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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:
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x. TBD
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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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Do you have any idea on whether Boost will ship the phone to a address other than the BIlling address?
I want the phone to be shipped to be friend but I would be paying for it(implying that the card I use for payment is linked to my address).. is that possible?
Coz, when I tried placing the order, I see that only Billing address is being asked and not the shipping address so wanted to confirm if thats even possible.
Thanks
I have had the phone for 3 days it's very simple
You order the phone wait for it get to your house. It will come with a SIM do NOT EVEN touch it.
You want to use your old SIM card example I have T Moblie; This phone comes with a cable to do a app and data transfer that's really cool
Setup the phone without the SIM
Go to DRunlock on ebay hit him up on whatsup buy the service it's $4
Make sure he is online he legit took me 2 minutes to be done I did this on whatsup with him I'm sure you can use ebay message as well
He will ask for the IEMi number of the phone give it to him; he will unlock your phone
Put in whatever Service you want to use on the phone for example my T Mobile Sim
Connected to the network I am all set.
It's really that easy at the current price point It's a no brainer the phone does run a bit hot so get a good case
It does suck up the battery a bit due to the big screen
So far I like it.
NEVER activate the boost mobile they can't charge you, Like he said don't even sell the sim it as your info on
You can even block the boost mobile emails if you want
It's a very simple and easy process.
In terms of the Fi "nonsense". It's not that hard at all, and us SDers have taken on far more difficult challenges. Lol. But yes, you appetite for that may be different from mine. The Fi phone is unlocked from day 1 and you can use it anywhere. No need to unlock it. It is better than a lot of these locked phone deals as you get a factory unlocked model, and not a carrier specific model that you need to unlock. You just need to keep the $20+tax service activated for 120 days. Just set a reminder on your calendar and you can cancel service with a couple of clicks. That's it.
In the end, I am happy to see good phones in the Android ecosystem, so I'm glad that the OnePlus 11 is a good phone and that you like it for it's merits. Every phone has pros and cons, and some of those are subjective. So far, Samsung has worked for me the best, and I have used Android phones from the day they were launched (Windows mobile before that).
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That being said, there are often issues (or at least there used to be prior to the move to GSM) regarding some features. I have never had issues with calls and SMS with non Verizon phones, but occasionally group and MMS messages wont go through. Hopefully thats no longer the case. I used to have to use 3rd party messaging apps with custome settings to get it all to work... but I don't remember the details. Can probably search for workarounds on XDA if you encounter similar issues.
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That being said, there are often issues (or at least there used to be prior to the move to GSM) regarding some features. I have never had issues with calls and SMS with non Verizon phones, but occasionally group and MMS messages wont go through. Hopefully thats no longer the case. I used to have to use 3rd party messaging apps with custome settings to get it all to work... but I don't remember the details. Can probably search for workarounds on XDA if you encounter similar issues.
No need to post alternatives at this price cuz their isn't.
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Android 13 is finally rolling out to various variants in the US. This variant will receive it shortly but expect that to be the last version this will get.
Another con is being single physical sim. No clue how to unlock or turn on the esim (I think it is disabled in firmware as it lacks imei2)
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