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    Galaxy S10 family Discussion Thread (was rumors and news)

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    My co-worker's husband is experiencing voice call drop-outs & LTE issues on his Sprint-branded S10+.  So should I tell him disable Band 25 for now?  He is getting really frustrated.

    Mine's the Unlocked S10+ with a Sprint SIM card inside and everything's been peachy so far.  Anyone else with the Unlocked models that are doing okay?

    Galaxy S10 family Discussion Thread (was rumors and news)

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    5 hours ago, clbowens said:

    For everyone that is not having these LTE data connection issues, are you liking your S10?  Still like it?

    For me, I still like the phone.  The battery doesn't last as long as I expected (still about the same as a S8), but not bad.  Also about the same reception as the S8.  Fingerprint reader can be "picky" as times.  Starting to notice some UI lag at times.

    Other than that, love the phone.  Good upgrade from an S8.

    I'm loving it very much.  The battery life has been slightly better than my S9+, the speakers sound a bit better, I love the extra cameras, and the FPS got MUCH better after the Biometric update.  And now that I got notifications lights back through the "Holey Light" app, it's even better now.

    Galaxy S10 family Discussion Thread (was rumors and news)

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    2 hours ago, Paynefanbro said:

    I got my second official Samsung case for this phone. Samsung has really stepped it up in terms of case quality over the past few years. I initially had the LED cover case which I like a lot but it's not great for one handed use. I ordered the gray leather case on Wednesday evening and it arrived today. It's more of a cross between gray and brown which I prefer to an actual gray case. It's also super thin which I love. I can see myself switching between both cases a lot.

    I got two cases from Samsung myself - a white silicone case and the red leather case.  Both are slim and nice in their own respective ways.  

    Compared to their older silicone cases, however, the cases have become thinner thus providing less drop protection.

    The leather case has become thinner and slippier than before, offering a bit less grip.

    But I still like them both.

    Galaxy S10 family Discussion Thread (was rumors and news)

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    2 hours ago, kct1975 said:

    It is the Best Buy website that is telling me that my current Sprint plan won't work with the Samsung S10+ 512 GB.

    I am a bit confused, honestly, so most likely I am going to stop by my local store. But I was just wondering if any of you had run into the same experience.

    Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk
     

    I'm not sure why you are even getting that message since you chose to purchase the Unlocked model and not the Sprint model. When I preordered mine (Unlocked 512GB Ceramic Model), Best Buy didn't ask me anything about my current or previous carrier.

    After I picked up the phone from Best Buy on launch day (3/8/2019), I just popped in the Sprint BYOP SIM card & called Sprint to swap devices (Unlocked GS9+ to Unlocked S10+).  It was super simple.

    BTW, if you're planning on trading in your Note 5, then you must place the order INSIDE a Best Buy store.

    Galaxy S10 family Discussion Thread (was rumors and news)

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    42 minutes ago, bill875 said:

    Was anyone else denied/rejected for their Galaxy Buds registration?  I pre-ordered my Prism Blue S10+ at my local Best Buy store on 2/24 and picked up on 3/8.  I then submitted the registration through the Shop Samsung app around 2PM ET on 3/8 with a picture of my store receipt and Pre-Order Agreement.  I received an update in the app this morning saying "We couldn’t approve your registration because: Your purchase did not occur within the retailer pre-order period."

    I can't help but wonder if this is because Best Buy was having all sorts of system issues and ultimately had to cancel my order and re-sell in a new transaction. The thing is, I have the Pickup tag still on my box showing date picked, 3/7, so that should suffice, I would think.

    I'm not very happy with Samsung and Best Buy.  After work, I'm heading to Best Buy to talk to the manager so they can make this right.

    I got mine approved just this morning and my claim was submitted on Saturday, 3/9/2019.  My preorder date was 2/22/2019.  Samsung said to expect the Buds around the middle of April.

    Galaxy S10 family Discussion Thread (was rumors and news)

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    1 hour ago, kct1975 said:

    Very quick question....and PLEASE Forgive emoji120.png me if this has already been answered...

    Please confirm whether or not the Samsung S10+ 512 GB Unlocked model will work on Sprint network. The reason I am asking is that on the Best Buy website and a couple of other websites, if I select the 512 GB version of the Unlocked S10+ then Sprint is Grayed Out.

    The reason why I want to get an Unlocked version is that I just got married last August. My wife is on AT&T and I am on Sprint. Her contact ends next February and right now we are unsure of which Carrier we would prefer to go with.

    The reason I'd prefer to get the S10+ 512 GB is that I am tired of running out of space on my Note 5 (which has No photos saved to it and only a few files emoji417.png hoping to try to keep it for 3 or 4 years if possible. Although with the way that technology keeps changing, that might not be possible.
    If you all feel that I'd be better off going ahead and getting the 128 GB model Unlocked model...then go ahead and say so

    I will greatly appreciate everyone's opinions

    Thanks for your time and suggestions

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    Yes, it will work just fine on Sprint.  In fact, that's the exact model I have - 512GB Ceramic White GS10+.  I went to a Sprint store & bought their 4-in-1 BYOP SIM kit.  There are 4 different SIM cards inside the package.  I used this one:  SIMOLW516TQ

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    Galaxy S9 Series user thread

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    17 hours ago, livetaswim06 said:

    I don't have a voice networks setting there. Mobile networks is the closest, but no VOLTE option there. Wifi calling is even more hidden, it's in the phone app settings. 

    Same thing for my Unlocked Galaxy S9+ - no options to toggle on VoLTE.  Friggin lame of Sprint. 

    I have the VoLTE option, however, on my Unlocked Galaxy S10+.  

    Galaxy S10 family Discussion Thread (was rumors and news)

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    Yeah. It was the BYOP SIM card set. It comes with 4 SIM cards and one of them was SIMOLW516TQ. If you go to the Sprint section at your local Best Buy, they should have a ton of them.
    That's great to know! Thx!

    I went to a corporate Sprint store & was initially told that they didn't have any & to come back tomorrow. When I said "Are you sure? Don't you have any for unlocked iPhone XS customers?", then they said they have the BYOP kit but it won't work inside the new S10+.

    After double-checking the BYOP kit packaging against the chart, I bought it anyways. Sprint store employees are a pain to deal with most of the time.

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    Galaxy S10 family Discussion Thread (was rumors and news)

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    5 hours ago, Galaxyguy said:

    I see at Best Buy they have the S10+ $100 cheaper than Sprint or direct from Samsung. They are also offering the same trade-in values as Samsung. I would get $300 for my S8+. It says on Best Buy's website that the trade credit would be given as a gift card. Does anyone know if the gift card can be used toward the cost of the phone? It would only be $600 for an S10+ if that's the case ($25 a month). If I can't use it toward the phone, then it's useless to me as I don't need anything else at the moment. 

    When I traded in my Sprint-model Galaxy S7 Edge ($300) for the Unlocked Galaxy S9+ at Best Buy last year, Best Buy processed the trade-in first then applied the $300 trade-in credit immediately toward the purchase price of the Galaxy S9+.  I assume it will be the same way.

    With Best Buy, though, you want to do the trade-in preorder in-store and NOT online.  Otherwise, they can't/won't process your trade-in.  That's because when you preorder the phone through Best Buy online and they send you the email telling you to pick up the phone, they charge your credit card in advance.  When you arrive in the store, they send you to the Pick-Up counter and not the Mobile counter.  And when I told them that I have a trade-in, the person at the Pick-Up counter wasn't able to process the trade-in.

    When this happened to me last year, it was a BIG headache.  I had to get the store manager involved and he had to do the following to make it right:

    (1) Refund my credit card first for the Online Preorder.

    (2) Refund my Gift Card amounts into a Best Buy gift card.

    (3) Return the Gift Certificate amount back to me.  But since the refund isn't instantaneous, I couldn't use the Gift Certificate again.

    (4) Start over from the beginning at the Mobile counter and process my trade-in GS7 Edge first, re-apply my other Gift Cards, then charge my credit card.

    After this shitstorm mess, I learned NOT to do a trade-in preorder online anymore at Best Buy.  Their staff, except for the manager, was incompetent and lacked communication & understanding skills.

     

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