Just added my card. Better late than never.
yeah, i tried with those vending machine for the first time with this bank and shortly samsung gave me $30 gift card. i'd chosen best buy
Unlocked Bootloader > Samsung Pay
Shouldn't we have an answer right now? All I see is T-Mobile blaming Samsung and Samsung blaming T-Mobile. This is seriously getting annoying. I think I might just end up returning the phone. I switched from an iPhone thinking about the exploration of the unlocking/rooting world. This phone had a lot of potential but has failed.
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Hello, i'm new to this forum so I apoligise in advance if i've posted in the wrong section. I have just brought a Samsung Galaxy s3 mini with box Locked and branded to o2 uk. I paid a fair price for it but now have concerns and think I may have shot myself in the foot. Basically she Got the phone on contract and could not get on with it so bought an iphone 4 elsewhere and decided to sell the samsung(to me).
I am not stupid when it comes to technology so i asked her if it was on a contract (just incase she pulls the insurance scam on me) and she said it was but she has the contract sim card in her iphone now. Hyperthetically if she did not pay her bill for whatever reason will the phone get blacklisted on o2 in the uk? or does that only happen when the handset is reported lost or stolen? If she does not pay her bill will it just be the sim card that gets barred and not the phones imei number? In my experience it has just been the sim card and the phone ended up being fine but i've heard rumors so I would like to clear this up.
Thanks
My Nexus 5 is due to be delivered tomorrow afternoon, I cannot wait!
Until now...
I went into my local Sprint store last week to make sure I'd be able to walk in and activate, and to make sure they had some of the sim cards necessary to activate the phone on their network, which they did at the time and said there should be no problem. Fast forward to today.Called up the store to check and make sure they had one for tomorrow. After listening to the assistant manager tell me that they Play Store version of the phone could not be activated on their network, AT ALL, I explained to him that they could in fact do so, and I'd like to know when they'd have the sims in or where he could direct me to find them. He told me they may or may not get them in the next few weeks, and I couldn't get one anywhere else.
Since that call, I've spoken to Sprint Customer Care, who directed me to sprint worldwide, who was then going to direct me to Telesales before the rep found out that Telesales does not sell the sim cards individually anymore.
Now I'm not sure what I should do..... If I'm not able to get anywhere with Sprint, should I just move my number somewhere?
Recommendations?
Ask them for a SIM card for the Galaxy S4 or for the HTC one (don't tell them that it is for the Nexus). Those will get your Nexus up and running just fine.
Edit: The sprint reps on Sprint's community forums seem to be pretty helpful too. Post a thread there and ask a Sprint rep for help.
I went to sprint store and had none. Went to another, they had plenty. Depends on sprint stores and most have no problem giving away for free, popped it right out of the back stockroom. Try calling ahead to see if in stock if no luck nearby. Also, on Sprint Worldwide eChat, you can order one for free or overnight I think for $13? May be backorder still though as I last saw from them, but worth a try. As said before, an HTC One or S4 UICC (SIM) card will work in the Nexus 5. Good luck.
I'm on Sprint also and was lucky enough to find "the last one" at my local corporate store. I was reading a few weeks ago that Sprint up and lost 15,000 sim cards. Stolen, lost, missing, etc. Who knows. I cant find the article that I had read though.
Ebay has been a bunch of peoples friends as of late
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trk...+card&_nkw=sprint+sim+card&_sacat=0&_from=R40
One other thing. If you can get a hold of any sprint sim card, you can chop them down to fit fairly easy.
Thank you very much for the reply.
That may be where I messed up talking to the local store. I asked if they had an HTC One Sim that he could use. He was adamant that he was "directed by people much higher than myself" not to switch Sim cards between phones lest he lose his job.
I will indeed try again differently.
I drove and called around to a bunch of stores looking for a sim card for my gf and her brother, but never found any. The misinformation and frosty reception I got everywhere - It's like Sprint didn't even want people to stick around on their network.
Sprint international chat finally put in an order on the 11th. They were backordered and finally shipped out today, should arrive by Friday. So, 11 days to wait with the phone in hand!
(And I've been trying to get one or both of them to ditch sprint and go to tmobile this whole time )
I have what I think may be a complicated question which I can't seem to find the answer to regarding T-Mobile's promo with paying your previous carrier's Early Termination Fee. I'm thinking of switching from Verizon to T-Mobile and currently have a Galaxy S4. I understand in order to qualify for the promotional phone prices you need to trade-in your old device.
Here's the Question of the day...
Before switching over to T-Mobile, can I just swap/activate my (Verizon) Samsung Galaxy S4 with my old (Verizon) Samsung Stratosphere, so THAT'S the phone they take from me? Because I would love to keep my Galaxy S4 to sell or even for just play!
So, in other words...
Does the phone you trade in to T-Mobile NEED to be the exact same model that you had when starting/renewing your most recent 2 year contract with Verizon you think?
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IDoes the phone you trade in to T-Mobile NEED to be the exact same model that you had when starting/renewing your most recent 2 year contract with Verizon you think?
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I recently made the switch from Verizon to T-Mobile (best decision I've made in my life). I didn't do the ETF promotion, since I made the switch the day after my contract was over and was bringing my own device. I don't remember exactly what was involved, but I remember that they needed access to my Verizon account info (not just my phone number). I remember having to go to VZW's website on my phone, looking for a previous bill that had my full account number on it, so they could put it in their computer and port everything over to their service.
Seeing as how the Stratosphere is 4 years old, and they'll have at least some access to your account information, I really doubt that they'll take your old phone instead of your S4. I can't say for certain, obviously, but I really, really doubt it. I would venture to guess that when you grant them at least some access to your account, they can also see what phone you're on contract with. While the way to "sway/activate" your device is simply swap which phone your SIM card is in, I think they'll still know that you're on contract for the S4, and not the 4 year old Stratosphere.
FWIW, paying the ETF fees for Verizon might be better than simply turning over your S4, but that depends on how much you have left on your contract. If it costs, say, $250 to break your contract, and your phone is in good condition, it might be prudent to pay the ETF and sell the phone after making the switch. But I don't think you'll be able to pull one over on T-Mobile and give them your dinosaur phone. Either you'll have to finish your contract or pay the ETF to keep your phone, or you'll have to turn in in to T-Mobile to have them pay the ETF.
I happily stuck it to "Big Red" when I switched. I needed a warranty replacement on my Droid Razr Maxx (the battery was about to explode). So I went to the store, but the entire country was out, so they had to send me a Razr Maxx HD instead. The day I received the replacement was the day my contract was up, so I switched to T-Mobile, sent back my Razr Maxx, and sold the Maxx HD on eBay for $275. Speeds and coverage in Tucson with T-Mo is better than Verizon, it's cheaper, and I have UNLIMITED EVERYTYING. Best decision of my life.
As the title would suggest, I going give my opinion on buying S9+. Again this is my experience and my opinions. I understand most of the community here is smart and don't need financial advice about how to spend their cash. I'll try to break it down into parts so people understand my opinion. So let's start:
So as many as you know S9 and S9+ was release 3/16/2018. There is 2 version of this phone you can get bloat or no bloatware. What do I mean? In San Diego where I live, my carrier is AT&T. They sell the S9+ at $789.99 if you do one of their payments plans. However if you want buy the device out right then the price is $940.99 this is the att version. I believe the same for Verizon and Tmoblie. But Tmoblie sell it at $839.99. If you are willing g to buy the unlocked version without carrier then it $839.99 however you have to buy it from a retailer like bestbuy or amazon.
My suggestion is to buy the phone out right and unlocked. The main reason is there is no bloatware. If you buy carrier version of the device out right from they add $100 more just to have bloatware. There is no difference hardware specs on the device. So why pay more just to have the carrier bloatware?
Now if that is not an option and you want to make payments, still buy the unlocked version and do payments with credit card. If you cant do that and you have to go thru your carrier then understand the payment plan and I advise against it. Right now all of the major carriers have deal where you can trade in your old Samsung up to $350 towards the S9 & + and its good. The catch is that credit goes towards your bill and not the device. That is crazy. Plus they give you an $150 Visa gift card. So in reality they are only giving $150 for the phone. I'm talking about AT&T. I'm pretty sure it's the same for the other carriers as well. Now my advice is to sell your device yourself and use that money towards the phone or come with at least half when you upgrade setup the payments wait a bill cycle and payoff the other half.
Honesty, buying this phone unlocked is the way to go. There is no reason to buy the carrier version since they just add bloatware and slow down performance. Plus you have the option of leaving your current carrier if they **** up your bill or there is a better deal out there.
I bought the ATT carrier locked version. The only "bloat" I see is a couple of games which I was able to uninstall. Not just deactivate, but actually uninstall. The ATT apps themselves I either uninstalled or use. Again, not disable but uninstall.
If you have the money to buy unlocked, good for you. However, the payment plans are 0% interest. Buying a 800-900 dollar phone on credit, your now paying more than what your claiming to save by buying it unlocked. Again, all the "bloat" I've noticed is uninstallable. On my last phone you could only disable them.
In my case I was able to sell my old device and only pay the difference. I considered just going through the carrier. Honestly I don't want to be held to a two year contract of paying off the device. Your right, buying a device on credit compaired to the carrier is cheaper with 0% interest. That not always going to be the case in the future. Again I'm just suggesting there options out there.
Certain cards, like best buys, offer 0% over 12 months. I upgrade every year with that and sell past generations phone and it covers about ⅔ the cost of the new phone
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Though this doesn't apply to everyone, I agree with OP on going the unlocked route to ensure faster official updates directly from Samsung. I am actually going a step further and getting international unlocked model (with unlocked bootloader) as I can't imagine buying a phone that has manufacturer/carrier enforced locked boot loader.
Not really followed the Galaxy Series as of late but I'm thinking of importing the SD 845 variant (for emulation) and wondering how long until bootoader can be unlocked? Would love project treble ROMs on it.
And does the Google camera work on the SD 845 variant?
There are ups and downs to each way of doing it. Though you mention the upside of doing unlocked, there is a downside if you want to use some functions too.
One upside you didn't mention on the unlocked versions is you get the Caller ID function stock! Most carriers will charge $3 a month for their "supreme" service.
Downside of doing unlocked is you might miss out on additional carrier features as well.
- HD Calling (hit and miss on this odd one at least with Verizon on past phones)
- Wifi / VoLTE Calling
- Hotspot (there can be work around to this)
Hello Forum,
I'm interestted in the S10 preorder offer and I've been contacting Samsung customer service to get some info about the trade-in program and their answers has been completely contradictory. I've called at least 4 times and every time I received a different answer.
My case is that I have an S8+ that I would like to trade, I have this phone with tmobile under an EIP and still have some payments left on it.*In the trade-in FAQ here:*https://www.samsung.com/us/trade-in/frequently-asked-questions/* ...... you can read:
"The device I’m trading in is one that I bought using an equal payment or other financing plan, and I still have payments left on it. Can I still trade it in?
Yes – however, please note that all remaining payments on the device you’re trading in are your responsibility. You may also be subject to additional fees. Check with your current carrier for details."
However, every time I talked with the customer servive reps at Samsung they give me a differet answer, some says that I have to pay in full, another say no need, other say they can not guarantee that I will meet the requirements ..... whats happening here?? Its really confusing and I'm shocked with the lack of knoledge and / or training of the Samsungs CSRs.*
Anyone can help, PLEASE?? Anyone with a real experience about this matter?? I would appreciate any input ....... Thanks a lot!!
I'm wondering the same. Cant pass up $550 for a note 8 trade in. Sounds to good to be true. I went ahead and ordered and will take my chances. If they low ball me or wont take it then i'll have them send it back. I could send my s8+ but they only want to give $200 or maybe its $300 for that. It's paid for from ATT and sim unlocked. I'd rather keep that around as a spare. It's worth $300. The note 8 is not worth $550, hopefully they'll take it. It's still on someones ATT account because they wont let me unlock it. Said i still owed. I bought it new in box for $50 right before the Note 9's came out lol. Been using it as my daily driver. Someone probably got the buy one get one free deal then decided they wanted some Crack too. In the right place at the right time.
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If it's under an EIP, then you can trade it in. (Logic is you technically own the device, just being financed) However, once traded in, your monthly fee for the device is still due each month even though you no longer have the phone. (Until it's paid in full) So at some point you will need to pay off the phone regardless
If you're under something like JUMP by t-mobile, these types of phones are considered leases, and are ineligible for trade-ins due to the fact they need to be returned to the provider at the end of their terms.
As far as requirements, mainly that the IMEI / ESN are clean. If at some point you failed to continue making payments or such and the device is blacklisted, they may deduct/charge back/return device.
It also depends if you plan on staying with T-Mobile or not. You'd be unable to port out your number with a EIP attached to it without paying off the device in full.
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Thanks for the reply ...... Today I received an email from Samsung regarding my reservation and they are calling the trade-in program "enhanced trade-in", any idea of what does it mean? its just another Samsung promotional tactic??