Can I find a carrier to support this Note 5 phone?

[Lillym]

I am being forced to upgrade 4 phones by Sprint & T-Mobile. I have the Note 5 and they are giving me a free Samsung Galaxy A32 with lower resolution, no stylus and poorer quality. The new note they want $1100.00 for with a stylus, but I don't want to buy from them and I am not happy being arbitrarily forced to change. I wonder if anyone still has this phone with another carrier?

 

[ocnbrze]

what about the note 9 or the note 10 or 10+? they are sure to be cheaper than the note 20 or s22 ultra.

i had the note 5 when it was released. i soon jumped ship to the note 8 and then the note 10+ when they were released.

i think it is time that you moved on anyways. phones by design last only 3-4 years. that is when support stops. more and more apps will stop working as the devs update their apps to the newer os. things will start to slow waaaaaaay down. 3 years is the longest i have ever owned a phone.

 

[mikedt]

All the US carriers are turning off their 3G networks aren't they? So an ancient Galaxy Note 5 won't be able to connect to any network probably, apart from WiFi.

 

[puppykickr]

@ocnbrze is right, sadly.

Carriers are not in the business of activating old phones, and the newer services actually prevent that from working anyway.

On the bright side, you can always still use your old device on wi-fi until it actually dies.

I have one modern device that is a phone, and multiple old devices that are wi-fi only.

 

[ocnbrze]

i kept my note 4 for some reason. i still use it as an mp3 player when i walk my dog.

 

[The_Chief]

Swappa is a great place to buy gently used phones in pristine condition. The Note 10+ is the last Note with the S Pen in the right place (then it switched sides), and it's a fantastic upgrade from the Note 5.