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Whats a good phone from a prepaid comapny

Well im about shut down my account for my mytouch 4g going to iraq and need a prepaid company what company can I use I only got 2 more months left which company can I go with that has prepaid data plan and uses sim card
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get any unlocked phone

Triumph looks awesome. August I think, from virgin mobile.
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Does virgin use sim card?
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urwifeismyslave said:
Does virgin use sim card?
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nope. it runs on the sprint network which does not use a sim...

u can use this
i actualy got the nookia n71 from Straight talk and i poped the sim in my iphone and it works fine u get 1000 minutes an 500 text i think for 30 $ and unlimited for 45.

and one more thing
after some googeling i found out that if i install a small mobile.cfg file i get unlimited internet on the iphone with the smart talk sim.
and now i have unlimited minutes text and internet for 45$
SWEEEET.

My friend is currently on Virgin with the Optimus V i believe? It is a pretty good Android based phone, but like an above poster mentioned there are a couple new Android phones coming out on virgin that you will probably want to take a look at =D

How to go about unlocking the htc inspire? Help

So I have been looking around for how to unlock the inspire for metro PCs. Long story short how would I go about doing so? What are some pros and cons thanks for the help
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You can't. Period.
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Well I just watch a video about unlocking an htc phone.. but it was an evo Idk.. but yeah thanks for your input
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Metro uses cdma phones, while the Inspire is a gsm phone. Radios are not compatible.

CYRAXDroid said:
So I have been looking around for how to unlock the inspire for metro PCs. Long story short how would I go about doing so? What are some pros and cons thanks for the help
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You cant unlock a GSM phone to work on a CDMA network. The hard ware doesnt support it. When you unlock a GSM phone that just allows you to use it with another sim card based company.

zelendel said:
You cant unlock a GSM phone to work on a CDMA network. The hard ware doesnt support it. When you unlock a GSM phone that just allows you to use it with another sim card based company.
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1ChesterD said:
Metro uses cdma phones, while the Inspire is a gsm phone. Radios are not compatible.
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Thanks guys thats the response I was looking for.So what phone(s) I could use to do so any phone that is CDMA.. but chance you guys might know of a tutorial on doing so?

CYRAXDroid said:
Thanks guys thats the response I was looking for.So what phone(s) I could use to do so any phone that is CDMA.. but chance you guys might know of a tutorial on doing so?
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Look at Verizon and Sprint phones. (Both use CDMA networks) Or any wireless carrier that operates on CDMA - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_wireless_communications_service_providers
Then look at xda development threads for those phones. (will have tutorials if they can be unlocked/rooted/s-off'd)

homeslice976 said:
Look at Verizon and Sprint phones. (Both use CDMA networks) Or any wireless carrier that operates on CDMA - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_wireless_communications_service_providers
Then look at xda development threads for those phones. (will have tutorials if they can be unlocked/rooted/s-off'd)
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Dude are awesome... I'll take a look.. but Idk much about metro PCs. But I'll look into it all.. thanks for the info.
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ATT is letting me use my WP7 devices on unlimited dumbphone data.

Though I'm sure it will be ridiculed by android fans, my second gen WP7 devices are all working fine on gophone dumbphone data plans, no limitations for 50 a month, I've streamed tons of Netflix and browsed nonstop, no 2 gig data cap, just true unlimited data. Just another benefit to using WP7 I suppose.

z33dev33l said:
Though I'm sure it will be ridiculed by android fans, my second gen WP7 devices are all working fine on gophone dumbphone data plans, no limitations for 50 a month, I've streamed tons of Netflix and browsed nonstop, no 2 gig data cap, just true unlimited data. Just another benefit to using WP7 I suppose.
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ZOMG yesss! Running to my local at&t store to exchange for wp7.
But seriously... All us android people can just buy an unbranded phone for dumbphone plan. I think that's halarious though. WP7 makes such a small difference they don't even worry about them using the dumbphone plan lol.
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slapshot30 said:
ZOMG yesss! Running to my local at&t store to exchange for wp7.
But seriously... All us android people can just buy an unbranded phone for dumbphone plan. I think that's halarious though. WP7 makes such a small difference they don't even worry about them using the dumbphone plan lol.
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Precisely what I expected. So, android phones get full data services on dumbphone plans if they're unbranded? Serious question.

The phone platform has nothing to do with the plan, if you get them separately.
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Archer said:
The phone platform has nothing to do with the plan, if you get them separately.
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My unbranded GS2 doesn't get data with the same sim card.

z33dev33l said:
My unbranded GS2 doesn't get data with the same sim card.
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Aliens
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z33dev33l said:
Though I'm sure it will be ridiculed by android fans, my second gen WP7 devices are all working fine on gophone dumbphone data plans, no limitations for 50 a month, I've streamed tons of Netflix and browsed nonstop, no 2 gig data cap, just true unlimited data. Just another benefit to using WP7 I suppose.
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Good for you!

z33dev33l said:
Precisely what I expected. So, android phones get full data services on dumbphone plans if they're unbranded? Serious question.
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From every unbranded phone I've had, yes.
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slapshot30 said:
From every unbranded phone I've had, yes.
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The GS2 and i9000 disagree.

z33dev33l said:
The GS2 and i9000 disagree.
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Your phones disagree with his post?
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Your phones disagree with his post?
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neither work on dumbphone data.

z33dev33l said:
neither work on dumbphone data.
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Is the OS the only difference between the 3 devices?
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All unbranded, all the same radio frequencies, all the same apn settings.

z33dev33l said:
All unbranded, all the same radio frequencies, all the same apn settings.
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So other than the OS they're all exactly the same?
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slapshot30 said:
ZOMG yesss! Running to my local at&t store to exchange for wp7.
But seriously... All us android people can just buy an unbranded phone for dumbphone plan. I think that's halarious though. WP7 makes such a small difference they don't even worry about them using the dumbphone plan lol.
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Um, if android phones can also use the same plan then shouldn't you actually say "wp7 and android makes such a small difference"?
Dave
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mistermentality said:
Um, if android phones can also use the same plan then shouldn't you actually say "wp7 and android makes such a small difference"?
Dave
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We're trying to figure out what is causing him to be able to use a non-data plan but still get data, as it obviously not the OS. This could be big news for a lot of people, once z33 figures out what it actually is.
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mistermentality said:
Um, if android phones can also use the same plan then shouldn't you actually say "wp7 and android makes such a small difference"?
Dave
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No, you misread sir. I said android UNBRANDED phones get the same plan. The fact that they would let AT&T BRANDED WP7 phones get the dumbphone plan is amusing.

slapshot30 said:
No, you misread sir. I said android UNBRANDED phones get the same plan. The fact that they would let AT&T BRANDED WP7 phones get the dumbphone plan is amusing.
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Ah, my apologies then. In uk only iphones can use iphone data plans. I have to pay six pound for 500 mb of 3G so would love unlimited
Dave
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The first Gen iPhone trick works to get unlimited data ...
And when caught using it on other phones you won't be put onto a tiered plan. The dumb phone data worked on my winmo phone, but they caught on eventually.
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So, I have a list of devices that have and haven't worked so far, I'll add to this as I go.
Working:
Focus Flash
Focus S
Lumia 800*
titan
Not Working:
I9000*
GS2*
Dell Streak*
Samsung Focus
Motorola Backflip
All phones with asterisks are unbranded

[Q] Good/easy phone to port to MetroPCS

My friend has the Wildfire, which is nice, but 3.2" screen sucks. I need to get him a good phone. So I'm going to buy him one, but which is a good phone to start with and easy to port. I saw the sprint nexus and it looked a little difficult. The evo was a little easier. But im open to any carrier or phone, anyone have good experiences?

I am also interested in porting my phone to metro... I have TMobile gs2 not sure its possible since I have sim tech.
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drewkj09 said:
I am also interested in porting my phone to metro... I have TMobile gs2 not sure its possible since I have sim tech.
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It won't be possible with GSM devices. Only CDMA can be flashed to Metro. Try Simple mobile if you want GSM
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Should I just get a Nexus S 4G?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1636058

Samsung Infuse on Simple Mobile Network. Can't get 3G.

Okay guys, on the day I got my Infuse I thought I give it a try and put it on the Simple Mobile 3G network. So what ticks me is that I'm always stuck on a 2G network with a big "E" on my status bar. I even called Simple Mobile customer service and they said they can't fix that. Dammit, there has got to be some way to bypass AT&T. Help me out guys. Thanks.
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kmeng9 said:
Okay guys, on the day I got my Infuse I thought I give it a try and put it on the Simple Mobile 3G network. So what ticks me is that I'm always stuck on a 2G network with a big "E" on my status bar. I even called Simple Mobile customer service and they said they can't fix that. Dammit, there has got to be some way to bypass AT&T. Help me out guys. Thanks.
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that's just a prepay plan on t-mobile. the infuse will need an att or similar sim card. t-mobile has unique frequencies and features on there network. it is not att's fault. edge only is typical with att phones. try strait talk, they sell sims now and you can specify att compatible.

Yeah...nothing you can do except switch carriers...go to straight talk, its $45 a month for unlimited everything, just go to there website and order an att compatible sim.
Your pretty much guaranteed to get edge when using an att phone on t mobile, simply because they run in differnt cell frequencies or whatever you wanna call it
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mg2195 said:
Yeah...nothing you can do except switch carriers...go to straight talk, its $45 a month for unlimited everything, just go to there website and order an att compatible sim.
Your pretty much guaranteed to get edge when using an att phone on t mobile, simply because they run in differnt cell frequencies or whatever you wanna call it
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Hey thanks guys, I appreciate the info. Now that I know, yeah I guess that sounds like a best solution is to just switch carriers. Then again I feel that I made a mistake by buying an Infuse. Dammit, should of gotten the Galax Epic 4G and flashed it to Cricket. But yup thanks guys.

I've been told you cant get 3g because the Infuse is a 4g phone. That could also be an issue as well. I ran into that problem when att had to replace my captivate with my infuse. This is what they told me.
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oxendine9381 said:
I've been told you cant get 3g because the Infuse is a 4g phone. That could also be an issue as well.
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That's not the issue at all...for one thing, the infuse isn't even real 4g...it runs on hspa+, hspa is 3g...so when you have "H+" you have 4g...when you have "H" you have 3g...when you have "E" you have edge/2g
These phones are backwards compatible...if they wernt then you would constantly lose data signal
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