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Can this be done? I've inserted my micro sim adapter but I am not getting data.
I have tried several different apns with no luck.
Any help would be appreciated
You need the 4g/lte sim. Call att make sure phone is on acct and add correct data plan
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Thanks, will the new sim work in my 4s if I have it cut to micro size?
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The reason you're not getting data, perhaps, is because you need to change your plan with your carrier.
AT&T right?
They can tell sometimes. Other times they can't. I have a SE x10 device able to be a mobile hotspot without paying extra for the tether plan. Oh and before that, I had a x10i then lit up a new x10a AT&T branded android their system automatically without my permission switched my data plan from 2G unlimited, to a 3G+ 2GB cap and $10/GB for overage.
Hope that helps.
Yes sir, AT&T. I called customer service prior to posting here and, as I figured, they said I have to get a new sim. My only problem is I'm not ready to give up the iPhone entirely. I'd like to try and have the best of both worlds and switch back and forth.
Oh and I was able to switch back and forth between the Galaxy Nexus and iPhone with no issues.
Only problem was the Nexus had terrible gps and kept losing signal and I returned it.
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You need a new one. It will still light your iphone up, ask about your data plan. There should not be a problem with a new sim and correct data plan.
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I wonder if you're confused about that cuz the SIM is obviously much larger than your extended memory chip. Like Thumbnail compared to pinky nail LOL.
An iphone user wouldn't be as familiar with the Micro SD HC chip (removable on Android handsets). I put a 32 GB Class 10 in my skyrocket, or my Infuse, and it has 20 gigs of stuff loaded on it and it zooms with the skyrocket compared to the Infuse.
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And personally if I couldn't move my stuff, the stuff I have loaded on my Lexar, (bought from Sears so I could pay extra) 32 GB Micro SDHC, Class 10 thumb drive (which are wash machine and dryer proof, tested multiple times, occasionally the USB adapter reader doesn't make it)...
bottom line...
Dude, if you can't move your chip to your iphone then why would you bother lighting the darn thing up with your SIM? Get over your iphone!
Update...I was on my way to the AT&T store and noticed that I had the 4g symbol. Sweet!!
Only problem is my download speed is about half of what I get from my 4s.
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I have both the Skyrocket and the iphone 4S and have not problem switching the sim. I use a microsim adapter in the Skyrocket. You don't need a special sim for either phone. Just have ATT provision the microsim for your Skyrocket on a LTE data plan. Before doing that, my skyrocket could make calls but not receive data. Once on the LTE plan I can now switch back and forth from my iphone to Skyrocket and both work fine with the same sim.
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I have both the Skyrocket and the iphone 4S and have not problem switching the sim. I use a microsim adapter in the Skyrocket. You don't need a special sim for either phone. Just have ATT provision the microsim for your Skyrocket on a LTE data plan. Before doing that, my skyrocket could make calls but not receive data. Once on the LTE plan I can now switch back and forth from my iphone to Skyrocket and both work fine with the same sim.
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Thanks for the reply, one last question.
Have you had any issues with your gps?
I find it odd that both my Galaxy Nexus and Skyrocket are both losing signal while using navigation.
glock115 said:
Thanks for the reply, one last question.
Have you had any issues with your gps?
I find it odd that both my Galaxy Nexus and Skyrocket are both losing signal while using navigation.
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No problems at all with GPS. The Skyrocket has the best GPS I have ever had on any phone. Locks super fast and tracks really well.
Ok, guess I will be exchanging my current one for another Skyrocket since this one loses signal and sometimes doesnt keep up with my current location.
Sorry can't help much, but the SIM card for my iPhone 3GS can switch back and forth easily and works with data. But it's not a micro sim
This totally answered my question. Thanks!
One question though: does visual voicemail work ok on both?
bimbot said:
This totally answered my question. Thanks!
One question though: does visual voicemail work ok on both?
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Yes works on both my iphone and skyrocket switching the sim back and forth between the two.
ooooooh
There is micro sim! I just googled it cuz never seen one
jetdrive said:
Yes works on both my iphone and skyrocket switching the sim back and forth between the two.
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I went to the store yesterday, got a new SIM, cut it to microSIM size, and was happily surfing on both devices. Thanks for the confirmation. I was going to try it anyway cause I couldn't seem to find anyone that did it but ran into your post yesterday. Made me feel better about doing it. I just had to get over the fear of cutting my new sim with the dodgy sim cutter template.
Does att charge to swap to a lte sim card?
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Does att charge to swap to a lte sim card?
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Does att charge to swap to a lte sim card?
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There really is no such thing as an lte sim card whether it says lte on it doesn't matter. It's how it's provisioned in the ATT system. I didn't cut one down. When I bought my Skyrocket I pulled the mini sim out of my iphone, placed it in the adapter and put it in the Skyrocket. Phone worked but data did not. To fix the that, the agent behind the counter just changed my data plan to the lte one in the system and data immediately started working. As soon as I got back in my car, I put the mini sim back in the iphone and it also worked on voice and data.
I got a new skyrocket off of craigslist (no contract) and I put my sim card from my inspire 4g in the phone. It does not work. On the sim it says 3g, if that means anything in terms of a sim.
Why does it not work in my ATT Skyrocket phone?
You need a 4g/LTE sim card... Call AT&T and make sure your plan is updated.. They have to do something on their end for your AT&T SR to receive LTE.
I dont want to update my plan. Your not very helpful.
you need a lte sim card and the plan on your account to get lte data and speeds. there's no way around it.
lart2150 said:
you need a lte sim card and the plan on your account to get lte data and speeds. there's no way around it.
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Wrong.
Just call AT&T, and ask for LTE unlimited (if you have unlimited data right now), and they'll provision your account correctly.
Register the phones imei with ATT. Call 611 and update it.
Google is your friend.
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I am pretty sure that you can get around having a new plan. Should I just get a new sim card and then I will be good?
mattrb said:
I am pretty sure that you can get around having a new plan. Should I just get a new sim card and then I will be good?
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No... it's an AT&T smartphone, give it a few hours, and they'll automatically slap on a tiered plan if your trying to do the medianet thing.
I have a 3g smartphone plan.
i work for AT&T you totally need a new SIM card (9th and 10th digits needs to be 25) and the LTE data plan, if you have unlimited you can keep it.
but you WILL need to change these for it to work properly.
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I have a 3g smartphone plan.
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Is it unlimited? If they switch you to a 4G LTE plan, it'll be completely fine, you can still swap to the Inspire and get data, just it will work with LTE.
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I dont want to update my plan. Your not very helpful.
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Really? Nice attitude after you ask for help... told you strait up what you need. If you can get AT&T LTE without lte sim, pls let all of us know.
Sorry if I upset you. I am just like everyone else. I want to avoid throttle.
Um, you can and will be throttled on you're current phone and plan if you use to much data,its not just for LTE phones its for all unlimited users
I had to get a new sim. Still kept my plan the same.
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I had to get a new sim. Still kept my plan the same.
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Thank you for your great response.
Do I need an old phone to get a new sim card thereby preventing them knowing about my skyrocket when I activate the new sim?
Keep us posted. User experience/posts reflect the new sim alone results in continued connectivity inconsistency on lte phones. Eventually you may have to have them change your plan to an LTE plan. This change does not affect you plan pricing btw...think of it as a plan, with little check marks below it that enable features and they need to enable lte for consistent connectivity
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I went to att to get a new sim card, they activated it and the code on the side of the sim ends in #29 not #25 as a previous poster mentioned as being a lte sim card. They said it was a lte card but I am not sure.
I put the sim in the skyrocket and I get no lte.
Did they lie and say the card was lte but it really wasn't. What do I do?
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I went to att to get a new sim card, they activated it and the code on the side of the sim ends in #29 not #25 as a previous poster mentioned as being a lte sim card. They said it was a lte card but I am not sure.
I put the sim in the skyrocket and I get no lte.
Did they lie and say the card was lte but it really wasn't. What do I do?
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Are you in a LTE area?
Just cause u got a LTE sim doesn't guarantee u LTE service in a non LTE area
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The rep told me that a non lte sim will not even get reception in the skyrocket. I asked because I had the captivate and attempted to insert that sim in the skyrocket. I am not in an lte area yet my 4g icon is always on.
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Ok so i bought the black Skyrocket of the street, I reset it and everything works fine except no data no matter what i do so finally i made a new apn with cm7 defaults and bam i see 4g so i been happy untill today when i walked in my local AT&T to check the tablets i noticed a skyrocket with 4g lte on the the data sign i didnt ask at&t personnel in fear of loosing my old data plan that thankfully has not yet raised any red flags. I checked the apn and noticed that it was the same as mine except mine doesn't show Lte no matter what i do is mine defective?how can i get 4g lte? is it imei based or need a special sim? also both are on 2.3.6
You have to subscribe to an LTE plan. So you're going to have to talk to your carrier, or see if you can get them to give you a deal on another plan.
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You need the LTE data plan from AT&T and probably a new sim.
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i thought it had to do with the lte capable phone and unlimited data sim. so lte data service is something you have to sign up for no matter what? maybe its just a new sim is what i need? im goin put my sim back in my captivate and tell them it some how got misplaced that way i just get a new sim and hopefully it does the trick. more advice would be appreciated
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i thought it had to do with the lte capable phone and unlimited data sim. so lte data service is something you have to sign up for no matter what?
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Yes it is, but it doesn't cost extra. You shouldn't see any extra charges on your account. It's just a different data plan that allows LTE access.
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maybe its just a new sim is what i need?
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Just bring the Skyrocket into your AT&T store and they'll activate your phone with a new SIM while adding the LTE data plan and visual voicemail if you don't already have it.
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im goin put my sim back in my captivate and tell them it some how got misplaced that way i just get a new sim and hopefully it does the trick. more advice would be appreciated
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No need, SIM cards are free. Just do what I stated above.
okay wish me luck
The other thing is that was not mentioned in the responses .. If you have the grandfathered Unlimited Data plan (Gold Card) .. you can still keep that when subscribing to a new LTE Data Plan.
I originally had the Unlimited from an old iPhone 3GS .. kept it through ALL my transitions to different phones.
Just call AT&T .. they will take care of it for you.
You must also have a lte sim
you need a new lte sim.
Picked up a Skyrocket to use as a backup to my iPhone 4s. Got it today, and put my micro sim in the Skyrocket, phone worked fine, data did not.
After fiddling around with the APN settings for hours with no luck, I finally went to at&t and had them switch me to the unlimited lte plan, and then the data on the Skyrocket worked just fine.
When I got back home, I popped the sim back in my 4S and....no data. After a few minutes of fiddling with it (restarting the phone, resetting network settings) it started working. So now I thought I was good and put the sim back in the Skyrocket, and the data had stopped working there.
Now I can't get data on either phone, lol, and I'm getting kind of worried that I may not be able to get my unlimited iPhone data plan back, even though I asked them before I switched to the unlimited lte plan and they said I could.
Anyone have any experience with using these two phones together with the same sim card? Anything else I could try that I missed?
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jeffiphone said:
Picked up a Skyrocket to use as a backup to my iPhone 4s. Got it today, and put my micro sim in the Skyrocket, phone worked fine, data did not.
After fiddling around with the APN settings for hours with no luck, I finally went to at&t and had them switch me to the unlimited lte plan, and then the data on the Skyrocket worked just fine.
When I got back home, I popped the sim back in my 4S and....no data. After a few minutes of fiddling with it (restarting the phone, resetting network settings) it started working. So now I thought I was good and put the sim back in the Skyrocket, and the data had stopped working there.
Now I can't get data on either phone, lol, and I'm getting kind of worried that I may not be able to get my unlimited iPhone data plan back, even though I asked them before I switched to the unlimited lte plan and they said I could.
Anyone have any experience with using these two phones together with the same sim card? Anything else I could try that I missed?
Thanks
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Easy fix. Stop swapping sim cards.
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U can get it back. As long as you're on unlim ur fine. Call att and see what the problem is
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Most likely, its the data service issue going from iphone to skyrocket or vice versa. IOS and Android is set up as 2 different types of data plan from ATT. U can't swap sim cards between IOS and Android. Sim cards can be swap between iPhone to iPhone and Android to Android but not Android to iphone, Especially now with LTE service. That's why when u switch from iphone to skyrocket, ATT has to make changes to your data plan regardless of you getting keeping unlimited or not.
As for 3g Android to IOS or IOS to 3g Android phone, it may work.
I hope I made it clear enough.
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No. The problem here is you need to be on LTE DATA PLAN to use the skyrocket. You could switch between LTE phones with no problem but I'm guessing to go back to regular 3G LTE data plan won't work. Call at&t
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I swapped phones just now from the 4s to Skyrocket with no issues, in fact I'm now getting LTE, woohoo
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I swapped phones just now from the 4s to Skyrocket with no issues, in fact I'm now getting LTE, woohoo
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Which data plan do you have?
I had the unlimited iphone data plan and was switched up to the unlimited lte plan.
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Glock,
Have you tried the LTE SIM back in the non-LTE phone using the LTE plan.
See, I want the Skyrocket for my husband, but want to use my upgrade then switch the SIM with my number back into my Atrix. So the LTE plan and SIM would be my number, but my Atrix is not LTE. I know I will have to change my husbands plan after the switch so that his skyrocket will have data, but only if my Atrix will work on the LTE data.
Anyone know?
I put the lte sim into my 4s and everything works fine, I had the sim cut with one of those micro cutters.
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Actually figured out my problem, lol. It looks like AT&T is having data coverage issues in my home area. Once I go a few miles away from home I can get data on both the Skyrocket and iPhone using my micro sim.
The last I knew, AT&T uses two different data networks. One for iDevices and one for everything else. My girlfriend and I had to sign up for separate data plans because she went with the iPhone. And, the is no unlimited LTE data plan to switch to where I am.
Hey guys, I have an Inspire that I have unlocked, rooted, flashed cm7, and run on Straight Talk (ATT sim) all has been working great. Yesterday I installed Tweaker trying to get 3g instead of H+ (data had been working fine, just not 3g like I wanted). The app disabled wifi and verified internet connection, it was still on H+ but it was working, but some time after that I noticed that my data icon was gone. I was out of range for wifi, I checked the settings and mobile network was checked, I usually leave it unchecked unless I need mobile data. I reset my apns back to default, double checked that they were correct. I popped the sim out and stuck it in a go phone I have lying around and it shows a 3g icon, so I dont think Straight Talk is behind it. I called them and the girl said everything looks like it should be working from her end. I restored the stock rom I had backed up before the cm7 flash, still no data. I did another wipe and reloaded my backup from cm7 (everything worked on that backup), still no data. thinking maybe I fried the radio I updated it and the ril. Still no data. I dont know what to do now, ANY IDEAS?
From what I've heard, straight talk dropped at&t so that could explain your problem
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I have heard that since the new phone unlocking law, ATT is not offering any more sim cards for use with straight talk. ST's website does not mention anything about this, or data dropping out or a change to apn settings because of this. When I first put my ST sim in the phone, before I initially updated my apn settings, I still had a 3g icon on the top of the phone. As of now, I have no data icon on the phone, and the 'mobile data' is checked. Like I said, I put the sim in a different phone and the 3g icon shows up, so it is getting connectivity on that phone, but there is no data connectivity on my Inspire 4g. Even with incorrect apn settings, it would still show connectivity, even though it will no authenticate. I am at a total loss here. What could be the problem with this phone?
Drop your losses of having a 45 a month dollar prepaid at&t plan on straight talk and switch to straight talk T-Mobile but I'm sure all you will get is 2g/edge or you could do what I'm doing. Paying 65 a month on at&t go phone plan with unlimited calls,text and 1gb data plan...I have 3g/4g service
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I started off with a tmobile sim from Straight talk, and the coverage SUCKED! And you are right, the data was trash as well. I tried my sim in 2 other phones over the weekend and the 3g icon showed on both. Tried someone else's att sim in my phone and the 3g icon still did not show. For some reason this phone's data modem has taken a dump, I guess, I dont know what the problem is. That's why I came here...
I have no idea what i could be..wish i had the answer for you but i don't...I've personally never heard of that ordeal but sometimes a phones hardware can be faulty after some use...plenty of new phones that come out with hardware problems
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Not sure what the problem is, but I just ordered another Inspire off of ebay. Hopefully that will fix this issue for me. I'll post how it goes for me with the new phone.
Good luck, if your having problems with no device.. You know where to come to
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Well I got my new phone in and its the same result, NO DATA. I guess I hit my limit with Straight Talk. I called yesterday and talked to a lady, who said I would have to call her back from a different phone, because we may get disconnected while troubleshooting the phone. I told her I didnt have another phone, and asked if she could just call me back if we got disconnected. She said no, that they cannot do that, so I hung up on her. She called me right back to tell me that we had got disconnected and that I need to call back from a different line, lol. So I hung up on her again. My plan renews the first of every month so I think I'll wait until Monday to see if ST turns the data back on.
I'm running the Att straight talk sim with no problems.... Straight talk is throttling the hell out of people in high populated areas that use over 100mb a day and or over 2gb a month but as far as I know they just cut it to dial up speeds not off completely. They pay for a capped amount of data on the Att network therefor if it's reached Att gives straight talk a call saying ur using more then was paid for resulting in throttling. In my small town in South Dakota we don't have that problem because there only like 3 people here that use the sim card and the purchased data for are area is well over what we use I don't use more then 3gb a month but a friend of mine has been getting away with 10+gb a month. I also have a friend in another state that got throttled and took him around 10 calls to get his sim reset.
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Well I got my new phone in and its the same result, NO DATA. I guess I hit my limit with Straight Talk. I called yesterday and talked to a lady, who said I would have to call her back from a different phone, because we may get disconnected while troubleshooting the phone. I told her I didnt have another phone, and asked if she could just call me back if we got disconnected. She said no, that they cannot do that, so I hung up on her. She called me right back to tell me that we had got disconnected and that I need to call back from a different line, lol. So I hung up on her again. My plan renews the first of every month so I think I'll wait until Monday to see if ST turns the data back on.
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Are you using JB or ICS? Changing the rils can break data. Also have you tried updating to another radio?
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