Does any one know if the N7100 unlocked version will work with AT&T 4G daga? I know LTE is impossible. I broke my Galaxy S3, trying to figure out should I buy the AT&T one or the unlocked version.
N7100 unlocked works fine on ATT network. I am using it now on Straight talk which is using ATT. Of course no LTE, but Im averaging between 5 and 6 mbps.
Thanks, do you think it is close to 4g or hspa?
Just want to make sure its not like 3G lol.
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N7100 unlocked works fine on ATT network. I am using it now on Straight talk which is using ATT. Of course no LTE, but Im averaging between 5 and 6 mbps.
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Thanks, do you think it is close to 4g or hspa?
Just want to make sure its not like 3G lol.
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Depends on your area. You will get what you getting on gs3. More than likely 2-5mbps.
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I will be coming over to the US next month (specifically LA), and I am carrying international Note 2 N700 unlocked.
Would AT&T Straight Talk be the best bet for me in terms of speeds and call rates? Where do I pick up the Straight talk SIM from?
Thanks!
Mybwifes s3 gets about 7-8 meg down speeds while I average between 2 to 4. For some its OK. We are on the other side of the US in MD. Speeds could be faster in CA.
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sids911 said:
I will be coming over to the US next month (specifically LA), and I am carrying international Note 2 N700 unlocked.
Would AT&T Straight Talk be the best bet for me in terms of speeds and call rates? Where do I pick up the Straight talk SIM from?
Thanks!
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I'd imagine any corporate store would have them, but I dunno how they'll handle it. They may try to upsell you all sorts of stuff or tell you you need a special plan if you tell them it's going in a Note 2. I'd just ask for a prepaid micro-SIM.
Thanks, but can I buy Straightalk SIM in an AT&T store? I thought it was a different company!
benzso63 said:
Thanks, do you think it is close to 4g or hspa?
Just want to make sure its not like 3G lol.
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Nope. Even if you're just going to use hsdpa the n7105 is better as it has dc-hsdpa capability so it'll be up to twice as fast in areas att have rolled out dc-hsdpa.
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I have not seen anything Straight talk related that was sold in an ATT store. I have been told that they sell the sim cards for straight talk at walmart. I have yet to see that as well. I ordered mine from straighttalk.com
As far as data speeds go, you will get hspa+ and nothing more. Varies from place to place but for me averages around 5mb
People in the Dallas area
So I've had straight talk on my Nexus 4for about 3 months now and I have noticed at T Mobile in my area is way faster has anybody else experienced this? I've even tried AT&T on straight talk for about a week or 2 and was so frustrated with the speed that I have to go back to T Mobile. is there a workaround around this or anything that I need to know of?
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Anyone?
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I'm having issues as well with att/straight talk on my nexus 4 . I avg about 0.32 mbs down
Seems like T-Mobile sim is way better . but service here is sht for them
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People in the Dallas area
So I've had straight talk on my Nexus 4for about 3 months now and I have noticed at T Mobile in my area is way faster has anybody else experienced this? I've even tried AT&T on straight talk for about a week or 2 and was so frustrated with the speed that I have to go back to T Mobile. is there a workaround around this or anything that I need to know of?
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Anyone?
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I didn't understand your question.
myturbo1 said:
I'm having issues as well with att/straight talk on my nexus 4 . I avg about 0.32 mbs down
Seems like T-Mobile sim is way better . but service here is sht for them
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AT&T byop Sim on straight talk usually yields speeds of 5/1 on hspa+ @21mbs.
Tmobile's hspa+ is faster @42mbs, their network is also less saturated and so yield much higher speeds.. Benefitting T-Mobile byop straight talk users.
Draw back is less building penetration, and loss of signal outside of large cities..
Another drawback with T-Mobile is the way fast dormancy works switching between 3G and H+ is slow/laggy and may pause streaming. AT&It's H to H+ is much quicker and virtually seamless.. Also it seems tmo doesn't actually xmit data while on 3G. Where AT&T will on H.
A drawback using AT&T st Sim is AT&T throttles randomly and st doesn't have control over it. Once throttled you're for the duration, until your next refill..
All this and more info can be found in the existing straight talk thread.
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I didn't understand your question.
AT&T byop Sim on straight talk usually yields speeds of 5/1 on hspa+ @21mbs.
Tmobile's hspa+ is faster @42mbs, their network is also less saturated and so yield much higher speeds.. Benefitting T-Mobile byop straight talk users.
Draw back is less building penetration, and loss of signal outside of large cities..
Another drawback with T-Mobile is the way fast dormancy works switching between 3G and H+ is slow/laggy and may pause streaming. AT&It's H to H+ is much quicker and virtually seamless.. Also it seems tmo doesn't actually xmit data while on 3G. Where AT&T will on H.
A drawback using AT&T st Sim is AT&T throttles randomly and st doesn't have control over it. Once throttled you're for the duration, until your next refill..
All this and more info can be found in the existing straight talk thread.
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Makes sense.
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I have activated my nexus 4 on straight talk running on t-mobile sim. is there any work around for lte service? i currently have HSPA+ 4g with the straight talk apn. Im aware of some roms ability to operate on LTE on t-mobile but the apn will not work with straight talk. is there anyone with at&t on lte with straight talk or will i have to wait until nexus 5 is released to get decent speeds? Im very curious and not so hopeful, please help.
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I have activated my nexus 4 on straight talk running on t-mobile sim. is there any work around for lte service? i currently have HSPA+ 4g with the straight talk apn. Im aware of some roms ability to operate on LTE on t-mobile but the apn will not work with straight talk. is there anyone with at&t on lte with straight talk or will i have to wait until nexus 5 is released to get decent speeds? Im very curious and not so hopeful, please help.
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No work around, MVNO's are limited to HSPA+ by the carriers.
Please forgive me if my post is hard to understand, as I am on strong meds for my epilepsy.
Ladies and gentlemen, I am an avid supporter of Straight Talk, as I find it has the best overall bang for my buck at $45 a month. Now that ST is offering Verizon sim cards to be used on their network (unlimited talk, text, 3GB data, throttled after 3GB,) I have decided to jump onto their towers. Coming from a Oneplus One with an AT&T sim, needless to say, I was very used to flashing nightly CM builds. The OPO is a good phone, another bang for my buck purchase, but in my rural area Verizon seems to just have better service. I picked up a new in box VZW Note 4 from Swappa for $565 tax free, and have some impressions I'd like to share.
The service:
The service is superior on Verizon. At the VA hospital, at home, and at the mall, I get seamless simultaneous data and voice service. With the OPO on ATT, this was not the case. On the OPO, I would be stuck without the ability to load a web page in many areas, even though the phone stated that it had a 4g LTE connection. I have not run into this issue on the VZW note 4. Neither ATT nor Verizon offers roaming on straight talk, but the VZW towers are so extensive, that I have yet to run into an issue. On ATT, I was unable to get service in some of the more rural areas of my state (nevada.)
The hardware:
The hardware is far superior on the Note 4 than the OPO. It sports a higher res screen, IR blaster, Wacom stylus, and all the fun features that make a note 4 what it is.
The price:
The OPO had a much better price point, but I was satisfied with the increase in services for the note 4 that I got for $200 more than what the OPO costs.
The software:
The note 4 is capable of software that has good practical use, such as a universal remote and drawing software. The OPO is not capable of such things as the hardware does not support it, however, it does have root, and CM, so all the Titanium Backup and Wifi tethering you can handle (as long as you have good service.) The VZW Note 4 is capable of wifi tethering through PDA Net, which luckily I still had a key for from when I had PDA net on my T-Mobile G1 back in the day, but it is obnoxious and makes me utilize a lockscreen pin number which serves as an inhibitor of my device since I like to casually pick it up and turn it on.
The bloatware:
Oneplus One has no bloatware, and even if it did, you could remove it with Titanium Backup. VZW Note 4 has much bloatware, and a lot of it is incompatible with straight talk. Things that will not work on Straight Talk include Caller Name ID, My Verizon Mobile, stock wifi tethering, and visual voicemail. As most of these are premium services, I don't have a use for them and hide them from my menu. VZ Navigator does work on Straight talk, and I find it a very useful GPS software.
Overall, I am satisfied with the Note 4 on Verizon. I will not revert to the OPO and/or ATT ST, and I will not move to Verizon Wireless for prepaid service as it offers less data, and I will not pay for a post-paid Verizon Wireless subscription as it makes no sense now considering the cost and the fact that I own my late model phone outright. I am disappointed that it does not have root, and I should have certainly checked that with this specific device before purchasing, but I do not believe I would have purchased any differently in hindsight. The things I need like wifi tethering have work-arounds, and I surprisingly don't miss downloading new CM updates every night in hopes that it would squash bugs in my service.
Thank you for reading
So maybe I am missing something, but where do you get Verizon Sim cards for the Note 4 on StraightTalk?
Update: Now I see where Walmart is selling them, but can't find them on Straight Talks site. Interesting. Maybe I will try one.
just wondering not that I am planning to switch to ST but how are speed tests? I helped someone move from T-Mobile to ST but that was on AT&T tho. with Moto G LTE and speedtests were around 6-8 mbps usually.
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So maybe I am missing something, but where do you get Verizon Sim cards for the Note 4 on StraightTalk?
Update: Now I see where Walmart is selling them, but can't find them on Straight Talks site. Interesting. Maybe I will try one.
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http://www.straighttalkbyop.com/shop.php has sprint and vzw activation kits
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just wondering not that I am planning to switch to ST but how are speed tests? I helped someone move from T-Mobile to ST but that was on AT&T tho. with Moto G LTE and speedtests were around 6-8 mbps usually.
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I just got 6mb down 2mb up when I tried speedtest. I can't remember what the ATT ST was, but I am pretty sure it was significantly higher
One hiccup that I'm looking to fix is that I cannot receive MMS from my girlfriend who has ATT. I can receive MMS from myself, so perhaps verizon senders will work. VZWINTERNET APN settings are also grayed out, so I can't screw with APN settings. Any suggestions? I don't have developer edition so no root apn managers will work
I'm using mine on straight talk (tmobile) and I get download speeds of 25mbps in my area
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I'm using mine on straight talk (tmobile) and I get download speeds of 25mbps in my area
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TMO is very generous with their data, and there are even better priced TMO MVNOs than Straight Talk. I definitely wish they had the towers in my region to provide good service, but unfortunately they don't work in much of the state.
ST has instructions for creating a new APN network when you activate the phone, in order to receive MMS and have a solid connection for data to their network. If you go to ST's website, and log into your account, it should be under one of the tabs. Alternatively, you could Google the Verizon ST APN settings, or search ST's site for them.
Hope this helps!
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Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2
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ST has instructions for creating a new APN network when you activate the phone, in order to receive MMS and have a solid connection for data to their network. If you go to ST's website, and log into your account, it should be under one of the tabs. Alternatively, you could Google the Verizon ST APN settings, or search ST's site for them.
Hope this helps!
Kelly
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (Verizon)
Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2
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It started working yesterday, must have just been a network issue from the switchover
FYI Straight Talk is a MVNO utilzing Verizon's network...
FYI Straight Talk is a MVNO* utilizing Verizon's (for CDMA phones) or AT&T's and T-Mobile's network (when using GSM phones)... assuming Verizon doesn't throttle Straight Talk, you should get identical performance, range and results since you are on the same towers.
* MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) ... essentially they are a sophisticated reseller.
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FYI Straight Talk is a MVNO* utilizing Verizon's (for CDMA phones) or AT&T's and T-Mobile's network (when using GSM phones)... assuming Verizon doesn't throttle Straight Talk, you should get identical performance, range and results since you are on the same towers.
* MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) ... essentially they are a sophisticated reseller.
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I know it's an MVNO. Apparently Verizon throttles 4g to 5mbps on Straight Talk. I wish I knew that before hand, but 3 gigs of 5mbps is more important to me than 1 - 1.5 gigs of full speed LTE on the Verizon branded prepaid for the same price. It's an unnoticeable trade-off as I haven't found anything that won't stream through Straight Talk.
The higher-speed alternative with 3 gigs would be PagePlus at $55 a month. I'm saving the $10 with ST and am still satisfied.
http://www.bestmvno.com/verizon-mvnos.html
Thanks for posting this thread. I've been considering jumping over to Straight Talk with my Note 4, and your experience with the device and the service is helpful.
I'm also using a VZW Note 4 on ST VZW SIM and find it more than satisfactory. The process of getting it on the network was a bit convoluted but I got it working. I purchased my Certified Pre-Owned Note 4 through VZW's and didn't realize they start an activation process when they ship it. I was unable to immediately use it on ST because of this. I actually had to use a month of VZW prepaid before they'd let me off. Stupid stuff man...
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I know it's an MVNO. Apparently Verizon throttles 4g to 5mbps on Straight Talk. I wish I knew that before hand, but 3 gigs of 5mbps is more important to me than 1 - 1.5 gigs of full speed LTE on the Verizon branded prepaid for the same price. It's an unnoticeable trade-off as I haven't found anything that won't stream through Straight Talk.
The higher-speed alternative with 3 gigs would be PagePlus at $55 a month. I'm saving the $10 with ST and am still satisfied.
http://www.bestmvno.com/verizon-mvnos.html
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I'll stick with ST on AT&T. I just ran a test and got 23.96 Mbps down and 13.54 Mpbs up. And I live in mountainous WV.
Thanks for the info on this. I am going to buy out the rest of my contract with VZW as soon as I can and save over half on my monthly bill while getting 1 more gig of data. No ringbacks or VVM but it's a good tradeoff.
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Thanks for the info on this. I am going to buy out the rest of my contract with VZW as soon as I can and save over half on my monthly bill while getting 1 more gig of data. No ringbacks or VVM but it's a good tradeoff.
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Google Voice is a great alternative for VVM.
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Google Voice is a great alternative for VVM.
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I tried it but it really screwed up my VM and it ended up rejecting all VMs from missed calls. I tried at least 3 times to set it up and no dice. I just hope when I switch I have no problem.
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just wondering not that I am planning to switch to ST but how are speed tests? I helped someone move from T-Mobile to ST but that was on AT&T tho. with Moto G LTE and speedtests were around 6-8 mbps usually.
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I have galaxy note 4 n910v The speed test are not that great on straight talk using Verizon towers like 5-7 download.. 1 our less upload and 90-150 on ping test I think Verizon keeps Straight talk throttled.. I put in a metro PC's sim and was getting 25 download 3-4 upload and 35 on ping test. I currently have a sim card on way from T-Mobile and will be switching to them because T-Mobile throttles metro PC's during heavy use times .
I use ST on my note 4, only gripe I have is no OTA's so I'll have to flash these updates myself.
LTE-Verizon internet is unlocked i don't why hence my phone does not support 4g even though it's note 4 SM-N910V
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LTE-Verizon internet is unlocked i don't why hence my phone does not support 4g even though it's note 4 SM-N910V
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Who is your network provider? Your issue is probably just apn.
I apologise if this is in the wrong forum.
Does anyone use these two? Which do you prefer? I used to use ST, then Net10 for about the same amount of time. Now I'm going back to one of the two. And I'm debating which to go with.
Experiences with either on your N6P? Recommendations?
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I apologise if this is in the wrong forum.
Does anyone use these two? Which do you prefer? I used to use ST, then Net10 for about the same amount of time. Now I'm going back to one of the two. And I'm debating which to go with.
Experiences with either on your N6P? Recommendations?
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Using Straight Talk AT&T. Works fine for me. Never tried Net 10
Been using ST for 6 yrs now. getting great service with ST ATT on my 6P.
I also have used Straight talk for many years. I have used ATT one, VZW one and T-Mobile one.. I'd say the ATT 5gig one is the best bang for the buck.. All though if you go to their site and go to tablet Sims you can get 1gig for 15$ and 2gig for 25$, no taxes or fees and they let you port your number and us it in a phone no problem.
I'm using a AT&T net10 sim. Great service on this phone compared to my OneplusOne which had horrible service with net10. Edit: Also I pay $95 a month for my wife and I both on unlimited 5gb data plans.
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Has anyone used the Verizon version of Straight Talk with the 6P? Is wifi calling supported on Straight Talk?
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Has anyone used the Verizon version of Straight Talk with the 6P? Is wifi calling supported on Straight Talk?
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Yes, I have used the VZW SIM on straight talk with the 6p.. It has several limitations. Number one is there is no VOLTE, so that means no data while you're on the phone with the 6p. Wi-Fi calling does not work, unless you use something like the hangouts dialer for outbound only... the phone will also not roam to partner networks such as US Cellular. And last but not least, the speed is capped to 5 mb x 5 mb up & down with a high latency usually more than 150 MS.. I would def recommend the AT&T SIM with straight talk.. Only limitation there is you also don't have native Wi-Fi calling. But all the other limitations don't exist with the AT&T SIM.
Great info, thanks!
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Yes, I have used the VZW SIM on straight talk with the 6p.. It has several limitations. Number one is there is no VOLTE, so that means no data while you're on the phone with the 6p. Wi-Fi calling does not work, unless you use something like the hangouts dialer for outbound only... the phone will also not roam to partner networks such as US Cellular. And last but not least, the speed is capped to 5 mb x 5 mb up & down with a high latency usually more than 150 MS.. I would def recommend the AT&T SIM with straight talk.. Only limitation there is you also don't have native Wi-Fi calling. But all the other limitations don't exist with the AT&T SIM.
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