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Rastor posted:Assuming you meant to say prepaid plans, your wish has been granted, at least partially. Yea I meant pre-paid. drat I wish I saw that, but I'm going to try StraightTalk with an AT&T phone I got off of SA Mart.
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Rooster Brooster posted:(as I'm T-Mobile and can't use Google Voice's voicemail). Whaaaaaat?
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May 31, 2012 19:37
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Rooster Brooster posted:Is there any solution for using GrooveIP and having it NOT ring my non-VOIP line when I'm on wifi? I saw that solution using Tasker above, but I'd rather something simpler if at all possible. It'd be nice if I could just tell Google Voice to "ring" Google Chat three times, then ring my cell three times, then dump to my cell's voicemail (as I'm T-Mobile and can't use Google Voice's voicemail). The tasker solution is actually very simple, it takes like 10 minutes to do.
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May 31, 2012 19:43
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Cmdr. Shepard posted:Whaaaaaat? I have the same problem with the prepaid T-mobile plans, when you try to set that step up it always fails.
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May 31, 2012 19:55
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It simply isn't an option.
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ShaneB posted:It simply isn't an option. That needs to be clearly listed in the OP if it isn't. That alone is a dealbreaker for the $30 5g data plan. Dammit and I was really hoping to jump on that with the GNex! V - I guess I need it dumbed down further. I don't understand what the difference is. So Google voicemail works if you let it ring through, but if you intentionally reject the call it doesn't? The Shep fucked around with this message at 21:12 on May 31, 2012 |
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May 31, 2012 20:45
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You still have voicemail. If you don't pick up after a few rings, it goes to the Google Voice voicemail. If you reject the call, it goes to the T-Mobile voicemail. The feature which doesn't work on prepaid is redirecting all dropped/redirected calls to a Google Voice voicemail box number.
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May 31, 2012 20:51
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I read a thing. http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/05/31/leap_estimated_to_pay_apple_150_subsidy_for_contract_free_500_iphone_4s.html I'm not well versed on phone technology, but would I be better off getting a 4s from cricket? By my maths and adjusted for sales tax, I'd be breaking even in about 10 months, and I plan to use the phone for much longer than than. How does cricket network compare to att? Maybe I should be posting in the recommend me a phone thread. DrPain fucked around with this message at 21:16 on May 31, 2012 |
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May 31, 2012 21:00
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ShaneB posted:The tasker solution is actually very simple, it takes like 10 minutes to do. Yeah, I guess I can do that, but tons o' people have my non-google voice number which means texts/calls to that would go nowhere while I was on wifi. Guess I'll have to suffer or tell everyone to update their poo poo.
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Rastor posted:You still have voicemail. And it only doesn't work automatically / by built-in settings. I talked the TMobile tech support people into putting the conditional forwarding to my GV number on my account. DrPain posted:I read a thing. Just make sure your math takes into account subsidies for the phone correctly and pro-rates EFT costs. The way the US system is rigged, prepaid doesn't save you an enormous amount if you plan to upgrade your phone roughly every two years anyway. Usually taking into account subsidies and EFT costs you'll not save all that much even over the long haul compared to using a subsidy on an iPhone and reselling (or using) it, and you might have to put up a few hundred more up-front, so sacrificing better phone service might well not be worth it. The reasons to go prepaid in the US is more 1) philosophical objection to the shittiness of the currently rigged US phone system, since you SHOULD be able to save a lot on wholly-owned phones, 2) maybe moderate long-term savings, 3) fully owned, unlocked phones resell for higher amounts. I love my Galaxy Nexus on the TMobile $30 plan, and it's certainly all I need/want, but if I wanted an iPhone 4S with good call service and lots of minutes, I'd probably look long and hard at a Verizon contract, especially if I could get on a family plan with someone else. berzerker fucked around with this message at 22:14 on May 31, 2012 |
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May 31, 2012 22:02
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berzerker posted:The reasons to go prepaid in the US is more 1) philosophical objection to the shittiness of the currently rigged US phone system, since you SHOULD be able to save a lot on wholly-owned phones, 2) maybe moderate long-term savings, 3) fully owned, unlocked phones resell for higher amounts. You're definitely right, but only in cases where someone buys a phone with a very large subsidy. Some of the phones sold by ATT, Sprint and Verizon carry really tiny subsidies (I'm looking at you feature phones) that end up being a terrible deal. If Verizon is lopping 400 dollars off the price of an iphone things aren't as bad. That said, if you're willing to buy a second-tier phone or get a nice phone second hand you can save a ton of money.
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Looking over at slick deals, those guys seem to be pretty enraptured with a wireless carrier called page plus that piggybacks on Verizon. Their best plan seems to be 1200 minutes, 3000 texts and 100 mb data for $30 a month, plus discounts by buying refill cards through calling mart or pindirectcell. I currently have an unlimited plan with metropcs but the service is so bad. Is page plus worth jumping through the hoops to save $10 a month? I'm fairly sure all those rates on the plan I wouldn't surpass, especially if I installed data throttlng apps.
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Cmdr. Shepard posted:I guess I need it dumbed down further. I don't understand what the difference is. So Google voicemail works if you let it ring through, but if you intentionally reject the call it doesn't? DrPain posted:How does cricket network compare to att? sublyme posted:Looking over at slick deals, those guys seem to be pretty enraptured with a wireless carrier called page plus that piggybacks on Verizon. Their best plan seems to be 1200 minutes, 3000 texts and 100 mb data for $30 a month, plus discounts by buying refill cards through calling mart or pindirectcell. I currently have an unlimited plan with metropcs but the service is so bad. Is page plus worth jumping through the hoops to save $10 a month? I'm fairly sure all those rates on the plan I wouldn't surpass, especially if I installed data throttlng apps.
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The OP only covers the unlimited plan, I specifically asked about the 1200/3000/100 plan.
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Well I'm not sure exactly what your question is. You can't re-use your MetroPCS phone so you'd have to get a new phone, so at that point you should consider all of the services in the OP, not just Page Plus. 100MB is a pittance; I specifically avoided mentioning any plans with data allowance that tiny in the OP. The current hot poo poo plan with goons is T-Mobile's $30/month/5GB plan. It combines one of the fastest networks, largest data allowances, and lowest price. On the other hand Verizon's coverage basically can't be beat, and being on Page Plus gets you that. Have you looked at the other options? Have you looked up coverage for your area? Do you have a specific question that isn't covered by the OP / the last two pages of the thread? It sounds like you are requiring your monthly plan price to be less than $40 which limits you to just a few options. You might try to get into the Republic Wireless beta, which promises unlimited nationwide Sprint coverage for $19/month.
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berzerker posted:The way the US system is rigged, prepaid doesn't save you an enormous amount if you plan to upgrade your phone roughly every two years anyway. I worked out the following 24 Months of T Mobile @ $30 + $400 for a phone = $1120 per line 24 months of straight talk @ $45 + $400 for a phone = $1480 per line 24 months of Sprint EPRP family @ $135 (probably more after taxes) plus $400 for 2 phones = $3640 = $1820 per line. Tmo is at least $1400 cheaper over 2 years, which seems pretty decent to me, if you can deal with the reduced minutes ($1400 buys a lot of minutes). Verizon and AT&T seem to be about $720 and $480 more than sprint over the 2 years. sanchez fucked around with this message at 01:38 on Jun 1, 2012 |
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sanchez posted:I worked out the following I guess the math on iphones is different, especially if you can get a significantly better rate prepaid, but here's some talk if you were getting a Galaxy Nexus from the phones thread: ExcessBLarg! posted:This is a non-issue. Consider these two scenarios:
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berzerker posted:I guess the math on iphones is different, especially if you can get a significantly better rate prepaid, but here's some talk if you were getting a Galaxy Nexus from the phones thread: The phone I was basing this on was the nexus (iphone would be a few hundred more expensive) That post is saying you shouldn't go month to month on a postpaid plan, which makes perfect sense. Prepaid on the MVNO providers this thread is about is a different story.
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I guess what I've realized is, I don't talk so much that I need unlimited minutes/text, so I feel like I could save a bit on my phone bill and improve my coverage by going to page plus. But I do think 100 mbis a bit skimpy since I like to check email, facebook, etc. So ultimately I don't hate metro enough to pay more but is it even worth it trying to save if I lose my web ability? Guess I'm just looking for advice and hoping someone could chime in on page plus and how far 100 mb might take me if I install data throttling apps.
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sublyme posted:and how far 100 mb might take me if I install data throttling apps. In the last three weeks, I've used about 50 MB (according to Virgin mobile's website). This is very, very minor checking of email (maybe one or two with attachments), some Google Maps usage, a little bit MMS, and maybe some Yelp. /Almost everything I use is on WiFi.
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I've used 53mb on something awful alone. 100mb would be pretty light use. You'd blow it with 8hrs of audio streaming for sure.
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I'm wondering how the plans offering "unlimited" data (like the StraightTalk plans) get away with advertising it as such when according to this thread and all the info out there, that's not the case. People saying they've gotten warnings from downloading as little as two gigs, and getting cut off entirely for not much more than that. Obviously it's not any kind of 'breach of contract', like if Sprint cut you off suddenly for downloading 5 gigs, but surely it has to be some kind of false advertising?
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DrBouvenstein posted:I'm wondering how the plans offering "unlimited" data (like the StraightTalk plans) get away with advertising it as such when according to this thread and all the info out there, that's not the case. People saying they've gotten warnings from downloading as little as two gigs, and getting cut off entirely for not much more than that. Obviously it's not any kind of 'breach of contract', like if Sprint cut you off suddenly for downloading 5 gigs, but surely it has to be some kind of false advertising? "Unlimited" means that your accesss to it is unlimited - i.e. you can use it any time you want - not that you get an unlimited amount of it  I'm not kidding, it's seriously that retarded. Edit: Or it's unlimited "within reasonable use" which is comepletely up to the cell phone company to define.
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Yeah that's pretty asinine. Unlimited + throttling is dumb, but still a logical loophole. Unlimited with hard, undefined cutoffs is mindboggling.
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After using Cricket for about 5 years before moving to Virgin Mobile and finally to Sprint, I can tell you that Cricket's internet is absolutely the worst I have ever encountered. It's slow, even before throttling. The service is nice...only if you don't plan on leaving where you are. You won't get much help at their stores (which will usually have a really long wait) if your phone breaks down. In Omaha, they're the "ghetto" phone service. Even with the iPhone, I wouldn't recommend my family to go to them. Most of them have moved to Boost Mobile or Virgin Mobile.
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I'm coming from Australia to the US for 2 months in July. I'm bring over my iPhone 4. I will be hitting up about a dozen states including a lot of the western states like Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho etc. I am after decent data coverage during this two months for looking up things/maps every now and again when I'm around cities and also sending messages/voice over data (through things like whatsapp. I assume it will be cheaper). I take it the best option is to go to a wal mart when im in New York (first place I'll be) and get that Straight Talk AT&T sim. I should have no problems right? It looks like I won't have service in a bunch of places but I kind of expected that when I'm going to the middle of nowhere. I definitely won't be using more than 1-2GB a month.
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Has anyone ever ordered something off of the VM website? I tried ordering the HTC V, and got to the page with the confirmation number but... nothing in my e-mail. Should I just wait around and see if it's shipping sometime this week or something? It's odd they wouldn't provide a receipt of some kind.
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Fists Up posted:I take it the best option is to go to a wal mart when im in New York (first place I'll be) and get that Straight Talk AT&T sim. I should have no problems right?
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Rastor posted:Sorry, you have to order the SIM from straighttalksim.com, the sim-only kits aren't sold in Wal-Mart stores. Ok then. Is there anyway to get it posted to Canada?
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straighttalksim.com will accept Canada billing, so it's shipping that's the issue. I don't know where you're staying, can they receive a package for you? Even many hotels would be willing to do that. Have a US friend who can receive it and send it to you? Or possibly you could use a remailing service like http://myusaddress.ca/, though that quickly gets expensive.
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FilthyImp posted:Has anyone ever ordered something off of the VM website? I haven't tried ordering off the VM website before, and the lack of receipt sounds very strange, but I do know that some recent shipments of HTC phones coming to the states got held up in customs and only got out two or three days ago. Supposedly it's been affecting availability of the other new HTC phones (EVO 4g on boost and One X on ATT), so I'm assuming the whole fiasco surrounding actually getting an EVO V is related. Supposedly radioshack cancelled a bunch of online preorders for the phone due to not getting stock in time or something.
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FilthyImp posted:Has anyone ever ordered something off of the VM website? I ordered the LG Optimus V off of their site when it was new, I didn't get a receipt either.
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Rastor posted:straighttalksim.com will accept Canada billing, so it's shipping that's the issue. I don't know where you're staying, can they receive a package for you? Even many hotels would be willing to do that. Have a US friend who can receive it and send it to you? Or possibly you could use a remailing service like http://myusaddress.ca/, though that quickly gets expensive. I'll probably just get it sent to where I'm staying in NYC then. I have family in Toronto (and i'll be staying there for a few weeks) buy know no one in the states which is why Canada was easiest.
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I just switched to Straight Talk and bought a used, unlocked HTC G2. Straight Talk sent me an AT&T SIM card, even though I'm pretty sure I ordered a T-Mobile one. The sales rep I contacted said it wouldn't matter since the phone was unlocked. However, I haven't been able to get 3G, just 2G. I have no idea if these two issues are connected. This is my first smartphone and I am an idiot at using it, so am I overlooking something really simple? The phone works fine for calling and text, and I can get online with it, just not at 3G speeds. Any ideas or suggestions?
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The G2 was sold through T-Mobile and only supports the 3G frequencies T-Mobile uses. You need a T-Mobile SIM.
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Rastor posted:The G2 was sold through T-Mobile and only supports the 3G frequencies T-Mobile uses. You need a T-Mobile SIM. Thanks. Will contact them again and see if I can get a smarter sales rep who is willing to actually help me.
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Straight Talk's bring your own phone SIM service runs on AT&T's network. They will provide a T-Mobile identifying SIM for SIM-locked T-Mobile phones, but it still uses AT&T's network.
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Rastor posted:The G2 was sold through T-Mobile and only supports the 3G frequencies T-Mobile uses. You need a T-Mobile SIM. Doesn't TMo phone have the ATT band, which is 1900? Maybe the phone can flash a European ROM + baseband?
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goku chewbacca posted:Straight Talk's bring your own phone SIM service runs on AT&T's network. They will provide a T-Mobile identifying SIM for SIM-locked T-Mobile phones, but it still uses AT&T's network. whatever7 posted:Doesn't TMo phone have the ATT band, which is 1900? Maybe the phone can flash a European ROM + baseband?
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.nvm Rastor said it first. drat your editing skills.
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