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Etrips posted:Whoa didn't realize that! I will definitely get AIO checked out. How do I go abouts saving our phone number? Do I have to pay the ETF > sign up for AIO > ??? Word on Howard forums is that gophone (prepaid AT&T) is coming out with new plan offerings soon. Might be worth sticking it out for a month to see if that is true.
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What are some good phones for olds starting on their first smart phones? Android, Aio prepaid for the service probably, they're probably not going to be to happy spending more than 200 on the phone itself, LTE would be nice of course but whatever.
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Apr 8, 2014 23:49
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Moto G or a Windows Phone.
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Sheep-Goats posted:What are some good phones for olds starting on their first smart phones? Android, Aio prepaid for the service probably, they're probably not going to be to happy spending more than 200 on the phone itself, LTE would be nice of course but whatever. Moto G or Moto X if you want Android. iPhone otherwise. Actually, if they're elderly, just save yourself the trouble if something pops up and go with an iPhone 5c or iPhone 5s
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Apr 9, 2014 00:24
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iPhone is too much money and I'd like to keep them on Android because I'm much more familiar with that and future tablet / computer options are also much likelier to be affordable. Moto G looks pretty good. KitKat is available for it now, right?
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Apr 9, 2014 00:50
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Sheep-Goats posted:iPhone is too much money and I'd like to keep them on Android because I'm much more familiar with that and future tablet / computer options are also much likelier to be affordable. The Moto G is on 4.4.2 already, yes.
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Sheep-Goats posted:I'd like to keep them on Android because I'm much more familiar with that Your kinda missing the point though, I went through the same thought process and got my folks a couple of galaxy s2's for their first when they had come out. Needless to say I had to help them switch to iPhones later, your familiarity with android has nothing to do with it. Old people always gravitate to iPhones no matter what, they are much easier to use.
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Victorian Gentleman posted:Your kinda missing the point though, I went through the same thought process and got my folks a couple of galaxy s2's for their first when they had come out. I'm kind of in agreement here. Pick up a couple iPhones on swappa perhaps? Old people and iPhones are a good match. Just ask my mother. In other news today: T-Mo announced the $40 "Simple starter" plan with Unlimited Talk/Text, 500mb pretty decent, similar to the $35 plan with AIO but you'll have full speed data on Tmo SB35 fucked around with this message at 21:22 on Apr 9, 2014 |
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Apr 9, 2014 19:42
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Uthor posted:Moto G or a Windows Phone. I can second this. Windows phone has some great value in "this is great for basic functionality". The lumia 520 series is a killer deal for under a hundred bucks. Alternatively yes, old iPhones will be a good idea too. MC Hawking fucked around with this message at 22:41 on Apr 9, 2014 |
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Apr 9, 2014 22:35
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I'm seriously thinking of getting the folks a Windows Phone and just leaving about four giant icons on the screen (phone, contacts, camera, and SMS). The only thing keeping me from pulling the trigger is knowing how annoyed they will be having to charge it every night instead of once a week.
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Apr 9, 2014 22:59
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If they're not on it constantly (and turn off double-tap to wake too), they could probably eke out three days worth like my parents' 520s do. You can also pin individual contacts to the start screen to act as a sort of speed dial if they're into that.
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Apr 9, 2014 23:23
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Uthor posted:I'm seriously thinking of getting the folks a Windows Phone and just leaving about four giant icons on the screen (phone, contacts, camera, and SMS). The only thing keeping me from pulling the trigger is knowing how annoyed they will be having to charge it every night instead of once a week. Can always leave battery saver on 100% of the time. Disables background apps, but it does help battery a lot. That, or turn off data and just have them use wifi if they aren't big users of data and want to use it like a normal phone.
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Victorian Gentleman posted:Your kinda missing the point though, I went through the same thought process and got my folks a couple of galaxy s2's for their first when they had come out. I kinda want to break them on the wheel of non-Apple orced together poo poo ware before I move to the other side of the world / country again as well. A decision I will most likely regret~~~
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Sheep-Goats posted:I kinda want to break them on the wheel of non-Apple orced together poo poo ware before I move to the other side of the world / country again as well. A decision I will most likely regret~~~ The nice thing about an iPhone for old folks is everyone's got one and they all work the same. There are no special snowflake Galaxies and X/Gs and Z1/Z2s and Aces and Huaweis and Blinkfeeders and Touchingwizzers and and and you get my point. Besides they can just pop into the Apple store at their mall if they have a problem and get it sorted. After convincing my parents to get iPhones they don't call me anymore with "such and such on my phone doesn't work".
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Sheep-Goats posted:What are some good phones for olds starting on their first smart phones? Android, Aio prepaid for the service probably, they're probably not going to be to happy spending more than 200 on the phone itself, LTE would be nice of course but whatever. My mom is on an 8.1 windows Nokia phone and had a wonderful adjustment from dumb phone, and this is a woman who carried a brick phone until 2001.
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Tesla Was Robbed posted:My mom is on an 8.1 windows Nokia phone and had a wonderful adjustment from dumb phone, and this is a woman who carried a brick phone until 2001. Do you mean 2011? Because I think we all carried bricks until 2001.
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Stick100 posted:Do you mean 2011? Because I think we all carried bricks until 2001. Could be a Zack Morris brick phone instead of the smaller candy bar phones that were pretty common by 2001
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Apr 10, 2014 15:37
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Stick100 posted:Do you mean 2011? Because I think we all carried bricks until 2001. No the literal brick phone that African warlords used to commit war crimes with. The kind that the Navy used as kinetic weapons until reliable sources of tungsten were found. The kind of phone that no thug anywhere would think to steal because even the homeless guys had phones that fit into pockets. The thing was huge, had an 8" fixed rubber antennae, 15 physical buttons, 10 number memory and could be used as a substitute heat source should you be trapped in a snow storm. She still has it somewhere too.
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I just activated my AIO account and am able to send/receive SMS almost immediately (took less than 2 minutes). I still don't have data though after about 10 minutes. Is it common for SMS/voice and data to activate at different times?
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Saint Fu posted:I just activated my AIO account and am able to send/receive SMS almost immediately (took less than 2 minutes). I still don't have data though after about 10 minutes. Is it common for SMS/voice and data to activate at different times? I had that problem too. I hopped on a chat with them and they walked me through the settings to get it all fixed in about 5-10 minutes.
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Apr 10, 2014 17:41
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Saint Fu posted:I just activated my AIO account and am able to send/receive SMS almost immediately (took less than 2 minutes). I still don't have data though after about 10 minutes. Is it common for SMS/voice and data to activate at different times? iPhone or Android? Try restarting your device, making a phone call, make sure wifi is off, etc.
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Saint Fu posted:I just activated my AIO account and am able to send/receive SMS almost immediately (took less than 2 minutes). I still don't have data though after about 10 minutes. Is it common for SMS/voice and data to activate at different times? It may be an APN thing, their support is very good and will walk you through it and tell you you're awesome and you made their day.
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Thanks everyone, it was an APN issue. Took about 60 minutes in the chat because she was slow on all of the responses, but otherwise super helpful. e: in case anyone 1. Tap Settings > Mobile Networks (or Mobile Data) > Access Point Names > New APN (may have to tap Menu button to see this option). 2. Enter the following APN info: Name: Internet APN: ndo Proxy: Not Set Port: Not Set Username: Not Set Password: Not Set Server: Not Set MMSC: http://mmsc.aiowireless.net MMS Proxy: proxy.aiowireless.net MMS Port: 80 MCC: 310 MNC: 150 Authentication type: Not Set APN type: default,mms,fota,hipri,supl Note: on the above APN type be sure to enter it exactly as it is listed...don't include any spaces! 3. Tap Save for the new APN. 4. Go back one screen to the APN list and tap the dot to enable this APN. 5.Reboot the device. Test data and MMS. spf3million fucked around with this message at 20:21 on Apr 10, 2014 |
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It's important to note that APN settings are going to be the same no matter what model phone you have. It's just that if you're bringing your own phone; you'll need to enter them yourself.
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Saint Fu posted:Thanks everyone, it was an APN issue. Took about 60 minutes in the chat because she was slow on all of the responses, but otherwise super helpful. Great post you're my hero gay for pay etc (Seriously though thanks)
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So I just got my AIO sim card in. Do I need to port my phone number and setup my account with them first before canceling my AT&T account?
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Etrips posted:So I just got my AIO sim card in. Do I need to port my phone number and setup my account with them first before canceling my AT&T account? Don't cancel your account with ATT until after your number is ported.
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I tried to log onto Tmo after the port to AIO was complete and my Tmo account is no longer available. Does this mean my service (and autopay) is cancelled? Guess I could actually pick up the phone and call someone...
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Saint Fu posted:I tried to log onto Tmo after the port to AIO was complete and my Tmo account is no longer available. Does this mean my service (and autopay) is cancelled? Guess I could actually pick up the phone and call someone... Yes, once the number is removed from the old account, the old account ceases to be as you can't have an account without a number. EDIT: Speaking of number porting... http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2014/04/09/why-you-shouldnt-get-too-attached-to-your-phone-number/ Looks like it MIGHT become impossible.  Luckily, if you go to Google Voice, you should be fine.
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Sheep-Goats posted:Don't cancel your account with ATT until after your number is ported. My number is ported once I put in my new sim card, go through the porting process, and can proceed to make calls with it correct? I just want to make sure I don't fubar something.
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I think so but I'd wait until data and MMS and everything was working just to be sure.
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Sheep-Goats posted:I think so but I'd wait until data and MMS and everything was working just to be sure. Awesome got everything squared away with. So glad I'm done with AT&T and their outrageous prices. So with that being said, does anyone have a recommendation on how to text messages from a computer and has a chat UI window in a browser? Used to use AIM to be able to do this, but apparently it only works on some networks.
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Etrips posted:Awesome got everything squared away with. So glad I'm done with AT&T and their outrageous prices. So with that being said, does anyone have a recommendation on how to text messages from a computer and has a chat UI window in a browser? Used to use AIM to be able to do this, but apparently it only works on some networks. Might text or airdroid for SMS, or consider using a chat client such as Facebook messenger or WeChat.
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SB35 posted:Might text or airdroid for SMS, or consider using a chat client such as Facebook messenger or WeChat. Seconding Mighty Text.
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PurpleJesus posted:Seconding Mighty Text. Don't have an android. Guess facebook chat it is.
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Etrips posted:Don't have an android. Guess facebook chat it is. Well if you have a mac the clear choice is iMessage, otherwise yeah, you probably need to move to an IM client.
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My elderly father just surprised us and flew in from Greece yesterday. He may be here for a while and I'm thinking I should get him a cheap phone. He doesn't text or use data. Something with big numbers would be nice but I think he could manage a standard keypad. What's a good enough cheap phone/plan for a guy that probably won't use a ton of minutes and MAYBE make an international call? Feel free to respond without the international calling as we may just work around that issue. Thanks!
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TraderStav posted:My elderly father just surprised us and flew in from Greece yesterday. He may be here for a while and I'm thinking I should get him a cheap phone. He doesn't text or use data. Something with big numbers would be nice but I think he could manage a standard keypad. What's a good enough cheap phone/plan for a guy that probably won't use a ton of minutes and MAYBE make an international call? Feel free to respond without the international calling as we may just work around that issue. The folks use a $30 TMobile prepaid plan (replaced by a $35 unlimited calling, unlimited text, no data plan) with a flip phone. For international, they use Rebtel. You give them the international number you want to call, they give you a local number to dial, they handle all the VOIP stuff, you pay a few cents per minute. Works with land lines and cell phones, can call whoever, have to do some set up online to use. My mom calls Poland with her cell phone every other day from work. Good luck finding a dumb phone with a big screen. They don't really exist. You can find ones with big buttons, but are super basic (little more than a land line with a cell antenna). TMobile has a $50 that works and is cheap, nothing to be excited about.
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I'm ready to pick up two AIO Nano sims for my wife and I. When ordering, it asks if I want a new number or to port mine. I do want to transfer mine, but not until later in the month. Can I put new number and then when I activate it transfer or does it have to be done up front? Just want to make sure I get the steps correct and not have my existing service shut off prematurely or burn cash unnecessarily by selecting an irreversible option. Thanks!
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