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Introduction First, I'd like to thank Rastor for the previous thread. It helped a ton with this one! This thread's going to be a based in the USA. It's not because we don't care about your country, just it'd take a shitload of time just to go and list every MVNO (well, that and I don't know if other countries have this type of thing anyway). In the US, you have four carriers. They are Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint. These carriers (except for T-Mobile and Verizon because they're special snowflakes) use contracts that will lock you in for about two years. Some people hate contracts, some people hate subsidies, some people hate spending lots of money, and some people hate spending money at all. Does any of that apply to you? Cool. You're in the right thread then! General Stuff
If you don’t understand some terms I’m using, consult the FAQ. TL;DR Find out which of the four carriers work best in your area (AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, and Sprint) and then find out what phone you want that works with that carrier. Have a phone already? Then you most likely can use it on an MVNO. Pick an MVNO that uses the best carrier in your area and go with it! Carriers AT&T Known for having the iPhone first in the US and having that weird “text talk” commercial, AT&T is a GSM carrier. Being a GSM carrier, they use SIM cards and have HSPA+ and LTE instead of the 3G and LTE of a CDMA carrier. CHECK COVERAGE!   Upgrading your Cricket device? READ THIS FIRST. As of April 25, 2015, it is currently not possible to upgrade your Cricket device through the website or the Cricket app. So far, the ONLY way to upgrade your device is to go to a Cricket store to have it physically done for you. This means, if you bring either a BYOD device OR buy a Cricket-branded one, you must go to a Cricket store to have it activated. Cricket's website claims this is temporary but there is no indication as to how long this has been in effect. However, you might be able to do this by manually adding the APN information into your new device. You know that really sketchy MVNO that people thought was just for burner phones and poor people? Yeah. AT&T bought them back in 2013. Remember Aio Wireless, AT&T’s prepaid answer to Straight Talk? That’s gone now as AT&T has merged both Aio Wireless and Cricket into one glorious carrier. Say hello to...well, Cricket Wireless. AT&T has basically taken Cricket Wireless, changed the color scheme to a sort of blueish green mixed with actual green and given it Aio's plans and phones while vamping up the customer service. Since AT&T is a GSM carrier, they are currently in the process of slowly moving CDMA Cricket customers over to GSM devices. This should be completed in 2015 or so. The new Cricket Wireless has the same caveats as Aio Wireless had, the main ones being a speed cap of 4mbps for HSPA) and 8mbps for LTE. Once you go over your allotted data amount, you drop down to about 256kbps. If you don't want to set up a SIM card on Cricket's site, you can now go to Walmart to pick up a SIM for $9.88. Notable Phones: Galaxy S 5 Galaxy S 6 iPhone 5c Can bring your own device (make sure it's unlocked and works on AT&T's bands) Current Plans:
All prices include any taxes or fees and are flat rate. Each plan will get a discount of $5 if you sign up for Auto Pay. You do not have to use AutoPay and can pay anytime before it automatically comes out of your account. Basically, just use it for the discount. If you do want Cricket, there are a few in the thread who can toss you a referral code. While a referral code is not needed for service, it does get you a $25 credit on your bill after 60 days of continuous, paid-on-time service from both you and the person who referred you. Want a referral to Cricket? Awesome. Ask in the thread for a Cricket goon to give you one. Cricket, as Aio did before it, doesn't really care if you stream music or HD video. As long as you don't use insane amounts of data, you should be fine. Tethering is a mixed bag as they don't always come after people if they tether but they easily could. YMMV on tethering.  GoPhone is AT&T’s first attempt at prepaid. The plans cost more than Cricket but the big difference is that you aren't throttled for HSPA/LTE speeds. You can also use refill cards on GoPhone to pay your bill for you. These can be bought from websites like CallingMart.com or eBay. You can also check brick and mortar stores. Notable Phones: iPhone 5 iPhone 5c Can bring your own device (make sure it's unlocked and works on AT&T's bands) Current Plans:
 H2O Wireless uses AT&T towers and allows you to bring any unlocked GSM device to them as long as it works on AT&T's bands. Notable Phones: Galaxy S 5 iPhone 6 PLus iPhone 5s iPhone 5c Moto X (2013) Can bring your own device (make sure it's unlocked and works on AT&T's bands) Current Plans:
 Pretty much the same as H2O Wireless, really. They also have a CDMA side now too since the last thread. More on that under Sprint since they use that carrier for CDMA. Notable Phones: Galaxy S 5 iPhone 5 iPhone 5S iPhone 6 iPhone 6 Plus Can bring your own device (make sure it's unlocked and works on AT&T's bands) Current Plans: Red Pocket’s Flagship Plans will also work with their GSM and CDMA plans. The plans listed below specifically refer to Red Pocket’s GSM-only plans on AT&T’s network..
 Straight Talk isn't as popular as it once was, to say the least. With data throttling caps finally being admitted, poor customer service, and low-end phones (unless you bring your own), they're not really the best option anymore. They cater to both GSM (AT&T and T-Mobile) and CDMA (Verizon and Sprint). Notable Phones (devices may vary based on zip code): To be honest, I can't 100% tell you what's the best ST phone to get because they're incredibly vague on what works with what carrier and availability varies based on zip code. However, you can bring your own unlocked device (make sure it's supports AT&T's bands). Current Plans:
 Contrary to what the old logo said, Net10 is at the very least mildly evil or at least uncaring about their customers. They're pretty much Straight Talk with different plans. Maybe this is why the logo was changed. Notable Phones: The available phones will vary depending on your zip code. However, you can bring your own unlocked device (make sure it's supports AT&T's bands). Current Plans:
Really, Net10 is about the same as Straight Talk. They cater to both CDMA (Sprint/Verizon) and GSM (AT&T/T-Mobile). Same customer service as well.  Previously affiliated with T-Mobile, Harbor Mobile has switched over to AT&T for all new customers. Current customers will stay with T-Mobile unless the account is disconnected. It looks like Harbor Mobile is still for businesses only. So, if you want a business line, here you go. If you do not have a business, you may still be able to use Harbor Mobile as sometimes, they don’t seem to ask for documentation. However, if they do ask, they will most likely ask for you to submit LLC / incorporation documentation to prove you have a business. Notable Phones: Must bring your own device (make sure it's unlocked and works on AT&T's bands) Current Plans: Plan prices are currently unknown at this time but the form you’re required to fill out does list what each plan includes.
T-Mobile T-Mobile is the nation’s second GSM carrier. Their CEO is quite possibly insane. Compared to AT&T, T-Mobile doesn’t have as many towers but usually they’re pretty good if you do actually have towers. T-Mobile’s “4G” is actually just a really fast HSPA called “HSDPA”. T-Mobile uses AWS (Advanced Wireless Services) frequencies 1700/2100 MHz for their services. Some GSM phones do not support this. These devices include the iPhone and most European Phones. T-Mobile is currently working on using the 1900 MHz frequency. CHECK COVERAGE!  T-Mobile actually has their own brand of prepaid as well! Notable Phones: Galaxy S 5 Can bring your own device (make sure it's unlocked and works on T-Mobile's bands) Current Plans:
 Project Fi is Google’s joint MVNO with T-Mobile and Sprint. Basically, you will use either T-Mobile’s GSM towers or Sprint’s CDMA towers (depending on who’s got the best signal where you are). Most of the time, however, you will be on Wi-Fi. The data on this plan is customizable at $10 for every 1GB per month you’d like to have. Notable Phones: Nexus 6 (right now, this is the only device that works on Project Fi) Current Plans:
Keep in mind, the plan is customizable can change from $30/mo for Unlimited Talk + Text and 3GB of LTE data per month to $120/mo for Unlimited Talk + Text and 10GB of LTE data.  MetroPCS, previously their own carrier, has now been merged into T-Mobile. Like Cricket Wireless, all taxes and fees are included in the quoted price. Notable Phones: Galaxy S 6 Can bring your own device (make sure it's unlocked and works on T-Mobile's bands) Current Plans:
 GIVmobile will contribute 8% of your bill to a charity of your choice. This donation is included in each plan’s quoted statement. Notable Phones: Moto X (2014) Can bring your own device (make sure it's unlocked and works on T-Mobile's bands) Current Plans:
The carrier supports conditional call forwarding which would give you full Google Voice support and it also supports short codes (it does not support premium short codes, however).  PTel Mobile is back with LTE and cheaper plans! Notable Devices: The available phones will vary depending on your zip code. However, you can bring your own unlocked device (make sure it's supports AT&T's bands). Current Plans:
 Smartel seems to be newbie in the MVNO business. Their website advertises AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon coverage. As of this writing, only T-Mobile and Verizon have stepped up to give service. All taxes are included with the pricing. The T-Mobile side of Smartel is coded pink. You are not able to port from a postpaid T-Mobile account to the prepaid Smartel. Notable Phones: Must bring your own device (make sure it's unlocked and works on T-Mobile's bands) Current Plans:
SIMple Mobile / Straight Talk / Net10 SIMple Mobile is brought to us by the wonderful company known as TracFone. You know TracFone as the company who owns Straight Talk, Net10, and yes, even the TracFone brand. Are they any better with a T-Mobile only MVNO? No, not really. Just go for any T-Mobile plan, really. You still get the same shittastic customer service and terrible phones on SIMple Mobile as you do on ST and Net10. Verizon Verizon is one of two CDMA carriers in the US. The carrier is known for having the most subscribers and the largest coverage. The network Verizon uses is based on EVDO/CDMA and covers pretty much all of the continental US. They have LTE as well. CHECK COVERAGE!  Notable Phones: Galaxy S 5 Galaxy S 6 Galaxy S 6 Edge Nexus 6 iPhone 5c iPhone 6 Can bring your own used Verizon branded device. Current Plans:
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Yeah, Verizon is the only carrier on this list with an addon section. They're that special. Then again, it's better than ST/Net10 so there's that.  PagePlus allows you to reactivate a used Verizon device and pay them for the service. Notable Phones: Just bring your own used Verizon device. Current Plans:
Smartel seems to be newbie in the MVNO business. Their website advertises AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon coverage. As of this writing, only T-Mobile and Verizon have stepped up to give service. All taxes are included with the pricing. The Verizon side of Smartel is coded red. You are not able to port your number from a postpaid Verizon account to the prepaid Smartel. Notable Phones: Must bring your own device (make sure it works on Verizon's bands) Current Plans:
Straight Talk / Net10 Just go with PagePlus or Verizon. Sprint Sprint is the nation’s second CDMA carrier, also based on EVDO/CDMA. They used to use a sort-of psudeo 4G called WiMax but killed that off a couple years ago. Now they use LTE as their “4G” network. Out of the four main carriers, Sprint has caveats such as slower data and most people tend to have service issues with them. CHECK COVERAGE!  Since the thread was created, Sprint’s gone and made more than one plan! They have tons of addons too. Notable Phones: Moto E (2015) Current Plans:
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If you are to go with this carrier and plan, get the Moto E. Yes, this is still better than Straight Talk and Net10.  Boost is Sprint's first foray into the prepaid world. Apparently they took over an episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force. That sounds...interesting and strange. They've recently dropped truly unlimited data in favor for hard caps and add-ons. Notable Devices: Galaxy S 5 iPhone 6 iPhone 6 Plus Sharp Aquos Crystal Current Plans:
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 Virgin Mobile is kind of Sprint's data-based MVNO. All of their plans are capped to 2.5GB a month and if you stream video, you may be knocked down to 3G instead of LTE. So, it's not much of a data-based plan, really. But hey, you can tether for one day if you add $5 to any plan. As of 6-21-2017, Virgin Mobile does not sell Android devices. Nothing has been said about what will happen to current customers with Android devices.Notable Phones: iPhone (pretty much any of them) This carrier does not allow or use Android devices. Current Plans:
 Ting was created by Tucows, the shareware downloading website. I believe a goon works here, actually. Their phones are pretty drat good Sprint LTE phones. You can bring your own phone or pick up something nice like the Galaxy S 5, HTC One M8, or the iPhone 5. Notable Phones: CDMA Galaxy S 6 HTC One M9 iPhone 6 LG G4 Nexus 6 Can bring your own Sprint branded device GSM iPhone 6 Moto G (2015) Moto X (2014) Nexus 6 Can bring your own unlocked GSM device Current Plans:  Ting's plans are actually pretty unique. You can pick and choose what features you'd like. If you don't want to use your phone for talking, then don't pick that. If you want to ONLY use it for data, go ahead. Tethering is free on this MVNO. There are multiple possibilities, actually. If you want to make your own, click here. Sometime between this thread and the previous, Red Pocket has decided they'd like to have a CDMA side as well as their AT&T GSM side. So, they now support Sprint. Notable Phones: Must bring your own used Sprint branded device. Current Plans: Red Pocket’s Flagship Plans will also work with their GSM, CDMA, and CDMA-S plans. The plans listed below specifically refer to Red Pocket’s CDMA-S only plans on Sprint’s network.
 Notable Phones: Moto E 2015 Moto X 2014 (customizable via MotoMaker) Current Plans:
Republic Wireless recently changed their pricing structure so that everyone starts at the $10/mo plan but each 1 GB of data is about $15/mo. Whatever part of the 1GB (or more) you don't use, you get back in credit. Basically it's like Google's Project Fi but charges more for data and you have no GSM to fall back on. Project Fi is Google’s joint MVNO with T-Mobile and Sprint. Basically, you will use either T-Mobile’s GSM towers or Sprint’s CDMA towers (depending on who’s got the best signal where you are). Most of the time, however, you will be on Wi-Fi. The data on this plan is customizable at $10 for every 1GB per month you’d like to have. Notable Phones: Nexus 6 (right now, this is the only device that works on Project Fi) Current Plans:
Keep in mind, the plan is customizable can change from $30/mo for Unlimited Talk + Text and 3GB of LTE data per month to $120/mo for Unlimited Talk + Text and 10GB of LTE data. Straight Talk / Net10 Remember all that stuff up there about how ST/Net10 just isn't worth it? Yeah, it's still not worth it. Want to compare the above plans? whatever7 has kindly given us access to a chart made with Google Sheets.  Click this to see all comparisons.
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Mister Fister posted:Thanks for this. For allset, it's LTE as of the 17th. Also, you can use any verizon phone. Also, you get an extra 500 megs of data for autopay. No problem and made the changes! Thanks.
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SB35 posted:Looking good thermo! I'm available for Cricket referrals if anyone wants one just PM as are a few other goons; TraderStav and ThermoPhysical to name a few off hand. I don't know what I was going for with that. hah Thanks! Yeah, I also have referrals too. I'll pop a list up in the OP as well since we have gotten people asking.
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Rastor posted:Nice OP ThermoPhysical, thanks for taking over. No problem! Added the change! I wonder if they'll do it for Cricket. It's weird because Cricket actually had their own hotspot thing before AT&T bought them...but it IS AT&T so...  Lblitzer posted:I was getting fed up with Verizon in my city so I switched to Target's Brightspot (T-Mobile). Their $35 includes 300 minutes, 3gb, and unlimited texts. Seems like a good bump from the Dork Plan. 100 minutes was doable for me but that extra cushion at the expense of 2gb less seemed worth it to me. The port took all of 10 minutes to do as well, the staff in store were a huge help. Huh, nice deal. Added it to the list! The website claims it's "up to 3G at 4G speeds". I'm assuming it's 3GB at LTE and then the rest is throttled down. Otherwise, you're just getting 3GB of data and it's not "Unlimited". Or maybe Target's doing like TracFone is doing...
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TraderStav posted:Curious, what's the best way to handle it? Just a list that we cycle through as new people need referrals? Get moved to the bottom of the list every time someone new comes in, and they then get added to the list? Sounds like management hell. Yeeah, on second thought it does. I'll just remove the list. Everyone who has a Cricket account can refer someone so, I'd say, if you want a referral, just ask and if someone sees it, they'll be able to give you one. I believe it's unlimited referrals anyway. I'll be checking this thread a lot anyway (and it's bookmarked) so I'll probably see it.
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whatever7 posted:Basically the TL;DR version is I like how Ring+ requires you to make an account before you even see their plans or phones. Harbor Mobile looks like it's only for businesses though but I could be mistaken.
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whatever7 posted:Also, it's on Ringplus's front page, maybe your browser is broken? OK, maybe my Chrome desktop is broken because it seems to work fine on mobile. Dogecoin, Bitcoin, $2 plans? This seems crazy. Please do tell how your experience is! The CEO of T-Mobile? Am I that crazy?
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Wooo! Thanks for the awesome avatar!air- posted:Cool thread. I'm on the $30 Tmo 5 gb/100 min plan and this has me pondering going over to Cricket. Because I am dumb and forgot it.  Fixing that.I...wow. Reminds me of TracFone's Telcel America, specifically catered to Hispanics as it provides cheap cell service to Mexico.
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tonic posted:Going to sign up for Cricket and I'd like a referral. Thanks!  You can shoot me an e-mail at one of my throwaways: [Redacted] ThermoPhysical fucked around with this message at 00:58 on Jan 16, 2017 |
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Perick posted:Do I need a referral code before I purchase a phone and sign up for service or after? You actually don't need the referral code, it's mostly so that you (and your referrer) can get some credit on your respective bills for giving Cricket a new customer. You enter the code after you purchase a phone and sign up for service.
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Perick posted:I get that I don't "need" the code, but the $25 will be nice for the referrer and me. I just wasn't sure where in the process I would have to input it. I can shoot you one, I'll first send you an e-mail asking for your name since they'll want that.
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:Ok, potentially dumb question here, but when I upgrade to a new phone or swap phones on the tmobile account, all I have to do is pop the sim card into the new phone, right? Yes, for GSM you can pretty much just swap your SIM card around from device to device. The only issues you may run into are microSIM vs nanoSIM (you can actually cut these yourself if you want or ask the carrier to get you another card) and tablet vs phone. e:fb
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A friend of mine picked up the Moto G and Verizon's AllSet plan. Anyone know how the extra 500MB of data and the Auto Pay thing works on it? I can't actually check as the site says next to zilch about autopay and you need an account to actually check.Hughmoris posted:Has anyone tried the Verizon AllSet prepaid plan yet? Their coverage is hard to beat, and Best Buy has their Moto G for $69. A friend of mine is trying it right now, actually. The exact same friend who I mentioned in the OP as having a Straight Talk plan for Verizon. He hated it and the LG Optimus Showtime so he's finally left them. EDIT: Apparently, the 500MB of extra data doesn't show up until after your first month...and there are cases of some who never actually got it. One CS rep said that the deal ended in May but some on HoFo claim that they got it as late as yesterday soo..I don't know. Going to be looking into this further. ThermoPhysical fucked around with this message at 03:29 on Jul 28, 2014 |
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Three Olives posted:Best Buy had the Verizon Moto G for $49 several weeks ago, I picked one up just to play with an Android device without service. Typically when phones get priced that way the price comes back fairly quickly. Keep in mind that the Verizon G does not have LTE so it actually has rather lovely data service, I believe typically around 1 Mbps in real world use. It's no different than Verizon on ST then.
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Cricket disables tethering on any device sold from their site/store. For example, the Cricket Moto G's tethering option is disabled. But if your device is unlocked, they can't (and won't) block the option. Turns out, their Acceptable Use Policy DOES state that tethering is prohibited. quote:Prohibited Data Uses https://www.cricketwireless.com/legal-info/acceptable-use-policy.html#prohibited Now, the old Cricket actually had an addon for tethering and it's possible that AT&T will add it back. Keep in mind that Cricket is essentially Aio Wireless now and Aio also had this clause in their AUP but did not enforce it very much. Basically, if you use tethering, do NOT think you can go and power your laptop for hours on end or something. Just use it in emergencies if your device REALLY needs the internet. Someone at HoFo spoke to a rep in chat who claimed the old tethering addon may be coming back so who knows. At this point, I'd say if you want to tether on Cricket (and your phone allows it), make sure you have good reason to do so and don't do it for too long.
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tonic posted:Just recently switched from Verizon to Cricket with an unlocked iPhone 5S. Had tethering before, but after installing the cricket SIM, iTunes asked about a carrier update. Installed it (mistake?) and the Personal Hotspot feature disappeared. On the other hand, my MMS wasn't working prior to the update and works fine now. You sent me a referral or did you sent BistyQ one? And ok, yeah, it sounds like iPhones specifically get tethering blocked on Cricket even if the phone is unlocked. This does not happen with Android devices (or Windows Phone, as far as I know).
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MMS is a bitch to get working. Not going down the anti-MMS warpath just saying that most MMS problems on GSM lie with the APN usually. Even if you entered it to the letter it can still be finicky for whatever reason. Sometimes it's the carrier needing to actually fix something on their end, but sometimes it's the APN settings in your phone.
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Rastor posted:Just heard about T-Mobile MVNO GIV Mobile. Will be adding this (and the other T-Mo MVNO you posted) later today!
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I have heard the throttle is different depending on what plan you're going with (i.e. the 500GB/mo having a lower throttle than the 2.5 and 5GB plans). I'm on the 5GB plan but I've yet to ever go over 4GB...even when tethering to my tablet for like 5 minutes (gently caress that takes a lot more data than I realized...almost 600MB just to sync Keep with my phone).
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chocolateTHUNDER posted:Pandora took a long time to start playing (over a minute) but it seems like once it starts going it's fine. Skipping songs would probably be pretty painful, though. Google music is the same, long time to start up but once it does its fine. I would be ok with this, I think. Hopefully Maps works though...
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I've been pretty busy this week, but I've been meaning to get this up here. From August 24th to October 19, 2014, Cricket will be giving anyone who switches from T-Mobile and Metro PCS a $100 bill credit. You can do this online or in a Cricket store. It looks like Cricket also has something called Cricket Rewards. quote:Cricket Rewards: Loyalty Program: Cricket Customers on Smart and Pro plans earn one (1) Reward Credit for each full, on-time payment. Reward Credits are only redeemable for a phone upgrade once customer has earned a Device Credit(s). Customers earn a $50 Device Credit for every twelve (12) Reward Credits earned. Reward Credits expire, if unused, sixty (60) months after Device Credit becomes redeemable. Reward Credits earned at the account level. Device Credits are capped at $150 without redemption and are not-transferrable and have no cash value. Restrictions Apply. Since they'll stack up to $150, if you want a new Cricket phone and don't mind bloat or whatever, you can just use Reward Credits. http://cricketwireless.mediaroom.com/2014-08-22-Top-5-Reasons-T-Mobile-and-Metro-PCS-Customers-Should-Switch-Now-to-Cricket-Wireless I'll be adding blurbs about this into the OP. Hughmoris posted:I've been on prepaid Straight Talk for the past few years, using my Google Voice number. Has anyone managed to get MMS to work reliably with Google Voice? I've managed to just deal with not having MMS in the past but I have my first corporate tech job and its a little embarrassing telling coworkers that I can't send/receive texts with pictures or videos in them. MMS just doesn't work on Google Voice UNLESS you're on postpaid Sprint (and maybe T-Mobile?). Even then, it's just an e-mail with the picture in it. This only works if you have it set to let Voice notify you via e-mail about missed calls.
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Rastor posted:More hotspot availability on prepaid plans: effective August 3rd, MetroPCS GSM users on the $40, $50 and $60 plans can now add hotspot to their accounts for $5 per month. Adding this to the OP, thanks! This is good since maybe it'll force Cricket to do something now. Maybe. haha
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Fiendish Dr. Wu posted:Is there a reason why there's no info about Republic Wireless in here? Not sure if maybe I'm just looking in the wrong thread. The reason it's not up is because I think I forgot. Sorry! I'll toss it on!The only two I'd add would be the $25 and the $40 though since the others don't have cell data. Edit: Added, but it looks like it throttles after 5GB of data if you're not roaming and 100MB if you are roaming. ThermoPhysical fucked around with this message at 03:59 on Aug 26, 2014 |
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SB35 posted:If ExcessBLarge was here Where'd he go, anyway? Looks like Android L should fix the MMS issues people have been having on Cricket. There is a bug in Hangouts that stops MMS from working on AT&T and T-Mobile. Google has fixed it for Android L. So, if you have a Nexus 5, Moto X, and Moto G, you should be alright in a few months. Nexus 4...most likely. If the G can do it, then the 4 should be able to as well.
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chocolateTHUNDER posted:Heads up guys, Cricket just increased their data allotments across all of their plans in a new promo. It's for new and existing customers! Holy gently caress. Welp, updating the OP then! THanks for this! Edit: Unfortunately it's temporary...hopefully it'll be permanent. Cricket had 10GB of data before AT&T bought them.
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http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...t-25mb-a-month/ Republic Wireless will be dropping their roaming data down to 25MB a month from the previous 100MB a month. quote:Citing a 3000% markup over offering data directly through Sprint's network, Republic is dropping unlimited domestic data roaming for all subscribers, effective next week (there will be no grandfathering), September 15th.
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Mister Fister posted:What? It says it's grandfathered if you get it in time: Oh sweet, they must've changed the article then as that wasn't in when I saw it. I'll edit the OP then to reflect this.
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Will Rice posted:I just called Cricket about this and the support rep had no idea about this promotion. Can someone try to find out what the best way to activate this would be if you are already a customer? You don't have to do anything. quote:Existing customers on the GSM network don't have to do a thing. Cricket will simply upgrade them automatically during their next bill cycle. If you sign up on or after September 13th, then you get it included. http://cricketwireless.mediaroom.co...d-Fees-Included
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Finisher1 posted:Anyone know if it's possible to use a Virgin Mobile phone with Cricket Wireless? I checked their Bring Your Own Phone plan, and once I punched in my IMEI it said I'd be able to use most of their features. However, I've heard that VM is a locked network, so I'm not sure if that would play into whether or not I'd be able to use it. I'd have gone ahead and bought a Moto G from their smartphone selection, but with that discount they're offering at the moment it looks like they're sold out. No, you wouldn't be able to. Cricket is GSM now and Virgin Mobile is CDMA, they're completely incompatible.
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eddiewalker posted:I'm seriously considering the T-Mobile $30 plan, since I think I think I can keep my voice minute usage under a 100 by initiating calls from the Google Hangouts app. I had short codes work OK with Voice a bit ago.
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Sep 12, 2014 02:16
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whatever7 posted:Can you guys do me a favor? If you go to setting and turn off mobile data, does the Hangout voice call still work? This works for Google Voice ao this is important to me. Didn't see anyone respond to this, but if you don't have mobile data or wifi, it will not work. Hangouts Voice works as VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and won't work without some type of internet connection.
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Sep 14, 2014 04:00
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Cojawfee posted:Sending an MMS through google voice (at least through hangouts) just sends a google link to the recipient which shows the picture or whatever. Yeah, they changed MMS for Voice when it merged with Hangouts. Now it's just a link. E: Oh yeah. Moto E will show up on Republic Wireless in October 2014. ThermoPhysical fucked around with this message at 18:33 on Sep 17, 2014 |
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Sep 17, 2014 17:33
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FAUXTON posted:
Yeah...you need a new phone quickly. Honestly, I'd just pay for a cheap burner phone until October when the G drops. Don't take your chances with a bulging battery.
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Sep 19, 2014 05:20
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hey that isn't safe in the least and you should dispose of it asap before it lights on fire or explodes in your pocket.
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Hey, has anyone actually gotten the extra 500MB from Verizon due to AutoPay? If not, I'm going to delete it from the OP. My friend who went from ST to Verizon for their Moto G hasn't gotten his extra 500MB in data but he signed up a while ago.
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Sep 20, 2014 21:20
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Radbot posted:How do you know they're not going to change their plan limits, as they just did? I guess I'm not seeing how a deal that doesn't involve a contract *and* specifies exactly what you get until when is a bad thing. I mean, people in this thread change providers every few months. Cricket will change their plan limits back to normal. They confirmed this to Android Police already and I believe it's on the page I mentioned in the OP. However, when they do, as long as you were around when they switched it, then you're grandfathered in with the better limits. Hell, they even went and let people who already signed up get the Auto Pay bonus when they started it and had originally specifically said it was for new customers only. This isn't TracFone we're talking about here. They've been more upfront with (most) things than other prepaid providers.
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Sep 24, 2014 18:19
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chocolateTHUNDER posted:What are the cellular bands that cricket uses? Cricket uses the same bands as AT&T, 1900/850/700 MHz.
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Sep 26, 2014 02:15
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Hmm...should I put the bands for all of the carriers in the OP?
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Sep 26, 2014 04:16
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Mr.Radar posted:The only inexpensive Android phones really worth buying are the Moto E and Moto G. Pretty much everything else is under-speced garbage which will never see a single OS update. This is true but doesn't take into account phones like the Nexus 5 and Moto X (2013) that are pretty low priced now in some places like Swappa and some OEMs thanks to their successors coming out now / in the near future. FAUXTON posted:
Haha. Yeah. I've been seeing a few T-Mobile MVNO things in a lot of Walmarts here so who knows! Even Brightspot exists at Target despite T-Mobile not. Hell, I've seen T-Mobile prepaid stuff at Walmart too.
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Sep 29, 2014 08:12
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Cricket's pretty good but I'd switch to T-Mobile in a heartbeat if they'd offer service.
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cbirdsong posted:It seems like Cricket's promo data caps are the new normal? The page sure doesn't say anything about them being limited anymore: https://www.cricketwireless.com/cell-phone-plans Changing the OP to reflect this! EDIT: Forgot US Cellular isn't exactly an MVNO. Also I keep thinking it's Republic Wireless. Ugh. I need my vacation to start now. ThermoPhysical fucked around with this message at 17:22 on Oct 3, 2014 |
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Oct 3, 2014 17:18
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clockworx posted:My wife is joining Cricket. Anyone want to shoot me a referral? Shoot me your name and email here. rdodger594---at---gmail.com
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Oct 7, 2014 14:12
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