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[Q] Buy or wait?

This guy know is selling his T-Mobile SGT for $425, it would come with a leather case and screen protectors. I checked it out and it's in very good condition (ESN is good).
I was wondering if it would be a good idea to go ahead and buy it from him or wait until April 1st to buy a brand new wifi model?
I don't plan on setting the tab up with 3G, just going to use it with wifi and phone tether.
Any advice? Thanks!

You can get it at tmobile for 249
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MrSlippyFist said:
You can get it at tmobile for 249
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Yeah, but you are committed to a 2-year data plan.
If you do the math, that is a lot of money for 2 years.

Went ahead and just bought it. :X
Decided I couldn't wait that long for one lol. Plus I figured that since it came with a case and screen protector, I was getting a decent deal.
Finally, I can consider myself a proud tablet owner.

Well mine is cheaper I gave up my fone and use my tab.....and transferred my data plan which is 29.99 unlimited...only thing im signed in for 2 years but my data plan is cheap....and I use the 3g service allot
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MrSlippyFist said:
Well mine is cheaper I gave up my fone and use my tab.....and transferred my data plan which is 29.99 unlimited...only thing im signed in for 2 years but my data plan is cheap....and I use the 3g service allot
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If I am not mistaken, do you have AT&T tab?
Because if you have the T-mobile tab, then you can only have calling ability (like a phone) but only get 2G data instead of 3G. Am I correct?

Yeah I have tmobile ...i use sip droid and google voice combined for calls....hopefully wit the update to 2.3..we all can enjoy the enabled voip calling which will be nice
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FCC finds Verizon Violated blocking tethering apps.

Just saw this. To those who are still on a non-shared data plan you can now use tethering apps as VZ was fines 1.25 million for blocking these apps from our phones last year.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/31/verizon-to-stop-blocking-tethering-apps-settles-with-fcc-for-1/
Suck it VZ!!
And while your doing that, release the fixed and fully working 2.3.4 for our freakin' phones............sigh

Good, other then their good cell service they've become another huge corporate company that pisses on their customers.

Yeah I use my hotspot option consistently. It would be a bad deal to lose free e-net.....lol
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Thanks, so are we saying tethering is now legal and moral?
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hatcyl said:
Thanks, so are we saying tethering is now legal and moral?
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Indubitably

Sssooooo....what does this mean for those of us on the standard 2gb a.month data plan?.....does it mean that I can actually USE tethering without haveing to pay another $20 a month on top of the data.......verizon is seriously one %#*&ed (self-censored) up company.
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brsingr said:
Sssooooo....what does this mean for those of us on the standard 2gb a.month data plan?.....does it mean that I can actually USE tethering without haveing to pay another $20 a month on top of the data.......verizon is seriously one %#*&ed (self-censored) up company.
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If you're not on the family share data plan, and instead on their old 2GB plan, you can tether without incurring a tethering charge. You will, however, still incur the overage charges if you go over your 2GB.

I think this will be useful at airports . 3G for my laptop is a go instead of paying a high amount of money to access the internet. LOL Unlimited Data to the rescue!

T-Mobile bringing back Unlimited 4g Data

T-Mobile has decided to bring back unlimited 4G.
Source: http://m.yahoo.com/w/legobpengine/n..._host_hdr=news.yahoo.com&.intl=US&.lang=en-US
Just when I was considering switching to sprint for unlimited data. Well played T-Mobile.
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Here is T-Mobile official announcement.
http://newsroom.t-mobile.com/articles/t-mobile-unlimited-nationwide-4g-data
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Awesome. Since I be adding my kids my plan.
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It says there is no mobile hotspot feature with the unlimited data. If I root my phone, tether it, and use it for my internet connection at home anyways, is there anything they can/will do about it?

Valicious said:
It says there is no mobile hotspot feature with the unlimited data. If I root my phone, tether it, and use it for my internet connection at home anyways, is there anything they can/will do about it?
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Pretty sure they can and will. You should read their terms of service

:good:

I would love to switch to an unlimited plan but T-Mobile doesn't have very good reception where I live.
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No they can only moniter your phone if you have the stock ROM on it...custom ROMs will let you tether problem free
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I currently have unlimited with 5gb of high speed. Does this mean I have to change my data plan? I hate the slow speed I get cause I use my 5gb pretty quickly. No cap would be amazing.
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I would switch to tmobile, but I don't think it will work very fast with my desire hd. any info would be good

That's funny because my moms GS2 is running a custom ROM and T-Mobile would direct her to a page telling her to upgrade to mobile hotspot.
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IXChicharitoXI said:
I currently have unlimited with 5gb of high speed. Does this mean I have to change my data plan? I hate the slow speed I get cause I use my 5gb pretty quickly. No cap would be amazing.
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Tell me about it, my 2gb worth of high speed data goes out the window within three to five days.
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Best (cheapest) prepaid GSM plan?

Hello-
I am trying to figure out what is the cheapest GSM prepaid plan in the United States. So far, the cheapest I have found is either AT&T's $25 unlimited talk and text plus $5 for 50 MB data or T-mobile's $30 Monthly4g unimited talk text, adn 5gb data. What plan are you guys using to get the most amount of data for the least amount of money? I don't mind going with an MVNO because they have pretty good coverage in my area. (Albuquerque, NM)
Thanks,
wws12

Anyone?

Theoretically speaking, if your main concern is data then you should probably choose an unlimited data plan to get the most out of your money. (Assuming you use that much data).
I can give some good suggestions if you could tell me your average calling, texting, and data usage. Also if you must have GSM, most prepaid just happen to be CDMA *shrugs*
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gagdude said:
Theoretically speaking, if your main concern is data then you should probably choose an unlimited data plan to get the most out of your money. (Assuming you use that much data).
I can give some good suggestions if you could tell me your average calling, texting, and data usage. Also if you must have GSM, most prepaid just happen to be CDMA *shrugs*
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It doesn't have to be GSM, but in my investigations those plans were the cheapest. I mainly want to use it for VoIP with GrooveIP for calls and GVoice for texting. Thnaks for your help!

Let's see... Virgin Mobile has unlimited data and texting, 100 minutes calling for $35 a month. The T mobile plan you found is cheaper but 5GB of data. This depends on if you are going to use more than 5GB or not...
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I want to use a phone such as the Motorola Defy as prepaid. I was going to get the Droid X but found that it couldn't be flashed to other carriers than Verizon.
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Are you sure you want the Motorola Defy... ? Republic Wireless has the Defy XT as their only available phone, but they have a different business model.
$20 a month unlimited everything, but depends on WiFi. However nothing is stopping you from sticking to their 3G (Sprint) full time. Big problem is that they are in beta and if you sign up now it could be months until you get the phone. (I'm sure once you are up and running it rocks, but the limited phone choice and waiting time is way too long).
Do you want a rugged phone or a Motorola phone or what? Why do you choose the Defy?
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I chose the Defy because it had a stable ICS ROM and for the fact that it was GSM which I had thought was the best deal at the time. Thanks for the information about Republic Wireless
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So you have decided to go with Republic?
I was mainly wondering about why you wanted the Defy because it has pretty old hardware. If you still want to consider Virgin and want ICS they have the HTC EVO V, HTC One V, and soon to be released Samsung Galaxy Reverb.
(That t mobile plan you found is actually very good, 5GB is plenty of data. Virgin just has a better plan if you use more than that, which is quite rare in fact)
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I want GSM because that will allow me to easily switch carriers at a later date if I need to. Are there any better phones than the Defy that are $150 or less on Amazon? Thanks for all your help, BTW!
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No problem glad to help
I understand that, in that case that t mobile prepaid plan definitely seems to be a good deal.
As for a phone, I don't go on Amazon since prices are usually higher, but I do know on eBay you can get a galaxy s (for 4g you need the Samsung galaxy s 4g but it has less dev support than the Samsung vibrant which only has 3g) for $150 or less. Any galaxy s variant blows the defy out of the water for sure
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I usually don't shop eBay because of the possibility of scammers. I'll look at the galaxy s variants though. Which would you say has the best dev support? I need at least a stable ICS, if not JB. Thanks!
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All galaxy s were very popular and all have great dev support. Since you were looking at the defy I'm going to assume 4g isn't big on your requirements list and in that case the Samsung vibrant is the phone for you!
Most popular galaxy s from my general knowledge is the cappy aka Samsung Captivate. Unfortunately since it is at&t 3g it will only work on t-mobile 2g (ugh!)
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How much is the Vibrant online?
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On amazon it appears to be $200+
On eBay they go as low as $120 and the Captivate gets even cheaper like $110.
What I like to think of eBay is the whole virus thing on Android. More scams/viruses happen on ebay/Android, but that is because there are more sellers/is more open. You just have to be smart and look at feedback/permissions. Does that seller/app have low feedback score/want to manage your sms and calls? Then don't trust him,her/it
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OK thanks. Quick question that maybe you can answer. On at&t, their prepaid go phone plans include a 100 minute/unlimited text plan for $25/mo. For smartphones you need a data plan which they have in various denominations, but the one I'm interested in is the $5 for 50MB one. If I don't renew the $25 plan, will I lose the data also? Or will it still continue? Thanks!
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They require you to be using the $25 or $50 plan in addition to data every month.
They actually used to have a rule of having $25 in your account every 90 days with whatever data plan you feel like tacking on, but since April 2012 they require to have a monthly text / call plan.
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Moved to Networking section.

Tmobiles $30 plan.
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http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-phone/Samsung-Exhibit-4G-Prepaid

Best pay as you go network, and phone

I'm looking for a pay as you go network that has good service and good phones, I'm so over paying 90$ a month on my 4g and getting 3g and alot times even 1x I dont think its worth it! I would switch to att or verizon but I'm barely making it as is, so any recommendations for a new network
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Nothing?
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Check out boost mobile. They got shrinkage plans and are on the Sprint network. They just got the EVO Design 4G and the Samsung Galaxy II 4G.
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I think I might do Verizon, its 50 bucks for unlimited everything I just need to find the right phone.
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BigSmoke53 said:
I think I might do Verizon, its 50 bucks for unlimited everything I just need to find the right phone.
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Seems like a good deal, but it depends on the phones haha
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BigSmoke53 said:
I think I might do Verizon, its 50 bucks for unlimited everything I just need to find the right phone.
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I'm callin' BS on that quote. Fifty buck for unlimited EVERYTHING on the most expensive carrier in the US. No way...

Pre-dawn raid said:
I'm callin' BS on that quote. Fifty buck for unlimited EVERYTHING on the most expensive carrier in the US. No way...
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Before you try and call me out, how about you use that search button. Yes for 50 bucks you get unlimited everything. Calls, text and mobile web. Sounds like everything I need.
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BigSmoke53 said:
Before you try and call me out, how about you use that search button. Yes for 50 bucks you get unlimited everything. Calls, text and mobile web. Sounds like everything I need.
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Yup haha
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jrollercoasters said:
Yup haha
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The 50 dollar one doesn't include data though, the other 80 dollar package offers 1gb of data. I don't need data for awhile do the 50 one would work well for me.
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I'm on my hacked og using boost. Its on the standard plan, $50 unlimited. The real Android plan is $55 but since my donor wasn't android I cut it down. Had it 3 months, and in 3 more it will be $45. It's a hard plan to beat for the money.
But I can say, I looked at the new evo and just like sprint ...they wanted an extra $10 a month for service. Wtf man, that would bring it to $65....
I'll stick to my same donor and flash something new at some point
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cbucz24 said:
I'm on my hacked og using boost. Its on the standard plan, $50 unlimited. The real Android plan is $55 but since my donor wasn't android I cut it down. Had it 3 months, and in 3 more it will be $45. It's a hard plan to beat for the money.
But I can say, I looked at the new evo and just like sprint ...they wanted an extra $10 a month for service. Wtf man, that would bring it to $65....
I'll stick to my same donor and flash something new at some point
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Sounds like a good deal, hows the service?
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jrollercoasters said:
I'm looking for a pay as you go network that has good service and good phones, I'm so over paying 90$ a month on my 4g and getting 3g and alot times even 1x I dont think its worth it! I would switch to att or verizon but I'm barely making it as is, so any recommendations for a new network
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I don't know which market you are on but I'm in LOs Angeles where Sprint SUCKS makor a$$. I am waiting for November to hit and kick Sprint goodbye.
Metropcs is stronger than Sprint in the LA area and offer a phone like LG Motion. It's a decent phone and if not, they are adding new phones every month.

U can check boost mobile and virgin mobile. They r not that expensive. Metropcs is a option 2 but it sucks in my area.U may be aviable to flash ur current phone to use with boost,virgin or metropcs. I've seen treads about how to do it.
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HD2FORNICK said:
I don't know which market you are on but I'm in LOs Angeles where Sprint SUCKS makor a$$. I am waiting for November to hit and kick Sprint goodbye.
Metropcs is stronger than Sprint in the LA area and offer a phone like LG Motion. It's a decent phone and if not, they are adding new phones every month.
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I live in ventura so pretty close to you and yea I know when I'm in LA I get 1x
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Last week I paid a guy 79.00 to flash my Sprint Evo to Straight Talk. Now I only pay 45.00 per month unlimited everything and utilize Verizon 's network. 3g speeds are so much faster. You are cautioned to stay around 2gb per month in data though.
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taadow1030 said:
Last week I paid a guy 79.00 to flash my Sprint Evo to Straight Talk. Now I only pay 45.00 per month unlimited everything and utilize Verizon 's network. 3g speeds are so much faster. You are cautioned to stay around 2gb per month in data though.
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I was thinking of switching to straight talk, is it good?
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I'm on Cricket. $35 a month. Unltd talk and text. For data (3G) I worked on some settings and am basically piggybacking on a friends line. Hard to explain but if the interest stikes maybe I'll guide it soon.
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I was thinking of switching to straight talk, is it good?
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ST is very nice. I have no complaints. Better than Sprint.
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taadow1030 said:
ST is very nice. I have no complaints. Better than Sprint.
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Hmm well I still have till june to decide, can I port my number over?
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Yes. I recommend watching the YouTube videos.
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