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ThermoPhysical posted:Are they the GSM ones though? I don't know for sure
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ThermoPhysical posted:That shouldn't be too bad since AT&T's coverage isn't too bad here supposedly. You could always walk into Walmart and buy the cheapest phone for the one you want to test.
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I noticed TMobile has their "Unlimited Any Mobile" feature you can add to any Tmobile plan for $10/month to get unlimited calling to any mobile phone. I'm 98% sure this won't work, but could you add that to the $30/5gig plan to have the best $40 plan on earth? Or does that only work with post-paid plans? Edit: Called TMobile. Unlimited any Mobile only applies for postpaid accounts. TotallyGreen fucked around with this message at 21:44 on Nov 6, 2012 |
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Nov 6, 2012 21:39
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Stick100 posted:You could always walk into Walmart and buy the cheapest phone for the one you want to test. I'll probably grab some Samsung Galaxy thing. It's only about $120 or so. I figure I should stick with an Android phone so it's easy to port over to a Nexus 4.
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ThermoPhysical posted:I'll probably grab some Samsung Galaxy thing. It's only about $120 or so. You said you didn't have that much money... Here's a decent condition Galaxy Captivate off eBay for $90: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...=item2324e312f2 It'll run CM10, and I'm sure you can resell it on Craigslist for $100 whenever.
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Posting this in here, was in the t-mobile thread "So here's my current situation. Currently on an old rear end LG optimus T with froyo and I plan to get the Nexus 4 via the google store when it arrives next week. Does the Nexus 4 only have a micro sim or can I use the one from this phone? My contract is up on December 28th and I'd like to switch to the prepaid service at that time. Would I need to switch SIM's again and would I be able to keep my number? Basically, is there an easy way to transition from tmobile postpaid to prepaid."
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Zero VGS posted:You said you didn't have that much money... Didn't see that one, I'll check it out. Thanks!
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z06ck posted:Posting this in here, was in the t-mobile thread You could try to carve your SIM down to fit (Google for it), but there's not much point because the $30 plan is "new customers only", and on top of that T-Mobile can't figure out account-to-account ports. Long story short, your best bet would be to buy a new micro SIM from T-Mobile's site (I think it's 99 cents shipped) and activate the $30 plan on that, and then port your Post-Paid number into Google Voice. Then you can optionally port it from Google into the prepaid T-Mobile account, but I'd just leave it with GV if I were you.
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Should I buy the SIM + plan now and wait for the phone or does it really matter? It won't activate anything until I actually insert the SIM, right? I ask because I've never done GSM before so I don't know. E: Also, can you text Puerto Rico with the $45 plan or do you need the international $60 plan? ThermoPhysical fucked around with this message at 06:41 on Nov 7, 2012 |
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A question about the Nexus 4, I plan to buy one next week and continue using it with the Tmo $30 plan but I have one requirement. I currently use my Exhibit 2 as a hotspot for my tablet when I travel, is the Nexus 4 going to support hotspot use?
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Rhyno posted:A question about the Nexus 4, I plan to buy one next week and continue using it with the Tmo $30 plan but I have one requirement. I currently use my Exhibit 2 as a hotspot for my tablet when I travel, is the Nexus 4 going to support hotspot use?
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ilkhan posted:Its built into the OS (so yes, it supports it), but t-mo may complain. Just making certain, I'd read that some hardware didn't support it. And I've been doing it on Tmo since February without a problem so I doubt it will change.
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Zero VGS posted:
I looked a couple days ago and only saw full and mini online. So you might have to carve/buy a tool. I used a full to mini punch tool and it worked well and came with adapters so I could return to android after 2 months of insanity with wp7.
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Stick100 posted:I looked a couple days ago and only saw full and mini online. So you might have to carve/buy a tool. I used a full to mini punch tool and it worked well and came with adapters so I could return to android after 2 months of insanity with wp7. "micro"-SIM = iPhone4 / Nexus4 / OneX/OneS / etc sized SIM "nano"-SIM = iPhone5 Pretty sure, anyway. The original SIM standard was credit card sized I think. fake edit: yup. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subscriber_Identity_Module#Formats
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I pulled the trigger on a Straight Talk SIM for AT&T today. After running the numbers I discovered it would save me over $200 by paying my ETF and going $45 prepaid instead of completing the remainder of my contract.
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Nov 7, 2012 21:46
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ilkhan posted:"mini"-SIM = standard size Ah ok, I bought a mini-micro punch tool with inserts. So I can use the same sim cards in Iphone 4, Lumia, and the Galaxy Nexus as I slip it into and out of a little holder. $5.57 on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Noosy-Cutter-MicroSim-Adapter-iPhone/dp/B00419V4L0
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Planning on buying a SIM + plan today but still looking for a phone (stupid me didn't buy the one Zero VGS posted in time last night). I can do this, right? There's no obligation to use the plan immediately when I get the card?
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My sim card is scheduled to arrive tomorrow. I'm kind of anxious about jailbreaking my iphone4 for MMS. I hope AT&T doesn't give me a run around when I cancel my plan with them.
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hypersober posted:My sim card is scheduled to arrive tomorrow. I'm kind of anxious about jailbreaking my iphone4 for MMS. I hope AT&T doesn't give me a run around when I cancel my plan with them. If you port your # somewhere (google voice), the plan automatically cancels and you never have to talk to them.
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So I'm up and running with Straight Talk, and it feels good to be out of the shackles of AT&T's contract. iMessage isn't sending from my phone number yet, just email. Google seems to say this will sort itself out but I was wondering if anyone here knows of a fix to re-unify my number and apple ID. I ported my number from ATT so it didn't change.
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Just received my Straighttalk micro SIM so I'm ready to go when the Nexus 4 goes on sale. Figure once I get that I'll port my old number to Google Voice to catch anyone that doesn't get my new number. It'll be nice to have a local 802 Vermont number instead of causing confusion by telling people a number with a different area code.
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Is there a way to add maybe 100 minutes to the T-mobile 5gb plan? I know it wouldn't come without a price, but if I can get 200 minutes with 5 gigs for $40-45, that would fit my needs perfectly.
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It's 10c a minute after you use the 100 in the plan.
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Great! I can definitely do $10/100 minutes. Christmas can't come soon enough.
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hooah posted:Great! I can definitely do $10/100 minutes. Christmas can't come soon enough. You can automatically add more than $30 every month, so if you know you'll be hitting 200 minutes every month, just set the renewal amount to $40. Or add an extra $100 every ten months. Or just top up as you need it. It's pretty nice to have that option. (I use about 150 minutes each month, so I keep a $5 buffer and automatically add $35/month to cover costs. If I use less than 150 minutes, the extra rolls over. If I use more, it comes out of the buffer.)
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Is it true that if you do pre-paid T-mobile (e.g. the internet famous $30 plan) that you can't roam at all? Anything north of mid-Michigan has ZERO Tmobile service and you'd have to roam on ATT.
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amenenema posted:Is it true that if you do pre-paid T-mobile (e.g. the internet famous $30 plan) that you can't roam at all? Anything north of mid-Michigan has ZERO Tmobile service and you'd have to roam on ATT. You roam on voice and text but not data. A regular post paid account roams with all three
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So is there a difference between singing up for StraightTalk AT&T and StraightTalk TMobile? And is StraightTalk + Nexus 4 basically the best Android way possible? Looking at my usage right now I'm at about 700 MB for this month, but pasts months have been 500, 250, and 250, so I don't think I'd have to worry about being bugged for going over. Would I be able to setup the Nexus 4 as a Wifi hotspot (to use a tablet while I'm on a cross country train journey)?
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FISHMANPET posted:So is there a difference between singing up for StraightTalk AT&T and StraightTalk TMobile? Nexus will allow you to setup a hotspot. As said before as long as it isn't many hundreds of gigabytes, it shouldn't be an issue.
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I entered my zip code on the Straight Talk website and got this:quote:Unfortunately, we do not offer service in this zip code. Looking at ATTs prepaid service, it seems like a terrible deal ($65 for 1 GB of data). There's no T-Mo service here, so I'm looking for another prepaid carrier that is an ATT MVNO, preferably with around 2 GB of data/month. Any ideas?
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Hey so I got a new sim card from t-mobile and it arrived. I called to get it activated on my new phone and I said I'd like the $30 100 min/unl data & text, and the guy didn't know wtf I was talking about. He said they only have a $30 1500 minute/ text plan, which is useless for me. How do I get this "secret" plan that is right on their web site?
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Activate it on the website?
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Hoppin Tin posted:How do I get this "secret" plan that is right on their web site? You sign up on the website. It's only available at Walmart and online
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Hoppin Tin posted:How do I get this "secret" plan that is right on their web site? That plan is available ONLY through the website.
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I actually got it over the phone a year back, referring to it as the Walmart plan. You can do it on the website or by calling until you get someone better informed.
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Is it possible to buy a SIM + $45 plan from Straight Talk and just hold on to it? It won't take efffect until I actually plug in the SIM and all that, right? I still can't find a test phone that'd use MicroSIM so I'll probably just buy the Nexus 4 and go with that.
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plester1 posted:That plan is available ONLY through the website. poo poo, it says for new accounts only, and I signed up on the phone for the 1500 minutes, which I did just to get the phone activated and working... Is it too late?
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You can try. I got a bad activation code and stressed that I wanted the 100 minute/5 GB data plan when I called and they set it up for me over the phone. Tell them that they hosed up and see if someone won't switch it for you.
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Uthor posted:You can try. I got a bad activation code and stressed that I wanted the 100 minute/5 GB data plan when I called and they set it up for me over the phone. Tell them that they hosed up and see if someone won't switch it for you. If its only been a few hours I'm pretty sure they would do the switch for you. They're not going to loose a new customer because he was setup with the wrong 30/mth plan.
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They (eventually) fixed it for me over the phone after giving me the wrong plan - over the phone - when the website activation didn't work properly. So if it's soon enough after you signed up, a little persistence will probably get you switched over.
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