Straight Talk now has 4G LTE...!!! Will you make the switch...??? - Sony Xperia Z Ultra

- looks like the best deal in wireless service just got better...it's hard to beat unlimited everything for $45 a month...i know some people speak highly of the tmobile 100 talk minutes and unlimited everything else plan...
- will you take the plunge or will you keep whatcha got...???

Okay, okay.. you should get the service from Straight Talk and give us a review and speed test of their 4G LTE. let us know, if you exceed a certain amount of gigabytes of data used before being throttled.
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gijoe69 said:
Okay, okay.. you should get the service from Straight Talk and give us a review and speed test of their 4G LTE. let us know, if you exceed a certain amount of gigabytes of data used before being throttled.
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I already have straight talk...had it for the past year or so...I primarily stream music via the Google app, watch YouTube vids and surf the net...I've yet to be throttled and quite pleased with the service...

Speed test screen shot pls
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gijoe69 said:
Speed test screen shot pls
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I have the HSPA+ version of the Xperia Z Ultra but here ya go...!!!:good:

Speed test
gijoe69 said:
Speed test screen shot pls
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Straight Talk at&t 4g lte sim card in the atlanta area.
Samsung note 2

ybany1 said:
Straight Talk at&t 4g lte sim card in the atlanta area.
Samsung note 2
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How many GB do you have per month? In Fr only can get 3gb so having LTE is kinda useless if it is only for Web browsing.
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bASKOU said:
How many GB do you have per month? In Fr only can get 3gb so having LTE is kinda useless if it is only for Web browsing.
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They recently stated 2.5 GB / 30 Days. I wanted to see if they would throttle me or terminate my service so I took a chance last month. I used 12GB OTA not including Wi-Fi. I have AIO just in case they do. Some people get targeted and some don't.

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Check out my data speeds.

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.
Sent from a Galaxy Nexus?
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?
Dark Nightmare said:
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"
Keylogger_0 said:
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.
Dark Nightmare said:
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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mike102871 said:
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?
Dark Nightmare said:
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.

So long and thanks for all the fish

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.
Shad0wguy said:
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.
LexLuger82 said:
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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Straight Talk Have Better Reception and Better Data Than T-mobile Using Galaxy Note?

I gotta know if its worth switching over.
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Can't talk about T-Mobile since I've never had it but currently have ST on my Note n its pretty nice for 45$ a month...good reception and FAST dataspeeds...best prepaid service imho.....
Is it truly unlimited? Or does it throttle after 2gigs? Thanks for response btw
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http://www.straighttalkwirelessforum.com/portal.php
Have u read this?? Huge data issue.
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cougar11 said:
Can't talk about T-Mobile since I've never had it but currently have ST on my Note n its pretty nice for 45$ a month...good reception and FAST dataspeeds...best prepaid service imho.....
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I'm reading a lot of data issues with ST. Are you using an ATT Note i717? Mine is rooted with a JB rom.
Soft cap is ~2GB for data on At&t compatible sim card. Not sure about T-Mobile compatible sim card, but I think I remember reading on HoFo that it was around 5 gigs.
I received a call from them when I hit 2.1, but I haven't hit that mark since.
If Tmo existed in IA, I would switch to the $30 prepaid since I hardly talk, and when I do, I generally use GV
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Is it truly unlimited? Or does it throttle after 2gigs? Thanks for response btw
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It's same as att
I think...only had a problem like twice with data speeds.. Switched airplane mode on off n it was back
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I'm reading a lot of data issues with ST. Are you using an ATT Note i717? Mine is rooted with a JB rom.
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Yea att note ( check tapatalk sig) root on liquid smooth jb
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T-Mobile throttle....

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.
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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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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zviki said:
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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Walmart wireless plans...

Anybody seen this? Runs on tmobile network and way cheaper. 39.99 unlimited talk and text with 2.5g 3g data!
http://www.walmart.com/cp/Family-Mobile/1076544
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omgbossis21 said:
Anybody seen this? Runs on tmobile network and way cheaper. 39.99 unlimited talk and text with 2.5g 3g data!
http://www.walmart.com/cp/Family-Mobile/1076544
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Yeaup Im on the same price plan but changed to it the first day it was out ... So I get 5g high speed data + unlimited talk & text !!!
I switched to the new plan too but have you noticed that the 3g speeds have slowed down or is it just me?
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I switched to the new plan too but have you noticed that the 3g speeds have slowed down or is it just me?
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Yes I noticed & called multiple times about it ... I used to get well over 10-12Mbps and sometimes up to over 21mbps ... but when i made the change .. the speed struggles to get past 900-1000 !!! I thought to my self maybe its the rom im using .. wind mobile rom with apps 2sd ... but i doubt it ... what is your high speed data limit ... i get 5gb ... you ???
I also have the 5 gb plan. Before the change, like you, I was getting speeds up to 10 mb now after the change I'm struggling to get 1 mb. Sometimes I'll get a little over 1 mb but it never hits 2 mb.Guess there's a catch to everything. Also I am running the stock jb so it's not your Rom.
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You guys are still smoking my 50$ 500mb data already throttled @ 116k speeds
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CarolinaSouth82 said:
I also have the 5 gb plan. Before the change, like you, I was getting speeds up to 10 mb now after the change I'm struggling to get 1 mb. Sometimes I'll get a little over 1 mb but it never hits 2 mb.Guess there's a catch to everything. Also I am running the stock jb so it's not your Rom.
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Glad too know its not the rom .. in a way !!! I guess now we actually have 3g speeds ... lol ... Its good enough for what i do and at l can still tether to other devices .. So im not yoo mad about it .. plus with the faster speeds i used to have with only 1gb allotment .. im better off... I would used most of my data up doing speedtest !!!
I recommend straight talk. 45 for unlimited all. I don't know if they have the micro sim available now, but I cut mine. Speed is reliable and fast enough for daily use. There are many threads about ST TMO service on xda; search it.
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I get a discount on the Wal-Mart Family Mobile cause I work at Sam's Club. The speed may seem slow but it's enough to do everyday things. I streamed music tonight at work and it didn't buffer any. I've also watched a couple of YouTube videos and it streams fine.
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