So between Motorola's crappy support of this device and sprints lousy data speeds, after reading this article I've decided to jump ship and go to t-mobile prepaid with a galaxy nexus. For $30 a month the price difference would more than cover the $300 ETF within 6 months, and selling my Photon will likely cover half the cost of the galaxy nexus.
So thanks to all the developers who have made the most of this great phone.
Cool deal
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100 anytime minutes is crap
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LexLuger82 said:
100 anytime minutes is crap
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For some. I hardly call anyone. And you can step up to the $50 plan, adds unlimited calling.
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For some. I hardly call anyone. And you can step up to the $50 plan, adds unlimited calling.
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The idea is to use a VOIP app and use your google voice number with Wi-fi to make those other 100 minutes viable. You can also still use additional minutes for .10 cents a minute after you use your 100 minutes as well.
Overall unless you're a big talker with no stable Wi-fi, this plan could work for most people.
I'm using it on the Photon, no 3G speeds, but I'm around Wi-fi most of the time anyway.
Android 17 said:
The idea is to use a VOIP app and use your google voice number with Wi-fi to make those other 100 minutes viable. You can also still use additional minutes for .10 cents a minute after you use your 100 minutes as well.
Overall unless you're a big talker with no stable Wi-fi, this plan could work for most people.
I'm using it on the Photon, no 3G speeds, but I'm around Wi-fi most of the time anyway.
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How did you unlock the sim?
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I may think about this and see if it would be worth it.
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How did you unlock the sim?
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See this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1664212
I'm using mine on simple mobile for now.
stonesaber said:
See this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1664212
I'm using mine on simple mobile for now.
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Thanks Thanks
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I had the 5gb data plan for $50 a month. I just logged into my account and hit change plan because i was thinking about getting more data, and they are offering double data. Now i get 10gb and dont have to pay any extra. Pretty surprised on that one.
Wonder if that works for Hotspots too. Will have to check as I have a 4G Hotspot on a 5GB plan right now that I use for a bunch of non-3G devices.
Updated: Answer is no.
You guys could get unlimited data and unlimited hotspot if you did this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19865701#post19865701
That's good news, I pulled 5 GB last month basically streaming music in the car and with normal usage and that's with being on wifi all day at work because my building is a signal black hole. I don't know how they expect people not to go over these tiers they have, I can only imagine they are getting a lot of complaints from people going over and getting billed for it.
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That's good news, I pulled 5 GB last month basically streaming music in the car and with normal usage and that's with being on wifi all day at work because my building is a signal black hole. I don't know how they expect people not to go over these tiers they have, I can only imagine they are getting a lot of complaints from people going over and getting billed for it.
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I know right I'm like 1 1/2 weeks in to my billing cycle and I'm at 15.4 gb of data
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You guys could get unlimited data and unlimited hotspot if you did this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19865701#post19865701
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There is no such thing as unlimited hotshot and as far as I know that loophole has been fixed.
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There is no such thing as unlimited hotshot and as far as I know that loophole has been fixed.
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Past three days people still having success doing the loophole. It just depends if you score lucky with a rep.
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There is no such thing as unlimited hotshot and as far as I know that loophole has been fixed.
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There is a such thing as unlimited hot spot and I have it on my bill.
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The double data deal has been going on since I think late October or early November.
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The double data deal has been going on since I think late October or early November.
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It's still going. At least until the end of April.
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That one ended. It restarted Feb 1st and went through Feb 29th. It has now ended again...
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It's the same promotion, no matter how many times they start and stop it.
Is this only for 4G phones or have some of the 3G folks gotten this too?
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Is this only for 4G phones or have some of the 3G folks gotten this too?
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IT is a 4g promotion.
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There is no such thing as unlimited hotshot and as far as I know that loophole has been fixed.
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Another person just did it successfully yesterday.
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My plan is 'Unlimited' but I'm not gonna use up a ton of bw to test it. The fine print always have limitations.
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Another person just did it successfully yesterday.
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I think sooner or latter the ones of us that have truly unlimited data will be able to sell the plans. I have 2 lines with unlimited data. Any takers lol
Yes, they suck. Unfortunately this is what I have 98% of the time where I live. 2G.
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when I had my amaze it usually goes 18-22mbps.
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Wow, I don't even see that in the next city where there is 4G speeds. I may see 10mbps there. 2G is pretty worthless and t mobile can't see why I won't upgrade my data to a bigger package. I have the unlimited $10 with 200 mb at 4G , which I rarely see.
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Wifi would be your best friend in times like this, reminds me of my x10 on tmo, I dealt with it but eventually it had to go.
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I would kill myself with those speeds lol, I average about 18-20 mbps, lowest I've seen my device go is 8mbps
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Ouch... I get good speeds aside from my ping. After the ICS update my ping went up into the mid-upper 100's and 200's from double digit ping times on GB.
T-Mo's 2G may be meh, but it's still better than AT&T's 2G network, or at least that's how it seemed when I had them.
Only smartphone I know handles tmo 3G well and doesn't seem slow on it is BlackBerry's.
T mobile reps are saying we will have 4g here by 2013. If not, in may when contract is up probably jump to the dreaded Verizon. They have 4G here.
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meant 2g.
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mike102871 said:
Yes, they suck. Unfortunately this is what I have 98% of the time where I live. 2G.
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That has to suck. I'm in the same boat. Inside the house, I have super slow 2G, and when I walk down to the road, I get slow "4G" (which is probably just 3G).
Super Slow 2G:
T-Mobile's "4G" in my location:
Where on earth do you guys live really?
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Where on earth do you guys live really?
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Caves. We live in caves. The reception isn't too great in there.
EDIT: We're the creatures known as the "basement dwellers"
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Caves. We live in caves. The reception isn't too great in there.
EDIT: We're the creatures known as the "basement dwellers"
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I believe you, lol.
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Where on earth do you guys live really?
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I live about 20 miles south of fort Wayne In. Last year I went to Florida down I75 south. Had 2g 90 % or more of the drive.
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mike102871 said:
I live about 20 miles south of fort Wayne In. Last year I went to Florida down I75 south. Had 2g 90 % or more of the drive.
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HSPA and soon LTE rollout is expected to reach those areas this year and next year, I hope you guys get it asap, I know what it's like to be stuck on 2G, I wouldn't wish it on anyone but Apple, lol.
Yeah anything more than email checking usually times out. They want me to go up to a 2 or 5 gb plan . Lol
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Yeah anything more than email checking usually times out. They want me to go up to a 2 or 5 gb plan . Lol
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Why the hell would you when you probably barely hit 100mb?
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Why the hell would you when you probably barely hit 100mb?
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That's exactly what I ask t mobile when I get the courtesty call because I've gone over the 200mb considered high speed before I'm throttled. I do get 4G when I go to fort Wayne 2-3 times a month. So I usually use 250mb or so.
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That's exactly what I ask t mobile when I get the courtesty call because I've gone over the 200mb considered high speed before I'm throttled. I do get 4G when I go to fort Wayne 2-3 times a month. So I usually use 250mb or so.
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Still would be a waste of money, imo.
Sadly today I got rid of my beloved Note. before my trial period expired I made the decision to cut ties with it. not because it was a bad phone but because of 2 issues. 1) the high price of AT&T phone service and the lack of unlimited data plan. I came from sprint 13 days ago and could not stand looking at my data usage and my first bill scare me. so I returned back to Sprint with my new S3. Love the service on AT&T. I think is the best so far. but not at a cost AT&T want it. so,,, good bye Note!!! :crying::crying:. one more thing,,,,, THANK YOU ALL AT THE NOTE FORUM FOR YOUR SUPPORT AT ROOTING,UNROOTING AND ROM FLASHING YOU ARE THE BEST AT THIS COMMUNITY XDA-DEVELOPERS ROCK!!!!!!
understandable...hate to see you leave but it is pricey. I, too, pay about 45 dollars more a month for att but I couldnt stand sprints service in my area. the trade off for me is worth it for now. plus, i love my note. it IS the main reason I came to att. be cool man. youll be missed...
Me too men. The Note was the reason I switch to AT&T. But I'll be watching for the Note2!!!!
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Thank god I have grandfather unlimited plan. Even though they cap the speed, at least I don't have to worry about overage. Sprint Sucks where I live.
I am sure you will be happy with S3.
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So far AT&T is the best network. I tryed Cingular,Sprint,AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon. Here the best in order in my opinion are AT&T and Sprint. I tried Verizon but lost Data connection at home!!! So after 2 days I canceled my contact.
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Thank god I have grandfather unlimited plan. Even though they cap the speed, at least I don't have to worry about overage. Sprint Sucks where I live.
I am sure you will be happy with S3.
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+1. They'll have to pry my unlimited data from my cold dead hands before I leave and switch to another carrier.
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I love in NYC and I must say T-Mobile is the way to go here. Good prices and signal and one seriously doesn't need more than 2gb because one can find free wifi anywhere here.
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jghidalgo307 said:
I love in NYC and I must say T-Mobile is the way to go here. Good prices and signal and one seriously doesn't need more than 2gb because one can find free wifi anywhere here.
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I was told in NYC they are turning all the old payphones into wifi hotspots. I was wondering if there is any truth to that or if that already happened? If that is the case you would never need to have a data plan.
Certainly understand. I spent years w/Sprint (not always enjoyable) BUT switched to AT&T when I got the iPhone3g when it came out.
I'd love to try Sprint again...maybe they will get a Note.
HAVE FUN with the S3 (even though it is tiny).
JGuinan007 said:
I was told in NYC they are turning all the old payphones into wifi hotspots. I was wondering if there is any truth to that or if that already happened? If that is the case you would never need to have a data plan.
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I never heard of such thing but that would be awesome. Now if they intend to that I'm sure there would be some type of paying plan that would be needed from whatever company that plans to carry this out
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Should had kept the note and get the t mobile plan I pay 70 bucks unlimited everything well 5gbs of 4g
Yes if I didn't have my old cheap unlimited data plan I don't know what I would do as long as I have it, it would be hard to switch
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I pay $80 Unlimited everything on AT$T
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I pay $67.76 every month for my Note.
3 gb of data I only use half of
450 minutes I only use about 300 of
no texting plan since I use Google voice and text messages use data that way
And I get 20% off my minutes with a discount through my employer (Red Lobster).
Not a bad deal.
Straight Talk's $45 Unlimited Plan works well for us and it uses AT&T towers here. I use it on my Note. We use them for hot spots and haven't had any problems there either.
nice note 2
39 for my bill but I'm sure the sprint sgs3 group will be great ' not as good as us though
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Damn!!!!, and now you tell me!!!!
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sholsten said:
Straight Talk's $45 Unlimited Plan works well for us and it uses AT&T towers here. I use it on my Note. We use them for hot spots and haven't had any problems there either.
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Damn!!!!, and now you tell me!!!!
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Sounds like OP issues isn't anything with the note as much as ATT which I can understand. I like it for my family as I have been with the big 3 and they each have their hidden features to get your money. Good luck!
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Japan’s Softbank Angling to Buy Sprint — and Maybe Clearwire, Too
http://www.forbes.com/sites/terokuittinen/2012/10/11/us-consumers-need-softbank-to-buy-sprint/
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/the-...buy-sprint-maybe-clearwire-too-134508242.html
this is good news.
I figure it will either infuse some capital into Sprint, or they might make contract changes allowing me to get out ETF free.
Root and roam control. They will ask you to leave!
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rbeavers said:
Root and roam control. They will ask you to leave!
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Only if you use a bunch of data right?
That is correct. Over 300MB a few months in a row may trigger it.
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That is correct. Over 300MB a few months in a row may trigger it.
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K. I'm not ready for a new carrier just yet.. I use roam control strictly for voice since here at my house I get really crappy service. Roaming allows me to make calls even in my basement. (as opposed to having to have my phone next to a window to get service)
If you are stateside you may qualify for a free airave. Must call Sprint and complain about poor service. Oh and have decent broadband connection.
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If you are stateside you may qualify for a free airave. Must call Sprint and complain about poor service. Oh and have decent broadband connection.
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I've been on sprint since 1997. So i'll call and see if that's an option. They better offer me that seeing as I've had at least 3 lines with them for over 7 years now.
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K. I'm not ready for a new carrier just yet.. I use roam control strictly for voice since here at my house I get really crappy service. Roaming allows me to make calls even in my basement. (as opposed to having to have my phone next to a window to get service)
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I went to the sprint store following a month using roam control. Played nice saying I get extremely bad service at my house (in all honesty I do). I walked out of the store with an airwave unit. Now I get 5 bars in the house. Download is 2.5MB upload 1.0MB.
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Real wheeler Dealers trying to use other peoples money on the deal.
Softbank Wants A $23 Billion Loan To Buy 70% Of Sprint
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/10/12/softbank-wants-a-23-billion-loan-to-buy-70-of-sprint/
They did it......
Clear too.
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http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/15/3505180/softbank-sprint-acquisition-confirmed-announcement
The transaction is expected to close in mid-2013, subject to a meeting of Sprint shareholders, and the usual FCC and antitrust approval, as well as SoftBank's ability to secure financing. In the event that it can't raise the necessary cash or if Sprint gets a better offer, the Japanese carrier will have to cough up $600 million in termination fees. Likewise, Sprint will have to pay $75 million if its shareholders don't approve the transaction.
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What does this mean for us!!!!!! Is our unlimited data in jeopardy!?! Will we still get the note 2, and will our bills go up!?! these three things are the only things I'm worried about
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Here's a good article on CNET about the acquisition
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57532453-94/what-softbanks-takeover-of-sprint-means-for-you-faq/
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What does this mean for us!!!!!! Is our unlimited data in jeopardy!?! Will we still get the note 2, and will our bills go up!?! these three things are the only things I'm worried about
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More money more LTE faster.
Sprints maybe number 3 can't see them raising prices or cutting data.
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More money more LTE faster.
Sprints maybe number 3 can't see them raising prices or cutting data.
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Money management at Sprint sucks
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Thank you for sharing this new dude!
LexLuger82 said:
Money management at Sprint sucks
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Is it money management ? or choosing the wrong technology WiMax instead of LTE.
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Is it money management ? or choosing the wrong technology WiMax instead of LTE.
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Wimax came out 2 years before other carriers got lte. Sprint had true 4g before anyone else.
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Wimax came out 2 years before other carriers got lte. Sprint had true 4g before anyone else.
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At lest they tried !?
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116k tops on speedtest. 50$ plan watched one Netflix movie got throttled lol. That is a seriously slow throttle.... so I gotta go 70 a month for unlimited 4g or 60 for 2.5 gigs.... my phone is always picking up at &t signals, maybe they got better deals....I miss metro pcs.
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You only get 500 mb on that plan. How much data do you think a movie consumes? You should have used Wi-Fi or something
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Yea streaming movies takes a whole lot of data.
I'm still on the older contract plans. I pay $35 for 5gb and includes tethering.
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No wifi at my girls house. I knew I would get throttled but 116k lol
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Country of freedom... with so many restrictions(you are prohibited to root your phone,fm radio restriction,wifi tethering restriction, pay for this and pay for that,...).Big brother is really BIG... Data plans are so expensive in your country.
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116k tops on speedtest. 50$ plan watched one Netflix movie got throttled lol. That is a seriously slow throttle.... so I gotta go 70 a month for unlimited 4g or 60 for 2.5 gigs.... my phone is always picking up at &t signals, maybe they got better deals....I miss metro pcs.
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I have created a flashable CWM zip which includes a modified services.jar and apns-conf.xml and am testing it now. I have consumed 2.3 GB of my 2.5 GB allowance.
I will let you know how it works out.
I pay 15 a month for unlimited data, no tethering, wish t-T-Mobile would have just expanded out their HSPA+ network instead of starting up these LTE markets though.
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Well they bought metro pcs, which still has their 55$ a month unlimited talk/text/[email protected] plan.
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I know that they're an MLM and all, but have you looked at Solavei? 49 before tax for 4GB of data, with roaming, and unlimited talk/text. I've been using it lately, and it seems to be pretty solid, though you're going to have to unlock the phone (I just bought a code on eBay). PlatinumTel also has 2GB for 45 before tax, I've heard they're a decent choice as well. Both networks run on T-Mobile. If you decide to go with Solavei, use my link, if you could, it's solavei.com/ my username.
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I have created a flashable CWM zip which includes a modified services.jar and apns-conf.xml and am testing it now. I have consumed 2.3 GB of my 2.5 GB allowance.
I will let you know how it works out.
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Will it work on a note 2? If it does can you pm me a link?
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RicAndroid said:
I have created a flashable CWM zip which includes a modified services.jar and apns-conf.xml and am testing it now. I have consumed 2.3 GB of my 2.5 GB allowance.
I will let you know how it works out.
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I don't understand??? You can give him a free data?
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I may just look for another phone. At home I get no service in a "high coverage area" so I'm forced to rely on wifi calling. Worst part is my phone constantly pulling signal from at&t. They appear on my network operator list for some reason.
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omgbossis21 said:
I may just look for another phone. At home I get no service in a "high coverage area" so I'm forced to rely on wifi calling. Worst part is my phone constantly pulling signal from at&t. They appear on my network operator list for some reason.
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If you select your network operator manually(not "choose automatically"),it should stay on that...
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If you select your network operator manually(not "choose automatically"),it should stay on that...
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It seems to stay on it until I totally lose service then it does what it wants. 90 percent of the time it gives me an error when I try to pull up the list anyway. Today I'm fluctuating between full 2g to no service every 10 minutes at a jobsite I've always had full 4g. I'm a bit over it honestly.
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It seems to stay on it until I totally lose service then it does what it wants. 90 percent of the time it gives me an error when I try to pull up the list anyway. Today I'm fluctuating between full 2g to no service every 10 minutes at a jobsite I've always had full 4g. I'm a bit over it honestly.
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And what if you set phone signal to "use only 2G" or "only WCDMA"? You can put widget for this on home screen and just switch to preferred or strongest signal when you need this.
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