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Hi all I'm new here, but have spent the last several hours searching for information that would help me to make an informed purchase, of a phone that runs android and can also be used with straight talk. I understand that walmart will be selling the nexus one. for 500 + unlocked. This phone should be able to run on straight talk. But I was wondering if there were any people out there who currently have an android phone running on straight talk and which phones would be capable of doing this and how it's done?
I don't want to start a flame threat about how bad you think straight talk is.. the bottom line is right now the $45 dollar price tag is the winner in unlimited.
Thanks.
Tag for later, interested if Android phones would work. I called Straight Talk, but the girl was unfamiliar with Android & thought it was a brand rather than an OS..
XDA should have the scoop on Straight Talk, pre paid unlim for 45 is better than paying 60.00 per month...From what I can tell the Walmart/Verizon contract is for 2 years, if it works thats 2 years of savings!
A friend just switched to Straight Talk & is very happy. His bill with Cricket was about 80.00 a month with roaming, he now pays 45.00 a month with better coverage. Cricket contracts with Verizon for roaming but omits some areas. Straight Talk appears to work in all Verizon areas.
Findout in about a week the scoop on flashing a Verizon phone to Straight Talk, if it works then its time for me to switch and look for an Incredible.
I have had an htc eris on the verizon version of straight talk (there is a gsm version of straight talk). I was only able to use sms and voice, no data or mms. It was difficult. Involved a donor MEID/ESN from a true straight talk phone
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here you can get your apn settings it works awesome.
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Straight Talk is Really not that Great!! Trust me
Ok so I had Straight Talk for almost two years, and they were just fine, if you didn't have to call customer service. Recently I bought the Samsung T528G touchscreen phone-not quite the android, but worked pretty similar, you did not need the $45 plan-I got it anyway thinking I would be using it alot. I had the phone for 3 months and one morning I woke up and tried to use my phone to find out that it had been permantly disconnected by the company due to over use of the internet and improperly shutting down the internet, which it totally false. They refused to turn it back on and said I could buy another phone and start over again, but why would I want to stay somewhere that could do that to me again? Anyways I not really sure how long these android phones will last because I would think that those would use to much data and they would shut everyone that got them off permantly!!
Straight Talk - Android Phone
I have been using the straight talk phone as a backup when I travel to my dad's house in the country. It works great and there is no contract with the $45 unlimited plan it works great for me. I do have the android phone from straight talk I have had the Samsung precedent (which i dropped in the ocean, ugh) and now the Huawei M865C which is much better than the Samsung I previously had from them. The problem I see from the android phone's is that they are severely limited on space some only have about 384MB. That is ridiculous after you activate it and it updates the stock programs that's all of your space you can't download anything else to the phone. This is a real problem!
I want to root the phone, but I don't think it would be a good idea since the space is so limited. They do, however, now offer Sim cards for a one-time fee of $14.99 (This is in addition to the $45 unlimited plan), which you can use in any T-mobile or AT&T phone on the straight talk network. I know someone who has an AT&T Iphone working on the Straight Talk network it's pretty cool it works like normal. The only thing is you have to get the $45 unlimited plan, which i have no qualms with. I think that is what I will do do in the next couple of weeks. I am a techie and I can't live with this limited phone even if it is android. It's a good idea and a good plan though I'll have to say I am seriously contemplating leaving Sprint for good behind this idea.
I'll write back if I find an AT&T or T-Mobile phone to switch to so everyone will know how it works.
I have an S2 with Sprint and while I love the phone, Sprint's lack of signal and speed is making me loose my shlt on a daily basis.
I'm at the point where taking the ETF hit is inconsequential to the quality of life I may enjoy with VZ.
Has anyone done what I'm talking about specifically from the S2 Sprint to the S3 Verizon? Are you happier????
I did and i couldnt be happier. Went from the epic touch to the S3. Sprint service blows. Not even a comparison.
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I did. The service is much better in most places, but where I live I got slow Sprint speeds and its no different with VZW.
I did exactly that, Sprint gs2 to Verizon gs3. I couldn't be happier. I went from absolutely no service at work to having lte coverage. I am selling my e4gt to cover the cost of early termination. My bill is more monthly, but I feel it's worth it.
i as well, just three weeks back
flashing roms is easier
4g just about anywhere
this phone has a ton of features whether you stay stock or custom like paranoid android
and reception being the biggest reason i transferred. i dont miss sprint, loved the s2 but s3 is a beast
I did also. I had the OG HTC EVO 4G with Sprint and enjoyed that phone. I had no problem with Sprints call quality, but the internet speeds were horrible and I refused to wait for the LTE to be up and running with Sprint. Verizon LTE speeds is way faster than Sprints Wimax. Verizon LTE is also faster than my Comcast home internet at times. I'm happy with my decision.
Came from Sprint and couldnt be happier. I have 4G LTE everywhere I go to the tune of 12mb to upwards of 30mb down.
Sprint is lucky to hit 1.5mb down at 5am, and normally runs at 200-600k down during the day. Sometimes 70k!
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I did. The service is much better in most places, but where I live I got slow Sprint speeds and its no different with VZW.
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Except VZW has 4g LTE and Sprint basically has none. If you're going to have an s3 LTE device you might as well have a carrier that has 4g LTE.
Another convert here: E4GT -> GS3. Couldn't be happier with my decision. It's like going from a dumbphone to a smartphone all over again. Sprint's service was so godawful I could never use my phone for much off of Wifi. Now, I have a solid connection everywhere I go so I end up using my GS3 far more than I ever did my E4GT. It's like night and day.
I converted from Sprint the week xda gave me the heads up VZW was doing away with their unlimited plan.
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I came from an Epic which I loved but Sprint which drove me crazy. My internet speed is 10x better which is great. The best part is I can make a phone call and actually talk to someone for 10 minutes and not have the call drop a dozen times.
I went from the Epic Touch to the Verizon GS3, and I could not be happier! Bought my phone for $485 on eBay, plus 64Gb San Disk sdcard from Amazon for $50-ish. Love the phone, and love the service and LTE. Get an average of 15 hours battery life with 4G on 24/7, about 3.5 hours screen on time.
Same here. Went from Epic 4g on Sprint to GS3 on Verizon & have ZERO regrets. Signal is better, data speed is insanely faster. I'm in Omaha, NE, where Sprint has no 4G; finally got tired of their '4G coming soon' BS response.
If your main concern is signal reliability & data speed, make the switch, you'll be much happier. What good is a killer phone if you're always b1tc1n about crappy service?
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Paid my ETF and made the switch last week. I'd been thinking about it for awhile and the Amazon $99 sale pushed me over the edge. The only place I spend anytime that doesn't have LTE is work but Verizons 3G is actually usable there compared to Sprints dialup speeds.
I jumped from sprint after 12 years and I couldn't be happier. I have 4g everywhere. I had the evo lte which I loved but the signal is amazing from Verizon. Worth the Money I can't believe how much better the network is on Verizon. And the s3 is a kick ass phone I like it just as much as I liked the evo lte. Only now I have lte
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Same for me. I was with sprint for 12 years and couldn't stand the slow data anymore. What's the pont of unlimited data when you never have any bandwith! I went from the Epic to the S3 on Verizon and wish I did it long ago. No regrets. I get 4G LTE almost everywhere. The slowest speed I have seen so far on Verizon has been faster than the fastest speed I ever saw on Sprint.
Thanks guys...
I ended up porting the whole family on Saturday to VZW. I took a $440 hit on ETFs, but my sanity is worth it.
The LTE signal is ALL OVER THE PLACE where I operate and it's lightning fast....Like somebody said, I didn't realize how slow and shtty Sprint was.
My S3 is lasting more than a day compared to my S2 that could barely get 4 hours due to many reasons, most of which stemming from constantly having weak Sprint signals.
I don't even think I'm going to root the S3 at this point.
Also came from Sprint using an S2. I left Sprint due to the crappy service and didn't have to pay ETF fees due to an FCC complaint that got escalated to executive services.
I am loving my S3 as well as Verizons service. Using an app called Netmonitor I now know that Verizon has 3 times as many towers in my area so even if Sprint upgraded my area to LTE they would still suck compared to Verizon.
I shall never bother with Sprint again.
I had just switched to verizon. from sero premium is $50 but i rather pay double for 2gb data on verizon. even if i paid half less for unlimited, i wasnt able to use it. whats the point of unlimited and cheaper when you cant even hardly use it. just too dam slow.
definitely happier with verizon. can use 4g about almost anywhere. even 3g data is fast.
now i can use my phone at work during break. before i couldnt at all. i see everyone with phone out and i am too but not surfing the web. even at home i dont get service. had to use sprint air rave. even with that it barely work once in a while
SGS3 on verizon!
I just did it. One week in and went from SGS3 to SGS3
Verizon is way better! Yes I paid to quit sprint and it's the last they ever get from me
I'm sick and tired of waiting for sprint and then it sucks
Verizon gives me kick ass speeds in about ever place I go in SoCal I'm so much happier!
Apologies first of all if there is an answer on this, however after doing some searching on here and on google I can't find a straight answer that I can understand. I am very new to this kind of thing...
Basic question is this - can I use the galaxy s3 I have currently with Verizon on straight talk?
I am getting mixed answers on it and I figured you guys would probably know best.
Here are the phone specs -
Carrier : Verizon
City : Johnson City, TN
Model : Galaxy s3 SCH-I535
Android Version : 4.1.2 (non flashed - non rooted, if I need to do that in order to accomplish this and void the warranty that is fine, I am familiar with flashing roms and rooting)
Baseband Version : I535VRMB1
Hardware version : I535.10
I will be happy to provide any other information needed. Thank you in advance for reading.
You will definitely have to be rooted. I don't know why you would want straight talk. The service is spotty around east Tennessee. I don't remember a guide on how to flash straight talk however.
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bbqsfire said:
You will definitely have to be rooted. I don't know why you would want straight talk. The service is spotty around east Tennessee. I don't remember a guide on how to flash straight talk however.
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I'm in Kingsport, TN as well and I'm also a Verizon customer using the S3 and you'd be a fool to switch from vzw over to straight talk. I've had straight talk, and while it's "alright," it's definitely nowhere near as good of reception in this area as verizon. Verizon may be a little more expensive, but it's well worth it in the long run. When you take your straight talk phone into the mall or wal-mart and you're lucky to have service while standing next to the glass at the entrance door, you'll thank me when you came to your senses and remain under contract with verizon. To each their own though.
Yea im in bristol and i have a friend with ST and it sucks. I would stick to Verizon i hate saying that because they cost so much but really they cover the Tricitys better then anyone.
No disrespect to any of these guys talking about not switching to straight talk from Verizon. I just switched today. Just waiting on my cell number to be ported from Verizon to the straight talk phone and then i will flash whatever phone i chose to buy and replace the ESN. You have to realize their are two different networks you choose from when you go straight talk. GSM(ATT) or CDMA(Verizon). These guys who are bashing straight talk are comparing their Verizon phone coverage with a Straight Talk GSM phone running on ATT towers. Also you cant compare reception of different phones sometimes even if they are on the same towers sometimes bc certain phones are known to have bad reception period. Dont listen to them. You can switch just make sure your donor phone is using Verizon towers. You can look up the model number of the donor phone or make sure it doesnot have a sim card. Sim card phones will be GSM(ATT) and their coverage does suck in rural America. Im in Louisiana and you cant get much more rural. My current Verizon phone and Straight talk have the same number of bars bc they are both CDMA. I have an old HTC Thunderbolt that is just as fast as an iphone 4 bc i have tweaked the hell out of it and use Liquid Smooth Roms which are faster and more stable than even the Pure Google experience. My wife has a Galaxy S3 and I am switching her from Verizon to Straight talk within the next few weeks.
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No disrespect to any of these guys talking about not switching to straight talk from Verizon. I just switched today. Just waiting on my cell number to be ported from Verizon to the straight talk phone and then i will flash whatever phone i chose to buy and replace the ESN. You have to realize their are two different networks you choose from when you go straight talk. GSM(ATT) or CDMA(Verizon). These guys who are bashing straight talk are comparing their Verizon phone coverage with a Straight Talk GSM phone running on ATT towers. Also you cant compare reception of different phones sometimes even if they are on the same towers sometimes bc certain phones are known to have bad reception period. Dont listen to them. You can switch just make sure your donor phone is using Verizon towers. You can look up the model number of the donor phone or make sure it doesnot have a sim card. Sim card phones will be GSM(ATT) and their coverage does suck in rural America. Im in Louisiana and you cant get much more rural. My current Verizon phone and Straight talk have the same number of bars bc they are both CDMA. I have an old HTC Thunderbolt that is just as fast as an iphone 4 bc i have tweaked the hell out of it and use Liquid Smooth Roms which are faster and more stable than even the Pure Google experience. My wife has a Galaxy S3 and I am switching her from Verizon to Straight talk within the next few weeks.
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Your first post and you chime in about an area you don't live in. I know how straight talk works. I know certain phones use gsm and some use cdma. I can't believe you just compared a thunderbolt to an iPhone. I hope you do switch her off Verizon to straight talk. That way when she complains about slower data you can come back on the forum and try to figure it out.
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Your first post and you chime in about an area you don't live in. I know how straight talk works. I know certain phones use gsm and some use cdma. I can't believe you just compared a thunderbolt to an iPhone. I hope you do switch her off Verizon to straight talk. That way when she complains about slower data you can come back on the forum and try to figure it out.
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Dude you need to chill out. Just because someone may know more that you on a topic dont get your pride hurt. Again I have a straight talk phone and a Galaxy S3 on verizon. The reception is the same. My straight talk phone is on the verizon network. With that being said. How could my reception be bad when compared to my wifes verizon phone if we are on the same towers. DUH!!!!!! I have been using straight talk for 3 months and laughing at ever person with a ATT, Tmobile or Sprint phone. I have better reception as long as i have a straight talk phone made for Verizons network. Which is the most reliable network period.
Whether I live in your area or not is completely irrelevant. If Verizon works best for you. Fine. If Att is best in your area. Fine. Just make sure your phone is on the right network when you go Straight Talk.
As for whoever says Im wrong bc you may have a problem with your EGO. LOL Keep paying double for the same service, coverage, and RECEPTION. Common sense is hard to come by for those who you cant tell anything. LOL
As far as comparing a Thunderbolt to an Iphone 4. This takes someone who knows how to root, jailbreak use custom roms, overclock and get the most stable software available for a phone. Apple OS is extremely stable. Been there and done that. Thunderbolt was crap. Until Liquid Smooths. I am crazy for comparing a Iphone 4 to MY Thunderbolt bc my phone out performs every stock iphone 4 period. Iphone people are brainwashed. My son has a Iphone 4s and now he hates it and wants a galaxy bc he sees the things a Android is capable of and Iphones are not. An iphone is a limited experience. Had two and sold them.
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I'm in Kingsport, TN as well and I'm also a Verizon customer using the S3 and you'd be a fool to switch from vzw over to straight talk. I've had straight talk, and while it's "alright," it's definitely nowhere near as good of reception in this area as verizon. Verizon may be a little more expensive, but it's well worth it in the long run. When you take your straight talk phone into the mall or wal-mart and you're lucky to have service while standing next to the glass at the entrance door, you'll thank me when you came to your senses and remain under contract with verizon. To each their own though.
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Any Straight Talk phone on Verizon network has identical coverage as a Verizon phone. The straight talk phones using Verizon towers have a model number that begins with a "C" You have to do your homework first on which phone you are going to purchase so that you know what network you will be using. You can go with any towers you want. Sprint, ATT, Verizon. Etc....The experience was bad bc you switched your network when you went Straight talk. Dont switch towers and keep your money in your pocket.
My advice is to get a Straight Talk phone on Verizon network and keep your money in your pocket.
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Dude you need to chill out. Just because someone may know more that you on a topic dont get your pride hurt. Again I have a straight talk phone and a Galaxy S3 on verizon. The reception is the same. My straight talk phone is on the verizon network. With that being said. How could my reception be bad when compared to my wifes verizon phone if we are on the same towers. DUH!!!!!! I have been using straight talk for 3 months and laughing at ever person with a ATT, Tmobile or Sprint phone. I have better reception as long as i have a straight talk phone made for Verizons network. Which is the most reliable network period.
Whether I live in your area or not is completely irrelevant. If Verizon works best for you. Fine. If Att is best in your area. Fine. Just make sure your phone is on the right network when you go Straight Talk.
As for whoever says Im wrong bc you may have a problem with your EGO. LOL Keep paying double for the same service, coverage, and RECEPTION. Common sense is hard to come by for those who you cant tell anything. LOL
As far as comparing a Thunderbolt to an Iphone 4. This takes someone who knows how to root, jailbreak use custom roms, overclock and get the most stable software available for a phone. Apple OS is extremely stable. Been there and done that. Thunderbolt was crap. Until Liquid Smooths. I am crazy for comparing a Iphone 4 to MY Thunderbolt bc my phone out performs every stock iphone 4 period. Iphone people are brainwashed. My son has a Iphone 4s and now he hates it and wants a galaxy bc he sees the things a Android is capable of and Iphones are not. An iphone is a limited experience. Had two and sold them.
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Any Straight Talk phone on Verizon network has identical coverage as a Verizon phone. The straight talk phones using Verizon towers have a model number that begins with a "C" You have to do your homework first on which phone you are going to purchase so that you know what network you will be using. You can go with any towers you want. Sprint, ATT, Verizon. Etc....The experience was bad bc you switched your network when you went Straight talk. Dont switch towers and keep your money in your pocket.
My advice is to get a Straight Talk phone on Verizon network and keep your money in your pocket.
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I see you said you're using an HTC Thunderbolt on Straight Talk if I'm reading that correctly. Would you mind explaining exactly how you did that? I'm looking to do the same thing. I've seen a few things about getting an existing CDMA (donor) phone from Straight talk and modifying the MEID, but I've seen a few other things that say that they catch on and boot you from the network. I'm looking to do this for a friend so I don't want them to waste the money setting it up if they're only going to be kicked not long after doing it. Thanks in advance for any advice in this situation.
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lxhotboy said:
No disrespect to any of these guys talking about not switching to straight talk from Verizon. I just switched today. Just waiting on my cell number to be ported from Verizon to the straight talk phone and then i will flash whatever phone i chose to buy and replace the ESN. You have to realize their are two different networks you choose from when you go straight talk. GSM(ATT) or CDMA(Verizon). These guys who are bashing straight talk are comparing their Verizon phone coverage with a Straight Talk GSM phone running on ATT towers. Also you cant compare reception of different phones sometimes even if they are on the same towers sometimes bc certain phones are known to have bad reception period. Dont listen to them. You can switch just make sure your donor phone is using Verizon towers. You can look up the model number of the donor phone or make sure it doesnot have a sim card. Sim card phones will be GSM(ATT) and their coverage does suck in rural America. Im in Louisiana and you cant get much more rural. My current Verizon phone and Straight talk have the same number of bars bc they are both CDMA. I have an old HTC Thunderbolt that is just as fast as an iphone 4 bc i have tweaked the hell out of it and use Liquid Smooth Roms which are faster and more stable than even the Pure Google experience. My wife has a Galaxy S3 and I am switching her from Verizon to Straight talk within the next few weeks.
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hello I am trying to do the samething switch my vzw s3 to straight talk can u please help or assist me on how to do this..Greatly appreciate it.
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lxhotboy said:
No disrespect to any of these guys talking about not switching to straight talk from Verizon. I just switched today. Just waiting on my cell number to be ported from Verizon to the straight talk phone and then i will flash whatever phone i chose to buy and replace the ESN. You have to realize their are two different networks you choose from when you go straight talk. GSM(ATT) or CDMA(Verizon). These guys who are bashing straight talk are comparing their Verizon phone coverage with a Straight Talk GSM phone running on ATT towers. Also you cant compare reception of different phones sometimes even if they are on the same towers sometimes bc certain phones are known to have bad reception period. Dont listen to them. You can switch just make sure your donor phone is using Verizon towers. You can look up the model number of the donor phone or make sure it doesnot have a sim card. Sim card phones will be GSM(ATT) and their coverage does suck in rural America. Im in Louisiana and you cant get much more rural. My current Verizon phone and Straight talk have the same number of bars bc they are both CDMA. I have an old HTC Thunderbolt that is just as fast as an iphone 4 bc i have tweaked the hell out of it and use Liquid Smooth Roms which are faster and more stable than even the Pure Google experience. My wife has a Galaxy S3 and I am switching her from Verizon to Straight talk within the next few weeks.
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Was you successful at making your wife's Verizon S3 work with straight talk?
Hello, This has been covered before, and I see it CAN be done, but so far I can only find companies that do this for a hefty charge. My apologies, but after a couple hours searching, I haven't found a definite answer.
First, we do NOT have any GSM service in our area, only Verizon. So what we are trying to do is flash a Verizon S3 to Straight Talk, to run on Verizon towers, 3G only it seems. There is a way to use a ST IMEI on the S3 to "fool" ST's system as far as I can tell.
Can anyone point me in the right direction to do this at home without sending it out? I've been rooting and flasing phones since the OG Droid days, so it should be a piece of cake lol.
Thanks in advance
Should be a simple matter of calling Straight Talk and asking them to put the phone in their towers. They should give you a Network Access Code. These can also be found at your local Walmart in the form of a Bring Your Own Phone kit.
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I broke my current phone "optimus zone" and i am looking for a new phone so i decided to get the galaxy s3 well im on verizon prepaid so i need a galaxy s3 that will work on prepaid verizonm and i need it to be rooted so i can use as a hotspot. i did some research and found that the i535 can be flashed to verizon prepaid "I Think" and it can also be rooted.
so i did some looking on ebay and found 3 things
1 i535 verizon unlocked - i looked at what a unlocked phone was and found out it just means it can be used with any compatable service provider. Can this be used with verizon and if so how?
2 i535 verizon - If i got this one can it be flashed to verizon prepaid? Can it get 4g on prepaid?
3 i710 sprint - i already ordered a sprint flashed to verizon prepaid one and found out u needed add on apps to use the sms and it cant get 4g so im woundering , if the' i535 verizon would be a better choice. i would have to learn to flash but thats no big deal.. i havent recieved the one i ordered yet but when i do i think im going to return it...
I have looked all over and can not figure out if the verizon i535 will get 4g after its flashed to verizon prepaid and i havent found out 100% that it can be flashed to verizon prepaid. Im posative it can be rooted i think lol. Or can i buy a unlocked i535 and use it on verizon prepaid somehow, easier than learning to flash???
Just sign up with Page Plus. They've been offering Verizon 4G LTE for a month now
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I can't get survice with anyone but verizon i dout page will work in my area. And I'm not really really consurned about 4g i just hate to have a sprint phone that only gets 3g if the same phone on another carrier can get 4g... but i just need to know yes pr no can the i535 be flashed to prepaid verizon?? And if it can it be used on 4g or only 3g like the sprint one after flash... i live in a rural area and i bairley get signal as it is... i hear that this page plus provider uses verizon towers.. i don't understand does that mean it will get the exact same signal as verizon prepaid cuz that's thr ONLY provider i can use.. pleas let me knoq if the i535 can be flashed to prepaid verizon and can it get 4g yes or no please let me know I'm without a phone and really need to know what to do... i feel like i made a mistake buying the sprint one...
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If they're truly Verizon towers I'd say page plus should work fine. I was told however by a guy with a local shop (I live in the boonies), that because we have so many towers around here that are owned by a regional carrier appalacian wireless that have an agreement with Big Red, that page plus would Roam more whereas Selectel wouldn't. Now, I don't know if the guy was telling the truth or not. I do know from Selectel's website that if you sign someone up to selectel and that person continues to use Selectel and re-ups through the website or whereever, the original person who signed you up gets a cut of the profits. Page Plus may not offer such a deal, so I don't actually know 100% either way. I'm looking to find something cheaper than Big Red myself. I have two phones with them at the moment with a bill of 105.00 or 107.00 but with only 250Mb of data and 1GB free for a year. I can get by with little to no data, I really don't use much, but I'd like to have it available should I need to go out of town and use the internet or use navigation which I suspect would drink the data. I know you can pre download maps with many apps these days though.
Let me know what you find out. I have the Verizon sch-i535 sgs3 with a broken power button but otherwise it's a good phone. Still does what I need it to, and development hasn't stopped yet, it's still going pretty strong on the aosp side..
Edit: I recently had my phone flashed to selectel wireless. If you have a cdma phone you can do the activation from their website. However, I think it must be a phone without a sim such as a DX or DX2. a cdma only phone. I had to take my s3 to a local selectel dealer who did the flash and got me on selectel. I went with selectel because it will roam on the regional towers in my area albiet voice and texting only not data. So, when roaming I won't have data. Pageplus from what I've read on both their site and another forum will roam but they will charge you quite a bit to do so. If you don't have the issue of roaming like I do and are near verizon towers all the time, I'd probably go with another MVNO.
I tried tracfone BYOP with my DX2 and spent a small fortune in service and gas going from here to there trying to get it activated. First they said to go to a town about 25min away from home. I did this and no dice. I called them twice using a wifi app (hangouts) and spent about 4 hours in this town trying to get the activation to work to no avail. I called again from home and was told to go to another town about an hour away. The next day I did just that. They had me dial *22891 *22801 this time activation went smooth and I was able to use data and make and receive calls perfectly. If I had known this in the closer town it would have worked there but the rep never told me that. To top things off when I got home I had no service at all. Zip None. When I called I was told that a BYOP android phone would not roam on the regional towers although a feature phone would. I was also told incorrectly I believe that if I had purchased an android tracfone from a local store that it would roam. This too from what I've read is incorrect. No android tracfone will roam on regional towers, they will only work on genuine verizon towers. I was hoping to purchase the moto e from ebay with a 400min card which tripled to 1200 min for 99 bucks. This would have been a great deal since the 400 min card alone is around 90. I never did find out the entire truth about roaming with tracfone android phones. But from what I read on the other forum and another site dedicated to tracfones, that they would not roam period. What a freaking ripoff. The same goes for a lot of other MVNO's they simply won't roam. Even Verizon perpaid phones won't work on any towers other than verizon. Again, this came from someone who supposedly had experience with this.
The bottom line is beware of MVNO's if you require roaming. Straight talk may or may not work I do not know if they roam or not. But either way selectel was cheaper. Granted it sucks that I can't get data when roaming but at least I can make and receive calls and texts. At least SMS. I haven't tried MMS and I'm guessing it won't work due to it requiring data. Remember your results may vary and I'd certainly like to hear from others who use a MVNO that is Verizon based. Or even MVNO that is ATT based ATT's coverage map says there's coverage in my area, and i know there is across the stateline where I live. A friend used to have an ATT phone a few years back and he had zero service when he crossed the line by about a half a mile, probably out of range of the ATT tower. He now has NET10 using ATT and has the same coverage.
Good luck and keep me posted please on this.
Thanks
I don't wunt page plus i need to be able to use on verizons prepayed network... can the i535 be flashed to prepayed verizon.. or is there some way to use a verizon sim to get prepayed please let me know thank you
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