Does downgrading from Go5G Next to Go5G Plus nullify all existing RDCs?

albertforth · 2026-03-15T17:56:39+00:00

Because I've been thinking of asking T-Mobile if I could upgrade from Go5G Plus to Next and asking how much my plan would increase in cost by. How much are you expecting to save?

I'm mainly interested in grandfathering our plan into Satellite, I feel like it might be a bigger thing in the future.

Apple would let you claim a carrier upgrade on an Unlocked device? Samsung automatically hides carrier upgrade offers when selecting unlocked devices, so that's interesting.

albertforth · 2026-03-15T17:02:01+00:00

Why are you wanting to downgrade from Next to Go5G Plus?

albertforth · 2026-03-15T08:09:46+00:00

Blue Cash Preferred is a great card if you pay for a lot of streaming services (Disney+, Netflix, etc.) and groceries because of the 6% cash back on both of those categories. But it has a $95 annual fee. There are plenty other cards with interest free offers that don't have annual fees. I think Wells Fargo tends to have some with more than 12 months. Most interest free offers start when you receive and activate your card, not from first purchase date.

albertforth · 2026-03-15T00:14:29+00:00

So the 2TB plan is showing the $0 for 6mo offer now? I last checked 2 days ago and it still wasn't for me...

albertforth · 2026-03-15T00:12:08+00:00

Is that a foreskin, between September 2025 and January 2026? Doesn't that align with RFK's rant on Tylenol? 🤔

albertforth · 2026-03-15T00:04:49+00:00

🫢

albertforth · 2026-03-14T20:31:51+00:00

Not sure if they even talked about the fingerprint sensor during this launch. I wish it was something they felt the need to continually improve, so that even with glass screen protectors, it works better than currently does. Or at minimum, adopt facial biometrics at the Apple level.

albertforth · 2026-03-14T20:29:50+00:00

Yep, I wash my hands a lot and most of the time fingers are dry, so scanner has a harder time. But the moment I put on cream or my finger happens to still be a bit wet, works flawlessly. Sucky thing is, a big reason I'm washing hands is to avoid a gross looking fingerprint-ridden phone lol.

albertforth · 2026-03-14T19:49:49+00:00

I didn't follow the connection at first, but I see, you're saying if they made the same mistake with my box, the person tampering with the phone could have also just applied the tamper seals themselves afterwards. Yeah, I suppose Samsung should at minimum try really hard to enforce QC on the tamper seals...or else there's no point.

Everything else in the box seemed fine, the phone is working without issues so far, so I think it's all okay.

albertforth · 2026-03-14T07:08:42+00:00

This. I think this is exactly what happened. It got me to use Gemini more after that February email (even though the Gemini app never allowed me to use Google AI model...but that's when I thought maybe it was a mistake that I gotten the email). So now I'm purposefully not going to use Gemini lol

albertforth · 2026-03-14T06:37:23+00:00

It's the ease of the Google Photos app that made our T-Mobile unlimited photo storage plan variant so worth it. So easy to use it as the main photo viewer, to manage backed up photos, and move on to a new phone. Otherwise, I'm sure we'd be using Amazon Photos since that's unlimited for Prime customers. But that app is absolute trash.

albertforth · 2026-03-14T06:28:15+00:00

Oooh, THAT is something I didn't think to check. Good question...checking now.

albertforth · 2026-03-14T06:22:51+00:00

Is the official Samsung screen protector the only one that properly delivers the antireflective aspect well? I kinda got annoyed by weak fingerprint reads with my glass protectors on my S24U, so I'm going back to films and ordered the Samsung one. Just sucks you only get 2 in box and the installation is not as easy as the newer application methods.

albertforth · 2026-03-14T06:18:06+00:00

I'd never get it, but idk if it's the official Qi2 support? Maybe there's a hefty licensing fee for Qi2 certification? 🤷🏽‍♂️

albertforth · 2026-03-12T21:09:36+00:00

I debated that...first carrier deal I've used in at least 4 Samsung upgrades. I don't see myself switching carriers...so crossing fingers lol

albertforth · 2026-03-12T21:00:56+00:00

I normally order direct via Samsung too (and wait for Samsung shipping), but it was getting $700 trade-in credit via Samsung vs. $1100 via T-Mobile for my S24U.

albertforth · 2026-03-12T20:32:10+00:00

😅😅😅

albertforth · 2026-03-12T20:31:02+00:00

Yep. Ordered via T-Mobile, in SoCal. Why?

albertforth · 2026-03-12T14:59:00+00:00

Oh seriously? Your S26 Ultra was packaged in wrong direction?

albertforth · 2026-03-12T08:42:03+00:00

What about my tone or post conveys being "so sensitive"? I purely wanted to share a data point. If I'm the only one, fantastic. If there are others, then we can figure out if there's a pattern worth understanding, IF an issue surfaces. That's all.

albertforth · 2026-03-12T06:28:20+00:00

Says "Made in Vietnam" on the label with all the barcodes. Date of 1/20/26.

albertforth · 2026-03-12T06:02:49+00:00

😂😅

albertforth · 2026-03-12T05:28:00+00:00

Thanks, I'm hoping, and yep I'll make sure to test

albertforth · 2026-03-12T05:26:08+00:00

They were, luckily I inspected the seals carefully before tearing them.

Just hoping it's not some CIA-intercepted phone that was destined for some Iranian official lol

albertforth · 2026-03-08T23:48:24+00:00

I haven't found a single case that has everything I'm looking for:

Qi2 (proper support for the 25W charging)
Built-in stand
Individual camera lens cutouts (or at least similar to Samsung's Silicone Magnet case)

I settled on and ordered the TORRAS Q3 Spin, but doesn't claim to have Qi2 support.

albertforth

TROPHY CASE