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?
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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.
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I'm getting a used Vibrant and i was planning on using it on AT&T, but since i have a go phone i was wondering if i could switch to the unlimited plan and get unlimited DATA since its not a AT&T branded phone? Thank you
Hoping someone could help me, thanks
I highly don't recommend this. You'd have to unlock your vibrant to even work with at&t, but even then, this doesn't sound like a good idea. Maybe try a captivate?
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but since i have a go phone i was wondering if i could switch to the unlimited plan and get unlimited DATA since its not a AT&T branded phone? Thank you
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By the way, what are you asking? Non-at&t phones have nothing to do with the plan...
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By the way, what are you asking? Non-at&t phones have nothing to do with the plan...
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Actually, a non-AT&T phone has EVERYTHING to do with getting data. If you use an AT&T Android(like the Captivate), they won't let you access data. Data is blocked for AT&T smartphones on the $50 unlimited GoPhone plan.
So, if you want data on the $50 unlimited plan, you MUST use a non-AT&T phone. The Vibrant is a good choice. It supports the AT&T 3G bands.
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I'm getting a used Vibrant and i was planning on using it on AT&T, but since i have a go phone i was wondering if i could switch to the unlimited plan and get unlimited DATA since its not a AT&T branded phone? Thank you
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just go with net10 or straighttalk...at&t bands, and unlimited everything for approx $45 a month.
I've bounced my vibrant around different at&t mvno's for a couple years now with no problems (short of the mvno's themselves...service/data has been stellar).
been with net10 for a few months now, and so far they've been the easiest and most professional mvno to deal with...their unlimited plan is actualIy better than their parent at&t's for regional use imo....highly recommend them if you are in an area with crappy tmo coverage (like me), or are just tired of tmo.
If I wanted to take my ELTE and switch to Verizon's pre-paid plan do kneed to do anything special with the phone? I want to hold off getting a contract plan until the nexus 5 comes out.
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I already am root and I'm already running on Verizon's 3g but still with sprint. Its switching to vz full time I'm wondering how to do
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You won't be able to use their LTE no matter what you do short of getting a VZ device... So why bother even trying to keep the evo
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Im not really concerned with 4g per se. I'm wanting to go ATT but really feel the phone I want is the Nexus 5 based on the rumors. I like my evo 4g because of its camera. Honestly right now it is plenty fast for everything. In running meanbean on it and there doesn't appear to be anything I can't handle just fine.
I hate sprints service so I flashed the Verizon prl and after putting 5gb on it this week I should be getting terminated before too long.
ill need a service to jump on and Verizon's month to month is $70 with 2gb. That should be plenty for me. ATTs month to month sucks and I dont care for their phones right now. My goal is the Nexus 5 anyway. I'd rather just use verizons monthly with my current phone. Just depends how things work out. I also get 22% off Verizon plans so hoping that translates to a good deal.
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Im not really concerned with 4g per se. I'm wanting to go ATT but really feel the phone I want is the Nexus 5 based on the rumors. I like my evo 4g because of its camera. Honestly right now it is plenty fast for everything. In running meanbean on it and there doesn't appear to be anything I can't handle just fine.
I hate sprints service so I flashed the Verizon prl and after putting 5gb on it this week I should be getting terminated before too long.
ill need a service to jump on and Verizon's month to month is $70 with 2gb. That should be plenty for me. ATTs month to month sucks and I dont care for their phones right now. My goal is the Nexus 5 anyway. I'd rather just use verizons monthly with my current phone. Just depends how things work out. I also get 22% off Verizon plans so hoping that translates to a good deal.
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I doubt you will get any discounts on a prepaid plans
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Im not really concerned with 4g per se. I'm wanting to go ATT but really feel the phone I want is the Nexus 5 based on the rumors. I like my evo 4g because of its camera. Honestly right now it is plenty fast for everything. In running meanbean on it and there doesn't appear to be anything I can't handle just fine.
I hate sprints service so I flashed the Verizon prl and after putting 5gb on it this week I should be getting terminated before too long.
ill need a service to jump on and Verizon's month to month is $70 with 2gb. That should be plenty for me. ATTs month to month sucks and I dont care for their phones right now. My goal is the Nexus 5 anyway. I'd rather just use verizons monthly with my current phone. Just depends how things work out. I also get 22% off Verizon plans so hoping that translates to a good deal.
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The problem is getting Verizon's system to recognize a Sprint phone. You can take GSM phones from carrier to carrier because all you have to do is transfer the SIM card, but that doesn't work with CDMA carriers since there's no SIM card. You'd actually have to get Verizon to provision a Sprint phone for their system, and somehow I don't see them doing that.
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The problem is getting Verizon's system to recognize a Sprint phone. You can take GSM phones from carrier to carrier because all you have to do is transfer the SIM card, but that doesn't work with CDMA carriers since there's no SIM card. You'd actually have to get Verizon to provision a Sprint phone for their system, and somehow I don't see them doing that.
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Even if you could swap Sims it wouldn't help ya as the device itself is not provisioned to work on all of VZ freq.... Namely LTE... Lot more to how devices connect than the SIM cards...
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Call verizon customer service tell them you want to open a prepaid account and port the phone and they will help you. See the only real difference between the verizon 4g phones and sprint are the lack of sim card and imei. But you can still program it to work on verizons network. All customer service agents aren't the same by the way. So if one doesn't know how to help you then another one will and you will get your phone on their. Also if you take a look in this same section this really cool guy wrote a guide on flashing a evo 4g lte to verizon prepaid.
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Even if you could swap Sims it wouldn't help ya as the device itself is not provisioned to work on all of VZ freq.... Namely LTE... Lot more to how devices connect than the SIM cards...
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That was my point. Sprint and Verizon are both CDMA providers and it's not as simple as just swapping out the SIM like you can do when you move from one GSM provider to another (e.g. AT&T to TMobile).
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That was my point. Sprint and Verizon are both CDMA providers and it's not as simple as just swapping out the SIM like you can do when you move from one GSM provider to another (e.g. AT&T to TMobile).
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as long as you can get verizon to accept the ESN number your good. verizon has been known to be more accepting of sprint ESNs than visa versa. Though you will not get anything higher than 3g which will top out around 3-5mbps. Also you have to get the phone to accept verizon prls but i think someone has a guide for that..signal should be good though paying 70 for prepaid verizon 2gb i'd rather just get tmobile at 30$ for 5gb of AWS signal just pick up a sony xperia Z
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as long as you can get verizon to accept the ESN number your good. verizon has been known to be more accepting of sprint ESNs than visa versa. Though you will not get anything higher than 3g which will top out around 3-5mbps. Also you have to get the phone to accept verizon prls but i think someone has a guide for that..signal should be good though paying 70 for prepaid verizon 2gb i'd rather just get tmobile at 30$ for 5gb of AWS signal just pick up a sony xperia Z
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You'll never get 3-5mbps using Verizon 3g. More like 1-2. Still way better than Sprint 3g though.
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I know folks here are mostly enthusiastic about the One so please encourage me for strong reasons to stay...
I am from Verizon ... giving up their unlimited data plan
And from Galaxy Note 2 ... giving up the 3100 mAH battery...
What do you think, if you were me....
I am so torn but HTC One is just too beautiful to pass
I don't necessarily think the One is worth it, but AT&T gets almost every phone or can use the international version. I switched to AT&T from Verizon 2 years ago for that reason, and there has never been a phone on the market that I wanted but couldn't have Well worth it.
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I remember you from the Dell streak 7 forum. I'll never forget that forum because that's the one that cut my teeth on android dev
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jiwengang said:
I know folks here are mostly enthusiastic about the One so please encourage me for strong reasons to stay...
I am from Verizon ... giving up their unlimited data plan
And from Galaxy Note 2 ... giving up the 3100 mAH battery...
What do you think, if you were me....
I am so torn but HTC One is just too beautiful to pass
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I wouldn't give up unlimited data IF they're not throttling data after 5gb. Which I'm told they're doing
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Verizon is forcing everyone off unlimited data on next phone upgrade. So even if you stay on Verizon you will not have unlimited data for long unless you buy the phone off contract.
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Don't do it your gonna hate it. All att has is the best phones and great service and top lte. Not to mention the HTC one. Honestly if you need convincing I suggest you just stay put.
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I would do it. Just pulled the trigger myself. and like it was said, you will be buying a full price phone, on verizon anyway since they are killing unlimited plans. And the One is oh so sexy! Time to put my note 1 on craigslist.
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Was really thinking of switching to AT&T from Verizon for the ONE. But Verizon just announced that they are offering any phone for 99 down and a monthly payment plan... And we keep the unlimited data. I have 2 lines.
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I remember you from the Dell streak 7 forum. I'll never forget that forum because that's the one that cut my teeth on android dev
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Hey buddy how's going? It's been a while. Glad to see you become a recognized dev here
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I don't necessarily think the One is worth it, but AT&T gets almost every phone or can use the international version. I switched to AT&T from Verizon 2 years ago for that reason, and there has never been a phone on the market that I wanted but couldn't have Well worth it.
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I have to second this. Verizon's network coverage was (and still is) great, but their limited selection of phones always drove me nuts! AT&T used to have a reputation for slower network speeds and poor service, but they're worth it now!
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I have to second this. Verizon's network coverage was (and still is) great, but their limited selection of phones always drove me nuts! AT&T used to have a reputation for slower network speeds and poor service, but they're worth it now!
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Yeah no complaints about AT&T service here. My LTE is consistently faster than my Verizon friends here in the D.C. area.
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Verizon is forcing everyone off unlimited data on next phone upgrade. So even if you stay on Verizon you will not have unlimited data for long unless you buy the phone off contract.
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Only way around that is to buy the phone at full price
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Any folks near New York area using ATT service? Do you have coverage when you have some road trip to Bear Mountain or some other hiking place?
My biggest fear was losing data connection when you need the driving direction the most.
Verizon saved me once in Ithaca back then near those wineries, but I am not sure if AT&T can pull off the same there....
Thanks for any comments here.
I am not so concerned about the unlimited thing because my wife will still be using Verizon's unlimited line in our family plan. Not like I lose such option forever.
I'm from Albany, drive down to Long Island a lot, take the Amtrak train occasionally. LTE is hard to come by, but Hspa is pretty consistent. No complaints at all. I jumped from big red in 2011 and haven't looked back. AT&T has been great to me.
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I travel from New Haven to NYC everyday and I get pretty consistent LTE speeds.
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I'm in the same boat - gave up VZW + Unlimited data, and I had a Galaxy Nexus. Just got my HTC One after a week wait (argh). What a great device!
AT&T 4G (at least download speeds) are so much slower than VZW's (from speedtests). The upload on AT&T 4G is slightly faster. Overall happy with the service here.
I'm onboard too I switched from Verizon and I'm pleased with the service! Yeah the lte isn't as fast but I barely use data... I was dropping calls left and right on Verizon and I haven't yet on att
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Verizon is offering any new phone with a payment plan and we keep our unlimited. In store only.
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Verizon is offering any new phone with a payment plan and we keep our unlimited. In store only.
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Yeah but basically you are paying twice for the phone. Verizon does not lower the price of their plans which includes a new phone subsidy, then on top of that they take the full price of the phone and charge you monthly for that until you pay it off. And lastly a $24 financing charge. Verizon is the ultimate scam corporation.
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Can a few people who are using the HTC One on a straight talk plan please tell me what speeds are you guys getting and your location? I'm considering switching.
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Can a few people who are using the HTC One on a straight talk plan please tell me what speeds are you guys getting and your location? I'm considering switching.
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I switched and im not sure of the exact speed, but its pretty fast and I have no issues. However, I'm on a ATT Straight Talk sim, not a Tmobile sim. The ATT sims can only be purchased on ebay/amazon. The tombile sims can be purchased directly from straight talk. I'm in Charlotte NC. Give me a mobile testing site, and ill get you exact speed numbers. Only switch if you use less than 1.5gb a month in data. Otherwise your throttled.
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.Give me a mobile testing site, and ill get you exact speed numbers. Only switch if you use less than 1.5gb a month in data. Otherwise your throttled.
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Just download the app call "speedtest" from the app store.
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I switched and im not sure of the exact speed, but its pretty fast and I have no issues. However, I'm on a ATT Straight Talk sim, not a Tmobile sim. The ATT sims can only be purchased on ebay/amazon. The tombile sims can be purchased directly from straight talk. I'm in Charlotte NC. Give me a mobile testing site, and ill get you exact speed numbers. Only switch if you use less than 1.5gb a month in data. Otherwise your throttled.
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Net10 is 1.5gb data too so no need to pay the crazy ebay prices for att st sim. Can get net10 for a buck
Get about 6-8 mps with st att sim in ne florida. Awesome voice coverage to boot!
So just to be clear, if I use a straight Talk Sim I would have to get my phone off contract with ATT?
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So just to be clear, if I use a straight Talk Sim I would have to get my phone off contract with ATT?
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huh? You would need an unlocked ATT phone to use an ATT straight talk sim. Any ATT android should be fine.
nugzo said:
huh? You would need an unlocked ATT phone to use an ATT straight talk sim. Any ATT android should be fine.
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Sorry that was worded weird. I think I answered my own question anyways
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So just to be clear, if I use a straight Talk Sim I would have to get my phone off contract with ATT?
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Correct. As long as you use an ATT SIM from Straight Talk, you can port with no ETF. However if you leave straight talk before your actual ATT contract is up, you will be hit with an ETF.
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Net10 is 1.5gb data too so no need to pay the crazy ebay prices for att st sim. Can get net10 for a buck
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B/c I did a lot of research and heard that throttling of data is wayyyyyyyy worse at Net10, which is why the Straight Talk sims are so pricey. If you are not a datahog, it is a goldmine.
I have a Straight Talk AT&T SIM for sell that I bought yesterday. Im willing to sell it for $30 and take a $10 hit.
After thinking it over I decided to stay with AT&T
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shook187 said:
I have a Straight Talk AT&T SIM for sell that I bought yesterday. Im willing to sell it for $30 and take a $10 hit.
After thinking it over I decided to stay with AT&T
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what size sim?
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shook187 said:
I have a Straight Talk AT&T SIM for sell that I bought yesterday. Im willing to sell it for $30 and take a $10 hit.
After thinking it over I decided to stay with AT&T
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Wanna sell it to me?
I have a micro sim and a standard sim.
The Micro SIM is 30 and the standard sim is 20 and of course it could be cut down to micro size.
PM already replied.
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nuprotocol said:
Correct. As long as you use an ATT SIM from Straight Talk, you can port with no ETF. However if you leave straight talk before your actual ATT contract is up, you will be hit with an ETF.
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B/c I did a lot of research and heard that throttling of data is wayyyyyyyy worse at Net10, which is why the Straight Talk sims are so pricey. If you are not a datahog, it is a goldmine.
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The price is higher for the straight talk att Sims because you can't buy them anymore,not because they are better. Also a difference with net10 is that you can't port a number to net10 like you can straight talk
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The price is higher for the straight talk att Sims because you can't buy them anymore,not because they are better. Also a difference with net10 is that you can't port a number to net10 like you can straight talk
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if there wasnt a demand then sellers couldnt get away with those prices. especially since net10 sims are so much cheaper and easier to come by. from my research, throttling on net10 is more prevalent and strict.
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My dad wants a phone but doesn't want to be stuck on a contract. Thanks.
If in USA you can go with straight talk.
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Yes you can...
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yup. brand new razr maxx's ( unlocked GSM VERSION!), are going for 225 NEW on ebay now!
I got mine back in april used for 260! Ahh technology prices drop so quickly!
Is there particular carrier he is interested in?
It is quite trivial to put Razr on Page Plus cellular which uses Verizon Prepaid network (VERY similar in coverage to Post Paid, but without roaming)
Straight Talk and Wifi Hotspot
If you do use on Straight Talk does the hot spot work if you've already rooted the phone and done the entitlement check?