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I'm curious why no one discusses Simple Mobile as an option for their new Nexus 4? Just like Straight Talk, Simple Mobile is owned by TracFone, and uses T-Mobile towers. I've also read on other forums that they are no as strict about their data usage as Straight Talk is. I know Simple Mobile used to be their own thing until earlier this year when acquired by TracFone.
Here's their website: http://www.mysimplemobile.com/
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im currently using T-Mo with the Nexus 4, id like to use one of the ones mentioned above but, id like to find out ahead of time what would the download speed of the 4G would look like .
right now im getting atleast 9-12Mgps here in NYC, soon will be moving to DALLAS TX in the next day .
so yeah
Simple caps you right at 2gb. And if you tether for more than an hour or so you get a warning. And they're customer service is terrible. Better off just paying the extra $10 a month for the tmo prepaid, at least you get voice/text roaming with them
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TRUE,
Thought straight talk in the US has unlimited everything at $45 a month .
but the data is shared i guess whatever that mean . .
they also tell you that if they feel like you are using too much 4g bandwith, they have the right to slow your speed down, who knows how !
It's because straight talk basically has the same plan for $5 cheaper.
I looked into it and decided to stick with T mobile value plans. For two lines it wasn't much more than the other stuff.
I did a lot of searching and saw data cap talk after 2gb and other things so I decided not worth the hassle to save a couple of bucks.
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Im using Straight Talk and for $41.50 a month I could not be more satisfied. So far I'm LOVING the service
I'll be using it with Simple. I have heard that they have severe caps in the 2-3GB range, but I don't use much data (<1GB) so I haven't experienced a hard cap. Also, they've recently included 250MB at "4G" before they throttle down to "3G." I use quotes because the speeds are laughable. For "4G" down, I get around 3Mb/s. For 3G down, it's around 300Kb/s. I can't complain since data isn't a huge deal for me, but it is for most people. But at $40/month, this isn't too bad.
9nly reason why I stay with Simple Mobile is because of the free internatinal texting. Their data speeds arent all that great but I am always mostly on wifi.
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Hmmm never heard of it. Guess it's not a UK thing then?
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Im using Straight Talk and for $41.50 a month I could not be more satisfied. So far I'm LOVING the service
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I thought it was (straight talk) $45.
you got it for $41.50 (365 days prepaid?)
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I'm curious why no one discusses Simple Mobile as an option for their new Nexus 4? Just like Straight Talk, Simple Mobile is owned by TracFone, and uses T-Mobile towers. I've also read on other forums that they are no as strict about their data usage as Straight Talk is. I know Simple Mobile used to be their own thing until earlier this year when acquired by TracFone.
Here's their website: http://www.mysimplemobile.com/
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Do you know if they have rollover minutes like Tracfone?
Well, I've never used them personally. I just knew they were an option, and I wondered why people never mention them.
As for data speeds, it would be the same as on T-Mobile.
On capping, I heard that Straight Talk was more strict on that than Simple Mobile is. I read somewhere that Simple Mobile used to be hardcore about capping you at a certain point, but since they were purchased by TracFone, it all changed. Again, this is what I've read, and it could be totally wrong.
Simplemobile, I had them fly almost 2 years. Supposedly they have no cap but they showed me the rules where it says they can sit you down any time your usage is effecting others.
I am dumping them for tmob $30 prepaid. With simple I could not get PayPal notifications or Google. it is something with those short numbers. Ticked me off many times.
They use tmobile as a carrier
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Simplemobile, I had them fly almost 2 years. Supposedly they have no cap but they showed me the rules where it says they can sit you down any time your usage is effecting others.
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Yeah, but basically every carrier in the US with an "Unlimited" data option has that clause in their user agreement. I'm currently with Boost Mobile, and I think that they term it as "fair use". Either way, with my current data speeds, and my crummy phone, I would have to try incredibly hard to even hit 1gb a month compared to how much I use now. I would be surprised if I even break 250mb as it currently stands.
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No. They don't. It's unlimited.
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Well, I've never used them personally. I just knew they were an option, and I wondered why people never mention them.
As for data speeds, it would be the same as on T-Mobile.
On capping, I heard that Straight Talk was more strict on that than Simple Mobile is. I read somewhere that Simple Mobile used to be hardcore about capping you at a certain point, but since they were purchased by TracFone, it all changed. Again, this is what I've read, and it could be totally wrong.
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It's not the same as T-Mobile. Even though they're using the same towers, Simple actually throttles more.
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No. They don't. It's unlimited.
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It's not the same as T-Mobile. Even though they're using the same towers, Simple actually throttles more.
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well in 50 plan i get 7-21 mp on my galaxy nexus is better than straighttalk you cant even stream nothing there i used like around 3gb a month
Straightalk is far from unlimited data...they usually cap you around 2-3 gigs. T-Mobile Simple plan does that around 5 gigs from what I understand. Straightalk is not a good option for data users...good for talkers though.
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I went with the $60 Monthly 4G plan from TMo... because over the past two years I have averaged about 1.1 GBs of data on Verizon (I switch to WiFi whenever I can) + the free roaming on TMo.
Additionally, I have used TMo before, and had a good experience... so went back to them.
If anything, I would like to switch to the $30 Monthly 4G plan... and try VOIP... I think that is best route for a value customer (or a customer who doesn't want to get butt raped by greedy carriers)
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As for data speeds, it would be the same as on T-Mobile.
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That's not true. Just because they use T-mobile doesn't mean the speeds are the same.
T-Mobile is launching a new sub brand, which offers $45/mo prepaid with unlimited voice, text, and 5GB "high-speed" data. It might be a interesting option for people who need more minutes than T-Mobile's $30 Monthly4G 100min plan, but don't want to use Straight Talk.
https://www.gosmartmobile.com/
When would they be available? I called there customer service and they are not active yet. They said micro sim phone might not get all the features like regular sim phone. I have nexus 4 which is micro sim hmmmm
I am interested cause its unlimited talk text and 5gb of hspa+42 data for 45. I am using straight talk right now.
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This is a good deal. Sticking with the $30 plan since I don't use much minutes
They are only doing a test launch in a few certain cities for now from what I hear.
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Sounds pretty equivalent to the $70/month prepaid plan I just signed up for yesterday.
it's 3g not 4g
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it's 3g not 4g
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45dollars is 4g
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I just read the fine print at the bottom of the page you linked to, and they consider 'high speed' web to be 3g. The $45/month plan is 5gb of 3G, then its goes to 2G
Was going to post this, glad I did a search!
If we can figure out what the microSIM issues are, if any.. I might move from the $30 plan to this, at least for my girlfriend.. VoIP's working but this is still cheap enough to be rid of all the headaches.
It seems like ordering a kit isn't restricted to any markets at the moment.. not sure if I want to be the first to take the plunge
definately sounds like a good deal. if ST AT&T doesnt work out well this month ill be definately switching to this next month. just wondering if it will be 3G UMTS or the full HSPA+
Hmm this is very intriguing. I just recently got on a straight talk plan and have consistently used over 100mb of data in a day and keep getting throttled to ridiculously slow edge speeds.
Does anyone know if they cap the data usage and if so what is considered maximum 3g speeds? Or does it just not use 4g towers? I have no idea how that works haha.
I don't get speeds over 2mbs anyways in my neighborhood with a "4g" service plan. Hopefully its all the same network and I won't notice a difference.
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Hmm this is very intriguing. I just recently got on a straight talk plan and have consistently used over 100mb of data in a day and keep getting throttled to ridiculously slow edge speeds.
Does anyone know if they cap the data usage and if so what is considered maximum 3g speeds? Or does it just not use 4g towers? I have no idea how that works haha.
I don't get speeds over 2mbs anyways in my neighborhood with a "4g" service plan. Hopefully its all the same network and I won't notice a difference.
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just curious, how many times did you have to go over 100mb in a day to get throttled? and are you on ST AT&T or TMO? im on TMO prepaid right now and theyre pretty straightforward with their data, as in however much you pay for you can use it how ever you want. but im gonna be trying out ST AT&T next week just because TMO reception is a bit spotty around where i live. i use less than 2GB a month and maybe go over 100mb one or two days a month
I'm ordering a SIM card to try out. I'll post to this thread with comparisons to my T-Mobile $30 5GB plan.
While I don't plan on switching from my $30 plan, I have some family members for whom this plan sounds great.
If they allow full speed streaming up to 5gigs, this may be a decent deal over ST.
If it's not HSPA+ full "4g" speeds, it's meh.
I am in if it's hspa+42mbps unlimited call, text and 5 gb data even better than solavei and simple mobile which they throttle after 4gb of data for 49.99.
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very interested in giving these guys a shot, they are no contract monthly prepaid right?
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very interested in giving these guys a shot, they are no contract monthly prepaid right?
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so high speed is 3g lol tmobile...
Not bad for those who need unlimited minutes. I wish T-Mobile's service was a tad bit better for rural areas. I use my phone 5x more when over at family functions or clients away from the city (out of boredom, really) and having to deal with EDGE is a pain in the ass. I'm trying out ST AT&T for the first time and have been pleased thus far. If they throttle me, though, I'm flushing their SIM card down the toilet.
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45dollars is 4g
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Up to 5GB of High-Speed web (5GB at 3G speeds, then 2G speeds for the rest of the cycle).
It's 3G. If you're not even going to read the source, don't post.
I finally decided I am paying way too much for AT&T and made the switch to Net10's "family plan"
The way it works, is if you activate on auto-refill you get $5 off the first phone and $10 for every phone after that up to 4 so for my 2 lines it's only $85 a month. You can have up to 4 for $165.
I bought the BYOP SIM pack at Dollar General for $15. It comes with an AT&T compatible full sim, AT&T compatible micro, and a T-Mobile compatible full. I used the 2 AT&T sims for my N4 and daughter's GNex (saves $15 for another kit) you have to buy 2 $50 PINs up front to activate. The credits will come for subsequent months but I am sure I can call in and demand the $15 credit through customer service.
Speeds have been the same for my area that I was getting with AT&T with no drop off in coverage at all. I did have an issue "porting" my number but my daughters went through immediately.
Anyone that has multiple lines on ST, Simple Mobile, or anywhere else may benefit from this plan and save some extra cash every month.
http://www.net10wireless.com/#/plans/family
How much data is this?
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How much data is this?
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As with all Tracfone owned companies it is unlimited* with no real policy set in stone for the true limit.
I know at least 2 people who have used 5+GB in a month without issue.
what speeds would i get with this?
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what speeds would i get with this?
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AT&T HSPA+ which I believe is 5-7 Mbps on average
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As with all Tracfone owned companies it is unlimited* with no real policy set in stone for the true limit.
I know at least 2 people who have used 5+GB in a month without issue.
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To bad they don't have a set in stone data limit. I would rather it say 5gb then throttled, than leave me wondering.
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To bad they don't have a set in stone data limit. I would rather it say 5gb then throttled, than leave me wondering.
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That's the main issue with all prepaid carriers that offer unlimited. They have a policy but it's not set in stone. Most believe that ST, N10, Tracfone don't actually have the ability to throttle because they don't control the network so I wouldn't worry about it too much.
So net10 works through Tmobile & AT&T? What about APN's.. Does it use the stock ones or its own APN.
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I wish I could get this but have to wait til my contract with att ends next year..for my 3 lines
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To bad they don't have a set in stone data limit. I would rather it say 5gb then throttled, than leave me wondering.
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5GB on AT&T? Lol..not even close.. Net10 is the same thing as Straight Talk but ST is $5 less per month..not sure what the OP is going on about, probably because I only pay for myself which in that case ST is less expensive..AT&T gets better coverage in buildings due to lower frequency they use than T-Mobile but their data policy is more strict than T-Mobile prepaid and T-Mobiles data is faster.
Think I'll be sticking with T-Mobiles $30/month prepaid plan due to better data and being $20 cheaper than ST is a nice touch.
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5GB on AT&T? Lol..not even close.. Net10 is the same thing as Straight Talk but ST is $5 less per month..not sure what the OP is going on about, probably because I only pay for myself which in that case ST is less expensive..AT&T gets better coverage in buildings due to lower frequency they use than T-Mobile but their data policy is more strict than T-Mobile prepaid and T-Mobiles data is faster.
Think I'll be sticking with T-Mobiles $30/month prepaid plan due to better data and being $20 cheaper than ST is a nice touch.
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AT&T also has much better coverage in many areas. Even in dense metropolitan areas like Northern VA and Washington, D.C. I get stronger signal on AT&T, and when going on long car trips, I don't drop down to EDGE or even GPRS, like I did with T-Mobile. It all depends on coverage in your area and your typical usage. I get great in-building coverage on AT&T - often better than Verizon.
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AT&T also has much better coverage in many areas. Even in dense metropolitan areas like Northern VA and Washington, D.C. I get stronger signal on AT&T, and when going on long car trips, I don't drop down to EDGE or even GPRS, like I did with T-Mobile. It all depends on coverage in your area and your typical usage. I get great in-building coverage on AT&T - often better than Verizon.
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I live in Virginia too, T Mobile is nothing short of a joke here. I have straight talk and it's great 15 dollars more a month is worth unlimited minutes..
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Update: It's official. http://www.aiowireless.com/shop/plans.html
Not quite as good as initially promised. Unlimited voice and text on all plans. You get 250 MB for $40, 2 GB for $55, or 7GB for $70. Also, 250 MB of tablet data for $15. On all the phone plans, you get unlimited throttled data after going over your high-speed allotment.
The fine print says maximum data speed of 4 Mbps, which is lower than the 7Mbps I can often get on AT&T's network, but still not bad.
They do have a bring your own phone program. They ask for your IMEI. I put mine in and went ahead as if I were going to check out, and they seemed okay with me using a Nexus 4.
When you go to the website, it may ask for your zip code before you can view plans. This is presumably because it's being test-marketed in certain parts of the country. The earlier reports were that test markets would be Florida and Texas. I entered a random Florida zip code (34105) and it let me in to view plans. I haven't tried signing up, but I think there's a pretty good chance you could sign up and enter your real Zip code.
My take on this now is that $55 is a little too high for what they're offering. I'll stick with Net10, with 1.5GB of high-speed data guaranteed for $42.50 with a discounted SIM. But if you regularly use more data, this could be a worthwhile offering. The $70 for 7GB of high speed data is pretty much unheard of for prepaid, so if you use that much per month, I'd jump on that.
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A website called Fierce Wireless has reported that AT&T will start offering a new prepaid option starting as early as June. The plan will include unlimited voice and texts, plus 2GB of HSPA data, for $50 per month. Once you go over 2GB, you'd be throttled back to 2G. The Fierce Wireless report doesn't clarify if it's HSPA or HSPA+ (in other words, is it 3G or 3.5/4G?). They may offer a plan with 5GB of high-speed data for $70, though that's undecided.
You can read the entire article here: http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/att-planning-june-launch-all-one-prepaid-brand/2013-05-02
I've never heard of Fierce Wireless, so I don't know if they have a good reputation, but the report is very specific, talks about things happening in the very near future, and is about a subject most trolls would find too boring to make up a whole fake thing about. Also, The Verge, which I consider a reputable source, published a story about the Fierce Wireless piece without doubting its truth.
Even so, this sounds a little too good to be true. In comparison, here are the other deals you can get right now with AT&T prepaid or MVNO:
PureTalk USA: $44 unlimited voice and text, 1GB data, $10 per extra 100 MB overage
Straight Talk: $45 unlimited voice and text, ambiguous amount of high-speed data.
Net10: $50 unlimited voice and text, 1.5GB hard data cap
AT&T GoPhone: $50 250 minutes, unlimited text, 1 GB data
Red Pocket: $60 unlimited voice and text, 2GB hard data cap
Black Wireless: same as Red Pocket
H2O Wireless: same as Red Pocket
AT&T GoPhone: $65 unlimited voice and text, 1GB data
Every one of these plans has a severe disadvantage vs. the new rumored AT&T plan. It's no longer possible to buy Straight Talk SIM cards from their website, and many customers (including me) have been throttled at much lower data levels than ever recently. PureTalk looks like a good deal but has insanely expensive overage charges. The others are either the same price or more expensive than the rumored AT&T prepaid plan, and you have to pay for more data if you go over, rather than simply being throttled down to 2G. Note also that most MVNOs are known for having atrocious customer service.
The comparison is especially stark if you compare it to AT&T's postpaid plans:
450 minutes, unlimited texts, 3GB data: $90
unlimited minutes and texts, 3GB data: $120
That's a lot of money to pay for LTE data, more coverage in unpopulated areas, and a subsidized phone every two years.
If AT&T really does come out with the rumored data plan, and they do give you full speed HSPA+ data, it could put a lot of their MVNOs out of business. And I suspect it will start to cannibalize their lucrative postpaid business.
So my guess is, AT&T will hobble this plan somehow. Either your data will be throttled to 1Mb down, or you'll only get 500 MB or 1 GB of high speed, or the price will be higher. Nothing about the way their MVNOs have behaved recently tells me AT&T wants to make its prepaid offerings more attractive. But I hope I'm wrong with that prediction.
Sounds too good to be true. Guess time will tell. Thanks for the breakdown of mvno's, getting ready to look into one as soon as my contract ends in a couple months.
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If they did I would probably directly my parents there. Right now I am on straight talk with t mobile and while its better and much faster in Atlanta I don't know about their part of KC. But they already have AT&T so they know what they'd be getting.
Meh, ATT still sucks around here (socal) they have good coverage but they still have call quality issues so I'll stick with Tmo but bring on the competition.
If this is true I'll be all over it
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My ex-wife works at AT&T and says she's heard nothing about this to date. They usually get info around 30 days ahead of a released plan so if this is in the works, it's quite a ways under the radar. I would suspect it'd be more of a working memo that got released or something but, hey, who knows? It'd be great to see them all finally start competing on price!
Bump because new information in OP about confirmed plans.
This looks to me like an okay deal if you want presumably better service, 2GB of data guaranteed, and to be throttled rather than shut off if you go over.
The $70 plan for 7GB looks like a great deal if you use that much data.
$55 is a good price, direct from ATT, and they seem to be far more honest about what they are offering. I still don't like ATT but this is the right direction for them to be going.
Has anyone outside of the cities listed tried putting in a zip code from one of the listed cities and then just have it shipped to there address outside of that city?
I'm on straight talk and hardly use any data but yet I'm still constantly throttled to the point that it's not usable.
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Has anyone outside of the cities listed tried putting in a zip code from one of the listed cities and then just have it shipped to there address outside of that city?
I'm on straight talk and hardly use any data but yet I'm still constantly throttled to the point that it's not usable.
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ATT or Tmo on straight talk? I never got throttled on either SIM using over 1gb/mo but I'm curious what you are using.
What I'm wondering is if they'll throttle people for steaming like straight talk or if they'll be more like T-Mobile in the way that you can do whatever you want with your data until its used up.
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What I'm wondering is if they'll throttle people for steaming like straight talk or if they'll be more like T-Mobile in the way that you can do whatever you want with your data until its used up.
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We won't know for sure until people start actually using the service and report back, but their terms of service do not say anything about streaming. They do say no tethering, and of course they give themselves an escape clause that "unlimited does not mean unreasonable," and you can't do anything that congests the network too much.
http://source.aiowireless.com/legal-info/terms-and-conditions-of-service.html
I'd be very surprised if they banned streaming. I've only ever seen that from Straight Talk and other services owned by the same company. AT&T has often been accused of prioritizing their own customers over MVNO people when the network gets congested. I wonder if AIO customers will get any priority at all.
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ATT or Tmo on straight talk? I never got throttled on either SIM using over 1gb/mo but I'm curious what you are using.
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ATT
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I have 500 minutes, unlimited text and unthrottled 4g LTE/HSPA+ data for 75/month from T-Mobile. Eff At&t prices. They do, however, have good coverage.
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They are supposed to be more stringent
I called yesterday and they told me I can get service even though I'm not in one of the 3 cities as long as I do it online or drive to a city with a store.
Doing it online isn't a problem but she told me that right now you can only port your number if you go into a store and that porting should be available online within a week.
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Has anyone outside of the cities listed tried putting in a zip code from one of the listed cities and then just have it shipped to there address outside of that city?
I'm on straight talk and hardly use any data but yet I'm still constantly throttled to the point that it's not usable.
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I did and it didn't work. I got some error telling me to enter a valid ZIP code for my city and state, weird.
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I did and it didn't work. I got some error telling me to enter a valid ZIP code for my city and state, weird.
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When it just asks for your zip code at the beginning put in 77002. Later it should allow you to put in your real zip code and address
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Is this just another mvno or is it directly from at&t. I couldnt find anything regarding roaming and whether or not these are treated like mvno or at&t prepaid. How do you guys expect this to function during peak hours? Since they cap the speed at 4mb/s does that mean they have the same priority as postpaid on at&t?
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When it just asks for your zip code at the beginning put in 77002. Later it should allow you to put in your real zip code and address
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That's exactly what I did. It won't let me order using my zip code. Either it's a site glitch or they really don't want people outside the test markets ordering.
This thread is to hopefully open up a conversation about the MVNOs that you guys have used and what your experiences were. Useful info are the model of G900 you use, what service provider it was (straight talk, cricket etc) and what towers they connected to along with price for service provided.
I was on straight talk with my G900P and had the unlimited talk/text with 5GB of LTE and unltd after that at snail speed for $45 ($43 with autopay) and it used at&t towers. I was getting 10 MBp/s and never really ran into service issues in Sioux Falls, SD where i live. I recently switched to H2O wireless for the same service but with 3GB of data. Same towers, same everything else but at $27/mo with autopay.
What do you guys use out there?
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This thread is to hopefully open up a conversation about the MVNOs that you guys have used and what your experiences were. Useful info are the model of G900 you use, what service provider it was (straight talk, cricket etc) and what towers they connected to along with price for service provided.
I was on straight talk with my G900P and had the unlimited talk/text with 5GB of LTE and unltd after that at snail speed for $45 ($43 with autopay) and it used at&t towers. I was getting 10 MBp/s and never really ran into service issues in Sioux Falls, SD where i live. I recently switched to H2O wireless for the same service but with 3GB of data. Same towers, same everything else but at $27/mo with autopay.
What do you guys use out there?
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I use MetroPCS. I get 8 gb of data for 50 bucks. You can't go wrong. =)
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I use MetroPCS. I get 8 gb of data for 50 bucks. You can't go wrong. =)
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Thanks! thats a tad spendy tho, and i dont think i personally would ever use 8 GB. But good info!
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This thread is to hopefully open up a conversation about the MVNOs that you guys have used and what your experiences were. Useful info are the model of G900 you use, what service provider it was (straight talk, cricket etc) and what towers they connected to along with price for service provided.
I was on straight talk with my G900P and had the unlimited talk/text with 5GB of LTE and unltd after that at snail speed for $45 ($43 with autopay) and it used at&t towers. I was getting 10 MBp/s and never really ran into service issues in Sioux Falls, SD where i live. I recently switched to H2O wireless for the same service but with 3GB of data. Same towers, same everything else but at $27/mo with autopay.
What do you guys use out there?
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I use cricket 30 bucks a month unlim talk and text 1 g of data but either work or home im always on wifi i hardly use 500 mb a month
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been on net 10 for a long time and decided to try cricket and they seem cool i have a rooted unlocked sprint g4 that i randomly swap the sim out between that and my s5
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I use cricket 30 bucks a month unlim talk and text 1 g of data but either work or home im always on wifi i hardly use 500 mb a month
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been on net 10 for a long time and decided to try cricket and they seem cool i have a rooted unlocked sprint g4 that i randomly swap the sim out between that and my s5
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right on! thanks the deal im gettin gon H2O is pretty solid so far, but am very open to suggestion from what y'all are using. Thanks for replying!
I'm on Boost. 40 a month, after auto pay, 5gb that grows up to like 8 eventually although I never hit my 5. Unlimited talk and text obviously.
just switched the fiancee over to H2O wireless the other day on her OnePlus 2, and its working quite well. It has all the LTE bands enabled on it unlike my G900P, so its speed blows mine away. $27/mo for 3 GB is pretty awesome!!
I've been using straight talk for couple years now. Never had any problems with them but if h2o is cheaper why not right?
Can I keep my number to switch to h2o?
Know if they use att or t-mobile towers?
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mario24601 said:
I've been using straight talk for couple years now. Never had any problems with them but if h2o is cheaper why not right?
Can I keep my number to switch to h2o?
Know if they use att or t-mobile towers?
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i ported my number from ST to H2O, they use at&t towers. Had it for 3 weks now and the service is pretty dang good. as good as, if not better than ST. Theyre running a promo right now too. Also can get a sim from amazon for a penny with free shipping without the need of prime
Does H2O's monthly pay ($27) include taxes & fees like Cricket's plans?
Man of La Mancha said:
Does H2O's monthly pay ($27) include taxes & fees like Cricket's plans?
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i looked at my bank withdraw and it was just the $27
H2o seems pretty good, price is awesome. Any others have experience with them?
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Any others have experience with h2o? Thanks
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I just switched to H2O from Cricket a week ago. For 36$ a month, I get the same amount of data as I did on the Cricket 45$ plan plus I have international texting. The problem is the speed. Everyone was saying the H2O network speed was unthrottled but I dont get more than 4mbps download, which is about half the speed I had on Cricket. Probably the most annoying issue is the lack of visual voicemail and the inability to use Google Voice or Youmail. I should have done more research before switching. I will be leaving H2O as soon as I possibly can.
medlord said:
I just switched to H2O from Cricket a week ago. For 36$ a month, I get the same amount of data as I did on the Cricket 45$ plan plus I have international texting. The problem is the speed. Everyone was saying the H2O network speed was unthrottled but I dont get more than 4mbps download, which is about half the speed I had on Cricket. Probably the most annoying issue is the lack of visual voicemail and the inability to use Google Voice or Youmail. I should have done more research before switching. I will be leaving H2O as soon as I possibly can.
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Good feedback, thanks. What state are you in?
I'm on ST now but wanted to switch. I don't use much data, maybe 3-4GB but I do see speeds of 18-24Mbps. I'm in SoCal. Maybe I could try cricket but I hear they also charge taxes fees which is why I wanted to change. ST comes to $48.90 per line after fees.
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I'm in Maryland. I was a Cricket customer for a couple of years and never had any issues with the network. The main annoyance was needing an app from the Play Store that was 10mb or more in size and then painfully waiting for the download. Youtube videos played fine. I read on forums that H2O speeds were not throttled like Cricket so I transferred my number. It was a big mistake. I confirmed with H2O customer support that data speed depends on the plan you purchase. For the 40$ a month plan data is capped at 4mbps, for the 60$ a month I was told they cap it at 12mbps. This is still comparable to the regular Cricket speeds. I should also add that the amateurish issue with the APN settings on H2O is baffling. There are literally dozens of different APN settings suggested online and to make things even more confusing the network speed is exactly the same no matter which one I use! The settings on the H2O website didn't allow me to use MMS. In summary, while I think the international texting is convenient, H2O is absolutely not worth the money.
medlord said:
I confirmed with H2O customer support that data speed depends on the plan you purchase. For the 40$ a month plan data is capped at 4mbps, for the 60$ a month I was told they cap it at 12mbps.
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I have a $30 H2O plan. I get a speed ranging from 8mbps to 40mbps, but mostly 10mbps.
I use Straight Talk as of recently and I don't really have any issues with them. I pay $45 a month for 5GB of high speed data (unlimited 2G after that) and unlimited talk/text. I use a Verizon Galaxy S5 and after it took literally 8 hours to activate, it is now working excellent.
Im using my ATT S5 on Straighttalk's 45/mo with 5GB. I may upgrade to their unlimited because I haven't been anywhere that I don't have great service except for some nowhere towns. I usually get between 25-50Mb down and 6-10Mb up using my S5 and my N6.
Ting. Best customer experience ever.