I have been with att for nearly 20 years and got my note with them but recently i have decide to try prepaid plans like straight or tmobiles one
how its you guys expirance with these prepaid service
btw i use a lot a data as i am on the rode a lot here in puerto rico
(average 12gb)
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Hey all,
I'm travelling to England for a couple weeks and was wondering what service provider would offer the best pay-as-you-go SIM.
O2 has a reasonable 10 pounds for 500 sms and 100 mins, and an addon 500mb data for 6 pounds.
I'll be in Newbury for a few days then London the rest. I don't need a whole lot of talk time but sms and data is fairly necessary...
Any advice?
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You might try asking in the international SGS2 forum. Since more of them are outside the US there are probably more people there familiar with the different UK carriers and who has the best deals.
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I'm looking to get something like straight talk but I don't know all the options. I'm only looking to mainly text and browse the web. Looking at 5gb data plans. Which company is best for what I want?
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Eric-1987 said:
I'm looking to get something like straight talk but I don't know all the options. I'm only looking to mainly text and browse the web. Looking at 5gb data plans. Which company is best for what I want?
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Straight Talk is the way to go, I have been using them for about 2 months (still have Verizon but wanted the Note). Straight Talk is unlimited everything (45 a month) and I have had no issues in WA State. I am running my note off the AT&T sim on their BYOD program and most custom Roms have me at HSPA+ or 3G depending on my location. My download speed has averaged out at 2.83 Mbps but certain locations like Seattle I pull 6.35 Mbps consistently, I have had bursts as high as 10 Mbps in various locations. I leave my Wifi on and when I am not flashing Roms like I am on Crack I store free Wifi everywhere I go so I am connected to AT&T hot spots and other Wifi that is free. I was very concerned coming from my Razr Maxx where I was getting 36 Mbps consistently but after 2 months I probably will not renew any of my other contracts with providers, this just works well and I buy to many phones. Some more answers to this question below.
My speed has never been capped but I have read online in various forums that Straight Talk drops you to 3G after 2Gb of HSPA+ use, but my speeds are consistent and I check everyday waiting to see if they will cap me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525371
So is there a straight talk store? Or do I have to order it online?
You order the sim card online ~$14. Then buy a refill card ~Target, Walmart.
Straight talk.com or what? And is there a store locally I can get the SIM card from?
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Eric-1987 said:
Straight talk.com or what? And is there a store locally I can get the SIM card from?
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No have to order online straight talk.com.
But I've been getting really slow speeds from them the last two months...they throttled me the first month on my atrix 2 and after that super slow(speed test.net app won't even work).
I think I'm gonna unlock and flash the blaze radio and use T-Mobile.
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Straight Talk works very well for most people. I did receive a call from them my first month saying that I was using too much data right after I hit the 2 gig limit.
As others have said, the sim card is only available online, however they are getting ready to start a pilot program to allow them to be purchased in Walmart stores.
Another option might be T- Mobile. Walmart has a plan for $30 that gives you 100 minutes, unlimited texts, and unlimited 3g data(up to 5 gigs). You just have to flash a tmobile modem to have access to the 3g/4g
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I thought you got 4g with that plan. That's why there is a data cap...and I called and they did something and now my data is some what fast
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I thought you got 4g with that plan. That's why there is a data cap...and I called and they did something and now my data is some what fast
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On straight talk you'll get at&t's marketing version of 4G which is really HSPA+ or slightly faster 3G. The only way to get the LTE is to be on an actual at&t plan and live in an LTE area.
My average speeds are anywhere from 2 to 6.5 Mbps where I live.
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I can deal with 2-6mbps thats easily enough.
Straight Talk
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I can deal with 2-6mbps thats easily enough.
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One piece of advice if you're contemplating going with Straight Talk. CS sucks, most users have come to a conclusion that under 100MB/day and 2GB/mo is the going rate. Go over any of the above, depending on the population on your general location, even under those numbers, if you're in the top 5% of users, they will throttle you, once throttled, you'd have to FB them or call their CS and be prepared to wait, one good thing is that I've read on howardforum that you'll get either a voice or text warning you of excessive use. If you continue to use excessively, you will not get any more warning, ST will shuts you off and lose your phone number. I've been using their service for about 2 months now and as long as we play by their rules, $45.00 + tax a month is pretty good. My download in Honolulu is a steady 3MPS and 900kbps uploads + or -, give a few. One other thing is prepaid, you have to refill before you run out, there's no grace period, best thing is AUTO REFILL.
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On straight talk you'll get at&t's marketing version of 4G which is really HSPA+ or slightly faster 3G. The only way to get the LTE is to be on an actual at&t plan and live in an LTE area.
My average speeds are anywhere from 2 to 6.5 Mbps where I live.
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I was talking about the T-Mobile 30 a month plan.
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I was talking about the T-Mobile 30 a month plan.
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T-MOBILE it is, go for it
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T-MOBILE it is, go for it
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Perhaps it's best to wait for T-Mobile note release and see if we get a more stable modem firmware out of it. Blaze modem is not the most stable one. I mean it is the most stable T-Mobile modem (for me) as far as tmobile modems for the note go, but it works best in weak signal areas, has poor connectivity in high signal area (weird, I know) and drains battery a lot faster even on wifi.
I wish I didn't have to order the SIM card online that's the only part that sucks.
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Two AT&T notes side by side (west Chicago land)... one with a new Straight Talk SIM the other with contract AT&T LTE sim....
The ST note got just over 5 meg (4G) and the AT&T LTE note's Speedtest.net wouldn't complete :crying: unless the ST note was idle then it got just over 6 meg (LTE)
I'll have to see if the ST Note gets throttled.
Hi all,
Earlier during my stay in USA I always had to settle with Tmobile since they have many visitor friendly plans. But I just used to get Edge on my galaxy S on Tmobile.
Didnt try ATT since their plans weren't great.
Will that situation improve with S3 I9300 ?
Can Att or Tmobile, any one of those give me H.
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the GS3 is not pentaband.. therefore you will only get 3G/4G AKA HSPA+ on ATT.. not t-mobile.. you will only get EDGE (2G) on T-Mobile
Just use Straight Talk - get a Straight Talk SIM for use in the US and whenever you come over activate service - $45/mo unlimited
Getting H+ on AT&T here in NYC.
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Getting H+ on AT&T here in NYC.
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You'll get H+ on AT&T and depending on where in the US you could get up to H with T-Mobile as T-Mobile has acquired some of AT&T's AWS spectrum.
Thanks guys for your inputs.
Much appreciated
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I was just browsing this Site and came across a good solution for prepaid enthusiasts
http://www.mysimplemobile.com/no-co...ss-plan-unlimited-international-long-distance
50$ unlimited everything + unlimited to 10 intl numbers
Has anybody used this? Do they have there own network or latch on to Att or Tmobile
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araje said:
I was just browsing this Site and came across a good solution for prepaid enthusiasts
www(dot)mysimplemobile.com/no-contract-plans/40-wireless-plan-unlimited-international-long-distance
50$ unlimited everything + unlimited to 10 intl numbers
Has anybody used this? Do they have there own network or latch on to Att or Tmobile
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looks like the domain name is owned by TracFone (same as "StraightTalk"):
Administrative Contact:
Fernandez, Pablo [email protected]
9700 NW 112th Avenue
Medley, FL 33178
US
+1.3057156500 Fax: +1.3057156916
Technical Contact:
Fernandez, Pablo [email protected]
9700 NW 112th Avenue
Medley, FL 33178
US
+1.3057156500 Fax: +1.3057156916
araje said:
I was just browsing this Site and came across a good solution for prepaid enthusiasts
http://www.mysimplemobile.com/no-co...ss-plan-unlimited-international-long-distance
50$ unlimited everything + unlimited to 10 intl numbers
Has anybody used this? Do they have there own network or latch on to Att or Tmobile
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They latch onto T-Mobile whereas Straight Talk will do both depending on your phone. But owned by the same parent company
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Just sharing my experience with this phone as a global phone.
I nabbed myself a DNA before going to study abroad in London. The Verizon plan was hell to pay so I suspended my account -- $15 per 3 months -- and got a new SIM from giffgaff. Giffgaff gives me unlimited UK texts, unlimited 200+ kilobyte/sec internet, and 250 mins calling for 12 pounds a month. ~$18).
Setup was easy -- literally pop in the new SIM. No calling Verizon or anything. Was ready to go immediately and have had zero problems on the UK network. Reception is great everywhere except underground but hey what can you do.
Definitely recommend the phone for global use!
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Good to know. While I have no travel plans in the future, being a life long Verizon subscriber I've never actually had a capable "world phone" before (I had to buy an absurdly overpriced pre-paid dumb phone last year since my TB didn't work in Spain) so it's nice to know I do now!
what type of network coverage do you get 2g 3g or 4g from them
The UK only has one LTE network right now (EE), and I doubt they're on the same bands as Vzw. So it'll be 3G.
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I'm actually unsure what it is. I think it's like AT&Ts fake 4g (not LTE). I've seen it say "E," "3G," and usually it says "H."
Giffgaff uses the same network as O2. Verizon's whole thing over here I believe is Vodafone
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awesome thanks for the info
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Giffgaff uses the same network as O2. Verizon's whole thing over here I believe is Vodafone
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Actually not Every carrier in Europe uses GSM and not CDMA what Verizon does. And afaik you don't have to call a GSM carrier
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Glad to hear this. Just got a DNA yesterdayand Will give the wife my rezound. I travel to Poland once a year and hate having to carry two phones.
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Glad to hear this. Just got a DNA yesterdayand Will give the wife my rezound. I travel to Poland once a year and hate having to carry two phones.
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The rezound had global capabilities
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I thought the DNA didn't work internationally? Nearly got the Maxx instead of the DNA because amazon's comparison tool says the DNA doesn't work outside of the US/Canada.
Amazon is competely wrong then. It has gsm and cdma radios so it can work on any gsm network and it is already SIM unlock.
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I getting a htc one tuesday and I am trading my s4 (feels same as the s3...need something new) and gonna go that route. My att contact is up in one month and wanna get out of my $110 contract and try something different. I know I will not get LTE using a MVNO (Att alternative for anyone unsure). I wanna just cut my bill and straight talk cut my brothers data to squat. Any suggestions?
Was told Good2go mobile and Airvoice were highly Recommended
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nellycruzz said:
I getting a htc one tuesday and I am trading my s4 (feels same as the s3...need something new) and gonna go that route. My att contact is up in one month and wanna get out of my $110 contract and try something different. I know I will not get LTE using a MVNO (Att alternative for anyone unsure). I wanna just cut my bill and straight talk cut my brothers data to squat. Any suggestions?
Was told Good2go mobile and Airvoice were highly Recommended
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Last I heard there are no more Straight Talk Sims using ATT's network.
AT&T is going to be offering their LTE network access via their GoPhone plans. I'm eyeing this:
http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=24397&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=36623&mapcode=mk-att-gophone
I have Straight Talk now on my GNex but I'm going to give Big Blue another go. We'll see...
Straight Talk is garbage data wise. Sure you won't get LTE but you won't get very good 3G either. Wait for AT&T GO with LTE, don't use these MVNOs. They are cheap and crappy for a reason.