I'm going to be in the US for a few weeks next month.
Are there any options for me, for just picking up a cheap no-contract prepaid SIM that will allow me to get data on my G1?
I obviously don't want to roam on my UK SIM, the costs are extortionate.
I know it was previously possible with the Sidekick prepaid plan but I heard that doesn't work anymore.
Possible? Or am I SOL on this?
Hotspots and wifi are about the only options, both free. But no prepaid data (3g/edge).
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Hi all,
I'll be travelling to the US on business for one month, and I will be needing a sim card to put into my Tytn (HTC Hermes, quad band 3g). Does anyone know what's the best prepaid or one-month plan I can get that will give me unlimited data? I would really like to try out some of the broadband features of my wm6 phone (only edge in China, no 3g) so a plan that offered unlimited data on a high-speed network would be ideal. I'll be travelling to several states and many cities, so nationwide network is a must.
I've looked at a lot of websites but would reallyappreciate some feedback from real people who have the same/similar phone as I do. I hope someone can point me in the right direction, thanks!!!
At&t has there gophone pick your plans that you can add the medianet unlimited to for 20usd.
I tried this in the general forum, but got no response.
Does anyone here currently use your 8525 or similar on the ATT GoPhone service?
And if so,
Are there any issues with using it on the unlimited medianet plan for goPhones?
Is it as simple as putting the GoPhone sim in my 8525?
Is it 3G?
Thanks
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Does anyone have any input on using an 8525 on the prepaid plan?
8525 GoPhone
YES YES AND YES!!
Sign up for GoPhone (Pick Your Plan)
Thats the specific name of the plan
"Pick Your Plan"
The most is 69.99 for 650 minutes , Unlim night/Weekend , Unlim ATT 2 ATT
Then you can add MediaNet for 19.99 for unlim data to access HSDPA/UMTS
I switched to ATT for this (Bye bye TMO get 3g someday)
All in all about 90 bucks + tax for prepaid Hermes(8525) with DATA!!!
This is what im using NOW
addendum
I did a superCID and sim unlock before popping in my GoPhone SIM
I didnt even think to see if it worked before that because I was using
my TMO sim in the 8525
Well, I got my GoPhone in the mail yesterday with unlimited data.
Put the sim in my 8525 and been working great ever since, including 3G.
I got the 39.99 plan and 4.99 texting plan since most of my calls are to other att mobiles. So with tax I am around $70/mo.
I love not having a contract.
AINT IT COOL !!!
I checked my re-up
Im paying $122 after taxes OUCH
650 min, unlim ATT2ATT, Unlim N/W, Unlim DATA, Unlim Text
ok, so how do i get this? i walk into the store and say i need the cheapest gophone you have with unlimited data and pop the sim in my 8525 and walk out of the store whistling?
I signed up online. Choose the Pick Your Plan goPhone, add texting and data plan features, and checkout.
I chose the cheapest phone, a refurb for 9.99. It arrived in 2 days, at which time I took that sim and put in my 8525.
All is good.
Oh, and my I had performed super CID unlock in the past. I am not sure if this is necessary or not since mine is an ATT phone.
Works
Yep, GO Phone works just fine on the 8525, only thing is you still receive that annoying reminder each time you deduct money from your account.. Other then that works like a charm.
tramane said:
YES YES AND YES!!
Sign up for GoPhone (Pick Your Plan)
Thats the specific name of the plan
"Pick Your Plan"
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Do I HAVE to use that plan, or is it just the best deal in your opinion? Can I use "Pay as You Go" if I want to?
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Can I just buy a Go Phone plan w/o data and just use WiFi
I see that I'm probably good to buy a cheap Go Phone w/SIM online, then put that SIM in my 8525. But I only want to do downloads and Internet access via my WiFi not the typical GPRS 3g cell network. So...If I get the current plan w/o any data options am I good to go? I can't see which plan would make any difference as long as I do all my data transfers via WiFi. Can anyone confirm?
Is there anyway I can use my nexus one with a t-mobile sidekick prepaid plan???
You would have to buy the phone at the full price unlocked I believe.
lol do you have a prepaid plan already? if so try it... for testing purposes try using another phone with that prepaid plan...
my gut says no because i think the plan+phone works different than a contract...
My phone is Unlocked and i do have a prepaid sidekick plan, it sees the connection but it give me a basic tmobile wap site when i try to use the web and nothing else works. i guess they're doing some IMEI scanning. supposedly this plan will only work if you have a sidekick
As a short google search would have immediately revealed, T-mo US blocked non-sidekick phones on the sidekick plan some time last Summer (i.e. a decade ago).
I know that for this plan to work with smart phones you need an additional data plan. I have a S2 I was wondering is it possible to get around it? My GF has a GoPhone can I just get her IMEI and go in the store and get a sim and say thats my IMEI or would it lock the sim to that phone?
I'm currently with T-mobile, but I can't get WCDMA/HSPA at all. When I set it WCDMA it wont pick up t-mobile and ill have to go back to Edge. This is why I want to go to AT&T
Thanks.
If you have the international GSII, then you should be able to use the $50 medianet plan. Plenty of other folks have already done it. But if you have a branded device, it won't work.
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I currently have a international GSII after 2 months with my $50 gophone unlimited plan the data is not working anymore. Please somebody confirm if have the same problem or is just me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW4h1tOAsg4
Wasn't sure if this worked, and if you actually order the phone, wouldn't you have to pay for the plan?
I believe att can detect your phone and will automatically put you on a corresponding iPhone (bull****) plan, not 100% sure though, I do know that international phones can be used on the Medianet dumbphone data plan though.
This is very interesting and I am really thinking about trying it out. The only bummer is you ahve to by a phone just to get the sim card. If anyone tries this out let us know how it goes and if I try it out first I will let you know.
OK I Activate AT&T Phones Daily and of my best friends works at a AT&T Call Center, so here's some FAQ
Is it really unlimited data for $15?
Yes it is Unlimited Data for any Basic AT&T Phone, but if your trying to use it with a smart phone and use like 8GB of Data in a month they will be suspect
Will it work with a Smartphone?
Yes and no, If your using a AT&T Model Phone AT&T Will either block data or in most cases add the data package
If you have a T-Mobile Unlocked Phone or a Unlocked International GSM Phone it will not be in AT&T's System so you won't be flagged
Do you have to do anything to make it work?
Well Yes APN, you have to use the MediaNet APN, The normal 4G and LTE APNS will not work
Also to note Many New Go Phone Sim Cards are now Married to the phones IMEI they ship with and will not work in another phone unless you get a sim unlock code, I have verified this with the $19 Samsung Flip phone ZTE Z431, ZTEAvail, and the AT&T Fusion, I tried the sim card that came with the phones in my Galaxy S II Skyrocket, Samsung Vibrant and Samsung Propel
Thank you for your investigation, saved me the time I would've spent asking questions and searching for answers.
Well what I want to know is, if you buy one of those messaging phones for $0.01 on the 2 year contract like the video says, so that you get the sim, won't you have to pay for the 2 yr contract regardless? Or do they not charge you unless you activate it?
jeffreygtab said:
Well what I want to know is, if you buy one of those messaging phones for $0.01 on the 2 year contract like the video says, so that you get the sim, won't you have to pay for the 2 yr contract regardless? Or do they not charge you unless you activate it?
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Yes you would, You would be required to commit to a 2 year contract and would have to at Minimum have the 450 Min for $39.99 and the $20 Unlimited Texting or $0.20 Per Text Message and the $15 Basic Phone Data Package so that video isn't really correct..
If you want "Unlimited Smartphone on AT&T then the Straight Talk Sim Cards are a much better way to go, For $45 a month you have Unlimited Talk, Text, Web, Data, I setup a Friend with a Galaxy S Captivate on it and he has the Full 3G Speeds and has had months he's hit 6GB and never had a Issue, The only thing you have to watch for is if you want to do the Wireless Hotspot, It is against the TOS to do Hotspot but you can Use Wifi Tether For Root Users and it will show as Mobile Web Usage so they won't bug you.
You can get the Straight Talk Sims in Both Full Size and Micro Sim Versions for Both AT&T and T-Mobile, and if you put the AT&T Sim in a AT&T Phone you don't even have to unlock it to work, I've setup Go Phones, iPhones, HTC Sensation 4G, HTC Mytouch 4G, Samsung Captivate, AT&T Avail http://straighttalksim.com/shop.php
forrest89sei said:
Yes you would, You would be required to commit to a 2 year contract and would have to at Minimum have the 450 Min for $39.99 and the $20 Unlimited Texting or $0.20 Per Text Message and the $15 Basic Phone Data Package so that video isn't really correct..
If you want "Unlimited Smartphone on AT&T then the Straight Talk Sim Cards are a much better way to go, For $45 a month you have Unlimited Talk, Text, Web, Data, I setup a Friend with a Galaxy S Captivate on it and he has the Full 3G Speeds and has had months he's hit 6GB and never had a Issue, The only thing you have to watch for is if you want to do the Wireless Hotspot, It is against the TOS to do Hotspot but you can Use Wifi Tether For Root Users and it will show as Mobile Web Usage so they won't bug you.
You can get the Straight Talk Sims in Both Full Size and Micro Sim Versions for Both AT&T and T-Mobile, and if you put the AT&T Sim in a AT&T Phone you don't even have to unlock it to work, I've setup Go Phones, iPhones, HTC Sensation 4G, HTC Mytouch 4G, Samsung Captivate, AT&T Avail http://straighttalksim.com/shop.php
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So you have to pay $55 a month? That video is completely pointless...
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So you have to pay $55 a month? That video is completely pointless...
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Ok guys so I found an about 8 month old ATT sim that's never been activated, and I just got an ATT manager to give me an unnactivated sim. Is there anyway I can use either of these on the plan?