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All,
After reading posts and complaints about the Galaxy Note being flagged as a tablet in AT&T's systems, I set out on a mission to fix this erroneous error. I contacted the President of AT&T and heard back from the Vice President. After several phone conversations later, the Director of Marketing was able to identify the error and fix this issue resulting in Note IMEI's to appear as smartphones, not tablets.
In short, buy the Note, put your SIM in, and your good to go. No issues with accusatory tablet texts. Here is the message I received (names redacted)
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I just spoke with our supply chain team and we figured out the issue – a digit was transposed when we loaded in a set of IMEI TAC ranges to our systems in October and this resulted in classifying a subset of Samsung Galaxy Note products erroneously. Your IMEI range was not impacted and your product will work without issue and without concern of losing your unlimited smartphone data plan experience.
To be clear, you have not actually received any “alerts” from AT&T about data plan eligibility because you have not moved your SIM card into the Samsung Galaxy Note product as of yet? You can do so without issue at this time.
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So, I'm not one to take credit, but I sure did take this issue to the top of AT&T and it all appears to be well.
Great news for us Note users in the US. AT&T know knows it's not a tablet.
Enjoy the best device ever!
Eric
EDIT: It seems my solution didn't necessarily remedy all Galaxy Notes. That said, you may still encounter issues. If you do, I'd recommend contacting AT&T for help. I seem to be good for now, but still feel I will get flagged at some point. Unfortunate, really, but that's par for the course given the unique nature of this device. AT&T can't seem to classify it as a tablet or smartphone, when it's clearly a smartphone with a slightly bigger screen.
Thank you! Is there a reference number or of the sort which we can reference to just in case the 'text of horror' or any issues occur by any chance?
One point of caution: he said "my IMEI range has not been affected." I have no idea if that means my Note, which was from Germany, is any different than a Polish one or otherwise.
The best thing to do is if you get a text from AT&T about a tablet plan, contact the highest executive you can and be very professional (it's easy to find emails). This issue can be fixed as evidenced by my post.
Good luck!
Out of respect for the individuals who helped me, I'd rather not post their information all over the web. Just google for AT&T executive email addresses if you run into trouble and go from there. Remember, if you do contact someone, please be professional in your communications. *****ing will get you nowhere.
Great. I will do so! how do you check the nationality of your GN? I just ordered it from Amazon, so I am not sure where it will be from.
uwengdori said:
Great. I will do so! how do you check the nationality of your GN? I just ordered it from Amazon, so I am not sure where it will be from.
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FWIW, mine from Amazon was German. Outside of that, they are sourced from all over, so I can't help beyond that.
Just to be clear what happens if I call AT&T up and have them put my IMIE number in. Will it now be accepted by AT&T and will I then have the proper APN sent to my phone automatically without having to put it in manually? Has anyone done this now? Thanks for getting this straightened out it sure takes a lot of pressure off everyone.
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Just to be clear what happens if I call AT&T up and have them put my IMIE number in. Will it now be accepted by AT&T and will I then have the proper APN sent to my phone automatically without having to put it in manually? Has anyone done this now? Thanks for getting this straightened out it sure takes a lot of pressure off everyone.
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You don't need to call AT&T, just put your sim card in your Note. No matter what you do, I don't think you can make the network automatically provision your international Note with the correct APN settings, you'll have to do it manually. It's very easy to do, though.
Excellent news that they have fixed the issue with the IMEI # error in their database!
Thanks Eric!
Now has anyone that got blocked before put their SIM back in and using it? I am still a little worried because the email didn't say that they changed anything, only that yours was ok. I will wait a couple days until i get my TMo SIM in the mail; then if they shut me off again at least I can go to TMo edge. Right now I'm using my N1 and tethering it, but the idea of the Note is so I only have to carry one device.
Soooo...this is for all of us? If so, you're a hero man, seriously.
That's awesome Eric. I have a Note on the way that I was resigned to returning because of this issue. It's a Christmas miracle!
Eric - what APN are you using? Phone, PTA or wap. Cingular?
dwboston said:
That's awesome Eric. I have a Note on the way that I was resigned to returning because of this issue. It's a Christmas miracle!
Eric - what APN are you using? Phone, PTA or wap. Cingular?
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Using these:
Name: AT&T
APN: wap.cingular
Proxy: leave blank
Port: leave blank
Username:[email protected]
Password:CINGULAR1
Server: leave blank
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
MMS Port: 80
MCC:310
MNC:410 (note. this could also be 310, 41 or 15)
APN Type: leave blank
Please note everyone (no pun intended) I am not sure if this IMEI error was specific to just my device or all Galaxy Notes. That's just my disclaimer. All I know is if you state your case in a professional tone, you can get results.
I do believe it will "fix" all Note IMEI issues, but that's my assumption.
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Using these:
Name: AT&T
APN: wap.cingular
Proxy: leave blank
Port: leave blank
Username:[email protected]
Password:CINGULAR1
Server: leave blank
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
MMS Port: 80
MCC:310
MNC:410 (note. this could also be 310, 41 or 15)
APN Type: leave blank
Please note everyone (no pun intended) I am not sure if this IMEI error was specific to just my device or all Galaxy Notes. That's just my disclaimer. All I know is if you state your case in a professional tone, you can get results.
I do believe it will "fix" all Note IMEI issues, but that's my assumption.
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Wap.cingular is only for 3g speeds. If you want the "4g" speeds use "phone" as your apn and make sure your 4g data is enabled on your account.
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Thanks Eric.
Another question. I am using an older, I'm sure 3G SIM. I've seen references to a 4G SIM. Will substituting a 4G SIM for the 3G SIM -- I'm already on a metered $G Smartphone plan -- make any difference re obtaining HSPA+ speeds?
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Cheeze[iT] said:
Wap.cingular is only for 3g speeds. If you want the "4g" speeds use "phone" as your apn and make sure your 4g data is enabled on your account.
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Are the other settings (besides APN) the same, or different?
Awesome
That's great news. It's such great news I decided to order the phone from Amazon. And it's arriving tomorrow!
Earlier in the day I went to a local AT&T store here in NYC and had a long talk with a sales rep. He told me there was no reason why it should not work and that he would exchange my iPhones sim for the right size. I explained to him all the issues and he said if it's not a tablet there should be no problem. I'm glad the higher ups at AT&T agreed with him.
Glad to hear you had your issue taken care of. Hopefully you didn't screw all the note medianet users over in the process...
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Glad to hear you had your issue taken care of. Hopefully you didn't screw all the note medianet users over in the process...
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First of all, if you are using the Note on that plan, you are out of compliance.
Second of all, if you are spending $700 on a device, get a piggy bank and save $15 more each month to finance your data plan.
Third of all, that's a pretty jerky comment. I didn't do all of this as a self-serving prophecy. I merely wanted AT&T to recognize it as a smartphone, not a tablet. For everyone, not just me. Nobody cares that you and others are skirting policy by sneaking a data-heavy phone onto an old medianet plan.
You are working the system and frankly I hope you get caught.
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First of all, if you are using the Note on that plan, you are out of compliance.
Second of all, if you are spending $700 on a device, get a piggy bank and save $15 more each month to finance your data plan.
Third of all, that's a pretty jerky comment. I didn't do all of this as a self-serving prophecy. I merely wanted AT&T to recognize it as a smartphone, not a tablet. For everyone, not just me. Nobody cares that you and others are skirting policy by sneaking a data-heavy phone onto an old medianet plan.
You are working the system and frankly I hope you get caught.
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Agreed on all counts!
so has anyone checked their at&t account online to see what device it shows as being used? wondering as to if it's showing something different now.
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First of all, if you are using the Note on that plan, you are out of compliance.
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Eric for the past 7 years I've used unlocked unbranded phones on at&t. When I insert my at&t SIM into my unlocked unbranded phone OLAM's only option for data was the 10/15$ medianet plan. How am I skirting the system if AT&T's online account manager is telling me to select medianet for data?
Should I call at&t up and tell them I want to pay more money for data? Tell me how to proceed?
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Eric for the past 7 years I've used unlocked unbranded phones on at&t. When I insert my at&t SIM into my unlocked unbranded phone OLAM's only option for data was the 10/15$ medianet plan. How am I skirting the system if AT&T's online account manager is telling me to select medianet for data?
Should I call at&t up and tell them I want to pay more money for data? Tell me how to proceed?
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I don't care how you proceed. All I know is my Note isn't viewed as a tablet any longer.
Outside of that good luck with whatever you have set up. It's not my concern.
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Hi all. A friend of mine was looking to get an Android on Straight Talk. Before picking up one of the abominable offerings, I noticed that Straight Talk takes unlocked AT&T and T-Mo phones. I wanted to double check if anyone could confirm that it works. Can anyone fill me in?
YamiYaiba said:
Hi all. A friend of mine was looking to get an Android on Straight Talk. Before picking up one of the abominable offerings, I noticed that Straight Talk takes unlocked AT&T and T-Mo phones. I wanted to double check if anyone could confirm that it works. Can anyone fill me in?
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it doesnt have to be unlocked... i havent tried the vivid, but i did sell my inspire to a co-worker and he had no issues using it on straight talk.
Tell him to order the sim for att...from st8talk... and it will work no problem
Straight Talk is actually an MNVO (mobile network virtual operator) that runs on the AT&T towers, so any AT&T device is compatible on a basic level. You will need to change the apn for data access. I think it is att.mnvo or something similar. I have read that your data speeds will likely be throttled to a lower speed. If data speed is important, you may also want to check to see if you will have access to LTE and/or HSPA+ networks.
MM
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Straight Talk is actually an MNVO (mobile network virtual operator) that runs on the AT&T towers, so any AT&T device is compatible on a basic level. You will need to change the apn for data access. I think it is att.mnvo or something similar. I have read that your data speeds will likely be throttled to a lower speed. If data speed is important, you may also want to check to see if you will have access to LTE and/or HSPA+ networks.
MM
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yea exactly... i just set a phones apn up with st8talk and their website has a lot of info on what they require
Mad Medik said:
Straight Talk is actually an MNVO (mobile network virtual operator) that runs on the AT&T towers, so any AT&T device is compatible on a basic level. You will need to change the apn for data access. I think it is att.mnvo or something similar. I have read that your data speeds will likely be throttled to a lower speed. If data speed is important, you may also want to check to see if you will have access to LTE and/or HSPA+ networks.
MM
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Thanks for the EXCELLENT reply. That was extremely helpful. I do have a couple followup questions.
Straight Talk is accepting T-Mo phones as well. Would those also run off the AT&T network still?
Also, she alleges that she doesn't have AT&T service where she lives. She is currently using a Wal-Mart purchased Straight Talk flip phone. Can someone explain that???
YamiYaiba said:
Thanks for the EXCELLENT reply. That was extremely helpful.
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You're welcome!
YamiYaiba said:
Straight Talk is accepting T-Mo phones as well. Would those also run off the AT&T network still?
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Yes, so they would have to be network unlocked. Also, since T-MO and AT&T have some differences in frequency bands and data transmission protocols for high speed, most T-MO phones won't be able to access high speed data.
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she alleges that she doesn't have AT&T service where she lives. She is currently using a Wal-Mart purchased Straight Talk flip phone. Can someone explain that???
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I have read that AT&T and T-MO have roaming agreements for voice (not sure about data) and that these agreements only apply for monthly plans, not pay as you go. It could be that the monthly plan MNVO users also have the benefit of the roaming? If you are curious, ask her to check her network settings and it should indicate if she is connected to at&t/smart talk or if it is t-mo. Since it is covered under agreement, I don't know if it shows up as a roaming status on the main screen. Assuming she is correct about the AT&T thing to begin with...
MM
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Right now, she's just using an old dumb phone her parents picked up from Walmart, so information is limited at best. Doubly so since I'm in Tennessee and she's in Alabama.
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Do you have the model and brand of the phone she is using?
If it is AT&T Sim from Straight Talk will operate on ATT towers. If it is TMO sim will operate on T-Mobile towers.
If her area is not covered by T-MO or ATT, then she may be using a Straight Talk CDMA phone which could run on another provider like Verizon.
I have the Vivid with Sraight Talk and no problems. I do have an issue sending MMS messages, which is an issue with my phone (I switched the SIM to a Galaxy and to HTC Inspire and I was able to send MMS).
Does anybody know why? (I'm using the APN recommended by Straight Talk).
To clarify a few things: I too have Straight Talk on my brothers Vivid with. Att SIM. I do NOT suggest getting a Tmo SIM. Reception is awfull if you aren't in a large city. Also you can NOT roam the ATT towers with the Tmo SIM. Data Speeds are NOT throttled at all and I regularly hit 700-1000KB dl or 6-8megs however you calculate. Straight Talk will throttle you if you repeatedly use over 2GB of data a month buy for 45$ a month you can't lose. Hope this helps
Vivid and MMS?
Nate,
Are you able to send MMS messages with your Vivid?
I'm able to connect to Internet and make calls. I configured the APN correctly and I still can't send MMS. If I switch my SIM to any other phone, I'm able to send MMS. Any idea on this?
Thanks!!
PS. And yes, $45 per month is awesome!
Hi gifr, yes mms works perfectly. It may be an issue with your Rom, your Texting App, or an apn setting. That's the only thing I think it could be.
I have been thinking of doing this with NET10 which it is my understanding is the same thing as Straight Talk and works with both AT&T and T-Mobile towers.
Is the data really unlimited or are you slowed down after a certain amount?
Does Visual Voicemail work?
Can specified only for AT&T and T-Mobile apps be installed and used?
Visual voice mail doesn't work on my vivid but everything else does.
raysurrx7 said:
Visual voice mail doesn't work on my vivid but everything else does.
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Please can someone share a link to the apn configuration where the most features work?
Like if I could get everything but VisualVoicemail working that'd be amazing...
The device is an HTC VIVID, currently running PACman ROM...
PLEASE, any/all help is greatly appreciated. He really needs his phone working again...
Thank you all...
Handcent SMS app now has the option to set APN specifically for MMS. That's what it took to get MMS working on my Vivid on Straighttalk. My setup is:
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
Proxy: 66.209.11.33
Port: 80
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rassawyer said:
Handcent SMS app now has the option to set APN specifically for MMS. That's what it took to get MMS working on my Vivid on Straighttalk. My setup is:
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
Proxy: 66.209.11.33
Port: 80
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That is a depreciated APN... You wanna use the 'phone' or 'pta'...
You'll have data drops and places where MMS won't send with that
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To clarify, those are the settings I use in Handcent. The screenshots are of my data APN.
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rassawyer said:
To clarify, those are the settings I use in Handcent. The screenshots are of my data APN.
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FWIW these are the settings currently supplied with the AT&T 4G enabled SIMs that Straight Talk has just begun selling. Work fine on a S4 Google edition.
We have a thread going about what doesn't work with the N7 3g. How about keeping a list of what actually does work? I won't make a list of data only plans because that is a given. I am talking about smartphone plans with minutes and sms as well as data. I will edit the list and try to make myself useful. I am hoping that a few of the prepaid plans will work on the t-mobile/at&t networks despite the blocking when purchased from the carrier.
USA
Working
1. Straight talk AT&T and T-Mobile
2. Simple Mobile
3. AT&T grandfather unlimited plan with APN changes (Quoted below) Thanks DonS
Not Working
1. All T-mobile smartphone plans
2. AT&T LTE smartphone postpaid plans. (May be APN related)
AT&T APN Info
Name AT&T HSPA+
APN: wap.cingular
Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
Port: 80
Username: [email protected]
Password: CINGULAR1
Server: leave blank
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
MMS port: 80
MMS protocol: WAP 2.0
MICC 310
MNC 410
Auth type blank
APN type blank
UK
Working
1. T-Mobile pay as you go.
Canada
pending
right before you write this post, brandotgreat wrote StraightTalk works.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004849
If this thread is meant to be USA specific, please indicate so in the title.
If not I will just hazard a guess: The N7 should work on *all* CDN smartphone plans because AFAIK none of the carriers here do punitive device screening. The only caveat is you would have to put in the smartphone APN if the tablet APN is the default. But if anyone has a counterexample please do make it known. (Of course the voice side won't work unless/until devs figure out how.)
UK - T-Mobile standard pay as you go Sim works. I'm using it now.
StraightTalk's T-mobile SIM works.
I'm using it now. Good Speeds too..
My cousin is using SIMPLE Mobile on his N7.
It a MVNO using T-mobile network. It has a $50 Unlimited Plan.
No Data Cap from what he told me.
I read over the T&C and it seems pretty good.
Just no P2P Downloading, Running a Server, "automatic data feeds"
Oh and no Tethering (stated in T&C)
It says they reserve the right to Throttle or Terminate your service if you break any of the T&C rules.
But nothing about a Data Cap.
Don't have good Coverage though (at least the coverage map they have sucks)
I will keep a list for any country if it is helpful. Thanks for the input thus far.
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USA
Working
1. Straight talk AT&T and Verizon
2. Simple Mobile
Not Working
1. All T-mobile smartphone plans
2. AT&T smartphone postpaid plans, no word yet on prepaid. Will update.
UK
Working
1. Verizon pay as you go.
Canada
pending
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Umm, StraightTalk mvno via Verizon is CDMA based (No SIM) (although SOME of their phones have SIM) - Nexus7 Does not Support CDMA
I Think you meant T-mobile.
That UK entry should be T-mobile (Orange) and not Verizon.
AT&T SIM with iPhone data plan works
I put a SIM from an iPhone with the iPhone unlimited data plan into my N7 3G and it's working perfectly. I did have to create a new APN with the old wap.cingular APN. That is likely required for other AT&T SIMs with non-LTE data plans. If the SIM is setup with an LTE data plan it should work with the Broadband APN that comes predefined.
Someone trying an AT&T SIM should create an APN with these settings. I believe the username and password entries are case sensitive, so make sure you enter them as all caps.
Name AT&T HSPA+
APN: wap.cingular
Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
Port: 80
Username: [email protected]
Password: CINGULAR1
Server: leave blank
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
MMS port: 80
MMS protocol: WAP 2.0
MICC 310
MNC 410
Auth type blank
APN type blank
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Umm, StraightTalk mvno via Verizon is CDMA based (No SIM) (although SOME of their phones have SIM) - Nexus7 Does not Support CDMA
I Think you meant T-mobile.
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Wow...I can't believe I typed Verizon. No sleep and a head cold got the better of me. Crazy since I have just been integrating responses from this thread into the top post. I also tried to take my contact lenses out this morning.....they weren't in. Makes me nervous about what I'm typing into my report at the office right now. haha.
T-Mobile
So I just bought a Nexus 7 32GB with HSPA+ and came to know that T-Mobile smartphone plans don't work on this device.
WTF?
Is there something I need to do get it to work? Like Root it?
If it won't work even with root enabled then I think this device is going to have to go back to Google.
thanks
C
What I've gathered from other threads is that T-Mobile have blocked the IMIE numbers of all the nexus 3g devices, effectively forcing people to use tablet only plans.
Others will probably confirm, but truth be told, probably best to use another carrier.
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sighdroid said:
What I've gathered from other threads is that T-Mobile have blocked the IMIE numbers of all the nexus 3g devices, effectively forcing people to use tablet only plans.
Others will probably confirm, but truth be told, probably best to use another carrier.
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Wow that sucks...
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Wow that sucks...
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Does anyone know of a plan that is pre paid and offers the pay per day option as T mobiles? There plan was basically $3 a day that you used it. I don't use the data connection that much but want the option when I need it. Most of the time I can tether to my phone but there are those bad battery days when it would be nice to their out the $3 instead of not having service.
The ATT Mobile Data Share plan works if you add as a tablet. Its only $10 to add N7 3G to your share plan,
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StraightTalk's T-mobile SIM works.
I'm using it now. Good Speeds too..
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Just to clarify, did you have to cut down the Straight Talk Sim to Micro size? They only seem to offer the T-Mobile Sim in standard Sim card size.
A dumb question: what is a straight talk plan? Unlimited minutes one with or without data?
Thanks!
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So I have confirmed that AT&T's tablet dataconnect plans work on the nexus 4. This is awesome if you just want data without having to pay extra for phone service. Right now I'm using the 3GB $30 a month prepaid Dataconnect plan. All I did was enter the IMEI for a tablet, T-Mobile Springboard is what I used, and your Sim card #. From there you just simply change your APN and your good to go. I wasn't sure if this was possible or not, but now I have confirmed that it is!
https://buyasession.att.com/sbd/Common/ShopRatePlans.action
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Thanks for sharing. It's good to know.
If I'm not mistaken, AT&Ts non-LTE 4G is slower than T-Mobiles 4G. Can you also confirm this to be true?
Wait $30 a month? For 3gb? That's the same amount you pay with t mobile and you get unlimited text and 100 minutes of talk with 5gb of 4g! Doesn't seem like you're paying less and you get less from it
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Wait $30 a month? For 3gb? That's the same amount you pay with t mobile and you get unlimited text and 100 minutes of talk with 5gb of 4g! Doesn't seem like you're paying less and you get less from it
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T-Mobile has the least market penetration of any major carrier. Most of us cannot use it.
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Thanks for sharing. It's good to know.
If I'm not mistaken, AT&Ts non-LTE 4G is slower than T-Mobiles 4G. Can you also confirm this to be true?
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AT&T has HSPA+21 with theoretic speeds up to 21 mbps
T-Mobile has DC-HSPA+42 with theoretic speeds up to 42 mbps
Generally TMOs 4G (HSPA+) is faster, but it all depends on coverage
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Actually AT&T only has HSPA 14.4
AT&T's "4G" is slower than T-Mobile's, but where I live the only data service T-Mobile provides is EDGE or just plain 2G, hence why I would rather have AT&T. Where I am in Maine right now I get about 80kbps download and about 60kbps upload on T-Mobile. Using the prepaid tablet plan on AT&T in the same location I got 2-3Mbps download and about 800kbps upload. Determining which carrier's data speeds are faster greatly varies depending on your location. I just thought I would try to help some people out that are in a place where T-Mobile has terrible/no service and they don't want to pay $60 a month for the prepaid smartphone plan from AT&T. This tablet plan is half the price. To make calls you can just use Groove IP along with Google Voice, and that is through your data. So you no longer need a phone plan, only data!!
Nice thing about the N4 is that it is a petaband phone and can easily be switched between att or t mobile at anytime on prepaid sims.
So the "insert (preferred) carrier/plan here" argument is moot.
But the OP is appreciated knowledge.
Just test and go with what works for your needs.
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What's the APN that you would use? I'm doing the same thing and can't get the APN correct. Thanks.
To me the extra $15 for straight talk is worth it but for someone who uses very few minutes and no MMS this could be a great option.
Hmm this might be a good option for me. Sadly, T-mobile data speeds have been very disappointing around my area. Plus, anywhere outside of town is edge which is worse yet.
Definitely trying to create a new data connect account and items totally not letting me. :'(
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That's awesome. You could just get that and your google voice number. Be set for 30 bucks a month on AT&T. With great coverage.
I am just on a family plan.
threeclaws said:
To me the extra $15 for straight talk is worth it but for someone who uses very few minutes and no MMS this could be a great option.
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You can still do MMS, it is just through Google Voice (which is free).
gear.h34d.2012 said:
What's the APN that you would use? I'm doing the same thing and can't get the APN correct. Thanks.
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This is what worked for me. It may work with just the MEdia Net one, but I had both and it worked.
APN1=============================
Name: Activate
APN: lwaactivate
Proxy: (not set)
Port: (Not Set)
Username: (Not Set)
Password: (Not Set)
Server: (Not Set)
MMSC: (Not Set)
MMS Proxy (Not Set)
MMS port: (Not Set)
MMS Protocol: WAP 2.0
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication Type: (Not Set)
APN Type: default,admin,fota,hipri
APN2====================
Name: MEdia Net
APN: broadband
Proxy: (Not Set)
Port: (Not Set)
Username: (Not Set)
Password: (Not Set)
Server: (Not Set)
MMSC: (Not Set)
MMS proxy: (Not Set)
MMS port: (Not Set)
MMS protocol: WAP 2.0
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication type: (Not Set)
APN type: default,admin,fota,hipri
gear.h34d.2012 said:
Definitely trying to create a new data connect account and items totally not letting me. :'(
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Do you have a tablet IMEI and a SIM card #? https://buyasession.att.com/sbd/ShowLogin.action?source=ECV4IS0000000000U&wtExtndSource=buyasession
ctowne said:
You can still do MMS, it is just through Google Voice (which is free).
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Just fyi. Google voice does not support mms unless you're on Sprint and have an integrated gv account.
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frigidazzi said:
Just fyi. Google voice does not support mms unless you're on Sprint and have an integrated gv account.
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Ok maybe it's not MMS but you can text through Google Voice no matter what carrier you have. I can do it through the extension for Chrome on my laptop if I want.
Where would I get a SIM card for this plan?
sporez said:
Where would I get a SIM card for this plan?
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Just a AT&T micro sim will do. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003YTSXYO
Or
http://m.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2628385
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ctowne said:
Just a AT&T micro sim will do. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003YTSXYO
Or
http://m.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2628385
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Alright, thanks! Also, am I out of luck if I don't have a tablet with 3g? My current tablet is wifi only so therefore doesn't have an IMEI.
Anyone else get this going on your N4?
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I got it on mine.
I was trying to do S-OFF but couldn't get the damn screw on the back off that covers the pin you need for the wire trick.
So I decided I'd try getting it through the unlock code. Was looking for the cheapest way when I came across this site.
I AM NOT TRYING TO ADVERTISE FOR THIS SITE. NOT AFFILIATED IN ANY WAY. SIMPLY TRYING TO HELP.
https://www.freeunlocks.com/
NOTICE. YOU NEED A CREDIT CARD. I'M SORRY. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY. IT IS FREE HOWEVER.
So I went in and chose the HTC Vivid and chose to get it free with "Trialpay". I read some of the "offers" and googled about them, and the Emusic one is the easiest to cancel. So I signed up for it using my debit card, FREE TRIAL, then sure enough it went through and asked me for my IMEI. I input it, it said thanks please wait a few. About 10-15 minutes later I get an email "Your unlock code is ready, it is #########".
Pop in my Tmobile sim on STOCK HTC ICS and asks for unlock key - put it in and BLAMMO. IT. WORKED.
So then I go to emusic.com and go to account page and cancel my account. completely. Also I emailed their customer support to say "I want to make sure my account is COMPLETELY canceled and I will NOT be charged" and they confirmed it is as such.
Now, I can see the 4G icon on the top right, but I'm not actually getting any data. Calling/texting worked though. I'm thinking maybe it needed some APN settings, I have no idea. Not worried about it.
I used to use Virtuous Inquisition so I flashed back to it.
Pop in TMobile SIM and had to reenter unlock code, which worked again.
Went to settings and chose the TMobile carrier under the settings... Blammo. 3g. Working. What's that? There's an H up there! NO WAY!
Opened up speedtest and ran it. Guess what... 10mbps. The top right shows 3g but I get H about 50% of the time (just the fault of spotty coverage indoors, not because the phone isn't capable.)
Image will be attached.
You don't have to believe me, you don't have to give out your credit card info, nothing, I just wanted to try and help anyone I can.
Good luck and have fun
Thanks for confirming you can get 4G speeds on the Vivid with T-Mobile.
strose09 said:
Thanks for confirming you can get 4G speeds on the Vivid with T-Mobile.
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I believe the vivid and other Att phones have been getting up to H (fake 4G) speeds for a while now because T-Mobile recently added some more frequencies for their towers a month or two ago
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Yep. Thankful that T-Mobile finally joined the rest of the world lol
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XxSHaDoWxSLaYeRxX said:
Yep. Thankful that T-Mobile finally joined the rest of the world lol
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i confirm getting 3G and H on my vivid :good:
imranh101 said:
I got it on mine.
I was trying to do S-OFF but couldn't get the damn screw on the back off that covers the pin you need for the wire trick.
So I decided I'd try getting it through the unlock code. Was looking for the cheapest way when I came across this site.
I AM NOT TRYING TO ADVERTISE FOR THIS SITE. NOT AFFILIATED IN ANY WAY. SIMPLY TRYING TO HELP.
https://www.freeunlocks.com/
NOTICE. YOU NEED A CREDIT CARD. I'M SORRY. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY. IT IS FREE HOWEVER.
So I went in and chose the HTC Vivid and chose to get it free with "Trialpay". I read some of the "offers" and googled about them, and the Emusic one is the easiest to cancel. So I signed up for it using my debit card, FREE TRIAL, then sure enough it went through and asked me for my IMEI. I input it, it said thanks please wait a few. About 10-15 minutes later I get an email "Your unlock code is ready, it is #########".
Pop in my Tmobile sim on STOCK HTC ICS and asks for unlock key - put it in and BLAMMO. IT. WORKED.
So then I go to emusic.com and go to account page and cancel my account. completely. Also I emailed their customer support to say "I want to make sure my account is COMPLETELY canceled and I will NOT be charged" and they confirmed it is as such.
Now, I can see the 4G icon on the top right, but I'm not actually getting any data. Calling/texting worked though. I'm thinking maybe it needed some APN settings, I have no idea. Not worried about it.
I used to use Virtuous Inquisition so I flashed back to it.
Pop in TMobile SIM and had to reenter unlock code, which worked again.
Went to settings and chose the TMobile carrier under the settings... Blammo. 3g. Working. What's that? There's an H up there! NO WAY!
Opened up speedtest and ran it. Guess what... 10mbps. The top right shows 3g but I get H about 50% of the time (just the fault of spotty coverage indoors, not because the phone isn't capable.)
Image will be attached.
You don't have to believe me, you don't have to give out your credit card info, nothing, I just wanted to try and help anyone I can.
Good luck and have fun
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XxSHaDoWxSLaYeRxX said:
Yep. Thankful that T-Mobile finally joined the rest of the world lol
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volcandroid said:
i confirm getting 3G and H on my vivid :good:
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So, is Virtuous Inquisition a software? I have an unlocked Vivid through IMEI code, but internet doesn't seem to work on it. Thanks for your help.
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In case you still need help, here is what I suggest:
For the unlock, use unlockusa.com to get your code. They're the fastest and most reliable on the market.
For the internet, use the following settings for your APN (Credits: http://htcsource.com/2012/08/how-to-sim-unlock-the-htc-vivid-and-add-t-mobiles-access-point/) :
Name: T-Mobile.com
APN: fast.t-mobile.com
Proxy: Not Set
Port: Not Set
Username: Not Set
Password: Not Set
Server: wap.voicestream.com
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
MMS proxy: 261.155.165.50
MMS port: Not Set
MMS protocol: WAP 2.0
MCC:310
MNC: 260
Authentication type; Not Set
APN type: default
APN enable/disable: Checked
Bearer:Unspecified
Enjoy your cool phone !
I hope that helps. It worked for me, as I was having the same issue.