Samsung Galaxy Note 9

Micky 32

uncommon_name wrote: »

The Note is a brilliant phone. I think it would be hard to beat it.
If you have the money, get the Note, no question about it
You can thank me later... Haha

What the man said.

4real

anyone who bought the phone from eglobal, does it come with headphones in the box?
no mention on the website.
also any issues with the phone till now?

Micky 32

4real wrote: »

anyone who bought the phone from eglobal, does it come with headphones in the box?
no mention on the website.
also any issues with the phone till now?

All comes with the box.

Ivefoundgod

Didn't get mine off eGlobal but presume the contents are the same everywhere? Came with AKG earphones, they're ok for a freebie but I've got Wireless Momentum 2.0s for proper listening.

Speckydodge

Anyone have issues with WiFi, every time I leave the when I come back the phone just can't see my home router anymore without a soft reset.

Speckydodge

Speckydodge wrote: »

Anyone have issues with WiFi, every time I leave the when I come back the phone just can't see my home router anymore without a soft reset.

No issues here. Do you have WiFi power saving mode on or something?

Speckydodge

Basil3 wrote: »

No issues here. Do you have WiFi power saving mode on or something?

No nothing, it was working perfectly a just recently started happening.

Zenify

No problem with wifi on mine. I got it from eglobal and had everything in the box. I mentioned before about eglobal in this thread that the phone is an Asian model and the box had a different seal on it because they open it and make a call to unlock it. Have no issues with it.

4real

thanks everyone

4real

Samsung is offering cashback on all Samsung Galaxy phones.
Note 9 is currently €859 - €165 cashback = €694 (Three price but available across all networks)

I think that's a really good deal for an Irish phone

https://www.three.ie/brand/samsung/cashback-offer/

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4real wrote: »

Samsung is offering cashback on all Samsung Galaxy phones.
Note 9 is currently €859 - €165 cashback = €694 (Three price but available across all networks)

I think that's a really good deal for an Irish phone

https://www.three.ie/brand/samsung/cashback-offer/

I presume the phone is locked to the Three network?

4real

Kaysen Pitiful Revenue wrote: »

I presume the phone is locked to the Three network?

99% yes, but they are cheapest right now (€859) Harvey Norman and DID are both looking for €1019

LasersGoPewPew

Hello all, I want to get a note 9, but I am unsure if the snapdragon variant will be get the same coverage from carriers as the exynos version?

Looking at this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l-7uFhSKGw, it shows the snapdragon has a clear advantage over the exynos version. But some commenters say that the exynos version has better audio quality.

Can someone please advise?

sentient_6

What do you mean by coverage from carriers?

LasersGoPewPew

Lte network bands. One article I read said that the exynos version was tuned for European networks but Im after comparing band aggregates for the different chips and it appears that the snapdragon variant supports one extra Lte band.
I'll go for the snapdragon version then.

Guy:Incognito

Is the Samsung cashback offer they have at the minute only on devices bought outright?

Edit. Just saw it's on the virgin mobile site with the cashback

Speckydodge

LasersGoPewPew wrote:

Lte network bands. One article I read said that the exynos version was tuned for European networks but Im after comparing band aggregates for the different chips and it appears that the snapdragon variant supports one extra Lte band. I'll go for the snapdragon version then.

I have the snapdragon version and couldn't change btu and I don't pickup 4g+ unless it just doesn't show it.

Truckermal

Are these a worthwhile upgrade from a S9+?

LasersGoPewPew

Truckermal wrote: »

Are these a worthwhile upgrade from a S9+?

It's only worth it if you think you would use the S-Pen, my friend upgraded from an s9+ and he loves it because of the S-Pen which he uses all the time.

Guy:Incognito

LasersGoPewPew wrote: »

It's only worth it if you think you would use the S-Pen, my friend upgraded from an s9+ and he loves it because of the S-Pen which he uses all the time.

I'm on the fence about pulling the trigger on getting one.

What sort of stuff are people using the s pen for mostly? Proper day to day usage , rather than novelty stuff. Last note I had was the 4 and never used the pen much.

Speckydodge

It's worth it for the battery alone

Ivefoundgod

I don't really use the pen at all to be honest, occasionally would use it for the remote camera shutter function. The screen off note writing is handy sometimes but again I wouldn't use it daily.

Phone is fantastic though, really can't fault it.

Guy:Incognito

Speckydodge wrote: »

It's worth it for the battery alone

I've a mi max 2 at the minute and get 2 days heavy use out if it.

ouxbbkqtswdfaw

I've always bought expensive phones, but this time due to shortage of funds, I have bought the Honor 9 lite, absolutely amazed by it, does everything I want from a phone, only €159 in Argos.ie and cheaper on Amazon. Great phone, I'm finished buying expensive phones!

Sheep Shagger

With the HN sale and cash back the note 9 inc the dual sim versions are now from €774

https://www.harveynorman.ie/samsung-sale/samsung-galaxy-note-9/

dan786

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

With the HN sale and cash back the note 9 inc the dual sim versions are now from €774

https://www.harveynorman.ie/samsung-sale/samsung-galaxy-note-9/

It was only valid until today.

Sheep Shagger

dan786 wrote: »

It was only valid until today.

Might have been extended past 24/12, in any case HN are advertising now as part of their post xmas sale so have to honour it (see if it's still there tomorrow).

Guy:Incognito

I bit the bullet and got one through virgin media. It arrived Friday.. It's my first non Chinese phone in a few years (redmi note 4x , mi max 2 for the last year ) was totally happy with the Xaoimis but it's a clear cut above. First Samsung since the note 4 and I'm loving it.

Guy:Incognito

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

Might have been extended past 24/12, in any case HN are advertising now as part of their post xmas sale so have to honour it (see if it's still there tomorrow).

Virgin media had the offer removed from the device pages a couple of days ago ( along with the free bluetooth speaker and wireless charger), so I'd imagine it ended as planned on the 24th.

howamidifferent

Pie update Android 9 One UI now available on Note 9 on Three

howamidifferent

howamidifferent wrote: »

Pie update Android 9 One UI now available on Note 9 on Three

Have been checking a bit lately. Still not available for me, for some reason.

frozenfrozen

My unlocked one hasn't got oreo yet

howamidifferent

frozenfrozen wrote: »

My unlocked one hasn't got oreo yet

I'm locked to Three but got Pie this morning OTA.

frozenfrozen

howamidifferent wrote: »

I'm locked to Three but got Pie this morning OTA.

I meant to say I havent got Pie yet, my last update was the 23rd of December

My cec code is xeu

blackplum123

Basil3 wrote: »

Have been checking a bit lately. Still not available for me, for some reason.

Not available for me either

markad1

BTU unlocked, nothing yet.

madmoe

markad1 wrote: »

BTU unlocked, nothing yet.

Unlocked as well, dual SIM Note 9 and no update so far for Pie. What does BTU mean please and thank you?

Cheers,
M

markad1

madmoe wrote: »

Unlocked as well, dual SIM Note 9 and no update so far for Pie. What does BTU mean please and thank you?

Cheers,
M

BTU means its region is UK. VDI would be Vodafone Ireland.
Samsung use these in the firmware files and when they release that firmware our mobiles update.

Here is a list of release locations so far

https://www.sammobile.com/2019/01/15/official-galaxy-note-9-android-pie-update-countries-list

madmoe

markad1 wrote: »

BTU means its region is UK. VDI would be Vodafone Ireland.
Samsung use these in the firmware files and when they release that firmware our mobiles update.

Here is a list of release locations so far

https://www.sammobile.com/2019/01/15/official-galaxy-note-9-android-pie-update-countries-list

Many thanks for that. How would I check mine?

Thanks

markad1

madmoe wrote: »

Many thanks for that. How would I check mine?

Thanks

Go to settings...about phone.....software information , you will see it under service provider SW ver

madmoe

markad1 wrote: »

Go to settings...about phone.....software information , you will see it under service provider SW ver

Says SAOMC_SM-N960F-OXM-XEU-OO_003227D27AD0C217ECEXEU/XEU,XEU/XEZ on mine?

markad1

madmoe wrote: »

Says SAOMC_SM-N960F-OXM-XEU-OO_003227D27AD0C217ECEXEU/XEU,XEU/XEZ on mine?

https://www.androidsage.com/2017/07/12/list-of-samsung-galaxy-country-specific-product-code-csc-and-country-region/

United Kingdom / Ireland (XEU)
United Kingdom (BTU)

chrislad

Best place to pick up one sim free? Looking at Virgin, out of curiousity, and it's 24 * 35 plus 250 for the phone! Works out at an extra 200 for the phone, plus you have to play 25 a month extra (minimum) after 4 months. I remember when the phone used to be a carrot to get people to join!

chrislad

chrislad wrote: »

Best place to pick up one sim free? Looking at Virgin, out of curiousity, and it's 24 * 35 plus 250 for the phone! Works out at an extra 200 for the phone, plus you have to play 25 a month extra (minimum) after 4 months. I remember when the phone used to be a carrot to get people to join!

Ah yeah, the good old days.

I remember in the UK I paid £70 up front for a £450 phone on an 18 month contract @ £20/month. Total cost of the contract was less than the phone. On top of that, I would get calls from other providers offering to buy me out of my current contract if I switched to them.

These days, I just buy phones outright. Contracts offer no value.

madmoe

markad1 wrote: »

https://www.androidsage.com/2017/07/12/list-of-samsung-galaxy-country-specific-product-code-csc-and-country-region/

United Kingdom / Ireland (XEU)
United Kingdom (BTU)

So I'm United Kingdom/Ireland.

Thanks mate,
M

markad1

Oreo update for me this morning 1592MB

Zenify

Got new update this morning. I'm BTU

Guy:Incognito

Got mine about an hour ago too. BTU

_Kaiser_

I have an S9+ at the moment and love it, but the S10 leaks are doing nothing for me with the camera cut-outs on the front screen (I actually prefer the fingerprint scanner on the back too so the under-the-screen version on the S10 I don't care about), so I'm thinking about getting a Note 9.

I know there's mixed views above, but would I be mad to do it given I've never used the S-Pen on previous Notes I've owned.

frozenfrozen

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

I have an S9+ at the moment and love it, but the S10 leaks are doing nothing for me with the camera cut-outs on the front screen (I actually prefer the fingerprint scanner on the back too so the under-the-screen version on the S10 I don't care about), so I'm thinking about getting a Note 9.

I know there's mixed views above, but would I be mad to do it given I've never used the S-Pen on previous Notes I've owned.

If you are a proper power user you'll get the value out of it


Example, a sound recording was being sent around on viber or WhatsApp few weeks ago. Nobody with an iPhone could open it, I went into linux on DeX command line mode, and with the full fat version of ffmpeg made it into an mp3 and was able to send it back so others could open it

Use the pen daily for chrome remote desktop, can click around with the same accuracy you could using a mouse

In spreadsheets the pen is great, Google sheets is IMO totally unusable except for totally basic stuff without the pen on any other phone.

Coincidentally my laptop stopped charging the same week I got the note 9 the few months ago, and i havent got it fixed. Completely replaced the use of the laptop. Now I still have a powerful desktop for doing proper stuff but everything else is on the note 9

The only drawback is for an expensive flagship, it only has 1 GPS receiver instead of being dualband and doing high accuracy. There are only a couple phones out there that do that but IMO it was criminal not to include it in the note. As with every other phone with a normal gps receiver, using Google maps is crap if you're walking.

If you never used to use the pen then maybe the above messing wouldn't suit you either. And if you just want a more basic phone experience then keep the s9+