Skinny on Note 9

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graham007

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#248315 19-Mar-2019 16:10

Does Note 9 work on skinny network,

reason i am asking is, i did punch in the imei no on the skinny page and it shows cant be used,

but it seems note 9 does have the bands which skinny uses in nz, would there be any issue you think ?

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#2201866 19-Mar-2019 16:48

Is it an imported phone or from one of the main carriers (Vodafone/Spark/2 Degrees)?

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stagnant16

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#2201869 19-Mar-2019 16:53

Mine works fine, I also get the incompatible phone message. Someone hasn't updated their database.

Was purchased trough Spark.

graham007

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#2201870 19-Mar-2019 16:53

its phone purchased from pbtech with a 2degree open plan ( originally )

catspyjamas

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#2201874 19-Mar-2019 16:58

I found the same thing when I punched the IMEI number of my Note 9 into the checker thingy on the Skinny website. It said it wouldn't work. I would have taken that at face value, except when I did the same thing on the Spark website checker it also said that it wasn't compatible, and it actually is. My mobile provider is Spark and it works fine and does everything it should.

I purchased my phone from PB Tech.

I'm no expert but my guess is that if it works on the Spark network it should work on Skinny.

graham007

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#2201875 19-Mar-2019 17:04

thanks so much !

also with regards to skinny - i hope there are no issues with 2 factor auth texts from USA service providers etc ?

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#2201879 19-Mar-2019 17:15

Interestingly I just tried the code off my iPhone Xs Max and it also said it won't work with Skinny, makes me wonder if the built in list just hasn't been updated for a while.

catspyjamas

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#2202222 20-Mar-2019 09:12

graham007:
<p>also with regards to skinny - i hope there are no issues with 2 factor auth texts from USA service providers etc ? </p>

I'm also keen to know about 2FA texts - specifically microsoft, google and yahoo. Hopefully someone with a Skinny mobile can chime in.

I actually contacted Skinny about using my Note 9 on their network when I got that incompatible result with my IMEI, and they suggested purchasing a sim to test it before switching ($2 or something). I haven't done that yet. They said it was a known issue with some iphones that the website checker was wrongly reporting, but she hadn't heard that about the Note 9. This was a few months ago.

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#2202227 20-Mar-2019 09:19

Any Issues around 2FA SMS would not be related to Skinny but the sending (A) party

Sometimes it can take a few days for 2FA SMS to be routed to the new carrier correctly

weegie

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#2216325 13-Apr-2019 09:49

Got the same incompatibility message for my Honor 5X when I punched in the IMEI on skinny. Bought my phone in the EU.

Used it anyway and it works, for the most part...

Have some problems connecting at work and at home, terrible during a drive up north etc.

Switching to 2 degrees today to check it's not a phone thingy but a network issue.

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#2216390 13-Apr-2019 11:18

@weegie please update us once you have tested on 2degrees

weegie

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#2216468 13-Apr-2019 13:10

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@weegie please update us once you have tested on 2degrees

No worries, will do.

Basic testing instantly yielding results - I can actually make calls from my bedroom! Couldn't do that before the switch. 2deg seems better already.

weegie

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#2219405 16-Apr-2019 19:22

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@weegie please update us once you have tested on 2degrees

@Linux, I can confirm that for me, 2degrees is a million times better. No issues at home or work since I switched. For me, it's worth the extra $3! 😄