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I just pre-ordered mine. $680 which includes the rugged case. Not bad, can't wait!
Missing options for everyone not in the USA
Here in Canada, we have only Black and Blue options, and only Black can come in 512gb/8gb.
are these the only two colors available? I would be very disappointed if they do not offer midnight black
I completed my pre-order yesterday for an unlocked, blue, 512GB model. I hope the unlocked units are not delayed behind the carrier versions like they were with the Note 8.
Pre-ordered through Samsung USA the Samsung Note 9 128GB Blue Unlocked w/ Samsung Galaxy Watch. Thought I'd go all out lol
Pre-ordered Lavender 128GB Model from T-Mobile. Can't wait!
Ordered blue 512gb SM-N960F this year. I have the Korean SM-N950N now. It was so nice to have the exynos model last year over the snap no waiting for root, and seems like twrp recovery already available for the International version. If I'm paying over 1,000 dollars for a phone would be nice to do what you want with it. Will be using att in the states, although wish snapdragon carrier models still had the unlocked bootloader!
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Just trying to figure if i should get these phone for the pixel 2
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Just trying to figure if i should get these phone for the pixel 2
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It will be locked which is why ive been recommending people buy the exynos version.
We went through this on the s7 (CAN version was exynos) note 7, s8...all NA versions which are snapdragons are BL locked.
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yea if you want a note 8 get an exynos version not a snapdragon which is what tmo and all the other carriers will be selling. like the s8... in us its the sm-g955u sometimes there will be additional letters like a T (t-mobile). The U stands for carrier unlocked or unlockable dont confuse that with bootloader unlockable. There are also sm-g955f which is what the rest of the world has. The F stands for international. They are where the partys gonna be. Their "unlocked" any sim will work, but the bootloader will be unlockable so we will have custom rom developement
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yea if you want a note 8 get an exynos version not a snapdragon which is what tmo and all the other carriers will be selling. like the s8... in us its the sm-g955u sometimes there will be additional letters like a T (t-mobile). The U stands for carrier unlocked or unlockable dont confuse that with bootloader unlockable. There are also sm-g955f which is what the rest of the world has. The F stands for international. They are where the partys gonna be. Their "unlocked" any sim will work, but the bootloader will be unlockable so we will have custom rom developement
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Pardon my dumb question but here in the states how do I buy an exynos version of the Note 8?
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Dcox28 said:
Pardon my dumb question but here in the states how do I buy an exynos version of the Note 8?
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Ebay or amazon.
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I already purchased a pre-order on Ebay - you pay a little more when you buy pre orders (maybe a lot more - depends on how you look at it) but I am not good about waiting. My PHone is supposed to ship around the 20th - 23rd of september - possibly sooner but don't knwo for sure.
Varient for International Versions is N950F (someone mentioned G955F but that is the Galaxy S8 Plus.
I am excited - can't wait to get it in my hands....
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I already purchased a pre-order on Ebay - you pay a little more when you buy pre orders (maybe a lot more - depends on how you look at it) but I am not good about waiting. My PHone is supposed to ship around the 20th - 23rd of september - possibly sooner but don't knwo for sure.
Varient for International Versions is N950F (someone mentioned G955F but that is the Galaxy S8 Plus.
I am excited - can't wait to get it in my hands....
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Where are you seeing the N950F? I'm not finding any on eBay, Amazon, or any other site for sale in USD. Also, is this European variant the only model that will have an unlockable bootloader?
Will the N950F have all bands/frequencies for US carriers? From what I found at https://www.techwalls.com/samsung-galaxy-note-8-sm-n950-model-number-differences, it looks like it has almost all compared to the N950A, but there are a few that are missing. Thanks
Geekser said:
I already purchased a pre-order on Ebay - you pay a little more when you buy pre orders (maybe a lot more - depends on how you look at it) but I am not good about waiting. My PHone is supposed to ship around the 20th - 23rd of september - possibly sooner but don't knwo for sure.
Varient for International Versions is N950F (someone mentioned G955F but that is the Galaxy S8 Plus.
I am excited - can't wait to get it in my hands....
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Presuming you already paid off your phone? Damn, this is where I get stuck behind, since I finance an JUMP on t-mo. I'd be stuck with 2 phone payments
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Where are you seeing the N950F? I'm not finding any on eBay, Amazon, or any other site for sale in USD. Also, is this European variant the only model that will have an unlockable bootloader?
Will the N950F have all bands/frequencies for US carriers? From what I found at https://www.techwalls.com/samsung-galaxy-note-8-sm-n950-model-number-differences, it looks like it has almost all compared to the N950A, but there are a few that are missing. Thanks
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The hong kong version is a snapdragon but the BL is not locked usually.
Not sure about network compatibility
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I pay cash on full for all my phones then when I buy a new one I sell the old on swappa. I usually get very good sales prices when I ultimately sell them. I will sell my s8plus when I get my note8.
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I pay cash on full for all my phones then when I buy a new one I sell the old on swappa. I usually get very good sales prices when I ultimately sell them. I will sell my s8plus when I get my note8.
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Man, that's a lot to drop up front. Though I presume if you sell in a year, you would typically get 30-50% back if it's the INTL version....
Still debating on how to go about this one.
I try to sell the phone I own for as much as I can. I believe I can probably get around $650 to $700 for the S8 Plus G955F I own now - it is in like new condition - not a scratch - I also will include several screen protectors and cases. that I was given that I will also include to add value and to help sell it quickly)
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arubamon said:
Where are you seeing the N950F? I'm not finding any on eBay, Amazon, or any other site for sale in USD. Also, is this European variant the only model that will have an unlockable bootloader?
Will the N950F have all bands/frequencies for US carriers? From what I found at https://www.techwalls.com/samsung-galaxy-note-8-sm-n950-model-number-differences, it looks like it has almost all compared to the N950A, but there are a few that are missing. Thanks
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This guy is selling the Note 8 with the new VR Headset (and I beleive an SD card is included too - but I don't know how large)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-8-SM-N950-64GB-6-3-Factory-Unlocked-GEAR-VR-Bundle-/372032536802?epid=2148249242&hash=item569ede00e2:g:ff4AAOSwvOdZncyQ It is definately the N950F (if you read the description it doesn't say N950F but it does say "International Varient" - yuo can also ask the seller to be sure.
THis guy also has the Note 8 - I am 99% sure this is the Interntational Varient too - this is the guy I got my S8Plus from and he sells international variants - good seller on EBAY - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-8-SM-N950-64GB-FACTORY-UNLOCKED-6-3-Black-Gold-Blue-Gray-/192286544774?var=&hash=item2cc52bd386:m:meTTlo2FgmSinR7pDSP4eHw
Good Luck.
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arubamon said:
Where are you seeing the N950F? I'm not finding any on eBay, Amazon, or any other site for sale in USD. Also, is this European variant the only model that will have an unlockable bootloader?
Will the N950F have all bands/frequencies for US carriers? From what I found at https://www.techwalls.com/samsung-galaxy-note-8-sm-n950-model-number-differences, it looks like it has almost all compared to the N950A, but there are a few that are missing. Thanks
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This guy is selling the Note 8 with the new VR Headset (and I beleive an SD card is included too - but I don't know how large)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-8-SM-N950-64GB-6-3-Factory-Unlocked-GEAR-VR-Bundle-/372032536802?epid=2148249242&hash=item569ede00e2:g:ff4AAOSwvOdZncyQ It is definately the N950F (if you read the description it doesn't say N950F but it does say "International Varient" - yuo can also ask the seller to be sure.
THis guy also has the Note 8 - I am 99% sure this is the Interntational Varient too - this is the guy I got my S8Plus from and he sells international variants - good seller on EBAY - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-8-SM-N950-64GB-FACTORY-UNLOCKED-6-3-Black-Gold-Blue-Gray-/192286544774?var=&hash=item2cc52bd386:m:meTTlo2FgmSinR7pDSP4eHw
Good Luck.
Does anyone know where i can purchase a unlocked deep sea blue exynos version and have it shipped to the us? This will be my first time trying to purchase a international version so im not familiar with where to look. Just really want the blue one and sucks it's not available in the us. Thanks in advance for the help
I would like to know this too. probably would have to be a F version to work here in the states
AssAssiN FtC said:
Does anyone know where i can purchase a unlocked deep sea blue exynos version and have it shipped to the us? This will be my first time trying to purchase a international version so im not familiar with where to look. Just really want the blue one and sucks it's not available in the us. Thanks in advance for the help
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Ebay, amazon, bh photo, handtec.
Id go bh out of all of those.
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force70 said:
Ebay, amazon, bh photo, handtec.
Id go bh out of all of those.
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OK i will try bh. Im assuming i have to wait after Sept 15. Thanks for the advice brother
There is already a thread for this
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/help/getting-exynos-t3661439
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There is already a thread for this
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/help/getting-exynos-t3661439
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Not reality i was doing a lot of searching for the blue one and couldn't find it anywhere so technically this it's a different question. A more specific question. I had found international versions in black and gold but not blue. But i finally found it. Pricy but i found it on ebay the 256gb Korean version in Blue on eBay. I'm going to get that one.
Whoa there fella! Check the freqs on that one, I think you may find you're going to want to skip it.
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Whoa there fella! Check the freqs on that one, I think you may find you're going to want to skip it.
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My korean note FE works fine on rogers
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Different animal, he needs to check freqs before ordering, some SK phones don't work well in North America. If it's good to go great, if not he isn't stuck with a spendy problem having skipped it.
This site has a list of model numbers and their supported frequencies.
Not sure how accurate it is, but it looks right.
https://www.techwalls.com/samsung-galaxy-note-8-sm-n950-model-number-differences/
I cant pass up the $425 off for previous note 7 owners. I will getting a US unlocked in black and will do a poor man blue for now(slick wrap or dbrand). then if they release a blue variant, I will sell my unlocked note 8 for more then what I paid for it to get the deep sea blue.
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I cant pass up the $425 off for previous note 7 owners. I will getting a US unlocked in black and will do a poor man blue for now(slick wrap or dbrand). then if they release a blue variant, I will sell my unlocked note 8 for more then what I paid for it to get the deep sea blue.
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My plan too...
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Different animal, he needs to check freqs before ordering, some SK phones don't work well in North America. If it's good to go great, if not he isn't stuck with a spendy problem having skipped it.
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Freqs have tmobiles 2,4 and 12 bands so i shoud be good right?
In my area you'd be good.
Typical Sammy
I just don't understand why all color variants are not available in every country. It's obvious most people crave the blue, but if you live in the USA u can pick only boring black and orchrid.
Early jumpers get screwed. But he'll most throw a case on to protect the investment anyway.
AssAssiN FtC said:
Does anyone know where i can purchase a unlocked deep sea blue exynos version and have it shipped to the us? This will be my first time trying to purchase a international version so im not familiar with where to look. Just really want the blue one and sucks it's not available in the us. Thanks in advance for the help
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You're question sounds kinda mixed up. Unlocked? Exynos? Sounds almost like a double negative. The US model is 'unlocked' or more technically specific it is only carrier unlocked. But it's still a snapdragon so thats bootloader locked by Qualcomm. But any carrier sim should work in any 'unlocked' phone. T-Mobile might put their version of Samsung's current release like their bloat and the lock it to their Network.
The exynos to my knowledge is always carrier unlocked and it's a bootloader unlockable device. Which is where the real party is.
So to answer your question.... All of the blue exynos versions are normally unlocked. They aren't 'locked' to a specific carrier really unless you buy from a specific Asian phone carrier maybe. I think they only do that crap in the North American and UK. That thread I pointed you to is where you will find a blue exynos phone when they are available. That's where people will post when they find them
My plan is to not get the Exynos, but the unlocked Canadian model (which is a Snapdragon like the US, with CDMA radios the stock firmware doesn't talk to) and flash 950U1 firmware.
I don't care about having an unlocked bootloader as much as I do a blue Note8...
Hey all, never-msrp had the black note 8 950fd for 849.99 64gb on ebay for like 1 hour before he sold out.
I'm itching for a unlocked bootloader and pixel 2 xl 128gb after taxes is over 1k! no sense in justifying that.
So i'm returning my t-mo note 8 when i buy the unlocked exynos ones, but i don't know who are trusted sources on ebay or elsewhere for this. Since never msrp is sold out and he has no idea when he's getting more can y'all source me to where to go?
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Hey all, never-msrp had the black note 8 950fd for 849.99 64gb on ebay for like 1 hour before he sold out.
I'm itching for a unlocked bootloader and pixel 2 xl 128gb after taxes is over 1k! no sense in justifying that.
So i'm returning my t-mo note 8 when i buy the unlocked exynos ones, but i don't know who are trusted sources on ebay or elsewhere for this. Since never msrp is sold out and he has no idea when he's getting more can y'all source me to where to go?
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Clove.
Bh photo if they have them yet
And lots of other sellers on ebay.
Lots of places to buy from
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Clove.
Bh photo if they have them yet
And lots of other sellers on ebay.
Lots of places to buy from
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with clove, conversion and shipping it's 1190 and change...
Amazon has it for 909$
BH photo has it for 979
So my ultimate question would be, any benefit from purchasing it from bh photo video vs amazon?
All other ebay sellers don't come close to amazon or never-msrp pricing as of right now..
wait it's 947 on clove , (exclusion of VAT) , so here's the thing this popped up when i began filling out order
"Samsung’s region lock stops use of this handset within your chosen country unless activated with a European SIM. I agree for Clove Technology to break the seal on the box, activate the phone and remove the region lock by completing a 5 minute call on the handset."
found that interesting-
Does clove offer warranty of some sort?
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wait it's 947 on clove , (exclusion of VAT) , so here's the thing this popped up when i began filling out order
"Samsung’s region lock stops use of this handset within your chosen country unless activated with a European SIM. I agree for Clove Technology to break the seal on the box, activate the phone and remove the region lock by completing a 5 minute call on the handset."
found that interesting-
Does clove offer warranty of some sort?
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Yeah the UK phones have regional lock. They'll activate it by the method listed. If you decline, you won't be able to make calls outside the countries listed for the phone.
I got mine from Clove and couldn't be happier. They break the seal & unlock it but I couldn't tell except for seeing the broken seal. They reset it so setup is exactly like with a new phone, I couldn't even fine a single fingerprint or smudge on it. I upgraded to DHL shipping, was shipped on a Friday, I received it on Monday.
With all the crap going on with OEM unlock missing/disappear, lowest price was not a concern for me. And really I didn't pay very much more than if I were to get a SD version from my carrier or Samsung.
@force70
i bought a SM-N950N for 860$ deep sea blue.
So i need to know everything, for using it on T-Mobile , including do I need to flash any other version stock rom in odin or just unlock TWRP and RoM it and go!
I'm so excited
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@force70
i bought a SM-N950N for 860$ deep sea blue.
So i need to know everything, for using it on T-Mobile , including do I need to flash any other version stock rom in odin or just unlock TWRP and RoM it and go!
I'm so excited
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Take a look at Kalm_Traveler's threads:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...os-odin-flashing-fail-please-mistake-t3673231
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/themes/mod-exynos-t-mobile-csc-wifi-calling-t3678846
He has a N950N on Tmobile. He's still working on the mod for the N firmware. The second link is his TMO mod for F variants. You can however flash the F firmware on your N & install the mod if you don't want to wait. He's been working hard at it & I'm sure he'll figure it out soon. I flashed his mod on my N950F & it's working great.
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@force70
i bought a SM-N950N for 860$ deep sea blue.
So i need to know everything, for using it on T-Mobile , including do I need to flash any other version stock rom in odin or just unlock TWRP and RoM it and go!
I'm so excited
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256gb or 64gb ? either way thats a great price I have the 256gb i paid 1190 for it.
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256gb or 64gb ?
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64gb, 256 was over 1k after currency conversion, plus i already have a 256 memory card.
https://www.wondamobile.com/mobile/...n-lte-mobile-phone-sim-free-and-unlocked.html
This is the model i purchased
How does one go about preordering a exynos one? When I got my 950F I tossed my tmobile one in the drawer so no preorder was even a thought. Thanks
Just reserved blue, S10 8/512GB - I think it's the best value(+ the $150 free buds). S 10+ differs w/ bigger battery and enhanced selfie camera which, I don't use a lot. I think the S 10 will make me happy for a very long time ahead.
Some specs to compare among all 3 models:
Pre-odered the S10+ ceramic Black 8/512gb T-Mobile Snapdragon! $700+tax ? with N9 trade-in.
UPDATE: Just canceled my order for numerous reasons. I need to rethink if I should just wait for the S10-5G badboy arrival!? ?
UPDATE2: I re-pre-ordered the Blue S10+ 128gb Unlocked Snapdragon! ?
Here's best FCC LTE bands list I could find.
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Probably S10Plus Blue 8/256!
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You mean 8/512, yeah I was thinking about that one too, somehow the $100 less makes me feel less guilty Then again, just a couple weeks ago I was buying a 9 Note for a similar price. Returned happily that N9, it was just another amazon refurb and now I just made a one year smartphone technology leap ahead.
Flamingo Pink S10+. 8gb/128gb is fine with me... that color is legit
Are the LTE bands the same for the USA Snapdragon Unlocked and Branded TMobile S10's?
Also are the software Updates faster on the Branded TMobile vs the Unlocked?
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Are the LTE bands the same for the USA Snapdragon Unlocked and Branded TMobile S10's?
Also are the software Updates faster on the Branded TMobile vs the Unlocked?
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techwalls.com will have the numbers in the coming days, I'd think, the S10etc models won't be different from Note9 in lte bands, it all depend on regions:
https://www.techwalls.com/samsung-galaxy-note-9-sm-n960-model-number-differences/
Just ordered the prism blue s10+
128gb
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I preordered the ceramic white 1tb s10 +after the $550 trade in for my note 9 it came out to $1050 and it let me preorder already on Samsung shop app.
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I preordered the ceramic white 1tb s10 +after the $550 trade in for my note 9 it came out to $1050 and it let me preorder already on Samsung shop app.
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Unlocked?
Also, can you make changes to the Pre order?
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Unlocked?
Also, can you make changes to the Pre order?
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Yes unlocked and yes I believe it gives the option to manage the order. And it is preordered with a confirmation email. Not reserved.
Exynos S10e 8GB/256GB looks like the replacement for my S7. Glad about the flat screen, and similar size to the S7. But will hold out until prices drop a bit and root/custom recovery/ROMs are achieved. Wish they would have put the same camera, FP scanner, larger storage levels, etc. of the other models in the S10e, but those are not deal-killers.
S 10+ 8/512 ceramic black unlocked.
very hard decision,
I am going to wait untll bootloader unlocked, root available, and custom rom available.
until than it's useless brick.
Looking to acquire the S10+, 128 GB, 8 GB RAM, Prism White, Unlocked, Hong Kong Variant, Snapdragon 855. Will hold off for user feedback and price drop.
Pre-ordered the S10+ 128/8GB model. I noticed there was absolutely no performance difference between the 128/6GB and 512/8GB model of the Note9. In fact, ive read that the 512/8GB would consume more battery, but most likely not significantly.
S10 or the S10+ still haven't decided a bit confused in between those two.
Honestly wish there was a ceramic option on the smaller S10
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I pre-ordered S10e 6/128 GB in blue color. Guys, Samsung said that reserving a device early will give customers $50 instant credit for accessories, but I never received any after ordering the device. Any one?
Here was the info:
Pre-order the new Galaxy to receive $50 in instant savings on accessories and a free pair of Galaxy Buds (S10/S10+ only)
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I pre-ordered S10e 6/128 GB in blue color. Guys, Samsung said that reserving a device early will give customers $50 instant credit for accessories, but I never received any after ordering the device. Any one?
Here was the info:
Pre-order the new Galaxy to receive $50 in instant savings on accessories and a free pair of Galaxy Buds (S10/S10+ only)
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It clearly does state s10 and s10+ only not the s10e
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It clearly does state s10 and s10+ only not the s10e
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I didn't get a code emailed when I ordered my s10+. I tried adding to the cart and it didn't work either.