So i recently was on T-Mobiles site purposely seeking for a cheap plan.
My intention during plan custimizaition was to get a cheap plan, a free phone, and to just take the SIM for use on something else.
So i concocted a plan of 300 minutes (29.99), with "Unlimited Web + Unlimited Messages for phones" (19.99) *what A Steal!*. Of which comes to a total of $49.97 Monthly
Now heres the part were i start asking questions. While i know its feasibly possible to just use any carriers SIM on any unlocked GSM Device, what i want to make sure of is that this plan with the "Unlimited Web + Unlimited Messages for phones" would work on just about any Unlocked GSM Device.
The reason for my paranoia, is because of my attention to the "For Phones" on the data plans detail. Am i going to be limited on web browsing, and/or are they using some proxy to route data to only websites? is it strictly cellphone browser limited? My point is... Can i use this "data plan" on any 3G Capable GSM Phone and/or device? And not be bogged/limited to only special "service requirements"?
Please someone ease my confusion
yea i think its for only reg phones..... i have tmobile and my data plan is 19.99 + 14.99 for unlimited messages and i had just set this up not to long ago for my wing.
Alright so i went back to the site, and there's an option for the "T-Mobile Total Internet" Plan, that if its the only plan selected, you must get it with the T-Mobile Dash.
Well the 3G SIM card in this one be usable on just about any 3G GSM Capable Device so i can use T-Mobiles data with?
Hmm, How confusing. It would seem t-mobile has special data plans for almost all there phones. Some come with $10 data plans (The T-Mobile Shadow WM Phone) and some more expensive. So its really hard to decide whether or not either of these Data plans, would work on any other unlocked GSM device, or just on there specified Phone there coming with.
*sigh* Why cant the US just have a Carrier that provides only 3G Data SIM Cards like the UK?
Yep, it can be confusing Sometimes it pays to go to a few tmob stores instead of the web...
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I'm looking for the cheapest possible way to get a new HTC TOUCH PRO II.
I need unlimited Internet, unlimited texts, and low minutes - with tethering.
I've had AT&T family plan for a while now, but that's now falling apart. I used the "14.99 unlimited MEDIA NET for regular phones" plan for a while on my TILT with great success, but my Tilt's SIM Card door recently died, rendering the entire phone useless
What's my best bet guys? Thanks.
Well u don't have that many choices, and it could depend on the 3G towers in u'r area. But, I'm with tmob because of the lower priced packages. I do have good 3G in Vegas from them & I'm paying $30/mo. fo unlimited data. Check their website for plan $....
Unless your service sucks horrendously, stick with AT&T. AT&T is rolling out the TP2 next month and you can just keep your existing data plan. It's counter-intuitive to switch carriers and have to deal with activation fees or any other fees, not to mention the signals on an unfamiliar network, when you're content with AT&T. I think everyone's offerings are pretty much similar +/- a few bucks depending on plan and features added.
Though ultimately it's up to you. If you dont like AT&T for whatever reasons, switch out.
I like many of you, have a love for the newest, fastest phones, but am also around wifi all the time. Then comes the companies forcing us to buy data plans along with our phones. Currently with AT&T, I have a smartphone without a data plan, I believe it's because I got this before AT&T changed it's T&C about data plans. When I got a smartphone in the past, I would be required to have the data plan at first, but I would be able to cancel it after the first 30 days.
Looking at t-mobile, you cannot cancel the data plan or any other services during the life of the contract.
AT&T, will now add a data plan onto your account regardless
Verizion's terms and conditions page was apparently down for me
Sprint's terms and conditions are really abstract =(
Is there any way you can still get around the data plan requirement?
Possibly like I did with at&t before but also put a data block on the account to prevent them from adding a new data plan?
t-mobile is ok if i pay for the phone out of pocket with their no contract plan, but i'm looking to buy 4 smart phones, or at the very least 2.
anyone have any ideas about this issue?
please no arguments like: "the phone is meant to be used with a data plan"
because the phone is meant to be used with the internet and wifi = internet
kanwal236 said:
Is there any way you can still get around the data plan requirement?
Possibly like I did with at&t before but also put a data block on the account to prevent them from adding a new data plan?
t-mobile is ok if i pay for the phone out of pocket with their no contract plan, but i'm looking to buy 4 smart phones, or at the very least 2.
anyone have any ideas about this issue?
please no arguments like: "the phone is meant to be used with a data plan"
because the phone is meant to be used with the internet and wifi = internet
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The only answer is to not sign a contract with the carrier. Buy a phone from a 3rd party, or pay the extra money up front for a no-contract.
Even then, most android phones are set to automatically transmit data back to the carrier, so you will have to go over all the settings very carefully to make sure that the carrier doesn't have a reason to charge you off-plan data rates.
As far as I know, the smaller carriers don't require a data plan for user-owned equipment. I know AT&T does for the iphone and I imagine that Verizon probably does for their android line
Hi,
I just bought a used HTC G1. With AT&T, there is unlimited internet for non smart phones for $10. Is there any way(APN?) I can use that instead of the 200mb/2GB data plan which is alot more $$$?
BTW, I changed my data package to non smartphone and when I plugged my sim into the G1, I got a message saying that a smartphone data plan is required so it automatically enrolled me in.
saadmallick said:
Hi,
I just bought a used HTC G1. With AT&T, there is unlimited internet for non smart phones for $10. Is there any way(APN?) I can use that instead of the 200mb/2GB data plan which is alot more $$$?
BTW, I changed my data package to non smartphone and when I plugged my sim into the G1, I got a message saying that a smartphone data plan is required so it automatically enrolled me in.
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I'm not sure how you can sign up for the unlimited internet for non-smartphone with AT&T using G1, but here's my case:
I was already an existing AT&T customer & I had a Motorola RAZAR V3 before I got a G1.
I bought a T-Mobile G1 from Craigslist & unlocked it (You have 3 choicea: 1. you can ask one of your T-Mobile friend make a call to T-Mobile unlock it for free, or 2. you can buy the unlock service from eBay, or 3. find an authorized cel phone selling company who offers such service for a fee), then input the APN setting listed below on G1 (if you need more detailed step-by-step instructions, you can try this blog post, but I can't remember if that's the site I followed the setup), then I added AT&T's unlimited medianet data plan (which was offered plan at that time, I think that's back in 2008 or earlier when I did this), as there's no such data plan offered via AT&T anymore - they put me on the unlimited data plan when I switched to Family plan on my account with my family in 2010.
Here's the APN setting works with AT&T - this is what I have on my G1 and it works just fine for everything (except mms - because G1 doesn't have compatible built for AT&T carrier on this particular service):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2822243&postcount=9
The person claim this setting works well, but I haven't tried this setting (it's a false claim on this post that this setting will get you onto AT&T's 3G network), so other than no 3G network, I don't see what this setting benefits you from the previous setting listed above:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4170196&postcount=232
Just thought you might want to know that you can only get onto AT&T's 2G (Edge) network using a G1 cel phone on AT&T carrier:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4121306&postcount=230
Hi,
I will be moving onto a houseboat on saturday and am looking for an internet solution.
I am hoping to find the cheapest plan that offers me good speeds and unlimited data (if not at least a lot of GBs, MIN 10)
I will be living in marina del rey, in los angeles.
I am currently using a samsung galaxy S 1 (GT-i9000m) with straighttalk as my carrier. I pay 45$ a month for unlimited talk text and web (though the reviews say that if you go over 2GB you will likely get disconnected), the fineprints say that i am not allowed to do mobile hotspot on this plan (and they dont have an option to add that feature) but I use it everyday on the bus for webbrowsing and have not yet received any notifications (2 months in)
I would like to buy a seperate mobile hotspot device (be it a cheap used phone, or a dedicated device) and use it as my internet router on the boat. I also refuse to sign a contract, so am only considering monthly plans.
I am a heavy data consumer who sometimes uses over 100GB a month, but if need be, i will curb my habits when on the boat.
I have already done a somewhat rudimentary comparison of my options which i will list below.
T-Mobile has a cheap hotspot device for 40$ here http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/Phones/cell-phone-detail.aspx?class=prepaid&cell-phone=T-Mobile-4G-Mobile-HotSpot-No-Annual-Contract-Refurbished
and they have a plan that has unlimited 4G speeds for the first 5GBs for only 30$ a month. http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/monthly-4g-plans
I do not think I would be allowed to hotspot on this plan, and i do not know if they have an option to add that feature for xx$
also, that hotspot device is not LTE compatible (i think), but could I get LTE speeds on that plan if i bought an LTE hotspot phone/device?
Virgin Mobile has a plan for 35$ that claims unlimited 4G (though the fineprints say that only the first 10GB are 4g speeds), this plan is made for hotspots, so theres no problems there. http://www.virginmobileusa.com/mobile-broadband-plans/broadband-2-go/overview/
and they have hotspots for 80$ here http://www.virginmobileusa.com/shop...-2-go/sierra-overdrive-pro/features/#features
MetroPCS has a reasonable offer as well
they have a 55$ plan that has true unlimited LTE service http://www.metropcs.com/metro/detail/per+month+4GLTE/4G4ME55
but i have been told by one of their reps that I cannot hotspot with this plan and cannot pay to add that feature.
Would they know if i put their SIM in a hotspot device and used it as such?
Which hotspot device would work well with MetroPCS LTE?
I think those are the only options i have found.
do you guys know of any other ones?
did i miss anything?
how does the carrier know if i am tethering?
thanks!
For awhile, I was using my T-Mobile SIM on and off in my Shield Tablet on the $30 5GB plan. It is a phone plan, but T-Mobile had these tablets incorrectly classified as phones, so it was working great.
However, this recent time I put my SIM in, and it is asking me to sign up. My guess is that T-Mobile finally reclassified these devices as tablets, but I wanted to see if anyone was still able to use the $30 5GB plan on their Shield, or if they had to switch to a tablet plan. I'm annoyed because it looks like I might have wasted $30 on a refill.
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For awhile, I was using my T-Mobile SIM on and off in my Shield Tablet on the $30 5GB plan. It is a phone plan, but T-Mobile had these tablets incorrectly classified as phones, so it was working great.
However, this recent time I put my SIM in, and it is asking me to sign up. My guess is that T-Mobile finally reclassified these devices as tablets, but I wanted to see if anyone was still able to use the $30 5GB plan on their Shield, or if they had to switch to a tablet plan. I'm annoyed because it looks like I might have wasted $30 on a refill.
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It would be a lot better to get on Harbor Mobile's $15 5GB LTE Plan. Unlike your plan, it includes unlimited domestic (and even international) data roaming. Also includes unlimited music streaming and unlimited throttled data. Note that Harbor Mobile isn't an MVNO but a business reseller, so you'd still be using a T-Mobile SIM and can still access my.t-mobile.com (You'll need to buy a data SIM tho).
That looks like a pretty good price and plan. I am going to look further into it.
In the meantime, I do use my T-Mobile SIM in a phone most of the time. I liked the flexibility of putting it into my tablet every once in awhile. Does anyone else have any experience using the $30 T-Mobile plan in the Shield Tablet? Did they take away that ability from us?
Gvr4-330 said:
That looks like a pretty good price and plan. I am going to look further into it.
In the meantime, I do use my T-Mobile SIM in a phone most of the time. I liked the flexibility of putting it into my tablet every once in awhile. Does anyone else have any experience using the $30 T-Mobile plan in the Shield Tablet? Did they take away that ability from us?
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If you do do decide to sign up with them, use that referral link! If you don't need that much data, another alternative is to get Red Pocket Mobile. You don't get roaming, but it's $5 for .5GB and $10 for 1GB pay as you go. But otherwise the Harbor Mobile plan is unbeatable.
I doesn't work with a regular plan either. I have a 4 line family plan that increases your data to 2.5GB from 1GB and an extra sim card lying around that's not being used in a phone. I tried to put it into the Shield Tablet and it requested me to sign up to a plan even though when I plug it into a phone, it works just fine. Simply ended up with a regular 200mb for life instead for emergencies on a spare t-mobile simcard I had lying around.
T-Mobile has definitely reclassified the NST as a tablet. Phone SIMs will no longer work, unfortunately. I originally had a phone sim in it and I had to swap it out. If you already have a post-paid service with a hotspot, T-Mobile will match your hotspot GBs with data for your tablet for $10.
Mind you .. the NST and T-Mobile don't work perfectly together. My phone gets way better reception than the tablet in certain areas. This is supposedly because the NST doesn't support all the LTE bands that T-Mobile uses. However, when you cross-reference T-Mobiles LTE bands with the NSTs (supposedly) supported bands ... they match. T-Mobile primarily uses band 4 for LTE.
More info here:
https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-4988
and here:
http://shield.nvidia.com/tablet-faq/
If anybody has more information on this, please do share. It's frustrating to often have full LTE on my phone and nothing on my tablet!
Cheers.
Apparently, the North America LTE Model NST supports band 4 but not the 2100 MHZ part of band 4 ... which is what a large part of T-Mobile uses. I wonder if this can be enabled somehow ...