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Nexus 7 3G: Confirmed working with Straight Talk

After seeing the thread about the TMo prepaid plan not compatible with the N7 + 3G I became worried but my N7 and Straight Talk sim(AT&T) arrived today and I can confirm that data functionality is working. I couldn't find any one else on the internet that could actually confirm this so decided to make an informative thread.
As an aside, has anyone else had problems with ST on their N7, TMo or AT&T?

Brandotgreat said:
After seeing the thread about the TMo prepaid plan not compatible with the N7 + 3G I became worried but my N7 and Straight Talk sim(AT&T) arrived today and I can confirm that data functionality is working. I couldn't find any one else on the internet that could actually confirm this so decided to make an informative thread.
As an aside, has anyone else had problems with ST on their N7, TMo or AT&T?
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I believe I've read other successful reports of using AT&T ST with their N73G.
However, all the reports so far (which is like 2-3) have been with the AT&T version. I'm curious if the T-Mobile one works too. Since they seem to actively block tablet IMEIs from voice plans, there is a strong possibility it won't.
Have you gotten SMS working on ST?

Mvno have different APN and are never blocked. Solavei works. It does use T-Mobile.

It sounds like you're confirming data, but what about voice calls (not VoIP)?

JoeBruin32 said:
It sounds like you're confirming data, but what about voice calls (not VoIP)?
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It's disabled in the ROM and devs haven't figured out how to get it working. So there's no way to actually confirm voice calls working on a SIM.

UK T-Mobile Sim working fine in my nexus here. I can browse the internet and send text messages.

AT&T SIM with Apple data plans working
I took an AT&T SIM out of an iPhone with the iPhone unlimited data plan and put it into my N7 3G and it is working. I had to create a new APN with the proper settings for it to work. The Broadband APN is for SIMs provisioned with an LTE data plan. I had to setup the old wap.cingular APN.

phonic said:
I believe I've read other successful reports of using AT&T ST with their N73G.
However, all the reports so far (which is like 2-3) have been with the AT&T version. I'm curious if the T-Mobile one works too. Since they seem to actively block tablet IMEIs from voice plans, there is a strong possibility it won't.
Have you gotten SMS working on ST?
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I did get SMS to work with Go SMS; I'm not sure if it is operator error or not but I can't seem to send an MMS with Go SMS. Is that a limitation of Go SMS?

Brandotgreat said:
I did get SMS to work with Go SMS; I'm not sure if it is operator error or not but I can't seem to send an MMS with Go SMS. Is that a limitation of Go SMS?
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So you can send and receive SMS but not MMS? I would guess that it's an APN issue. Even people with ST for phones have had issues. It seems to work better if your split data and MMS into two different APNs. Also, don't use a proxy.
I never used GoPro so can comment on it. But this app should work:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1998702
It's the native messaging client.

Cool beans. Wish I had waited for the n73g dude. Unlock that phone app and let's see if you can make some phone calls man!
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I bet the Tmobile issue using a phone sim can be resolved by backing up the the IMEI and corrupting it. Same method used on the original Galaxy Tab to use a phone sim.

As a recent owner of an OG G-Tab I hope for the same thing. However the difference between our Nexus 7 and the OG G-Tab is the presence of the system/efs folder, which one could erase and thereby change the IMEI (apparently after erasing it the IMEI would repopulate and the G-Tab would be recognized as a generic GSM device on whatever network you were on.) The Nexus 7 doesn't have an equivalent folder. From what I've read the efs was unique to Samsung devices.
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AngeleDei said:
UK T-Mobile Sim working fine in my nexus here. I can browse the internet and send text messages.
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Hi. Would you mind telling me which T-Mobile UK SIM/Deal you have that works with your N7?
I picked up one of these a couple of weeks ago. It works fine in a MiFi but the N7 just keeps saying that the SIM is being removed and than inserted. Another SIM I've tried seems to work.
I'm using the 4.2.1 update.
Cheers - Y

Ydnaroo said:
Hi. Would you mind telling me which T-Mobile UK SIM/Deal you have that works with your N7?
I picked up one of these a couple of weeks ago. It works fine in a MiFi but the N7 just keeps saying that the SIM is being removed and than inserted. Another SIM I've tried seems to work.
I'm using the 4.2.1 update.
Cheers - Y
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Working fine on my N7 3G with a standard T-Mobile PAYG Voice sim (Ordered from T-Mobile Website), Activated it in an iphone to get the free 12 months web then transferred to the N7 3G and works fine, no odd messages like you are getting. Have 3 N7 3Gs at the moment in the family 1 on T-Mobile with the free 12 month web deal. 1 on Virgin with the free 12 month web deal. and one currently on giffgaff that will go on T-Mobile next month (Already have a T-Mobile sim for that one and it works OKas well)
Problem you are having is strange, have you tried other network sims in your N7 to rule out a hardware problem.?

flashyphotos said:
Problem you are having is strange, have you tried other network sims in your N7 to rule out a hardware problem.?
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Yep, I've tried a gash GiffGaff SIM I ordered but never used and it seems to work OK. It certainly shows a stable connection to the 3G network but I'm unable to test data because it's not activated.
The one thing I have just noticed is that the TM SIM is noticably thicker than other SIMs, I'm wondering if that is pushing the contacts in the device to a position in which they don't work or touch something they shouldn't. I'll have a look later and see if I can get the SIM in (and, more importantly, out) without the carrier and see if that works.
Could you please direct me to the Virgin deal you have, if all fails I'll try one of those. I would prefer to use the TM SIM in the Nexus but I have a use for it elsewhere if I can't.
Thanks for your reply.

Ydnaroo said:
Yep, I've tried a gash GiffGaff SIM I ordered but never used and it seems to work OK. It certainly shows a stable connection to the 3G network but I'm unable to test data because it's not activated.
The one thing I have just noticed is that the TM SIM is noticably thicker than other SIMs, I'm wondering if that is pushing the contacts in the device to a position in which they don't work or touch something they shouldn't. I'll have a look later and see if I can get the SIM in (and, more importantly, out) without the carrier and see if that works.
Could you please direct me to the Virgin deal you have, if all fails I'll try one of those. I would prefer to use the TM SIM in the Nexus but I have a use for it elsewhere if I can't.
Thanks for your reply.
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The Virgin one, you have to buy as phone for £30, with the phone you get a sim card with £10 credit and a voucher for 12 Months free internet (1Gb a month) (Its a scratchcard you text the number from the card and it activates straight away so not tied to any type of phone etc). You can of course sell the phone on so that reduces the initial £30 outlay!.
Here is a link to the thread, and there is a link to the deal in there (Although it saves postage if you have a local Virgin store you can pick one up from)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2006119

Ydnaroo said:
Hi. Would you mind telling me which T-Mobile UK SIM/Deal you have that works with your N7?
I picked up one of these a couple of weeks ago. It works fine in a MiFi but the N7 just keeps saying that the SIM is being removed and than inserted. Another SIM I've tried seems to work.
I'm using the 4.2.1 update.
Cheers - Y
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I bought an iphone microsim from here http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/free-text-sim-cards/
I intended putting it in an iPhone 4S I have access to, but that was locked to vodaphone, so I couldn't. I then put £20 on the Sim and purchased a 6 month internet booster (http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/mobile-phones/price-plans/pay-as-you-go/boosters/) That said, the sim worked from the moment I put it in (i.e. before I bought the booster).
I think it was Flashyphotos that detailed how to do it all earlier in this thread.
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And yes, the virgin deal doesnt sound too bad at all... better than what I ended up with, but my N7 is working fine away from home on 3g and can text and that will do for now.
I need to figure out a way of making calls on it "just in case", but I'll get there.

AngeleDei said:
[/COLOR]And yes, the virgin deal doesnt sound too bad at all... better than what I ended up with, but my N7 is working fine away from home on 3g and can text and that will do for now.
I need to figure out a way of making calls on it "just in case", but I'll get there.
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I like the T-Mobile deal better than the Virgin one to be honest, the Virgin one has a 1Gb per month hard cap, where the T-Mobile one has a Softcap for Streaming/Torrents at 500Mb (Continues to work after 500Mb but at a throttled rate, and browsing etc is totally unlimited.
So no chance of running into a cap part way through the month like on the virgin one. I think the £20 for 6 months is a really good deal if you cant get the iphone deal or after that runs out, and will be happy to keep paying £20 every 6 months on mine for as long as I can,

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Working fine on my N7 3G with a standard T-Mobile PAYG Voice sim (Ordered from T-Mobile Website), ..........
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Another quick question if I may; was this a microSIM or a normal SIM you cut down? The TM SIM I have is a CombiSIM, the other SIMs I've tried that work are SIMs that have been cut down. The TM SIM I'm having problems with has smaller contact lands than the 'normal' SIMs. I'm wondering if it's lining up with the contacts in the Nexus. Cheers - Y

Ydnaroo said:
Another quick question if I may; was this a microSIM or a normal SIM you cut down? The TM SIM I have is a CombiSIM, the other SIMs I've tried that work are SIMs that have been cut down. The TM SIM I'm having problems with has smaller contact lands than the 'normal' SIMs. I'm wondering if it's lining up with the contacts in the Nexus. Cheers - Y
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Combisim was what we both received.

No LTE

I purchased a galaxy s3 I9305 today. I have rooted it and installed supernexus. It all seems to be going well but now when I go into the network settings and choose LTE/WCDMA/GSM, as soon as I exit it reverts back to WCDMA preferred. I am in LTE reception. The only thing I can think of is my sim card. My sim card is almost 7 years old, I had to cut it down to fit the s3. I have read varying things regarding 4g sim cards. Could this be the reason?

Hmmm... try and change sim card from your operator? Maybe 4g sim card is different?
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jumbolkna said:
I purchased a galaxy s3 I9305 today. I have rooted it and installed supernexus. It all seems to be going well but now when I go into the network settings and choose LTE/WCDMA/GSM, as soon as I exit it reverts back to WCDMA preferred. I am in LTE reception. The only thing I can think of is my sim card. My sim card is almost 7 years old, I had to cut it down to fit the s3. I have read varying things regarding 4g sim cards. Could this be the reason?
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have you checked your APN?
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I have used the APN from the virgin website and still no luck. I have been searching the forums to see if there was a difference between 3g and 4g sims. Most people say there aren't but I have heard that any sim older than 5 years won't be 4g ready. Is this correct?

Your operator must provide you with a new sim lte enabled. But to be honest 4g isn't a big deal, I have my i9305 still on 3g. Cheaper and longer battery life at the price of a slower connection, but most of the time I'm on a wifi.
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jumbolkna said:
I have used the APN from the virgin website and still no luck. I have been searching the forums to see if there was a difference between 3g and 4g sims. Most people say there aren't but I have heard that any sim older than 5 years won't be 4g ready. Is this correct?
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i have heard of those rumors too... but i heard that if the sim can support 3g, it can support 4g.. give virgin a call? maybe they need to activate the 4g service on their side?
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i'm from singapore so our 4g service is an add-on. to get 4g, we have to pay a little bit of extra money and our provider will activate the service for us..

Definitely change your SIM card. Some operators give a 1-1 exchange for free. Just show them your phone and they should be quite happy to change your sim card for free especially if your plan is 4G enabled.

3G loses connection with dual sim

Hi,
When I use both SIM together, 3G becomes very slow, and sometimes I lose my 3G connection. When I use only one SIM, its works perfectly.
Thanks

Thats why I hate Dual SIMs.

No such issues for me there,
Running 3g on both sims without any problemo xD

Same problem in 4.4 stock ROM.

metalrules321 said:
Running 3g on both sims without any problemo
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How did you turn on 3g on the second sim? For me this setting is grayed out and on 2G.

felipegs said:
Hi,
When I use both SIM together, 3G becomes very slow, and sometimes I lose my 3G connection. When I use only one SIM, its works perfectly.
Thanks
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I have this problem from time to time, after hours of good connection the speed goes down to edge or something. I just turn the non (3G data) used sim off and on again and it's ok for another couple of hours.

What a pity that the dual SIM has become a "trend" with the mid and low range!
Unfortunately, the "decent" phones are all in the higher price range category... SMH
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gadgetroid said:
What a pity that the dual SIM has become a "trend" with the mid and low range!
Unfortunately, the "decent" phones are all in the higher price range category... SMH
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You don´t have to put a second SIM into your device.No second SIM,no problem.

Wolfcity said:
You don´t have to put a second SIM into your device.No second SIM,no problem.
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Yeah. I've now put my data SIM into my main development device (Nexus 5) and I'm using my G with only one SIM inserted as my daily driver...

Xiaomi Mi5 GSM issues. (Resolved)

Resolved: Wouldn't connect to T-Mobile networks, connected fine to AT&T. Guessing it was band limitations. (Should have checked bands.)
Here in California, USA and can't seem to even connect to the 2G/3G services on T-Mobiles networks. Popped in my SIM card last night and got a MetroPCS banner for about a second. Haven't been able to get it to work since. Always no bars, no service. Any tips?

Here's a screenshot of my lack of signal. I seem to get signal for a second, then it just disconnects. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

I bought new xiaomi m5 and straight away got problem with the touchscreen. If anybody had similar problem, will go to the shop to see what they say anyway.

Where did you buy yours? I had mine imported of course.

veladem said:
Where did you buy yours? I had mine imported of course.
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From online shop based in China. Is your working ok?

supremeweb said:
From online shop based in China. Is your working ok?
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Nope, mine won't connect to any GSM network.

veladem said:
Nope, mine won't connect to any GSM network.
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Just a hint: Try your frend sim card, if it doesn't work with that too, I would write to the shop to send back for repair or replace.

Yeah, hasn't worked with any SIM card. They do returns but not repairs/replaces.

What do you get when you dial: *#*#4636#*#*
Maybe you can optimize the settings?

fredisco said:
What do you get when you dial: *#*#4636#*#*
Maybe you can optimize the settings?
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I always get emergency calls only, it reads that there is a SIM card inserted for both slot 1 & 2 plus it reads the phone number of the card AND even contacts on the card but doesn't connect to the network. :/

is that some Quality Assurance issues or a general problem?

Also getting issues with signal, weaker than any other of phones , sometimes drops call, or caller hear me with pause, ( i'm techinician, repairing phones, having a lot of tests), i'm in EU. Because lack of band 20 4g+ isn't working here i think. Overall a lot of people got defective units. Mine also have loudspeaker problems, tryed to calibrate via service menu, still the same.

Got it to work! AT&T works with 3G and HSPA/HSPA+ woo!!

veladem said:
Got it to work! AT&T works with 3G and HSPA/HSPA+ woo!!
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how?

veladem said:
Yeah, hasn't worked with any SIM card. They do returns but not repairs/replaces.
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oh wow! I surprised how bad this brand, will see what I can do it and update here later!

wouwout said:
how?
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Just popped in the AT&T SIM card and I was good to go.
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oh wow! I surprised how bad this brand, will see what I can do it and update here later!
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Got data to work, guessing the phones doesn't support T-Mobile bands completely.

veladem said:
Nope, mine won't connect to any GSM network.
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this is disappointing

supremeweb said:
this is disappointing
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Sorry, should have updated this thread I'm now in the process of testing speeds in the US.

veladem said:
Sorry, should have updated this thread I'm now in the process of testing speeds in the US.
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Please let us know how it's working on AT&T. I'm on AT&T and am very interested in this phone.

just as a 2nd review....I am in NJ on ATT and works very well.
although, it's a pain to debloat everything everytime I tinker with settings or try to unlock!

How to use on Verizon?

Hello,
I just received my Mi Mix yesterday, and I'm trying to get a nano sim card from Verizon to switch from my Galaxy Note 4. The person at the store told me the MEID on the Xiaomi doesn't work on their network and to find an MEID from another android phone that isn't in use. I was told they won't give me a nano sim unless they can input this MEID number into their system to program the sim card. I'm not great with phones and ROMs but I really liked this phone so I purchased it. I know I will need to change APN settings when I get the sim card, but I haven't got that far yet. If need be, I can switch networks, but I am curious as to how those people with the phone on the Verizon network were able to get it to work. Any help is appreciated. Thank you!

Cronos279 said:
Hello,
I just received my Mi Mix yesterday, and I'm trying to get a nano sim card from Verizon to switch from my Galaxy Note 4. The person at the store told me the MEID on the Xiaomi doesn't work on their network and to find an MEID from another android phone that isn't in use. I was told they won't give me a nano sim unless they can input this MEID number into their system to program the sim card. I'm not great with phones and ROMs but I really liked this phone so I purchased it. I know I will need to change APN settings when I get the sim card, but I haven't got that far yet. If need be, I can switch networks, but I am curious as to how those people with the phone on the Verizon network were able to get it to work. Any help is appreciated. Thank you!
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Google the APN settings for mix, I'm have been using it just fine in CA.

have you galaxy note 4 activated. take the sim card out of it and place in the mix and use the same APN settings. done.
that being said every area is different and you may have better coverage with tmobile or at&t. verizon should be in most cases the worst lte coverage of the 3, it was for me with this phone by far.

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Google the APN settings for mix, I'm have been using it just fine in CA.
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I just wanted to update you. The people at the Verizon store gave me a sim card and I called in to activate it. I found APN settings online and now I get 4G coverage. I live in NJ, but very close to NYC so the typical band around here is 4 for me, which works great. Thanks for the help!

Any way to get HD Voice and VoLTE working on Verizon?

Wait so you guys are able to actually use this phone on Verizon? Because that's pretty much the only reason I haven't switched over from ATT yet.

NeutronBomb said:
Wait so you guys are able to actually use this phone on Verizon? Because that's pretty much the only reason I haven't switched over from ATT yet.
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Yes, friend is using it. Doesn't seem to support carrier aggregation, Verizon calls it lte advanced.

Cronos279 said:
I just wanted to update you. The people at the Verizon store gave me a sim card and I called in to activate it. I found APN settings online and now I get 4G coverage. I live in NJ, but very close to NYC so the typical band around here is 4 for me, which works great. Thanks for the help!
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I have the same question on VOLTE, did the people at Verizon store mention that?
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Wait so you guys are able to actually use this phone on Verizon? Because that's pretty much the only reason I haven't switched over from ATT yet.
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Work fine for me in SF Bay area and Houston TX, zero signal when I cross the border to Louisiana though...I'm sure that's just the rural area.

Does carrier aggregation work on Verizon?

I popped a friends sim card into my Mi Mix last week and it worked just fine. It showed VoLTE also. Not sure about carrier aggregation. It did behave a little weird though... it showed two different radio bars. One was LTE and then it showed a 1X bar. Both were very small. I verified data worked and I was able to make calls though. Switching to verizon this week when my G6 shows up. Gonna try my Mi Mix on verizon for a few days and see how it works all around the area and if it works fine I'll probably just keep it and sell the G6.

No voice calls.
thetangstr said:
Google the APN settings for mix, I'm have been using it just fine in CA.
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I am getting data and sms just fine based on the APN, however no voice calls! Can you help?
Thank you.
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NeutronBomb said:
I popped a friends sim card into my Mi Mix last week and it worked just fine. It showed VoLTE also. Not sure about carrier aggregation. It did behave a little weird though... it showed two different radio bars. One was LTE and then it showed a 1X bar. Both were very small. I verified data worked and I was able to make calls though. Switching to verizon this week when my G6 shows up. Gonna try my Mi Mix on verizon for a few days and see how it works all around the area and if it works fine I'll probably just keep it and sell the G6.
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Can you tell me what you did, because I'm getting data and sms but no voice calls.
Thank you.

You need to go into the settings on the phone and turn of VOLTE, I tried using the mi Mix on Verizon and it didn't work until I turned VOLTE off.