I have both t-mobile and verizon. I've been considering ditching verizon. But, i'd like to know if I could still use the droid x just on wifi or if I'm gonna have to sell it. I bought it ten months ago. I'd like to keep it as a dev device, but just without phone access.
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You can still use most apps that allow wifi connection for a data source (almost all).
Wirrless tether would no longer work without 3g service... That is the only major catch I can think of
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Thanks for the prompt reply. What about if I do a data wipe and the device asks to be reactivated?
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Thanks for the prompt reply. What about if I do a data wipe and the device asks to be reactivated?
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You could just ignore it. Theres always a way to skip all those start up screens.
You MIGHT be able to "activate" it. It would eventually tell you that there is no service registered to this device etc etc.
I THINK that's how it works, but I could be dead wrong, might want to call cs and ask what happens if you try to activate a phone out of service.
Either way, you won't be billed. I think my activation screen allowed me to skip it.
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I have both t-mobile and verizon. I've been considering ditching verizon. But, i'd like to know if I could still use the droid x just on wifi or if I'm gonna have to sell it. I bought it ten months ago. I'd like to keep it as a dev device, but just without phone access.
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WHY would anyone pay for Verizon's service! I flashed my X to Cricket and never turned back, (end rant lol ). You can still use the WiFi feature after you get past the Activation screen.
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You can also use Page Plus. For as little as $30 per year, you could have phone service on it and use it as a backup phone as well as a really cool toy.
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WHY would anyone pay for Verizon's service! I flashed my X to Cricket and never turned back, (end rant lol ). You can still use the WiFi feature after you get past the Activation screen.
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Never dropping a call and data speed that makes AT&T/iPhone fanbois wet their bed's at night.
Ditch T-Mobile, they just did a massive TV campaign advertising a 4G network when they don't even have one. They are just enhancing their current 3G network which by now is equivalent to verizon's 4G LTE.
It sounds like you're saying that T-Mobile's 21Mbps service isn't 4G while Verizon's 10Mbps service is. Technically speaking, neither fit the 4G standard; however, both are marketing their high-speed networks as such.
Verizon is too expensive for me. The DroidX does not do simultaneous voice and data--something I need everyday for my job.
T-Mobile has great coverage in my area. They're much more affordable than Verizon. Their network is faster than Verizon's. Unless you can convince me to go to a slower network with less functionality at a higher price, my Verizon account will remain closed.
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Whoever thinks verizon 3g is better than at&t either lives in a low at&t recwption area or blowing smoke. At&t and tmobile are both faster than any cdma network, especially now with the hspa+ upgrades which also speed up other 3g devices. Its not even close.
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AT&T buys t mobile, and promises LTE roll out to 95% percent of Americans. The purchase will relieve stress on AT&T's towers, and allow faster data speeds, and better voice quality.
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interesting but i kinda saw it coming, only this would make sense
it was either sprint or ATT ... and sprint doesnt like GSM
i wonder how is that going to improve reception on our atrix since we are on 850 / 1900 / 2100 band .....
or maybe by the time the merger is done i'll buy a new cellphone already
All hail the ATT tyrant!
BOOOOOOO I say. I hate AT&T and all their IPhone loving zombie customers. My 12 year old T-Mobile account (formally voicestream before the name change) will be cancelled the hour the acquisition goes through. AT&T will not see one red cent of my money.
I dont mind it... Tmobile is spottiest of all carriers around here, so should only make both of them better...
However, how will it work w/ the 3G/4G? They are different bands, hence why jailbroken and unlocked iphones never had access to Tmo's 3G, just edge. Does our phone support their bands as well?
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I dont mind it... Tmobile is spottiest of all carriers around here, so should only make both of them better...
However, how will it work w/ the 3G/4G? They are different bands, hence why jailbroken and unlocked iphones never had access to Tmo's 3G, just edge. Does our phone support their bands as well?
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The bands may stay the same what is it 950 and 850 so I can finally get a hd2 and get att. 3 G
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The bands may stay the same what is it 950 and 850 so I can finally get a hd2 and get att. 3 G
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It doesn't work that way. They will be using T-Mo's backhaul only towards LTE deployment and maybe in support of the H+. So any current phones will not be affected by this in any way, meaning you will not be able to pick up a T-Mo Nexus S and use it on AT&T 3g, nor will you be able to use an Atrix on T-Mo "4G".
I live in eastern PA. My wife uses Tmobile and I have ATT. We both use the Captivate (hers is unlocked). In the year or so we have been with each carrier I have dropped about 2 calls to her 20-30. Since she has been with the captivate it has been a little better because of the better phone/modem but Tmobile has been spotty for a loooong time with little improvement over the years. This should work out well for both ATT and Tmobile customers. Tmobile customers may have to pay ATT/Verizon like prices sooner or later but the trade-off for the way better coverage should be worth it. Sprint & Verizon to merge next? Sprint is clearly the weakest of the bunch now by a longshot.
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BOOOOOOO I say. I hate AT&T and all their IPhone loving zombie customers. My 12 year old T-Mobile account (formally voicestream before the name change) will be cancelled the hour the acquisition goes through. AT&T will not see one red cent of my money.
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I COMPLETELY agree with you; you could not have stated it better. I am very aggravated with this whole deal
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Yes. You won't get 4g, but I assume there's a way for 3g and everything else sprint to work.
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Yes. You won't get 4g, but I assume there's a way for 3g and everything else sprint to work.
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I figured 4G wouldn't work. I may buy one unlocked. You think that 4G would work once Sprint has their LTE towers up?
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Only the GSM models are unlocked Verizon & sprint are cdma & I think it really wouldn't work if you had a Verizon phone on sprint you would probably only get 1x not 3g I want the phone bad I've ask sprint on twitter, online I've asked Google & nothing no word which is stupid there big companies its either yes where getting it in a couple months or no we ain't carrying the galaxy nexus but they say squat
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younggangsta_s said:
I figured 4G wouldn't work. I may buy one unlocked. You think that 4G would work once Sprint has their LTE towers up?
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Nope. Lte will not be carrier crosscompatible.
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Only the GSM models are unlocked Verizon & sprint are cdma & I think it really wouldn't work if you had a Verizon phone on sprint you would probably only get 1x not 3g I want the phone bad I've ask sprint on twitter, online I've asked Google & nothing no word which is stupid there big companies its either yes where getting it in a couple months or no we ain't carrying the galaxy nexus but they say squat
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Idk if the only 1x part is true because I think we use the same bands as them, so 3g should work.
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If I was to leave sprint I would go to T-Mobile cuz they got cheap plans & they are getting the galaxy nexus & there 3g is better the sprint's & there 4g is faster than sprints I've been with sprint for 9 years I want to stay but they got to get going & make there 3g faster or the same as Verizon & push out there LTE aggressive & keep unlimited & they will be # 1
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If I was to leave sprint I would go to T-Mobile cuz they got cheap plans & they are getting the galaxy nexus & there 3g is better the sprint's & there 4g is faster than sprints I've been with sprint for 9 years I want to stay but they got to get going & make there 3g faster or the same as Verizon & push out there LTE aggressive & keep unlimited & they will be # 1
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holy run on sentence.
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Wufff izs Chu twalkin bwout?
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This map describing direct connect service seems to imply that future roaming coverage will be EVDO after network vision. So, no more fighting Sprint for the 111x PRLs any more.
Huh? I don't see the connection between Direct Connect and univeral roaming. All I see is that Sprint is transitioning Direct Connect (push to talk) from the old Nextel Frequencies to the Sprint frequencies as part of Network Vision. What am I missing here?
They have no plans to open the floodgates of complete 3g roaming to everyone. They want you to hate to use data while roaming for a reason.
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This map describing direct connect service seems to imply that future roaming coverage will be EVDO after network vision. So, no more fighting Sprint for the 111x PRLs any more.
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I didn't have to fight to get that prl .. Have to say tho, this prl has prolonged my service with sprint as I'm on the brink of switching to Verizon
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Any chance of posting a 111xx prl?
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As I read that underlined passage, they are speaking of the ability use Direct-connect while roaming and stating that the shaded areas of the map include roaming and non-EvDo areas. I still don't see anything about providing full 3G while roaming.
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Any chance of posting a 111xx prl?
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Don't have the link around but google for 11115.zip and I am sure you will find it.
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Any chance of posting a 111xx prl?
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Check my sig.
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As I read that underlined passage, they are speaking if the ability use Direct-connect while roaming and stating that the shaded areas of the map include roaming and non-EvDo areas. I still don't see anything about providing full 3G while roaming.
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I hypothesize that direct connect requires EV-DO for a couple of reasons.
First, Sprint's current direct connect map only includes areas served by native Sprint EV-DO. Areas with native 1xRTT Sprint coverage are excluded from direct connect coverage. I suspect Alltel EV-DO roaming areas can support direct connect however Sprint is looking to win more favorable roaming agreements before they allow that.
The second clue is the direct connect apps that were referred to at the Network Vision Strategy update in October. If any android phone can use direct connect through an app, an IP-based implementation would make the most sense.
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It was stated before that the new direct connect phones would even work when 1x roaming.
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It was stated before that the new direct connect phones would even work when 1x roaming.
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Where did you read that?
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PRL 11115.
For those of you who want the latest PRL 11115 here you go and Happy New Year.
Straight Talk a MVNO using AT&T network. Data is limited to 2Gb (soft cap i think) and everything else unlimited.
Use any compatible UMTS phone even the AT&T iphone 4 or 4s. Back then you had to buy the e71 phone now they have sims/micro sim for $15
Everything works just configure the proper apn information.
http://www.straighttalksim.com/shop.php
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I already posted this 3 days ago haha
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When can u purchase this
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In a few days lol
I wonder how fast their data downstream is... I'm assuming not as fast as AT&T obviously since its proxied and I'm assuming can't tap into their HSPA+ network.. can anyone confirm? Couldn't really find much on their website.
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I wonder how fast their data downstream is... I'm assuming not as fast as AT&T obviously since its proxied and I'm assuming can't tap into their HSPA+ network.. can anyone confirm? Couldn't really find much on their website.
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when I had the atrix 4g I was getting the same speed as my friends
Damn.. I bought the e71 but everything is great except lte
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neilkarunatilaka said:
I wonder how fast their data downstream is... I'm assuming not as fast as AT&T obviously since its proxied and I'm assuming can't tap into their HSPA+ network.. can anyone confirm? Couldn't really find much on their website.
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Got a friend in OC, Cali using straight talk on a 4s and he gets 7-8 mbps down all day long.
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Got a friend in OC, Cali using straight talk on a 4s and he gets 7-8 mbps down all day long.
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Pretty reasonable.
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Straight Talk a MVNO using AT&T network. Data is limited to 2Gb (soft cap i think) and everything else unlimited.
Use any compatible UMTS phone even the AT&T iphone 4 or 4s. Back then you had to buy the e71 phone now they have sims/micro sim for $15
Everything works just configure the proper apn information.
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My son loves Pocoyo.
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Found this too, http://reserve.straighttalkandroid.com/
LG Optimus 2x reservations for Straight talk!
lowpeezy said:
Found this too, http://reserve.straighttalkandroid.com/
LG Optimus 2x reservations for Straight talk!
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That means you'll get a ST SIM tied to T-Mobile. Not a good thing if you tend to venture away from major metropolitan areas.
AnyMal said:
That means you'll get a ST SIM tied to T-Mobile. Not a good thing if you tend to venture away from major metropolitan areas.
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No it doesn't . That's the o2x not g2x. Its gonna run on atts 700mhz network
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manbearpig said:
No it doesn't . That's the o2x not g2x. Its gonna run on atts 700mhz network
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ONLY LTE is running off the 700mhz band
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No it doesn't . That's the o2x not g2x. Its gonna run on atts 700mhz network
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yes it does http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_optimus_2x-3598.php
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yes it does http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_optimus_2x-3598.php
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Call them like I did. This is a new version they're making. Its att banded with att 700mhz lte. It will get edge on T-Mobile.
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Straightalk is scam and ripoff
Didn't work for me. I cannot even use SMS with their unlimited $45 plan. Data is down as well. I'm on Straighttalk AT&T SIM card. Customer support reset the options on their side twice, but it didn't help. I tried two different phones with this SIM card to no avail.
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Didn't work for me. I cannot even use SMS with their unlimited $45 plan. Data is down as well. I'm on Straighttalk AT&T SIM card. Customer support reset the options on their side twice, but it didn't help. I tried two different phones with this SIM card to no avail.
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sounds like the apns are not correct. I have been running straighttalk sim on atrix 4g for allmost 6 months. have to enter the apns every time i flash a ICS rom. If you do not put them in correctly no data. (i think 1 time i had a capital letter that was supposed to be lowercase and it did not work)
I have the iPhone 4 on Straight Talk and I love my fast unlimited 3G.
Of course I have everything working including mms.
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I went to the Verizon site to check out my upgrade options, and it looks like I will be better off with my unlimited corporate data plan at $45/month, than most of the personal data plans. Maybe you should get on a corporate data plan too!
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I went to the Verizon site to check out my upgrade options, and it looks like I will be better off with my unlimited corporate data plan at $45/month, than most of the personal data plans. Maybe you should get on a corporate data plan too!
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I pay $30 month for unlimited LTE data with at&t
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I pay $30 month for unlimited LTE data with at&t
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Is your $30 plan for the unlimited LTE a personal or corporate plan? I use Good for Enterprise (app), and Verizon will not allow a personal data plan with that.
I hate it when GSM phones (AT&T) cause interference in nearby speakers. That's one main reason I went to a CDMA network (Verizon).
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Is your $30 plan for the unlimited LTE a personal or corporate plan? I use Good for Enterprise (app), and Verizon will not allow a personal data plan with that.
I hate it when GSM phones (AT&T) cause interference in nearby speakers. That's one main reason I went to a CDMA network (Verizon).
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Mine is a personal unlimited LTE data plan. No one I know has ever found a need for Enterprise data. There are a lot of stories on the web of people being told they need Enterprise Data by at&t and discovering their mail service works just fine even without it.
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There are no differences between the two data plans as far as functionality. Technically, the rep is supposed to ask if you will be using it for enterprise or business and charge you the $45 instead of $30. This is the same deal with all smartphones at AT&T. Blackberry is the only exception where you actually do have to have the $45 plan to connect to BES. You can use all the features and functionality of exchange without the $45 plan without worry. Only suckers pay $45.
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Link.
Don't know how true that is.
It would be interesting to test good out on a personal data plan and see if it still works. $15 a month is a lot if you don't need to spend it.
I can confirm that if you use a personal data plan on Verizon for the Good for Enterprise app, it (Good) will stop working in about 24 hours.
Been there
My account had to be converted.
IIRC, Verizon puts some kind of identifier or tag on your account that indicates you are using Good.
I think it is called "Corporate PDA" when you click on "View all features and services" on VZW.
It's a separate tag from "Unlimited Corporate Email & Web for Smartphones".
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So the punch line question would be: can Verizon tell whether you're actually using The Good app, or are you just saying you are?
I think Verizon has found a way to tap into making extra money from anyone using their device for corporate work. They will not let a lucrative opportunity pass them by. To them, not all data was created equal; some are more expensive than others. Lol!