?
I think you should go for the deal. iPhone 4 is old and I tried one which was running iOS 7 and it was terrible and extremely laggy!
Nexus 7 on the other hand is not so pricey so trading it for a costly Note 3 seems to be a good deal.
Note 3 is worth the trade IMO.
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Hi everyone, i've the opportunity to get a 1 month old Note 3 for my three years old IPhone 4 32GB plus my 4 month old Nexus 7 (2013) 32GB wifi.
The Note 3 is good as new, his owner didn't like it cause it's too big for his needs and asked me if i want to trade my small phone plus tablet for his phablet.
My iPhone is still a great phone. It's comfortable in the pocket thanks to his size, the battery still gets me to the end of the day, has the best store for apps and with the jailbreak i can tweak it as i want. The nexus 7 is amazing and has a great community support on xda.
So i'm struggling, i really like the Note 3 and i'm intrigued by the S-Pen for productivity. On the other hand i'm so used to my actual configuration and i have no issue with anything i do.
So what do you guys think? Go for the chance or stay with the old? Is the Note 3 rally worth it?
Thanks
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if you are a die hard apple fan only then you keep old iphone 4 and leave note 3 which kills iphone 4 in every respect
go for the deal you wont regret it...and if if you wish try note 3 in any store first bcoz its really BIGGG compared to toyish iphone
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Hi everyone, i've the opportunity to get a 1 month old Note 3 for my three years old IPhone 4 32GB plus my 4 month old Nexus 7 (2013) 32GB wifi.
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So what do you guys think? Go for the chance or stay with the old? Is the Note 3 rally worth it?
Thanks
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That's not how you should estimate things - you should look in 2-3 places on the going rate of each of your devices vs. the rate of a pre-owned Note 3.
Looking for 1 minute on swappa (which might not be relevant at all for you own region) shows around 235$ for iphone 32gb unlocked and around 200$ for Nexus 7 wifi vs over 500$ for a REAL 32GB Note 3. Also you should consider if the Note 3 is available at a highly discounted price from your carrier.
But word of advice on the Note 3 - if you do not have experience on that you will NOT be able to tell "at the first sight' that a high-end fake is not the real thing, so extra care with unknown sellers and offers that are too good to be true!
See also this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2574886
So, I've never sold my phones before, but the thing is, I really want to move over to the phablet side of things, and I want to get the note 5. The Note 5 is slated for a q3 release. My upgrade is due already (have a HTC m7) and since I pretty much put my HTC out of commission, I'm using my Blackberry from like 2009 as my current phone.
Main question is, If I buy the s6 and sell it in like 5 months tops, what would I get for it?
It's hard to say to be honest. Since they'll be a lot of S6 devices sold the resale value is likely to be lower, like other Galaxy devices in the past. Supply and demand after all.
On the other hand the build quality is much better than previous devices and it's likely to be higher than previous years.
I'm in the same boat as you, I am intrigued by the S6, and possibly the G4, but I know the Note 5 will likely be even better.
Both are great devices (Note 4 lollipop update killed my battery life). As someone who has gone from phone to phablet then back again, I can tell you that selling your galaxy phone on ebay, CL etc can be pretty disappointing. If you pay full price today, in 6 months you could probably pull $350 selling it... at least that's been my experience. Either way, good luck, and the GS6 has been great for me so far so you can't go wrong there.
I would agree with the above post. I am guessing that in 6 months you'll probably be able to get 350 to 450 for the GS6. That's really not bad, but you'll be paying about 200 for using the device for 6 months.
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Yep all the above post are accurate the note probably holds the most value of any android phone. Truth is because of so many releases android phones don' keep value well, in about 2 month you'll start seeing s6 pop up used for around 450-475 probably by the fall when the note 5 comes for a mint condition s6 32gb you'd get about 400 probably
Anybody thinking of upgrading to the note 5 from the 3? The only thing that really concerns me is the battery. being a power user and with the 10,000 mah Zerolemon on my Note 3 the battery is great!
What are some of your thoughts about going from the 3 to 5?
Is the 4 still worth looking into?
Reports are the display is more efficient than the 4 which was more efficient than the 3. and the processor is 2 gens smaller than the 3, so i would guess the 5 with a 3000ma battery will last at least 2 to 4 hrs longer than the 3200ma 3. And probably a day longet if you use that super power saver mode the note 4 has.
i worry about the all glass back. looks like a case for this one for sure.
Thinking about upgrading to a Note 4
Seriously, I am. I want the microSD slot, the removable battery, and no glass back. Here's something that someone mentioned over on the generic Note 5 forum, I believe, that made me think. He said that development on the Exynos Note 4s has really been slow. He prophesied that it would carry over to the Note 5, since thy have Exynos CPUs. I've been scouring CL and Ebay, looking for a used Note 4. BTW, it's true what others have reported. It's darn near impossible to get a Note 4 from Sprint. I called 2 stores today. No Note 4s. The guy at the second one told me that he had checked all the MN stores for a business customer. None in MN! My fall back plan is to get one from Best Buy. But, as a former SERO customer, I can only buy it at retail there. They can't upgrade my account at BB. Their retail price is $799. Ouch! What really makes me mad? A Sprint CS guy offered me, over the phone, the Note 5 on a fleece, I mean lease, a $15 monthly credit, if I would only lease it.
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Seriously, I am. I want the microSD slot, the removable battery, and no glass back. Here's something that someone mentioned over on the generic Note 5 forum, I believe, that made me think. He said that development on the Exynos Note 4s has really been slow. He prophesied that it would carry over to the Note 5, since thy have Exynos CPUs. I've been scouring CL and Ebay, looking for a used Note 4. BTW, it's true what others have reported. It's darn near impossible to get a Note 4 from Sprint. I called 2 stores today. No Note 4s. The guy at the second one told me that he had checked all the MN stores for a business customer. None in MN! My fall back plan is to get one from Best Buy. But, as a former SERO customer, I can only buy it at retail there. They can't upgrade my account at BB. Their retail price is $799. Ouch! What really makes me mad? A Sprint CS guy offered me, over the phone, the Note 5 on a fleece, I mean lease, a $15 monthly credit, if I would only lease it.
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There's a few sprint's in my city has both the N4 and Note Edge. I wonder if some stores are just putting them in the back inventory for a while so the N5 train can take off.
I wish I could switch phones in general but cant since i have the Gear S and it will only connect to a Samsung Phone
i'm upgrading from a note 2. since subsidies might be going away i figured why the hell not get one. once my daughter turns 12 i'll be handing the sprint account to her anyways (still on SERO plus). i've give it 14 days and hope we get some action here on the phone... well, at least tethering. i really don't use sprint for much else since verizon is way better where i live. i may wait a few days before activating it when it comes in.
Greatness83 said:
Anybody thinking of upgrading to the note 5 from the 3? The only thing that really concerns me is the battery. being a power user and with the 10,000 mah Zerolemon on my Note 3 the battery is great!
What are some of your thoughts about going from the 3 to 5?
Is the 4 still worth looking into?
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If u use the zerolemon or SD get a 4. I'm keeping my note 4 until the 6, if only the mistakes are corrected. Otherwise I'll look elsewhere next yr
samsung probably will never put an sd card slot in the note line again. you might as well get used to it now and enjoy a new phone instead of waiting forever.
i think samsung pay alone will make up for the few things the 5 has lost.
I've had the Note 2 3 4 and now 5 and each one has outperformed the previous. Just a thought.
Try www.swappa.com for Note 4
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kinda sad how little action there is in this sub. Hope we get some love soon.
Lol i still have the 4 at the time being
I'm definitely upgrading but it's gonna be to the Note 4 I just gotta have that external sd card slot and removable battery!
Greatness83 said:
Anybody thinking of upgrading to the note 5 from the 3? The only thing that really concerns me is the battery. being a power user and with the 10,000 mah Zerolemon on my Note 3 the battery is great!
What are some of your thoughts about going from the 3 to 5?
Is the 4 still worth looking into?
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Take a look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/note5/help/-t3183666
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Try www.swappa.com for Note 4
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Don't use swappa.com let me tell you I ordered a note 3 last month from a very well rated seller. They basically faked the model and sent me an international model.
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samsung probably will never put an sd card slot in the note line again. you might as well get used to it now and enjoy a new phone instead of waiting forever.
i think samsung pay alone will make up for the few things the 5 has lost.
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What.. Are.....u....... Smokin.......go away!
Samsung pay who gives a ****......
I upgraded from the Note 3 and I don't regret it. There are some things I miss but it's minor things. Not having a removable SD sucks but it's no big deal.
Major thing is that there is battery life improvement...it'll be even better once I can get the bloatware and touchwiz off...
So I decided to take the plunge. Went with the Best Buy offer of a free wireless Charger pad and a $200 credit after smart phone trade in. Traded in an old Sprint Flash(that had no value and it was considered recyle). With the gift card, I purchased an Otterbox defender and a Rev 12000 battery pack.
havent really played with or used the phone yet, but all seems well so far. Rooted it and placed on wireless charger pad and its been charging well. I will report back soon with some results
I'm just not sure I REALLY love this phone... not sure what to do. I miss the ir output, I'm really disliking the tw interface, I hate that I can't continously flip screens, nova does fix this, but then no monthly calendar widget, that I can't live without. I swear the reception just isn't quite as good, and/or it takes extra time to switch between 3g and 4g lte that the 3 didn't have. I'm not sure what bb will do for me if I attempt to return this phone... it's really missing the mark for me right now. I may have to talk to bb about my options.
I used to do a lot of multitasking. Spark sucks. If I had it to do over, I would stay with the Note 3 for now. I'm gonna miss talking while I'm surfing/downloading.
Note5 is a beautiful phone. the fit and finish is unmatched even by apple. if, aesthetics and prestige is high on ur priorities, this is the phone for u.
the lack of an SDcard slot won't be an issue for a while and u might have to do some spring cleaning from time to time.
the battery life is mediocre at best but the fast charging is amazing.
I switched to the Note5 because I noticed the LTE on my Note3 and S4 seemed to be slower everywhere, and congestion bogs were more frequent. I don't know the reason for my perceived slowdowns but at average speeds of 3mb/s made the benefits of simultaneous voice and data made it much less of a reason not to upgrade to the new spark network.
I owe about 300 bucks on my note 5. I wanted to have 2 phones, 1 for VR/backup and one as a primary phone. thought about selling my 64gb version for 500 bucks last week but now... due to everything that's happen, seems like the "Free Market" has now priced the Note 5 lesser than what it was, selling now for about 350. Great steal but this is sad for us Note 5 users who thought about selling it. I can either keep it or use the Jump program to get a different phone. . I do have a Note 7 v2 but haven't decided if to return it or wait or what. I can't root it. Can't do much with it like I can my N5. Only reason to keep is will be for the micro card slot.
Anyways... I'm stuck between keeping my Note 5 and what to do with the Note 7.
Anybody else thought about selling their phone?
Hope our note 5 resale wont go down too much. My wife has the s7 edge and we read that it has lots of problems with wifi, bluetooth and a few other things and now the note 7 was a total piece of crap. I think samsung is going down hill with their products, I have a 65 inches smart tv and had to replace the screen on it under warranty but now the screen is getting bad again but its not worth it to pay $3000 to change for a new one. I also had a few galaxy tablets and had charging problems with them.
I think samsung's quality is not like it use to be and its too bad because samsung has really nice products
Here they are sold below $300, 64gb or 32gb (only tmobile or SM-N920W8) at&t, sprint or other models are more cheapers. S7 flat, under $300, s7 edge under $400.
The only one that does not depreciate is the iphone. The 6s plus is above $400 (only gsm models) that's too bad
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Here they are sold below $300, 64gb or 32gb (only tmobile or SM-N920W8) at&t, sprint or other models are more cheapers. S7 flat, under $300, s7 edge under $400.
The only one that does not depreciate is the iphone. The 6s plus is above $400 (only gsm models) that's too bad
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Where can I get a note 5 for 300?
borijess said:
Where can I get a note 5 for 300?
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KDC790: Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (T-Mobile) - For Sale $300 | Swappa
https://swappa.com/listing/KDC790/view
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KDC790: Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (T-Mobile) - For Sale $300 | Swappa
https://swappa.com/listing/KDC790/view
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I want one in mint condition. Does the T-Mobile note work on att? Do you guys have root for it?
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KDC790: Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (T-Mobile) - For Sale $300 | Swappa
https://swappa.com/listing/KDC790/view
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In Puerto Rico.. Not in mainland, sorry.
F9zSlavik said:
I owe about 300 bucks on my note 5. I wanted to have 2 phones, 1 for VR/backup and one as a primary phone. thought about selling my 64gb version for 500 bucks last week but now... due to everything that's happen, seems like the "Free Market" has now priced the Note 5 lesser than what it was, selling now for about 350. Great steal but this is sad for us Note 5 users who thought about selling it. I can either keep it or use the Jump program to get a different phone. . I do have a Note 7 v2 but haven't decided if to return it or wait or what. I can't root it. Can't do much with it like I can my N5. Only reason to keep is will be for the micro card slot.
Anyways... I'm stuck between keeping my Note 5 and what to do with the Note 7.
Anybody else thought about selling their phone?
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On a side note if you do end up getting rid of the note 7 hit me up [email protected]
I was curious if anyone could shed some light on whether or not a Note 8 will improve reception. On the base I'm stationed at AT&T reception is pretty terrible so I'm not sure if a new phone will make any difference, but I figured I would ask. I always seem to have one bar, but phone calls are choppy and sometimes data will even drop completely.
I complained to AT&T and they are offering me the Note 8 for $465 with a two year contract since I let them know I've been contemplating leaving them for a different carrier. I've been with them since I was in grade school so I would like to stay, but people on Verizon have no issue on base so it is tempting to leave. AT&T normally does not do contracts as we all know, but due to the $450 discount they are requiring one.
What do you all think? Is the Note 8 still the best phone out, especially for this price tag? My Note 4 is getting slower and slower even after a wipe/deletion of the cache which is getting irritating. Hopefully one day the Note 8 will get root, but after waiting for it on my Note 4 I'm not holding my breath. I've learned to live without it though...
Thank you for any input.
I'm not sure about the Note 4, but I have about the same reception as my wife's Note 5.
I'd take the Note 8 for the discount.
Also try the below apn setup. When I had my Note 4 it helped a TON.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2172110
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I'd take the Note 8 for the discount.
Also try the below apn setup. When I had my Note 4 it helped a TON.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2172110
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Are you referring to the top APN settings? I'll give them a shot. Thanks!
Take the discount. It's a hell of a phone!