Samsung Galaxy Note 9

31-08-2018 4:41pm

Irish94 wrote: »

Due an upgrade with eir and have decided on the Samsung S9+ or Samsung S9 Note.

I noticed a lot of you are buying the phone from Amazon, is there a reason for this? I'd be an amateur when it comes to smartphones, as long as it has a very good camera and it isn't an iPhone I am usually happy. I'm upgrading from the Xperia XZ. Is it personal preference or would I be better off going for bill pay or prepay, and buy off a provider or Amazon?

I haven't been on a contract for a good while, and buy phones outright, but I know plenty of people who are happy with their contracts and take an upgrade with it. If you're happy enough with your contract and have no reason to leave, then take the upgrade.

Note is better than S9+, so you might as well go for that.

Irish94 · 31-08-2018 6:19pm

Thanks for the replies guys, appreciated. If I buy the phone off Amazon would it be unlocked in the UK/USA for example? Also, any sellers in particular on Amazon that you guys would recommend? Thanks again for the help.

dan786 · 31-08-2018 6:52pm

Irish94 wrote: »

Thanks for the replies guys, appreciated. If I buy the phone off Amazon would it be unlocked in the UK/USA for example? Also, any sellers in particular on Amazon that you guys would recommend? Thanks again for the help.

Any thing dispatched and sold by Amazon themselves is the best option always and also it will state sim free if its unlocked.

899£

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-6-4-Inch-Android-SIM-Free-Smartphone-Midnight-Black/dp/B07G3NCR2V/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?s=telephone&ie=UTF8&qid=1535741467&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=note+9&psc=1

Ivefoundgod · 02-09-2018 11:10am

Finally got to play around with mine last night/this morning. Its a serious piece of kit, i don't think i'll ever use half of the things it can do but nice to have the option. I'd forgotten how annoying it is switching from iOS to Android. Whatsapp still don't have a way of restoring chats from one OS to the other which is very frustrating, have tried a few different methods but none working. Anyone else had this problem before?

Dravokivich · 02-09-2018 11:12am

Basil3 wrote: »

I haven't been on a contract for a good while, and buy phones outright, but I know plenty of people who are happy with their contracts and take an upgrade with it. If you're happy enough with your contract and have no reason to leave, then take the upgrade.

Note is better than S9+, so you might as well go for that.

How is it better only difference in the specs is screen size and battery?

pcuser · 02-09-2018 11:26am

Patww79 wrote: »

You're always better off buying outright and not on contract. Amazon phones won't be locked to a network either.

Can you still get phonje insurance when you buy from Amazon?

OldMrBrennan83 · 02-09-2018 11:27am

pcuser wrote: »

Can you still get phonje insurance when you buy from Amazon?

I've never been asked where I got a phone when I used to take our insurance. Though I've never had to claim so I don't really know but I don't see why you couldn't.

pcuser · 02-09-2018 11:32am

Patww79 wrote: »

I've never been asked where I got a phone when I used to take our insurance. Though I've never had to claim so I don't really know but I don't see why you couldn't.

Thank you, My current phone is a S8, My insurance is with protectyourbubble. I had to use it once to repair a cracked screen. I was without my phone for 3 weeks. It took a week to get to the repair center in the UK sent by An Post Registered Post.THey had it delivered to the UK withing 36 days but it just sat there then for a few days. A week to fix it and another week before it arrived back at my house.

Im debating whether I should buy the Note 9 online and change the sim or wait until the s10 arrives.

02-09-2018 11:48am

Dravokivich wrote: »

How is it better only difference in the specs is screen size and battery?

Ok, it's not better. It just has a bigger screen and battery :pac:

It also has the S-Pen and all that comes with it, and double the storage. If you have a choice between the two, then the Note is the one to get.

02-09-2018 11:49am

pcuser wrote: »

Can you still get phonje insurance when you buy from Amazon?

You need to check with your insurer. Gadget insurance stipulate that it must be purchased from the UK, Ireland, or US.

02-09-2018 11:51am

Ivefoundgod wrote: »

Finally got to play around with mine last night/this morning. Its a serious piece of kit, i don't think i'll ever use half of the things it can do but nice to have the option. I'd forgotten how annoying it is switching from iOS to Android. Whatsapp still don't have a way of restoring chats from one OS to the other which is very frustrating, have tried a few different methods but none working. Anyone else had this problem before?

There is an app/program that does it, but of course you need to allow it to have access to read all of your messages, which some people might not like. There was a thread on it here somewhere.

https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057807809/1/#post105241375

Wazzapmigrator is the program.

Micky 32 · 02-09-2018 2:48pm

Patww79 wrote: »

Maybe it's different now but I had a dual SIM phone a good while back and they never got updates near as quick as the main one did.

Must have been a coincidence because it uses the identicle software. Different region phones might get updates at different times. My foreign S9+ Dual sim got it's update quicker than my Vodafone S9+.

Micky 32 · 02-09-2018 2:49pm

dan786 wrote: »

Any thing dispatched and sold by Amazon themselves is the best option always and also it will state sim free if its unlocked.

899£

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-6-4-Inch-Android-SIM-Free-Smartphone-Midnight-Black/dp/B07G3NCR2V/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?s=telephone&ie=UTF8&qid=1535741467&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=note+9&psc=1

I saw Eglobal selling them for approx 850 ish euro delivered. I bought a S9+ off them and it was a great service.

dan786 · 02-09-2018 4:22pm

Micky 32 wrote: »

I saw Eglobal selling them for approx 850 ish euro delivered. I bought a S9+ off them and it was a great service.

Amazon is 872£ now for Black model.

I have bought a lot from Eglobal too including a S9+. They are cheap but if you ever need a warranty service could be tricky as they are non EU seller.

Micky 32 · 02-09-2018 4:25pm

dan786 wrote: »

Amazon is 872£ now for Black model.

I have bought a lot from Eglobal too including a S9+. They are cheap but if you can need warranty service could be tricking as they are non EU seller.

It is probably more of a risk but over a 100 euro difference. Phones don't usually give much problems when new anyway.

dan786 · 03-09-2018 10:25am

Micky 32 wrote: »

It is probably more of a risk but over a 100 euro difference. Phones don't usually give much problems when new anyway.

True.

Infact its now 831.99 with a free 32GB memory card on Eglobal.

Use code "UNI" to get another 15 off. Total 816.99.

EDIT:

Even cheaper without SD card:

777.09€ for Blue and 784.69 for Black.

512GB can be got for just under 960 using above code.

sentient_6 · 03-09-2018 11:58am

No brainer for me to stick with Vodafone because I'm due an upgrade anyway, officially the end of this week. Rang them today to see if there was any possible lee way on the date and they offered me the phone today with 50 off. Its 400 on the 60 a month plan so got it for 350. Iv a 20 a month discount on that bill already because of no coverage in my house and they've told me that won't change. So happy days!

Micky 32 · 03-09-2018 8:48pm

I'm trying hard not to order the copper 512gb Note 9 for 939 euro after my discount! What are the thoughts of that colour?

pcuser · 04-09-2018 8:04am

Micky 32 wrote: »

I'm trying hard not to order the copper 512gb Note 9 for 939 euro after my discount! What are the thoughts of that colour?

I have always put my phone in a case so colour was never an issue.

sentient_6 · 04-09-2018 1:08pm

Got the phone this morning. It's a serious piece of engineering. Ergonomics are going to take a bit of getting used to, not so much the sheer size but fingerprint and buttons are very high.

It's nice to have working Bluetooth back, f**k you HTC telling me to take a brand new car back to the dealer to see about a software update.

Weird to be back on a Samsung all the same.

sentient_6 · 04-09-2018 6:02pm

Whats with the notifications all being collapsed by default? Can't find anything to change it. It's a bit weird when you have things like replying and marking as read but you need to expand the notification to get at them.

04-09-2018 6:06pm

sentient_6 wrote: »

Whats with the notifications all being collapsed by default? Can't find anything to change it. It's a bit weird when you have things like replying and marking as read but you need to expand the notification to get at them.

I can't remember it being any other way for a long time. I think they changed it a good while ago to group and condense notifications so they don't take up all of your screen with a huge list you have to scroll through.

dan786 · 05-09-2018 12:20pm

Has anyone ordered from eGlobal? If so how long did it take to arrive?

Micky 32 · 05-09-2018 12:23pm

dan786 wrote: »

Has anyone ordered from eGlobal? If so how long did it take to arrive?

Yep I did but only yesterday. A dual SIM copper 512gb model. I previously bought a S9+ off them and it came within a week.

dan786 · 05-09-2018 1:33pm

Micky 32 wrote: »

Yep I did but only yesterday. A dual SIM copper 512gb model. I previously bought a S9+ off them and it came within a week.

Has it been shipped?

Asking as some of my orders came from Manchester and were here within 2 days of ordering. While others came in bulk from HK and then split and forwarded to individual buyers which sometimes tool 1.5 weeks.

If its 2-3 days I might order a 512gb myself.

Micky 32 · 05-09-2018 5:42pm

dan786 wrote: »

Has it been shipped?

Asking as some of my orders came from Manchester and were here within 2 days of ordering. While others came in bulk from HK and then split and forwarded to individual buyers which sometimes tool 1.5 weeks.

If its 2-3 days I might order a 512gb myself.

No not yet, when I ordered the S9+ it was on processing for 3 days and then I got a shipped email with tracking.

Skittle · 06-09-2018 6:09pm

If anyone manages to get an unlock code for the Note 9 to work can you PM me details? I've tried several places now and my IMEI isn't being listed. Do you have to connect to the original carriers network at least once?

Micky 32 · 06-09-2018 7:41pm

I'm seeing them down to 780 euro delivered on eglobal at the moment..

dan786 · 06-09-2018 7:51pm

Micky 32 wrote: »

I'm seeing them down to 780 euro delivered on eglobal at the moment..

768 for Black and Lavender.

darragh o meara · 06-09-2018 8:38pm

Seeing a few popping up on Adverts for sound €780. Might hold out for a dual sim version which theoretically should be at risk of blacklisting etc here seeing as they don't sell them in dual sim version here.

Often wonder where these lads get them and can sell them cheaper than everyone else. Last phone I bought from one of these lads had three branding and was unlocked via a code at the time of purchase.

dan786 · 06-09-2018 8:50pm

darragh o meara wrote: »

Seeing a few popping up on Adverts for sound €780. Might hold out for a dual sim version which theoretically should be at risk of blacklisting etc here seeing as they don't sell them in dual sim version here.

Often wonder where these lads get them and can sell them cheaper than everyone else. Last phone I bought from one of these lads had three branding and was unlocked via a code at the time of purchase.

Most shops selling them on Adverts are bring them from UK, they are blacklisted over there or are very likely to be. They can get them cheap that way and sell here as most people never check if its blacklisted as long as their sim card works.

Micky 32 · 06-09-2018 10:12pm

dan786 wrote: »

Most shops selling them on Adverts are bring them from UK, they are blacklisted over there or are very likely to be. They can get them cheap that way and sell here as most people never check if its blacklisted as long as their sim card works.

If they get blacklisted in UK they won't work here or Europe either. I'm sure eglobal ones are ok because they are all new and SIM free unlocked ones.

dan786 · 06-09-2018 10:15pm

Micky 32 wrote: »

If they get blacklisted in UK they won't work here or Europe either.

Not true. If they are blacklisted on one network they will still work on another. I have come across people selling phones which are blacklisted on Vodafone but work fine on other networks here. I have come across many.

Ivefoundgod · 06-09-2018 10:20pm

Fairly unlikely to be a big selection of blacklisted phones after only 2 weeks on sale.

Micky 32 · 06-09-2018 10:22pm

dan786 wrote: »

Not true. If they are blacklisted on one network they will still work on another. I have come across people selling phones which are blacklisted on Vodafone but work fine on other networks here. I have come across many.

I know of blacklisted phone that won't work anywhere UK or Ireland. I believe there is a database in Europe and networks share the info.

Zenify · 07-09-2018 2:22pm

Why would a phone be blacklisted? I'm thinking about buying one of these adverts phones. Would it be blacklisted and still unopened?

Micky 32 · 07-09-2018 2:25pm

Zenify wrote: »

Why would a phone be blacklisted? I'm thinking about buying one of these adverts phones. Would it be blacklisted and still unopened?

If someone bought a phone under contract. Then they stop paying their bills within the contract the network will blacklist the phone
, Very risky buying secondhand phones. Or obviously if stolen or if someone claimed a phone off insurance saying they lost the phone. The "lost" phone will get blacklisted.. I know someone who bought a phone and it got blacklisted because when the original owner sold it he claimed he lost it to get another phone!

07-09-2018 2:32pm

I have heard that the adverts sellers will replace your phone if it stops working for any reason. They generally have no negative feedback.

dan786 · 07-09-2018 3:33pm

Basil3 wrote: »

I have heard that the adverts sellers will replace your phone if it stops working for any reason. They generally have no negative feedback.

The point is that they will not stop working here if its brought from UK. There are ads from such shops where people have asked about this and they said they cant guarantee that they will work in UK but will work here fine.

imeipro.info is a free site where you can check if it is in seconds.

Also yes that phone can be sealed and still be blacklisted.

ChopShop · 07-09-2018 3:41pm

Clove offered to refund me because they're having stock problems with 512GB models.

Copper would have been my first choice color anyway...

Think i might try eGlobalcentral this round.

/Rant.

Micky 32 · 07-09-2018 4:15pm

dan786 wrote: »

The point is that they will not stop working here if its brought from UK. There are ads from such shops where people have asked about this and they said they cant guarantee that they will work in UK but will work here fine.

imeipro.info is a free site where you can check if it is in seconds.

Also yes that phone can be sealed and still be blacklisted.

One thing I know for sure is I know someone on EE the UK had her phone blocked. The phone was blocked by Vodafone and it was shared over to EE so they are sharing info between networks . I'm quite sure Vodafone UK will share with Vodafone IE.

sentient_6 · 07-09-2018 6:30pm

How are ye finding the camera? To me its not great so far, alot of blurry shots and that soft oil painting effect.

Finding it jarring coming from HTC.

Ivefoundgod · 07-09-2018 6:34pm

Has anyone got any ultra thin clear cover recommendations? I had one for my iPhone but can’t for the life of me remember the brand.

OldMrBrennan83 · 07-09-2018 6:36pm

Ivefoundgod wrote: »

Has anyone got any ultra thin clear cover recommendations? I had one for my iPhone but can’t for the life of me remember the brand.

Layer or mnml maybe?

Ivefoundgod · 07-09-2018 6:39pm

Patww79 wrote: »

Layer or mnml maybe?

It wasn’t them but they look more or less the same. No Note 9 cover yet though, thanks.

BorneTobyWilde · 07-09-2018 8:32pm

sentient_6 wrote: »

How are ye finding the camera? To me its not great so far, alot of blurry shots and that soft oil painting effect.

Finding it jarring coming from HTC.

A bad camera on a 1000 euro phone, surely not

OldMrBrennan83 · 07-09-2018 8:33pm

Must be something wrong with your handset. It's widely regarded as one of the best cameras on a smartphone.

sentient_6 · 07-09-2018 8:35pm

There's a 8 page thread on xda discussing the matter.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-9/help/galaxy-note-9-camera-sharp-t3835459

OldMrBrennan83 · 07-09-2018 8:38pm

sentient_6 wrote: »

There's a 8 page thread on xda discussing the matter.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-9/help/galaxy-note-9-camera-sharp-t3835459

Wouldn't the user base of XDA not decide it was bad purely because it has a Samsung logo on it?

I know Samsung does a certain type of photo and you love it or hate it but there's something wrong if they're blurry.

07-09-2018 8:41pm

sentient_6 wrote: »

There's a 8 page thread on xda discussing the matter.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-9/help/galaxy-note-9-camera-sharp-t3835459

I was going to reply to your comment earlier saying that's exactly the kind of comment I used to read when I frequented XDA :pac:

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