I was hoping to be able to swap the sim card from my phone to the tablet on the fly. In my experience though, and talking to customer service, when the sim card is inserted, the account is detected and accessed with no issue, and 4g posts on the notification bar, but no internet access is available and browser routes you to t-mobile's site to add a prepaid plan.
Anyone have any suggestions on ways around it?
I doubt it, but I was hoping someone was more resourceful than me.
nanpaman said:
I was hoping to be able to swap the sim card from my phone to the tablet on the fly. In my experience though, and talking to customer service, when the sim card is inserted, the account is detected and accessed with no issue, and 4g posts on the notification bar, but no internet access is available and browser routes you to t-mobile's site to add a prepaid plan.
Anyone have any suggestions on ways around it?
I doubt it, but I was hoping someone was more resourceful than me.
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I finally activated mine after two months, last night. They have a $25 plan (no contract) for 200 Mb per month, but after that you get edge speeds instead of 3G. I only wanted it for email & etc. outside the house. I do WiFi in the house. So I don't need that much bandwidth. And if I don't like it or change my mind, I can simply cancel it (or increase it). It does seem to have a bit better battery life on 4G than with WiFi. But this is my first day, so time will tell.
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I'm hoping that someone here can give me some advice on getting temporary high speed internet access in Spain. I've never been to Europe, so I'm not sure how it works over there.
I am going to be staying in an apartment in Torredembarra, Spain for about 2 months. I have been told that there is currently no internet connectivity in the apartment unit and no guarantee that free wifi access is available within range. I will be living and working from there, and my livelihood depends upon high-speed internet access, so I need to figure this out before I go.
Would it be better to find a pay-as-you-go cell plan that includes 3G data, or to look into having DSL/Cable/etc installed at the apartment for 2 months? Here is some additional info that I'm factoring in:
I will need to make and receive phone calls from/to the states while there, as well as having a local cell phone. I'm thinking about using Skype In/Out for calls to the states. I'm even considering getting TMobile HotSpot @ Home service to make calls from any wifi hotspot. But regardless, I will be getting a local pay-as-you-go cell plan. Any other ideas?
My notebook has bluetooth, wifi, and gprs/edge built in (sony viao), but no 3G. Would it be better to get a 3G card for it, or connect via bluetooth to a 3G mobile phone? Can I make calls at the same time as data is being used?
I'm not interested in spending all day at a cafe or bar with free wifi. I need to be able to work from the apartment, or I just won't be very productive.
If it is available, I hope to purchase an unlocked HTC Kaiser while over there. If that isn't available, then any suggestions on what to get?
I need to be able to use SSH from where ever I am to manage servers remotely. So a windows mobile device with data is preferred.
Because of all this, I'm thinking that I should not worry about the DSL/cable thing and just get a 3G cell phone/plan. Since I need a phone anyway, why get a phone and land service? Or would it be cheaper to get a cheap cell plan and land service? Any feedback on this?
If I was to get a mobile data plan, can I get 3G data plans on a pay-as-you-go basis, or do you have to sign up for a contract?
What mobile phone provider would be best for this situation? What handset?
Can I get DSL/cable installed in a residence for only a couple months? How long does it take to get installed once ordered? How much does it cost per month?
What kind of costs would be involved, assuming I am using a fair amount of data? I'm prepared to spend some money on this, but of course I'd rather be as economical as possible while still having a good solution.
Please offer your advice! If you know of another forum that would be more appropriate for this type of question, please let me know. I couldn't figure out where to post this.
Thanks!
In case it helps, I have a USA T-Mobile MDA (Wizard) with gprs/edge support but no 3G support.
Here is an interesting theory I have, and I want to know if it would work, and if so, how would I set it up...
I have a GREAT service providor... They customer service is top notch, I get unlimited TXT, MMS, Voice, and Internet fur under $60 a month including all taxes and fees.. I get free roaming on AT&T & T-mobile towers when I am outside of the "home" area.... But there is one place they are lacking...
Their internet is only a 9.6k connection... So it is painful to surf the web, unless on wifi.. the internet works fine for tomtom traffic updates, update the weather, and, well, that is about it.... Now, thinking WAY back, I used to have a Motorola MPx200 smartphone (still have it actually)... If I remember correctly, at a friends house who lived in an AT&T area outside of my home area, we teathered my phone to his computer and used it as a dialup modem, and if I remember right, we were able to connect at atleast 28.8k or 33.6k.... I know.. not broadband by any means, but a hell of a lot better than 9.6k.... Now here is the question... I spend most of my time outside of my "home" area and usually use AT&T's towers.... Would it be possible to somehow setup some dialup account in my settings to attempt to get a 56kish connection for my phone? That way I could browse the web and such in a little more user friendly way? Is it possible?
Please don't flame me or Einstein and tell me to get a "Real" carrier or drop them for AT&T, etc... As I said, they have great customer service which I appreciate, they only provide UNLOCKED phones to their customers so they can take the phones to any GSM carrier they wish.. They even spent an afternoon with me at one point setting up my Tilt so it works as flawlessly as it can on their network (once I already had it unlocked). I;ve been with them for over 5 years, and not planning on leaving any time soon (plus, where else could I pay this and get everything I am getting????)
Thank in advance for your input on this...
Is the SIM card in the captivate compatible with an ipad? If I were to put the SIm in the IPAd would I get 3G data on it?
It works but you can't just pop the sim into the iPad, since the iPad uses a micro sim. You can cut your sim card down to micro sim size and probably get an adpater to put it back in the captivate. I believe you also have to change some APN settings on the iPad. It should not be difficult to do.
Probably easier to just root the captivate (which I will do as soon as I get it) and use wireless Tether and save the money on getting just a WiFi ipad.
So basically the SIM card is mine to move from device to device as long as it fits?
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Probably easier to just root the captivate (which I will do as soon as I get it) and use wireless Tether and save the money on getting just a WiFi ipad.
So basically the SIM card is mine to move from device to device as long as it fits?
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Right, you can move the sim from phone to phone with no issue. Also if you travel to a different country make sure you unlock your Captivate, you can use a local sim and really save some money on calls.
Thanks for the info. Looking forward to getting my phone. Hopefully tomorrow
The only issue I've had with swapping sims is that there are different data plans for different devices on AT&T....Blackberry, iPhone, and smartphone data plans all differ so if you swap your sim into a locked iPhone your out of luck...I have no idea how it works with the iPads though since you buy your data from the device itself.
EDIT: I forgot to mention that AT&T has ALWAYS been very good about switching my data plans for me, most times it just takes a phonecall and a quick power off/on to switch plans, and since they are all priced the same theres never been any billing issues for my smartphone plans. I used to bounce back and forth between my Bold and my 3G a lot.
hi.
Recently i bought Galaxy Note white from Amazon. It is originally from HongKong.
and I didnt rooting. I bought a ATT Go Phone sim card and activated($50, everything unlimited),now it is working for calling and txting but web and internet is not work
even H+ is shown on top of my screen.
when I try to connect internet, it says " Media Net. To use data service, you must have a data package. go att.com/mygophone"
I already tried vary of APN setting but still not work.
Here is my question.
1) Do I have to buy another sim card? because mine isnt read 3G on sim card.
2) I have a dumphone. Should I put in my sim card to dumphone and call ATT my phone doesnt work for internet?
any other advise will be very welcome.. plz help me..
Apparently, ATT knew you have a smartphone...so your unlimited data plans are block.
I have the same problem...you can check if your dump phone can use for web.
If can't ..call the CSR with your dump phone...see they can fix it. Then try to insert the SIM again when it's fix.
If it's don't work...your have to purchase a data plan.... I got the 250 minutes for $25 and 500MB data plan for $25. And the 500MB data plan will roll over if you enrolled Auto payment every month.
Good luck
Hi all,
so in the past couple of weeks my BroadBand has pretty much failed, I live on the edge of being able to get it. At 768kps and with 4g just round the corner, I'm thinking is it worth revisiting mobile BB in my area. This week I recieved my Three.co.uk SIM for testing viability as I know thier data plans are better than most. My normal Tariff is from o2 and has a 4GB limit, the speed i currently get on it is under 5Mbs, on Three however I got 8Mbs to 10Mbs+.
I am woundering though, as I know tethering is normally not permited unless to buy a addon with Three; would running a VPN on the computer negate this and allow someone to tether?
Thoughts on this are welcome.