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1. Summary: This is prepaid. No need to cancel. Just stop paying. Most will pay the forced first monthly fee (that comes with initial order) and then simply stop paying. best to use a virtual credit card like from citi for example or a privacy virtual card. initial order cost will be ~150 phone +~40 plan+ ~$15 tax= ~$205. create account on boost or get the app. make sure auto pay is off.
2. Phones are locked to boost,
must provide the seller imei of your phone. send the imei in "message for seller" when u pay.
after u pay, u should get the code back pretty quick. as soon as ~10 minutes.
Then put in a non boost sim. phone will ask for code. enter code u bought from ebay seller. u will be unlocked.
you can find many sellers for $2-4​.
search for these seller:
dr.unlock or desbloquealord is quite popular and proven .
[posting direct link violates sd term. dont be lazy. search]
once unlocked, should remain unlocked, even if u run updates, factory restore, etc
the package will have phone and sim in same box. but sim is outside of phone box . No need to ever put in boost sim. infact, if u have no intention of using boost, it is probably a good idea not to insert the boost sim ever. do not sell the boost sim. it has your information on it.
8/19: users reporting ebay sellers that sell unlock code are no longer listed on ebay.
2a. Assuming unlocked. Phone has the bands to communicate with AT&T, T Mobile, and Verizon in the US. Your carrier may need to add the phone's IMEI number to their database before it can interface with the mobile towers.
5. after u place the order. in 2 days, the sim card will auto activate. while in transit to you. many folks are upset because this makes u loose 2-3 days while the phone comes to you. shipping time varies. some in CA take 1 week from order date to receive day. in east coast it may be as short as 1 day. once the item is shipped. u can create a account using computer. then get the app on a spare phone. login. then u can see the exact imei they are sending you.
6. Boost, Ting, and Dish TV are now one company. so do not need to unlock if using them
7. only 1 order per email address. if u want more. need new account w new email addy
8. after unlocking.
i. Work:
t mobile
Verizon
Tello
ii. NOT WORK:
Verizon Mobile Hotspot - https://slickdeals.net/forums/showpost.php?p=
x. TBD
other notes:
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good summary :
When ordering from Boost, the choices are getting a new number or keep old number. Should you choose getting a new number, Boost will ship the sim and phone pre-activated meaning you will lose service days when the item is in transit. So for people who want to get a full month of service, they will select keep old number but then go through setup for activation. During this setup, the user can choose either a new number or keep old number.
In order to transfer your At&t number to Boost, you would have to give Boost your At&t phone number, account number, and pin number. If you did that, then the process of number transfer has started. If you did not give that information to Boost, it would be impossible to have your number ported.
Even if you selected keep old number during the order process and chose not to activate the sim, Boost will likely activate the sim eventually. If you selected the keep number option at ordering and have no intention of activating the sim, it might be a good idea to keep monitoring the status of the sim in case it gets activated.
Also be aware that by default Boost enables autopay. Metro for instance has autopay disabled by default.
Activating the sim + disabling autopay is what I would suggest rather than just discarding the sim or trying to cancel the service.
Autopay status can be seen in 2 places. One is on the boostmobile.com site. The other is in the Boost One app. Disabling it in either place is fine.
Be aware that should you disable autopay and then decide to replace the payment method with a different card (like one with a low balance), Boost will re-enable autopay. Whenever there is a change in payment method, autopay will be re-enabled
PSA: Extra 21 dollars back at Boost on Capital one Cards YMMV
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Major benefit to the a54 is that it's going to be updated for a lot longer.a54 we'll get Android 13 and 14 and 15 and this will probably just get Android 14. And it won't get security patches for as long.
Personally I would go with the Motorola but if I was recommending a phone to a casual user like my mom or my sister I might lean with the a54 just cuz it'll be secure for a longer period of time and they probably wouldn't make use of the flagship features like the desktop mode or the stylus.
The Motorola also has stylus support with an external stylus you can buy, an amazing desktop mode with a dock. Definitely a more premium piece of hardware
Was thinking of getting one but
Slow Moto Android upgrades, no dual sim, avg cam, large size stopped me.
Was going to get it for $50 with in store port in...but boost stores charge MSRP tax, activation fees, and higher plan... Similar to metro stores...so I didn't go that route.
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EDIT: And yes, like OP keeps saying, read the wiki!
**Edit***
Correction that is for the edge+ 2023
Apologies
The 2022 is comparable to the 2022 iPhone SE, and pixel 4a camera quality.
**Edit***
Correction that is for the edge+ 2023
Apologies
The 2022 is comparable to the 2022 iPhone SE, and pixel 4a camera quality.
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was wondering if anyone would like to comment on this below:
was trying to understand the promise from cell phone carriers regarding
android version updates & security updates.
i know samsung is very good & mororola very bad
regarding A version updates.
my understanding is that this is a joint effort between
wireless carrier, phone manufacture & google.
so for this edge+ 2022 even if moto promised 2 A updates + 3y security updates.
if boost does not invest in updating.
then this phone will be stuck
similarly
for metro a54, even if samsung promises 4 A updates + 5y security updates.
if metro does not invest in updating.
then this phone will be stuck
this is my basic understanding, which may be completely wrong.
furthermore.
what if the metro a54 is used on tmobile
or this boost edge + is used on tmoblle
meaning NOT the carrier it was release in.
will updates stop?
info from anyone will be welcomed
id add the concern regarding Android + security updates from motorola.
are u not concerned with that?
there is a real possibility this does not even get A13
Dr unlock on ebay works for unlocking this phone so you don't need to wait a full year to use on another network. Many people from the previous thread confirmed this phone works great on Tmobile in the US.
The only real downside this phone has is the mediocre camera. By "mediocre" I mean it doesn't match the latest iphone camera. If you just need to take a decent picture in good lighting this will be more than fine. Struggles a bit at night. That and maybe it doesn't work on your specific carrier in your part of the world, but that's the same for trying to unlock any carrier phone and using it on a different carrier.
id add the concern regarding Android + security updates from motorola.
are u not concerned with that?
there is a real possibility this does not even get A13
I personally don't care since I usually root my phones and install a custom ROM if I can. Usually rely on community updates or manually patching my phone when I need to. I mostly care about the hardware speed and storage capacity. For this price, this phone can't be beat.
I personally don't care since I usually root my phones and install a custom ROM if I can. Usually rely on community updates or manually patching my phone when I need to. I mostly care about the hardware speed and storage capacity. For this price, this phone can't be beat.
ya im a bit paranoid abt that.
perhaps overthinking it too much.
[but not doing custom rom/rooting etc...maybe in my younger days..not anymore]
do u have one of these?
price is good .and cannot be beat.
[main reason i created this thread.]
unless it drops by another 50 bucks in 3 weeks. lol.
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