I recently bought an iPhone 6s Plus from AT&T. When the rep activated the phone, the sim in my 6p deactivated immediately. I asked if it was possible to switch the new sim between phones and was told yes, but I won't receive a data connection. Is that true or can I put the SIM card in my 6p and have full functionality?
I switch SIMs between multiple phones daily with no problem. (I am on Verizon though)
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You will run into huge issues not only with data but messaging. This is due to how apple Handles messaging. It is all don't through their servers and imessage .
how is the relevant to the Nexus 6P????
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how is the relevant to the Nexus 6P????
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Tried reading the question before posting.
But if he disables imessage he should be good. However I know when I called AT&T after switching from 6S plus to the 6p they had to change my data plan type, going from iPhone to Android
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But if he disables imessage he should be good. However I know when I called AT&T after switching from 6S plus to the 6p they had to change my data plan type, going from iPhone to Android
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Key word being should. It is well known that users have been having issues when going from IOS to android with messages not being received or Delivered.
It depends on if he plans on hot swapping Sims. I have to do this with my nexus and a galaxy s5 for work.
I haven't had an iphone in a while, last one was the 5s, but when I had it i used to switch between that an various android phones regularly. I would just turn off Imessage and swap the sim.
However a friend recently switched from an iphone to a GS6, now moto x, and after a year, still intermittently has issues with messages (it was horrendous at first but has gotten better)
So I guess it's hit or miss how it will go.
Update: SIM swapped with no problem
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I currently have an iPhone 4 and I just bought a Samsung Focus (out of contract on ebay). I want to be able to switch between the two phones periodically as I plan on doing development on the Focus. However when I put my sim card in the Focus I can only get edge data. Does anyone know how I can get 3G without changing my data plan with AT&T?
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I currently have an iPhone 4 and I just bought a Samsung Focus (out of contract on ebay). I want to be able to switch between the two phones periodically as I plan on doing development on the Focus. However when I put my sim card in the Focus I can only get edge data. Does anyone know how I can get 3G without changing my data plan with AT&T?
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i have not had any trouble using my mini sim card with an adapter.
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i have not had any trouble using my mini sim card with an adapter.
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Interesting... You get 3G on both the iPhone and the Focus? Is your Focus unlocked or anything?
there are three different data plans for att. smart phone data, blackberry data and iphone data. you're going to probably need to switch back and forth between iphone and smart phone. if you have unlimited it will probably going to be a big hassle for you if you don't want att to screw it up. good luck
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XpediencY said:
there are three different data plans for att. smart phone data, blackberry data and iphone data. you're going to probably need to switch back and forth between iphone and smart phone. if you have unlimited it will probably going to be a big hassle for you if you don't want att to screw it up. good luck
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Looks like I'm stuck with Edge for now, I'm not sure if I can cut my iPhone ties just yet.
Thanks for the help!
mine works fine... im still grandfathering the $30 unlimited iphone plan which i thinlk i used an iphone on mabye 3 days worth ... but every phone ive ever stuck the sim in has worked fine.... im using it in a locked focus now..
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Interesting... You get 3G on both the iPhone and the Focus? Is your Focus unlocked or anything?
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both phones show 3g and neither unlocked.
I have both phones and switch between them all the time, no problems with 3G on both and my account is setup for the iPhone unlimited. I don't even use a sim adaptor I have just learned how to put the mini-sim in just right.
There's two data plans; Blackberry and everything else. As long as you line the sim card up properly or get an adapter you'll be fine. Be careful, it's very easy to snap off one or more of the pins that connect to the sim card when using the microsim with or without an adapter.
I've noticed the data roaming defaults to off on the focus. Maybe you are in a 3g roaming area for AT&T? I think the iPhones data roaming defaults to on.
u shouldnt have any trouble...
Popped out my SIM and re-seated it. I have 3G now!! Thanks for everyone's help!!!
Interesting, I had a lengthy conversation with AT&T support about this a couple days ago.
I bought the Focus from AT&T and the changed my dataplan to smartphone instead of iPhone without telling me.
I bought the Focus for development, and wanted to continue using the iPhone 4 in the meantime.
I had a couple of issues with both devices when switching my sim back and forth.
1) My voicemail was not set up properly on the Focus. Data worked fine.
2) Although the iPhone had a 3G icon, there was no data connection when disabling wifi.
The AT&T support rep kept telling me there was no way to have both data plans unless I wanted to buy another line...I kept telling him that I pay for the service, not the device, and therefore I should be able to switch all I want, so he should just enable both, but to no avail. There are three data plans, iPhone, Blackberry, and Smartphone.
Now my question is, if I tell them to switch my data back to iPhone, will it work for both in reality (ie. did they lie to me?). Then, will my voicemail be screwed up on the Focus?
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Use my sim. That is on iPhone plan and get 3g in my n1 and focus. For what its worth. Had iPhone 4. Sold it. Never told att. Have grandfathered unlimited. As well. Reset the focus. Mine was weird. At first too.
Now I see you got it. Lol helps to read all the screen. RATS!
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Holtz said:
Interesting, I had a lengthy conversation with AT&T support about this a couple days ago.
I bought the Focus from AT&T and the changed my dataplan to smartphone instead of iPhone without telling me.
I bought the Focus for development, and wanted to continue using the iPhone 4 in the meantime.
I had a couple of issues with both devices when switching my sim back and forth.
1) My voicemail was not set up properly on the Focus. Data worked fine.
2) Although the iPhone had a 3G icon, there was no data connection when disabling wifi.
The AT&T support rep kept telling me there was no way to have both data plans unless I wanted to buy another line...I kept telling him that I pay for the service, not the device, and therefore I should be able to switch all I want, so he should just enable both, but to no avail. There are three data plans, iPhone, Blackberry, and Smartphone.
Now my question is, if I tell them to switch my data back to iPhone, will it work for both in reality (ie. did they lie to me?). Then, will my voicemail be screwed up on the Focus?
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-Holtz
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if its on the iphone plan it wont affect the focus' voicemail... it will function the way it is supposed to... what screws it up the other way is the visual vm..... ive left mine on the iphone plan for all of my other phones and they all work fine...omnia2..hd2...captivate...i900...omnia7...focus....
I'm in the same boat as a few of you, my buddy went overseas and left me his focus. I was an iphone 3gs user on at&t, now I'm a Focus user on at&t. and i didn't use an adapter. i didn't even know it "sorta" needed one. i just slid my sim card in and it's all good for me.
I am using both iphone 4 and focus and I get 3g on my focus just fine. I have the iphone unlimited data.
How did you get data to work on your Nexus 4? Turns out those with LTE plans need re provisioning in order to get data on their Nexus 4. Is this the only way to get data or is there another way? I want to swap my SIM on the fly between my iPhone 5 and nexus 4 without having to call a rep every time I need to change devices. TIA
I just popped the Sim card in and it works. It just won't pick up lte, but hspa+ works fine. I had a Galaxy Note on ATT with Lte
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I just popped the Sim card in and it works. It just won't pick up lte, but hspa+ works fine. I had a Galaxy Note on ATT with Lte
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There are those with iPhone 5 not being able to get data on their Nexus 4, maybe it's something just having to do with having an LTE iPhone plan?
I had an s3 w/ lte prior... popped that sim into my n4 and it just worked. speed test apps kept failing, so in added a second APN pointed toward the name Phone vs the WAP.whatever that comes default with the n4... no issues at all.
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Came from an S3 with LTE, just popped it in added the PTA apn and have great service.
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I had same issue as Outz - put in the LTE sim and speeds weren't great. Manually added the HSPA+ APN (phone) and now getting 5MB/1MB.
try this apn
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1791526
I tried the pta apn, but I couldn't get MMS to work. But the HSPA+ apn gets me 4-10 Mbps down.
This is a well known issue with any plans that are attack GED to an IPHONE. If you want it to work then you will have to call each time. This is due to the data on the iPhone being routed to apple servers first
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This is a well known issue with any plans that are attack GED to an IPHONE. If you want it to work then you will have to call each time. This is due to the data on the iPhone being routed to apple servers first
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More reason to never buy an iPhone
zelendel said:
This is a well known issue with any plans that are attack GED to an IPHONE. If you want it to work then you will have to call each time. This is due to the data on the iPhone being routed to apple servers first
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Theres a thread on Android central that iPhone 5 LTE users are getting data on their nexus 4 by setting up an APN without having to have their data plans re provisioned.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-4/226874-nano-sim-adapter.html
Even though the 6p supports the Verizon bands, but I wonder will it ever support advanced calling? I'm one of those people who needs to be able to surf the web and talk on the phone simultaneously. Do anyone possibly have info on if Verizon will truly support this phone? I still feel some kind of way that Verizon never sent the update to nexus 6 or iPhone 6 for the phones to be able to use hd video calling. ****ing verizon
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Even though the 6p supports the Verizon bands, but I wonder will it ever support advanced calling? I'm one of those people who needs to be able to surf the web and talk on the phone simultaneously. Do anyone possibly have info on if Verizon will truly support this phone? I still feel some kind of way that Verizon never sent the update to nexus 6 or iPhone 6 for the phones to be able to use hd video calling. ****ing verizon
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I am also on verizon but for some reason I don't think this will be a problem
Nexus 6 works with voLTE and can talk and surf at once. Moto X Pure Edition can as well. I doubt it will be a problem
never mind fixed
I use straight talk so I have the luxury if choosing between all 4 major carriers. I'm only interested in att and Verizon because they're generally the most reliable. I live in Atlanta but will be going to savannah in fall for college. What's the better carrier for this phone? And anybody on Verizon could u please chime in with ur experience overall.
I have had my 6p on Verizon for about a week now albeit in Oklahoma. So far it has worked well. The first couple days I had a couple instances where it lost network connection but I haven't noticed it the last two days.
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I've been using my 6P on Verizon since I got it in January. Happy with the service. But I have not used ATT since the flip phone days.
Verizon has always been spotty for me but I stuck with them for years since they are supposed to be the most reliable network. After switching to Google Fi I can say Verizon is just like Apple. They are just selling lies. Between sprint and tmo towers I get solid coverage and can actually use mobile data at my house if I wanted too. So what I'm saying is Verizon is no better. I would go with ATT if you are strictly between the 2.
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I've been using my 6P on Verizon since I got it in January. Happy with the service. But I have not used ATT since the flip phone days.
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Can u use band 4, XLTE?
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I have looked thru thread after thread for days and cannot seem to enable WiFi calling on my OnePlus 5 on the AT&T network, Does anyone have a clue?
I switched from AT&T to T-Mobile when I got my OnePlus, so I can't say for sure, but I believe AT&T limits WiFi-Calling to certain devices, and even then, only the AT&T variants of those. (Mostly newer and from big name brands e.g. Apple, Samsung, HTC, LG). Since to my knowledge even an unlocked Galaxy s8 won't have WiFi calling on AT&T, it is unlikely that any OnePlus device will ever have that ability.
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I switched from AT&T to T-Mobile when I got my OnePlus, so I can't say for sure, but I believe AT&T limits WiFi-Calling to certain devices, and even then, only the AT&T variants of those. (Mostly newer and from big name brands e.g. Apple, Samsung, HTC, LG). Since to my knowledge even an unlocked Galaxy s8 won't have WiFi calling on AT&T, it is unlikely that any OnePlus device will ever have that ability.
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Yes, I remember reading you can NOT do Wi-Fi calling on att with bring your own device.
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Yes, I remember reading you can NOT do Wi-Fi calling on att with bring your own device.
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Le Pro3 is the only device that is BYOD and works on AT&T I believe.
Just another reason TMobile is the real deal
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Just another reason TMobile is the real deal
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Yeah, or any of their mvno's!
I was with family today in Anaheim, a highly populated, very modern city I mean Disneyland is there.
My dad has AT&T, I have mint sim (a t mobile mvno) I had near 70-80db signal, he was bouncing between 120 and up.. Had no signal whatsoever for extended periods of time. And with their low band frequency purchase, it's only getting better. It's anecdotal evidence, but still..
While I don't think t mobile offers the best network, I strongly feel they are going to get there in a couple years should they keep this up..
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I'm wondering about WiFi texting can the oneplus 5 do it? Also I noticed when in connected to WiFi I can't send any texts.
Att does not allow the 1+5, albeight the technology is there, to do VoWifi or VoLte. They reserve those features for devices solely purchased from Att, ie Only branded devices. If the Le eco does work it out of the box, that's awesome. Don't tell Att that, lol. I got into a huge argument with Att NatCs and filed troubleshooting tickets only to be told, sorry, since it wasn't purchased directly, no work. I have since made the move to TMobile. Im in NJ as a reference. And to be honest, I find the voice quality vastly better to what I had with Att, with hd voice too. I've hit some spots with little to no coverage, usually at a friend's house but my VoWifi kicks in and I have service once again with no issues.
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Many retail/unlock mobiles have "Wifi Calling" function but not any menu entry to enable , The APP can check the hidden function and enable it if can use.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.widget7.wifi.calling
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Many retail/unlock mobiles have "Wifi Calling" function but not any menu entry to enable , The APP can check the hidden function and enable it if can use.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wikimediacom.wifi.calling
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Interesting app. But I'm not sure it works.
I install it, on my un-rooted OnePlus 5, then run it - hey! there's a convincing looking setting, for wifi - and so I activate it. But everytime I return to the app, the setting is 'off' again. Does that mean the setting doesn't 'stick' and my phone (running on AT&T) cannot actually use wifi?
Plus, it looks to me as though the app has to remain running (although there's a setting to not display the notification icon, it doesn't seem to 'stick' either).
Ultimately, I cannot seem to get my phone to actually make a wifi call. For this reason, I'm skeptical this app is able to enable wifi calling, on the AT&T network.
I just called ATT.
I want to upgrade to the 5 and i need it to call over wifi as most of the time i'm in a rural situation with no coverage.
The ATT tech support said there would be no problem.
I hate to say it, but they lied (unless there's been a drastic change as-of-late).
Even if you can get them to provision your 5T, it'll only "stick" for a minute or so, and then revert.
AT&T is somewhat "famous" for their lack of BYOD (non-branded) WiFi call/text support. The exception is iOS devices, and a couple of "certified" Android phones; I think the HTC 10 (or maybe it was the 9) was an example, you can probably count these on one hand.
I call At&T today. No changes so far.
AT&T has an issue like this forever, as they do not wish to give that option to all. That is like a drop in profits, and drop in latency and lags. Anyways, too long to explain, but the gist is, they will have loss if they allow full coverage (at least loss on journal entries)..
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at&t has an issue like this forever, as they do not wish to give that option to all. That is like a drop in profits, and drop in latency and lags. Anyways, too long to explain, but the gist is, they will have loss if they allow full coverage (at least loss on journal entries)..
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BOO... At&t... BOO!