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Thursday, December 28th, 2017 11:09 PM

Will the AT&T prepaid 4G LTE plan work with a Samsung Galaxy Note 8?

Lots of research has been done on this question; however each relatable topic has a number of answers.  For example some responders have noted the unlocked version will not work at all because AT&T doesn't recognize the SIM or the IMEI number for the unlocked versions. Others have said they were able to get a rep at an AT&T store or in customer service to set up a dummy IMEI so they can use the service. Then there are others who have stated they returned the unlocked versions and purchased an AT&T branded one to get 3G but 4G LTE is not available. Even though the $65 prepaid unlimited data plan is good, no one wants to purchase a $1000.00 smartphone only to find out afterwards it either won't work at all or if it does work only a few of the features are accessible. So the question is will a Samsung galaxy note 8 work fully (4G LTE and all) on the prepaid plan? Wi-Fi calling is not an issue so that part doesn't require an answer.

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It's not surprising that a response to the question above hasn't been received.  Therefore it appears the results found after  researching the question are true: (1) the 4G LTE service for prepaid will not fully work on the Note 8 and (2) an unlocked phone won't work on AT&T's network. That's pertinent info to have before buying an expensive smartphone.  At least there's on carrier included in the big 4 that doesn't have this issue so it seems having the prepaid service with them on a flagship phone will be better. 

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