I am paying way too much money to verizon wireless and would like to root my phone to a prepaid plan, maybe boost mobile. Can anyone explain to me exactly how to do this? I require talk, text and internet unlimited. Thank you so much, desperate.
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Hi. I just got my vibrant yesterday and I got a couple question for it before I will root and unlock it. After I unlock it and put in my att sim card will I get charge or be force onto a data plan or can I used it normally without a data plan? B. Should I block incoming data and then use it. Finally C. What is this $10 dollar data plan that I read about on other thread. thank you for your answer.
I'd really like to know the answer to this as well. I've been alternating between an N1 and Vibrant on AT&T using my grandfathered 5GB dataplan. Can they recognize the IMEI?
I use the Samsung Vibrant on AT&T with a grandfathered iPhone unlimited data plan. AT&T hasn't noticed.
However, AT&T will automatically add a data plan to an iPhone if you try to use it on their network without a data plan.
so i guess ill update and try to answer your question incon. I just jump and root,unlock,and put axura 2.2.6 (very nice btw) and im using the phone well so far w/o any sms about data plan. I turn off data roaming and just used wifi since im on school t1 internet anyway. As far as them recognizing the IMEI, I'm still unclear but i've been checking my att account often and it still said that im running on w580i SE. Hope it helps any1 that looking to used this great phone on att unlocked. BTW I freaking love my vibrant. It ridiculously awesome!!!!.
Being as that the phone is from the UK and that S2 doesn't exist on AT&T, can I purchase (new line) the non-smartphone unlimited data plan? Will it work properly (3g and all)? Also, do they have the means of finding out that i have a smartphone?
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Hello, did you end up doing the non smartphone plan for your s2 and did it work? I am interested in a s2 but need a new att account but with the unlimited data plan on AT&T.
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I can confirm this works. I currently use 15.00 unlimited data plan meant for regular cell phones. You can get unlimited text and web for 20.00, but I use google voice for texts, so I just had them block texts to save the five bucks. Just give them the meid of a dumb phone, and they can't tell the difference.
Thanks for the reply. Any advice on getting the new account setup? I was thinking about going into the store but perhaps calling is better if I need to provide a meid? Also are you doing everything on your s2 like streaming, emails, web browsing etc.?
I would also be very interested in learning the extent of the data-related activities you can do with the SGS 2.
I'm guessing video-calling is out of the question?
I am a AT&T prepaid user. Can I use the Atrix 4G in it without data plan? I only use Wi-Fi which is much faster.
The AT&T shop assistant man told me that I will not be able to use it if I do not open any date plan. If I am a prepaid user I can not use the phone; If I am a postpaid user I will be notified to add a data plan after I insert the SIM card into the Atrix 4G which is a smartphone.
Currently I also use a smartphone in AT&T network and does not commit any data plan. The phone works great. The shop assistant said the reason is that Atrix 4G is a AT&T phone and will be recognized by AT&T and force to open a data plan.
I do not know whether I should believe him for may be he is just trying to sell me more expensive plans. Is it technically possible to ban prepaid users? Is there any way to avoid this restriction? Since the Atrix 4G smartphone is bought in full price and unlocked, I do not owe AT&T anything. It works in T-Mobile, but does not works in AT&T prepaid, which seems very rediculous.
Yes, You can.
So the salesmen is only trying to threaten me with no real dangerous?
If you use a pre-paid SIM on an smartphone on AT&T, they will slap a data plan onto your account and you will be expected to pay it. I've seen it happen multiple times before.
Be careful when trying to break policy.
Well my girlfriend has an iPhone prepaid on ATT (my old one)with no data plan, so it is possible I would think for the Atrix to be used prepaid. But I really do not know.
Unfortunately, AT&T scans the IMEI numbers of all the phones on their networks occasionally and if they find any smartphones without data plans they add one without any warning. If you want to use a smartphone without Data, look at T-Mobile. They're the only one you can really do it on.
Sucks, and I think there should be some sort of law about that since there's no physical requirement of smartphones to have data, but thats how it is.
I've got an atrix, it uses 3g/4g so a data plan should work unlike the iphone. The Inspire is another phone where data plans are not available for pre paid. Salesmen love to threaten,intimidate and mislead.If you only want wifi you can turn off data in the data manager under settings.
So, they may only scan my IMEI and add data plan to it without my permission, and I can always make voice calls?
Since I am in "$2 Unlimited Daily Talk and Text" prepaid plan which is not qualified for any data plan, how can they add date plan to it?
I am curious as to which prepaid GSM carriers will work with this phone? I wonder this because I am hoping to use this phone as a start for developing and use my other android phone as my usual phone. So I am looking for an unlimited prepaid GSM carrier. Anyone have any information on it? I will greatly appreciate it.
What do you mean by unlimited? I use my sgii on a gophone account, there is unlimited talk/text/data for $50 but the data package is not compatible with smart phones. You would have to add one of their data plans if wanted to use data. I was looking at possibly H2o, they have a $60 unlimited talk/text/data, from what i'm told the data does seem work with an iphone, i have not tested with my sgii yet. Those are the two I'm aware of, use Google, there's a bunch more pre-paid gsm carrier out there.
The only confirmed working carrier I know of is Straight Talk, and:
1) You MUST get your SIM out of one of their $200 Nokias
2) You must NOT allow that Nokia to be activated with a different SIM - it'll deactivate yours
I can't tell you much more, as the above are things I recall from word-of-mouth that I haven't done myself. The SIMs in lower-end ST phones and all Tracfones are actually device-locked. (Kind of like a SIMlock in a device, but the other way around - and unlike SIMlocks, there's no way around a device-locked SIM.)
H2O wireless.. My friend has it and it works fine... Runs on att's network and their sim will work in any att phone with no unlock needed
I appreciate all the information you all gave me. now to determine if I should stick to my Go Phone plan or not.
Hi I was just wondering if anyone is using their international gs2 with ATT dumbphone data plan. I know it works, but do they catch you or become suspicious after you use quite a lot of data?
What's the most data you've used on the dumbphone data plan ?
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alex1261 said:
Hi I was just wondering if anyone is using their international gs2 with ATT dumbphone data plan. I know it works, but do they catch you or become suspicious after you use quite a lot of data?
What's the most data you've used on the dumbphone data plan ?
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Catch you for what? And why become suspicious of you?
I don't know for AT&T but we had a similar plan with Bell Canada and some were able to make the plan work with their phone by changing the APN. If you get caught you may be charge for the amount you used however, they have no way to know for how long you have used your phone on the plan. They could kick you out of their service if they catch you. Try Howard Forums for more infor on carrier services.
urself25 said:
I don't know for AT&T but we had a similar plan with Bell Canada and some were able to make the plan work with their phone by changing the APN. If you get caught you may be charge for the amount you used however, they have no way to know for how long you have used your phone on the plan. They could kick you out of their service if they catch you. Try Howard Forums for more infor on carrier services.
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I dont think they will kick you out. Remember, we pay them. We're the customer.
NZed said:
Catch you for what? And why become suspicious of you?
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Catch you as in if I used 5 gb in a month, I mean isn't that suspicious to use that much amount of data just on a dumbphone?