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Here's the deal: I'm a big fan of prepaid pay-as-you-go contract-less cell phone service. I currently use a T-Mobile ToGo SIM in a Sansung Omnia, and for voice, it works great. Unfortunately, ToGo doesn't currently have a data option. Since I'm in range of a WiFi network 99% of the time, up til now, data hasn't been a problem. However, on a recent trip it would have been nice to occasional check e-mail and browse a web page when no WiFi network was available. So I'm thinking of making a change.
As far as I know AT&T offers the only prepaid plan with data in the US: GoPhone with MEdia Net. Also, since the unlocked HTC Diamond offered through Best Buy happens to support the AT&T 3G bands, I'm thinking of trading my Omnia for a Diamond. (Note: 3G isn't a requirement, I'd be more than happy with Edge speeds.)
My data requirements of MEdia Net are modest. First, I must be able to access my pop3 mail server through MEdia Net, preferably using the Mobile Outlook e-mail client. Last, I need to occasionally browse an arbitrary web page like Google Maps, preferably using the Diamond's default Opera web browser. As you might have guessed, I have no interest in the Internet "services" touted at the AT&T web site.
Searching this forum and AT&T's web site gives the impression all this may be possible, but I'm not convinced. I don't want to call AT&T sales because I doubt they'll give me the information I need.
Please help; any information or even opinion will be appreciated!
Go Phone with Tilt
I have only had a pocket PC for a couple of weeks, but have spent a lot of time reading and testing. Whatever you can do with a Diamond, should be the same with a Tilt. The Diamond is only a faster device and costs more money.
Here is what I am able to do: I put the Sim from my obsolete LG AT&T phone in the Tilt that I bought used on Ebay for $200. My Sim has funds from a $25. per 90 day Go Phone account. With the Tilt's WiFi I access the internet free. With the built-in GPS and google maps, I can track and locate my position. However as google maps requires a continuous internet connection, it keeps saying the connection is lost as I drive around, closing that window when it pops up, keeps things going. I am testing other software that doesn't require a constant connection. But you didn't indicate any interest in GPS.
The voice phone and text messaging works fine. It makes a really nice pocket computer, does everything and when connected to the desk top computer you can easily manipulate files. I bought a double capacity battery for it and it runs everything all day with power left over.
What I can not do is receive instant messages. I never used that service before anyway. If you want internet anywhere, AT&T wants $30. per month for the data plan (media net) and if you want navigation anywhere, that is another $10. per month. I think I understood them to say that these features and not available with a Go Phone plan, but you can ask. A store told me it was and telephone support mentioned it wasn't.
I have my phone configured to never use media net. One forum user made some tests and ran up a bill for a couple hundred dollars real fast with a pre-pay plan. Go Phone or AT&T? I don't recall.
I plan to use the pre-paid MEDia Net sparingly. By some accounts, it's over 100 times more expensive than some equivalent European plans. If someone was using pre-paid like they might use a contract plan, I'm not surprised they'd run up a big bill.
Any way, I'm going to try this since it's costs next to nothing to get a GoPhone SIM with a few minutes; enough to download an e-mail and browse a few web pages if everything goes right.
Hey there guys. Just wanted to share my experience with using wave secure on the desire.
After a friend was mugged and had his desire stolen from him it got me onto thinking about protection from having someone use my phone and loosing my photos etc and also trying to recover the stolen handset.
My search lead me to wave secure. A multi platform protection software.
It consists of two apps on the phone (the main app and then an app to prevent un-installing the main app).
It allows locking down the phone if a different sim is used in the handset and online tracking of the phone even with a different sim card inserted.
You can also issue commands to remotely wipe the device.
It so far seems pretty good and has caused no slow down of the handset as it does very little in the background.
There is a 7 day trial and then if you want to sign up input "goal" as a code to recieve a discount which works out at £10 a year ($14.99) which I think is pretty cheap!
Search in the market for it and give it a go!
Phil
the only issue i could see with this is the international text rates. Your phone under certain situations will text the server which is currently not based in europe. Apparantly there are plans to add a server in the UK at some point.
Also, if the phone locks, and the thief knows something about the phone, a hardreset will remove the protection. The only way around this is to root the phone and install as a system application.
ardsar said:
the only issue i could see with this is the international text rates. Your phone under certain situations will text the server which is currently not based in europe. Apparantly there are plans to add a server in the UK at some point.
Also, if the phone locks, and the thief knows something about the phone, a hardreset will remove the protection. The only way around this is to root the phone and install as a system application.
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But that again after a hardreset your data will be wiped and that way it will be more secure then not having the program
I use it for the data wipe function , it boring to lose your phone. But its even worse to have them looking at your Privat mail / work mail / phone numbers and so on.
And if they do a data wipe then its good enough for me
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But that again after a hardreset your data will be wiped and that way it will be more secure then not having the program
I use it for the data wipe function , it boring to lose your phone. But its even worse to have them looking at your Privat mail / work mail / phone numbers and so on.
And if they do a data wipe then its good enough for me
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fair comment.
you don't get charged for international texts. I have had no such charges on my account so it must use a uk based server of some kind.
And I know that a hard reset will wipe it but as you so then so be it but in the event that someone finds it i know I can text my number first and request the program to locate the phone for me or lock it/wipe it etc. And even if they take the sim out and put their own in i can do the same so have a greater chance of either catching the theiving scum or getting it back etc.
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Really, I have never had a harder time setting up an on-line account with any technology vendor for the simple purpose of paying a bill.
This is primarily rooted around Verizon's insistance on sending text messages for any activity to a device that does not accept them.
After two requests still awaiting for that snail mail that gives me a pin number so I can actually register on-line.
And all I see is grief in the future, whenever you want to do something, Verizon insists on sending a text. Sheesh.
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Really, I have never had a harder time setting up an on-line account with any technology vendor for the simple purpose of paying a bill.
This is primarily rooted around Verizon's insistance on sending text messages for any activity to a device that does not accept them.
After two requests still awaiting for that snail mail that gives me a pin number so I can actually register on-line.
And all I see is grief in the future, whenever you want to do something, Verizon insists on sending a text. Sheesh.
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What the tech did for me, was activate a test phone on the account, then have the text message sent to that phone.
Once I used that temporary password to set up the online account, he took the test phone off the account.
I had them waive my activation fee for my troubles, but that was back when they weren't automatically waiving them anyway.
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What the tech did for me, was activate a test phone on the account, then have the text message sent to that phone.
Once I used that temporary password to set up the online account, he took the test phone off the account.
I had them waive my activation fee for my troubles, but that was back when they weren't automatically waiving them anyway.
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same issue.. dumb setup.. you would think they would have another way , not to mention, what they need to do is when you setup your tablet, they give you a pin in the box or set it up with a backup phone number.
there is a million ways to do it., its dumb that they forgot this setup
but then, I am still curious why they do not set these DATA only setups to NOT have pohone numbers. we all know that the US is running out of numbers, what is the use of the number?! Give me an account number, or hell, just a IP address or something that does not waste a phone number that I cant use.
eatonjb said:
same issue.. dumb setup.. you would think they would have another way , not to mention, what they need to do is when you setup your tablet, they give you a pin in the box or set it up with a backup phone number.
there is a million ways to do it., its dumb that they forgot this setup
but then, I am still curious why they do not set these DATA only setups to NOT have pohone numbers. we all know that the US is running out of numbers, what is the use of the number?! Give me an account number, or hell, just a IP address or something that does not waste a phone number that I cant use.
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This is a phone wireless provider. Initially the data was setup for a means of phones getting data. So built on top of that principal in order to communicate with the Verizon NOC your unique identifier is actually your phone number, thats how their system evolved and it would be silly to rewrite their entire setup so tablets, a small percentage of their devies on their network, don't have to have a unique number that isn't a phone number.
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This is a phone wireless provider. Initially the data was setup for a means of phones getting data. So built on top of that principal in order to communicate with the Verizon NOC your unique identifier is actually your phone number, thats how their system evolved and it would be silly to rewrite their entire setup so tablets, a small percentage of their devies on their network, don't have to have a unique number that isn't a phone number.
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I would accept that, but have you seen the iPad 2? You can signup for and pre-pay data ON THE DEVICE. This is on verizon, they have it setup already, they just didn't want to for the xoom.
Really man..?
mjpacheco said:
Really, I have never had a harder time setting up an on-line account with any technology vendor for the simple purpose of paying a bill.
This is primarily rooted around Verizon's insistance on sending text messages for any activity to a device that does not accept them.
After two requests still awaiting for that snail mail that gives me a pin number so I can actually register on-line.
And all I see is grief in the future, whenever you want to do something, Verizon insists on sending a text. Sheesh.
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Last time I checked the moto xoom was not a phone. We have stores for people that cant handle the internet.
The text message feature is provisioned onto any and all devices, including aircards, its just the way the system was programmed pre-tablet'age.
Bunch of crap, I am currently waiting for my third PIN number to arrive by mail as the last two didnt work, I even called them and had THEM do it to make sure I wasnt screwing something up. I really wish I was inside of my 14day window or Id take it back and get the wifi and tether to my EVO and be done with it.
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Last time I checked the moto xoom was not a phone. We have stores for people that cant handle the internet.
The text message feature is provisioned onto any and all devices, including aircards, its just the way the system was programmed pre-tablet'age.
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it might not make calls, but it is a device, I understand what he's talking about
but, lets face it, with the decent amount of tablets coming out, data cards, and other hardware and devices, getting rid of the number system might be advantagious in the near future.. but then, I actualy would not mind this thing having a number to text me too. but then with the costs, no way!
/rant.
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Last time I checked the moto xoom was not a phone. We have stores for people that cant handle the internet.
The text message feature is provisioned onto any and all devices, including aircards, its just the way the system was programmed pre-tablet'age.
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Don't be a dork. This has to do with setting up a Verizon account on the internet, not with any one persons skill in using the internet. During the process there is a step "we will now text you your PIN", which you need the pin in order to complete the setup so you have access to your account on-line.
This is where Verizon drops the ball. After looking through the "I didn't / cannot get a text", a reference is made that it will be snail mailed to you if you do not complete the registration in 24 hours.
Apparently 24 hours actually means two weeks, which is how long it took me to get the PIN, which arrived today after my original posting, which of course happened after I have called them again and they have generated a new one which will probably take two more weeks, and this one is presumably invalid.
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This is a phone wireless provider. Initially the data was setup for a means of phones getting data. So built on top of that principal in order to communicate with the Verizon NOC your unique identifier is actually your phone number, thats how their system evolved and it would be silly to rewrite their entire setup so tablets, a small percentage of their devies on their network, don't have to have a unique number that isn't a phone number.
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A company is not defined by how they handle routine matters, but by how they handle exceptions.
It should not require rewriting the entire setup, the process should be smart enough to know when a device is not text capable, and provide an alternative flow... like maybe an e-mail?
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What the tech did for me, was activate a test phone on the account, then have the text message sent to that phone.
Once I used that temporary password to set up the online account, he took the test phone off the account.
I had them waive my activation fee for my troubles, but that was back when they weren't automatically waiving them anyway.
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That is a good tech who knows a work around. Unfortunately I waited a day or two before trying to set up my access to my on-line acount.
Hate VZW? In a word: Sprint. I bought mine a week ago. After getting confirmation of the sprint version, this one is boxed up and being returned. Can you find anyone willing to purchase your Xoom and transfer it over to another guy?
you could also go the Mifi way.
Virgin has a great deal. 10 days and 100mb for $10, or unlimited for a month for for $40 and no contracts, no nothing!
I still have the 20$ Verizon plan for now, just for the convenence, and since I use mostly Wifi, I can either use that, or call them up for one month to give me a GB of bandwitch.
but , no matter how i look at it, I think Verizon and Sprint, and T-Mo AND AT&T prices are CRAZy, exp if you dont use it all that much.
As sad as this may sound, I found that there is no speed difference between Verizon 3G and using my Nexus S wifi hotpot. So was kinda regretting getting the 3G version.
It took me about five minutes to do it in person
I have been a Verizon Customer for longer that it has been Verizon.
Service in my area has been great... up until the last year or so. Basically since they put 4G here. I no longer have service in my office, or several other places that I frequent. I travel alot and most always have verizon service where I go.
So here is the dilema... I don't want to lose my phone number! I was thinking about porting my number to another service, cause I do not want to lose my number... I have had it forever. But at the same time I do not want to lose my verizon line until I know that the other service is ok for me. primarily the unlimited data.
Anyone have any ideas?
Chris
cseeley said:
I have been a Verizon Customer for longer that it has been Verizon.
Service in my area has been great... up until the last year or so. Basically since they put 4G here. I no longer have service in my office, or several other places that I frequent. I travel alot and most always have verizon service where I go.
So here is the dilema... I don't want to lose my phone number! I was thinking about porting my number to another service, cause I do not want to lose my number... I have had it forever. But at the same time I do not want to lose my verizon line until I know that the other service is ok for me. primarily the unlimited data.
Anyone have any ideas?
Chris
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This is a issue a growing number people are encountering now a days. I would suggest that you take look into T-Mobile network Test Drive offer an see if they are for you.I know that in my area T-Mobile is terrible so I'm with Verizon till I get kicked off Unlimited then it looks like it's Sprint time. The porting of the number won't be too much of a issue as most company's do that now. I don't know what happened when they flipped the 4G switch but their towers weren't ready.
cseeley said:
I have been a Verizon Customer for longer that it has been Verizon.
Service in my area has been great... up until the last year or so. Basically since they put 4G here. I no longer have service in my office, or several other places that I frequent. I travel alot and most always have verizon service where I go.
So here is the dilema... I don't want to lose my phone number! I was thinking about porting my number to another service, cause I do not want to lose my number... I have had it forever. But at the same time I do not want to lose my verizon line until I know that the other service is ok for me. primarily the unlimited data.
Anyone have any ideas?
Chris
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Go get a new number from some other carrier then forward your Verizon number to it till you get it figured out then port or not
cseeley said:
I have been a Verizon Customer for longer that it has been Verizon.
Service in my area has been great... up until the last year or so. Basically since they put 4G here. I no longer have service in my office, or several other places that I frequent. I travel alot and most always have verizon service where I go.
So here is the dilema... I don't want to lose my phone number! I was thinking about porting my number to another service, cause I do not want to lose my number... I have had it forever. But at the same time I do not want to lose my verizon line until I know that the other service is ok for me. primarily the unlimited data.
Anyone have any ideas?
Chris
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This one's easy. Port your phone number to Google Voice. Then get a new number from Verizon for your existing phone. Install the Google Voice app on your phone and all of the incoming and outgoing calls will be via Google Voice using the number your ported there.
I've had Google Voice as my primary number for years and I'm completely independent of any carrier or single phone. In fact, when someone calls my phone number it rings on my cell phone, my home phone, my office phone, my tablet and my PC. My wife giggles every time I get a call because it sounds like I'm in a clock store with all the alarms going off at once.
If you get a new phone from another carrier just install Google Voice on it and both your old cell phone and new phone will ring at once. You will be completely independent of a carrier. I am so independent of the carrier that I have no idea what phone number is on my current cell phone. I'd have to look in the settings to see what it is.
Two caveats:
1) You will need to use Google Voice for text messaging. If you use any other text messaging app it will show that the message came from the cell phone's number and not Google Voice's number.
2) Google Voice messaging doesn't handle MMS texts. You can't send/receive photos or videos.
One huge advantage:
You can send/receive texts on your PC by going to Voice.Google.com and logging in. In fact, your entire text messaging history is stored in the cloud. Get a text and it shows up on your phone, on your tablet and in your browser. Immediately. When I'm on my computer and I hear my phone chime that a text has arrived, I never take my phone out, I just look at the text in my browser. It's so much more convenient than any other messaging app that I would never change.
Yeah... I already use google voice quite a bit with a different number.
Here is the problem, if I port my number out of Verizon, their system automatically closes the line when the port is complete. It is no problem getting it turned back on, but then I lose the unlimited data.
That is where my problem lies.
Chris
TabGuy said:
This one's easy. Port your phone number to Google Voice. Then get a new number from Verizon for your existing phone. Install the Google Voice app on your phone and all of the incoming and outgoing calls will be via Google Voice using the number your ported there.
I've had Google Voice as my primary number for years and I'm completely independent of any carrier or single phone. In fact, when someone calls my phone number it rings on my cell phone, my home phone, my office phone, my tablet and my PC. My wife giggles every time I get a call because it sounds like I'm in a clock store with all the alarms going off at once.
If you get a new phone from another carrier just install Google Voice on it and both your old cell phone and new phone will ring at once. You will be completely independent of a carrier. I am so independent of the carrier that I have no idea what phone number is on my current cell phone. I'd have to look in the settings to see what it is.
Two caveats:
1) You will need to use Google Voice for text messaging. If you use any other text messaging app it will show that the message came from the cell phone's number and not Google Voice's number.
2) Google Voice messaging doesn't handle MMS texts. You can't send/receive photos or videos.
One huge advantage:
You can send/receive texts on your PC by going to Voice.Google.com and logging in. In fact, your entire text messaging history is stored in the cloud. Get a text and it shows up on your phone, on your tablet and in your browser. Immediately. When I'm on my computer and I hear my phone chime that a text has arrived, I never take my phone out, I just look at the text in my browser. It's so much more convenient than any other messaging app that I would never change.
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I should be getting mine this week. Was just wondering if anyone else has it and (if so) what the experience has been so far
My experience with ChatSim in the United States
theo5388 said:
I should be getting mine this week. Was just wondering if anyone else has it and (if so) what the experience has been so far
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I received my ChatSim Plus 3-in-1 SIM card direct from Italy late last week. They strongly suggest turning off data access to any app except those that send text. I kept on access to WhatsApp, Skype, Google Hangouts. They say it also works with iMessage, and it does to a degree. If you use iMessage in conjunction with e-mail addresses, you're fine. If you used iMessage with a carrier-assigned phone number, that does not work.
When you insert your ChatSim in an iPhone, iMessage will want to link the ChatSim carrier-assigned number to iMessage. This process fails. The number ChatSim gives you is in Estonia. That shouldn't impede full iMessage functionality, but there's that one glitch.
ChatSim says they will block your SIM if you use it for "abnormal" no texting traffic. Trying to figure out where the boundary is, and given my purchase of the SIM came with €5 (five euros) credit, I decided to run a Speedtest. I'm in the United States. On the "automatic" setting, ChatSim immediately connected to T-Mobile 3G. The Speedtest on T-Mobile came back 390ms ping, 2.87Mbps down, 1.58Mbps up. I switched off "automatic" and forced the SIM onto AT&T. The Speedtest no longer had access to data. I was only able to receive the SMS from the good ChatSim folks telling me I'd been consuming "abnormal" data and I'd been blocked.
When you're blocked you can still send and receive SMS (but not MMS), except if you're on iPhone. In order to unblock/restore data, you have to add €10 to your Private Area. So I did. This was Thursday.
I used ChatSIM exclusively, with extremely limited access to data for apps. I was able to start a Skype audio call, send and receive text and calls in Google Hangouts. Everything was good. I also left on access to some apps that use A-GPS for location services. From Thursday through Monday, everything was good. Today, Tuesday as I'm out and about, I get an SMS from ChatSim warning me of "abnormal" usage. Moments later a second SMS arrived informing me I'd been blocked. Between Thursday evening and Tuesday early afternoon, my data manager app says I used 39MB. Cost of the SIM and shipping aside, $10.50 for 39MB is not a good deal in my opinion.
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I received my ChatSim Plus 3-in-1 SIM card direct from Italy late last week. They strongly suggest turning off data access to any app except those that send text. I kept on access to WhatsApp, Skype, Google Hangouts. They say it also works with iMessage, and it does to a degree. If you use iMessage in conjunction with e-mail addresses, you're fine. If you used iMessage with a carrier-assigned phone number, that does not work.
When you insert your ChatSim in an iPhone, iMessage will want to link the ChatSim carrier-assigned number to iMessage. This process fails. The number ChatSim gives you is in Estonia. That shouldn't impede full iMessage functionality, but there's that one glitch.
ChatSim says they will block your SIM if you use it for "abnormal" no texting traffic. Trying to figure out where the boundary is, and given my purchase of the SIM came with €5 (five euros) credit, I decided to run a Speedtest. I'm in the United States. On the "automatic" setting, ChatSim immediately connected to T-Mobile 3G. The Speedtest on T-Mobile came back 390ms ping, 2.87Mbps down, 1.58Mbps up. I switched off "automatic" and forced the SIM onto AT&T. The Speedtest no longer had access to data. I was only able to receive the SMS from the good ChatSim folks telling me I'd been consuming "abnormal" data and I'd been blocked.
When you're blocked you can still send and receive SMS (but not MMS), except if you're on iPhone. In order to unblock/restore data, you have to add €10 to your Private Area. So I did. This was Thursday.
I used ChatSIM exclusively, with extremely limited access to data for apps. I was able to start a Skype audio call, send and receive text and calls in Google Hangouts. Everything was good. I also left on access to some apps that use A-GPS for location services. From Thursday through Monday, everything was good. Today, Tuesday as I'm out and about, I get an SMS from ChatSim warning me of "abnormal" usage. Moments later a second SMS arrived informing me I'd been blocked. Between Thursday evening and Tuesday early afternoon, my data manager app says I used 39MB. Cost of the SIM and shipping aside, $10.50 for 39MB is not a good deal in my opinion.
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Yeah it all depends in which zone you are. For zone 1 a 10 Euro ($10.5) gives you 2000 credits, which equates to 40Mb. That's not a lot at all if you're a heavy data user. Luckily I only use Whatsapp when I'm out and about, so I think Chatsim is ideal for me.
The other "catch" with their data packages is that you shouldn't use more than 60% of the data allowance in a single Zone.
The real downside to Chatsim, in order for it to be a feasible solution to using Whatsapp at home and abroad, is that you should have a Dual sim phone. I've got the G3 dual sim, so it's working well so far
In order to cover all areas you need to buy 2 products (Chatsim & Chatsim Plus).
Was mislead by Whatsim pre-order statements on 1 Sim card for all areas..
bsktv69 said:
In order to cover all areas you need to buy 2 products (Chatsim & Chatsim Plus).
Was mislead by Whatsim pre-order statements on 1 Sim card for all areas..
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Yeah, luckily for me the Chatsim Plus covers all the areas I most frequently travel to (Belgium, France, UAE, UK, USA, South Africa)
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Yeah it all depends in which zone you are. For zone 1 a 10 Euro ($10.5) gives you 2000 credits, which equates to 40Mb. That's not a lot at all if you're a heavy data user. Luckily I only use Whatsapp when I'm out and about, so I think Chatsim is ideal for me.
The other "catch" with their data packages is that you shouldn't use more than 60% of the data allowance in a single Zone.
The real downside to Chatsim, in order for it to be a feasible solution to using Whatsapp at home and abroad, is that you should have a Dual sim phone. I've got the G3 dual sim, so it's working well so far
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I just got my ChatSIM 4 days I checked the Summary Credits section under ChatSIM web site.
It's saying I exceeding 60% of data traffic in same zone. What does that mean?
I can not use this SIM card anymore or I need pay more Credit? So confused!!!
stevenkc said:
I just got my ChatSIM 4 days I checked the Summary Credits section under ChatSIM web site.
It's saying I exceeding 60% of data traffic in same zone. What does that mean?
I can not use this SIM card anymore or I need pay more Credit? So confused!!!
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The "catch" with the data allowance is that you cant use more than 60% of it in a single zone..so yes, you'd have to buy more credit
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The "catch" with the data allowance is that you cant use more than 60% of it in a single zone..so yes, you'd have to buy more credit
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This area I did not get it. I pay the extra credit that go to the Multimedia Section not under the Chat Section?
Do you have any idea?
bsktv69 said:
In order to cover all areas you need to buy 2 products (Chatsim & Chatsim Plus).
Was mislead by Whatsim pre-order statements on 1 Sim card for all areas..
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why my chatsim still not delivered? i've already order in 9th of march?
Please help me, i've already contact chatsim, but they said that the payment is problem, i have got confirmation order n user id, but still not delivery my order.
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I should be getting mine this week. Was just wondering if anyone else has it and (if so) what the experience has been so far
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Just got my ChatSim Plus today. Immediately threw it into an unlocked iPhone 5. The SMS feature won't send, but I can receive. Grabbed WhatsApp, FB Messenger, KIK, Twitter, and Google Hangouts from the App Store just to give them all a shot. WhatsApp and Hangouts seem to work the best.
I did notice that after few minutes the network would drop. I seemed to have to throw the device into airplane mode and back out to get back to normal operations.
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Found this review, seems to have pros and cons to it. More cons if you aren't careful with it (you must disable background app data) as you can easily burn through the data cap with Twitter.
Terrible service, chatsim a scam
I purchased my Chatsim Plus in March this year and till June I have yet to receive the card. I emailed the staff and on many occasions they said they would reply within 48 hours but they don't -- which was fine by me. But the thing is, they always avoided giving me a straight answer and kept telling me to wait... I mean, how long does it take for a card to be sent out? Early July I couldn't wait any further because it was simply taking too long. By then I have sent out countless of emails which no one ever replies and when they eventually did they told me that the card was sent back to them as I did not provide my full address. I checked against the soft copy receipt and told them that the address was correct yet they found ways to blame me (literally!) for the failed delivery. At that point I was exasperated and just wanted my money back. Initially I paid €20 for the card and delivery however 2 months later when I checked my bank statement only €10 was refunded. When I asked the staff why I wasn't given a full refund ONCE AGAIN they told me it was their law and that the mailing company operates independently and the fees goes to the mailing company yada and I quote their response "You haven't provided us with the complete address either, because the mailing services weren't able to find your address"... I mean what is this utter nonsense? I cannot emphasis how indignant I am about this because I gave the address as stated in my PASSPORT and how on earth is that INCOMPLETE? I can only say please use Chatsim at your own risk, because after reading some of the reviews online I found out that I am not the only victim that has fallen to their antics! The staff is rude, incompetent and unprofessional! Nasty experience!
No you're not the only one... it happened to me too!!!:crying:
Very disappointing product. I think it is a scam.
The Chatsim works only intermittently. Response for help is super slow. By the time they reply, I was back to home.
In one month usage, got 2 emails saying I am using too much. And suddenly one day, the card was stopped and ask me to pay again.
Don't waste your money.
Hi, I bought chatsim couple of weeks ago and is successfully activated. Today I was in overseas and wanted to use it, but I couldn't do it.
I was looking on the internet and found this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zG8KKaH9B8 in the minute 6:06 they talk about add another user (WITH YOUR CHATSIM PHONE NUMBER) in order to use chatsim. Here is my question:
I have a dualsim phone (Letv X800) and have on mu dutch number whatsapp running. In order to use chatsim (phone number +44number) I need to create/activate it within whatsapp, right? Do you have any idea how to do it without using the method mentioned on the video?
Thanx
For me, chatsim seems like a scam. For one, most of the time it hasn't work... I would receive mms randomly when the network decided to get picked up. Sure enough, I received a sms not too long after telling me that I have exceeded usage. And I was blocked. When I confronted customer service, they said I probably didn't turn off background updates... Which is untrue since I was running in low battery mode at all times (which stops all background activities in an iPhone). Long story short, my travelling hasn't been affected with or without chat sim. Not gonna fool me twice in putting more money into it.
I just started with Chatsim Unlimited on a Nexus 5X. I think I have it setup correctly and I've successfully tested the service using Facebook Messenger. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to work with Google Hangouts though - very disappointing considering that is the primary messaging app that I use.
Another aspect of the service that I'm very disappointed with is the English language verbiage. It's very confusing as if all of the instructional text came out of a translator app.
I just got my chatsim (unlimited) and have followed all instructions found in the website. My problem is that I can see the carrier operator ("Smart" for Philippines) as well as the "3g" indicating my Cellular data but I still cannot connect to any of the messaging applications offered by chatsim. Anyone having this problem or anyone know how to resolve this problem? I have been contacting chatsim but no response was made by them. Any help would be gladly appreciated. Thank you!
ArmPeete said:
I just got my chatsim (unlimited) and have followed all instructions found in the website. My problem is that I can see the carrier operator ("Smart" for Philippines) as well as the "3g" indicating my Cellular data but I still cannot connect to any of the messaging applications offered by chatsim. Anyone having this problem or anyone know how to resolve this problem? I have been contacting chatsim but no response was made by them. Any help would be gladly appreciated. Thank you!
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Did you out in the APN settings? Watch this review and step by step video:
yuprules said:
Did you out in the APN settings? Watch this review and step by step video:
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Thank you for your reply! Yes, I have seen this video already and have followed the instructions for the APN settings. I placed "chatsim" on APN and it still won't connect to any messaging app. Thanks!
Does it have any affect if I wasn't able to "Update Carrier Settings"? Yes, I clicked the "Not now" option instead of the "Update Carrier Settings".