Hello,
I have a problem to solve, here is the situation:
next week i will go to the usa for about a month. i have an unlocked nexus one and need some data plan to connect and to use voip to call family/friends. do you know if t-mobile data plans (i want to use 3g and i think that n1 works only with t-mobile) will work with voip, or is it blocked completely?
budget: $50/month with no termination fee...
thx for all the help.
There are two versions for different radio bands, one for t-mo one for att. I don't think either provides prepaid data cards.
As evilkorn pointed out, you do need to figure out what radio bands your nexus uses.
Tmobile Radio-
If it's tmobile, then it will be fairly simple to do, but it will cost you $60 a month, with no contract. Tmobile offers two kinds of plans, one with contract, and one without. The one with no contract is called "Even more Plus". For $60 you get 500 minutes, unlimited text and 5GB of data. Here's the link: http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/plans/cell-phone-plans-detail.aspx?tp=tb1&rateplan=Even-More-Plus-500-Talk-Text-Web
AT&T Radio-
If it's AT&T, it will be tricky. You'll have to get an Ipad plan, which is $30 a month for 2GB and no contract. You then change the APN settings on your nexus to match an Ipad. Here's a link to do that: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/android/thread?tid=177297ea7cd4781c&hl=en
But to get an Ipad plan, is very tricky. You'll have to use the method suggested here:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=928196
Since you aren't from the USA you'll have to go to an AT&T store to buy a SIM, instead of ordering it like they suggest.
Hope this helped and good luck!
thx for answers!
i have got tmobile freq nexus one (so it works here in europe)
shouldnt the data only plan be sufficient? tmobile's Even More Plus Smartphone Unlimited Web & E-mail or Even More Plus webConnect® Overage Free Plan? or i need to have plans with talk minutes which i dont need at all...
It appears you could use one of those (I'm on At&t and not to familiar tmobile plans), but I didn't even think about there being an activation fee. So even with the $39.99 data only plan, you would still have an additional $35 activation fee.
You could try calling tmobile and tell them your only going to be there for a month, and if your lucky they might wave the activation fee. After signing up over the phone (because there is pretty much zero chance they would do this in a store) you could then go pick up a sim in there store.
Let us know how it works out!
T-Mobile has a $40 data only plan as well.
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I am a heavy data and call user within the uk. I have just moved to canada and wonderedd what would be the best value price plan and carrier to support my heavy data and call useage I would say in total i Use up to 600 - 1000 minutes a month and need an unlimited data plan for web browsing and exchange mail downloading!! Any similar usersgot any carriers/price plans they can recommend? Prefereably I would like only a 12 month contract. I am tempted to buy the Raphael and just use a Canadian Sim - is this possible?
In addition any advice on the best pay as you go carrier (Sim only) which has minimal call and data useage - for the girlfriend??
Finally - will call cards work fine on my mobile so i can call the uk for minimal cost???
Thank you
I can't speak to the exact data plans cause they seem to change all the time. I can tell you that without a contract I pay $15CDN/month for 2MB of data on Rogers. If you sign a new 3 year contract the reps claim you can get the iPhone data plan (https://www.rogers.com/web/content/wireless-plans/iphone_adpacks) which allows for 6GBs of data for 30$. Otherwise the rates are ridiculous (6GBs/100$)up here. I don't believe there is an unlimited data plan on any of the providers (I could be wrong though).
The main 4 Canadian Providers
Rogers
Fido (which is owned by Rogers)
Bell
Telus
There are other smaller providers too
Virgin
Koodo (Telus)
Good luck
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If only I read stuff before I posted....
wireless plans
i am on rogers (GSM carrier), using an unlocked TyTN II
I signed up for the 300MB/$30 data plan (not just for iphones) which is available separately from voice plans. It is a month to month so you do not need a 3-year term for it as you do for the 6Gig plan.
there is no unlimited usage data plan in canada, i have a 1500 minute voice plan for 150$ which also gives weekends and after 6pm free. I pay $10 for unlimited incoming calls as well.
you may want to check on that 6GB/$30 plan as i think it might only be available until end of august, but YMMV
that said there are a number of decent options, i don't find the prices too crazy anymore (i used to pay $60/30MB until this new pricing)... 500MB/$50 is not too outrageous is it? 500MB is a lot to pull on a phone.
virgin has a pretty good pay as you go but i don't think it is a sim service, not GSM?
as far as i know call cards will work fine on the cell, they don't have the restrictions like in europe. beware though you will want to unlock your phone before you bring it here, if it isn't already
95% sure your only options are rogers and fido, and if you're looking to use data then you need to jump on the 6gb plan. aside from that you can get a decent monthly plan for voice at $35
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i am on rogers (GSM carrier), using an unlocked TyTN II
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could you please tell me how to setup my TyTn II to receive emails (through microsoft push). I have my data plan with Fido and they do not support this phone so I have to do it myself.
Thanks
oi, that's the one function I do not use is push email... but it's built into the OS so there must be some tutorials here. sorry I wish I could help!
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
I am trying to help a friend who recently bought a Captivate without a contract. He currently has a Go phone Sim in it but he can not use data without purchasing a data plan from what I can figure. I am used to dealing with CDMA phones and don't have a clue about anything concerning sim cards so I figured I would ask on here. I have a boosted evo that I pay $35/mo for and he came to me asking how he can get a deal like I am getting because he pays more than that for just voice and text. And he would prefer to keep the Captivate instead of getting a CDMA phone
Basically I am wanting to know if there is a prepaid GSM provider for central Illinois (or nationwide for that matter) that has an unlimited plan for talk, text, and data? From what I could find so far he would be looking at the $50 he already spends for talk and text plus another $15-25 for data depending on how much data he wants to use if he stays with the go phone sim. The phone is of course unlocked already.
He could go with Straight Talk. I purchased a reconditioned Nokia E71 from the Straight Talk website. Why a E71? most of the phones on Straight Talk pay as you go, have locked sims and phones so they wont work with another network or phone. The E71 has an unlocked sim so although the PHONE is locked and is useless without that particular sim , the sim card from that phone can be used in any phone. Cost? Forty to Fifty bucks for reconditioned Nokia E71 (don't try and sell phone. If someone else tries to activate the phone with another sim YOUR Straight Talk SIM bricks.) then the plan is fifty bucks a month for unlimited talk, text and web. He can Google Straight Talk android apn settings to get data working. Voice and texts will work immediately as soon as sim is popped into android phone.
Straight Talk now offers a plan where you buy the sim card from them. Works with most gsm phones.
Att
Hey!,
Att now has a plan that is 50 dollars a month for unlimited everything. (go phone) If he has a go phone card you might as well just stick with that!
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Hey!,
Att now has a plan that is 50 dollars a month for unlimited everything. (go phone) If he has a go phone card you might as well just stick with that!
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The unlimited everything only applies to non smartphones. You will get unlimited calls and texts with this plan, but data is extra and ridiculously expensive. Go straight talk. I just switched from that plan to the straight talk unlimited plan. 5 dollars less and I get "unlimited" data.
Thats not true. I have the captivate and I have the unlimited everything plan and pay 50 dollars a month.
My vote's for Straight Talk - $45/mo. http://straighttalksim.com/ Works very well on my Captivate with CM7 though the "unlmited data" is, like everyone elses', subject to throttling. I never go past 2G though so I haven't had any troubles.The SIM cards are also available for T-Mobile phones if you get better coverage on their network.
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?