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[Q] Boxed (included) AT&T SIM

Is there anything different with the included AT&T SIM card that came with my Tab, or can it be assigned to any AT&T account and phone?
Also, the Tab keeps asking me if I want to "activate" this SIM, what will that do?

It seems like a normal AT&T 3G SIM card to me. You can probably activate it for any plan and use in any store. I just put mine in the box and used my old SIM card with existing voice+data plan.

Nah, they are just incase you want to activate it instead of buying a new one from the carrier. Im with bell and thats what the person said.
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T-mobile Phone sim card in t-mobile galaxy tab problem

I have t-mobile sim card from my phone with unlimited internet and 700 min. when i put this sim card in the t-mobile galaxy tab, it wan't late me use internet but show 3g network. i understand that is IMEI problem, t-mobile block internet access with regular phone sim cards. It's any way to make sim card working on galaxay tab?
thank you

nefor23rus said:
I have t-mobile sim card from my phone with unlimited internet and 700 min. when i put this sim card in the t-mobile galaxy tab, it wan't late me use internet but show 3g network. i understand that is IMEI problem, t-mobile block internet access with regular phone sim cards. It's any way to make sim card working on galaxay tab?
thank you
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Yes you can but you will have to flash a custom EURO based ROM in order to do it and use the correct modem driver for your carrier.
There are several posts with instructions on how to do it here in the Galaxy Tab forums. Good Luck and be sure to read up before trying it. I have done it and its not too hard. Just be patient and read.

thanks, i was looking and cannot foud... i found and download euro rom, but it will give me 2g only, i don't want to use galaxy like a phone, i just need 3g internet connection.

to kable:
if you can drop me link, it will be so helpfully...and thank you for respond.

Have to use modem swither. 2g for calls and have 3g data.

Have to use modem swither. 2g for calls and have 3g data.
modem swither dont work for me, already tried. the problem is when i'm going online, browser sand me back to t-mobile site.

Google -> "t-mobile redirect."
First post.
You can't use data with a phone SIM card without possibly doing something illegal that I wont go into in this thread. Basically, the network realizes you have a phone data plan and that you are not on a device approved for that phone plan.

btyork said:
Google -> "t-mobile redirect."
First post.
You can't use data with a phone SIM card without possibly doing something illegal that I wont go into in this thread. Basically, the network realizes you have a phone data plan and that you are not on a device approved for that phone plan.
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thanks, I found and make switcher too, working perfect H on internet mode,and 2g on calls.

can you post a link to that switcher please?

iPad SIM in a Galaxy Note

Hey Guys! I think I'll be pulling the trigger soon in buying to Galaxy Note, I just wanted to give out a shout and see if anyone here has used a iPad Data only SIM card (micro Sim inside a adapter).
I currently have the $30 month unlimited plan and I use that SIM in my iPhone 4 with a custom APN. I would think the APN modification would be the same for the Note, where you just change "wap.cingular" to simply: "Broadband" as I had to do with my iPhone 4.
I was just curious is anyone else has done this yet? I did a search and I have been trolling, but I have yet to find anything about a user using a iPad SIM inside a Android PHONE(though I used it on the ATT Galaxy tab with no modification)
I have been able to use talkatone/google voice to be completely Data centric, though I do have the cheapest gophone that I keep turned off in my car just in case...I was able to use my Galaxy Tab in the same way, so I don't see any reason why I can't use a Galaxy Note with data only.

I would be interested to know as well. I think I want to just use the Note as a mini tablet paired to my iPhone 4S. Can the Note be used only with a data plan?

iPad 2 Data Only plan on Galaxy Note
I bought the Galaxy Note about a week now, and I have been using it as a replacement for my iPad 2 rather then a 2nd phone. (Currently using Galaxy SII). My iPad 2 data plan has unlimited 3G and the only problem was the convert the microSIM to a Regular SIM. In the end, I decided to visit the local telecom services (Using One2free-CSL, Hong Kong) and asked for a replacement of a new SIM card. I tried using a MicroSIM adaptor and honestly as I plug in the adaptor halfway to the SGN it started to get tight and hard to pull it back out. This is why I decided to as for a replacement SIM rather then using a microSIM adapter.
Anyways the end result is, it works... I am currently running my GSN on One2free Data only network plan (+21 Mbps) and rocking it.

I made an adapter out of a credit card, its very easy but dangerous
Selotape the credit card firmly to a flat piece of wood.
Draw round a normal sim then draw round the micro sim aligning the contacts with the normal sim ones. Cut the micro sim out of the centre first then cut the outsides out after that using a craft knife.
Press the micro sim in in the hole youve made.
Watch your fingers lol...

plee85 said:
I bought the Galaxy Note about a week now, and I have been using it as a replacement for my iPad 2 rather then a 2nd phone. (Currently using Galaxy SII). My iPad 2 data plan has unlimited 3G and the only problem was the convert the microSIM to a Regular SIM. In the end, I decided to visit the local telecom services (Using One2free-CSL, Hong Kong) and asked for a replacement of a new SIM card. I tried using a MicroSIM adaptor and honestly as I plug in the adaptor halfway to the SGN it started to get tight and hard to pull it back out. This is why I decided to as for a replacement SIM rather then using a microSIM adapter.
Anyways the end result is, it works... I am currently running my GSN on One2free Data only network plan (+21 Mbps) and rocking it.
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Did you have to modify of change the APN at all? Or you just put it in there and data magically worked?
Bengaz said:
I made an adapter out of a credit card, its very easy but dangerous
Selotape the credit card firmly to a flat piece of wood.
Draw round a normal sim then draw round the micro sim aligning the contacts with the normal sim ones. Cut the micro sim out of the centre first then cut the outsides out after that using a craft knife.
Press the micro sim in in the hole youve made.
Watch your fingers lol...
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I have a adapter from when I used it on my Galaxy tab, I think I will be find with that.

Well, I placed a Order for a Note, if I can't get my iPad SIM to work I'll try and do a GoPhone plan, and if that does not work, I'll buy a iPhone 4S, sell the 4S and use that plan.

Also trying to use my iPad data only sim card in my new Samsung Galaxy Note.
Tried setting up a new APN setting - found on various forums - for AT&T
wap.cingular
but so far have not got it working
Anyone figured this out yet?

Spartan2x said:
Well, I placed a Order for a Note, if I can't get my iPad SIM to work I'll try and do a GoPhone plan, and if that does not work, I'll buy a iPhone 4S, sell the 4S and use that plan.
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Please update us on whether you've been able to get it to work or not.

ipad sim
Hello. I've been running an iPad 3g sim with unlimited data through several android phones and now the note. I use google voice and csipsimple to get by on calling and texting and the rest of my data is for netflix and browsing. I love it. Only $29.99 every month no tax and I can do anything that every other plan offers. Anyways to setup an android phone for the iPad sim the apn should be set as
Name: anything you want
Apn: broadband
Leave everything else to not set.
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication type: select none
And that's it. Make sure you hit the menu button and save the apn then Delete any other apn on the phone and you'll be good to go . Hope this helps.

I was able to get an ATT pre-paid tablet sim and works just fine in the note. Using the APN broadband as described above. I just went in the store, told them I had a GSM compatible tablet and wanted tablet plan. They did have to activate the sim using the IEMI of a tablet in the store but works without any problems. Prior to doing that, I tried friends iPhone sim and Cellular One sim and both worked without issue. Did manually configure the APN of course.

I used the same setting as noted above. Its the same settings at you would use on a ATT phone, you are just excluding the mms fields abd changing wap.cingular to "broadband" as i had to do on my iphone 4.
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Stupid question and a little off-topic, but will an iPad SIM work with an unlocked iPhone 4S? When I travel, I wouldn't mind using an unlocked iPhone 4 with data only. I don't see a reason to get voice. If it does work, will I be able to tether devices to the iPhone 4S and get data via wifi or bluetooth?

lsquare said:
Stupid question and a little off-topic, but will an iPad SIM work with an unlocked iPhone 4S? When I travel, I wouldn't mind using an unlocked iPhone 4 with data only. I don't see a reason to get voice. If it does work, will I be able to tether devices to the iPhone 4S and get data via wifi or bluetooth?
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From that I understand the Custom APN changer does work on the 4S as well.
You simply go to:
http://unlockit.co.nz/
on your iphone
Select your country and "AT&T (Broadband)" as your carrier
Install APN
This works while in the US with a ATT iPad SIM. I am not sure about other iPad sims for other countries. You used to be able to complete your own APN, but now it seams they are sticking to standardized ones that have to be pre-programmed by their website. This also lets you use a normal iPhone SIm in your iPad for data only.
I doubt you would be able to tether. There is no Jailbreak available for the 4S yet, and if you can't get tethering on the Data only plans. Maybe if you had a unlocked 4S? IDK if the tethering feature works like that if your plan does not support it or if its not locked down.

Any android tablet???
So, I am to understand I can use my iPad sim unlimited ATT 3G in any Android tablet? Ie Samsung 7.7, Note,or when released the Asus 700?
Do I need to do anything to sim card so it fits in sim slots on these tablets?

dubsm177 said:
Hello. I've been running an iPad 3g sim with unlimited data through several android phones and now the note. I use google voice and csipsimple to get by on calling and texting and the rest of my data is for netflix and browsing. I love it. Only $29.99 every month no tax and I can do anything that every other plan offers. Anyways to setup an android phone for the iPad sim the apn should be set as
Name: anything you want
Apn: broadband
Leave everything else to not set.
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication type: select none
And that's it. Make sure you hit the menu button and save the apn then Delete any other apn on the phone and you'll be good to go . Hope this helps.
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before i test someones ipad sim in my samsung GS3, i tried to edit the apn section:
i cant delete the 2 existing apn settings for my telus canada sim, nor edit them, they are dimmed.
i can add a new apn and highlight it with the little green radio box.
but i cannot then delete the other 2 that look like they automatically show up on inserting my sim
i have done the gs3 unlock steps also, using the phone dialer codes...
any ideas?

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why removed?
my gs3 is unlocked supposedly by the phone dialer method on these forums.
if the apn is dimmed due to locking, that would show how to verify that that method of unlock works...
why cant i edit the apn...
and if i put in an ipad sim, will it be dimmed too...
hmmm

eglacias said:
why removed?
my gs3 is unlocked supposedly by the phone dialer method on these forums.
if the apn is dimmed due to locking, that would show how to verify that that method of unlock works...
why cant i edit the apn...
and if i put in an ipad sim, will it be dimmed too...
hmmm
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just tried a rogers canada sim (i was originally locked to telus which is NOT the same network)
it works percectly and i can edit the apn entries
funny, but when i put back in my telus sim, i CANNOT edit the apn.
mabe its sim dependent.
now i can finally test an ipad data plan sim, i have yet to find one from another ipad user, but its only $20 to buy one on fido's 15 day money back guarantee and try activating in a friends ipad tablet who currently doesent use a sim....

eglacias said:
just tried a rogers canada sim (i was originally locked to telus which is NOT the same network)
it works percectly and i can edit the apn entries
funny, but when i put back in my telus sim, i CANNOT edit the apn.
mabe its sim dependent.
now i can finally test an ipad data plan sim, i have yet to find one from another ipad user, but its only $20 to buy one on fido's 15 day money back guarantee and try activating in a friends ipad tablet who currently doesent use a sim....
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ok, last update on this unresponsive thread with mysterious removed info about locking...:ill copy it to the gs3 specific forum though im sure it applies to the note 2 as well.
1) my phone-dialer-code-style unlocked (as per these forums) samsung galaxy s3 i747m JB 4.1.1 stock rom, rooted, telus canada will take any sim, i have tested it and the unlock works.
2) i finally went and got a tablet flex data plan with telus canada, made for android as well as ipad. they activated it in store, no need to go find a friend with an ipad or device.
i put it in my gs3 and immediately had functionality (but with accidental settings for expensive pay per use data because of telus' apn settings that get automatically set up if a sim is put into a phone and not a tablet).
3) apn settings are changeable but NOT by editing, only by adding a new one and not using the save menu choice (!):
i needed to go to the apn area on my gs3 and ADD a new proper apn (see 4 below) without changing the other 2 dimmed and unchangeable ones
then i had to NOT choose save from menu but rather, just EXIT out with the back button
once back to the apn list which then shows 3 entries instead of 2 i had to only tap the radio button of the new apn and exit out with the back button again. if i then go back in and look at my new apn, it has filled in a few other fields automatically but left the important one for telus canada which is the APN:
isp.telus.com
and NOT sp.telus.com which would give you a $600 bill at the end of the month.
4) only apn entries required were:
add new apn
name: whatever
apn: isp.telus.com
then hit BACK button INSTEAD OF save, itll show a selectable radio button, select it, back out again with back button
rest of settings are auto filled and your up and running, no more steps, tethering included.

AT&T data only

Hi,
I am trying to get an AT&T data plan only for my Note. SO I was trying to get the data plan for a tablet and AT&T gave me a SIM card but they wouldn't activate it. They said I need to put it in my tablet to activate it. Does anyone know if I can just call AT&T and ask them to activate it for me over the phone???
Any other way to get data only plan on the Note?

I made a thread about this last week and never got a answer. I plan to be doing the same once I get mine. I have my Micro SIM from my iPAD(unlimited Data)
I know with the iPhone the only APN I had to change was the wap.cingular. I typed "Broadband" instead, and my iPhone works with the Data only SIM.
I used that same sim with a converter in my ATT Galaxy Tab with no modification.
See if you can find the normal ATT APN then do what I did, subtract the "wap.cingular" for "broadband"
If you are waiyting and just want to activate it...maybe try and fone some one with a 3g ipad that will let you activate your plan? Once you do, they can pop their sim back in and it wil be as if you never did anything.

Spartan2x said:
I made a thread about this last week and never got a answer. I plan to be doing the same once I get mine. I have my Micro SIM from my iPAD(unlimited Data)
I know with the iPhone the only APN I had to change was the wap.cingular. I typed "Broadband" instead, and my iPhone works with the Data only SIM.
I used that same sim with a converter in my ATT Galaxy Tab with no modification.
See if you can find the normal ATT APN then do what I did, subtract the "wap.cingular" for "broadband"
If you are waiyting and just want to activate it...maybe try and fone some one with a 3g ipad that will let you activate your plan? Once you do, they can pop their sim back in and it wil be as if you never did anything.
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right, except I can't find anyone with neither non wifi only android tablet or ipad

$30 T-Mobile Phone Sim Works in Vzw G Pad

Hey, just wanted to let people know that I took the T-Mobile sim from my phone with the $30/month 5gb plan, popped it in my new VZW Gpad, set the APN, and bam, I had 4G T-mobile service. Not sure if it will last or if T-mo will get mad, but it's a prepaid plan so I can't imagine they'll care.

Well, tmobile's 200MB free data plan works too (for now).
Couldn't activate a unused Sim directly on the tablet (redirected to T-Mobile site when Sim is inserted, but said "device not supported"). A pre-activated Sim works
Since I have postpaid tmobile as well, I have the 1GB free plan, and it throttles to 2g when I go over(free 200mb users get hard cut off instead of throttle)
Verizon's prepaid data plans obviously works too, but its very hard to get a Verizon Sim to use ( they get deactivated after 6? Months of no active plans, need to get one from fleabay. Most Verizon stores refuse to give out Sim cards , or would activate you for postpaid even if you asked for prepaid ). $30 for 2GB

My postpaid T-Mobile -phone- sim works great on my Verizon sold N7; T-Mobile must not recognize them.

I was able to successfully add my T-Mobile sim. Once APN was modified, worked like a charm...however, received notification that "Tablet Activate not complete". Once restarted, the radio was no longer picking up signal. Had to do a factory reset and tried again with similar result.
Thoughts?

mindstream98 said:
I was able to successfully add my T-Mobile sim. Once APN was modified, worked like a charm...however, received notification that "Tablet Activate not complete". Once restarted, the radio was no longer picking up signal. Had to do a factory reset and tried again with similar result.
Thoughts?
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Are you on the new KitKat update?

razgriz8426 said:
Are you on the new KitKat update?
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Yep, tablet was received with the Kit Kat updated already installed.
With that, not sure if I have to have the tablet first activate on a verizon sim?

mindstream98 said:
Yep, tablet was received with the Kit Kat updated already installed.
With that, not sure if I have to have the tablet first activate on a verizon sim?
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It's entirely possible that Verizon has disallowed the use of other sims, which would be a shame, but I could definitely see it happening. I don't have experience with it as I'm now on Verizon, but I'm sure there are other people that are trying to find a work around. I'll post if I hear of anything.

razgriz8426 said:
It's entirely possible that Verizon has disallowed the use of other sims, which would be a shame, but I could definitely see it happening. I don't have experience with it as I'm now on Verizon, but I'm sure there are other people that are trying to find a work around. I'll post if I hear of anything.
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try flashing the modem from 4.2.2 (need root)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=54584896&postcount=5
Some people have no problems with T-mobile SIM in KK4.4.2 VK810. I (and some other people) have problems, need to roll back the modem firmware

paperWastage said:
Well, tmobile's 200MB free data plan works too (for now).
Couldn't activate a unused Sim directly on the tablet (redirected to T-Mobile site when Sim is inserted, but said "device not supported"). A pre-activated Sim works
Since I have postpaid tmobile as well, I have the 1GB free plan, and it throttles to 2g when I go over(free 200mb users get hard cut off instead of throttle)
Verizon's prepaid data plans obviously works too, but its very hard to get a Verizon Sim to use ( they get deactivated after 6? Months of no active plans, need to get one from fleabay. Most Verizon stores refuse to give out Sim cards , or would activate you for postpaid even if you asked for prepaid ). $30 for 2GB
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How do you preactivate a sim card? I got a sim card from tmobile online and it didnt work so i had to call them and i had to pay to get service.

T-mobile yes and no.
10.00 Walgreens SIM card.
Local T-Mobile store rolled eyes.and told me I was mistaken "T-Mobile doesn't offer free data if you don't have a Tmobile account"
Even the 200mb free advertised on the T-Mobile website (more rolling of the eyes!)
Asked to speak to manager and store manger said yeah we did that for a short time but no longer.
"what website says we still offer it?"
*T-Mobile" ok lemme check, can I have your drivers license to do a credit check?
UH NO...
Called in and after 20 minutes (explaining same stuff again.) the rep says the T-mobile recognizes the VK810 IMEI number as a Phone so I can't qualify for free 200MB tablet data. Sorry.
Funny I added 10.00 when I was trying to activate it myself so I had them apply that to 1GB 1 Week plan and it worked flawlessly.
But no they wouldn't activate it as free tablet 200mb plan.
TL:dr
has anyone had luck activating the free BYOT 200mb plan on the VK810?

GPad on ATT
Does anyone know if this tablet has the bands to support ATT LTE? I'd like to buy one from Verizon, and use on ATT. Thanks in advance.

xMutant said:
10.00 Walgreens SIM card.
Local T-Mobile store rolled eyes.and told me I was mistaken "T-Mobile doesn't offer free data if you don't have a Tmobile account"
Even the 200mb free advertised on the T-Mobile website (more rolling of the eyes!)
Asked to speak to manager and store manger said yeah we did that for a short time but no longer.
"what website says we still offer it?"
*T-Mobile" ok lemme check, can I have your drivers license to do a credit check?
UH NO...
Called in and after 20 minutes (explaining same stuff again.) the rep says the T-mobile recognizes the VK810 IMEI number as a Phone so I can't qualify for free 200MB tablet data. Sorry.
Funny I added 10.00 when I was trying to activate it myself so I had them apply that to 1GB 1 Week plan and it worked flawlessly.
But no they wouldn't activate it as free tablet 200mb plan.
TL:dr
has anyone had luck activating the free BYOT 200mb plan on the VK810?
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activate it over the phone or borrow an LTE iPad/... to activate it
hkk said:
Does anyone know if this tablet has the bands to support ATT LTE? I'd like to buy one from Verizon, and use on ATT. Thanks in advance.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53217241&postcount=13
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53606129&postcount=19

paperWastage said:
activate it over the phone or borrow an LTE iPad/... to activate it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53217241&postcount=13
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53606129&postcount=19
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Thanks paperWastage

paperWastage said:
activate it over the phone or borrow an LTE iPad/... to activate it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53217241&postcount=13
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53606129&postcount=19
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Does anybody successfully run T-Mobile after 4.4.2 update?
TIA.

Maine_Coon said:
Does anybody successfully run T-Mobile after 4.4.2 update?
TIA.
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Just did this morning, used the "Android phone" settings, needed to reboot a couple of times, and added the TMobile app as well.
https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-2090

pliablemoose said:
Just did this morning, used the "Android phone" settings, needed to reboot a couple of times, and added the TMobile app as well.
https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-2090
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Thanks for the link. I have LTE working in my tablet, but can't get internet sharing to work. Could anyone get internet sharing to work with a tmo sim?

Rooted or Unrooted
I have a rooted G Pad that I reverted back to 4.2.2 in order to try my tmobile sim in. I entered all the APN settings in both 4.4.2 & 4.2.2 and nothing.
Maybe I should try to unroot?

Just an update for anyone who is interested in this still.
I bought an almost brand new LG G pad from Verizon. Saw this thread and decided that I was going to try it.
I got the device with 4.4.2 android. Haven't done any modifications. No root. No downgrading. Build: KOT49I.VK81022B. Software: VK81022B.
Went into the TMobile store. Asked for a sim with a tablet plan activated on it. I had taken the sim tray out of the Verizon tablet to show him the size of the sim. Wasn't sure of the correct size. The guy started giving me the speil on how it must be unlocked, I really should buy a device from them etc. I told him not to worry. Sell me the sim. He finally obliged. Before leaving the store I asked to try it out on a TMobile branded tablet to make sure data was coming through. It was.
Came home. Put in the sim into the device. It wanted to be rebooted. I did, thinking that maybe it would be that easy. It wasn't. I needed to set the APN. Settings> More> Mobile Networks> Access Point Names.
I only set 3 things in there.
Name: TMobile
APN: fast.t-mobile.com
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
Everything else was left unaltered.
Rebooted and BAM. Net access. Yes. Wifi was turned off. After reboot there is a notification that the tablet couldn't be activated. I just cleared it out. No affect on the device's net access.
Not sure if I'll be able to get the 200 mb free net access. We'll see.
I signed up for Google Voice using the wife's phone. Using hangouts I can send/receive text messages. With the hangouts dialer added on top of that I can send/receive phone calls. I was getting my text messages coming to hangouts and my email too but after playing around with some settings in Google Voice I finally got things sorted.

Gpad 8.3 - 5GB LTE - Google Voice? Yes please.
Awesome!
This is exactly what I am HOPING to do with my Verizon 8.3/Tmobile 5GB LTE/Google Voice combo.
I will see if I can get the same result with my sim.

candohome said:
Awesome!
This is exactly what I am HOPING to do with my Verizon 8.3/Tmobile 5GB LTE/Google Voice combo.
I will see if I can get the same result with my sim.
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Those settings worked for me as well! 5GB LTE on the LG 8.3! Now to fix what isn't broken...