Originally Posted by
Firstname Lastname5 I have an unlocked spare Samsung Galaxy Express 3 for international travel. So I purchase a 1 month Ultra mobile SIM for use when traveling.
In order to update the Android patches for this phone, I bought a $.99 ATT SIM (Unactivated) and put it in my phone. It was able to update the software without activating the ATT SIM. This may be an alternative although it costs $.99 for every upgrade.
I selected the $.25/min plan but never activated the service.
Also, it looks like they are rebating the $.99 charge until 12/7/2017.
So the update can be for free until then.
My apologies for reviving an old thread, but I was wondering if you meant that you need to buy a SIM every time you want to update a single phone, or if you meant you need to buy one SIM per phone to update? I have an S6 that until now has been getting free updates at Best Buy, but they just discontinued the service. Like you I bought an ATT SIM with the 25 cent plan, so I'm curious if it will only allow me to update the phone once. Thanks!