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I currently have an infuse 4g and still have my unlimited data plan. I know a couple of ATT reps are on the forum here, do you know if I will be able to stay grandfathered into unlimited data if I upgrade to the note? I was able to when I upgraded from my captivate to the infuse, really hoping I can with the note.
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From what I understand, yes, but your safest bet is to go into the store to preorder to make sure it happens (I think). I've also read you want to be sure to call customer service when you receive your phone and talk to them BEFORE you activate -- I guess some people have also lost unlimited data this way.
Still kicking myself for dropping my unlimited data last summer to "save money" for vacation
I wont be preordering, as I need to wait for summer to build up some excess cash. Ill be using my dad's upgrade, then switching the phone to my line. There isn't LTE in my area yet, but I know there will be in the future, and I don't want any caps if at all possible. I usually use at least 2 gigs a month already, and the hspa+ in my area is really only marginally faster than 3g. Once I'm on LTE I know that I will definitely use more than 3 gigs a month, so hopefully I will be able to keep unlimited.
Anybody who has unlimited and is upgrading, please weigh in to confirm.
If I can't keep it, I may try to convince my parents to switch to sprint where I can have unlimited and stay future proof as data speeds increase.
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I wont be preordering, as I need to wait for summer to build up some excess cash. Ill be using my dad's upgrade, then switching the phone to my line. There isn't LTE in my area yet, but I know there will be in the future, and I don't want any caps if at all possible. I usually use at least 2 gigs a month already, and the hspa+ in my area is really only marginally faster than 3g. Once I'm on LTE I know that I will definitely use more than 3 gigs a month, so hopefully I will be able to keep unlimited.
Anybody who has unlimited and is upgrading, please weigh in to confirm.
If I can't keep it, I may try to convince my parents to switch to sprint where I can have unlimited and stay future proof as data speeds increase.
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Just so you know before you go making big decisions, there have already been speculations of Sprint stopping their unlimited plans for LTE phones. And since WiMax is now dead, their other 4g phones will be relegated to their current coverage with no expansion, which isn't that great IMO. I also think they will not be grandfathering people from their current unlimited plans as they didn't with the hotspots. Other carriers carried over grandfathered plans on hotspots and so they did with phones but sprint just said, Sorry we don't offer it anymore and all the sudden people lost unlimited data. Though they did offer people relatively cheap options to buy out of their broadband contracts it still blows
If you're not using your own upgrade to get the Note then there should be no worry of losing the unlimited data from upgrading your dad's line. I would definitely call customer service and let them know before you put your SIM card in the note. Tell them what you're doing and that you want to make sure you don't lose your unlimited data when activating the new phone.
this phone so far is not able to be pre-ordered in any AT&T store (unless they changed in the last 4 hours.)
Liq is correct, i spoke with a gal at AT&T Premier support whilst i was pre-ordering the Note on the AT&T Premier website and she wrote down on my "file" that i am mostly concerned with losing my grandfathered-in unlimited data plan. she said as long as i call them back after i receive the Note in the mail and have THEM activate it that i will not lose the grandfathered-in unlimited data plan. to activate it yourself is where you can lose the grandfathered-in unlimited data plan...total crap IMO but there it is.
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welchertc said:
I currently have an infuse 4g and still have my unlimited data plan. I know a couple of ATT reps are on the forum here, do you know if I will be able to stay grandfathered into unlimited data if I upgrade to the note? I was able to when I upgraded from my captivate to the infuse, really hoping I can with the note.
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Yes grandfathered, different data plan / billing code to support LTE but still unlimited none the less. Also the LTE android devices usually have visual voicemail like the iPhones included in the data plan unless you request to opt out of it.
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ARTAQaf said:
this phone so far is not able to be pre-ordered in any AT&T store (unless they changed in the last 4 hours.)
Liq is correct, i spoke with a gal at AT&T Premier support whilst i was pre-ordering the Note on the AT&T Premier website and she wrote down on my "file" that i am mostly concerned with losing my grandfathered-in unlimited data plan. she said as long as i call them back after i receive the Note in the mail and have THEM activate it that i will not lose the grandfathered-in unlimited data plan. to activate it yourself is where you can lose the grandfathered-in unlimited data plan...total crap IMO but there it is.
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Not always the case, but when it does happen is usually for 1 of 2 reasons. 1.) you just put your sim card in the new phone and never called at&t to have the IMEI number updated on your account and the correct corresponding unlimited data plan added changed over. P.S. Galaxy note requires a LTE SIM... (SIM ONLY SHOWS GLOBE DOESN'T SAY AT&T ON IT) 2.) You upgraded online, especially when through a third party such as Amazon, and didn't pay attention to the radio buttons and choose lets say 3GB instead of unlimited.
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Yes grandfathered, different data plan / billing code to support LTE but still unlimited none the less. Also the LTE android devices usually have visual voicemail like the iPhones included in the data plan unless you request to opt out of it.
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Not always the case, but when it does happen is usually for 1 of 2 reasons. 1.) you just put your sim card in the new phone and never called at&t to have the IMEI number updated on your account and the correct corresponding unlimited data plan added changed over. P.S. Galaxy note requires a LTE SIM... (SIM ONLY SHOWS GLOBE DOESN'T SAY AT&T ON IT) 2.) You upgraded online, especially when through a third party such as Amazon, and didn't pay attention to the radio buttons and choose lets say 3GB instead of unlimited.
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I work for AT&T on the business side, and cosign what Dan says.
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I Pre ordered online and the only way it would let me add the phone to cart was to select a data plan. Im grandfathered and lte personal smart phone unlimited was one of the options. Any guess to which one I picked. Lol.
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I had to choose a new data plan when I pre-ordered 2 of them on Sunday. Unlimited 4G/LTE personal data plan for $30/month was one of the options. So I chose that. There were about 5 other Unlimited plans available as well.
comma, i noticed several "unlimited" plans as well...i thought AT&T did away with those for new plans. is it just a play-on-words that they are stating that for a new data plan now??
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I had to choose a new data plan when I pre-ordered 2 of them on Sunday. Unlimited 4G/LTE personal data plan for $30/month was one of the options. So I chose that. There were about 5 other Unlimited plans available as well.
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If you do it like this, you don't lose your unlimited data. Anyone who had unlimited data, and felt like they had to change to a 3 gig plan or something else simply missed the option.
The reason it makes everyone choose a "new" data plan, is because the system codes are different from unlimited 3g/hspa+ and unlimited LTE. (and unlimited iphone for that matter.)
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comma, i noticed several "unlimited" plans as well...i thought AT&T did away with those for new plans. is it just a play-on-words that they are stating that for a new data plan now??
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They only show up if you currently have an unlimited data plan, if you are not on unlimited, you will not see the options. Just like any new customers only see the 300MB/3GB/5GB Data, and not the 200MB/2GB/4GB data plans anymore for the $5 difference, which is a better deal anyways vs $10 additional regularly.
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Weird, I'm currently on a grandfathered unlimited plan, yet when I attempt to do a pre-order, there is no option for me to choose "unlimited" at all, just the limited plans... :/
Hello,
My contract just ended on my i777 and it's brand new
I want to get the BEST possible prepaid service that would work
in Southern California. I dont need a lot of minutes, at all... Just GOOD FAST
DATA
Any recommendations? I was thinking to just go to walmart on my lunch break and pick up the cheapest prepaid phone that comes with a SIM card. Stupid ATT wants me to sign another 2 year contract with them for shoddy as capped service. I told them they better start treating me right towards the end of my contract, but NOOOOOOOOOO... the service provider is always right Stupid capped data text message was the last straw... I have "Unlimited" and I never went past 2gb... the ONE time I use netflix, I got the text
LOL... Thanks!
I gave quite a fair warning to ATT towards the end of my contract too... My account is a business account for SONY and I even mentioned that I will contact the administration department regarding their ****ty service and no one cares ...sooooooo, they shut my service off because I am not going to pay a 90 dollar month to month capped service fee that doesnt even work in my area.. (At home I get about half mb MAX DL speed).. when I go to work (about 5 miles away) I get 4 MB... One mile away from that, Id be lucky to get 200kb lol. Its just shoddy as service and its time I start sticking it to the MAN Lol
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Hello,
My contract just ended on my i777 and it's brand new
I want to get the BEST possible prepaid service that would work
in Southern California. I dont need a lot of minutes, at all... Just GOOD FAST
DATA
Any recommendations? I was thinking to just go to walmart on my lunch break and pick up the cheapest prepaid phone that comes with a SIM card. Stupid ATT wants me to sign another 2 year contract with them for shoddy as capped service. I told them they better start treating me right towards the end of my contract, but NOOOOOOOOOO... the service provider is always right Stupid capped data text message was the last straw... I have "Unlimited" and I never went past 2gb... the ONE time I use netflix, I got the text
LOL... Thanks!
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If your contract is up, and you still have "unlimited" data...stick with that. You're not gonna find anything better by going prepaid.
Its not unlimited dude... unlimited is unlimited. Id understand if you advertise unlimited service within reason, but thats not what I was sold about 5 years ago with my original Iphone.. Im on a gradfathered plan that doesnt mean anything. Its code slang for "These people are stupid and old since they have been with us for so long so lets rape them some more"
I dont even need a lot of data... just enough to get by... MAX is about 4 GB in a BUSY ASS MONTH LOL, (traveling etc...which is NEVER really)
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Its not unlimited dude... unlimited is unlimited.
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Clearly. That's why I put the word in quotes. What I'm telling you is, even though it's crappy, you're not going to get any better service by going prepaid. In fact, it'll be worse. From what I can tell, you can't even get HSPA+ data on a prepaid plan...only 3G. Maybe even only EDGE, I'm not sure. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
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Clearly. That's why I put the word in quotes. What I'm telling you is, even though it's crappy, you're not going to get any better service by going prepaid. In fact, it'll be worse. From what I can tell, you can't even get HSPA+ data on a prepaid plan...only 3G. Maybe even only EDGE, I'm not sure. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
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In the US, you're only going to get prepaid through AT&T or T-Mobile. Our phones can only use Edge on T-Mo.
Keep the service (for now) until you find something better. As stated in the earlier posts by other, there is no better plan that what you got ATM.
I am on a 2GB plan with AT&T and I still feel that I am getting throttled. Your "unlimited" plan will let you go up to 5GB for $25 before they throttled you, that better than mine at 2GB for $30.
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Keep the service (for now) until you find something better. As stated in the earlier posts by other, there is no better plan that what you got ATM.
I am on a 2GB plan with AT&T and I still feel that I am getting throttled. Your "unlimited" plan will let you go up to 5GB for $25 before they throttled you, that better than mine at 2GB for $30.
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I think you have those prices reversed. The unlimited plan has traditionally been $30, and the 2GB plan is now $25.
Prepaid service
Hey im a few months late in this thread but ive been weighing my off contract cell service options and looks like you could use some help...you actually have a few much much better choices out there that will save money and still keep you off contract...
ok, i currently use H20 wireless right now and it is $60 a month with 2 gigs of data...they just started to downgrade data speeds with this plan from 4g to 3g after 500mb of useage. They stared this about 1 month ago :/
And unfortuneately they completely cut off the data after 2 gigs
The great thing about H20 however is that it is more or less an ATT sim card with an H20 logo...100% exact same coverage...Also you dont need to unlock your AT&T phone to use with H20 =)
Now your second and perhaps best option that i have found is to go with Straight talk...
they offer prepaid service that uses att´s, t mobile´s, and verizon´s service coverage depending on the plan you choose (just like h20 it is 100% the same coverage you would get with those companies).
The plans cost $45 a month for unlimited Talk Text & data and they do not cut off your data and apparently dont throttle either! They are selling Sims now on their website...(you would want to get the ATT compatible sim for your i777
you could cut your bill in half and stay off contract...id go with straight talk for sure...good luck!
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Hey im a few months late in this thread but ive been weighing my off contract cell service options and looks like you could use some help...you actually have a few much much better choices out there that will save money and still keep you off contract...
ok, i currently use H20 wireless right now and it is $60 a month with 2 gigs of data...they just started to downgrade data speeds with this plan from 4g to 3g after 500mb of useage. They stared this about 1 month ago :/
And unfortuneately they completely cut off the data after 2 gigs
The great thing about H20 however is that it is more or less an ATT sim card with an H20 logo...100% exact same coverage...Also you dont need to unlock your AT&T phone to use with H20 =)
Now your second and perhaps best option that i have found is to go with Straight talk...
they offer prepaid service that uses att´s, t mobile´s, and verizon´s service coverage depending on the plan you choose (just like h20 it is 100% the same coverage you would get with those companies).
The plans cost $45 a month for unlimited Talk Text & data and they do not cut off your data and apparently dont throttle either! They are selling Sims now on their website...(you would want to get the ATT compatible sim for your i777
you could cut your bill in half and stay off contract...id go with straight talk for sure...good luck!
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But if you read straight talk's agreement look at the data section. They basically tell you what is ok to use data for and what is not, and that if you excessively use it and go over the average you can have your account canceled. I read through it and I think it even said no streaming of media of any kind(or maybe it was just video)
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But if you read straight talk's agreement look at the data section. They basically tell you what is ok to use data for and what is not, and that if you excessively use it and go over the average you can have your account canceled. I read through it and I think it even said no streaming of media of any kind(or maybe it was just video)
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That is correct, all prepaid services essentially may cut off your data completely at any time for any reason... it's in the contract...ridiculous hu?. However since the original poster says he almost never goes over his limit of 2GB, he shouldn't have any trouble at all. Also these companies send you numerous warnings before they cut you off (in my experiences- which i've had simple mobile and H20).
One thing that will set them off is tethering...more specifically when you are already past 2gb and are continuing to tether. Also I spoke to a rep he told me that it is unlimited and isn't throttled...but as we both know they do have the power to do as they want. As far a media streaming, they more so discourage it rather than forbid it...never have had a warning message for streaming content (netflix skype etc)
If you want to be off contract and do it cheap then straight talk will be the cheapest with the most data...there is no comparison
Are they, StraighTalk & H20, offering HSPA+ or even LTE in some area or just 3G and EDGE?
If they truly offer unlimited as they advertise, then it is a great deal.
Somehow, I keep thinking "it's too good to be true" and I don't want to be trapped into some kinds of fine print.
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Are they, StraighTalk & H20, offering HSPA+ or even LTE in some area or just 3G and EDGE?
If they truly offer unlimited as they advertise, then it is a great deal.
Somehow, I keep thinking "it's too good to be true" and I don't want to be trapped into some kinds of fine print.
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I do not believe they handle LTE but they do Edge, 3g and HSPA+ but it depends on your area as to what you can get. I have ST on my i777 and I get all 3. HSPA+ is preferred but in my area 3g is more what I get unless I am very near a tower. My town is restricted by there not being enough towers around but when I am near a better one I get H+ all day long.
Thanks for the confirmation, chris.
Still not really sure what unlimited means for Straight Talk as no one else really knows. I do know they will cancel you for using to much data. I have read that the most data is 2 gb a month,2000 to 5000 each for messaging and talk. I dont use to much data and never will use the other minutes up so this is a great deal for me. Under 48.00 a month. Beats almost the 80 I was paying. I do get H+ but I think thats only for data. Pretty sure 3g for everything else. Never had any problems with ATT. Just paying to much money!!! 15.00 for an ATT Sim and 330.00 for my GS2 priceless!!!!
REOGrand said:
Still not really sure what unlimited means for Straight Talk as no one else really knows. I do know they will cancel you for using to much data. I have read that the most data is 2 gb a month,2000 to 5000 each for messaging and talk. I dont use to much data and never will use the other minutes up so this is a great deal for me. Under 48.00 a month. Beats almost the 80 I was paying. I do get H+ but I think thats only for data. Pretty sure 3g for everything else. Never had any problems with ATT. Just paying to much money!!! 15.00 for an ATT Sim and 330.00 for my GS2 priceless!!!!
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Unlimited means that it is unlimited until ofcourse they decide you are using too much or too fast, which surely they have guidelins, but we will never know.
...the best approach to teathering would be to teather via an application
...It costs $30 with AT&T to utilize the teathering feature so obviously straight talk (running on AT&Ts network in this case) doesnt want customers using this feature.
...my Atrix (not yet rooted) cant utilize teathering with my H20 service (also uses AT&T´s network) because i get the "sorry you havent paid for tethering service bla bla bla)
...a good app to use would be pdanet... it will look as if you are just using a normal app (carriers have ways to detect if you are infact teathering).
-you can sideload pdanet with an excellent program called the sideload wonder machine ...just serch it in google
...If you use the AT&T´s stock teathering feature on your phone they will know you are teathering.
...i will try and call tomorrow and try to get some kindof breakdown of why they cap and shut off data...and in some cases accounts :/
hope this helps
ssmr2t said:
Hello,
My contract just ended on my i777 and it's brand new
I want to get the BEST possible prepaid service that would work
in Southern California. I dont need a lot of minutes, at all... Just GOOD FAST
DATA
Any recommendations? I was thinking to just go to walmart on my lunch break and pick up the cheapest prepaid phone that comes with a SIM card. Stupid ATT wants me to sign another 2 year contract with them for shoddy as capped service. I told them they better start treating me right towards the end of my contract, but NOOOOOOOOOO... the service provider is always right Stupid capped data text message was the last straw... I have "Unlimited" and I never went past 2gb... the ONE time I use netflix, I got the text
LOL... Thanks!
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For the best prepaid service Page plus might be good a good choice since it operates on verizon's network... Here in Florida verizon is by far the best without question. Although since it's a cdma network obviously you would have to sell your phone and get a verizon or something that has been flashed to verizon....
The plan isnt half bad either...
$55 unlimited talk text/picture messages
However they only give you 1gb of data but in your case it sounds like it may be sufficient for ya.
You can activate any verizon phone on Page plus except for the 4g phones... I haven't yet tried an iphone 4s but I will look into it.
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redpocket is decent though
shoobiedoobiiwhompwop said:
redpocket is decent though
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They are indeed... $59.99 with 2gb data... Prettymuch 2nd best that I know of... H2O is only 1gb and no unlimited mms (comes out of your 1gb). Speaking of redpocket... I work at a repair/retail store and my boss was talking to a customer about the available prepaid options for AT&T and he says "and there is one that's pretty good I believe it's called Red Rocket" I laughed so hard I cried lol.
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Hi guys,
I find myself exclusively using Talkatone for all my calling needs, both receiving and making calls. I text through Google voice, but mainly use whatsapp for my messaging needs. Further I travel a lot out of the country so I find that I am not using my voice/text plan at all.
Before I would justify keeping my ATT plan because I'm grandfathered with unlimited data. We all know it's not really unlimited but I figured it was worth keeping.
Now I figure it's time to cut costs by getting rid of my voice plan and just having a 3 GB a month prepaid data plan. It's cheaper and I would only pay for the months I am actually in the country. That's big savings right there.
So before I go down this road, I wanted to know which tablet my Galaxy Note should pretend to be when I sign up for the ATT tablet plan. I can't tell them it's a Galaxy Note because then they will insist on me having a voice plan because it's a smartphone.
Any ideas and where would I find the APN settings needed to make the Galaxy Note work with whatever device you guys recommend I ask for.
Thanks.
Your phone will tell at&t what it is. You can't bypass that. APN settings won't help either. As soon as you register your device on the network your phone sends your IEMI number.
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Your phone will tell at&t what it is. You can't bypass that. APN settings won't help either. As soon as you register your device on the network your phone sends your IEMI number.
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When I travel to other countries,I can buy a USB modem with a prepaid plan and then I take the sim out of the modem and put it into my phone. I then configure the APN and my internet starts working.
Can't I do something similar with ATT? I asked at ATT if I needed to bring my "tablet' and they said no, just to tell them what I have, and they had IMEIs the could use to provision it.
That's why I thought there would be a good tablet my Note could pretend to be. I was thinking a Galaxy Tab since it's a Samsung as well.
The reason you can do that out of country is because those companies don't have at&t imei numbers stored in their databases.
You can give at&t whatever imei you want to try to use. However, as soon as you put that sim in your note, its going to report back exactly what it is and your plan will be changed automatically.
Another option would be T-Mobile prepaid. $30/month for 5gb data. If you don't live in a refarmed area, you'd have to flash a T-Mobile modem to your phone for 4g speeds, otherwise you'll be stuck on edge.
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Maybe the answer is buying an ATT Hotspot device. Would mean carrying two devices though. But maybe I can live with that. One plus is I wouldn't have to swap sim cards in my phone when I travel. I would just put the device away and turn off airplane mode when I go out of country and begin using the other sim card.
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The reason you can do that out of country is because those companies don't have at&t imei numbers stored in their databases.
You can give at&t whatever imei you want to try to use. However, as soon as you put that sim in your note, its going to report back exactly what it is and your plan will be changed automatically.
Another option would be T-Mobile prepaid. $30/month for 5gb data. If you don't live in a refarmed area, you'd have to flash a T-Mobile modem to your phone for 4g speeds, otherwise you'll be stuck on edge.
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slocko said:
When I travel to other countries,I can buy a USB modem with a prepaid plan and then I take the sim out of the modem and put it into my phone. I then configure the APN and my internet starts working.
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When I leave the US I buy a local sim card and buy data credit. Why buy the modem?
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Maybe the answer is buying an ATT Hotspot device. Would mean carrying two devices though.
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Isn't the price of a hotspot data plan more costly than a voice+data smartphone plan?
If dollars is the bottom line then move to Straight Talk. Its a little cheaper and its pay as you go.
When I started travelling a few years ago, usb modem was the easiest way to do it. I was actually surprised when I was able to remove the sim card from the modem and put it into my iphone at the time. It even had a phone number associated with it and I was able to buy voice credit for it.
Now I have a voice/data plan abroad.
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When I leave the US I buy a local sim card and buy data credit. Why buy the modem?
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Isn't the price of a hotspot data plan more costly than a voice+data smartphone plan?
If dollars is the bottom line then move to Straight Talk. Its a little cheaper and its pay as you go.
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Has it been confirmed that the AT&T Note will not work on an AT&T prepaid tablet plan, or are we being theoretical?
I want a Note as a second (third, fourth,... ) device but don't yet want to rely on the TMobile refarming in Chicago, can't find a TMobile Note 1, don't want to pay Note 2 prices, and don't want to flash a new radio.
I've considered the international Note but they run noticeably more and I really do prefer the other's layout.
Worst case scenario, I jump on the next clean $250 AT&T Note I see, give it to my girlfriend as a mini wifi tablet, get MY SGP 5.0 back from her, and sell that thing.
If memory serves, it was confirmed by quite a few people in this forum when the phone came out a year ago.
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Bummer. How about the international version? I could activate the sim in my 7.0+.
I don't think so, but the real savings are realized when you can just pay for the hotspot plan as needed versus paying every month.
Assuming you can use the prepaid data plans on the Note, which I don't you can, the cheapest prepaid voice that allows you to add a data plan is $25 a month and the most logical dataplan offered for prepaid smartphones is $25 for 1 GB. That's $50 a month for a lousy 1 GB.
The hotspot plan is $50 a month for 5 GB. I didn't see any mention that it required a contract. There is an option for monthly if you buy the device full price.
Keeping my contract plan I would have to pay $70 a month on the cheapest plan, and no flexibility to only pay the months I'm in the US.
Once I'm back in country, I'll look into this more.
The other option would be to skip the hotspot and use the $200 towards the galaxy tab and use a tethering app. But then you don't know if they are going to catch you tethering.
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When I leave the US I buy a local sim card and buy data credit. Why buy the modem?
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Isn't the price of a hotspot data plan more costly than a voice+data smartphone plan?
If dollars is the bottom line then move to Straight Talk. Its a little cheaper and its pay as you go.
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The other option would be to skip the hotspot and use the $200 towards the galaxy tab and use a tethering app. But then you don't know if they are going to catch you tethering.
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They will catch you, and send you a text asking you to buy a tether plan. They wait a few days then cut you off. Possibly there's a tether work around for the tab.
Hot Spot it is
So I decided to test Tmobile and ATT in my area where I live, now that I"m back in the states.
I bought Tmobile 4G hotspot first because they offer lower tiers of data, starting at 2 GB I think and they are prepaid, so the plan cancels automatically without having to call to cancel it.
Only received 2 bars and down was 6 and up barely 2.
Returned it and bought the ATT LTE myfi hotspot. I was resisting because it's bigger to carry around and the plan starts at 5 GB and while it's month to month, you have to call and cancel before your new billing cycle begins, else you will be charged.
This thing is fast. 8-10 down and 4-5 up.
So this will work for my needs. I will have to get used to carrying it around to use my phone, but I am only here max 2 weeks at a time.
UP next, I will experiment installing the hotspot sim into my Note. Even if this works, I notice I get a much stronger and better LTE signal on the myfi, than my galaxy note. maybe the note 2, will be better.
I was a bit impatient and jumped the gun and bought the ONE at Walmart for $148 with a 2 year contract. But already during my first week I realize I'm using up my minutes rather quickly and being limited kinda sucks.
I definitely want to keep the phone cause its flawless and I keep reading about other peoples flawed phone and I already added SquareTrade insurance.
I was thinking of paying the early termination fee of $325 which makes the phone only $473 which is cheaper than I could get it from TMobile.
Question is would I be able to add this phone to T Mobile prepaid plans and not be stuck on Edge network for data?
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shook187 said:
I was a bit impatient and jumped the gun and bought the ONE at Walmart for $148 with a 2 year contract. But already during my first week I realize I'm using up my minutes rather quickly and being limited kinda sucks.
I definitely want to keep the phone cause its flawless and I keep reading about other peoples flawed phone and I already added SquareTrade insurance.
I was thinking of paying the early termination fee of $325 which makes the phone only $473 which is cheaper than I could get it from TMobile.
Question is would I be able to add this phone to T Mobile prepaid plans and not be stuck on Edge network for data?
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Depends if you're in a refarmed market. I live in one and I get mostly HSPA+ (4G) with pockets of Edge.
Does anyone know if the At&t HTC one will get Ota updates if you use t-mobile?
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Does anyone know if the At&t HTC one will get Ota updates if you use t-mobile?
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Just flash a stock ROM with the update implemented in it.
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shook187 said:
I was a bit impatient and jumped the gun and bought the ONE at Walmart for $148 with a 2 year contract. But already during my first week I realize I'm using up my minutes rather quickly and being limited kinda sucks.
I definitely want to keep the phone cause its flawless and I keep reading about other peoples flawed phone and I already added SquareTrade insurance.
I was thinking of paying the early termination fee of $325 which makes the phone only $473 which is cheaper than I could get it from TMobile.
Question is would I be able to add this phone to T Mobile prepaid plans and not be stuck on Edge network for data?
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Why not just use straight talk for $45/month get unl everything with 2gb of data? should be amble. AND the best part is that your still on the ATT network and dont have to worry about being on 2G if not in 1900 refarmed area which is hard to find these days
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Why not just use straight talk for $45/month get unl everything with 2gb of data? should be amble. AND the best part is that your still on the ATT network and dont have to worry about being on 2G if not in 1900 refarmed area which is hard to find these days
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That sounds like a good plan I'll look into it didn't think of it
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Becool0130 said:
Why not just use straight talk for $45/month get unl everything with 2gb of data? should be amble. AND the best part is that your still on the ATT network and dont have to worry about being on 2G if not in 1900 refarmed area which is hard to find these days
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shook187 said:
That sounds like a good plan I'll look into it didn't think of it
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Don't do it - the data speeds on at&t through Straight Talk are HORRENDOUSLY capped - I had them for over a year where I didn't have T-Mobile coverage... An absolute headache! Most of the at&t MVNOs truly suck if you want data... I've heard of people not being speed capped on Red Pocket though.
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Don't do it - the data speeds on at&t through Straight Talk are HORRENDOUSLY capped - I had them for over a year where I didn't have T-Mobile coverage... An absolute headache! Most of the at&t MVNOs truly suck if you want data... I've heard of people not being speed capped on Red Pocket though.
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Really? Their plan is $60 for unl everything with 2GB of data. I think he is planning to SAVE money with the $45 plan otherwise he would have went with ATT from the start
$45 and $60 for the same allotment.. which one sounds better?
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Really? Their plan is $60 for unl everything with 2GB of data. I think he is planning to SAVE money with the $45 plan otherwise he would have went with ATT from the start
$45 and $60 for the same allotment.. which one sounds better?
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Go read the horror stories about the capped data speeds on Straight Talk. I'll give you a great example. My dad did a speed test right next to me, both of us around -90dBm on HSPA... I shot up to 3Mbps and then was slammed down to around 800kbps consistently while he was running upwards of 8 and 9 on the downstream... Even further evidence of the cap? My upstream was 1900Kbps and his was 1950. Both of us using Captivates, same radio, same ROM. Only difference is he had post-paid at&t (and thus was able to use at&t's postpaid APN).
But by all means, its worth a try - no contract and all - good luck dealing with customer service to get your phone working in the first place though, they are worse than Sprint. :good:
Another option to consider is VoIP... If you have a Google Voice number, you can set up SIP. Its not the easiest thing in the world to do but you get unlimited calls... There are many different SIP solutions in the Play Store.
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Go read the horror stories about the capped data speeds on Straight Talk. I'll give you a great example. My dad did a speed test right next to me, both of us around -90dBm on HSPA... I shot up to 3Mbps and then was slammed down to around 800kbps consistently while he was running upwards of 8 and 9 on the downstream... Even further evidence of the cap? My upstream was 1900Kbps and his was 1950. Both of us using Captivates, same radio, same ROM. Only difference is he had post-paid at&t (and thus was able to use at&t's postpaid APN).
But by all means, its worth a try - no contract and all - good luck dealing with customer service to get your phone working in the first place though, they are worse than Sprint. :good:
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Well, at the end of the day you get what you pay for right? If cost is not a concern to you then go with att and if it is then go with straight talk.
Better yet, why not just switch to T-mobile?
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Well, at the end of the day you get what you pay for right? If cost is not a concern to you then go with att and if it is then go with straight talk.
Better yet, why not just switch to T-mobile?
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I learned my lesson the hard way with Straight Talk but if he takes his One and puts it on T-Mobile, he will be on EDGE most of the time unless he's in a refarmed 1900MHz area or has LTE. at&t's version doesn't support HSPA over AWS.
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I learned my lesson the hard way with Straight Talk but if he takes his One and puts it on T-Mobile, he will be on EDGE most of the time unless he's in a refarmed 1900MHz area or has LTE. at&t's version doesn't support HSPA over AWS.
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I meant to return his phone then get a t-mobile one That was his original plan afterall.
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I meant to return his phone then get a t-mobile one That was his original plan afterall.
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Its was. But I'm tempted to keep this phone out right for only $473
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Really? Their plan is $60 for unl everything with 2GB of data. I think he is planning to SAVE money with the $45 plan otherwise he would have went with ATT from the start
$45 and $60 for the same allotment.. which one sounds better?
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Yes I'm a cheapo...I'm paying $69.99 for 450mins and 3GB of data. I'm using Google Voice for text because AT&T wants an extra $20 for text and unlimited mobile calling. :crying: To AT&T's credit, the network is the best I've been on.
But yes, i'm looking for a cheap plan...I was thinking T-mobile's $50 prepay
shook187 said:
Its was. But I'm tempted to keep this phone out right for only $473
Yes I'm a cheapo...I'm paying $69.99 for 450mins and 3GB of data. I'm using Google Voice for text because AT&T wants an extra $20 for text and unlimited mobile calling. :crying: To AT&T's credit, the network is the best I've been on.
But yes, i'm looking for a cheap plan...I was thinking T-mobile's $50 prepay
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If you are looking to save over the long term, return the AT&T model and get the T-Mobile model... you can use it with Straight Talk (T-Mobile BYOD) or with direct T-Mobile. T-Mobile is the only way to get LTE though. You get a larger data bucket with ST but you're limited to HSPA+... its really all a matter of what you need.
Solavei might be a good option too, especially if you have good T-Mobile service in your area - they will knock 20 bucks a month off their 49 dollar fee for every 3 people you get to sign up with Solavei, for as long as they keep their service.
http://www.solavei.com/
T-Mobile has LTE? oh thats right on selected cities
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T-Mobile has LTE? oh thats right on selected cities
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They are rolling out their network insanely fast. OpenSignal has T-Mobile LTE showing up all over the place. Obviously test towers but they are going to flip the switch on the most advanced LTE network, something nobody else can say!
The simple and correct way to this mess is to just frikin use the same carriers data as matched to that carriers branded device .Using att phone on tmobile or vise versa just never cuts it ,unless you want 2g more so than not... And you want to render the phones capabilitys useless and waist your money on 2g ,This should only be done out of desperation,say like if your phones broke and it's a temp solution.
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Ok people I've been on sprint since the OG EVO and I'm tired. It seems like the only way to go is GSM and I refuse to support crap GayT&T. On sprint, I have the HTC one (bought launch day), unlimited unthrottled data etc all at the cost of about $85-$89. With the new uncarrier and JUMP T-Mobile plans.... How much will this work out for me.
I will of course get the HTC one again, s-off it etc. I know it'll cost money down, but how will my bill be if I want UNLIMITED UNTHROTTLED DATA AMD THE JUMP PLAN? Could some of you smarter guys elaborate on this best you can please? Very much appreciated
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Device (due upfront):
Down payment=$99.99 (sometimes less)
Tax on the full price of the phone=about $47.00
TOTAL=about $146.99
Services (due monthly):
Unlimited talk+text=$50.00
Unlimited data=$20.00
Monthly EIP (handset payment)=$20.00
JUMP=$10.00
TOTAL=$100.00+taxes & fees
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The unlimited data plan does NOT include wireless tethering so if that's a service you want/use, T-Mobile does charge extra for it.
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For questions it's best to post in the Q&A section of this forum, or indeed the best place to go for answers to questions such as these is your local T-Mobile store or to call T-Mobile at 1-800-T-MOBILE . Their associates are friendly and more than knowledge enough to help you with all these types of questions.
With root... Won't I be able to tether all I want or do they track that down?
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Device (due upfront):
Down payment=$99.99 (sometimes less)
Tax on the full price of the phone=about $47.00
TOTAL=about $146.99
Services (due monthly):
Unlimited talk+text=$50.00
Unlimited data=$20.00
Monthly EIP (handset payment)=$20.00
JUMP=$10.00
TOTAL=$100.00+taxes & fees
*note
The unlimited data plan does NOT include wireless tethering so if that's a service you want/use, T-Mobile does charge extra for it.
**note 2
For questions it's best to post in the Q&A section of this forum, or indeed the best place to go for answers to questions such as these is your local T-Mobile store or to call T-Mobile at 1-800-T-MOBILE . Their associates are friendly and more than knowledge enough to help you with all these types of questions.
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Unlimited data includes 500 MB of tethering.
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Unlimited data includes 500 MB of tethering.
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That's true. I forgot about that. However, that'll be burned through in a weekend.
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That's true. I forgot about that. However, that'll be burned through in a weekend.
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So I'll basically be in a worse situation? With Sprint... Network is shifty but where I am mostly... I get 4g. Unlimited whatever for $85-$89. With T... I'll be paying $100
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So I'll basically be in a worse situation? With Sprint... Network is shifty but where I am mostly... I get 4g. Unlimited whatever for $85-$89. With T... I'll be paying $100
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Only if you do the JUMP program. If you want to wait two years to upgrade your device (just like you do on Sprint), it would be the same price per month. If Sprint's network is anything like it is here in Las Vegas out where you live, then T-Mobile is at minimum 3x faster. Also at any time you can pay the remaining balance of your EIP and your payment per month would go down to further $20.
Examples:
No JUMP w/ EIP=$90p/m
No EIP w/ JUMP=$80p/m
No EIP+No JUMP=$70p/m
etc...
Also keep in mind that if you pay off your existing EIP you can start a new one, plus then you get to keep the old phone. JUMP is essentially nothing more than leasing a phone, similar to how one leases a car. You're basically paying an exaggerated rental charge for your current device because with the JUMP program you need to turn in your old device upon getting a new one. In reality the true benefit of JUMP is the included premium handset insurance.
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Only if you do the JUMP program. If you want to wait two years to upgrade your device (just like you do on Sprint), it would be the same price per month. If Sprint's network is anything like it is here in Las Vegas out where you live, then T-Mobile is at minimum 3x faster. Also at any time you can pay the remaining balance of your EIP and your payment per month would go down to further $20.
Examples:
No JUMP w/ EIP=$90p/m
No EIP w/ JUMP=$80p/m
No EIP+No JUMP=$70p/m
etc...
Also keep in mind that if you pay off your existing EIP you can start a new one, plus then you get to keep the old phone. JUMP is essentially nothing more than leasing a phone, similar to how one leases a car. You're basically paying an exaggerated rental charge for your current device because with the JUMP program you need to turn in your old device upon getting a new one. In reality the true benefit of JUMP is the included premium handset insurance.
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I see... Thanks for your advice
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XaoSilentrzk said:
So I'll basically be in a worse situation? With Sprint... Network is shifty but where I am mostly... I get 4g. Unlimited whatever for $85-$89. With T... I'll be paying $100
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You don't need jump and when your phone is paid off your price is 70.00 unlike sprint you will end up paying the same price regardless. I was with sprint for 10 years and their service sucked so bad.
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You don't need jump and when your phone is paid off your price is 70.00 unlike sprint you will end up paying the same price regardless. I was with sprint for 10 years and their service sucked so bad.
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I buy the new HTC every year tho
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