So I've read that if you have AT&T and you get the international phone you can get unlimited data for $10 a month?
1. How do I go about doing this? I give them the IMEI of my phone and tell them it is a different phone? What is an example of which phone I should give them.
2. Is it the same HSPA+ speeds?
3. Do they cap you after 2GB?
there is no cap, and you never get slowed down. yes you get HSPA+
and you cannot get this anymore, because you had to have had it before they changed their plan.
It's amazing.
You can still get it. I did it yesterday again. Their non smart phone data plan for 10 bucks (if you already have unlimited messaging) or 15 bucks if you don't have unlimited messaging is still there.
So here are the steps.
1. Before yesterday I was on 3GB $30 plan.
2. I took the simcard out of my at&t smart phone and put it in galaxy s3
3. Dialed 611
4. Asked operator to switch my data plan to 'non smart phone unlimited data' as I'm not using an at&t smart phone any more.
5. Operator asked for imei number. I provided the imei number from gs3
6. She said it's showing as an unknown phone so she will add the unlimited non smart phone data plan to it. (If she asked what kind of phone it is just say you have no idea. May be a Samsung phone.)
7. All set. Working unlimited data.
There is no cap on it. I'm gonna post a screen shot of hspa plus in my area.
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I am planning on hooking my S4 up to O2 or Vodafone when I get there with a Talk/SMS plan, but maybe no data.
Will this phone be able to lock in with GPS without having a data plan?
I realize I will need an app that has the maps cached on my phone, any reccommendations on which ones or if this is possible with Google Maps?
Thanks, guys.
Sygic. It is a paid app and costs a bit, though.
I could be wrong but I don't think you have to have a data plan to use GPS. Here's the reason behind my response:
My neighbor has been asking if he can use an unactivated iPhone as a speedometer in his 1930 Model A. At first, I said no, then researched and found mixed responses. So this morning I removed the sim from my S4 and drove to work with a speedometer app I had previously downloaded. To my suprise, it worked.
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Try removing your sim card and navigating. That'd answer your question.
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You do not need a data plan to use the standalone GPS functionality. If AGPS data is old it might take longer for a fix, but that's about it. It's the maps and software that you'd need to be cached/stored locally.
As proof, here is an amusing screenshot for you, and no, it's not a GPS glitch.
anyone have any experience with one of these free GPS apps?
I picked up a Verizon S4 off CL yesterday after calling Verizon to verify that it had a clean ESN. I buy/sell/trade a lot of phones so this was a common thing for me. Upon inserting my sim card, I received full 4G and about 4 bars of service. Soon after leaving, I dropped to 3G, then no service. I went through everything I know to do:
Reboot / toggle airplane mode
Remove battery and sim
Factory reset
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Changed network settings in "Testing" via ServiceMode Shortcut app
Replaced sim card (twice)
I even opened the phone to see if the antenna appeared broken or disconnected
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I've confirmed the device isn't water damaged by the strips on the phone (and inside) and on the battery.
Verizon has confirmed multiple times that the ESN is clean so I honestly can't think of what is wrong. Every time I've replaced the sim card, it could never activate in this S4. Popping it in my other S4 allowed it to activate and function properly. The phone has no physical damage so I don't believe it's sustained any physical damage. GPS works like a charm.
I can only seem to get sporadic signal when driving. Once I had it long enough to dial #832 and confirm it was working. I then lost it immediately.
Of course the seller will no longer answer my calls/texts and Verizon says it's not warranted. Besides sending it to Samsung for repair, what do you guys recommend?
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First off, thanks in advanced for reading this and any helpful comments are appreciated. I got my Xperia Z2 back in July. It was the International Version. I came from the Samsung Galaxy S4. I got the the S4 through ATT and the Z2 is my first unlocked phone. Anyway, I took the SIM card from the S4 and I put it in the Xperia Z2. At the time I had no idea about APN's and such so I expected the mobile data to work right off the bat. When I realized it didn't work, I went to the ATT store and they put in the APN settings and the Mobile Data works but I've noticed, it's very slow. On both H+ full bars and LTE full bars I have less than 1mbps download and the upload is even worse. I don't know what to really do. I tried putting in the APN settings myself and I learned about the Internet Settings in the more setting of connections and had the phone get the settings automatically. But still, no matter where I am, my data speeds are slow. I recently put the SIM card back in the S4 and the speeds are fine on there. I already considered if it was my plan but my brother is on the same plan as I am (He has a Nexus 5) and his speeds were significantly faster than me when we were out. I apologize in advanced if I sound like an idiot or an amateur but this is new to me. So again thank you for reading my long story! And here's a link of the screenshot I took of my speeds at full LTE Speeds:
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Just got my Tmobile variant unlocked and using on AT&T. Only getting 4G. I've seen users having the same issue. Has anyone got LTE working? I've tried numerous APN's from AT&T as well as other suggestions and still nothing. Thanks in advance for any help.
Yes I have lte working on cricket(att). I have attached some screen shots.
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I have a T-Mobile phone as well, and I had a more complicated problem getting mine to work. First thing's first - make sure you have your phone properly activated at an AT&T retail store, which is to say you can't have hotswapped the SIM; it needs to be tied to your IMEI. If it still doesn't work, make sure you're using the nxtgenphone APN. If you still have no luck, maybe you have the same problem as me. On AT&T's end, for some bizarre reason, my IMEI got registered as one that could not support LTE, so my line didn't get provisioned for it. I kept calling back, but no one could figure out how to change my provisioning. Finally I got a rep who tried something out of the box. He generated a "dummy" IMEI number for me, one that would be seen on the system as one that supports LTE, and registered that to my line. Lo and behold, that did the trick. I called Technical Support for this (you can ask to be transfered to that department if you call AT&T), so you might have to go through that - the good news is, it was rather quick, and I didn't have to get a new SIM card for it.
Hi
I bought this phone used for my toddler to play with it was activated and working just fine. My fault I reset it to the factory settings and now it won’t activate again!
I got to this screen without sim card but when I called the customer service they wanted to charge me for activation! I can’t afford it because I only want it for my kids to play with.
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When I put my tmobile SIM card it takes 12 hrs on please wait screen and never activate!
I don’t have a greatcall SIM card to try unfortunately.
Here are more pictures of the phone
I appreciate your help with activating the phone. Thank you.
noorhan said:
Hi
I bought this phone used for my toddler to play with it was activated and working just fine. My fault I reset it to the factory settings and now it won’t activate again!
I got to this screen without sim card but when I called the customer service they wanted to charge me for activation! I can’t afford it because I only want it for my kids to play with.
When I put my tmobile SIM card it takes 12 hrs on please wait screen and never activate!
I don’t have a greatcall SIM card to try unfortunately.
Here are more pictures of the phone
I appreciate your help with activating the phone. Thank you.
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FYI I activated using my friend verizon SIM card