![]() ![]() Just be aware that many second-hand phones (and maybe refurbs too?) are rooted/jailbroken, and Samsung Pay won’t work on those. Verify first that it hasn’t been rooted or just buy a cheap new phone (or refurb?). Remember, assuming you only need the phone for limited uses (mobile payments or buying gift cards), lots of the minor issues with second-hand phones aren’t a big deal. For example, there was a deal to get a new Note 5 from Walmart for $199. You might find a cheap deal on a more advanced phone or on a new phone. From a casual ‘galaxy s6’ search on Amazon, it looks like you can score a refurbished phone for around $200, slightly less for a used phone. The cheapest will likely be to find a used (32 gb) Samsung S6 or Note 5 on Swappa, eBay, Craigslist, or Amazon. Gear S2 only works with NFC, not MST, so you aren’t better off than using an iPhone. Gear S3 works with MST as well, giving it the same wide acceptance as all Samsung Pay devices. It won’t work with an iOS device, however. Supported carriers: Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Cricket, MetroPCS, and US.Cellular.Īnother option is to get a Gear3 smartwatch which has Samsung Pay and can pair with any Android phone running Android 4.4 or above, even non-Samsung phones or older Samsung phones. The following devices support Samsung Pay: Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge, Galaxy S7 Active, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy S6 Edge+, Galaxy S6 Active, Galaxy Note5. Samsung Pay regularly releases some nice gift card deals.Įven iOS users might find it worthwhile to have a secondary Samsung Pay device to take advantage of these deals, though it is, admittedly, a hassle to have to lug around a second device. Figure out how much you’d be using mobile payments and how much you’ll gain by having a Samsung phone to decide if it’s worth dealing with.By placing your phone next to the swiper, it will ‘trick’ the swiper into thinking it’s been swiped. In simple English that means that almost anywhere you can swipe a credit card, you can use Samsung Pay. While Apple Pay is also eligible, Samsung Pay works even in places that don’t have NFC capabilities due to it’s MST technology. The US Bank Altitude card earns 3x on mobile payments.Lots of people are interested in having access to Samsung Pay for a couple of reasons: ![]()
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