ok my question is if i got the nexus one on contract would i be able to get online and change my plan so that instead of the Smart phone internet i had the 10 dollar unlimited internet or do i have to keep the smart phone internet?
No, if you get a nexus through contract they require you to get the full fledged data plan.
Once you are on contract you cannot downgrade services.
All android phones requre the $30 data plan and you can't use the t-zones plan with them.
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Anyone have any suggestions?
I am supposed to get a PDA Personal Plan to qualify for my rebate, so I might do that for the month when I send it in ... but...
What's a good data plan for unlimited usage?
I saw the 19.99 Smart Phone Connect - is that unlimited data?
Are there any other good deals, and why is unlimited MEdia net 39.99 if Smart Phone Connect is only 20?
Thanks...
MEdia connect is 39.99 for regular telephones. Not PDA's. Smart phone connect is for smart phones, not PDA's. 39.99 PDA Personal Max will get you unlimited data and 1500 messages, or 49.99 will get you Unlimited Data/Unlimited messaging.
Hope that helps.
dalynqwent said:
MEdia connect is 39.99 for regular telephones. Not PDA's. Smart phone connect is for smart phones, not PDA's. 39.99 PDA Personal Max will get you unlimited data and 1500 messages, or 49.99 will get you Unlimited Data/Unlimited messaging.
Hope that helps.
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I'm using the $20 media max 200 plan with no problems. don't waste your money on the PDA Connect plans if you can help it.
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I'm using the $20 media max 200 plan with no problems. don't waste your money on the PDA Connect plans if you can help it.
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^ what he said
I have the 39.99 as mentioned above. Unlimted data is th way to go. I also get 1500 text messages. Works well for me!
Come Monday, Jan. 21, all this will be a moot point, as AT&T will be dumping all the current data plans and change over to the new data plan offerings. . . no more Smartphone vs. PDA data plan discussions. Both will be covered under the same data plan. And it was discussions like this all over the AT&T forums that led to the revamping, as users with PDA's were advocating using the MediaNet/MediaMAX plans which are against the TOS in the contract. Now, everyone will pay the same price.
does anyone know of any way to obtain a new smartphone for ATT and be able to USE it on their network without being automatically smashed with that $30 data plan? I don't ever use data on my tilt right now not even much any more for multimedia messages.....so its bs for me to have to buy one
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does anyone know of any way to obtain a new smartphone for ATT and be able to USE it on their network without being automatically smashed with that $30 data plan? I don't ever use data on my tilt right now not even much any more for multimedia messages.....so its bs for me to have to buy one
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When you figure it out let me know. That is the ONLY reason I still have a Kaiser. I refuse to be forced into extra needless monthly expenses. Especially when I still have the old MediaMax and pay ony $15 for unlimited data on wap connection. Why in the right mind would I want to double my Data Pan expense when it will work the exact same on their NEW device that is already considered old thechnology.
eBay for my next device.
!!!!! *[email protected]! *[email protected]! yourself AT&T !!!!!
LOL!!!
I dont pay for an unlimited data plan- I just bought my tilt from ebay
I believe if you buy an unlocked phone and are not subsidized by a carrier, you do not have to have a data plan.
Bought my Tilt off of Ebay as well. It's actually a UK T-Mobile Vario, that I use in T-Mobile America. I avoided the required monthly fee for smart phones that way.
Smart phones don't need data plans, if you know what you're doing. For example, I have free wireless hotspots and iGO for offline GPS. I can't really justify having a data plan. If it was $10 a month then it wouldn't be so bad, but it's not.
IMO, the US and European governments should step in and stop cell phone carriers to require data plans. It's just wrong.
I'm thinking about buying a used htc tilt on ebay and using it with att, but can I keep my 15 dollar "dumbphone" data plan or do I need to upgrade my plan to the 30 dollar "smartphone" plan? I checked on wireless.att.com and theres not mention of the tilt needing the more expensive-r plan. Any experience from current users would be really useful though.
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I'm thinking about buying a used htc tilt on ebay and using it with att, but can I keep my 15 dollar "dumbphone" data plan or do I need to upgrade my plan to the 30 dollar "smartphone" plan? I checked on wireless.att.com and theres not mention of the tilt needing the more expensive-r plan. Any experience from current users would be really useful though.
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If you sign up for a data plan it will have to be the 30 dollar smartphone plan. There is no way around it.
Not sure about the 8925. I got by with it with my 8525 though with no issues though. Tried the trick with the 8925 and tmobile stopped it saying my phone wasn't compatible with thier data plan. So naturally I upgrade to the $30 a month data plan and turns out Tmobile 3g is the worst in the world. Litterally. You can only use a tmobile branded phone on their 3G. So I'm going back to Atnt in a couple weeks. I'll let you know if it works. I'm gonna hook it up as a razr then switch out the sims.
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Not sure about the 8925. I got by with it with my 8525 though with no issues though. Tried the trick with the 8925 and tmobile stopped it saying my phone wasn't compatible with thier data plan. So naturally I upgrade to the $30 a month data plan and turns out Tmobile 3g is the worst in the world. Litterally. You can only use a tmobile branded phone on their 3G. So I'm going back to Atnt in a couple weeks. I'll let you know if it works. I'm gonna hook it up as a razr then switch out the sims.
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The network will recognize the phone as a Tilt and you will automatically be put on the $30 data plan
The Chenizzle said:
I'm thinking about buying a used htc tilt on ebay and using it with att, but can I keep my 15 dollar "dumbphone" data plan or do I need to upgrade my plan to the 30 dollar "smartphone" plan? I checked on wireless.att.com and theres not mention of the tilt needing the more expensive-r plan. Any experience from current users would be really useful though.
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I am still on MediaMax plan from back in the day. It is a plan they no longer offer that is unlimited data (on the wap network) and 200 Text messages.
Only $20.00 per month. I got grandfathered in before all this new Data Plan nonsense came into play.
Just don't connect to [email protected]
No one at ATT ever told me I had to change it, (I didn't really ask either) and I have spoken with them several times about other phones on my account.
Here we go on the data plan merry go round
Here comes your $15 data plan
http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...lan-prices-ends-unlimited-offer-update3-.html
Im currently thinking about switching to at&t from tmobile.
One reason is my work gets a 22% discount the at&t vrs 12% at Tmo.
Also with taxes and unlimited everything im paying about a hundred which is kind of rediculous. (Without my discount)
Has anyone switched before and have a little more insight about data and plans between the two networks. I already know tmobile has hspa+. But will i end up paying more at at&t?
I already have someone lined up to trade my tmo nexus for a att nexus. Im just skeptical. And yes im going to pay etf fee even though i dont want too.
Help me out here people.
Att generally is more money for the same service and their coverage is not much better at least where I live
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First of all, don't sign a contract because you're providing your own phone so you don't need to go on contract. Secondly, have you checked to make sure that T-Mobile has 3G in your area? What's your zip code?
How much etf do you have to pay? I dont think its a smart move to switch from tmo to att because of the extra 10% savings. Im pretty sure atts prices are inflated above the 10% difference. If you really wanted to save money then you can just switch your tmobile plan from your unlimited everything. If you switch your texting to google voice you can save $20 a month just from that. You can lower your minutes and start using sipdroid for your calls and have virtually unlimited free calls as long as you have decent data connection or wifi, and you can use your tmobile minutes as a backup.
So if you really wanted to get creative and still have a virtually unlimited plan you can sign up for the 500 minute plan on tmobile for $29.99, and get on the $10 web2go plan (this is the reason alone why i wont upgrade my phone for a long long time). $40 a month, and no contract.
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How much etf do you have to pay? I dont think its a smart move to switch from tmo to att because of the extra 10% savings. Im pretty sure atts prices are inflated above the 10% difference. If you really wanted to save money then you can just switch your tmobile plan from your unlimited everything. If you switch your texting to google voice you can save $20 a month just from that. You can lower your minutes and start using sipdroid for your calls and have virtually unlimited free calls as long as you have decent data connection or wifi, and you can use your tmobile minutes as a backup.
So if you really wanted to get creative and still have a virtually unlimited plan you can sign up for the 500 minute plan on tmobile for $29.99, and get on the $10 web2go plan (this is the reason alone why i wont upgrade my phone for a long long time). $40 a month, and no contract.
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2 questions... how do I get on web2go plan. And how do I use gvoice for texting?
pretty sure web2go is one of the old grandfathered plans the only way you have it is if you stuck with your plan and never changed it.
T-mobile just like other carriers play dirty tricks with plans to get their money back from subsidized phones.
i for example recently went the route of buying a used N1 for more than a G2 would have cost me subsidized up front because i'm on a grandfathered G1 data plan so currently i pay 55 dollars a month for 300 min 400 texts and unlimited data. i dont talk or text enough on my phone to justify more so its the cheapest thing for me to do is stick with it. if its not enough for me at some point i can upgrade to the even more whatever base plan without contract because i'm out of contract on my G1 now and it will run me 60 a month for 500 anytime unlimited text and data. had i bought a subed G2 i would have had to pay 80 a month for the same exact plan that is 60 off contract.
from what i have seen ATT is about 20 dollars more a month for the base plan that you would want on a N1 or other similar phone and as i said before in my experience at least in the SF bay area coverage is equal between t-mobile and ATT for the most part, maybe a slight edge to ATT in some places but for the most part the same.
Sprint is the only carrier that i have seen that comes close to the cost of T-mo and even with a subed phone like a EVO 4G your only looking at 70ish a month for a comparable plan but its nice staying off contract because it gives me more options in the not so distance future
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2 questions... how do I get on web2go plan. And how do I use gvoice for texting?
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I signed up just last week with tmobile and picked the $10 unlimited internet for phone option which is the same as web2go. Log into your tmobile account and go to add services, and there should be $10 unlimited mobile web for phones. Just make sure you do it before tmobile changes to the tiered plans, and set your device as being a dumbphone. Set your apn settings to internet2.voicestream.com and it will be good to go.
For google voice texting you just use the built in google voice application, or the normal contact list on your phone. It will send texts out from your google voice number. I sent one massive text out to all my contacts telling them my google voice number was my new main number. Might seem like a pain telling people a new number but after you do this it will help you out in the long run. You can setup sipdroid for free calls and all incoming and outgoing calls from your google voice number can be made without the use of any minutes if you have data/wifi. I made a step by step guide for that at this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8813244&postcount=18
I went the other way and am never going back to att!
My plan right now costs half of what att used to charge me
go tmo!
Ps: usually the discount only applies to the main line.
on both networks
Hi guys,
i learned that the Prepaid Straight talk At&t sim 3G is limited from streaming videos.
is there a good alternative prepaid U.S. Carrier that offers a good deal of data plan?
Though the regular prepaid At&t 3G ($25 for 1 Gb) is good however I would like to know other alternatives prepaid carrier that is compatible with international galaxy note.
I'm on the $50/month unlimited everything GoPhone plan on AT&T, unlimited (uncapped, full-speed HSPA+) data (!!!!), unlimited texting (international texting, too), unlimited minutes, etc. It's more expensive than what you're looking at but the value still beats any other carrier in the US, especially because the service is so good
is the GoPhone 3G data compatible with the Galaxy note N7000 (international version)?
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I'm on the $50/month unlimited everything GoPhone plan on AT&T, unlimited (uncapped, full-speed HSPA+) data (!!!!), unlimited texting (international texting, too), unlimited minutes, etc. It's more expensive than what you're looking at but the value still beats any other carrier in the US, especially because the service is so good
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http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-ph...cell-phone-plans.jsp?wtSlotClick=1-007FTV-0-2
I looked up the Webpage of Gophone phone plans. and under the column of $ 50 unlimited plan it says it is unlimited however I can not understand the footnote below.
"Smartphone users must purchase a data package to use data services on eligible plans. Pay–per–use data is not available with Smartphones."
Does that mean that the prepaid $ 50 unlimited plan has another separate internet data price?
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http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-ph...cell-phone-plans.jsp?wtSlotClick=1-007FTV-0-2
I looked up the Webpage of Gophone phone plans. and under the column of $ 50 unlimited plan it says it is unlimited however I can not understand the footnote below.
"Smartphone users must purchase a data package to use data services on eligible plans. Pay–per–use data is not available with Smartphones."
Does that mean that the prepaid $ 50 unlimited plan has another separate internet data price?
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the international note's imei is not in att's u.s. database as a smartphone, it just shows up as "samsung phone" when they hook it up. therefor, you can get the "dumphone" unlimited data plan on the int'l note without paying the extra $30 smartphone fee. i've been using it for three months, it's brilliant.
i created a walkthrough thread on how to set it up awhile back. check that if you are interested in going this route.
Straight talk is the best option. $45 a month. And some months I have went over 4.5gb with no problems. With a consistent speed of 5.3+ mbps at any given time. And that includes streaming video.
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the international note's imei is not in att's u.s. database as a smartphone, it just shows up as "samsung phone" when they hook it up. therefor, you can get the "dumphone" unlimited data plan on the int'l note without paying the extra $30 smartphone fee. i've been using it for three months, it's brilliant.
i created a walkthrough thread on how to set it up awhile back. check that if you are interested in going this route.
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Thanks Cwininger,
1. does the dumphone unlimited plan include a 3G video streaming?
2. what is the cap data limit of your plan?