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Maybe this thread can help?

I’ve read over on AndroidPolice that the unlocked S21 series is compatible with all 5G networks in the US, as well 4G and others; so there wouldn’t be any differences in the hardware compared to provider specific phones. After stopping by Best Buy and checking out the selection of all available...

Thanks, it’s been frustrating. After arguing with Samsung for a few days, they’ve issued an authorization for the phone to be returned and once received will be refunded. Not sure what I want to do at this point, get a replacement, try a different brand altogether, or just stay with the S7.

This is a stupid question that I probably already know the answer to but will ask anyway. Despite being one unlocked and the other locked tied to a specific provider, are there any differences in the internals, specifically the antennas? I’m quick to say no but having my first unlocked phone S21...

Guessing there might be something wrong with the phone. I’ve tried the settings above, switched to another SIM card, spoke with Verizon who supposedly ran diagnostics on their end reset the network settings, cleared the cache, and still having issues staying connected to the network. Only thing...

Thanks for the info! This is my first unlocked phone and the settings seem counter intuitive. Thought I needed to “lock” it to my specific network.

Question for those of you sporting an unlocked S21 on Verizon’s service, what are your mobile network settings? I’ve got my network mode set up as “Manual” with “Verizon” as the available network and data roaming access turned off. It seems every other day or so I’ll notice I do not have a...

Set everything and fired up One UI for a change. Will give it chance for a while and see how it goes. I’ve got Nova Prime on the phone waiting in the wings for a return.

That’s exactly what I was missing though my receipt indicated it was delivered. The rep mentioned that a lot of people did not receive their smart tags.

Thank you for the heads up about this. I had to call Samsung about a missing part to my order and discussed this with the rep. I was able to get $100 refunded to my account.

Seems like Nova is the most popular. I wanted to give One UI a try but the option in Nova to increase the app icon and name sizes is what’s preventing me from doing so. These old eyes just aren’t what they used to be.

Longtime lurker short time poster, mostly read threads and take things in. I’ve been rocking an S7 for years and just updated to the new S21 base model. From way back with Touchwiz on my S5, on the S7 I began using Nova Launcher and still do so. Now with a new phone (finally) I would like to try...