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Android Phone on Straight Talk

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

straight talk
here you can get your apn settings it works awesome.
unlockit.co.nz/mobilesettings/settings.php?id=242

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.

regarding data plan from t-mobile USA

hi there, if i set up data plan using a phone that required data plan for 10 bucks from t-mobile USA, (says, a nokia nuron) Can I switch to another smartphone that I brought somewhere else (says, HTC HD2) and still be able to use that 10 bucks data plan on the HD2 and not using the expensive 30 bucks plan? I already tried putting on sim card into the HD2, and on my T-mobile page, my phone status is still show that i am using the nuron. do I have a chance to keep the 10 bucks plan if I change phone to HD2?
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OK, I just called up t-moible USA to add data plan to my bill. she said the 10 bucks data plan isn't available anymore and all i can add is the $15 for 200MB or $30 for unlimited. of course I said NO and asked her to transfer me to a consumer loyalty dept. From there, I told the rep that i am using a Nokia Nuron that I got from signing a contract w/ them and let me add the $10 data plan to my bill.
So now, i have to wait for couple of hours before i can access the data plan. I think i will change phone back to the Nuron and see if the data works then change back to my hd2 and see if it's working also. I HOPE TODAY IS MY LUCKY DAY!!!!
edit: OK, I just got access to the web with the web2go data on my HD2 (android)
now, i have 3 different icon on the data, H, 3G, and E...iH>3G>E in speed wise right? and if i have both wifi and data turn on, does that mean, wifi will always be used first if there is wifi connection?

I don't think so..... Sadly im sure you will have to get the 30 dollars web I tried doing that on a nokia and it didnt work.
Samsung Vibrant
Nero V3 + Voodoo

isaac970 said:
I don't think so..... Sadly im sure you will have to get the 30 dollars web I tried doing that on a nokia and it didnt work.
Samsung Vibrant
Nero V3 + Voodoo
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OK, I just called up t-moible USA to add data plan to my bill. she said the 10 bucks data plan isn't available anymore and all i can add is the $15 for 200MB or $30 for unlimited. of course I said NO and asked her to transfer me to a consumer loyalty dept. From there, I told the rep that i am using a Nokia Nuron that I got from signing a contract w/ them and let me add the $10 data plan to my bill.
So now, i have to wait for couple of hours before i can access the data plan. I think i will change phone back to the Nuron and see if the data works then change back to my hd2 and see if it's working also. I HOPE TODAY IS MY LUCKY DAY!!!!

coldest~~~ said:
hi there, if i set up data plan using a phone that required data plan for 10 bucks from t-mobile USA, (says, a nokia nuron) Can I switch to another smartphone that I brought somewhere else (says, HTC HD2) and still be able to use that 10 bucks data plan on the HD2 and not using the expensive 30 bucks plan? I already tried putting on sim card into the HD2, and on my T-mobile page, my phone status is still show that i am using the nuron. do I have a chance to keep the 10 bucks plan if I change phone to HD2?
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OK, I just called up t-moible USA to add data plan to my bill. she said the 10 bucks data plan isn't available anymore and all i can add is the $15 for 200MB or $30 for unlimited. of course I said NO and asked her to transfer me to a consumer loyalty dept. From there, I told the rep that i am using a Nokia Nuron that I got from signing a contract w/ them and let me add the $10 data plan to my bill.
So now, i have to wait for couple of hours before i can access the data plan. I think i will change phone back to the Nuron and see if the data works then change back to my hd2 and see if it's working also. I HOPE TODAY IS MY LUCKY DAY!!!!
edit: OK, I just got access to the web with the web2go data on my HD2 (android)
now, i have 3 different icon on the data, H, 3G, and E...iH>3G>E in speed wise right? and if i have both wifi and data turn on, does that mean, wifi will always be used first if there is wifi connection?
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Hi there. I had signed up w the tmobile web2go $10 access initially when using and unlocked nokia 5800 and then got a hold of an unlocked Samsung captivate and have been accessing the internet fine for a few months now. All of a sudden the internet is no longer working and just goes to the web2go "need subscription" page. I called t-mobile and supposedly the "system" is able to see what kind of phone I have and they have "corrected" the ability for you to use a smart phone w the $10 plan. They now are saying I'm required to upgrade my data to the 200mb a mo for $15 a mo or unlimited for $30 in order for the internet to work at all. Why is it that all the reps I've talked to in the past has always had to ask which phone I'm using when the system can see it? Is this truly a "correction" or is this rep just trying to shaft me and not help me?-

dgemhsu said:
Hi there. I had signed up w the tmobile web2go $10 access initially when using and unlocked nokia 5800 and then got a hold of an unlocked Samsung captivate and have been accessing the internet fine for a few months now. All of a sudden the internet is no longer working and just goes to the web2go "need subscription" page. I called t-mobile and supposedly the "system" is able to see what kind of phone I have and they have "corrected" the ability for you to use a smart phone w the $10 plan. They now are saying I'm required to upgrade my data to the 200mb a mo for $15 a mo or unlimited for $30 in order for the internet to work at all. Why is it that all the reps I've talked to in the past has always had to ask which phone I'm using when the system can see it? Is this truly a "correction" or is this rep just trying to shaft me and not help me?-
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Try changing the APN settings ... epc.tmobile.com is now the default connection for devices while all the other APNS like wap.voicestream.com from tmoblie still work but arent being used by tmobile
Try changing it and see what happens....
tmobile proxies don't use the epc.tmobile since its monitored and in use
And if they can really tell what phone you have.. Ima say no.. They have always asked what phone im using... Unless they just ask to see if you lie or not lol

Thanks for the reply!
Yeah.... I SERIOUSLY doubt that she could have seen what kind of phone I use based on the convo. I Told her what kind I used and had to tell Every Other Rep too... (they all thought I used a SonyEricson Equinox) but she was not a very nice lady who you can tell was one of those "had to be right" gals. So when I asked her why every other rep thought I was using the Equinox and why they all had to ask what phone I use, she made some stupid reply of them being on different "systems" (there's that magical word used for third party excuses again).
I have tried 3 different APN settings.
APN: epc.tmobile.com
MMSC: mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
APN: internet2.voicestream.com
MMSC: 216.155.174.84/servlets/mms
APN: wap.voicestream.com
MMSC: 216.155.174.84/servlets/mms
All were with:
APN: t-mobile
MCC: 310
MNC: 260
APN Type: internet + mms
(the rest were not set)
I would set it to that... then turn it off and restart it.
I got a call back from my cell phone store gal and she also says she doubts that they can tell what kind of phone I had and also guessed that the gal was trying to get credit for upselling me to a better data plan.
She also said that if anything... NOT to use that epc apn because that is the one that they May be able to track what kind of phone you use and therefore try and upsell you with.

On all my phones that i switch to use with T-Mobile I just change the apn to wap.voicestream.com and thats it.. I don't put no MMSC or any kind of IP
As long as you have an active Data Plan on the Account it shouldn't matter what APN you use they all work.. Some are slower then others

hakuchi18v said:
On all my phones that i switch to use with T-Mobile I just change the apn to wap.voicestream.com and thats it.. I don't put no MMSC or any kind of IP
As long as you have an active Data Plan on the Account it shouldn't matter what APN you use they all work.. Some are slower then others
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I just tried using just the wap.voicestream.com and it didn't work for me... grrrrrrrrr.
It also seems to be affecting my ability to send out MMS.

i bet if there was a way to change the IMEI of what the hd2 shows internally, you'd prolly get it to work... don't know if there's such a way though

In my case they actually knew and said is this the kind of phone you are using and I just barely started to use it now recently I went from defy to cliq 2 and checked the tmobile account page and it still says im using a defy kinda weird lol
Sent from my MB611 (Cliq 2)

Zantiszar said:
In my case they actually knew and said is this the kind of phone you are using and I just barely started to use it now recently I went from defy to cliq 2 and checked the tmobile account page and it still says im using a defy kinda weird lol
Sent from my MB611 (Cliq 2)
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the my t-mobile will not change unless you manually change it. and yes, the CS can see what phone you're using and also have a list of phones you used in the past. the T-zone and web2go ($5, $5.99 or $10 plan) will not work any t-mobile branded androids except for behold2.

Throttled...solved!!!!

Wow...just got hit with the Throttle. I've only used 6 gigs (had iphone before) this billing cycle and my brand new LTE Skyrocket (which was getting around 58mbps in Tyson's Corner) is now getting about 100kbps. This is some straight BS. My contract is only a week old, so thinking of returning this phone and switching. Whats the point of having unlimited if you can't use it.
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This is what has been working for me to "bypass" the throttle. It at least gets me HSPA+ speeds.
I'm using the Rocketeer ROM and I changed the APN and also forced the Network Mode to GSM/HSPA (Auto Mode)
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The APN settings are:
Name: HSPA+ ATT
APN: Phone
APN Type: Internet
All other settings are default. I also am NOT on 2.3.6 and noticed when I updated the APN didn't work anymore, so I went back.
I also have the WAP Cingular built and have working MMS.
Name: ATT WAP
APN: wap.cingular
proxy: wireless.cingular.com
mms proxy: wireless.cingular.com
mms port: 80
mcc: 310
mnc: 410
apn type: mms

how the heck have you used 6gbs already

opencipher said:
Wow...just got hit with the Throttle. I've only used 6 gigs (had iphone before) this billing cycle and my brand new LTE Skyrocket (which was getting around 58mbps in Tyson's Corner) is now getting about 100kbps. This is some straight BS. My contract is only a week old, so thinking of returning this phone and switching. Whats the point of having unlimited if you can't use it.
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Did you use a different ROM?

dcjes said:
how the heck have you used 6gbs already
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Most of that is from my iphone.

Nope. Standard. Been streaming a lot of netflix..slingbox..etc. They sent me a text warning yesterday to watch my usage or I could have reduced speeds and then throttled me the next day. Didn't even give me a chance to change.

I know exactly what you mean about the throttling. I'm actually here in DC as well (Arlington) and use the Skyrocket and it ate up 500 MB!
Tried loading of all sitesTwitter and got a message. "Rate limit exceeded."
I'm on a 4 GB plan so watching the data usage really closely.
Have you tried switching to one of the lower grade signals? I've been having trouble doing that since it looks like the LTE radio is locked tight and can't be changed at all.

dcjes said:
how the heck have you used 6gbs already
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On LTE, you can use 2gb of data in 20 minutes.

Ugh that sucks man, they should really relax those rules for us LTE users. Why give customers all that bandwidth only to keep the same rules as their slow 3G network? Doesn't make much sense to me

jbsg02 said:
Ugh that sucks man, they should really relax those rules for us LTE users. Why give customers all that bandwidth only to keep the same rules as their slow 3G network? Doesn't make much sense to me
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Overage fees are $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

Wow damn, surprised that they haven't throttled me.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I777 using xda premium

Throttling was put in effect to limit us who are grandfathered into the unlimited plans. The only way to stop it is to switch to one of the tiered plans...which no one should do obviously.

I think that 2GB limit is absurb for LTE users. You really could blow through that in a matter of days with regular use (or minutes if you really wanted to)

I'm gonna call in and complain, though I'm not sure it will do much. I mean 6 gigs isn't anything. I've got 10 days left in this cycle so more than likely I will only use 3-4 more gigs. Plus I'm still within i'm time to cancel my contract. We'll see how this goes. One of my biggest gripes is that they gave me ONE DAY WARNING!!! I mean, ok I get it, but send me a text and then throttle me the next day.

Wow, this is depressing. I don't want to switch from AT&T for the sole reason that I have unlimited data. I'm going to see what happens in the near future and maybe just say **** it and switch. No point in staying for unlimited if it isn't unlimited.

F2a said:
Wow, this is depressing. I don't want to switch from AT&T for the sole reason that I have unlimited data. I'm going to see what happens in the near future and maybe just say **** it and switch. No point in staying for unlimited if it isn't unlimited.
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Tmobile is "unlimited" but you still get throttled as well
so there's no point switching
no carriers will offer true unlimited now in days

AllGamer said:
Tmobile is "unlimited" but you still get throttled as well
so there's no point switching
no carriers will offer true unlimited now in days
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I know, sad.

if there is any benefit, throttling is better than reverting you to a tiered plan...
either way, it sucks. it is disappointing that wireless networks are getting so advanced that their speeds rival home connections... and yet, carriers hamstring us so we can barely take advantage of these speeds.

Ok..here is where it get even more F'd up. I called in..*****ed and complained and they basically told me too bad. The first too people I talked to couldn't confirm I was actually being throttled. The last person they spoke to (told me they deal specifically with this situation) told me that yes I have been throttled and I could either choose a tiered plan and pay extra per gig or use wifi. I told them I was going to go to Verizon because they are doing 10gigs per month for 5..and they said, "I understand your frustation and am sorry" but wouldn't do anything to remove the throttle.
Mind you I average about 10 gigs a month when I was on my iphone 4...and NEVER received a text. Within 5 days of me getting the SKYROCKET and going on an LTE network I get these texts and am now throttled..but here is where it gets interesting.........
For the past few days I was having trouble accessing certain sites, the phone would often just clock. I would disable and reenable the data radio and I could some how get on them. I read on here about changing your APN to force HSPA and this would fix it...it did. But I wanted LTE and I left it alone. Today I get the whole tethering fiasco and speed test are showing 120k..all day on LTE...
Earlier today a friend of mine was having the same slow loading sites issues on their SII and I walked them through setting up the APN and while walking them through I put mine back on HSPA. About an hour ago, i'm in DC and do a speed test for the heck of it and BAM....7mbps. I'm like WTF!!! I notice that i'm not on LTE and remember that I left it on HSPA. I switch back to ATT APN and the LTE symbol comes back and BAM 120k. So either LTE in DC is jacked or they are only throttling me on LTE. Some straight shady stuff by ATT.

And people were questioning me on why I thought this phone would be more desirable for people that have Unlimited Data. Throttled or not, at least you can still go above and beyond 2GB and not spend a ton of cash. I only use about 250MB as it is and I'll never give up my unlimited - but something tells me AT&T has a plan to down the road.

Kadin said:
- but something tells me AT&T has a plan to down the road.
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I feel the same way. One way or another, they will get us out of our "unlimited" plan. In fact, I was really surprised they let us keep it, switching to LTE.

[Q] New Skyrocket No data? SIM card issue?

I just purchased a brand new Galaxy S II Skyrocket (AT&T) online (not from AT&T directly), the phone is amazing. But I can not get a data connection on the phone. Wifi works fine, and I can make and receive calls and send and receive sms but no data connection at all.
My previous phone an HTC hero (was a version from canada I think for Rogers) works fine and has for years. I just took the sim from that phone popped it into the new skyrocket expecting all to be well, but no dice, no data connection on the new skyrocket.
My first guess was that I needed to change some settings on the phone, I seem to recall needing to do that on the Hero when I first got it years back. After searching around though there dont seem to be any settings to change that would make a differance. Maybe I only needed to change something beacuse the old phone wasnt actually AT&T but Rogers? I'm not sure.
My second thought was maybe the newer phones use a newer type of sim card. I think I've had my current sim card through at least 3 phones. It says 3G on it but I may have had it before my Hero, and the HTC Tilt before that, and even with my old motarola flip phone from way back.
I took it into Best Buy to ask them about the sim cards and the guy there told me the ones they use look just like the one I have (still say 3G on them).
I am trying to avoid going directly to AT&T with this as I have a very old plan that I was transfered into back when it was Cingular wireless, and I am hoping and praying that I dont need to get transfered into some other plan. I know my current plan has a data package it has been working on my old HTC tilt, followed by my HTC Hero fine for years and years now. Unless there is some distinction between my data plan and some new data plan required for new phones?
I am at my wits end and really hope I didnt waste 500 bucks on this amazing phone any suggestions any of you might have would be very very very appreciated.

You need to call att and tell them that you have a skyrocket now. You can keep your current plan, you just gotta let them know you have that phone. No biggie at all. A new sim card may be necessary as well. Which can be picked up at your local store. You'll be fine. And enjoy your new skyrocket.
Sent from my Skyrocket using xda premium

I'm pretty sure att makes you buy an lte plan if you have an lte phone. Kinda wack, but I think its true.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using XDA App

They may change it to and LTE plan, but im positive he can keep all the features of his old plan. If you still have unlimited data from back in the day you can keep it. Beware of the throttle though.
Sent from my pocket rocket

Yes you get to keep all your features and plan they just change it to a lte package don't do like me and do it on the phone just to find out I had to go get a new lte Sim card and to find out that the ****hook on the phone that acted like he knew what he was doing when I said "look buddy I got the unlimited data plan I don't wanna mess it up" and he gives me the "oh no i'm not touching that sir" only to find out I had to go to the store and get a new Sim card and low and behold he did change my unlimited data plan also. Cause he was a moron
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You need a lte sim card. A friend of mines had a similar problem, he
just went directly to a att store and they gave him a new sim.
You should be able to keep your current plan.

Have you tried changing your APN settings?

lyndone58 said:
Have you tried changing your APN settings?
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I have not yet I did come across some other posts else where that mentioned changing APN settings but I dont see those options in the phone any where, not like my old HTC hero.

Thanks everyone for the suggestions I guess I will just have to brave going to the AT&T store and pray things work out.

It will man they will just make you a lte Sim card should do it for free
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Try this:
Go to: Menu>settings>wireless and network>mobile networks> access point names
Create new apn for internet
Name: HSPA+ ATT
APN: Phone
APN Type: Internet
and also for mms
Name: ATT WAP
APN: wap.cingular
proxy: wireless.cingular.com
mms proxy: wireless.cingular.com
mms port: 80
mcc: 310
mnc: 410
apn type: mms
you can also try the LTE apn
name: att pta
apn: pta
mmsc: http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
mms proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net
mms port: 80
mcc:310
mnc:410
apn type: internet+mms+supl

He needs a new sim card. Simple as that...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium

I had the same problem when I went into Best Buy to get my Skyrocket. The mobile data would not work no matter what the idiot employees tried. They used my old SIM card even though I said I was pretty sure the Skyrocket needed a new one.
I finally got a little upset and took the phone to the AT&T store. The guy that helped me was pretty cool and gave me a new SIM card. Mobile data started working right away lol

Stopped by AT&T and ..well unfortunetly that couldn't have gone much worse...
I was told my current plan "has unlimited data, but you don't have a data plan so you can't use that phone"
So now I'm going to get stuck with another $70 a month on top of what I was already paying, to have less minutes and less data than I did before...
On top of that, there was something odd on my account or something and they couldn't just add a $30 data plan to it, they couldnt even cancel it and start new. So now I am waiting for someone from customer service to call me "maybe this week" so they can fix what ever it is so they can finish taking more of my money.... *sigh*
o well thanks for the help everyone anyway it was worth a shot.

Something sounds fishy about that
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Yeah man sounds like you are fixing to get bent over. Did you have a "unlimited smartphone data plan"?
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I'd definitely have to agree with the two above me. If you had the original unlimited data plan, it WILL grandfather over into the LTE plans. Sounds like they're trying to jank you into paying for a completely new, added line, but leaving the data plan you already had before on there. Therefore, technically paying for TWO lines. If the rep seriously couldn't get rid of something that was on your plan before, he seriously doesn't know what he's doing and just tried a manual workaround that would work. You'd be amazed how easy it is to change/add/remove things to your plan in their system.

Fortune090 said:
I'd definitely have to agree with the two above me. If you had the original unlimited data plan, it WILL grandfather over into the LTE plans. Sounds like they're trying to jank you into paying for a completely new, added line, but leaving the data plan you already had before on there. Therefore, technically paying for TWO lines. If the rep seriously couldn't get rid of something that was on your plan before, he seriously doesn't know what he's doing and just tried a manual workaround that would work. You'd be amazed how easy it is to change/add/remove things to your plan in their system.
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Basically. That at&t rep is just trying to **** you over. You should be able to
use your current plan on this device. All that's needed is a new sim. Nothing more,
nothing less.

lyndone58's solution worked for me. I typed in his first suggested APN and now I have 4G. No trip to the at&t store necessary. I just took the mini sim card out of my iphone, cut up a credit card and stuck the mini sim in the middle of it and stuck it in my skyrocket. No new sim card necessary. All is well with this fix. Thanks.

1st. There is NO such thing as an LTE sim card. Its just APN settings done OTA by AT&T. I know of people with the old 64k Cingular cards in LTE phones.
But this sounds like an sim card issue. One of my 3 skyrockets on my family plan has had this issue and we finally changed his sim card and working.

Avoid StraightTalk SIM.

Some of you know I have been using a pre-paid Sim Chip in my cell phone for my phone/internet service.
These past three days, my crippled data speeds have become unbearable. Time-outs caused notes to both Google Drive and Evernote to disappear into the digital ether, never to be seen or heard from again. After searching terms such as "HTC One X speeds straight talk" and "straight talk sim speeds" I began to see a pattern. People complaining of arbitrary throttling, and conflicting press releases by Tracfone Wireless and América Móvil, the parent copany of tracfone, straight talk, net10, Assure wireless, and others.
After trying the suggestions found on reputable android websites like XDA Developers and Droid FOrums I had no reliefe, and so sent an email to the corproate resolutions team at Straight talk (not the first time I've had to do this, as they tried to **** me out of at least $32 earlier this year with false advertising.)
Poor Connection Speeds
I am experiencing very poor connection speeds with my BYOP sim card. My phone is an HTC One X (ATT Version). phone number [redacted] straighttalk email registered via this account UN: [redacted]
I have set all of the APN settings to the defaults on the card and on the website.
Create a new APN with the following values:
APN Name: Straight Talk
APN: att.mvno
Proxy: http://proxy.mvno.tracfone.com
Port: 80 MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: 66.209.11.33 MMS
Port: 80
I have also tried variations on this APN with no luck. Other solutions tried include powercycling the phone, changing the type of default data connection, cycling the "airplane mode" on and off, cycling from 2/3G to 2G and back, updating the radio stack and baseband in my phone, and connecting to and disconnecting from a wifi network. None of these solutions has made a dent in the data speeds, which makes me fairly well certain that the problem is not with my hardware's ability to recieve signal.
At best my connection speed in Ottumwa IA is 223 kbps, and often only half that. And yet people sitting right next to me with Straight Talk phones or sim cards can easily get 1000+ kbps. The phone is not an issue, it's capable of a huge variety of frequencies and standards, and many of them are offered in my area via both ATT and Tmo towers in Ottumwa, IA. This issue has also been consistent across all of my ownership time of the SIM card. If this is a "cap" as has been widey discussed in the tech press, then it should restart with my new billing period. That has not been the case, as these slow data speeds have remained fairly consistent since I purchased the card in January, including a service lapse and reactivation.
It concerns me that I have read examinations on multiple forums and in the press from knowledgable users that there is a difference between the sim card program and the straight talk branded phones, and that users of the sim program are not only throttled, but also purposely targeted for slower speed standards in general. It is seriously affecting my usage of my phone, as in the last few days, critical apps such as Evernote and Google Drive have experienced timeouts resulting in lost data.
Straight Talk has already upset me once as a company and it took my contacting consumer advocacy groups to recieve a satisfactory resolution to that issue. The fact that I still utilize the service is a show of my good faith with it, but if these performance issues cannot be addressed, I am afraid that I will have to join many others singling the company out for criticism. Lawrence Hults
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You'll notice the specific proxy and port called out by the APN when android 2.1 or newer can easily auto-propegate these fields. It has been determined by people more knowledgable than myself that that combination of proxy and port specifically funnels SIM users to a pre-throttled branch of the network when compared with people using branded straight-talk phones.
Dear Lawrence,
We do apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you. I just checked your account on our system and found out that your data has been reduced. Furthermore, your data speed will be restored at a reduced speed 24 hours after an airtime card is added to your service end date. Should you have further questions, feel free to send us an email.
Sincerely,
Tyler
Straight Talk Wireless
Thank you for your patience, while we respond to your inquiry.
Tyler
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TLR if you ever even once go over the undisclosed cap of 1.5 gb... your connection will be throttled to >222 kbps. PERMANENTLY.
Since all of the Tracfone services under all the different names utilize the same back end, this will likely also be true of any other smart phone on a tracfone wireless service.
Then I guess I will be telling everyone I come in contact with to steer clear of any Tracfone subsidiary, as well as once again contacting the BBB and lodging another complaint. Thank you for confirming my worst suspicions about your company. This is the second time I have been baited and switched by you folks and I will not be giving this company a third chance, regardless of any offers you make to me.
Sincerely
Lawrence Hults II
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when I first signed up for the service in january, I purchased a $30 limited airtime card. when I tried to activate it, I learnd that it was "illegal" to use on the smart phone program. even though I had prior written confrimation from Straight Talk customer service that I could do just that. They then tried to keep my money for THAT card as; well as make me either eat the $14.99 I had paid for the sim card, or pay another $45 plus tax and fees for the "unlimited" card.
In fact, it's only been in the last month, after numerous complaints like mine, that they began marking on their websites and packaging that smartphones MUST use the $45 unlimited plan or higher.
So, as per my promise to this company I am passing along my experience as a warning and cautionary tale. do NOT do business with TracFone, NET10 Wireless, Straight Talk, SafeLink Wireless, Telcel América and Simple Mobile. You will be bond for nothing but tears and trouble when you need their service most and they decide you're no longer profitable enough.

Sorry to hear about all the trouble your having. I've got a BYOP StraightTalk sim too but I'm on T-Mobile's network. I've abused the heck out of my data so far but haven't noticed reduced speeds and I'm pretty sure I've gone way beyond 1.5 GB. Could this just be the case for folks on an AT&T sim?

For some reason you have just had bad service with straight talk. I've been running straight talk for the past 6 months and have never had ANY problems. One month I used about 7 gigs of data ( a rogue app) and they did throttle me for the rest of that service month to 25kbps but the minute I refilled my account the throttle was lifted and I was regularly seeing 7mbps HPSA+ again. Since then I have used 2 and 2.5 gigs and have not got any texts or calls telling me I was using too much data and I have not been throttled.
Furthermore they have advertissed that the $30 card cant be used with smartphone before last month. I knew it six month ago when I first got my sim.
And you dont even have to enter the proxy into the apn for the service to work. Been using my phone since the beginning of this year with no proxy just fine. Oh and by the way I'm extremely satisfied with the service I get. I got about a 2 dollar discount for using auto refill so for unlimited text, unlimited talk, the best coverage in the nation, and a soft limited of somewhere around 3-4 gigs of data, I would say $42.50 a month is a deal that cant be beat by ANY OTHER service provider today.

Ha, pretty funny we keep winding up in the same places. I've been with straight talk for about the same amount of time also without trouble, although slow data speeds today. Other than that I have absolutely no complaints.
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jasonwojo75 said:
Ha, pretty funny we keep winding up in the same places. I've been with straight talk for about the same amount of time also without trouble, although slow data speeds today. Other than that I have absolutely no complaints.
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Stalker!! LOL!
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Cyber stalker, get it right
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You get anywhere yet? I just got home from kids May fair and going to bed
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Cyber stalker, get it right
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You get anywhere yet? I just got home from kids May fair and going to bed
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Ill take this the proper thread. We''re getting off topic here.
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sorry to hear about your troubles but I can say this least
For the past 2 to 2 and a half months I have currently been using a net10 SIM before I got my HTC One. I first jumped on the band wagon of Net10 SIM when I got Samsung Galaxy Note ( Orignal) for $200 dollars. I found the net10 sim package at my local game stop for around $15 dollars. In that package there is three SIM options : One for AT&T branded or unlocked phones; One for a T-Mobile Branded or unlocked phones; and one micro SIM for AT&T branded or unlocked phones. I paid a small fee and had my Note unlocked and used the full sized AT&T sim. Got great speeds on HSPA+ ( between 4 and 8 mbps). However when I activated the SIM on their website they notified me, albeit in the small print , that if I used an AT&T sim that at 1.5 gb of use they WOULD throttle the speed down the snail ass slow. But on the left side of the screen they announced that if the AT&T SIM users want to switch to T-Moblie service instead that they would send them a free SIM card to do so. T-Mobile blows in my town as they have no 3g ony their EDGE service which isnt worth a damn with a 4g phone. So I'm limited on the service as far as GSM is concerned . With AT&T I get the back haul 4g its not LTE but still pretty snappy. The first month my 5 year old blew threw the 1.5 gb and instead of throttling me they just cut data out completely. Then they proceed to say that if you do that and add a service card before your service end date then then it does nothing for you data speed. it has to be on or after the service end date. I waited till the day my service ended and add an "unlimited" service card. However that did nothing. It was three DAYS before I had ANY data the two more days till my speeds were on par with what they were at the begaining. So all I can say is really RESEARCH the service you want and as always learn first hand. I am currently using the micro SIM in my OneX
and so far so good. I just use wifi when and wherever I can and keep and eye on my data usage. Other than the BS at first its pretty good for what you pay.

I've personally noticed network speed decreasing with the ownership of any prepaid GMS sim card.that I've tried (h20, straight talk, simple mobile)

Straight Talk completely turned off my data. Data does not work at all, Mms doesn't work. Which is why I'm switching service providers at the end of the month. I've had no problems for about the first 2 months. Then I pay for this month's and my data is cut off. I'm not going to keep paying for something that doesn't work. My little sister has an iPhone 4 on straight talk and her data is constantly off one day then on the next.

ImagioX1 said:
For some reason you have just had bad service with straight talk. I've been running straight talk for the past 6 months and have never had ANY problems. One month I used about 7 gigs of data ( a rogue app) and they did throttle me for the rest of that service month to 25kbps but the minute I refilled my account the throttle was lifted and I was regularly seeing 7mbps HPSA+ again. Since then I have used 2 and 2.5 gigs and have not got any texts or calls telling me I was using too much data and I have not been throttled.
Furthermore they have advertissed that the $30 card cant be used with smartphone before last month. I knew it six month ago when I first got my sim.
And you dont even have to enter the proxy into the apn for the service to work. Been using my phone since the beginning of this year with no proxy just fine. Oh and by the way I'm extremely satisfied with the service I get. I got about a 2 dollar discount for using auto refill so for unlimited text, unlimited talk, the best coverage in the nation, and a soft limited of somewhere around 3-4 gigs of data, I would say $42.50 a month is a deal that cant be beat by ANY OTHER service provider today.
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Same thing here.. I did get throttled once... 13 gb in 3 weeks, cable modem died and I tethered to my laptop, Netflix, Pandora, 1channel... Gotta love mhl adapter. They dropped me to like 25k a second, pure horror. After next payment boom full speed again.. sounds like the op just had a bad run
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Its posts like these that dont let me take forgranted my 5 grandfathered unlimited lines.
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Same proble
eoraptor said:
Some of you know I have been using a pre-paid Sim Chip in my cell phone for my phone/internet service.
These past three days, my crippled data speeds have become unbearable. Time-outs caused notes to both Google Drive and Evernote to disappear into the digital ether, never to be seen or heard from again. After searching terms such as "HTC One X speeds straight talk" and "straight talk sim speeds" I began to see a pattern. People complaining of arbitrary throttling, and conflicting press releases by Tracfone Wireless and América Móvil, the parent copany of tracfone, straight talk, net10, Assure wireless, and others.
After trying the suggestions found on reputable android websites like XDA Developers and Droid FOrums I had no reliefe, and so sent an email to the corproate resolutions team at Straight talk (not the first time I've had to do this, as they tried to **** me out of at least $32 earlier this year with false advertising.)
You'll notice the specific proxy and port called out by the APN when android 2.1 or newer can easily auto-propegate these fields. It has been determined by people more knowledgable than myself that that combination of proxy and port specifically funnels SIM users to a pre-throttled branch of the network when compared with people using branded straight-talk phones.
TLR if you ever even once go over the undisclosed cap of 1.5 gb... your connection will be throttled to >222 kbps. PERMANENTLY.
Since all of the Tracfone services under all the different names utilize the same back end, this will likely also be true of any other smart phone on a tracfone wireless service.
when I first signed up for the service in january, I purchased a $30 limited airtime card. when I tried to activate it, I learnd that it was "illegal" to use on the smart phone program. even though I had prior written confrimation from Straight Talk customer service that I could do just that. They then tried to keep my money for THAT card as; well as make me either eat the $14.99 I had paid for the sim card, or pay another $45 plus tax and fees for the "unlimited" card.
In fact, it's only been in the last month, after numerous complaints like mine, that they began marking on their websites and packaging that smartphones MUST use the $45 unlimited plan or higher.
So, as per my promise to this company I am passing along my experience as a warning and cautionary tale. do NOT do business with TracFone, NET10 Wireless, Straight Talk, SafeLink Wireless, Telcel América and Simple Mobile. You will be bond for nothing but tears and trouble when you need their service most and they decide you're no longer profitable enough.
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I was wondering if you fixed this problem. I have the HTC one x and have the exact same issue I have tried everything and phone still acts up. If so could you email me the solution please my email is [email protected] Thanks

Confirmed with Net10 also
Just to report same thing with me.. I had an HTC Vivid branded Att and also a Galaxy S3. I was duped into using the Net10 service and everything was fine until I flashed a different ROM on my girlfriends S3 and all the sudden I couldnt get any mobile data. I searched and re flashed roms and thought I wiped her radio. I felt like a noob for the weekend then finaly I tried puting the sim card from my Vivid into her phone and everything worked fine. I put her sim card in my phone and I couldnt get any data. Then I got heated because I just spent 2 days and nights messing with this phone, my girlfriend now thinks Im incompetent. and I never received any type of warning and new that I didnt use that much data.
Well that monday about noon I realized that I didnt have any data on my phone either. I called the worthless customer service to ask what the deal was and talked to a gentleman in India who after 30 mins told me that I reached my limit on data. I have an unlimited data plan that costs me 50.00 x2 a month. it was the 18th so a little over a half of a month I supposedly reached a limit that doesnt exist. I asked to buy more data with no luck.
Here is a company that offers unlimited but then says I reached my limit after about 2.5 weeks without any email or warning. They have no problem emailing me for dumb ****. Then I have no option to purchase more. I know that most people would say I just had a bad go. But I can assure you that this company doesnt want your business so dont give it to them.
Net10 Straight Talk Tracfone ALL THE SAME COMPANY
Use them if you want to but you will be throttled and possibly shut down. I had a smartphone that I couldnt use for a month. Im now with Tmobile and its not much better. I have no service in alot of areas that I frequent. Im not sure if any of them are worth a damn.
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cannonofcourse said:
Just to report same thing with me.. I had an HTC Vivid branded Att and also a Galaxy S3. I was duped into using the Net10 service and everything was fine until I flashed a different ROM on my girlfriends S3 and all the sudden I couldnt get any mobile data. I searched and re flashed roms and thought I wiped her radio. I felt like a noob for the weekend then finaly I tried puting the sim card from my Vivid into her phone and everything worked fine. I put her sim card in my phone and I couldnt get any data. Then I got heated because I just spent 2 days and nights messing with this phone, my girlfriend now thinks Im incompetent. and I never received any type of warning and new that I didnt use that much data.
Well that monday about noon I realized that I didnt have any data on my phone either. I called the worthless customer service to ask what the deal was and talked to a gentleman in India who after 30 mins told me that I reached my limit on data. I have an unlimited data plan that costs me 50.00 x2 a month. it was the 18th so a little over a half of a month I supposedly reached a limit that doesnt exist. I asked to buy more data with no luck.
Here is a company that offers unlimited but then says I reached my limit after about 2.5 weeks without any email or warning. They have no problem emailing me for dumb ****. Then I have no option to purchase more. I know that most people would say I just had a bad go. But I can assure you that this company doesnt want your business so dont give it to them.
Net10 Straight Talk Tracfone ALL THE SAME COMPANY
Use them if you want to but you will be throttled and possibly shut down. I had a smartphone that I couldnt use for a month. Im now with Tmobile and its not much better. I have no service in alot of areas that I frequent. Im not sure if any of them are worth a damn.
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I'm going to have to change my opinion here I just paid my bill on the 1st. And on the third I was having issues sending a mms. Well knowing how much I screw with the phone I assumed it was something I did.. then I noticed when I left home and my WiFi disconnected I had no data at all... Now I'm pis**d off, call customer service after looking at my data usage.. 26mb used. I get the typical india rep that says they have no idea why. Then I ask for a supervisor and the guy says ok. I'm placed on hold only for the line to be answered by a machine telling me about high data usage.. I was like Bulls**t and called back. I get pumped to same message 4 times.. now keep in mind it's was a holiday here in the US so I had quite a few beers flowing through me. I finally called back from my wife's line and refused to give my cell number or name till I had a supervisor on the line. After tearing him a new one he reset my account and I verified I had data and at normal speeds. Then I had him give me the number to the corporate office, I called and received the message about calling back between normal business hours. I'm calling them Monday and gonna have some fun, polite but pissed attitude. I'll post the results of the call and may even record it and post that. See how it goes this time.
Only thing better than customer service is finally getting the phone number directly to the main corporate office in Florida.
I shall share :thumbup:
305-715-6500
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i used to be an Sprint user, i was paying like $165 for 2 lines , the Internet was very slow sometimes, so i looked Information of cheaper carriers and good service and i Found Straight Talk,. that uses T-Mobile and At&t network, ( depends of your Sim Card ) so i bought 2 at&t sim cards from Ebay, like $70 dollars each, and i bought this awesome device too , and i unlocked the iphone 4s ( sprint iphone ) of my daughter with GPP and now i been using Straight Talk service $45 UNLIMITED, ( $90 dollars for both phones ) and the internet is very fast , i don't know what it is, but i guess is because i have the AT&T Straight Talk sim card . i'm very happy with this new service. :laugh:
btw, i tried this APN settings, but,...
Name: ST (or whatever you want)
APN: att.mvno
Proxy: proxy.mvno.tracfone.com
Port: 80
Username: Not set
Password: Not set
Server: Not set
MMSC: http: mmsc. cingular. com (**no spaces and no”//”**)
MMSC proxy: 66.209.11.33
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication Type: Not set
APN type: default,supl,mms (notice I took off the mms! This is because we’ll enter a 2nd APN for mms.)
APN protocol: IPv4
Bearer: Not specified
but my data and mms wasn't working. so i finally found the correct APN settings for my At&t sim card.
APN: tfdata
Proxy: Not set
Port: Not set
Username: Not set
Password: Not set
Server: Not set
MMSC: http://mms-tf.nt
MMSC proxy: 66.209.11.33
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication Type: Not set
APN type: default,admin,fota,supl,mms,hipri
Bearer: Not specified
And now everything works GREAT.