Nexus 5 Straight Talk (AT&T) Thread - Nexus 5 General

So it looks like pretty much every other prepaid carrier has its own thread so I thought I'd start one for the Straight Talk folks. I picked up my N5 a little over a week ago and switched both my wife and I (also has an N5) from Sprint. We'd been with them for a little over 9 years but in their LTE migration here in Portland their coverage went from decent to terrible. Thus far I'm very happy with the AT&T service, speed is good, cost is AWESOME, and I can tether without root so I retain work email functionality. I'm very pleased with the decision to dump Sprint and couldn't be happier with the N5!

With my ATT phone I could not tether unless I went to the high Gb plan. The unlocked Nexus, as you found, lets you do it out of the box.
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I did the same. Jumped ship from Sprint and went to Straight Talk, mainly because of the savings and Sprints bogus 3G & WiMax 4G. Tried t-mobiles $30 plan but the cell reception in my area was worse than what i had with Sprint. I was skeptical about going back to At&t as I had them before i had Sprint and was getting charged way more than i should have been paying for one line. I went with Straight Talk At&t and i have LTE coverage, a very reasonable phone bill, and no worries about extra charges. Definitely recommend to anyone whos looking for a reasonable bill and doesnt have good t-mobile coverage.

Me and two of my friends got nexus 5s and att st Sims and two of us networks say home. The other says at&t -_- good service none the less.
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Mine says home. It has said that for the past two years that I have been with them. Its not a big deal.
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Anyone able to get the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot to work? I have seen threads where the N5 and T-Mobile users has gotten it to work but none for the ST ATT users.

I dropped Sprint with another six months left on my contract, so it will cost me about $120 in fees, but it's worth it. I'll save almost $ 40 a month, so after just three months the ETF would have been paid off, and I really start saving.
I'm very happy with Straight Talk AT&T. I have superior data speeds, and my calls are clear with no drops.
My mobile hotspot works, too.

I've used a few different pre paid plans the last few years but none of them have been this good. At first I went for the cheapest plan but with low minutes thinking I would use voip or something but I would get extra charges.
Only thing I've worried about with this plan is data limits, but they cleared that up with an actual limit now. I don't really download that much anyways and have a lot of Wi-Fi access.
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djkurious said:
Anyone able to get the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot to work? I have seen threads where the N5 and T-Mobile users has gotten it to work but none for the ST ATT users.
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Absolutely. I downloaded FoxFI but it looks like it's unnecessary.

I'm quite happy with att st for the most part (Salem Oregon). Tmobile data speeds are 2 to 3x faster, but limited service in doors of course.
The one problem I've had with strait talk that I've seen others confirm is the push delay. After an unknown amount of time of inactivity (usually a few minutes) the Google services port on st closes and you won't get new emails or hangouts ect until you refresh or the Google heart beat refreshes (up to 28 minutes).
Fortunately there's an app that lets you manually change the Google push ping to keep it alive. So I'm usually not more than 2 minutes behind on hangouts.
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What are some of yall using for the hotspot feature?
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If your on a custom Rom then the native hotspot works without any problem. Although alot of people use FoxFi.
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djkurious said:
What are some of yall using for the hotspot feature?
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I am on rooted stock and have been using the built in hotspot with no problems.

djkurious said:
What are some of yall using for the hotspot feature?
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I've used FoxFi and that seems to enable the factory hotspot. In any case it works.

One thing hardly anyone is mentioning is that Straight Talk cripples video streaming on 4G and LTE. Watching YouTube videos is pretty useless unless you switch to 3G which is still pretty crappy. Another thing is that MMS can be hit or miss on Straight Talk. Sometimes its fine and other times it won't work.
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mfenske said:
I've used FoxFi and that seems to enable the factory hotspot. In any case it works.
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enigma2446 said:
If your on a custom Rom then the native hotspot works without any problem. Although alot of people use FoxFi
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I am rooted and have tried FoxFi, the native Hotspot and neither work. It connects but won't let any data pass through.

I did my first month on the Nexus 5 with Straight talk, really have no complaints at all. AT&T's coverage is not anywhere near as good as Verizon, but it's damn well better than Sprint or T Mobile. I left straight talk for h2o Wireless as there's very little LTE out here with AT&T anyways. The data cap was just too small on straight talk.
H20 wireless $60 a month fit unlimited everything, no throttling.

RED ZMAN said:
I did my first month on the Nexus 5 with Straight talk, really have no complaints at all. AT&T's coverage is not anywhere near as good as Verizon, but it's damn well better than Sprint or T Mobile. I left straight talk for h2o Wireless as there's very little LTE out here with AT&T anyways. The data cap was just too small on straight talk.
H20 wireless $60 a month fit unlimited everything, no throttling.
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I have read that H2O throttles that $60 plan after 3GB.

I am glad someone started an att straight talk thread. Can anyone with a VPN tell me if it works with att straight talk? I use a pretty common VPN provider which works no problem on WIFI but has very frequent dis-connects while on mobile. It is pretty much unusable while on mobile.

Yeah so I've heard they throttle.
The way I figure it. Att is best in my area.
45$ a month for unlim text. Minutes. And 2.5gb data. Is still cheaper then if I wanted to go sign a contract with att for service. I'd have capped minutes. Maybe unlimited text. And 2gb data. Not even unlimited with slow speeds...
So I get an extra 500mb. Free mins. And such. And its cheaper and no contract..
And I haven't found anything better yet.
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Why is no one discussing Simple Mobile? - UPDATED W/MY EXPERIENCE SO FAR

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/
Discuss......
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.
nypions cke
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?
sx4dude2013 said:
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?)
espylacopa said:
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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Richieboy67 said:
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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Do you know if they have rollover minutes like Tracfone?
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No. They don't. It's unlimited.
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espylacopa said:
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.

Unlimited data no more!!!

This is a heads up so take it as you may.
I just came from T-Mobile and one of the reps told me they had a really big meeting recently and T-Mobile is planning on retiring their unlimited data.
Signs that this might be true:
1: T-Mobile officially getting iPhone 5. We all know this means a flock of isheeps heading to T-Mobile for unlimited data and iPhone
2: LTE network currently rolling out. T-Mobile iPhone 5 will probably support LTE. So who really thinks you'd have unlimited LTE for around $70? Unheard of.
3: T-Mobile merging with metro pcs aiming to pass at&t as number 2 carrier. We all know the bigger a phone company gets, the less ****s they give about their customers.
4: all this new "unCarrier" crap they're dropping all has data of 2gb, 5gb and highest being 12gb.
I'm thinking this is all gonna happen either when the iPhone 5 is sent to T-Mobile or when their LTE network is solid enough across the boards. Let's look at Verizon when they got rid of their unlimited data and how LTE was spread almost instantly. But on the bright side, I believe from an article that I came across, they'll get rid of it and go back to throttling when LTE is out. What that means is when you go past your data allowance on LTE network, you get throttled down to 4g instead of edge/2g/3g.
Once again, this is all stuff I figure is gonna happen from all the recent changes going on. Feel free to comment your opinions and thoughts
Isn't that what they're doing now? Their plans just throttle you after a certain data amount, except the $70 unlimited everything(no throttling) plan.
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my confusion comes from when our FW was updated, our LTE radios got turned off.. - can anyone confirm this ?
so now T-Mobile is rolling out LTE, so where does that leave us ?
UltimateEnd said:
my confusion comes from when our FW was updated, our LTE radios got turned off.. - can anyone confirm this ?
so now T-Mobile is rolling out LTE, so where does that leave us ?
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We were never suppose to have lte be on
Our phones. It never went for FCC certification for lte.
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They must be retarded to get rid of unlimited data
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nighthawk626 said:
This is a heads up so take it as you may.
I just came from T-Mobile and one of the reps told me they had a really big meeting recently and T-Mobile is planning on retiring their unlimited data.
Signs that this might be true:
1: T-Mobile officially getting iPhone 5. We all know this means a flock of isheeps heading to T-Mobile for unlimited data and iPhone
2: LTE network currently rolling out. T-Mobile iPhone 5 will probably support LTE. So who really thinks you'd have unlimited LTE for around $70? Unheard of.
3: T-Mobile merging with metro pcs aiming to pass at&t as number 2 carrier. We all know the bigger a phone company gets, the less ****s they give about their customers.
4: all this new "unCarrier" crap they're dropping all has data of 2gb, 5gb and highest being 12gb.
I'm thinking this is all gonna happen either when the iPhone 5 is sent to T-Mobile or when their LTE network is solid enough across the boards. Let's look at Verizon when they got rid of their unlimited data and how LTE was spread almost instantly. But on the bright side, I believe from an article that I came across, they'll get rid of it and go back to throttling when LTE is out. What that means is when you go past your data allowance on LTE network, you get throttled down to 4g instead of edge/2g/3g.
Once again, this is all stuff I figure is gonna happen from all the recent changes going on. Feel free to comment your opinions and thoughts
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This won't be true for the foreseeable future since their new marketing campaign is centered around the option of unlimited data. Remember LTE is a more efficient use of spectrum so it can handle a larger load than other network types. They've also probably done their research on what the average consumer uses in data so they priced their unlimited plan based on the law of averages.
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nighthawk626 said:
This is a heads up so take it as you may.
I just came from T-Mobile and one of the reps told me they had a really big meeting recently and T-Mobile is planning on retiring their unlimited data.
Signs that this might be true:
1: T-Mobile officially getting iPhone 5. We all know this means a flock of isheeps heading to T-Mobile for unlimited data and iPhone
2: LTE network currently rolling out. T-Mobile iPhone 5 will probably support LTE. So who really thinks you'd have unlimited LTE for around $70? Unheard of.
3: T-Mobile merging with metro pcs aiming to pass at&t as number 2 carrier. We all know the bigger a phone company gets, the less ****s they give about their customers.
4: all this new "unCarrier" crap they're dropping all has data of 2gb, 5gb and highest being 12gb.
I'm thinking this is all gonna happen either when the iPhone 5 is sent to T-Mobile or when their LTE network is solid enough across the boards. Let's look at Verizon when they got rid of their unlimited data and how LTE was spread almost instantly. But on the bright side, I believe from an article that I came across, they'll get rid of it and go back to throttling when LTE is out. What that means is when you go past your data allowance on LTE network, you get throttled down to 4g instead of edge/2g/3g.
Once again, this is all stuff I figure is gonna happen from all the recent changes going on. Feel free to comment your opinions and thoughts
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Are you a writer for androidandme?
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pwc realtor said:
This won't be true for the foreseeable future since their new marketing campaign is centered around the option of unlimited data. Remember LTE is a more efficient use of spectrum so it can handle a larger load than other network types. They've also probably done their research on what the average consumer uses in data so they priced their unlimited plan based on the law of averages.
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This ^ and I work for T-Mobile and they most definitely are not going to be removing unlimited data lol stop trying to spread silly rumors.
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This isn't really anything to do with the Nexus 4, right?
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Verizon dropped unlimited data plans after it lost the right to block tethering apps in the Android market.
http://lifehacker.com/5933152/the-right-to-tether-what-the-verizonfcc-settlement-means-to-you
T-Mobile already bans tethering on it's unlimited plan, but allows it on metered plans.
They just don't want to end up competing with home broadband providers. Why pay for FIOS, when you can tether LTE?
what? does it make sense to remove unlimited data after releasing new plans this week? thats a marketing and pr nightmare.
thread needs to be closed
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T-Mobile unlimited data isn't going anywhere. They just spent a fortune on their network in all aspects. Now GTFO!
I work for tmobile and I can tell you that unlimited data is here to stay
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Lol you all have your opinions. I'm pretty sure everyone on Verizon felt the same way thinking LTE meant unlimited data for more people. Just remember, before the "no cap" commercials, T-Mobile has always been unlimited. Its still gonna be unlimited to a point where you pass a certain usage. But hell, let's all wait and see
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Oh and just because you work for T-Mobile doesn't mean you know ****. I know a lot of idiots that work at T-Mobile that I have to explain stuff to majority of the time. To some people its just a job
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Oh and just because you work for T-Mobile doesn't mean you know ****. I know a lot of idiots that work at T-Mobile that I have to explain stuff to majority of the time. To some people its just a job
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Take a chill pill
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nighthawk626 said:
Oh and just because you work for T-Mobile doesn't mean you know ****. I know a lot of idiots that work at T-Mobile that I have to explain stuff to majority of the time. To some people its just a job
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You're no more credible than anyone else here, bud. If anything, you're less credible for posting a RUMOR (From a rep no less. Irony much?) that holds very little water considering how T-Mobile is very proud of being one of the only carriers to offer truly unlimited data. All you have done is create a flame topic for which you should be thrown in that fire. Don't tell people to comment their thoughts and opinions if you can't handle it.
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Yes u are true.......
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Does anyone really need more than 12 GB a month?
OP using no evidence to back his claim. OP is an idiot lock thread
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[Q] Tmobiles WiFi Calling - Uses Mins Yes Or No?

So I understood that when you are using Tmos WiFi calling feature, it still counts against your minutes. However, when I went into a T-Mobile store yesterday, a rep told me if you go into settings and turn off your cell radio, the call wont count against your minutes.
I'm not sure if I believe her so I thought I'd ask here. She claims to have worked for Tmo for 10 years but I still don't trust that info. I'm on the $30/mo 100 min prepay plan so I need to be sure.
Btw, I just signed up today, and my little Wifi calling icon is red and there is an error that reads, "Error ER06 SIM not ready". Yet I can make calls over the cell network, so the SIM must be ready, no? (I did cut a standard SIM to Micro, but if I screwed it up, I shouldn't be able to make normal calls).
T Mobile isn't dumb of course it counts towards your minutes
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On prepaid plan: it counts towards minutes
On ANY postpaid plan: it doesnt count.
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On prepaid plan: it counts towards minutes
On ANY postpaid plan: it doesnt count.
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Not true, wifi calls do count against your minutes. Tmobile has wife calling to cover those with a weak signal.
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Hmm maybe i remember wrong then.
Postpaid, it may or may not count towards your minutes. If you have to ask, it probably does. There was a plan add-on in the past that allowed for wifi not to deduct from your minutes. If you have a plan that is new, you probably aren't eligible for this add-on either way.
I was attempting to get this plan last year, but I totally forgot about keeping up with the request, haha.
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Not true, wifi calls do count against your minutes. Tmobile has wife calling to cover those with a weak signal.
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Cool! Anybodys wife or do they choose one for you?
Anyway, I figured it would count, since the call eventually goes out over their network. So more testing with GrooveIP!
Not, anyone want to tackle that error message I got? You think it has to do with my modified sim or does Tmo need to do something?
WiFi calling will use your minutes unless you have the "Free WiFi calling" package added to your plan. It is free to add so why not do it. Just takes a quick call to a T-Mobile rep.
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WiFi calling will use your minutes unless you have the "Free WiFi calling" package added to your plan. It is free to add so why not do it. Just takes a quick call to a T-Mobile rep.
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Correct.
I am a tmobile rep
WiFi calling DOES NOT use minutes if the free feature is applied to the account. Have them put it on or do it yourself on mytmobile.com
Prepaid it WILL use your minutes no matter what.
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I much prefer using wifi calling on my Google Voice + FreePBX +CSipSimple. $30 per month for 100 cell minutes but unlimited wifi + 4g calls is by far the best option for this prepaid plan since tmobile's wifi costs minutes.
Well, nice feature but I'll never use it.
i think it depends.. since now they have unlimited minutes the wifi calling thing becomes a moot point. lols i've turned off the wifi calling all together since work wifi is pretty slow and call quality when that happens is very shotty.
HowDoIVoIP said:
I much prefer using wifi calling on my Google Voice + FreePBX +CSipSimple. $30 per month for 100 cell minutes but unlimited wifi + 4g calls is by far the best option for this prepaid plan since tmobile's wifi costs minutes.
Well, nice feature but I'll never use it.
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I'd like to know more about those two apps. However, I don't know about using GV for calls. I used to use it a lot n my computer or with my Obi, but everyone always complained about hearing touch tone noises during the call. Google has never fixed that!
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clninja said:
Correct.
I am a tmobile rep
WiFi calling DOES NOT use minutes if the free feature is applied to the account. Have them put it on or do it yourself on mytmobile.com
Prepaid it WILL use your minutes no matter what.
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Did not realize this was a free feature! A more recent change?
Saw that my account already had the free wifi added on. Logged onto the account and added it to my father's LG G2x.
Thanked your post!
Unlimited minutes for what price? I pay $0 for unlimited calling in the United States and Canada. The only reason I pay $30 per month is to be able to make calls when I'm out and about using my carrier T-Mobile. If you're paying more than $30 per month for unlimited and your United States or Canada I think that's ridiculous.
Think about it: in 2013 we have Skype, mumble, teamspeak, Ventrilo, Jitsi, and all these ways to speak with people completely free internationally. I don't feel it's worth paying a lot of money per month just to call people locally.
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leebo said:
I'd like to know more about those two apps. However, I don't know about using GV for calls. I used to use it a lot n my computer or with my Obi, but everyone always complained about hearing touch tone noises during the call. Google has never fixed that!
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12-part video tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9DzN1Pu6-Q&list=PLE_de-PBwrTSUMm-Y48aiOOHt_YyT69t0
Good to know u can add free WiFi calling. But I got unlimited mins so I don't think it matters. Sucks that I only get 1 bar at home tho. Main reason for WiFi calling.
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New prepaid ATT go phone plans

ATT go phone just started their new prepaid plans which are compatible with our nexus 4.
New plan is unlimited talk, text, and 2gb of data for $60 a month. Plus additional 1gb of data is $10 per gb.
I know this is a little more expensive, but for people like me that live in and "E" data area for t-mobile, I now finally have hspa wherever I go with no spotty coverage.
There was rumor that you can get a postpaid att account with unlimited everything with 5gb of data. The clerks at the store said that since it is byod, there wouldn't be a contract break out fee, which I find hard to believe.
Anyone ever do that?
Would you mind posting your APN settings? I've had the gophone plan for a month and started getting horribly low speeds, changed the APN to get better speeds and lost mms abilities.
Also, I had the older gophone plan and on the 22nd it switched automatically to the new, cheaper, and better, plan.
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Cyanogen has them pre-programmed in their ROM.
You don't want the Cingular one. That's the old one with slow speeds.
You want the one with "phone".
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These settings work great on my nexus 4 and got them from a gs4 on display at an att store. In addition, it matches the htc one on display at the store.
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Tried those above. Still can't send or receive mms.
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ballaz said:
These settings work great on my nexus 4 and got them from a gs4 on display at an att store. In addition, it matches the htc one on display at the store.
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I had no idea there were new apns that work on gophone, they work great for me, thanks!
kthejoker20 said:
ATT go phone just started their new prepaid plans which are compatible with our nexus 4.
New plan is unlimited talk, text, and 2gb of data for $60 a month. Plus additional 1gb of data is $10 per gb.
I know this is a little more expensive, but for people like me that live in and "E" data area for t-mobile, I now finally have hspa wherever I go with no spotty coverage.
There was rumor that you can get a postpaid att account with unlimited everything with 5gb of data. The clerks at the store said that since it is byod, there wouldn't be a contract break out fee, which I find hard to believe.
Anyone ever do that?
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Go phone plans now support LTE since june 21st as long as you have an LTE capable device.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/14/att-gophone-lte/
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Originally had my Nexus 4 on T-Mobile. After a week or so of 2g data I made the switch to AT&T's go phone plan. I'm on the 60$ talk, text, 2gig deal. I couldn't be happier. I just need to get used to only downloading file at home on WiFi.
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Switching from verizon...

currently i have a note 4 with verizon, but going to switch
i currently have unlimited data with vz, im grandfathered, and going to the 2 lines for 100$ with unlimited data (only tethering is throttled, and for those who root t-mobile won't be able to differentiate between on device data and tethered right?).
Service, how is it? I live in phoenix, don't travel much but if i do i'm never in rural areas. I do go to NYC\Queens are about once a month.
Customer service, How is it?
Billing expectations, how is it?
Thanks for your input guys, i'm ready to make the jump just need some input-
Should try prepaid T-Mobile first. Service might suck and then you will be mad. Or it could same or better and wonder why you did t switch as fast as you could.
masri1987 said:
currently i have a note 4 with verizon, but going to switch
i currently have unlimited data with vz, im grandfathered, and going to the 2 lines for 100$ with unlimited data (only tethering is throttled, and for those who root t-mobile won't be able to differentiate between on device data and tethered right?).
Service, how is it? I live in phoenix, don't travel much but if i do i'm never in rural areas. I do go to NYC\Queens are about once a month.
Customer service, How is it?
Billing expectations, how is it?
Thanks for your input guys, i'm ready to make the jump just need some input-
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I live in DC but travel back and forth to my hometown which is (Brooklyn, NY). The service is great within any major city. I've had bad service in West Virginia (which is pretty rural).
I honestly think T-Mobile's customer service is great and if I'm not mistaken they work 24/7.
Right now my girlfriend and I are on the "2 for $100" family plan that you speak of and it would of been 2 for $100 but we both have financed phones (she has the S5 & I have the Note 4) and we both have insurance. Our bill is roughly $180.
Conclusion, its not a bad deal and what I love is no contract and we have JUMP which allows us to switch phones as many times as we want (for a fee of course).
masri1987 said:
currently i have a note 4 with verizon, but going to switch
i currently have unlimited data with vz, im grandfathered, and going to the 2 lines for 100$ with unlimited data (only tethering is throttled, and for those who root t-mobile won't be able to differentiate between on device data and tethered right?).
Service, how is it? I live in phoenix, don't travel much but if i do i'm never in rural areas. I do go to NYC\Queens are about once a month.
Customer service, How is it?
Billing expectations, how is it?
Thanks for your input guys, i'm ready to make the jump just need some input-
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I was a long time VZW customer for 14 years living in Chicago. I recently moved to Scottsdale in August. The recent Galaxy S4 OTA from VZW rendered my phone useless. Twelve to twenty reboots daily. After 6 replacements Verizon refused to switch out to another model phone. Tech Support had the balls to suggest that I buy a phone on Craigslist even though my current phone was still under factory warranty. I made the switch to T-Mobile in November and couldn't be happier. Faster and better LTE coverage than VZW. Plus unlocked bootloaders and more affordable plans. TMO just announced their Data Stash program effective 1/15/15. Another win win for the Un Carrier...... Go for it my friend
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cbmggm said:
I was a long time VZW customer for 14 years living in Chicago. I recently moved to Scottsdale in August. The recent Galaxy S4 OTA from VZW rendered my phone useless. Twelve to twenty reboots daily. After 6 replacements Verizon refused to switch out to another model phone. Tech Support had the balls to suggest that I buy a phone on Craigslist even though my current phone was still under factory warranty. I made the switch to T-Mobile in November and couldn't be happier. Faster and better LTE coverage than VZW. Plus unlocked bootloaders and more affordable plans. TMO just announced their Data Stash program effective 1/15/15. Another win win for the Un Carrier...... Go for it my friend
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the answer i was looking for, you've made my decision. Getting two Note 4's ,, was considering Nexus 6 but na, i have the note 4 with vz and i hate it because of the locked bootloader too.
I worked for vz corp in chandler for the last 9.5 years up to November 1st. So Yeah, you're experience sounds about right, and i def don't wanna be treated like a VZ Consumer so I have til the end of the month before i'm converted back to a consumer account with consumer pricing..
Thank you all for your opinions...
I will be going for the 2 for 100$ with the monthly payments and insurance i'm also about 180$
Q: can i pay the phone off sooner if i wish?
masri1987 said:
the answer i was looking for, you've made my decision. Getting two Note 4's ,, was considering Nexus 6 but na, i have the note 4 with vz and i hate it because of the locked bootloader too.
I worked for vz corp in chandler for the last 9.5 years up to November 1st. So Yeah, you're experience sounds about right, and i def don't wanna be treated like a VZ Consumer so I have til the end of the month before i'm converted back to a consumer account with consumer pricing..
Thank you all for your opinions...
I will be going for the 2 for 100$ with the monthly payments and insurance i'm also about 180$
Q: can i pay the phone off sooner if i wish?
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Yep you have the option of paying off your new N4 with no penalties. You will not regret your decision. If you are into rooting and modding your phone Dynamic Kat & Fire Kat are great Roms to check out. Welcome aboard and feel free to PM me if you need more help. Cheers and Happy Holidays!
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cbmggm said:
Yep you have the option of paying off your new N4 with no penalties. You will not regret your decision. If you are into rooting and modding your phone Dynamic Kat & Fire Kat are great Roms to check out. Welcome aboard and feel free to PM me if you need more help. Cheers and Happy Holidays!
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Sounds good, thank you and happy holidays to all!
These guys all hit it spot on... I might even go as far as to say try the test drive program. Yes yes its an iPhone, butttttt, its a no strings attached way to test coverage for seven days.
Moral of the story:
You want to be sure of your coverage over everything. If coverage is good where you live/commute/reside/work/whatever, then you probably won't have a better experience than with T-Mobile. And the network/coverage/plans/deals just keep getting better and better, with no signs of slowing down.
i'm on t-mobile...
couple of questions, i have wanam ,but i don't see the option to change the mapping of our recents\back button ( want the recents to be menu and long back button to be recents)
oh also, is there a dropbox offer for T-Mo note 4 buyers?
also when wifi calling is enabled, sms fails immediately in hangouts when trying to send (can receive though)
turn off wifi calling and boom it works. any ideas?
narrowed down sms via wifi issue (kernel related)
So does anyone know about dropbox offers? and swapping recents for menu? thanks.
Remap recents button to menu
I use the Xposed Additions module found in Xposed to remap the Recents button.
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I use the Xposed Additions module found in Xposed to remap the Recents button.
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perfect.... thank you..
Dropbox should be offering t-mo note 4 buyers a year promo like before... any ideas?
seems like i get the dropbox offer
everytime i clean flash a new rom
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everytime i clean flash a new rom
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do you use previously created drop box account or new one?
i use a previously created one
except for the 1st time the offer popped up
does wifi calling feature use more battery?
So having a peculiar situation , with text over wifi calling,
I got my phone with NJ7 , didn't know any better and flashed a NK4 rom, and while at work wifi texts weren't going through, so i went home flashed full firmware tested at home wifi seemed to work just fine, came back to work today, while wifi calling is on it doesn't work immediately gives me message failed msg using hangouts, but with wifi calling on work wifi using stock sms app works fine, what could it be??
Why would hangouts work over wifi calling on home network on hangouts but not on work wifi on hangouts?
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So having a peculiar situation , with text over wifi calling,
I got my phone with NJ7 , didn't know any better and flashed a NK4 rom, and while at work wifi texts weren't going through, so i went home flashed full firmware tested at home wifi seemed to work just fine, came back to work today, while wifi calling is on it doesn't work immediately gives me message failed msg using hangouts, but with wifi calling on work wifi using stock sms app works fine, what could it be??
Why would hangouts work over wifi calling on home network on hangouts but not on work wifi on hangouts?
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Post a screen shot of the settings for WiFi calling. What apps are you using besides hangouts and stock?
Any groans or Handcent so forth
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