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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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however to add...
a54 v e+
final price 94 v 205 [not 4x cost...add potential cash back to e+ and its ~ $80 more for e+]
memory 6 v 8
storage 128 v 512
processor exynos 1380? v snapdragon 8th gen
probably forgetting other things
I bought the a54 from the metro deal to gift my older family members for Christmas. I'd use it myself if it was unlockable, but yeah.
As a note: This phone did not pass the IMEI checker on Visibles site. Nor did my S10. With that said, I activated the Visible sim on the 7th on my "incompatible" S10. And it also works just fine in this "incompatible" Edge+ 2022. Why not use the Boost service? Because $35 Visible+ unlimited everything.
Production date for mine is 6/25/2023 and it was already updated to it's highest A12 patches.
I bought Samsung A54 from metro for $95 (three months ago). Once it is unlock I am planning to use on Visible. They're selling A54 on their website, so hopefully it should work.
I bought Samsung A54 from metro for $95 (three months ago). Once it is unlock I am planning to use on Visible. They're selling A54 on their website, so hopefully it should work.
The only thing I hate about the S22U's camera (and every Samsung camera after the S8 series) is the terrible shutter lag. Unlike the Pixels, this Moto Edge+, iPhones, etc, Samsungs don't take photos instantaneously after pressing the shutter button. There is always a lag, which makes it hard to time shots.
Other than that, the camera on my S22U is incredible.
What is phone camera shutter lag to you? Waiting a 1/2 second? I haven't tested the Motorola Edge+ 2022 camera shutter speed but I just did with my Motorola G Stylus 5G 2022 and it was fast shutter speed. It is like 1/4 or 1/2 second. I tried it with my Samsung Galaxy A54 5G and it was lil bit slower at like 3/4 second. I had a timer. I never thought of Motorola having slow shutter speed. I just tried my Pixel 6a and it was the fastest of the 3 but I never had an issue waiting under a second for a shutter speed with any of my phones. I love the camera on the Pixel 6a (122 dxomark score). I am not one of those camera freaks though and "need" an expensive $1000 retail flagship phone camera to be happy though. I am perfectly content with mid-range phone cameras.
It isn't clear cut with "This phone is better than that phone" by looking at side by side specs on gsmarena.
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Trade in or resale value will be greater for a Samsung flagship. From my experience it's hard to sell a Moto for a good price. Build quality will be superior with the S22U by far...
Customer service is a strong point for Moto and I'll give them that. Never had an issue with an RMA, which is done via FedEx to their TX location. Samsung can be a bit iffy with RMA. I had them reject an issue with my Galaxy Buds Live.
Haptics goes to Samsung. The S22U has a pretty good motor in it. Reception is an area I love Moto for. My S22U changes from 5G to LTE often and that bugs me. Whereas my cheaper Moto Stylus 5G (22) stays on 5GUC.
One UI has many features that help with productivity or bring QoL options. With the S22U you have an S Pen, and I use it to draw when I'm away from home. Also very handy for signing documents. Other stuff like floating windows are helpful. Samsung Pay occasionally gives free gift cards like for Atom or Microsoft...I believe Atom was $30 last time. In the past I got many Fortnite skins for free and cars for Asphalt 9.
(It allows me to select Boost as carrier in Step 1 but only have unlocked option at step 2 and 3. So, could be YMMV aka depending on the employee doing your Trade in)
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