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Im already on ATT straight talk but i tried to order another sim cause I talked someone else into it....There is no ATT compatible sim buy option anymore. Anyone know whats the scoop? They need to have the ATT sim version for their N4...
The unlocked gsm would probably be for at&t. It may have something to do with it being illegal to unlock carrier locked phones now. That's just a shot in the dark though.
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lyall29 said:
The unlocked gsm would probably be for at&t. It may have something to do with it being illegal to unlock carrier locked phones now. That's just a shot in the dark though.
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Thats is a plausible theory. But it doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Someone with a phone locked and has just finished their 2 year agreement with AT&T is now unable to use straight talk service. Their could be numerous reasons why ST is no longer selling AT&T sim cards. It could be because they dont want to or something as simple as they are all out, who knows. Hopefully some news will come to light. The biggest question that comes to mind for me is what is going to happen to those of us who are using AT&T on ST? T-mobile is terrible where I live, i only get edge service and the coverage is even worse. AT&T is the way to go in Vermont.
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Thats is a plausible theory. But it doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Someone with a phone locked and has just finished their 2 year agreement with AT&T is now unable to use straight talk service. Their could be numerous reasons why ST is no longer selling AT&T sim cards. It could be because they dont want to or something as simple as they are all out, who knows. Hopefully some news will come to light. The biggest question that comes to mind for me is what is going to happen to those of us who are using AT&T on ST? T-mobile is terrible where I live, i only get edge service and the coverage is even worse. AT&T is the way to go in Vermont.
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Exactly man. Right there with you.
It is most probably that tmobile now offers compatibility with 1900, give mvno better bang for the buck, and most importantly offer "unlimited" data without hidden random throttling like ATT does.. Thus coinciding with their offerings..
I think it's simple. AT&T probably got too expensive for them.
well thats unfortunate. It makes me nervous because im using ATT on straight talk so whats stopping ST from canceling my service!
I doubt they'll cancel their current AT&T customers (yet) - they'd lose too many of them. Over the next year or so they'll probably slowly force people to switch or leave, though. Who knows.
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I don't think that frequency band uses ATT HSPA network.
doesn't the unlocked gsm also say global phone?
that would be AT&T, T-mobile hasn't re-farmed 1900 everywhere yet so it should be the same as the at&t option and less confusion for most consumers that have no clue
From a little Google in what I found makes me think unlocked gsm encompasses both. At&t is 850/1900mhz and Tmob is 1700/2100mhz. Unlocked gsm is 850/1700.
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Not looking good at Walmart.Com either...
Both the micro-sim and micro-sim/1mo plan combo are out of stock
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Straight-Talk-Post-Paid-Micro-SIM-AT-T-Bring-Your-Own-Phone-Card/21550826
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Straight-...icro-SIM-w-45-AirTime-Card-5-Savings/21923981
I wonder if it has something to do with their plan to offer the iPhone prepaid: http://www.phonenews.com/straightta...long-with-4-walmart-to-offer-financing-22129/
That does seem odd that it is gone. I'm glad I have the AT&T sim now. T-Mobile is much faster, but I get better coverage with AT&T. Hopefully this is just a tempoary thing. I'm not sure if there is anyone else that is a MNVO for AT&T. Most I've seen are tmo only.
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That does seem odd that it is gone. I'm glad I have the AT&T sim now. T-Mobile is much faster, but I get better coverage with AT&T. Hopefully this is just a tempoary thing. I'm not sure if there is anyone else that is a MNVO for AT&T. Most I've seen are tmo only.
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Net10 uses att and the same apns as straight talk att. Pretty funny and from what I heard they don't throttle. Idk someone please clarify. But upon searching for a replacement just in case straight talk and att doesn't work our anymore I will be jumping ship.
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Net10 uses att and the same apns as straight talk att. Pretty funny and from what I heard they don't throttle. Idk someone please clarify. But upon searching for a replacement just in case straight talk and att doesn't work our anymore I will be jumping ship.
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Straight Talk and Net10 are both owned by the same company.
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well thats unfortunate. It makes me nervous because im using ATT on straight talk so whats stopping ST from canceling my service!
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I doubt they'll cancel their current AT&T customers (yet) - they'd lose too many of them. Over the next year or so they'll probably slowly force people to switch or leave, though. Who knows.
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They have sudden data throttling to take care of that problem..
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I am willing to bet the gsm unlocked sim will yield a tmo sim now instead of att.
A tmo sim would now offer more compatability with most gsm phones.
Unlocked gsm sim only guaranteed voice and text, you got Edge for data, no 3G+ data compatibility.
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They have sudden data throttling to take care of that problem..
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I am willing to bet the gsm unlocked sim will yield a tmo sim now instead of att.
A tmo sim would now offer more compatability with most gsm phones.
Unlocked gsm sim only guaranteed voice and text, you got Edge for data, no 3G+ data compatibility.
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Yeah, if you go through the buying process, where you actually choose the Sim, the only option is T-Mo.
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I just called straight talk. They said they they are just out of stock on the att cards. He assured me they will be in stock 'within a couple of weeks'. We'll see. My VZW contract is up in march so I won't be switching for a while and can wait, but was disappointed when I jumped on the nexus 4 today and then couldn't get a sim. Worst case I'll get the t-mobile one and cut it and if I don't like the service jump to another pre-paid that uses att.
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I just called straight talk. They said they they are just out of stock on the att cards. He assured me they will be in stock 'within a couple of weeks'. We'll see. My VZW contract is up in march so I won't be switching for a while and can wait, but was disappointed when I jumped on the nexus 4 today and then couldn't get a sim. Worst case I'll get the t-mobile one and cut it and if I don't like the service jump to another pre-paid that uses att.
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If your going T-Mo in the meantime just get the $30 plan direct from T-Mobile then switch to the ST AT&T when you drop Verizon. I don't believe the T-Mo plan on ST even has micro sim cards, you have to cut one of the standard ones down. With the T-mobile $30 plan you can order the micro sim activation kit directly from their website. I tired T-Mo out first and the reception sucked so I switched to ST AT&T two weeks later and then dropped Verizon once I saw I had good reception.
I can't even get a hold of a T-Mobile Version. None of the stores will sell it to me without a plan even though I already have one with them.
I have the unlocked one right now, and edge is fking horrible. 3G/H+ but rarely. Coming from my N4, the internet is horribly slow.
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I can't even get a hold of a T-Mobile Version. None of the stores will sell it to me without a plan even though I already have one with them.
I have the unlocked one right now, and edge is fking horrible. 3G/H+ but rarely. Coming from my N4, the internet is horribly slow.
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Try online, and good luck. It's probably a RAT lock that is extremely hard to break, if it's possible at all.
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I can't even get a hold of a T-Mobile Version. None of the stores will sell it to me without a plan even though I already have one with them.
I have the unlocked one right now, and edge is fking horrible. 3G/H+ but rarely. Coming from my N4, the internet is horribly slow.
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just flash the Tmo radio and you're good to go. Make sure you have the LTE-enabled SIM too.
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just flash the Tmo radio and you're good to go. Make sure you have the LTE-enabled SIM too.
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Not so simple sadly...
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I can't even get a hold of a T-Mobile Version. None of the stores will sell it to me without a plan even though I already have one with them.
I have the unlocked one right now, and edge is fking horrible. 3G/H+ but rarely. Coming from my N4, the internet is horribly slow.
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Bro, just buy the phone full price even if you have to open a new line.
Practical? Yes, because as long as you don't activate the sim that comes with phone then you won't be charged for the plan you signed up for.
Since you pair full price you are not bound to anything
If you got prepaid then off you go with the sim and postpaid already? Off you go with that sim.
It's a rather simple process bro...
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Not so simple sadly...
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Bro, just buy the phone full price even if you have to open a new line.
Practical? Yes, because as long as you don't activate the sim that comes with phone then you won't be charged for the plan you signed up for.
Since you pair full price you are not bound to anything
If you got prepaid then off you go with the sim and postpaid already? Off you go with that sim.
It's a rather simple process bro...
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What are you talking about? If you don't activate the SIM? They activate a sim when they activate service!!!!!
I would suggest and talk to a manager, explain to them what you would like, it also helps if you've been a long time customer and you have a good history with them. 95% sure they will sell you one.
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What are you talking about? If you don't activate the SIM? They activate a sim when they activate service!!!!!
I would suggest and talk to a manager, explain to them what you would like, it also helps if you've been a long time customer and you have a good history with them. 95% sure they will sell you one.
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Its NOT true when you buy the phone full price. Don't tell me this when I have bought this phone and did 3 different exchanges with the same results.
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why not? I bought the Dev edition from HTC, rooted it, flashed trickdroid rom, flashed tmo radio, and stick my exising Tmo SIM in it. Maybe I'm not understanding your situation. You have an unlocked One from HTC, right?
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why not? I bought the Dev edition from HTC, rooted it, flashed trickdroid rom, flashed tmo radio, and stick my exising Tmo SIM in it. Maybe I'm not understanding your situation. You have an unlocked One from HTC, right?
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True you can flash the t-mobile radio with no problems. However, it will not change your results as to whether you get 3G (1700/2100) or not
Its true that the dev edition will only work for LTE (band 4) and 1900 tmobile refarmed areas for H+ or HSPA. You move out of those areas and you get E or edge just like every other dev edition. And thats a heck of ALOT of areas with E if you are not just a sitting duck roaming in your city year in and out
Bottom line, it sadly doesn't change a thing right now
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Its NOT true when you buy the phone full price. Don't tell me this when I have bought this phone and did 3 different exchanges with the same results.
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You don't have to active service when buying a phone at full pop like you had mentioned to do. There is nothing in their policy that you can't buy a phone at full price straight out without service.
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I am currently with AT&T using the Note 2. I pre-ordered the unlocked T-Mobile version at Negrielectronics because of the previously inabilitity to root the AT&T Note 3.
However, now that the AT&T Note 3 version is rootable, is it still a good idea to buy the T-Mobile version and use it on AT&T network for LTE ?
I am buying a phone off contract an at a full price. I don't want to be in any contract.
I still have time to cancel the Negrielectronics pre-order. What should be your advice? Thanks.
The dilemma is which is better: AT&T Note 3 (rootable) or Unlocked T-Mobile Note 3? ....using AT&T network.
Price is not a factor.
I'd go with with the AT&T version because their devices have priority on the network, and tmo may do the same but I don't know much about tmo. Yes people will get mad when they see that if they bought a tmo device and argue with you. Others will go with tmo just because of the unlocked bootloader. I'm pretty sure somebody will figure it out on AT&T soon enough. If they don't then that's the downside of buying an AT&T device. Bottom line is if you rely on your phone for day to day communications I personally would recommend an AT&T device because of the support they will give you. If you think your good enough to support it all on your own grab a tmo device. I probably would have done that if I had a second chance. I'm not going through the hassle of returning this one though.
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I'd go with with the AT&T version because their devices have priority on the network. Others will go with tmo just because of the unlocked bootloader. I'm pretty sure somebody will figure it out on AT&T soon enough.
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I keep seeing this statement in places, but it doesn't seem like it would be legal or even worth it to do this. You pay AT&T for service, and their profit comes from the service, not the hardware. Why would they even bother to prioritize traffic based on IMEI? The average consumer wouldn't even notice. It would only noticeably impact an extremely small segment of their user base, and the extra infrastructure to punish 0.05% of their user base seems ridiculous. If there's hard proof of this practice, I'd love to see it.
If you call them and talk to a tier 3 tech they will tell you. That's how I found out.
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I'd go with with the AT&T version because their devices have priority on the network. Others will go with tmo just because of the unlocked bootloader. I'm pretty sure somebody will figure it out on AT&T soon enough.
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Well I disagree. Having been an ATT customer forever they are slow to release updates and upgrades to the OS. The big thing is the Unlocked Bootloader. Thats what makes the TMO unit much better. You can us International ROM's and the developers are supporting the Int and the TMO unit, my ATT SG4 had very limited support do to working around the Locked Bootloader. With the history of the ATT SG4 being locked and the developers that were not happy I would not get the ATT if I were paying full price. I could take the upgrade at ATT and I still choose to go TMO because I love to flash.
I had the att s4 and there was a ton of support even with the MF3 build. They had safe strap. I was on MDL so I didn't need it but I helped iB4STiD a ton with helping folks on that.
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If you call them and talk to a tier 3 tech they will tell you. That's how I found out.
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Techs are often wrong and/or totally full of it in the name of getting the customer off the phone. I don't really consider this to be a reliable source. I'm also certain that if this was an official policy, it would need to be in writing somewhere. I've been through all of the terms I can find and haven't found any mention of discrimination against phones from other networks. It still doesn't make sense anyways. They should be happy for the service business, since that's where they make all their money anyways.
It's not discriminating really, its AT&T taking care of thier own before anything else. I'm sure it's an internal document so you won't see it. I'm not the only one on the forum that's mentioned that before (you can use the search function on the forums and google) and usually tier 3 knows their crap. They are very experienced techs.
Also it's not illegal to unlock your bootloader or do anything to your phone other than SIM unlock it without carrier permission.
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If you look over in the general forum you'll see a post called something like "att may have got the last laugh". You can see exactly what I mean about a tmo device there and they also talk about tmo devices are not prioritized like att devices.
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It's not discriminating really, its AT&T taking care of thier own before anything else. I'm sure it's an internal document so you won't see it. I'm not the only one on the forum that's mentioned that before (you can use the search function on the forums and google) and usually tier 3 knows their crap. They are very experienced techs.
Also it's not illegal to unlock your bootloader or do anything to your phone other than SIM unlock it without carrier permission.
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I've seen it mentioned before, but as with most forums, 5% of the posters are knowledgeable, 75% are parroting something they read someplace else, and the other 20% are just trolls. It would be great to have some actual proof that this occurs. I have two Note 3s, one from AT&T and one from T-Mobile, and if I use the same sim card, the speedtests are basically the same. They're definitely both inside the typical range for my home, though I realize this is anecdotal.
It would be discrimination if I signed up for service for AT&T and brought my own phone and they failed to disclose to me that I would be getting slower service due to bringing my own hardware. I'm guessing it probably wouldn't be legal, either. At the least, it's incredibly unethical. AT&T makes the money off the service, not the phones, so their interest in taking care of their own includes every subscriber regardless of hardware. Do you think they de-prioritize iPad traffic if you didn't buy your iPad in their store? Incredibly unlikely.
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So are you saying that the LTE speed using an unlocked T-mobile phone is slower than if I use the at&t Note 3?
I never once said anything about slower speed. I'm assuming the guy a couple post up doesn't know about network prioritization. You can even do this on some home routers.
When the network is congested it will favor ATT devices over others. It will favor an ATT iPad over others. It doesn't matter where you buy it as long as it's an ATT variant of the device.
Also I'm not sure if that one guy is implying I'm trolling or not but if he is then I assume he finds his answer elsewhere. I donate way to much time and money to this place to be considered a troller, not to mention I have a degree in cyber defense. If not please disregard this message.
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Earthdog I read your profile. You should be very familiar with what I'm talking about.
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Can you still install a custom ROM only with root?
No you need to have the bootloader unlocked.
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Well I disagree. Having been an ATT customer forever they are slow to release updates and upgrades to the OS. The big thing is the Unlocked Bootloader. Thats what makes the TMO unit much better. You can us International ROM's and the developers are supporting the Int and the TMO unit, my ATT SG4 had very limited support do to working around the Locked Bootloader. With the history of the ATT SG4 being locked and the developers that were not happy I would not get the ATT if I were paying full price. I could take the upgrade at ATT and I still choose to go TMO because I love to flash.
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Your 100% right about the bootloader and software releases. I don't mind running stock so much because it serves my purpose just fine.
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I never once said anything about slower speed. I'm assuming the guy a couple post up doesn't know about network prioritization. You can even do this on some home routers.
When the network is congested it will favor ATT devices over others. It will favor an ATT iPad over others. It doesn't matter where you buy it as long as it's an ATT variant of the device.
Also I'm not sure if that one guy is implying I'm trolling or not but if he is then I assume he finds his answer elsewhere. I donate way to much time and money to this place to be considered a troller, not to mention I have a degree in cyber defense. If not please disregard this message.
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Earthbrain I read your profile. You should be very familiar with what I'm talking about.
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Just yesterday, things were simplier because there was no root cabability for the AT&T Note 3 and I was happy to just pre-order the unlocked note 3 t-mobile version from Negri. Now things just got more complex in my buying decision because of the rootable at&t note 3.
I definitely meant no disrespect or implication of trolling. :good:
I'm an engineer by trade, so you'll have to forgive my need to have logic applied to things. I'm familiar with traffic prioritization, and use it on my home network. I'm simply stating that it doesn't make sense for AT&T to do this, as the incentive is to provide more services, not sell more devices.
When you buy a unlock phone you have to consider the radio issues you will suffer.. you might have to change your modem version to a AT&T version to get better service (idk if thats possible like it was on the note 2). Yes the hardware might support different network bands but it doesn't mean if you put a T-Mobile unlock version using a AT&T sim next a AT&T version that it will work the same.
And i disagree that T-Mobile version will get more support than the AT&T version..
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I definitely meant no disrespect or implication of trolling. :good:
I'm an engineer by trade, so you'll have to forgive my need to have logic applied to things. I'm familiar with traffic prioritization, and use it on my home network. I'm simply stating that it doesn't make sense for AT&T to do this, as the incentive is to provide more services, not sell more devices.
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I TOTALLY agree with you and think it's crap and I would hope it's not true. Just after having that tech tell me something I've been reading for a while sort of confirmed my fear about that.
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It would be nice to conduct some tests during peak/congested times, using busy cell sites (high-rise buildings, freeways, etc.), and multiple locations. I'd be curious of the results.
So, I recently got the Moto X Dev Edition and went to the at&t store to get myself a nano sim card as the phone did not come with one. Previously I was on the HTC One Developer edition.
Anyways...last weekend, I started getting text messages from at&t saying, I have an LTE device and should call at&t to get myself an LTE Data Plan. I was like...wth..., so I called and they said that I was on the 3gb - $30/month 4g plan and they had the same plan, for the same price but it was called an LTE plan, just terminology I guess, so they activated that but I am still getting 4g speeds meaning about 5mb download. I am in Cleveland, Ohio area and had never experienced anything like this.
Is there any setting on the phone that I am not aware of causing this? I can't find any setting or option to fix this issue.
I'd appreciate any help...
Thanks
Anyone???
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Hell I can't even get T-Mobile Web to recognize my device, guess you well have to deal with your carrier on that
Also have the dev edition but never tried to check my speeds, will try and let you know.
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I had the same issue in the at&t store when I first took the phone in to get my nano Sim card. The manager was like, system doesn't recognize your device, there is nothing we can do. I was like, are you freaking kidding me? Then they sorted it out but it was a big hassle. What happened to the good old days, you buy an email unlocked device, pop your Sim card in and good to go...
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So yeah these lte speeds are sad.
Gsm dev edition
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So yeah these lte speeds are sad.
Gsm dev edition
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Yep, I get the same speeds. Well...Nexus 5 is around the corner
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I had the same issue in the at&t store when I first took the phone in to get my nano Sim card. The manager was like, system doesn't recognize your device, there is nothing we can do. I was like, are you freaking kidding me? Then they sorted it out but it was a big hassle. What happened to the good old days, you buy an email unlocked device, pop your Sim card in and good to go...
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Same problem with me except by the time someone in customer support finally figured out what was going on they had already wasted three hours and a week of my phone not working properly. I'm still not sure my account is properly fixed and won't really know for a few more days when I can see the bill.
Bottom line people, do not give them a new IMEI number. They need to keep the old number otherwise their system will kick you off LTE and it will be a ***** to sort things out.
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Same problem with me except by the time someone in customer support finally figured out what was going on they had already wasted three hours and a week of my phone not working properly. I'm still not sure my account is properly fixed and won't really know for a few more days when I can see the bill.
Bottom line people, do not give them a new IMEI number. They need to keep the old number otherwise their system will kick you off LTE and it will be a ***** to sort things out.
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So, are you back on LTE with your Developer Edition? If so, how did they figure it out? I had to give my IMEI number to them because they were issuing me a new NANO Sim card, so they needed all that info.
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So, are you back on LTE with your Developer Edition? If so, how did they figure it out? I had to give my IMEI number to them because they were issuing me a new NANO Sim card, so they needed all that info.
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Yes, back on LTE after a insane amount of time on the phone talking to people that act like they have a clue but in the end just messed things up even more. To answer your questions, because the dev edition isn't a "AT&T" phone, their system doesn't know what to do with your phone.
You can either give them a IMEI of a LTE compatible phone that is in their system (aka a AT&T branded phone) or they will try to switch you to some non-LTE plan (without your knowledge). If you have your older IMEI number then give that to them instead.
Here is what they did with me. Feel my pain. This was a couple of weeks ago. I went into a AT&T store and got a nano-sim card. They handed me one without problems. Mistake one. I should have just waited and had the store do the entire process but I had done the similar thing
with T-mobile the day before (regular sim to micro sim) and it was painless so I figured AT&T surely would go smoothly.
I got the Dev Edition on Monday. I called AT&T and gave rep my new IMEI and ICCD sim card serial. Everything was switched over and appeared to work. On Wed I got a e-mail and text saying the same thing in the OP. Okay that's odd cause I am on a LTE unlimited grandfathered.
I called and got a great rep (so I thought). She said that my plan was set to non-LTE unlimited and was changed on the 8th. I explained everything and she supposedly switched it back. Okay… I got off the phone and was heading home for lunch. I rebooted the phone so it could
re-register on the network. NO DATA! I called back when I got home (on lunch break) and was on the phone for the next hour and a half with the third rep. The lady I was speaking with earlier apparently deleted my data plan and did not save the changes when she said I was back
to my old LTE plan. At this point I am pissed. My grandfathered unlimited data was gone. He also couldn't add the grandfathered plan back in because it was a legacy plan. He would have to add me to a current plan and open a trouble ticket to get me back on what I was supposed to have.
He tried to add me back in but the IMEI that they had in the system for me wasn't allowing him to add me to a LTE plan. I dug around (thank goodness for Exchange) and found my old SGS3 IMEI and gave that to him. That worked, BUT, it required a voice plan change also. Okay.. two trouble tickets to open.
He put me on 550 rollover and 3gb data. I think the price increased from my regular $63 a month to $90 a month after those changes. Oh.. my 3700 rollover minutes vanished also. Okay, so I was back on data but was temporarily on plans that increased my bill by $30 a month. Not happy and at this point have zero faith in AT&T to fix their mistakes. He gave me $50 credit for my time. Probably within two hours I got a e-mail saying that the data plan was adjusted so I was back on unlimited web. It took me another week to get back to my regular 450 rollover plan and another
few days to get my existing rollover minutes back to what they were. It took four more calls to get this all sorted out. Well, so I thought. I should have over 3500 rollover minutes on my account. I have 28 days left in my cycle and right now it's showing 900 minutes left. SO… looks like I will be making yet another call to AT&T customer support to see what the hell happened to my rollover minutes. As you can see this has been more of a pain then it was worth. I should have just cut the sim card myself and never, never, gotten AT&T involved in the first place. This is incompetence at a very high level. It's almost as bad as my experience trying to get a $30 T-mobile plan working again.
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and after spending more time on the phone with AT&T, they deleted my previous rollover minutes (again) and had to add them back. I'm sure this will be a regular dance at the start of every cycle now. so unhappy.
Well, took your advice and called AT&T, gave them the IMEI number of my first Moto X and now it's all back to normal, I got my LTE back.
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So if i want awesome speeds i need to provide my imei. That's dumb, damn carriers.
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I'm planning on getting a N910T in order to root. I"m looking at one on Swappa that is not unlocked.
I don't know what the range of costs are for unlocking. Have looked at 2-3 sites but don't see prices. They first want the IMEI. Can anyone tell me the range of costs?
MOre importantly, it appears that Swappa checks if they are paid for phones ' on some'. Based on their statements, they don't do that for all.
I'm wondering if there I should be concerned about whether I can get one unlocked.
Any thoughts appreciated.
ewingr said:
I'm planning on getting a N910T in order to root. I"m looking at one on Swappa that is not unlocked.
I don't know what the range of costs are for unlocking. Have looked at 2-3 sites but don't see prices. They first want the IMEI. Can anyone tell me the range of costs?
MOre importantly, it appears that Swappa checks if they are paid for phones ' on some'. Based on their statements, they don't do that for all.
I'm wondering if there I should be concerned about whether I can get one unlocked.
Any thoughts appreciated.
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Shouldn't cost you more than $40.00. Im using a t-mobile Note 4 on AT&T right now. Working great.
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Are you getting a strong LTE and HSPA+ signal? I'm thinking about trading my n910a for a n910t so I can root, but am concerned about loosing signal.
No difference in signal. It's between 30 to 50 to unlock. Well worth it. The phone new is $100 cheaper then ATT
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I'm afraid I can't be much help.
I just checked, and sitting here at home it is -93, but I never checked it much on my 910A.
You might search out the Tmobile Note in AT&T thread. It's in one of the AT&T Note 4 forums. I'm not where I can easily search it out and link it right now...but if you can't find it drop a nephew back here and I'll search it out.
I'm in the same boat. Bought a used Note 4 from t-mobile, but gonna use the att network with straight talk. Going to walk into a couple t mobile stores tonight and ask nicely if they will do it for me.. crossing my fingers
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I'm in the same boat. Bought a used Note 4 from t-mobile, but gonna use the att network with straight talk. Going to walk into a couple t mobile stores tonight and ask nicely if they will do it for me.. crossing my fingers
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TMO won't unlock until it's been on their network for 40 days, from what I understand. That was what I found. I have to purchase an unlock code online.
BTW...be sure you change the APN. I didn't...and it worked. But, the GPS was horrible. Once I changed the APN, GPS started working a lot better.