So I'm on solavei, and I'm debating switching back to tmobile itself. Reason being I only get no more than 14.80 mbps, speed test goes that high and just stupid like it hit a wall. I'm using a t999 s3, do you think I'd get faster speeds on actual tmobile?
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The speed will be identical to T-Mobile if you switch. So you would be paying more for the exact same experience.
You don't believe it'll be any different since they only piggy back off tmobile?
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Get a T-Mobile SIM and get a $3 a day plan or the $30 5GB plan and see, or borrow someone's postpaid SIM.
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Get a T-Mobile SIM and get a $3 a day plan or the $30 5GB plan and see, or borrow someone's postpaid SIM.
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Good idea I'll do that.
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Curious who has actually tried solavei for a while, what was your experience?
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I read somewhere on xda that tmobile has a statement saying they make sure to take priority over other mvno companies.
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Just for future reference, I did a test today and can confirm a couple things. I did a few speed tests with my solavei SIM card sitting my phone in one spot, got about 380-1400 ping. Switched in a tmobile SIM using three truly unlimited plan and ping blew me away, it was constantly 80-99ish. As for down and up speed I was getting about 6-13 on solavei with about 1.5 up constant. And on the tmobile SIM I got about 10-14, but I expect faster once my phone number port is complete I was told to expect it being choppy. So far I notice a huge difference in use around town, as I was running errands all day.
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Also, even pegging out at 14.7 mbps (for some reason solavei doesn't let you go faster) I couldn't even watch a 2 minute YouTube video, now I can not only click hd version, but it doesn't keep buffering.
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Nobody interested? Ok..
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What APN are you using on Solavei?
I don't recall but it was a specific one that was sent to me via a automatic text from solavei. My number finally fully ported today and I'm seeing way bigger speeds, very happy I spend the extra $12 for tmobile truly unlimited plan. I can confirm solavei sets a max speed of about 14.7mbps, not bad but tmobile is noticeably better when actually using my data
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I don't recall but it was a specific one that was sent to me via a automatic text from . My number finally fully ported today and I'm seeing way bigger s, very happy I spend the extra $12 for tmobile truly unlimited plan. I can confirm sets a max speed of about 14.7mbps, not bad but tmobile is noticeably better when actually using my data
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Nick, I'm seeing Solavei speeds of up to 14mb/s too, which is personally plenty fast for me. When you consider that Tmobile's $50 plan slows down data speeds after 500mb, Solavei compares better
Solavei speed tests: http://www.4gmobileshare.com/solavei-speed-test/
I can see where you would think that, but a couple of things. Solavei is not just $49, the tax brings it to $58. So by that logic for $12 more you can get access to ALL tmobile towers, priority on your service, and no speed limits. Being a tech guy you wouldn't want to have a speed limit. The other thing is customer service, and not feeling like you're trying to be a part of a pyramid scam when you want to just sign into your dashboard abd pay your bill.
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Solavei is only a mvno, and they only piggy back towers, and at that, only some of the towers.
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Again, what APN are you guys using? I wonder if you changed APNs if it would improve?
I've used and tested every variation that was provided, including the dual apn's, but slavery sends an automatic apn setup through a special text message, which is what worked the best. I'm on T-Mobile note, but if you really want nee to get that apn for you, you can pay for the solavei plan, cuz I'm not doing that again lol.
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I was told that you get unlimited data on this plan.Does anyone know if this is correct.
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Not for smartphones. Requires an over price data plan. I think its like $25 bux for one gig.
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It was an old trick that they now are cracking down on.
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That figures.
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They now have euro eimi codes?
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Whats emei codes?and what do they do?
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Straighttalksim.com has a $45 plan "unlimited" everything runs on at&t or tmobile network (you can chose) It works on any phone that has the right bands. I am running a i9100 on it now and have been for awhile
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Straighttalksim.com has a $45 plan "unlimited" everything runs on at&t or tmobile network (you can chose) It works on any phone that has the right bands. I am running a i9100 on it now and have been for awhile
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Ditto. They can cut you off if you go over a certain amount (most people say around 2-3GB a month), but so far I've used around that amount and been good. I know some people who have gone way over (5GB) and been fine too. If you use them, don't fill in the proxy fields in the APN, just the MMS proxy stuff. If you stream constantly, this service is not for you. However for anything else it's great. And you get real AT&T speeds (I've personally gotten up to 5 Mbps in some areas).
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Ditto. They can cut you off if you go over a certain amount (most people say around 2-3GB a month), but so far I've used around that amount and been good. I know some people who have gone way over (5GB) and been fine too. If you use them, don't fill in the proxy fields in the APN, just the MMS proxy stuff. If you stream constantly, this service is not for you. However for anything else it's great. And you get real AT&T speeds (I've personally gotten up to 5 Mbps in some areas).
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Yup ive used 2gb and been fine, and have also heard of people going over 5gb and been fine. But id say 2gb would be the safe zone, which is probably plenty for most. Just use wifi whenever you can
my sim will be coming soon and since im gonna be using a pre 2 i dont think data limits are anything to worry about. i just want stable reliable signal where I can text and get calls reliably from a certain area sprint doesnt cut it but ATT does. my question is i am a part time promotor for clubs so i send out a crap load of texts (on sprint i saw my amount and it was around 22000 lol)
if i decide to make this my main phone i will be consuming that much.....phone calls arent an issue i mainly talk only to my gf for long periods of time at night lol
will i be kicked off for this usage?
Hey if I only wanted 5-10 of data a month with no minutes or texts is that possible?and if it is how much would I be looking at for just 5 Gb of 4G data a month.I have a unlocked HTC sensation 4G a t-mobile smartphone.so do I order a sim card from straight talk?how much is a sim card?can I call and order a sim card and activate the sim for just monthly data?I would appreciate it if someone would please explain my qwestions. Thanks...
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Texts don't really use data so you would be fine. Data use would be like Pandora.
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Hey if I only wanted 5-10 of data a month with no minutes or texts is that possible?and if it is how much would I be looking at for just 5 Gb of 4G data a month.I have a unlocked HTC sensation 4G a t-mobile smartphone.so do I order a sim card from straight talk?how much is a sim card?can I call and order a sim card and activate the sim for just monthly data?I would appreciate it if someone would please explain my qwestions. Thanks...
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You could get your cellphone activated on Clearwireless if it's available in your area. It works on HTC EVO, and I think it would on sensation... Just google "activate htc evo on clearwireless" to get on the right path... Good luck!
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You could get your cellphone activated on Clearwireless if it's available in your area. It works on HTC EVO, and I think it would on sensation... Just google "activate htc evo on clearwireless" to get on the right path... Good luck!
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The Evo is a cdma device and the Sensation is a gsm device. They are not compatible. Clearwireless is a cdma provider (mvno).
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Isn't there a provider called smart wireless?If so are they gsm or cdma?
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I don't think GSM/CDMA matters in terms of 4G connection, rather Wimax/ lTE... does
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I don't think GSM/CDMA matters in terms of 4G connection, rather Wimax/ lTE... does
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Yes, it does. GSM SIMs and (for example) the SIMs used by Verizon (I don't, know if, Sprint has switched to a SIM based system for their up and coming LTE network) would not be compatible. You CANNOT USE A device like the Sensation on a CDMA network, period.
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Yes, it does. GSM SIMs and (for example) the SIMs used by Verizon (I don't, know if, Sprint has switched to a SIM based system for their up and coming LTE network) would not be compatible. You CANNOT USE A device like the Sensation on a CDMA network, period.
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Sprint uses "integrated SIMs" for their LTE phones, which basically means they still use the same MEID/ESN system. Identical to the old 3G/WiMax system. And yes, you're correct. You can't use a GSM phone on a CDMA network period. You can, however take a hybrid GSM/CDMA phone (like a Droid 2 Global) and get it to work on GSM networks by hacking the radio not to ignore domestic networks like AT&T and T-Mobile.
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?
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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?
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Pretty sure they can and will. You should read their terms of service
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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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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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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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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)
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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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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 $30 plan.
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http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-phone/Samsung-Exhibit-4G-Prepaid
I'm looking for a pay as you go network that has good service and good phones, I'm so over paying 90$ 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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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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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...
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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...
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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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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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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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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 $65....
I'll stick to my same donor and flash something new at some point
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Sounds like a good deal, hows the service?
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I'm looking for a pay as you go network that has good service and good phones, I'm so over paying 90$ 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$$. I am waiting for November to hit and kick Sprint goodbye.
Metropcs is stronger than Sprint in the LA area and offer a phone like LG Motion. It's a decent phone and if not, they are adding new phones every month.
U can check boost mobile and virgin mobile. They r not that expensive. Metropcs is a option 2 but it sucks in my area.U may be aviable to flash ur current phone to use with boost,virgin or metropcs. I've seen treads about how to do it.
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I don't know which market you are on but I'm in LOs Angeles where Sprint SUCKS makor a$$. 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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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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-----Update 27 Nov-----
This coupon code no longer works. If I find another one I will update this thread.
I have now used this service with google voice for over 2 weeks with great service. I have had the same speeds and coverage as I did with my att phone. I have not used enough data to get notified or limited in speed, if and when this happens I will update my thread.
There is one issue with straight talk and any MVNO it seems. I used two google voice numbers (personal, work) and I turn off the voicemail forwarding on my phone so that the voicemail for each works correctly (Otherwise both GV numbers would forward to the same voicemail account). Straight talk does not have the ability to change the voicemail forwarding phones. My workaround for now is to extend the number of rings out to where GV will forward to voicemail (I am in process of testing this now).
To use two GV numbers on one phone you set both as home numbers and just use the app for texts from one. There are more detailed ways to forwards texts from the second phone but if you want this info PM and ask or search for it as it is available elsewhere.
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I know there have been posts that talk about Straight Talk Sims including the $5 + Free Ship (which expired). I researched and just purchased a Micro Sim and $45 Unlimited ATT plan today.
I did this today: 8 Nov 2012
Free ATT Sim
- http://www.straighttalk.com/ShopSims
- Choose Sim (Micro or Regular)
- Add Sim + Plan to Cart (will show $54.99)
- Use Promo "SIMSAVE" for $10 discount
- Choose 3-day Fedex Shipping (shows free later)
Free T-Mobile Sim
- Buy any free phone from the site with plan
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Original Promo Code thanks to Chils41 at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1915621
I see these posts regularly and had some questions. I have at&t service now. Is it as easy as placing the sim card into my phone and go? Will everything work like it did on at&t? What's the data transfer like? I'm really liming the idea of two phones unlimited everything for $90 as opposed to $165 for 700 mins unlimited text and calls to any mobile but only 2 GB of data. Do I need to flash anything to make everything work properly?
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I see these posts regularly and had some questions. I have at&t service now. Is it as easy as placing the sim card into my phone and go? Will everything work like it did on at&t? What's the data transfer like? I'm really liming the idea of two phones unlimited everything for $90 as opposed to $165 for 700 mins unlimited text and calls to any mobile but only 2 GB of data. Do I need to flash anything to make everything work properly?
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you don't have to flash anything. just gotta change the apn settings to st and you're good to go. the SIM packet has the apn settings that you change in network settings.
Straight Talk data connection is the same as ATT would be in your area, except, NO LTE. You will not grey LTE with straight talk. And don't count on using much more than 2gb of data either, I near they send warning texts but don't actually have a what to cut off your data.
I've been on Straight Talk ATT for 3 months and love it. Just know it's limitations. I've never gone over 600mb data in my life though. I work when I'm at work, not much time to stream videos, the rest of the time I'm at home on wifi. Also ATT sucks in my area.
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I see these posts regularly and had some questions. I have at&t service now. Is it as easy as placing the sim card into my phone and go? Will everything work like it did on at&t? What's the data transfer like? I'm really liming the idea of two phones unlimited everything for $90 as opposed to $165 for 700 mins unlimited text and calls to any mobile but only 2 GB of data. Do I need to flash anything to make everything work properly?
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You also need an unlocked or att locked phone. The Sim is recognized as an att sim.
I will add my experience here once I've used it. I tried T-Mobile 100 min 5gb plan and got rid of it because of bad indoor reception (I was Always on edge inside).
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Thanks. So is that the only benefit of unlocking the phone? I'm rooted and running a wicked sweet custom ROM already. Only thing left is unlocking.
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phoenixfriend said:
Thanks. So is that the only benefit of unlocking the phone? I'm rooted and running a wicked sweet custom ROM already. Only thing left is unlocking.
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It looks like you have an AT&T Captivate. You don't need to unlock your phone if it's AT&T branded.
It is. I gathered that from my searches. Just wondered if that was the only benefit of unlocking my phone, being able to carry it to any gsm carrier.
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phoenixfriend said:
It is. I gathered that from my searches. Just wondered if that was the only benefit of unlocking my phone, being able to carry it to any gsm carrier.
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The only benefit of unlocking is to be able to use other carriers. But to repeat you DO NOT need to unlock to use straight talk on your att phone.
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Thanks I'm trying to buy a gs3 or note2 today and need a microsim for them, also need to reup anyways..
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I repeat I got that already. I understand.
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What about using a t-mobile phone on straight talk att what is needed to be done to it? Unlocking required or what?
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What about using a t-mobile phone on straight talk att what is needed to be done to it? Unlocking required or what?
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Yep, just unlock it and you're good to go.
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So if straight talk cuts off ur data for usage, call them, ask them to define unlimited, then ask them to define false advertising lawsuit, after I did this on my thrid disconect, I have never received a warning or been cutoff. And I use more than 16gb a month
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So if straight talk cuts off ur data for usage, call them, ask them to define unlimited, then ask them to define false advertising lawsuit, after I did this on my thrid disconect, I have never received a warning or been cutoff. And I use more than 16gb a month
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Where you throttled on that 16 gigs?!?!?
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No, could be because I modded the prl alot. I always tried to keep the best one out on there so I got the most towers possable and the one next to my house about .2 miles away instead of the default thats about 1.3 miles away
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jamesd86 said:
Thanks I'm trying to buy a gs3 or note2 today and need a microsim for them, also need to reup anyways..
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If you have a micro sim lying around you can use it as a template and cut your old sim card down to a micro. I did it with a pair of sharp sewing scissors and it's been working fine for me.
Also, unlocking my smartphones has always benefited me in that it allowed me to sell at a higher price.
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Code doesn't work =[
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Worked for me
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prepaidguy9081 said:
Worked for me
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I hate you.
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