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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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I am 100% sure you haven't.
Stop misleading people to cross flashing with LOCKED bootloader if you cannot confirm it's working.
To other users here: you need to unlock bootloader if you want to cross flash retus firmware onto this phone. Otherwise you will see "preflash verification failed" error and the phone will have a corrupted system and won't boot normally and you will spend more time fixing the system.
I am 100% sure you haven't.
Stop misleading people to cross flashing with LOCKED bootloader if you cannot confirm it's working.
To other users here: you need to unlock bootloader if you want to cross flash retus firmware onto this phone. Otherwise you will see "preflash verification failed" error and the phone will have a corrupted system and won't boot normally and you will spend more time fixing the system.
I am 100% sure you haven't.
Stop misleading people to cross flashing with LOCKED bootloader if you cannot confirm it's working.
To other users here: you need to unlock bootloader if you want to cross flash retus firmware onto this phone. Otherwise you will see "preflash verification failed" error and the phone will have a corrupted system and won't boot normally and you will spend more time fixing the system.
Im sticking with A12 with the glorious february update. At least i can get the google store updated to june patch.
I feel sorry for anyone who paid $500-900 for this abandonware. Even my oneplus 8 has a newer security patch that this phone.
Ive seen so much nightmare fuel on cross flashing that i dont recomend it. Ive seen reports from anywhere from "works great" to "its bricked and i even have my boot loader unlocked."
Im sticking with A12 with the glorious february update. At least i can get the google store updated to june patch.
I feel sorry for anyone who paid $500-900 for this abandonware. Even my oneplus 8 has a newer security patch that this phone.
Cross flashing with LOCKED bootloader is very dangerous and shouldn't be even tried by less tech savvy users unless you know how to fix.
I personally tested cross flashing Motorola phones with locked bootloader, and the only time it succeeded was with flashing retail firmware on google fi version moto phones. That's because the google fi version has the same hardware and partitions layout (such as bootloader version and modem) as the retail version.
For all other carriers' variants, they have different partitions like bootloader/modem,which are protected unless bootloader is unlocked, from those on retail unlocked version and cross flashing will fail with locked bootloader.
Cross flashing with LOCKED bootloader is very dangerous and shouldn't be even tried by less tech savvy users unless you know how to fix.
I personally tested cross flashing Motorola phones with locked bootloader, and the only time it succeeded was with flashing retail firmware on google fi version moto phones. That's because the google fi version has the same hardware and partitions layout (such as bootloader version and modem) as the retail version.
For all other carriers' variants, they have different partitions like bootloader/modem,which are protected unless bootloader is unlocked, from those on retail unlocked version and cross flashing will fail with locked bootloader.
(for more info: XDA moto g stylus 5G 2022 page has my post on top)
However, the 2023 version of Motorola Edge Plus supports even better chip performance and better battery IP68 waterproofing and dustproofing.
It's on sale at Boost Mobile for $400
this Thanksgiving.
Expect to sell for 200 to 300 dollars
I'll wait a few months. It's well worth it for the 2023 version for another $100.
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(for more info: XDA moto g stylus 5G 2022 page has my post on top)
There is a thread claiming cross flashing retus to boost/metro/tmo version of XT2215-4 with LOCKED bootloader, which is a false claim because the metro/tmo version definitely need to be bootloader unlocked to cross flash the full (all partitions) retus firmware. With locked bootloader, you can only manually flash some of the unprotected partitions like boot animation but not those protected partitions from the retus firmware to the metro/tmo variant. If someone claimed cross flashing retus firmware successfully with locked bootloader, it likely that the user only partitially cross flashed some partitions.
There is only an xda forum moto g stylus 5g for 2021 version, even though people still post about 2022 version in the 2021 version forum.
The lenovo rescue tool won't help you if the system is corrupted and the phone is only recognized as "qualcomm xxx" by Windows.
However, the 2023 version of Motorola Edge Plus supports even better chip performance and better battery IP68 waterproofing and dustproofing.
It's on sale at Boost Mobile for $400
this Thanksgiving.
Expect to sell for 200 to 300 dollars
I'll wait a few months. It's well worth it for the 2023 version for another $100.
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Got it unlocked for 1.95 (ebay seller desbloquealord)
now using both on T-mobile.
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