A:AnswerI read that (for now) only ocean blue and rose are being released by Samsung! I have blue and it's beautiful! I bought a clear case with heavy duty bumpers and a screen cover came with it! Looks fantastic!!
Besides, you can get a black case for it!
A:AnswerThe unlocked phone is qualified for the free headphones and it will work on Verizon. The phone will work on CDMA and GSM networks. Look in the description to see the carriers that it will work with.
A:AnswerYes, I bought mine unlocked and was able to just insert my old Samsung S6 edge's T-Mobile SIM card and start calling immediately. Also, the Google account transferred all my contacts, pictures, and memos. Very easy!
A:Answerit depends on the trade in offer. BestBuy will offer an extra amount toward the Note 9 if you trade in Select devices. That can only be seen at a BestBuy Store unfortunately. For example. I am Trading in my Note 8 for the Note 9. bestbuy website is offering $340 for Note 8 trade in. But since I Pre-ordered the Note 9 in BestBuy not only will I get my trade in value of $340 but BestBuy will give an extra $110 pre-order offer So my price for the Note 9 will be $550 out of pocket. The amount varies depending on the age of device. So the newer devices will receive more than the older ones. So expect to pay maybe $800 for yours
A:AnswerSince this is an "unlocked" phone for most of the major carriers including Verizon, Sprint and AT&T, I'm not sure if this will work with a "prepaid" plan from just any carrier. I suggest going to your local BestBuy or going online and "chatting" with a specialist who can tell you if this "unlocked" phone will work with your particular prepaid plan.
I can tell you that I was not due for an upgrade but I paid an extra $100 more to "carry" the phone out the door and do with it whatever I wanted. The sale price was only good for phone(s) due for an upgrade or if you added a new line of service (not my situation). By paying to carry it out the door, I went online and "swapped" my current phone number over to my new, unlocked Note 9.
Hope this helps!
A:AnswerIt means you can choose any carrier, I always buy my phone's unlocked because it's cheaper for me to pay monthly for my phone service,(payasyougo)I only pay $30 rather than make a phone payment and a phone service payment ($90+) but it's a preference really.
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What is an eSIM? Here’s everything you need to know
The iPhone Xs comes with an eSIM — here’s what that means
Guide to the eSIM
The humble SIM card has survived for quite a while, but it now finally looks like it’s on its way out. Why? Well, the eSIM, a much smarter technology, is here to save the day.
Before we dive into what an eSIM is, it might be helpful to understand what a SIM is. A SIM, which stands for “subscriber identity module,” basically contains the information that authenticates your identity to a carrier. In other words, the SIM card is what tells a carrier that you’re you — and without it, carriers wouldn’t know that you’re subscribed to their network, and thus wouldn’t let you use their cell towers.
But learning about a standard SIM card isn’t why you’re here. Here’s everything you need to know about the new eSIM.
WHAT IS AN ESIM?
An eSIM is exactly what it sounds like — an electronic, or embedded, SIM. Instead of a physical card, SIM technology is built right into your phone. It’s a small chip that’s used to authenticate your identity with your carrier.
Of course, you probably have some questions about that. With a traditional SIM card, you had to switch the SIM if you traveled and used a new carrier on your travels, or if you wanted to switch carriers. So does a built-in SIM mean that you have to switch phones? Thankfully, no. In fact, one of the advantages of eSIM technology is that it makes it much easier to switch carriers. Instead of having to order a new SIM and wait around for it to arrive, you can switch to a new carrier straight from your phone. If you’re a dual-SIM user, eSIM technology supports multiple accounts — and switching between them is super easy.
Those are the promises made by the GSM Alliance (GSMA), but what that will look like isn’t known just yet. It’s likely your phone will have a few new settings menus devoted to your SIM card, and will allow you to switch carriers and manage accounts straight from your phone. The Google Pixel 2 was among the first phones to support eSIM technology, and an app for managing your eSIM is available from the Google Play Store. Then, the iPhone Xs came out, and it offers both a physical SIM card and an eSIM as a secondary, though the eSIM will only be enabled later down the line through an iOS software update. Unfortunately, the Chinese version of the iPhone does away with the eSIM altogether — instead offering a dual-SIM slot. That could suggest that Chinese carriers are less interested in adopting the new tech, which is bad news for those that were looking forward to using an eSIM to travel to China.
The eSIM will be helpful for another reason — it will help make devices smaller. Now, that may not matter all that much for phones (although a little extra room for battery capacity is always nice), but it could be extremely helpful for wearables. The Apple Watch Series 3 and Series 4 actually already have eSIMs, and that is partly how Apple managed to keep the device pretty much the same size as previous generations of the Apple Watch.
WHEN CAN I START USING AN ESIM?
It may be a while before the full potential of the eSIM is realized. Some handset manufacturers, like Apple, have started building eSIM tech into their products, but carriers have to support it too. That’s not just carriers in the U.S. either — considering eSIMs are arguably most useful when you’re traveling, it would be nice to see carriers around the globe adopt the technology. And that could take a while.
It is likely that eSIMs will also find a home in a new generation of LTE-connected computers. Those computers are just now starting to come out — but expect to see a lot more of them in the next few years.
Still, slowly but surely eSIMs will take over. If your carrier supports it, and your phone supports it, then that may be all you need to start using the new technology. For now, it’s likely that phones with eSIMs will still have traditional SIM card slots, but eventually those trays could go away altogether.
