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forum threadgadgetNerd posted Nov 07, 2024 05:32 AM
forum threadgadgetNerd posted Nov 07, 2024 05:32 AM

Motorola Moto G Play 2023 32GB (Unlocked) Navy Blue PAVA0005US - Best Buy plus Xbox game pass ultimate 1 month membership

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- It's a low end phone but then again you are getting it for free.
-You have choose to activate with carrier and then select ATT/VZW
- If you already have an account with either you can add a new line and cancel when the phone ships
- If you don't have an account, you can first get a google voice/tello number and create an account with porting that number (you might need to 'unlock' that number [$3 for google voice] before porting to ATT). Then the entire process can be done online.
- To get a new ATT/VZW number as not an existing customer you will have to go to bestbuy and pick up phone in person.
- The phone is unlocked from factory and ready to be used with any carrier.

Cancelling the account within 3 days will waive the activation fee so you might need to pay for the plan for a day or two. If shipping is taking longer, you can do pick up.

See https://slickdeals.net/f/17327499-oneplus-nord-n30-5g-128gb-unlocked-chromatic-gray-cph2513-best-buy-0 for more info on account creation/cancellation etc. I'll copy the wiki here too.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/moto...Id=6525883
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- It's a low end phone but then again you are getting it for free.
-You have choose to activate with carrier and then select ATT/VZW
- If you already have an account with either you can add a new line and cancel when the phone ships
- If you don't have an account, you can first get a google voice/tello number and create an account with porting that number (you might need to 'unlock' that number [$3 for google voice] before porting to ATT). Then the entire process can be done online.
- To get a new ATT/VZW number as not an existing customer you will have to go to bestbuy and pick up phone in person.
- The phone is unlocked from factory and ready to be used with any carrier.

Cancelling the account within 3 days will waive the activation fee so you might need to pay for the plan for a day or two. If shipping is taking longer, you can do pick up.

See https://slickdeals.net/f/17327499-oneplus-nord-n30-5g-128gb-unlocked-chromatic-gray-cph2513-best-buy-0 for more info on account creation/cancellation etc. I'll copy the wiki here too.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/moto...Id=6525883

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Model: Motorola - moto g play 2023 - 32GB (Unlocked) - Navy Blue

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Nov 07, 2024 09:04 PM
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AmusedStove7007Nov 07, 2024 09:04 PM
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I have this phone. It's barely better than a non smart phone.

2024 models seem to be actually useable
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Nov 07, 2024 10:01 PM
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BigBGNov 07, 2024 10:01 PM
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The carrier will ban you. A friend who did another deal like this last year just found out a few days ago that they are still banned from AT&T.
Nov 08, 2024 08:15 PM
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BGRTNov 08, 2024 08:15 PM
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The 2023 Moto G Play model is pretty bad. Uses the very old Helio G37 SoC, it is laggy and sluggish. Expect to wait 3-4s for simple apps like Google Maps to load. OP I would not post this deal unless it's truly free, like you don't even need to open and cancel a post-paid line or something, or get money back. 2024 G Play is far better.
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gadgetNerdNov 09, 2024 04:17 AM
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Quote from BGRT :
The 2023 Moto G Play model is pretty bad. Uses the very old Helio G37 SoC, it is laggy and sluggish. Expect to wait 3-4s for simple apps like Google Maps to load. OP I would not post this deal unless it's truly free, like you don't even need to open and cancel a post-paid line or something, or get money back. 2024 G Play is far better.
Agree that 2024 G play is far better, this deal is mostly for people who needs a cheaper phone to give away to someone who needs it to do phone/video calling and values battery life more than anything. 2024 g play for $10 is objectively better but that's not available anymore.
Nov 11, 2024 06:08 AM
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BGRTNov 11, 2024 06:08 AM
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OK I ate my words and bought one today as an emergency phone for an upcoming vacation. Thanks OP. But probably in the majority of cases, the SoC is going to drive people nuts like how it drove MKBHD nuts in his review.
Nov 11, 2024 06:11 AM
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MusicSharkNov 11, 2024 06:11 AM
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Don't do it!
Nov 16, 2024 09:05 PM
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SumDuudNov 16, 2024 09:05 PM
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Quote from aerischan :
Yeah. I prefer to just get the Tracfone/Straight Talk/Total deals. Just have to wait 60 days after activation for unlock.

You can get the Samsung Galaxy A15 5G for $45 right now on Straight Talk (free phone with $45 unlimited plan). That's a much nicer phone than the Moto G Play 2023. No port-in required and as long as you don't sign up for auto-refill, the plan just automatically cancels after the month is up.
Is that a decent phone. I am trying to make an app to help with coaching and as of September 2024 Google developer license requires a physical android device that can run android 10 (sdk29), so my old stylo 4 won't cut it. So I need a cheap wifi only android and was checking out that deal

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Nov 16, 2024 09:34 PM
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aerischanNov 16, 2024 09:34 PM
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Quote from SumDuud :
Is that a decent phone. I am trying to make an app to help with coaching and as of September 2024 Google developer license requires a physical android device that can run android 10 (sdk29), so my old stylo 4 won't cut it. So I need a cheap wifi only android and was checking out that deal
It's not the fastest but it runs okay. Handles the basics just fine and has FHD+ OLED display which is a rare find at ~$50. Plus Samsung has much longer software support compared to Motorola.
Nov 17, 2024 10:56 PM
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FeistyScene964Nov 17, 2024 10:56 PM
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Quote from gadgetNerd :
Yeah, it's better to pick up at the store is that you can cancel right away. I'd do 5 different orders but it's possible that a single store might have 5 phones at hand so you might need to ship some.
are you donating these phones to the third world?
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gadgetNerdNov 17, 2024 11:46 PM
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Quote from FeistyScene964 :
are you donating these phones to the third world?
I personally got only one but yeah it was being sent outside to family.

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