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forum threadgmk12 posted Jun 16, 2025 03:51 PM
forum threadgmk12 posted Jun 16, 2025 03:51 PM

512GB Motorola edge+ 2023 Smartphone + 1-Month Service (Boost Mobile Locked) $119.99 + Free Shipping

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Boost Mobile [boostmobile.com] has 512GB Motorola edge+ 2023 Smartphone (Boost Mobile Locked, Black) on sale for $59.99 + $60 1-Month Unlimited Talk/Text/Data Service = $119.99. Shipping is free.

This phone is now back in stock at Boost. It's a steal at this price still has better specs than most phones out there especially with 512gb of storage. I bought one on last years deal and was able to unlock it via one of the unlockers who were kicked off of eBay. Many didn't have the unlock codes yet back then but would assume their available now. YMMV. I currently use mine with Instabridge esim for 5gb of free data a month. Just bought another for my wife.

Note, on product page select "I don't want protection" or Boost Protect will be added to cart at $12/month.

Specs (source [motorola.com]):
Processor: Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
Display: 6.7" 1080x2400 165Hz pOLED
RAM: 8GB LPDDR5X
Storage: 512GB
Operating system: Android 13
Battery: 5100mah
Cameras:
Rear Camera Hardware - 50MP, 1/1.5" optical format, f/1.8 aperture, 1.0Β΅m pixel size | Quad Pixel Technology for 2.0Β΅m, Omni-directional PDAF, Optical Image Stabilization, 50MP Ultrawide angle (114Β° FOV), Macro Vision, f/2.2 aperture, 0.64Β΅m pixel size | Quad Pixel, Technology for 1.28Β΅m, 12MP Portrait (2x telephoto), f/1.6 aperture, 1.22Β΅m pixel size, Ambient Light Sensor
Front Camera Hardware - 60MP, f/2.2 aperture, 0.61Β΅m pixel size | Quad Pixel Technology for 1.22Β΅m
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Boost Mobile [boostmobile.com] has 512GB Motorola edge+ 2023 Smartphone (Boost Mobile Locked, Black) on sale for $59.99 + $60 1-Month Unlimited Talk/Text/Data Service = $119.99. Shipping is free.

This phone is now back in stock at Boost. It's a steal at this price still has better specs than most phones out there especially with 512gb of storage. I bought one on last years deal and was able to unlock it via one of the unlockers who were kicked off of eBay. Many didn't have the unlock codes yet back then but would assume their available now. YMMV. I currently use mine with Instabridge esim for 5gb of free data a month. Just bought another for my wife.

Note, on product page select "I don't want protection" or Boost Protect will be added to cart at $12/month.

Specs (source [motorola.com]):
Processor: Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
Display: 6.7" 1080x2400 165Hz pOLED
RAM: 8GB LPDDR5X
Storage: 512GB
Operating system: Android 13
Battery: 5100mah
Cameras:
Rear Camera Hardware - 50MP, 1/1.5" optical format, f/1.8 aperture, 1.0Β΅m pixel size | Quad Pixel Technology for 2.0Β΅m, Omni-directional PDAF, Optical Image Stabilization, 50MP Ultrawide angle (114Β° FOV), Macro Vision, f/2.2 aperture, 0.64Β΅m pixel size | Quad Pixel, Technology for 1.28Β΅m, 12MP Portrait (2x telephoto), f/1.6 aperture, 1.22Β΅m pixel size, Ambient Light Sensor
Front Camera Hardware - 60MP, f/2.2 aperture, 0.61Β΅m pixel size | Quad Pixel Technology for 1.22Β΅m

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Aug 03, 2025 06:30 AM
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Peerless_WarriorAug 03, 2025 06:30 AM
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Quote from huge :
Same here. Moto Z still working but multiple pixels are dead
Wow! That phone was pretty popular back in the day. Moto mods were interesting but sadly failed. Ironically, Apple was able to popularize magnetic attachments many years later.
Aug 03, 2025 06:45 AM
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Peerless_WarriorAug 03, 2025 06:45 AM
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Quote from sephiro499 :
I almost jumped on the recent samsung trade-in deal but have seen this phone posted before but missed it. Just pulled the trigger. I hope to unlock it shortly after receiving. So the bootloader can be unlocked on this? Do custom ROMS retain the ReadyFor desktop mode? That's a mandatory feature for me; I use my viture AR glasses. I'm hoping once Google gets off their ass and releases their official desktop mode next year it will become ubiquitous.
I'm almost certain none of the custom builds have Ready For, because of dependencies in the stock ROM. But Lineage includes some Moto gestures and the Moto camera app.

If AOSP is given desktop mode by Google in the future, then I'm sure it'll show up in custom ROMs. As of today you should remain on Moto firmware. The battery is crazy long for me on custom, so I'm okay with giving up Gpay or whatever. Charged my phone 12hrs ago to 80%. Right now 59% with a little over 4hrs screen usage during that time. I won't need to recharge till Monday at this rate.

Basically I don't have any battery anxiety. I could go to a convention, concert, vlog or whatever and not think about charging. That's worth a lot to me.
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Aug 03, 2025 03:13 PM
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wavemanAug 03, 2025 03:13 PM
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Quote from Jaggsta :
Don't think so that's new customer plans. You would have to sign up again with new account boost mobile allows sim swapping on locked phones. They have 3 months for $15 sim card you can keep ordering that every 3 months if don't care about the number.
I got the rainbow sim, which from a cursory search is probably the best (dnynamicly switches from dish network, at&t and t-mobile). It's associated with the 2023 edge, maybe on all of them they send out?

Signing up on the $25 new customer plan with a different account would probably mean getting a t-mobile sim then?
Aug 03, 2025 03:40 PM
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pandy00Aug 03, 2025 03:40 PM
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I don't remember this being answered but will the esim unlock after 1 year?

The software on this model is better than my edge 2024. I got it for the upgraded storage and so far it's been a better experience.
Aug 03, 2025 03:46 PM
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sephiro499Aug 03, 2025 03:46 PM
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Quote from FaithfulSnail4901 :
That would need to be added specifically by the ROM creator. Custom ROMs, for the most part, are not built from the ground up for a specific device. What you'll often find is a universal ROM project that's tuned for a specific device's hardware, mainly CPU/GPU/Display/Camera/Sensors and not much more.Would recommend to follow the instructions posted a couple pages back for flashing over to RetailUS Android 15 and your phone will be free of carrier-specific bloat. Then you have the option to root, the downside being it becomes a cat and mouse game on getting certain apps to work--Google Pay, banking apps, certain multiplayer games.
Thanks for this, will update once I receive the phone and get the unlock code, then will progress to the more advanced procedures.

Edit: Yeah I installed Lineage on an old motorola phone I bought on ebay. It's like a totally new phone experience! It's so incredibly fast and unobtrusive. I'd love that for my daily driver -but I need that desktop mode. Hopefully with installing a retail ROM, and possibly root'ing I can cut down on the crap. I don't use insurance or banking apps on my phone, those are the two red lines I wont cross for privacy reasons. So rooting might be ok in my situation.

On my current motorola edge 2022 I have a 'debloat' app I downloaded that let me remove a lot of crap, and while it said it removed the updater, it would still try to update. There's this long ADB process you must go through to remove the updater; I just put up with it.

I'm starting to find out that you either go all in or nothing. Sure I could remove google play from my current 2022 edge but there's still other crap I can't remove, would remove functionality, or is too much of a pain in the butt to get rid of.

Once the desktop mode goes mainstream and graphene picks it up, my next phone may very well be a pixel.
Last edited by sephiro499 August 3, 2025 at 09:07 AM.
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Aug 03, 2025 04:09 PM
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Aug 03, 2025 04:09 PM
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Quote from waveman :
I got the rainbow sim, which from a cursory search is probably the best (dnynamicly switches from dish network, at&t and t-mobile). It's associated with the 2023 edge, maybe on all of them they send out?

Signing up on the $25 new customer plan with a different account would probably mean getting a t-mobile sim then?
Depends on Zip Code and IMEI when ordering i think if area has Dish Towers 313 340 on Cellmapper you most likely will get Rainbow Sim

https://www.cellmapper.net/map?MCC=313&MNC=340
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Aug 03, 2025 04:33 PM
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wavemanAug 03, 2025 04:33 PM
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Quote from johnnyblades :
15 bucks when i did it last week
Just did mine (unlocklocks.com) went smoothly took less than half an hour, tested with a at&t MVNO all good. $15 πŸ‘

Thanks Johnnyblades πŸ‘

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Aug 03, 2025 05:07 PM
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cmc1002001Aug 03, 2025 05:07 PM
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Quote from waveman :
Just did mine (unlocklocks.com) went smoothly took less than half an hour, tested with a at&t MVNO all good. $15 πŸ‘Thanks Johnnyblades πŸ‘
If you want a cheaper unlock website, simunlock dot com works for $7.99
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Aug 03, 2025 05:33 PM
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DenOfHamstersAug 03, 2025 05:33 PM
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Quote from cmc1002001 :
If you want a cheaper unlock website, simunlock dot com works for $7.99
gr8 info. ty!
Aug 03, 2025 07:04 PM
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wavemanAug 03, 2025 07:04 PM
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Quote from Peerless_Warrior :
The Esim is NOT locked on boost firmware.But menu for esim is hidden by default on this phone, that's all. Esim is added when a QR code is scanned.
Peerless_Warrior and Jaggsta thanks for the info, it worked like a charm.
Used *#06# but tello wouldn't let me activate with the second imei (said it wasn't esim compatible) so I filled in my watch's esim. 60 seconds after I finished checkout I had a QR code, scanned it in and everything shows up just like my pixel (the two sims located under mobile network, choice of sims in the dialer etc).
Haven't done much more than make a call or two and fire up data, but so far everything looks good.
Aug 03, 2025 07:42 PM
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wavemanAug 03, 2025 07:42 PM
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Quote from waveman :
Peerless_Warrior and Jaggsta thanks for the info, it worked like a charm. Used *#06# but tello wouldn't let me activate with the second imei (said it wasn't esim compatible) so I filled in my watch's esim. 60 seconds after I finished checkout I had a QR code, scanned it in and everything shows up just like my pixel (the two sims located under mobile network, choice of sims in the dialer etc). Haven't done much more than make a call or two and fire up data, but so far everything looks good.
BTW I don't know how popular the esim subject is, but it and the camera was the only reason I ended up using my pixel 7 over my 2022 edge plus. So for me having dual sims saves me cash (mixing and matching plans) and when I'm in marginal areas getting a signal. I was speaking with a verizon mvno and they are going to try and add my second imei to the carrier's (all carries? Just Verizon? don't know) database so the 2023 edge shows up as esim capable (or at least imei 2 does).

Anyway hopefully that works out so I don't need a donar esim imei in the future. Plus I don't actually know if using my 2023 edge plus's esim slot with a galaxy watch 7 imei is going to create problems down the road (especially since it already has a t-mobile esim in it currently). If anyone knows if that's an issue I'd appreciate the feedback.
Aug 03, 2025 07:50 PM
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hugeAug 03, 2025 07:50 PM
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Quote from MusicShark :
Could not find a cheap but nice case for this phone.
Same. But sometimes Amazon has
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Aug 03, 2025 10:39 PM
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Aug 03, 2025 10:39 PM
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Quote from huge :
Same. But sometimes Amazon has
I got $5 case on amazon couldn't even charge phone the plastic mold was blocking the charging port. Now 3 weeks to get refund on it.
Aug 03, 2025 10:46 PM
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szhmanAug 03, 2025 10:46 PM
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Quote from Jaggsta :
I got $5 case on amazon couldn't even charge phone the plastic mold was blocking the charging port. Now 3 weeks to get refund on it.
Are you referring to this one or a different case. I need to buy one and wondering about this?

https://www.amazon.com/Anvzle-Pro...=UTF8&th=1

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Aug 03, 2025 10:51 PM
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cmc1002001Aug 03, 2025 10:51 PM
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Quote from szhman :
Are you referring to this one or a different case. I need to buy one and wondering about this?https://www.amazon.com/Anvzle-Pro...=UTF8&th=1
I got that case, works fine for me, other than the black paint peeling off but not bad for $4

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