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Visual voicemail

Does anyone know where I can find the new version of tmobiles visual voicemail app for the vibrant? I was that trigger 3.2 has the updated one but im on trigger 3.0.1 and don't plan on updating!
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fear676 said:
Does anyone know where I can find the new version of tmobiles visual voicemail app for the vibrant? I was that trigger 3.2 has the updated one but im on trigger 3.0.1 and don't plan on updating!
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The market...

Thank you sir!
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does the vvm only work if you have it added to your bill? everytime ive tried to use it it says i cannot use it on my phone and to have it added to the plan, yet i have the unlimited family plan with everything included. t-mobile said it should work, but it never has. so i usually just uninstall it and use google voice...not to mention i love having emails of every voicemail i get. i have always wanted to try visual voicemail, but just cant get it working for me...any clue?

itstheshawnp said:
does the vvm only work if you have it added to your bill? everytime ive tried to use it it says i cannot use it on my phone and to have it added to the plan, yet i have the unlimited family plan with everything included. t-mobile said it should work, but it never has. so i usually just uninstall it and use google voice...not to mention i love having emails of every voicemail i get. i have always wanted to try visual voicemail, but just cant get it working for me...any clue?
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just call tmobile they will add it and its free

fear676 said:
Thank you sir!
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I posted on the wrong thread

Verizon tab and txt msgs.

Nice that verizon has txt msgs on the tab, but not nice they don't tell you they charge 25¢ per! The rep didn't even know they charged extra for it! That is just down right wrong not to tell the customer!
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Yes, I've paid for a couple of spams too, I looked for a way to turn messageing off, but haven't been able to get it below 10 messages per conversation.

I called customer service and asked them to block my sms number and I just use google voice. Works great and it's free.
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I had the same problem with tmobile. I am supposed to get unlimited text and 5gig data, but they were charging me 25 cents per text.
When i called the acted like they didnt know anything and took two months to fix.
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Just to be clear , Vzw can shut off incoming SMS? Thanks
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aquastubacca said:
Just to be clear , Vzw can shut off incoming SMS? Thanks
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Like I said, I called customer service and asked them to and I haven't gotten a spam sms since.
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I was told that Verizon to Verizon is free and the for $5.00 a month I can ad 250 texts. Is this true?

wkndfun said:
I was told that Verizon to Verizon is free and the for $5.00 a month I can ad 250 texts. Is this true?
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Verizon to Verizon is only free with the non-$5 text packages.

I just installed "Sync SMS" and its pretty cool. It sends texts from your phone to your tablet via Dropbox. You can send from tablet through your phone number as well. Cost 3 bucks, but certainly good enough for me at the moment.
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Tmobile 411 is $1.99 WTF

Tmobile 411 is $1.99 WTF... thats some Deebo shiz right there...
anyone can recommend a free alternative?

1800GOOG411 if that's not it then search google 411 on google and find there 1800 number
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What is worse is you cannot call and have it disabled. You have to pay $5 a month for some family addon that lets you limit your kids text messages or something
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1800-466-4411
Thats google 411

1800free411 also works
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If you have prepaid and don't keep a balance it will be effectively disabled. I haven't tried when i have money in the account but it told me "Not enough in your prepaid account" when i tried once.
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movieaddict said:
1800-466-4411
Thats google 411
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says this number is not in service.....lol

Didn't the google 411 end. It was a method they used to record dialects and accents for voice search and such. Pretty ingenious imo
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ok i see now that google 411 is shut down...
but found bing411
1-800-246-4411
thanks for your suggestions.

Nannuq said:
Didn't the google 411 end. It was a method they used to record dialects and accents for voice search and such. Pretty ingenious imo
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Yea that is very ingenious.....wow shady google...lol

duglas said:
What is worse is you cannot call and have it disabled. You have to pay $5 a month for some family addon that lets you limit your kids text messages or something
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Just call customer care, and ask for the retentions department. Tell them you are pissed that you have no way of monitoring if you are going to go over your minutes. I got the family addon added free for life.

GV number on nexus 4

This might be a little off-topic (apologies), but I plan on switching from sprint to TMO prepaid with the nexus 4. I don't care about my sprint #, but I have a google voice number I'd like to use. Just wanted to check and see if this is possible. tia

Of course its possible! Google voice app for android. Port you real number to Google for $20 unless you really don't care.
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idigg said:
Of course its possible! Google voice app for android. Port you real number to Google for $20 unless you really don't care.
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I'm sorry, I should have been more specific. I want to use my google # as my TMO number, if it's possible.

coalesce said:
I'm sorry, I should have been more specific. I want to use my google # as my TMO number, if it's possible.
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Yes, and for free. Spend a night on the topic and stop wasting webspace.

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Yes, and for free. Spend a night on the topic and stop wasting webspace.
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Thanks for clearing that up for me.

Before porting your number and getting in contract with keep in mind that google voice is currently free till end of 2012. Google always push it a year ahead but dont promise that it will remain free for ever.
Secondly and importantly; no emergency calling ie no 911
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_guzzler_ said:
Before porting your number and getting in contract with keep in mind that google voice is currently free till end of 2012. Google always push it a year ahead but dont promise that it will remain free for ever.
Secondly and importantly; no emergency calling ie no 911
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You mean the gmail calling or groove IP on your phone is free until end of 2012, right? I heard nothing about the rest of the GV service not being free any more. IE texts and phone/voicemail forwarding.

Free ATT or Tmobile Sim with Monthly Plan - Straight Talk

-----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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phoenixfriend said:
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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phoenixfriend said:
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).
Sf bay area
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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?

Heavy Metal said:
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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prepaidguy9081 said:
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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