I just received my Focus from the Amazon $49 deal and was able to transfer my iPhone's unlimited data plan to it. This is only possible if you have a "grandfathered" device which already has unlimited data on it, as AT&T has dropped the unlimited plan.
Heres How:
Order your phone on Amazon. Choose any data plan, doesn't matter.
When your phone arrives, charge it, but, DO NOT PUT IN THE SIM CARD.
Have your SIM Card and Box out and available as you will need them.
DO NOT ACTIVATE THE PHONE AS PER AT&T'S INSTRUCTIONS on their web-site.
Call AT&T Wireless [1-800-331-0500]
DO NOT ACTIVATE YOUR PHONE USING THE AT&T MENU
Press "0" to speak to an agent.
Ask to migrate your existing plan over to your new Samsung Focus. This will move your Unlimited Data Plan to your new phone.
Provide the numbers from the phone box
Provide the SIM number from your new SIM.
Have the Agent activate the phone and call your phone to make sure it is working.
There, you should now have a fully activated phone with Unlimited Data.
This is how I was told to do it from Amazon and it works.
If you miss your Visual Voicemail from the iPhone, sign up for Google Voice (www.google.com/voice). You will never miss it!
Enjoy
should this work for any phone purchased through amazon wireless?
yes, I had activated with the $15 plan but then I called them to put back my old unlimited data plan.
my billing cycle is up today so tomorrow i have to see if its still unlimited if its not then im going to call them because on my plan now it still says unlimited.
I wonder if there is anyone out there who could shed some light on this?
I was not able to apply my $15 unlimited data plan that I was on before upgrading to the new Focus because my old device was not a smart phone? I upgraded from the Pantec Matrix.
Thanks,
konkie said:
I wonder if there is anyone out there who could shed some light on this?
I was not able to apply my $15 unlimited data plan that I was on before upgrading to the new Focus because my old device was not a smart phone? I upgraded from the Pantec Matrix.
Thanks,
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Smartphone and Non Smartphones are 2 different data plans. Since the Focus is a smartphone the only way for you to get unlimited data for a smartphone, you have to have had a smartphone and that data plan.
ShadowLegion said:
Smartphone and Non Smartphones are 2 different data plans. Since the Focus is a smartphone the only way for you to get unlimited data for a smartphone, you have to have had a smartphone and that data plan.
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Correct, I've have a HTC Hermes since '07 with a UL Data plan. Ordered 2 Focus's today through ATT Premier (buy one get one free) and was able to apply the UL plan to it, 2GB plan to my Wife's.
psills said:
I just received my Focus from the Amazon $49 deal and was able to transfer my iPhone's unlimited data plan to it. This is only possible if you have a "grandfathered" device which already has unlimited data on it, as AT&T has dropped the unlimited plan.
Heres How:
Order your phone on Amazon. Choose any data plan, doesn't matter.
When your phone arrives, charge it, but, DO NOT PUT IN THE SIM CARD.
Have your SIM Card and Box out and available as you will need them.
DO NOT ACTIVATE THE PHONE AS PER AT&T'S INSTRUCTIONS on their web-site.
Call AT&T Wireless [1-800-331-0500]
DO NOT ACTIVATE YOUR PHONE USING THE AT&T MENU
Press "0" to speak to an agent.
Ask to migrate your existing plan over to your new Samsung Focus. This will move your Unlimited Data Plan to your new phone.
Provide the numbers from the phone box
Provide the SIM number from your new SIM.
Have the Agent activate the phone and call your phone to make sure it is working.
There, you should now have a fully activated phone with Unlimited Data.
This is how I was told to do it from Amazon and it works.
If you miss your Visual Voicemail from the iPhone, sign up for Google Voice (www.google.com/voice). You will never miss it!
Enjoy
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forgot to mention this only works for people already using the unlimited data plan!
Thanks everyone. Now I feel sad for not taking any upgrade offers to smartphones in the past
I did exactly what is said in the first post. Ordered from Amazon with 2gb and 1500 message plan. I called att to transfer my plan but the rep said I could not. The rep said that I could Not transfer my existing plan (media net 200 bundle with unlimited data) because my previous phone was not a smart phone. I told her I had htc fuze and she was puzzled. She talked to supervisor and still said I could not keep my old plan.
If I sell or let someone borrow my contract s4 phone and they put their sim card in, will any like call data text rates be applied to my bill for the person who is using it rather than me? Or will i just pay regulary for unlimited call text/ 4gb data. Will the persons sim card activate their data phone plan? Or will it be mine that is activated?
ian619420 said:
If I sell or let someone borrow my contract s4 phone and they put their sim card in, will any like call data text rates be applied to my bill for the person who is using it rather than me? Or will i just pay regulary for unlimited call text/ 4gb data. Will the persons sim card activate their data phone plan? Or will it be mine that is activated?
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Hi,
Your phone company only knows what your sim card is doing,not which phone it's in.
I just picked up a galaxy s4 verizon and activated it on pageplus for the 29.95 subscription.
The issue that I am having is I flashed the CDMA portion and it doesn't work with the pageplus SIM out but when I plug the SIM in I have text and data but no voice.
I had to do the 29.95 subscription to get the phone activated but want to down grade to the $12.00 plan after the 29.95 expires. I am not a big internet user just need limited voice and text.
Any help would be appreciated...
I've had the phone since November and have been using Verizon Sim 1 (company line) and Cricket Sim 2 (personal line) together and have been on the unlimited cricket for data. And the boss just got the unlimited Verizon data so I was going to dial down the cricket plan. So I kicked on the Verizon data and my signal on Sim 2 goes to nothing and I can't make calls or send or receive texts. Is this a setting issue or does the phone need to be updated? I'm still on B27 I believe.
6bolt2g said:
I've had the phone since November and have been using Verizon Sim 1 (company line) and Cricket Sim 2 (personal line) together and have been on the unlimited cricket for data. And the boss just got the unlimited Verizon data so I was going to dial down the cricket plan. So I kicked on the Verizon data and my signal on Sim 2 goes to nothing and I can't make calls or send or receive texts. Is this a setting issue or does the phone need to be updated? I'm still on B27 I believe.
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Unfortunately this is not fixable for now as SIM 2 requires 2G EDGE service when SIM 1 is CDMA (like Verizon) and being used for data...AT&T/Cricket shut down 2G service December 31 so sadly the Axon can't receive Verizon data and AT&T voice simultaneously.
I think it's not totally known whether this is a hardware or firmware limitation...Hopefully ZTE can fix it if it's the latter.
Well that sucks, thanks for the quick answer.
6bolt2g said:
I've had the phone since November and have been using Verizon Sim 1 (company line) and Cricket Sim 2 (personal line) together and have been on the unlimited cricket for data. And the boss just got the unlimited Verizon data so I was going to dial down the cricket plan. So I kicked on the Verizon data and my signal on Sim 2 goes to nothing and I can't make calls or send or receive texts. Is this a setting issue or does the phone need to be updated? I'm still on B27 I believe.
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My understanding is Verizon (CDMA) is only supported in SIM 1.
Basically, I'm grandfathered in on a great plan with only a gig of data. I'm also grandfathered in with another company for unlimited data, no voice service.
Is it possible to use one sim for calling and the other for data. And when I get into areas not covered by the unlimited data sim switch over to the first sim with better coverage?
Thanks for any advice.
You should be able to set the first Sim for voice calling and the second sim for mobile data from settings, connections, dual sim
Yes!
I used my Vodafone sim for data and everything else goes through my EE sim.
Once you have the second sim in, slide down from the top and you'll see options for SIM1 and SIM2