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So apparently not only does tmobile reduce speed when you go ever your max speed they charge you $1.99 per MB i think or i dont remmber but wth? when did that change? a couple of months ago i went over my 2GB and all i got was slow internet, now they actually charged me. any1 else know about this?

This change was only supposed to affect people who began new contracts/even more plans after that date in august or whenever. I called to confirm and it should not affect you if you began your contract earlier, it should only throttle your speed as you said. I would call customer service to get it cleared up.

They shouldn't charge you per MB on any 2GB smartphone plan. Only throttling applies AFAIK.
Per MB charges should be on dumbphone plans and plans like the 500mb/month allotment.

Well originally my plan was the unlimited and I changed it to the 2GB and when I called tmobile they said they charge by the MB.
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frankth3frizz said:
Well originally my plan was the unlimited and I changed it to the 2GB and when I called tmobile they said they charge by the MB.
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that can't be right....

You answered your own problem. You switched from unlimited, which consists of 2gb fast and unlimited throttled, to a 2gb plan. So anything over 2gb is in excess of your plan.
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tkess said:
You answered your own problem. You switched from unlimited, which consists of 2gb fast and unlimited throttled, to a 2gb plan. So anything over 2gb is in excess of your plan.
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Wait what? They have no speed plans. Its unlimited bandwith, 2GB bandwith and 200MB bandwidth. Idk if you have seen any tmobile ads but one of their main things when I got my contract renewed was there's no extra charge like at&t or verizon does, they just throttle ur internet.but idk I have to bring my mytouch 4G in for replacement and get it cleared up then.
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From my understanding they only charge you for going over if you're on the 200MB plan.
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Why slow down the internet?
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KaoMinerva said:
Why slow down the internet?
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That's how T-mobile chooses to control how much data people use. Rather than cap or charge overages, they just slow you down after a certain point.
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You answered your own problem. You switched from unlimited, which consists of 2gb fast and unlimited throttled, to a 2gb plan. So anything over 2gb is in excess of your plan.
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This sounds right, but I wasn't aware that T-mobile had a capped 2GB plan? That would have a lot of confusion with the "Unlimited" plans that just slow down at 2GB.

I would much rather have the throttle then an mb/$ after 2gbs.
Hit it once, had it for 2 days... it sucked lol.
Now I turn on wifi when at home and don't even get close to 2gigs
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Zephead said:
From my understanding they only charge you for going over if you're on the 200MB plan.
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This.
I went to the store and this is what they told me. I guess the person on the phone was wrong. Lol.
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frankth3frizz said:
This.
I went to the store and this is what they told me. I guess the person on the phone was wrong. Lol.
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Not surprised. Unless you get 3-4 levels deep into CS reps, you can't trust that info lol.

I have unlimited everything sprint and I hope they aren't going to start **** like this on my plan. I use internet alot and I don't want its slowed down
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KaoMinerva said:
I have unlimited everything sprint and I hope they aren't going to start **** like this on my plan. I use internet alot and I don't want its slowed down
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Sprint is already going to start capping WiFi tethering plans to 5GB, and has said that throttling connections in the future is not off the table.
It'll happen eventually. Probably after they get flooded with customers when the iPhone comes to their network. Happened to AT&T and Verizon.

I don't even know what wifi tethering is, I use the mobile hotspot..... Which I'm paying an extra $30 for!
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KaoMinerva said:
I don't even know what wifi tethering is, I use the mobile hotspot..... Which I'm paying an extra $30 for!
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Yeah. That's wifi tethering. And they're going to start capping the data you use there to 5GB.
If you're on XDA, how are you NOT rooting and tethering for free????

KaoMinerva said:
I don't even know what wifi tethering is, I use the mobile hotspot..... Which I'm paying an extra $30 for!
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I love the wifi tethering. I use it to give wifi to my friends and we play street fighter4 on our itouches against each other.
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That's bull****, why would they do that when I'm paying $30 extra
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KaoMinerva said:
That's bull****, why would they do that when I'm paying $30 extra
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I honestly don't know how I even got it, all I know is that its there and its free
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AT&T Service

Anybody have one on order heading to the US to use on AT&T?
I know technically it "should" work, but want to make sure HSPA+, MMS, etc works before I order mine.

srt42b said:
Anybody have one on order heading to the US to use on AT&T?
I know technically it "should" work, but want to make sure HSPA+, MMS, etc works before I order mine.
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I have one ordered from handtec . Will see how things go..

srt42b said:
Anybody have one on order heading to the US to use on AT&T?
I know technically it "should" work, but want to make sure HSPA+, MMS, etc works before I order mine.
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I also order one from mobilecityonline.com

wonsanim said:
I also order one from mobilecityonline.com
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That's who I was thinking of ordering from. Have you or anyone got shipping notice or a date from them?

srt42b said:
Anybody have one on order heading to the US to use on AT&T?
I know technically it "should" work, but want to make sure HSPA+, MMS, etc works before I order mine.
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I have one on order from clove uk. You can also order from http://www.unlocked-mobiles.com/. It works fine on ATT.

Sebring5 said:
I have one on order from clove uk. You can also order from http://www.unlocked-mobiles.com/. It works fine on ATT.
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I just like mobilecity's price better.

wonsanim said:
I also order one from mobilecityonline.com
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They removed it...

Sebring5 said:
I have one on order from clove uk. You can also order from http://www.unlocked-mobiles.com/. It works fine on ATT.
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I switched to unlocked-mobiles so it would ship tomorrow and I could get it Tuesday or Wednesday next week.

Sebring5 said:
I switched to unlocked-mobiles so it would ship tomorrow and I could get it Tuesday or Wednesday next week.
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Their price is a little bit on the higher side

drgopoos said:
Their price is a little bit on the higher side
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$676 in dollars...

iLiberate said:
They removed it...
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Still active and for the same price $699.99
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That's who I was thinking of ordering from. Have you or anyone got shipping notice or a date from them?
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No ETA at the moment
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$676 in dollars...
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is 499.16 GBP with shipping

iLiberate said:
$676 in dollars...
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479 GBP + shipping is appr 800 USD.
Did i miss something ?

wonsanim said:
Still active and for the same price $699.99
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No ETA at the moment
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is 499.16 GBP with shipping
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I made a typo on google, 420 instead of 520.... back to the drawing board...

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I know technically it "should" work, but want to make sure HSPA+, MMS, etc works before I order mine.
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I've been using an ISGS2 on AT&T since May. If you're on a legitimate 4G plan you can use the APN settings from the Infuse and ASGS2. If you're on a 3G plan you have to use the Cingular APN. The speeds are the same. The 4G APN is routed through seperate servers and it appears that's the way they catch unauthorized tethering and apply throttling for data overages so be warned. Since it's an international device the IMEI won't be in the AT&T database so the data for non-Smartphones $10/15 plan will work on it for any one starting new service.

BarryH_GEG said:
I've been using an ISGS2 on AT&T since May. If you're on a legitimate 4G plan you can use the APN settings from the Infuse and ASGS2. If you're on a 3G plan you have to use the Cingular APN. The speeds are the same. The 4G APN is routed through seperate servers and it appears that's the way they catch unauthorized tethering and apply throttling for data overages so be warned. Since it's an international device the IMEI won't be in the AT&T database so the data for non-Smartphones $10/15 plan will work on it for any one starting new service.
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The speeds were NOT the same for me. On my ISGS2 changing to the infuse settings halved my pings and increased down/up speed noticeably.

eallan said:
The speeds were NOT the same for me. On my ISGS2 changing to the infuse settings halved my pings and increased down/up speed noticeably.
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A couple of weeks ago I was traveling though TX with a friend that had an Infuse on a 4G plan. My ISGS2 is on a 3G plan. We compared speeds multiple times in multiple 4G cities and I got the same speeds if not better. A couple of people have said they've seen a difference but to the majority it's the same. If you look at the ASGS2 forum there's tons of posts about people getting caught tethering and being throttled for overages. There doesn't seem to be a big advantage to routing through their 4G servers for anyone but AT&T.

BarryH_GEG said:
A couple of weeks ago I was traveling though TX with a friend that had an Infuse on a 4G plan. My ISGS2 is on a 3G plan. We compared speeds multiple times in multiple 4G cities and I got the same speeds if not better. A couple of people have said they've seen a difference but to the majority it's the same. If you look at the ASGS2 forum there's tons of posts about people getting caught tethering and being throttled for overages. There doesn't seem to be a big advantage to routing through their 4G servers for anyone but AT&T.
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Thats wild. I live in houston. I noticed a significant difference just changing back and forth APNs. 0 issues with tethering as well.

BarryH_GEG said:
A couple of weeks ago I was traveling though TX with a friend that had an Infuse on a 4G plan. My ISGS2 is on a 3G plan. We compared speeds multiple times in multiple 4G cities and I got the same speeds if not better. A couple of people have said they've seen a difference but to the majority it's the same. If you look at the ASGS2 forum there's tons of posts about people getting caught tethering and being throttled for overages. There doesn't seem to be a big advantage to routing through their 4G servers for anyone but AT&T.
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So what plan do you have exactly? I'm gonna order this phone within the next 2 weeks and was gonna put it on a pre-paid go phone plan. But if you get HSPA speeds on post paid for 10-15 dollars I might go that option.

Greatbape said:
So what plan do you have exactly? I'm gonna order this phone within the next 2 weeks and was gonna put it on a pre-paid go phone plan. But if you get HSPA speeds on post paid for 10-15 dollars I might go that option.
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if your planning on getting it on a pre-paid plan try using H2O
I personally hate at&t but idk its just some advise

Greatbape said:
So what plan do you have exactly? I'm gonna order this phone within the next 2 weeks and was gonna put it on a pre-paid go phone plan. But if you get HSPA speeds on post paid for 10-15 dollars I might go that option.
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Any calling plan lets you add the data for non-Smartphones plan to it. It's $10 with unlimited messaging and $15 without. The $20 unlimited messaging plan's a great deal because it comes with Mobile to Any Mobile calling. If most of your calls are to mobiles, you can get a low limit calling plan which helps offset the costs. Also, you can get a postpaid contract-less plan from AT&T if you bring your own equipment so there's no commitment of any kind.

[Q] USA Users, What plan are you using?

I recently discovered that ATT gophone (prepay or pay as you go) for android phones is only 50/month and everything is unlimited...voice/text/data. There is no way you can go over any limits, even if you tried to.
Can anyone verify this is actually the case and if they use this?
Apparently you have to purchase an additional data plan if you are using IOS or WP7, but not Android. I'd love to know if anyone knows why this is the case.
I'm currently on tmobile im paying over 100/month, but the 3g limitations on the GNote is maing me switch to att, thankfully. This should cover the cost of the note in less than one year.
Thanks,
Jason

45 mo/ 4GB Plan

randypurcz said:
45 mo/ 4GB Plan
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can you please elaborate?
is that under contract, pre pay, post pay?
why wouldnt you for for the 50/month all unlimited prepay instead?

jason370 said:
can you please elaborate?
is that under contract, pre pay, post pay?
why wouldnt you for for the 50/month all unlimited prepay instead?
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I think its his/her enterprise data plan.

My Note's on the way - should be here on tuesday. Meanwhile, my 2 yr verizon contract ends tomorrow, so i signed up with at&t. I picked the post-paid month-to-month plan that includes 450min. + unlimited data (for non-smartphones) which would bring my monthly bill to $70. I was thinking of doing the $50 gophone thing but then i read that coverage not as extensive, speed throttling on prepaid, etc. so i'd rather just spend the little extra for the benefits of postpaid.

jason370 said:
I recently discovered that ATT gophone (prepay or pay as you go) for android phones is only 50/month and everything is unlimited...voice/text/data. There is no way you can go over any limits, even if you tried to.
Can anyone verify this is actually the case and if they use this?
Apparently you have to purchase an additional data plan if you are using IOS or WP7, but not Android. I'd love to know if anyone knows why this is the case.
I'm currently on tmobile im paying over 100/month, but the 3g limitations on the GNote is maing me switch to att, thankfully. This should cover the cost of the note in less than one year.
Thanks,
Jason
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Sorry to break it to you, but I don't think that it works like that. The $50.00 unlimited plan only provides unlimited data for non-smartphones. You can get that plan with an Android phone, but if you do, you will have no Internet access. If you don't talk much and don't use too much data, you could go with the $25.00/250min plan plus the $25.00/500MB data plan. (Source: I just chatted with a support rep.)
Personally, I'm hoping that they either release a US-compatible CDMA version in the near future, or that the people in this thread succeed in getting the existing Note to run on T-Mobile. If either happens soon, I will probably import one immediately.

Grandfathered $30/mo unlimited data plan for me. Good thing too, because I usually go through 10+GB of data per month!! Netflix, YouTube, Pandora and Google Music. Make sense now?

So your bill at the end of the month is $30 plus tax? Is there a voice anf text plan or is this all inclusive? This is through att and if so is pre or post pay?
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jason370 said:
So your bill at the end of the month is $30 plus tax? Is there a voice anf text plan or is this all inclusive? This is through att and if so is pre or post pay?
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He has the grandfathered Unlimited Data Plan. It's $30/month on your bill. It stopped being obtainable about 1 year ago.

Yes I am crystal clear on the $30/ month part for unlimited data. I'm ado quite clear on the definition of grandfathered in this context. This however does not answer my question regarding
1) which service provider(I'm assuming ATT, but I'm not sure)?
2) does this also include voice and text or does he have those plans in addition to his grandfathered 30/month data plan?
Thanks,
Jason
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AnandA777 said:
Sorry to break it to you, but I don't think that it works like that. The $50.00 unlimited plan only provides unlimited data for non-smartphones. You can get that plan with an Android phone, but if you do, you will have no Internet access. If you don't talk much and don't use too much data, you could go with the $25.00/250min plan plus the $25.00/500MB data plan. (Source: I just chatted with a support rep.)
Personally, I'm hoping that they either release a US-compatible CDMA version in the near future, or that the people in this thread succeed in getting the existing Note to run on T-Mobile. If either happens soon, I will probably import one immediately.
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This is patently false. I've been on the non-smartphone data with AT&T for over 3 years using a variety of imported, unlocked smartphones (android and otherwise).

Well that's good news for me then. Do you have full internet capabilities? Also could you tell me which plan, provider, pre or post pay?
Thanks!
Jason
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jason370 said:
Yes I am crystal clear on the $30/ month part for unlimited data. I'm ado quite clear on the definition of grandfathered in this context. This however does not answer my question regarding
1) which service provider(I'm assuming ATT, but I'm not sure)?
2) does this also include voice and text or does he have those plans in addition to his grandfathered 30/month data plan?
Thanks,
Jason
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Sorry, misread.
He's probably on VZW or AT&T and the Grandfathered Data Plan is just for data.

jason370 said:
Well that's good news for me then. Do you have full internet capabilities? Also could you tell me which plan, provider, pre or post pay?
Thanks!
Jason
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I am post-paid on AT&T, 450min/mo @ $39.99 + $10 unlimited data for non smartphones (MEdiaNet) + $20 Unlimited texting / mobile to mobile calling. If you search about there are a ton of people on AT&T doing this. The caveat is that your IMEI number cannot be in AT&T's system as a smartphone. That means you need to use an international market unlocked phone. There are people doing this with Galaxy SII and you don't need root or anything else.
Also, if you are bringing your own hardware (GNote) you don't need to sign a contract either (even post-paid) so you can quit whenever you want. Just get a SIM and activate it.

You can always go to T-Mobile and do the $50 prepaid contract that does unlimited talk, text, and web. But you have to provide your own cell phone or purchase one from them or elsewhere. This is a really good deal, it also gives 4g if you have a 4g phone.
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ameedi600 said:
You can always go to T-Mobile and do the $50 prepaid contract that does unlimited talk, text, and web. But you have to provide your own cell phone or purchase one from them or elsewhere. This is a really good deal, it also gives 4g if you have a 4g phone.
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Sadly, T-Mo uses AWS frequencies for HSPDA that aren't available on the Note.

Ok so why wouldn't you do the 50/month prepay (att) which has unlimited voice/text/data and use the same dumbphone imei?
It seems you currently pay 69/month with some limitations.
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I am post-paid on AT&T, 450min/mo @ $39.99 + $10 unlimited data for non smartphones (MEdiaNet) + $20 Unlimited texting / mobile to mobile calling. If you search about there are a ton of people on AT&T doing this. The caveat is that your IMEI number cannot be in AT&T's system as a smartphone. That means you need to use an international market unlocked phone. There are people doing this with Galaxy SII and you don't need root or anything else.
Also, if you are bringing your own hardware (GNote) you don't need to sign a contract either (even post-paid) so you can quit whenever you want. Just get a SIM and activate it.
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My Note is arriving this week. I am planning to use Straight Talk following this wiki:
http://wiki.howardforums.com/index.php/Straight_Talk_Android
$45/mo prepaid for unlimited talk/text/data using AT&T towers.

Straight Talk BYOD!!!!!

Didn't know if this had been posted but ST just into'd new bring your own device plans! Now we can take our unlocked GSII's and use them on ATT network for $45 unlimited talk/text/web! Obviously this is not a big deal for those that live in Tmobiles 3g/4g footprint but it is for me since I don't.

I wonder if their data speeds are like simple mobile

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I wonder if their data speeds are like simple mobile
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What speeds are you getting with simple mobile? Here are some reported speeds from users on ST byod.--> http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1737642-Post-Your-Straight-Talk-Speedtests

Oh I'm not on simple mobile I just remember a thread about their 3g speeds being under 200kbps. Haven't heard much good or bad with straight talk

Is there data throttle caps?
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im switching to simple mobile this month, this month's TMO bill was 119.00 dollars, i say F to that when i can pay 60.

welcome to Simple! lol i keep trolling my presence wherever SIMple is talked about. sorry deah suh.

Yeah simple isn't bad I was getting good speeds I'm on T-Mobile prepay now just because I get to have a ringback tone
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Doesn't t-mobile have a 50 dollar unlimited everything for prepaid...?

tspx23 said:
Doesn't t-mobile have a 50 dollar unlimited everything for prepaid...?
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i think its unlimite talk and text and 200mb data
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Generally they begin capping around 2gigs. Not bad though for $45. Only reason this appeals to me is I can't get T-Mobile 3/4g service but I can get AT&T hspda service. As far as I know, this is the cheapest unlimited plan that runs on AT&T's network.

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It does, unlimited minutes and messages, 4G with speeds throttled after the first 2G - but it's only available as a family plan: 2 phones, 2 plans, 2 x $50 / mo.
Great if you've got a family member who's interested, and you both live in the t-m ob footprint.
The same plan's available BYOD for $60/mo, which is a lot more when you consider that the family plan includes phones.
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Didn't know if this had been posted but ST just into'd new bring your own device plans! Now we can take our unlocked GSII's and use them on ATT network for $45 unlimited talk/text/web! Obviously this is not a big deal for those that live in Tmobiles 3g/4g footprint but it is for me since I don't.
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I'm on the T-Mobile 'fringes', so, yeah, this is interesting.
I can use my T989 on ST? Is there an unlocker?
Got a link to the ST BYOD plan(s)?
Thanks!

Might be good add a back up

I used Simple Mobile's $40 per month plan and data speeds were horrible. It was so bad I switched to their $60 unlimited. Then this past weekend T-mo had that free phone giveaway thing for new customers, so I ended up signing up for the $60 plan for 2GB of data. Same price as Simple and I only really use about 2GB per month anyway, so it works well for me plus a free Galaxy S 2 is always cool with me.
The one thing about t-mo I really like is that if you call them there are a lot more options than what you see on the web. For example, I use Google Voice so I don't need SMS. That cuts $10 out of the bill right there, but you have to call to get them to take that out, can't do it via the web I don't think.

When is the Straight Talk SIM plan coming out?! Will they do 4G? God, I hope so, $45 bucks for all the **** they offer is a STEAL, especially if you use it with a smartphone... Unlike I am doing with GoPhone ATM

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The one thing about t-mo I really like is that if you call them there are a lot more options than what you see on the web. For example, I use Google Voice so I don't need SMS. That cuts $10 out of the bill right there, but you have to call to get them to take that out, can't do it via the web I don't think.
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I hadn't realized there were call-only deals. I'll have to call them. No idea if they're flexible on their BYOD plans (I don't need SMS either)

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the 200mb is 4g, but its unlimited internet access just slows to edge. but the $60 optioin is better, comes w/2gb of 4g speeds then edge. About $64.80 after taxes on monthly 4g plan.

thebigcheese44 said:
When is the Straight Talk SIM plan coming out?! Will they do 4G? God, I hope so, $45 bucks for all the **** they offer is a STEAL, especially if you use it with a smartphone... Unlike I am doing with GoPhone ATM
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Knowing AT&T, if you use Straight Talk, the data speeds are probably capped at 512kbps.

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.

texts should be working but for data, did you put in the new APNs? Data wont just work if you just insert the SIM card in since AT&T and ST have different APN's

Nexus 7 LTE - Moving SIM from Cell Phones

Ok, some quick testing reveals the following:
- Putting an activated T-Mobile SIM (from my N4) in the phone generates a "Login Required" message. Logging in with the account credentials for the N4 displays the account management page (without CSS for some bizarre reason) and does not provide any assistance.
- Activating the SIM provided with the N7 and placing it in the N4 generates the same "Login Required" dialog.
- Putting an activated AT&T SIM in the N7 allows full access to the network, including LTE.
I am really hoping I can switch the T-Mobile SIM between the N4 (which is my backup phone) and the N7. I don't want to pay another $30/month for data, or carry three LTE capable devices.

TDBearCT said:
Ok, some quick testing reveals the following:
- Putting an activated T-Mobile SIM (from my N4) in the phone generates a "Login Required" message. Logging in with the account credentials for the N4 displays the account management page (without CSS for some bizarre reason) and does not provide any assistance.
- Activating the SIM provided with the N7 and placing it in the N4 generates the same "Login Required" dialog.
- Putting an activated AT&T SIM in the N7 allows full access to the network, including LTE.
I am really hoping I can switch the T-Mobile SIM between the N4 (which is my backup phone) and the N7. I don't want to pay another $30/month for data, or carry three LTE capable devices.
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When I had my Nexus 7 2012 GSM (tilapia) I was never able to get it to connect via the T-Mo $30 / 5gb plan and always was given the reason that the $30 plan is for voice enabled devices only. TMo appears to restrict based on IMEI. I had to switch to their mobile data package account instead. It is $25 for 1.5GB. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. I hope someone proves me wrong as I'd love to get my new N7 2013 that arrived today onto the 5GB package as well!

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When I had my Nexus 7 2012 GSM (tilapia) I was never able to get it to connect via the T-Mo $30 / 5gb plan and always was given the reason that the $30 plan is for voice enabled devices only. TMo appears to restrict based on IMEI. I had to switch to their mobile data package account instead. It is $25 for 1.5GB. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. I hope someone proves me wrong as I'd love to get my new N7 2013 that arrived today onto the 5GB package as well!
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I doubt its going to work as Google has provided the IMEI's to T-Mobile as they will supposedly be selling the device in October. The best bet now is the 4.5 gb allotment for $40 minus the $10 rebate so it comes out to be the same $30 as before minus 500mb.

If an MVNO is offering a plan with T-Mobile LTE, you may find that the SIM is swappable just fine.
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cmstlist said:
If an MVNO is offering a plan with T-Mobile LTE, you may find that the SIM is swappable just fine.
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That may be true but the walmart $30 plan with 5gb is not going to work. The only MVNO i know that has access to T-Mobiles network was Solavei.. Do you know of any others..?

maconsultant said:
That may be true but the walmart $30 plan with 5gb is not going to work. The only MVNO i know that has access to T-Mobiles network was Solavei.. Do you know of any others..?
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Strighttalk offers a tmobile sim, I don't know if it will allow a tablet since it's intended for a phone
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That may be true but the walmart $30 plan with 5gb is not going to work. The only MVNO i know that has access to T-Mobiles network was Solavei.. Do you know of any others..?
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Strighttalk offers a tmobile sim, I don't know if it will allow a tablet since it's intended for a phone
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I do remember for a fact that with both Solavei and Straight Talk T-Mobile, reports were successful on the 2012 Nexus 7 3G. You can get a phone/data plan on these MVNOs and swap the SIM into a tablet without any trouble. However I believe that neither MVNO supports LTE on T-Mobile at this time. Straight Talk AT&T just started offering LTE but they have a data limit around 1.5 GB/month, whereas ST T-Mobile customers seem to report no caps at all.

Well, as the band use to say to Harry, that sucks.
I am not a big fan of capped data plans. My AT&T primary line is grandfathered unlimited data, and my T-Mobile secondary line is unlimited data (but throttled after 5Gb). It has come in handy when I've had to reset my phone while on the road, downloading all my apps and data over the wireless broadband network.
If I could find an app that would allow me to text from the N7, I would switch my AT&T SIM to the N7 and use the T-Mobile SIM in my primary phone. Calls not answered on my AT&T line get routed to Google Voice, which will ring the T-Mobile line before going to voicemail. I tried SMSDroid, I can send but received messages only show up as alerts.I may try GoSMS later today.
Or, I'll just tether on the phone... although that negates the advantage of having the LTE Nexus 7.
Thanks everyone!
Jim

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I doubt its going to work as Google has provided the IMEI's to T-Mobile as they will supposedly be selling the device in October. The best bet now is the 4.5 gb allotment for $40 minus the $10 rebate so it comes out to be the same $30 as before minus 500mb.
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What is this $10 rebate that you speak of?
Jim

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What is this $10 rebate that you speak of?
Jim
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I have the unlimited plan $70 for "unlimited" everything it also comes with 500mb of tethering. T-mobile just bumped up the bundled tethering up to 2.5gb for unlimited users. But the $10 rebate is for postpaid users so prepaid won't work.. But it basically chops off $10 off a mobile internet plan that's added on to your main account. So the 4.5gb mobile internet plan which is $40 I believe drops to $30 with this rebate. But I look @ it like this you lose 500mb but that would have been covered under the tethering allotment that was just raised to 2.5gb so it turns out being more if that makes sense. If not let me know and I can try to explain it again..
http://m.intomobile.com/2013/04/22/...ing-features-unlimited-data-plans-april-24th/
http://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phone-plans/mobile-broadband.html
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maconsultant said:
I have the unlimited plan $70 for "unlimited" everything it also comes with 500mb of tethering. T-mobile just bumped up the bundled tethering up to 2.5gb for unlimited users. But the $10 rebate is for postpaid users so prepaid won't work.. But it basically chops off $10 off a mobile internet plan that's added on to your main account. So the 4.5gb mobile internet plan which is $40 I believe drops to $30 with this rebate. But I look @ it like this you lose 500mb but that would have been covered under the tethering allotment that was just raised to 2.5gb so it turns out being more if that makes sense. If not let me know and I can try to explain it again..
http://m.intomobile.com/2013/04/22/...ing-features-unlimited-data-plans-april-24th/
http://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phone-plans/mobile-broadband.html
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Thanks for the information. My T-Mobile account is prepaid, so I'm not sure the same $10 discount applies. But it's worth a shot!
Thanks!
Jim

No prob...

cmstlist said:
I do remember for a fact that with both Solavei and Straight Talk T-Mobile, reports were successful on the 2012 Nexus 7 3G. You can get a phone/data plan on these MVNOs and swap the SIM into a tablet without any trouble. However I believe that neither MVNO supports LTE on T-Mobile at this time. Straight Talk AT&T just started offering LTE but they have a data limit around 1.5 GB/month, whereas ST T-Mobile customers seem to report no caps at all.
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So let me get this straight I can get a T-Mobile/straight talk Sim card I wont have any data caps?But if ymobile/straight talk don't have LTE would the tablet still work if the data wasn't LTE. Thanks in advance!!!
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xda23 said:
So let me get this straight I can get a T-Mobile/straight talk Sim card I wont have any data caps?But if ymobile/straight talk don't have LTE would the tablet still work if the data wasn't LTE. Thanks in advance!!!
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And inorder to do this I needs a straight talk micro Sim card for T-Mobile and then just add some data go the plan?would it even be worth doing it this way because there's no LTE.
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xda23 said:
So let me get this straight I can get a T-Mobile/straight talk Sim card I wont have any data caps?But if ymobile/straight talk don't have LTE would the tablet still work if the data wasn't LTE. Thanks in advance!!!
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And inorder to do this I needs a straight talk micro Sim card for T-Mobile and then just add some data go the plan?would it even be worth doing it this way because there's no LTE.
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Well there is no guarantee. The Straight Talk TOS has a vague fair use policy. In practice users have found that AT&T gets throttled above a certain cap, and then an absolute cap. They have almost never found ST T-Mobile to be capped. Anything could change. If there is no LTE the tablet will drop to T-Mobile HSPA+ which is still quite fast.
EDIT: Oh! Another obvious one. You could try a BYOD SIM from MetroPCS (running of course on T-Mobile). That does support LTE and maybe it will allow you to use it in both phone and tablet. SECOND EDIT: OK probably not. Tablets are against the MetroPCS TOS, and every device you use your SIM with has to be added to your account or the SIM won't work in it.