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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
Voice over LTE usually comes along with wifi calling. It basically enables you to stay on LTE for calls rather that H or H+ which is cool if you like to surf the web while your on a call. And Wi-Fi calling is to make calls on wifi if you have a bad reception.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Techvir:
I have both SD and exynos version of s8 [emoji809] on 2 different lines... I got exynos wanting to flash roms and root... I however never ended up not doing it becoz of missing some fns like sheath and android pay.. There are patches but still a headach3... I pretty much achieve everything I need without root and there are good alternatives too... I miss a few things like titanium back up, Gmd gestures and viper..

WiFi calling is important for me at work due to lack of signal inside some buildings...So cannot use exynos device at work..

Performance wise I have not see any difference and yes I have tested them side by side... Some situations like multitasking with ongoing video playback works better with SD... Battery too not any difference

I am waiting for note 8 but will wait a couple of months for the prices to settle before jumping in...

From benchmark reviews SD is performing better now.. So I hope it translates to better real life usage as well..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Izvid:
Guys if you are concerned about battery life check this video. [youtube]WHqfE45oKU4[/youtube] made me feel better about the smaller battery. 3300 mAH really Samsung.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] MaelstromXC:
I am still waiting to preorder my phone via corporate plan. I hope it is available in time for preorder. It would be very annoying to miss out on the preorder offer due to slowness on the carrier's part.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jmitr:
I've used easy cellular, where is pda plaza?

Fellow Canadian left coaster btw.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
Tbh I'm not worried about the battery life. The SD 835 coupled with the 6GB of ram should make for great battery life. My only concern is standby time which wasn't that good on my s8 but great on my OP5 and even better on my HTC U11 witch has a 3000mah battery and easily makes it through the day. Thanks for sharing. ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Pda is based out of BC.

Forgot about easy cell....yes they are a good source for us also

sent from my Note FE, S8 plus, or S6
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] coremark:
Man, I'm glad I found the Canadian thread here. First time I've heard of PDA plaza and the prices seem reasonable. I live in Vancouver and never knew about them. Anyone here purchase from them before? If so, no issues? Just needed an opinion.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] galaxyluv:
I may be wrong. But PDA Plaza seems to have a Montreal number on their FB page. I was also curious to know if anyone purchased from them before. They seem to only have a 30 day warranty. They also sell the HONG KONG version of Exynos. Anyone knows if that'll be ok with Samsung Pay?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Yup your right...easy cell is in BC.

My bad.

But this is even better for me if swiftronics doesnt get the note 8 or v30 because Montreal is alot closer to me lol.

Thanks for pointing this out :svetius:

I dont think sammy pay will work here unless you get a Canadian device.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
Caught in the wild. Can't wait to get mine. ???
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Samsung store?

sent from my Note FE, S8 plus, or S6
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
Nah. Best buy in Syracuse. The phone is surprisingly easy to hold for its size. Did I mention I could hardly wait.?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Lol....yes...yes you did.

I need to get one in hand also...still on the fence here.

sent from my Note FE, S8 plus, or S6
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cmcmcmcm:
Someone on RFD says he got "Android Pay working with Canadian CC/billing address on [his] Sprint variant S7" -- but Samsung Pay could be more picky.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] galaxyluv:
Ahh that's good to know, thanks! :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] shanti06:
I also put a pre- order at Best Buy for an unlocked one. As for the gifts (charger and mSD), I was told that I'll get them when I pick up my phone at store. Is it how it works? No need to deal with Samsung?

I got my Note 7 from Samsung online so I'm not familiar how it works.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
I would go with whatever you were told. Telus told me that it will be fulfilled by Samsung, which is also the case with Rogers as far as I know. My guess is telcos will go that route. Best buy could possibly give you the gifts with the phone. If that's what they say.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
A lot of people stateside got their devices shipped as early as Thursday. Anyone here get such a notice?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Techvir:
The device is not even on display in any store.... :rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
Crazy! They're everywhere in new york
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] unibomber:
Haha you're gonna get it no matter what, J. I'm still rocking the note 4 so I think I'll get myself and upgrade for Xmas lol. Then I'll add the Fujifilm xt2.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] galaxyluv:
hey [MENTION=4152022]mrnovanova[/MENTION] :) hope all is well! pre-ordered my exynos version (yes I did, yes I did choose exynos lol)- can't wait!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
Nice! Where and how much? In case other people are interested? I saw the phone and held it in my hands last weekend and it feels great btw. ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
People already started receiving their phones. Got one confirmed from Verizon...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] galaxyluv:
From PDA (montreal) - about 1300$ - yah saw your post , can't wait to test it out :) - it better be worth the 1300$ :p
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Well its the same price as the crappy snapdragon version so a good deal in my eyes lol.

sent from my Note FE or S8 Plus
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] moegrease:
Has anybody heard anything about the previous note 7 owners discount for a note 8?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] galaxyluv:
That's what I figured as well! Thought I should just go for it lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
There isn't any. Not in Canada. The only deal is in the states. From Samsung directly and it "up to" 450$ with a trade in. Not a real deal imo.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] moegrease:
That sux... It would be nice to offset the stupid 1300 cdn cost
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jtcb:
It shows $1140 to me. Are you referring to another website? So without the freebie the phone costs $1140? Both the SD card and wireless charger are worth $160? Any idea if PDA charge one tax or both if it is shipping to Vancouver from Montreal?

https://pdaplaza.ca/collections/fea...sm-n950f-64gb-midnight-black-factory-unlocked
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] galaxyluv:
Same website. Once you put in your city.. It calculates the taxes and shipping fees
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jtcb:
Wow.. free shipping and only charge one tax. Comes to $1197 to BC.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nighthawk29:
Samsung Canada keeps claiming they will have an offer for former Note 7 customers but its been 2 weeks of them saying. They're lazy incompetent idiots here so I wouldn't hold your breath at this point.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] duhadookiey:
Emperor Edition 256gig

Emperor Edition 256gig on the way from korea after sept. 12 and paid about $1300. coming from S. Korea. yaya
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] trazbot:
I would definitely be interested in the emperor edition at this price. Where did you get it from?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] DLG187:
Pre-ordered from Best Buy online today. Had a few older phones to trade in which brought down the cost enough. Now if only Canada ships early like has been happening in the States :)

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Yea I gave up waiting for this.

Hopefully it's something that can retroactively apply for those who pre-ordered the 8 and didn't want to wait for "details very soon"
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
Telus and, I think, Rogers beat the release date by 3 days for the S8. It they do the same with the note 8 they should start shipping tomorrow. Fingers crossed. ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
PSA

999$ in Canada

http://www.mycellaccessories.ca/en/samsung-galaxy-note-8-factory-unlocked-by-samsung.html#/
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] shanti06:
Great. Are they a good seller? Have you ever dealt with them?

Best Buy phoned me today to tell me that I could not pick up gifts in store. That's the only reason I chose them. So, no reason to stick with them.

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Great. Are they a good seller? Have you ever dealt with them?

Best Buy phoned me today to tell me that I could not pick up gifts in store. That's the only reason I chose them. So, no reason to stick with them.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
No never dealt with them just stumbled upon that link. The gifts are fulfilled by Samsung this time. For everyone.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vm007:
People who are buying Exynos version....would it work with all our towers here? because AFAIK even Note 5 had issues connecting with proper speed on other than Snap variant?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] DLG187:
Seems like a candidate for a price match with Best Buy!

Going to try it tonight and see what they say
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
It should work with our towers without a hitch. Don't expect features like VoLTE and Wi-Fi calling to work though. Other than that it should be just fine.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ARNOB:
So far who has the best price for the exynos version? And by the looks, I don't think there is a way to get the pre order bonus right?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] uofaboy:
I pre-ordered my Note8 from Samsung.ca and it is still in "preparing for dispatch" status with deliveries starting Sept. 15. I hope it gets shipped out sooner, like for those in the United States!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cknewdeal:
Any luck?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
My s7 edge was an F version and it was fine, note 7 was a dual sim FD exynos and my s8 plus is a dual sim exynos and all working perfect on rogers.

sent from my Note FE or S8 Plus (exynos)

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From what ive seen so far pda plaza.

sent from my Note FE or S8 Plus (exynos)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nighthawk29:
If anyone has luck with that price match I'd like to know as well. Going to call them myself tomorrow to ask but at the store front level they weren't sure how to price match a pre-order and said they can do it if it's the same price come the 15th and the phone is released. Hoping their head office can do this as a pre-order price. If anyone confirms it I'd like to know but if I can get it confirmed I'll report back.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] DLG187:
Waiting for their response.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] millicent:
Careful with this website. Not using ssl
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vm007:
So I've seen people reporting that bought S8+ international variant. Samsung Canada refused warranty? like what the heck? I thought warranties are suppose to be international ?

Either way-I'll get snapdragon because I doubt I'll root it. (I say that but I end up rooting lol)

Although how things turned out for Note 5 snap version - I don't think I'll mind waiting.

Thank you all who responded.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] DLG187:
So I just heard back, basically if the price is still lower on the 15th or after, we can submit a price match request for up to 30 days from the ship date.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nighthawk29:
You gonna try that site to order or just go with best buy and hope the price is still the same come the 15th for the price match? Millicent said to be careful with that site, so...

Not sure if I want to try ordering from that site or just deal with BB (know my info is safer) and possibly full price if no price match.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] DLG187:
I'm sticking with best buy, because I had a gift card for trading in some old devices in store.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nighthawk29:
Ah, nice.

Tried to look for all my old devices but they show as "no value" on their websites trade-in price estimator so no such luck for me lol. Trying to sell a few though on kijiji but no luck yet. All old crappy devices anyway so don't expect much but few extra $$ never hurts.

Think I may just go pre-order on BB today just to play it safe and hope that the other guys will keep that price on the 15th as well. I figure they are aggressively pricing so they can compete with the big guys. The idea of get people buying the big item (in this case the phone) from you then they buy accessories too (since accessories usually have a higher profit margin), so hopefully they keep this aggressive pricing after launch for a bit.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
What's ssl and how do you know that they're not using it?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] DLG187:
Not sure if you were being sarcastic or not.. But I figured I'd answer in case.

Protocol for secure communication

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security

Websites using ssl will start with https instead of http are regarded as safe or secure

The major benefits of a HTTPS certificate are:

Customer information, like credit card numbers, is encrypted and cannot be intercepted

Visitors can verify you are a registered business and that you own the domain

Customers are more likely to trust and complete purchases from sites that use HTTPS
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
Lol! I wouldn't play like that man. Thanks for the edumacation!?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TRoN_1:
$999 CND for the Note 8? Is it W or F model? How can they offer it at that price?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
Its not the F model...its the crappy snapdragon with a locked bootloader lol.

For another $150 or so you can get an exynos version which is not locked down.

sent from my Note FE or S8 Plus (exynos)

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No you wouldn't lol...was going to say the same but you bet me to it :D

sent from my Note FE or S8 Plus (exynos)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vm007:
If you guys are planning to use that website some risks to keep in mind or how to avoid them.

1. User a card that would help you if you don't get your product. Some high end platinum plus cards have that feature. I am not sure about other cards but mine insures against things like that.

2. Other than money being eaten up-it could possibly be stolen and unauthorized purchases could be made using your card then you'd have to fight those charges with your card company.

3. Never ever wire transfer

4. SSl basically means a company accepting online payments isn't giving a damn about any security and is open to hackers with one less thing to worry about.

Please correct me if I'm wrong. I know we have been told that if it's "too goo to be true then it probably is" -that theory sometimes holds us back but don't you think this is beyond too good to be true lol it'll cost less than $999 with a coupon of 150$ ?

Once again, correct me if I'm wrong. I am just trying to help people not make same mistakes I was about to make if someone hadn't helped me during my childhood.

lol I still remember I was about to pay a seller on Ebay via western union and the customer service rep outright told me , "Sir, I will not process this transaction. There is no legal re-course for you if he runs away with your money" -I'm so grateful -for that dude.

Ok enough story. Just be careful and once again...correct me if I'm wrong.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nighthawk29:
Ya I pretty much figured it's likely too good to be true so more just hoping to see if best buy can price match. Gonna order online from best buy and on Friday submit the request provided it's still showing at $999 on that other site. Won't buy from that site though, $300 savings could lead to much more stolen or at least headaches trying to fight bogus charges, etc....
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vm007:
Btw this is the telegram group for Note 8- if anyone wants to join

https://t.me/GalaxyN0te8

I doubt anyone in the room received their phone yet though.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bober10113:
Hi everyone,

Since i did not want to get snapdragon note 8 i went to rhe samsung uk site and pre ordered a dual sim unlocked version. Pre orders of the uk version are getting a dex dock station, which to me seems like a realy cool gadget.

Only thing im wondering now is if the phone will acctualy work in canada(on Rogers).

Any one knows if it will?

thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vm007:
Like others have posted- it'll work flawlessly other than the fact that there won't be any wifi calling or volte

Samsung Canada may also refuse warranty work as reported by users who bought S8+ Exynos version
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bober10113:
Hi, yeah for the volte and wifi calling, these are csc features i believe. But I was unsure about the acctual data transmission bands. Ive hade phones work in the past for calling but data didint work.

thanks for confirming. Guess now i just need to buy a cheap 220v to 110v adaptor.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] imatts:
Samsung absolutely WILL refuse to honour a warranty for an overseas phone. And you can't ship the phone back to the UK for repair/exchange because they won't accept it.

Buy overseas and you lose everything, and are 100% accountable for any repairs / defects. This is a well known sacrifice.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bober10113:
if its not DOA, then warranty is of little interest to me and paypal will cover if the device does arrive defective. I have owned alot of devices and never really needed servicing. the one time i did, i ended up having the motherboard changed in my old s4 because the usb port broke and this was not covered by warranty and also my device was rooted so i didn't even bother asking samsung. I simply bought a repair service from ebay and got eveything back in working order for 120$.

since then, ive always tried to use wireless charging and copy files via web server or directly on the sd card...lol

Again, i dont understand the concept of warranties as they never ever cover real usage specially when talking about mobile phones.

User caused issues usually arent covered:

hardware or software(brick).

And from my experiance, if a device hasn't died in the first few days then it should be good for a long while.

Anyhow best warranty in my eyes is being diciplined on how to manipulate the device and buy the proper protection.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Dr. Claw:
Getting the blue 950W from NCIX. Then I plan to flash 955U1 immediately. Fingers crossed that it works out.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] MaelstromXC:
Which version is the 955U1?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
No shipment notification from any Canadian telcos yet? Pretty sad seeing a we got the S8/+ 4 days before the release date. And also that ppl with sprint, At&t and Verizon already got theirs last week.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] milan187:
I haven't seen a Note 8 in person yet. Just heard that its way to tall to have comfortably in your pocket...

How many of you actually played with one?

I have a Pixel and in all honesty custom roms and rooting are coming to an end as less and less apps are not working and work around are getting harder. You sacrifice so much by doing it these days.

1000+ is alot to pay not to have warranty for no benefit in performance.

I needed warranty for my S7, and Pixel (twice).
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Dr. Claw:
955U1 is the US unlocked model (XAA).
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] black96ss:
a little off topic, but just wondering if Canadian Samsung phones usually have unlocked bootloaders. I'm in the US and considering jumping the boarder to snag a deep sea blue note to use on my t mobile network(GSM). if the bootloader is unlocked, it would be an added bonus
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] shanti06:
Not an email about shipping or Note 7 promo, but I just got an email reminding me to pre-order before September 14. (I pre-register for gifts.) At least, someone is awake at Samsung CA?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] force70:
No they do not.

sent from my Note FE or S8 Plus (exynos)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
Not since the s6/edge. That was the last time Canada got exynos. We're on the same boat as the US now, minus or rather plus the 150$ surcharge.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] twistanesh:
Hoping someone gets an early delivery. Anyone getting a DBrand Skin?

- Ordered my Note 8 through Bell upgrade ordered 09/09/17
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] DLG187:
nothing that I've seen any Canadian's mention here or on Reddit..

Best Buy is still at "In progress" for me - so I assume it'll ship out Wednesday for delivery on Friday -- time to "work from home" :D
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
Lol. I hear that! ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] DLG187:
I ordered the Black Dragon skin (have one on my XL and I like it). Was tempted to get the Matte black but only wanted to order one for the time being.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] MaelstromXC:
No, we got Exynos with S7 and S7 Edge.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mrnovanova:
Not in Canada and the US. I still have my phone bro. Not sure we're talking about the same thing?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Brava27:
Exynos or bust for me. S8+ FD is working like a charm. If I can get a good price and turnover profit I'll get the note 8 F or FD version. Too bad, I could have upgraded but I'd never get a snapdragon. Too obsessed with ROM and kernel flashing lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BluePhnx:
Canadian version S7 SM-G930W8 and S7 edge SM-G935W8

Actually [MENTION=2832817]MaelstromXC[/MENTION] is correct Canada got the S7 (SM-G930W8) and S7 (SM-G935W8) edge with Exynos version.

http://www.phonemore.com/samsung-galaxy-s7-edge-sm-g935w8/specs/3144
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] MaelstromXC:
Not sure which service provider you are with, but they should be the same for the Big 3 at least

https://www.telus.com/en/on/mobility/phones/samsung-galaxy-s7

Thanks for clarifying.